Thumpalumpacus
Major
This is the entire point of all modern conspiracy theories.
Conspiracies have happened in history. This is a fact. It doesn't mean all conspiracy theories are factual. This is where the nutjobs slide down the slope.
"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (5 Viewers)
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This is the entire point of all modern conspiracy theories.
Conspiracies have happened in history. This is a fact. It doesn't mean all conspiracy theories are factual. This is where the nutjobs slide down the slope.
RogerdeLluria
Staff Sergeant
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The pros and cons of Russia using older MBTs:
The Russians Aren’t Just Running Out Of Tanks—They’re Running Out Of Tank Crews, Too. And It’s Going To Get Worse.
It’s possible thousands of experienced Russian tankers have died in the wider war; replacing them might be as difficult as replacing their tanks is.www.forbes.com
Guess the list of cons grows it your tanks are not minimally upgraded.
Russia Sent 70-Year-old T-55 Tanks To Ukraine Without Even Upgrading Them
The first of potentially two or three hundred 70-year-old T-55 tanks that the Kremlin has been pulling out of long-term storage finally have arrived in Ukraine.
www.forbes.com
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Just saw this on the news crawl under the talking heads on France 24:
Brazils Lula says U.S. should stop encouraging war in Ukraine.
Brazils Lula says U.S. should stop encouraging war in Ukraine.
Glider
Captain
I can only repeat what I said earlier. The 100mm on a T55 would stand little chance of penetrating any tank used by Ukraine forces. To combine that with a 1950's 60's infra-red, which if you switch it on, is like shining a torch and saying 'here I am', is almost a death wish.Guess the list of cons grows it your tanks are not minimally upgraded.
Russia Sent 70-Year-old T-55 Tanks To Ukraine Without Even Upgrading Them
The first of potentially two or three hundred 70-year-old T-55 tanks that the Kremlin has been pulling out of long-term storage finally have arrived in Ukraine.
Glider
Captain
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Hey, it's a diesel boat. It doesn't LIVE underwater the way a nuke does. Even with its snorkel, (and the acoustic ruckus snorkeling entails), it doesn't begin to approach the surfaced/submerged ratio of a nuke boat. Doesn't give the fouling organisms much of a foothold on the upper surfaces, even in normal ops. The density of growth below waterline is definitely evidence of neglect.
For espionage, there's also blackmail/coercion: This guy seems more a leaker than a spy, but his motive seems to be ego.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Thanks for the correction.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
From ISW:
Russian elite forces are diluting their combat effectiveness with poorly trained mobilized personnel and volunteers due to high causalities sustained in Ukraine. The Washington Post reported that leaked classified US intelligence documents revealed that Russia's 22nd Separate Guards Special Purpose (SPETSNAZ) Brigade (Main Directorate of the Russian General Staff) and two other unspecified SPETSNAZ brigades suffered an estimated 90-95% attrition rate in Ukraine.[27] The Washington Post also reported that the 346th SPETSNAZ Brigade lost almost its entire complement, with only 125 servicemen remaining active out of 900 initially deployed.[28] These high casualty rates suggest that Russia's most elite forces - Airborne and SPETSNAZ forces - are likely no longer elite. Russian forces have recently deployed elements of airborne brigades and SPETSNAZ formations to frontline areas in Ukraine that operate as volunteer battalions or that are almost entirely comprised of mobilized personnel.[29] It is highly unlikely that mobilized personnel or volunteers received training on how to conduct aerial landing operations and special forces operations, which would suggest that these Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) and SPETSNAZ elements do not differ markedly from other combat ineffective Russian formations staffed by mobilized personnel or volunteers.
www.understandingwar.org
Russian elite forces are diluting their combat effectiveness with poorly trained mobilized personnel and volunteers due to high causalities sustained in Ukraine. The Washington Post reported that leaked classified US intelligence documents revealed that Russia's 22nd Separate Guards Special Purpose (SPETSNAZ) Brigade (Main Directorate of the Russian General Staff) and two other unspecified SPETSNAZ brigades suffered an estimated 90-95% attrition rate in Ukraine.[27] The Washington Post also reported that the 346th SPETSNAZ Brigade lost almost its entire complement, with only 125 servicemen remaining active out of 900 initially deployed.[28] These high casualty rates suggest that Russia's most elite forces - Airborne and SPETSNAZ forces - are likely no longer elite. Russian forces have recently deployed elements of airborne brigades and SPETSNAZ formations to frontline areas in Ukraine that operate as volunteer battalions or that are almost entirely comprised of mobilized personnel.[29] It is highly unlikely that mobilized personnel or volunteers received training on how to conduct aerial landing operations and special forces operations, which would suggest that these Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) and SPETSNAZ elements do not differ markedly from other combat ineffective Russian formations staffed by mobilized personnel or volunteers.
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.
BRICS love to blame USA for everything
Glider
Captain
I do hope that you are right but I suspect its an assumption. Ukraine have fought like tigers and unquestionably inflicted massive losses on the Russian forces. That no doubt is one of Ukraine's main aims, but that isn't quite a trap, more like a strategic decision which looks as if it has worked.
The Mercenary arm has been bled dry and this has increased the infighting between the various Russian factions. This is a major strategic advantage for Ukraine and not to be dismissed as the chances of the Mercenary arms trusting the regular army (and vice versa) are minimal. Without cooperation within Russia's forces, Ukraine will be more effective.
What we don't know is the cost to Ukraine. I hope and pray that they have judged it correctly
human cost is enormous and barely acceptable for Ukraine - probably close to 100k uniformed personnel so far. What is not acceptable for them for sure is to start peace negotiations at this point - too much pain and blood. We will see what happened next in fact - my bet is Bakhmut was from very beginning planned as a trap - i assume Syrskyj and Zaluzhnyi used Bakhmut to absorb 100% of russian attention and exhaust their best assault troops. Unofficially Russian intelligence has made assessment of forces Ukrainians preparing for assault operations - by their calculations it is more than 18 brigades...
Russian strike kills 11, including toddler, in eastern Ukraine
Russia shelled a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing nine people, Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday, including a two-year-old boy who was rescued from the rubble but died on his way to hospital.
www.abc.net.au
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
слава на Артур Асадов !!
слава на украина !!
слава на украина !!
China vows not to sell arms to any party in Ukraine war
Qin Gang is the highest-level Chinese official to make such an explicit statement about arms sales to Russia.
www.defensenews.com
Russia trains Belarusian pilots in nuclear weapons use
The deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus would put them closer to potential targets in Ukraine and NATO members in Europe.
www.defensenews.com
Glider
Captain
It looks as if Russia has another smoking incident with a fire at their main training school for tank crews. Officially there are no reported incidents or calls on the emergency services. However the explosion and fires would seem to differ from that position
Maybe we should train the Poles for the same thing. That would be another 'win' for PutinRussia trains Belarusian pilots in nuclear weapons use
The deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus would put them closer to potential targets in Ukraine and NATO members in Europe.
