I see a lot of confidence in the ability of the USA. But I'm not so sure. Once the USA/NATO gets into a shooting war with either of them, it will be a disaster for everybody.
"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (2 Viewers)
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No arguments, if the US and Russia go to war, everyone loses. Moscow knows this as well, and has to be reminded of that.
Sneaking a president from DC to Kyiv without anyone noticing
President Joe Biden’s motorcade slipped out of the White House around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. No big, flashy Air Force One for this trip -– the president vanished into the darkness on an Air Force C-32, a modified Boeing 757 normally used for domestic trips to smaller airports. The next time he...
They did it again:
www.aa.com.tr
6 servicemen killed in fire in Russia’s Kursk region
Cause of fire in military dugout under investigation, according to state media - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
RogerdeLluria
Staff Sergeant
- 1,325
- Jul 5, 2015
According to ISW is unlikely that Russia significantly increases offensives this winter.
ISW is publishing an abbreviated campaign update today, February 19. This report forecasts the unlikelihood of significantly increased Russian offensive operations this winter based on an assessment of Russian forces already committed to active operations compared with Russia's overall ground forces order of battle.
www.understandingwar.org
Summary:
The major phase of Russian offensive operations in Luhansk Oblast is underway, and Russia likely lacks sufficient uncommitted reserves to dramatically increase the scale or intensity of the offensive this winter.
The current pattern of commitment in Luhansk Oblast indicates that Russian forces in this area are deploying in doctrinal units and formations from the military-district level down to the brigade/regiment level at least, and likely down to the battalion level as well.
The Russian military has committed a large majority of the conventional elements belonging to the Western Military District (WMD) to its decisive offensive effort in Luhansk Oblast, leaving relatively few elements either in reserve or unobserved.
ISW has not observed the commitment of the 2nd Motor Rifle Division (2nd MRD) of the 1st Guards Tank Army to combat even though the unit was reported to have deployed to Luhansk Oblast.
The absence of several elite and prominent WMD elements from the Luhansk Oblast line and elsewhere in theater suggests that the Russian military continues to face challenges in reconstituting combat units and specifically tank units.
Russian tank losses have been enormous in this war, amounting to the equivalent of around 16 tank regiments worth, which is likely hindering Russia's ability to reconstitute its tank units rapidly.
The pattern of Russian deployments in other parts of the theater strongly suggests that most of the available maneuver elements of the other military districts and the Airborne Forces are already committed and thus do not constitute a large reserve that Moscow could suddenly hurl into the fray in Luhansk Oblast or elsewhere.
ISW is publishing an abbreviated campaign update today, February 19. This report forecasts the unlikelihood of significantly increased Russian offensive operations this winter based on an assessment of Russian forces already committed to active operations compared with Russia's overall ground forces order of battle.
Institute for the Study of War
The major phase of Russian offensive operations in Luhansk Oblast is underway, and Russia likely lacks sufficient uncommitted reserves to dramatically increase the scale or intensity of the offensive this winter. Russian conventional ground forces are
Summary:
The major phase of Russian offensive operations in Luhansk Oblast is underway, and Russia likely lacks sufficient uncommitted reserves to dramatically increase the scale or intensity of the offensive this winter.
The current pattern of commitment in Luhansk Oblast indicates that Russian forces in this area are deploying in doctrinal units and formations from the military-district level down to the brigade/regiment level at least, and likely down to the battalion level as well.
The Russian military has committed a large majority of the conventional elements belonging to the Western Military District (WMD) to its decisive offensive effort in Luhansk Oblast, leaving relatively few elements either in reserve or unobserved.
ISW has not observed the commitment of the 2nd Motor Rifle Division (2nd MRD) of the 1st Guards Tank Army to combat even though the unit was reported to have deployed to Luhansk Oblast.
The absence of several elite and prominent WMD elements from the Luhansk Oblast line and elsewhere in theater suggests that the Russian military continues to face challenges in reconstituting combat units and specifically tank units.
Russian tank losses have been enormous in this war, amounting to the equivalent of around 16 tank regiments worth, which is likely hindering Russia's ability to reconstitute its tank units rapidly.
The pattern of Russian deployments in other parts of the theater strongly suggests that most of the available maneuver elements of the other military districts and the Airborne Forces are already committed and thus do not constitute a large reserve that Moscow could suddenly hurl into the fray in Luhansk Oblast or elsewhere.
buffnut453
Captain
Interesting report from Dutch intelligence...wonder if we all still think that the US blew up the Nordstream pipeline?
www.reuters.com
Russia targets Netherlands' North Sea infrastructure, says Dutch intelligence agency
Russia has in recent months tried to gain intelligence to sabotage critical infrastructure in the Dutch part of the North Sea, Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
RogerdeLluria
Staff Sergeant
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- Jul 5, 2015
Interesting opinion piece by Mark Hertling
RogerdeLluria
Staff Sergeant
- 1,325
- Jul 5, 2015
Damn!, so many smoking incidents lately.They did it again:
6 servicemen killed in fire in Russia’s Kursk region
Cause of fire in military dugout under investigation, according to state media - Anadolu Ajansı
Russia's Wagner Group chief forced to 'apologise and obey' to secure ammunition for his troops
Yevgeny Prigozhin says Russia's military production was now sufficient to supply the forces fighting at the front, and that the supply difficulties his fighters were experiencing were the result of conscious decisions.
www.abc.net.au
Russia hit by 'extraordinarily significant' losses in east, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives an update on the areas experiencing the heaviest fighting, while Russia warns France that Moscow remembers the fate of Napoleon Bonaparte as it accuses the French president of duplicitous diplomacy.
www.abc.net.au
Alas no F-16s it would seem:
www.abc.net.au
With the leader of the world's most powerful military by his side, Zelenskyy sends a strong message to Putin
An embrace between the two leaders outside a memorial for Ukraine's fallen soldiers said it all: Zelenskyy can rely on Biden's support for "as long as it takes", writes Steve Cannane.
www.abc.net.au
Leopard tanks like a Mercedes, says Ukrainian soldier training in Germany
A Ukrainian soldier compared Germany's Leopard 2 tanks to a Mercedes as he underwent training with them ahead of their arrival on the battlefield, saying he hoped they would bring a breakthrough in the war. He is among dozens of Ukrainian troops Germany is training on Leopard 2 simulators and...
Did my bit and purchased a bottle of this yesterday. Not a bad drop….A special bottle of gin produced in Australia to mark the liberation of Kherson:
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Kherson Liberation Gin
www.sunshineandsons.com.au
Italian PM also visiting Kyiv today.
www.yahoo.com
Italian PM Meloni to visit Kyiv on Monday to meet Zelenskiy
ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will travel to Kyiv on Monday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a political source said on Sunday. Meloni, who took office in October, had said she planned to visit Kyiv before the Feb. 24 anniversary of Russia's invasion of...
Glider
Captain
Greg Boeser
1st Sergeant
Interesting that Russians using thermobaric weapons is barbaric, but when we do it it's not.
I had a neighbor who argued the opposite.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Using thermobaric bombs against civilian populations is a no go. Using thermobaric weapons against troop concentrations is good clean fun.
