Admiral Beez
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Excellent point. In the right hands, such as Ukrainian the combat aircraft of Russia can find strong success. I'm so used to seeing MiGs, Sukhois and Yaks falling to everyone from the Israelis, US/RAF over Iraq, etc., etc.
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Excellent point. In the right hands, such as Ukrainian the combat aircraft of Russia can find strong success. I'm so used to seeing MiGs, Sukhois and Yaks falling to everyone from the Israelis, US/RAF over Iraq, etc., etc.Obviously you have never seen the little radials in the Yak 50/55 and Su26, or those planes themselves or watched the SU-27 and MiG-29 aerobatics that showed aerodynamic control far better than what the west had at the same time. Like all countries they do some things great and some things are cluster flucks.
Centuries of oppression, inferior education (if any at all), suppression of individual initiative, no opportunity to develop the skills, reflexes, and traditions needed to support a modern liberal democracy, to name a few. People inured to survival under one form or another of totalitarian society for a millennium are susceptible to bunker mentality, xenophobia, and "black market" habits of subverting the social contract. Distrust prevails. Strongmen thrive. Oppression is self perpetuating..I don't understand Russia. They look like us, have similar European origins, but can't do anything well. Why are concepts such as democracy, incorruptibility, personal freedom, free speech and basic rights, freedom of the press, economic liberalism, etc. so foreign to the Russians?
See above.Russia has defeated every invader since the Mongols…. they're a victorious nation, but act like defeatist isolationists, always seeking respect. What's wrong with the Russia headpiece?
Let the dirty old sh*t practice what he's preaching.FFS!!!
Russian Patriarch Kirill Says Dying In Ukraine 'Washes Away All Sins'
Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has told his followers that "sacrifice in the course of carrying out your military duty washes away all sins."www.rferl.org
No surprise here. They could be next on Russia's hit list. And, most of all, Kazakhstan has bet its future and security on China, so whatever China says they're likely to follow suit.Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry said Monday that it will not recognize the potential Russian annexation of eastern Ukrainian regions through the referendums,
Agreed, and good for them too. This lad was smart, surrender to the first Ukrainians you see, and with luck your mother will see you in person again.They will certainly be the first ones to desert or surrender.
Why are the Russians continuing their offensive towards Bakhmut instead of trying to reinforce Lyman?If this is true, then we're probably looking at the first large scale encirclement of Russian forces in the war. No idea how large Russian forces are in the area, but there are definitely elements of three Russian division, along with special forces and the BARS Special Combat Reserves (activated reservists) engaged in Lyman/Drobysheve.
They don't know what else to do. It's probably the only spot they might be able to take. Russia needs a victory. Any kind of victory no matter how pointless.Why are the Russians continuing their offensive towards Bakhmut instead of trying to reinforce Lyman?
Bulgaria will not part with their MiG-29s although they did send their Su-25s to Ukraine.This war has given me a new appreciation for the MiG-29. Do we know how many Ukraine has received and how many more are potentially available for Ukraine? Did Poland ever hand over its MiGs from March 2022? What about Bulgaria, Czech, etc? Are the USAF's MiG-29s still in service and not so modernized as to be unfamiliar? Could Peru be persuaded to part with their MiG-29s through some US security guarantee? Perhaps not.
Last month this article below reported that Slovakia will donate all their MiG-29s, but I'm not sure if this has already occurred. I originally saw reports of this back in April.
Slovakia Retires MiG-29 Freeing Fulcrum Jets For Ukraine
The MiG-29 Era in the Slovak Air Force has come to an end. We joined them air-to-air before they were retired. The farewell of the MiG-29 Fulcrum, fromtheaviationist.com
Apparently there's some move to get F-16s to Bulgaria. Maybe that will free up their MiG-29s. Besides, with Article 5 no one is going to touch Bulgaria.Bulgaria will not part with their MiG-29s although they did send their Su-25s to Ukraine.
Former Yukos owner. Interesting reflection: