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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
That's why I quit playing the "nuke threat" drinking game and switched to "escalation".
At least this way I'm not staggering drunk all the time...
Snautzer01
Honourably banned
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I tried the defcon status game a while back..
Might need a new liver.
Might need a new liver.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Someone slap him, his record's skipping.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
More nuclear blah blah blah from Putin puppets:
The interesting thing here, is that Washington made it extremely clear on several occasions, that if Russia were to use even a single nuke, regardless of type, the consequenves with be "swift and catastrophic".
There is also the fact that two USN AEGIS cruisers are strategically located, one in the Baltic and one off the coast of Greece that are monitoring, plus additional US assets in place in several Eastern countries since 2022 that can either intercept Russian missiles or provide the promised retaliation.
The interesting thing here, is that Washington made it extremely clear on several occasions, that if Russia were to use even a single nuke, regardless of type, the consequenves with be "swift and catastrophic".
There is also the fact that two USN AEGIS cruisers are strategically located, one in the Baltic and one off the coast of Greece that are monitoring, plus additional US assets in place in several Eastern countries since 2022 that can either intercept Russian missiles or provide the promised retaliation.
buffnut453
Captain
Interesting reading but, notably, according to the stats provided, death rates of Russian soldiers are currently at the lowest level since the war began. While the overall losses are still staggering, the reduced ability of Ukraine to at least maintain levels of attrition is concerning (to me at least):
Russia’s war dead tops 70,000 as volunteers face 'meat grinder'
More than 70,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine - volunteers now make up the highest number of deaths.
www.bbc.co.uk
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Interesting reading but, notably, according to the stats provided, death rates of Russian soldiers are currently at the lowest level since the war began. While the overall losses are still staggering, the reduced ability of Ukraine to at least maintain levels of attrition is concerning (to me at least):
Russia’s war dead tops 70,000 as volunteers face 'meat grinder'
More than 70,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine - volunteers now make up the highest number of deaths.www.bbc.co.uk
Another takeaway is that the Russians have pretty much run out of convicts.
It also says something that they're accepting 62-year-olds. It puts the Ukrainian manpower crunch into some perspective, I think.
Interesting reading but, notably, according to the stats provided, death rates of Russian soldiers are currently at the lowest level since the war began. While the overall losses are still staggering, the reduced ability of Ukraine to at least maintain levels of attrition is concerning (to me at least):
Russia’s war dead tops 70,000 as volunteers face 'meat grinder'
More than 70,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine - volunteers now make up the highest number of deaths.www.bbc.co.uk
Of course, open data should be treated with a grain of salt. As for BBC/Meidazona (and other open sources' attempts to estimate the losses), there are two important "grains", at least:
1. They receive the data with a time lag of weeks and months. Summer data is not complete yet.
2. Russian authorities are trying to limit the availability of such open data and doing their best to close the leaks, one after another. If/when authorities succeed, the quality of open data goes down.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
A few posts above, talks about three Russians captured by Ukrainians, one of which was 52 years old.
Step by step...
I wonder if Alpha Jet with AIM-9 (if supplied to Ukraine) can become a part of air defence in future, replacing F-16s in the rear.
I wonder if Alpha Jet with AIM-9 (if supplied to Ukraine) can become a part of air defence in future, replacing F-16s in the rear.
'Sensing Has Become Ubiquitous': Satellite Imagery in Ukraine Offers View of Future Warfare
The proliferation of commercial satellite imagery is changing the character of war, as seen in Ukraine, military experts said.
www.airandspaceforces.com
fubar57
General
Not directly related...... ANALYSIS | Russia wants a baby boom, but some women resist becoming a mother for the motherland | CBC News
Greg Boeser
1st Sergeant
It's hard to undo a century of anti-natalist policy and propaganda.
buffnut453
Captain
Don't disagree. There's also a pattern of Aug/Sep losses being lower than other months, perhaps signifying exhaustion at the end of the summer fighting season.
To your second point, that only really impacts the actual total numbers. Russia hasn't changed its censorship of society since the invasion (because they'd already eliminated the free press. However, they can't hide gravestones or family announcements on state-approved social media. Thus, even if the totals are low, the trends over time are probably accurate enough.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
China's discovering this, too, albeit with fewer years to rewind.
Presumably a stepping stone to the Mirage 2000s
Russian troops receive Musk’s Cybertrucks
Kremlin-backed Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has claimed that he provided two modified Tesla Cybertrucks to Russian forces operating in occupied Ukrainian territory. The futuristic vehicles, armed with machine guns, are reportedly in use by troops participating in what Russia refers to as the...
