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Russian military ranks: Inside Putin's fierce military as '8 generals' fired over Kyiv
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| March 11, 2022
| LIAM DOYLE
Posted on 03/11/2022 12:03:59 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN
There appear to be about a dozen generals (4-stars) in the Russian military.
The major generals getting bagged in Ukraine are 1-stars, and there must be over a thousand of those.
To: MercyFlush
#38 Never go into management in Russia or China or North Korea or any where there is a dictatorship.
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posted on
03/11/2022 1:31:27 PM PST
by
minnesota_bound
(I need more hash brown patties! )
To: DannyTN
Overheard on the interwebs:
[I have one very strongly Russian nationalist family branch in Ukraine (children of an uncle who lived in Russia and returned to Ukraine with a Russian wife). The usual stuff – “Ukrainians and Russians are one people”, staunch members of the Russian Orthodox Church, had opposed Maidan, etc. They are now messaging me about if I’ve heard if America will close the skies so that the murderous Russians will stop killing our people.
I came across a very true comment – Putin managed to do what Ukrainian nationalists had failed to do in 30 years – convince even Eastern Ukrainians that Bandera was correct about the Russians. ]
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posted on
03/11/2022 1:36:43 PM PST
by
Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Yes it is.
I don’t think he’s too popular right about now.
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posted on
03/11/2022 1:38:58 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(I pledge allegiance to the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
To: cgbg
Stupid generals are a dime a dozen in all countries. They got fat and lazy during peacetime.Yep. The U.S. Navy has more admirals than ships. I’d bet the Army’s flag ranks are equally as bloated. They drink expensive wine and go to fancy dinners in Washington. None have ever won a war.
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posted on
03/11/2022 1:43:36 PM PST
by
Drew68
(Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
To: going hot
Milley said publicly that “this will be all over in 72 hours “.
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posted on
03/11/2022 1:53:10 PM PST
by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dreams)
To: Red Badger
The flying Vindman Brothers...
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posted on
03/11/2022 2:34:13 PM PST
by
CDB
("I'm gonna get them doors open if it harelips everybody on Bear Creek!"--Major Kong)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
03/11/2022 2:34:15 PM PST
by
JME_FAN
To: DannyTN
I wonder if these 8 General Officers were field commanders, or folks back in Moscow?
Somebody has to take the blame for the failures occurring.
I expect the blame shifting to increase in intensity, as failures accumulate.
Knives Out!
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posted on
03/11/2022 2:48:18 PM PST
by
BeauBo
To: BeauBo
Yeah but changing coaches in the middle of the season, when you can’t even pull coaches with track records from other teams, isn’t a good sign for them.
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posted on
03/11/2022 2:53:15 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: BeauBo
They probably feel lucky they aren’t flag ranked officers in the N Korean Army.
Death by crew served weapons,
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posted on
03/11/2022 2:54:05 PM PST
by
Cvengr
( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
To: MercyFlush
The exercises were clearly a pointless waste of time and money.
They weren't meant for learning or training - they were meant to be seen by other nations. It's classic Russian move - show a Potemkin village and pretend that's the norm.
Reminds me of the account where they spent months building concrete walled lanes across the bed of a major river, and let foreign observers watch their 'war games', where tanks approached the river, and quickly and efficiently appeared in record time on the other side.
All the observers go home sufficiently stunned and amazed at the capabilities of Russian armor.
Russia has scammed the world for decades, and finally we see a little bit of what they really are.
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posted on
03/11/2022 3:00:48 PM PST
by
larrytown
(A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
To: MercyFlush
You can bet china is taking note.🤔
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posted on
03/11/2022 4:08:00 PM PST
by
BiteYourSelf
( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
To: dfwgator
I thought it was his ashes from a shotgun.🤔
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posted on
03/11/2022 4:09:52 PM PST
by
BiteYourSelf
( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
To: alexander_busek
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posted on
03/11/2022 4:11:27 PM PST
by
BiteYourSelf
( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
To: Red Badger
Damn, that’s one big mortar. At some point cannons can get so big that they almost become a little comical.
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posted on
03/11/2022 5:25:07 PM PST
by
DesertRhino
(Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
To: chajin
Stalin executed most of the senior leadership in the military before WW II.
During the war, he ordered many Generals to lead suicide charges and then awarded them “Hero of the Soviet Union” medals. Stalin was even one paranoid than Putin.
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posted on
03/11/2022 6:20:32 PM PST
by
WASCWatch
( WASC)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
It’s still early. If I was a fired Russian General, I’d fake my own death and surrender to the Ukrainian army.
You can bet the replacement Generals will order their units to attack without regard to their lives, like the Russian Generals did in WW II. Only difference is the WW II Russian army had 10s of millions of soldiers. Those following the soldiers in front of the soldiers that were part of the initial charges often didn’t have guns; they were told to just grab weapons of their dead comrades.
The Russian soldiers are going to be slaughtered when they are forced to attack Kiev. The Ukrainian army and civilians have had way too much time to prepare. The Russians are stretched thin and need to be careful of being attacked from the rear where they will have little protection from anti-armor weapons, rocket launchers, dug in army units and snipers.
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posted on
03/11/2022 6:34:07 PM PST
by
WASCWatch
( WASC)
To: unclebankster
“I can always make more.”
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posted on
03/12/2022 10:32:21 AM PST
by
JJBookman
(Abraham Lincoln )
To: ImJustAnotherOkie
True, and the Russian army will get a lot better for it.
Real countries expect victory out of Generals and don’t retain Generals that fail.
Unfortunately this needed to happen long before the war ever started. Putin’s Generals are entirely responsible for logistical and strategic shortcomings of the Russian army. Technically even of its poor state of readiness.
As well as its failure to implementing strategies. They should have insured the men they sent knew what to do, and equipment they sent was ready to be used.
The Ukraine isn’t defeating Russia, Russia’s own general’s incompetents are.
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