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Churchill!!!
Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
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“I don’t think Pres. Trump is in the least blinded or deceived about Russia & Putin. Rather, Trump recognizes China as the, by far, greater threat”
I agree with you.
I think Trump realizes that European leaders are unlikely to be able to lead complacent citizens to spending money on arms and less butter unless he shocks the shxx out of them, which apparently he is succeeding in doing. We have two oceans we need to defend, Europe only has the Atlantic and Mediterranean borders. Of course Europe has the Eastern direction to defend against, but we have problems to our South. By the way, I am seeing reports that the Easter truce has broken down and Ukrain and Russia are heavily engaged. Anyone have more detailed news?
As long as putin is in charge there can be no peace.
With the Soviets attacking on the East and the allies moving through France and Germany being attacked from the air daily any person would know that Germany had already lost and it was just a matter of time.
The one person that could have ended the war with a word was hitler, but he chose not to because it was all about him and his desires.
Similarly this war is all about Putin’s dreams and desires. He could end this war today, but like hitler he knows it would be his end as well.
Currently, a people's militia can be created within the boundaries of municipal districts of Tyumen, so for now there are four of them: in the Eastern, Leninsky, Central, Kalininsky administrative districts and the “Cossack People's Militia of the City of Tyumen”, operating throughout the entire territory of the city district. When a decision is made, all of them will be united into the “Tyumen City People's Militia”, and participants of the disbanded structures will be invited to a single new one.
https://ura.news/news/1052919820
These are organized to protect certain groups in the event of conflict, so I say: Good luck getting them together under one command.
Interesting to see that the recent spike in deaths began around 2 years before Feb. 24, 2022, as the birth rate continued to move down. What were the dates on the start and end of Russia’s Afghanistan adventures? It seems the lowest birth rate was in that period.
Ah, so “neopaganism” is the reason for Russian failures.😂
The talk of nazis like the washed up high school quarterback talks of his high school days, and the glory he had back then.
Good numbers all around.
At this rate Russia will have trouble filling existing units with meat let alone create and fielding new units.
Black widows, neopaganism, nazis…. Certainly sounds like “winning”
“I am seeing reports that the Easter truce has broken down and Ukrain and Russia are heavily engaged. Anyone have more detailed news?”
Kyiv Independent reported:
“Multiple (thousands of) Russian ceasefire violations across the front line have been reported since an Easter truce was declared by the Kremlin, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 20.
Russia’s Easter ceasefire was supposed to come into effect at 6 pm on April 19 and last until midnight on April 21, with Russian President Vladimir Putin claiming it would “test Ukraine’s sincerity in pursuing peace talks.”
As of 1:55 a.m. local time on April 21, Russia has violated the Easter truce nearly 3,000 times, Zelensky said.
The military reported 96 Russian assaults on Ukrainian positions, 1,882 instances of shelling, and 950 uses of Russian first-person-view (FPV) drones, the president said, citing a briefing from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.”
“He (Putin) cannot remain in power in a frozen conflict either, but needs ongoing war activities. The end of the war or a frozen conflict will lead to a crash of the Muscovy state’s economy and rebellion among generals and oligarchs.”
I was watching a Russian guy (Konstantin) on YouTube (Inside Russia channel), who reported that he has been hearing first hand reports from other Russians, of the Russian economy locking up in the last month or two, with new orders dropping to zero in different businesses (cable manufacturing for construction, compressor pumps for natural gas pipelines, and business consulting).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qMlfqAr9DU
Anecdotal, but extreme conditions that threaten near term (two month) layoffs or bankruptcy in these long standing Russian businesses.
Perhaps the Russian Central Bank forecast of economic crisis around June is on track.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 20, 2025
Zelensky reported that Russian forces did not conduct long-range strikes against Ukraine on the night of April 19 to 20 and during the day on April 20 and proposed a temporary moratorium on long-range strikes against civilian infrastructure.[7] Zelensky stated that Ukraine and Russia achieved a long-range strikes ceasefire between April 19 and 20 and during the day on April 20 and such a ceasefire is the easiest to extend. Zelensky proposed a temporary ceasefire on long-range missile and drone strikes against civilian infrastructure for a minimum of 30 days, with the opportunity to extend the ceasefire beyond 30 days. Russia and Ukraine repeatedly accused each other of violating the temporary energy infrastructure strikes ceasefire, but Putin and other senior Russian officials have repeatedly rejected the March 13 joint US-Ukrainian 30-day full ceasefire proposal over the last five weeks.[8] A temporary civilian infrastructure strikes ceasefire agreement — and especially a general ceasefire agreement — would require robust monitoring mechanisms, public and formal terms, and a clearly defined time frame. The Kremlin may continue to leverage any vague future ceasefire agreements to obfuscate Russia’s rejection of US and Ukrainian ceasefire proposals and to accuse Ukraine of violating such ceasefire terms.[9]
Ukrainian officials continue to highlight Russia’s systematic persecution of religious communities throughout occupied Ukraine, including against Christians. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on April 20 that Russian forces have killed or tortured 67 Ukrainian priests, pastors, and monks and destroyed 640 religious sites, most of which are Christian sites, since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.[10] ISW has previously reported on Russia’s religious oppression in occupied Ukraine, including arbitrary detention and assassinations of Ukrainian clergy or religious leaders and the looting, desecration, and deliberate destruction of places of worship.[11] ISW has also reported at length on Russia’s systematic repression of Orthodox Church of Ukraine and other religious minorities, particularly Ukrainian Protestants and Baptists, who have faced Russian brutality and other repressions throughout Ukraine.[12]
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-20-2025
The military reported that they learned about the Easter truce only today
The Easter truce at the front has ended. Its results can be debated, but overall there is no unified picture. In some places the truce was observed, in others it was not. On Sunday, we tried to contact a number of military personnel who are currently performing tasks in the SVO zone. Only on Monday did we receive a response from two of them. The officers reported that they had not received information about the need to observe the ceasefire. This means that Belousov was unable to solve the complex problem with communications and coordination in the army. This happened under Shoigu, and in some places it is still happening now. It turns out that not everyone at the front received Putin's order.
One of the military personnel noted that the previous day was indeed remembered for a much smaller number of combat clashes. However, the front line is too large to draw any general conclusions.
Currently, oil and gas revenues above the cutoff price are sent to the National Welfare Fund, and if the actual cost of oil is below $60, the missing funds are taken from the National Welfare Fund (Фонд национального благосостояния России).
They have to rename it:Фонд сокращения национального благосостояния России = Russian National Welfare Reduction Fund.
According to him, the average price per square meter in new buildings in Russia is about 164 thousand rubles, and in Moscow - more than 390 thousand rubles. Shavnev added that, in the opinion of Russians, a two-room apartment is optimal for living, and a one-room apartment is optimal for renting.
The expert emphasized that on average, about 10 million rubles are needed to buy an apartment. The head of the company added that 30% of the amount is for the initial payment on the mortgage, and the loan amount is 7 million rubles. The payment on such a loan for 10 years will be about 168-170 thousand rubles per month. At the same time, the minimum income must be 280 thousand rubles for the application to be considered. Shavnev specified that 60-65% of the salary will be spent on repaying the loan, and 30-35% is considered optimal. In this case, the loan term will increase in direct proportion, the CEO said. He added that for comfortable servicing of the debt, the income should be at the level of 500 thousand rubles per month.
https://www.gazeta.ru/business/news/2025/04/21/25586444.shtml
Not easy with high inflation and high interest rates.
Your Dear Leader
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