That was in old provencial French, but it is '' Turc '' in common french.
"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (2 Viewers)
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buffnut453
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Going back to the "Stans" and other nearby former Soviet Republics:
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Stan.
Admiral Beez
Captain
We are seeing the beginning of the collapse of the Russian federation. Moscow doesn't have the money or talent to keep this mockery of a country together. It's going to break apart like the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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Meanwhile today…..
ARTESH
Chief Master Sergeant
Thank you, for correction.
at6
1st Sergeant
I wasn't speaking about their economy. The "poor" thing is barely larger than a postage stamp. Lick, stick, and send them all over Europe.I wouldn't use the word "poor" when speaking of Liechtenstein, considering its the country with highest gdp per capita in the world. Oh, and has also won more Olympic medals per capita than any other country --all of them in Alpine skiing. Since the war began, Liechtenstein has taken in 255 Ukrainian refugees. That may not sound like much, but it's the proportional equivalent of the United States accepting 2.2 million refugees. Guess you can't beat Liechtenstein in anything per capita
Interestingly, in the more than 300 years of existence, Liechtenstein had no wars, no border changes, and no occupation (and that includes two world wars), despite having no armed forces for the last 150 years.
at6
1st Sergeant
Isn't that what Bill Clinton said as he squeezed Lewinsky's bottom?
Ukraine war: Putin tells Russian soldiers' mothers he shares their pain
Given the scale of destruction from Russia's invasion, his words are certain to infuriate Ukrainians.www.bbc.com
Admiral Beez
Captain
Looks like the M777 are wearing out faster than anticipated.
Watch: Ukrainian Troops Blast Russian HQ With British-Made M777 Howitzers
Ukrainian troops blitzed a Russian base and reportedly destroyed their headquarters, a warehouse and armored vehicles, as can be seen in footage released by the Ukrainian military.www.newsweek.com
Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It's Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon.
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Thumpalumpacus
Major
An investigation by Forbes' Ukrainian service revealed the extent of the financial strains that the war in Ukraine has imposed on Russia's annual budget. Forbes found that Russia has spent $82 billion dollars on the first nine months of the war in Ukraine, amounting to one quarter of its entire 2021 annual budget of $340 billion.[15] The investigation emphasized the impact that mobilization had on military-related expenditures since October and observed that providing for the 300,000 mobilized cost an additional $1.8 billion per month in addition to the increased costs of providing ammunition, equipment, and salaries to mobilized recruits, which in total amounted to a $2.7 billion increase following mobilization. ISW has previously reported on the detrimental effects of mobilization and the Kremlin's overall war effort on the Russian federal budget.[16] In addition to the massive impact the first nine months of the war have had on the federal budget, ISW has also observed that local Russian administrations on the regional level have disproportionately borne the brunt of mobilization in a way that will continue to have reverberating social and financial impacts into 2023.[17]
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Admiral Beez
Captain
This and the flight of many of Russia's young men; the upcoming entrepreneurs, innovators, scientists, engineers, inventors, doctors, teachers and leaders essential to any country's future, will negatively impact Russia for generations.ISW has also observed that local Russian administrations on the regional level have disproportionately borne the brunt of mobilization in a way that will continue to have reverberating social and financial impacts into 2023.[17]
Institute for the Study of War
This page collects ISW and CTP's updates on the conflict in Ukraine. In late February 2022, ISW began publishing daily synthetic products covering key events related to renewed Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Not really a surprise. The US/NATO expectation for artillery was predicated on a short and glorious war that either side would win in days (or end the world in Adventure Time's "Mushroom War").
Now the logisticians are beginning to realize that their expected artillery usage in a major European war might have been a little too optimistic.
The Russians, btw, have been facing the worn out barrel issue for some time.
During WW2 when the US Army faced worn out barrels, the solution was just to replace the cannon with another and ship the worn out one to a depot for rebuilding.
The WW2 German solution was generally to keep firing it. Because they often didn't have any spare cannon, spare cannon barrels, any way to ship it back to a depot, or any depot to ship it to. Needless to say, randomly falling artillery shells did not help German morale.
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RogerdeLluria
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RogerdeLluria
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Russians may be preparing to retreat from southern Ukraine
The occupiers are already setting up firing positions 15-20km inland.Nataliya Humenyuk, head of the press centre of the Guard and Defence Forces of Operational Command South, said this on the Espresso TV channel. She said … The Russians already understand the failure of their military strategy.
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Hard to believe. But initially it was also hard to believe that Russians where preparing to retreat from Kherson
RogerdeLluria
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Admiral Beez
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Wouldn't that leave the AFU right on Crimea's doorstep? If Putin loses Crimea, his pride and joy achievement since 2014, can he survive the prestige loss?Russians may be preparing to retreat from southern Ukraine
The occupiers are already setting up firing positions 15-20km inland.Nataliya Humenyuk, head of the press centre of the Guard and Defence Forces of Operational Command South, said this on the Espresso TV channel. She said … The Russians already understand the failure of their military strategy.
Hard to believe. But initially it was also hard to believe that Russians where preparing to retreat from Kherson
