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Posted on 02/26/2022 3:39:46 PM PST by Hojczyk
Here’s an interesting Twitter thread from someone named Riho Terras, a member of the European Parliament, posted a few hours ago. Obviously we’re not in any position to vouch for the accuracy of this thread (and some of it seems dubious), but pass it along in the interest of broad coverage:
THREAD 1/7 Intel from a Ukrainian officer about a meeting in Putin’s lair in Urals. Oligarchs convened there so no one would flee. Putin is furious, he thought that the whole war would be easy and everything would be done in 1-4 days.
Russians didn’t have a tactical plan. The war costs about $20 bln/day. There are rockets for 3-4 days at most, they use them sparingly. They lack weapons, the Tula and 2 Rotenberg plants can’t physically fulfil the orders for weapons. Rifles and ammo are the most they can do.
The next Russian weapons can be produced in 3-4 months – if even that. They have no raw materials. What was previously supplied mainly from Slovenia, Finland and Germany is now cut off.
If Ukraine manages to hold the Russians off for 10 days, then the Russians will have to enter negotiations. Because they have no money, weapons, or resources. Nevertheless, they are indifferent about the sanctions.
Alpha Spec Ops have been near Kyiv since the 18th February. The goal was to take Kyiv and instal a puppet regime. They are preparing provocations against innocent civilians – women and children – to sow panic. This is their trump card.
Russia’s whole plan relies on panic – that the civilians and armed forces surrender and Zelensky flees. They expect Kharkiv to surrender first so the other cities would follow suit to avoid bloodshed. The Russians are in shock of the fierce resistance they have encountered.
(Excerpt) Read more at powerlineblog.com ...
I guess most do not know or forget Vladimir Putins origins.
In this case, this blog always uses all caps in its titles to distinguish them from the body of an article. Therefore, probably not accurate to infer a lack of confidence from only this behavior.
They’ll need to get the Russian Army to turn on Putin, little evidence of that happening. That scenario happened in WWI but things are not bad enough for it too happen here yet. The economy is stagnating and their despot had manipulated their population into fighting a war against a neighbor but people are not desperate yet.
they either ignored their 4shop, it that staff has some splainin to do...
LOL. Sounds about right:)
Putin panicking now. Supposedly 500 tanks are converging in Kiev. This is going to get ugly now.
Yep, the snake island lie is the most disgusting regarding this conflict so far.
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Why not 50,000?
There’s something to be said about defending the homeland. Russia will fail here.
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There is a Vitebsk electronic warfare suite, mostly used with Mi-8, proved about 100% effective against MANPADs in Syria. There are rumored lighter versions for Su-25s.
I THINK THE RUSSIANS CAN HANDLE THE UKRANIANS.
There would be no way to know if you were tracked by an IR-targeting weapon that’s only looking for your heat signature.
Detects the launch and deploys countermeasures?
I have a hard time believing anything I’m hearing from either side. I think I’ve seen maybe one analysis that seemed to ring true; everything else sounds like propaganda.
“...that putin is defeated and removed from the world stage...”
Putin is a thorn to the Clinton/Obama/Biden axis of evil. For that alone, I hope he is around to continue being a thorn.
Wasn’t it common practice at one time for newspaper headlines?
More portable anti-tank weapons are coming into the theatre on the Ukrainian side.
Even the Swedes chipped in a couple thousand.
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