Posted on 05/03/2024 5:39:33 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting with an ally of the Wagner Group signals his struggle to address setbacks in the Ukraine conflict.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking decisive steps to address growing challenges as he seeks to regain control over his struggling military campaign in Ukraine.
On May 2, Putin met with Alexei Dyumin, the governor of Russia's Tula Oblast, and a known associate of the Wagner Group, at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence in Moscow Oblast.
The meeting has raised questions about the stability of Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu's position, signalling Putin's increasing desperation in the face of unmet military goals.
Dyumin, who was closely associated with Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin during the tumultuous events of 2022 and 2023, presented Putin with a report outlining Tula Oblast's contributions to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
He discussed key issues such as housing for Russian soldiers, strengthening Russia's defence industrial base, and improving the regional medical system.
The timing of the meeting is crucial. It occurred just days after the high-profile arrest of Russian Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov, a close ally of Shoigu, and ahead of the anticipated presidential inauguration on May 7.
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Have you noticed that the frequency of ZEEPER posts here is inversely proportional to the level of success of Russian forces on the ground. You’d think FREEPERS would be off celebrating their most recent success of fleecing America of yet another $60 billion.
MI-6/Times/BBC were the inspiration for 1984. Jeez Louise.
I think you’re confusing Mark Milley with Putin.
But you know this by now. You’re just being a bad faith troll with an obvious agenda.
You post some of the dumbest stuff on the internet, bar none.
“de minimus”
LOL.
Ruzzia, Ruzzia, Ruzzia is all the Zeeper Freepers have left.
News on the ground is not going well in YouCraynee.
So, they try to distract.
Putin blowing up his best general Prigozhin was dumb.
Zeeper Freepers are a good laugh.
Putin isn’t dumb Marcus, but you are.
Russians are advancing faster now than they have in 2 years lol.
How is Putin’s cancer going?
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
So Ukraine is really winning? Tell that to all their new widows. And cancel that latest 61 Billion dollar funding.
The TOS-1A 220 millimetre thermobaric rocket artillery system, following the significant attention the asset’s combat performance in the Ukrainian theatre has gained.
Rostec Industrial Director of Weapon Systems Bekhan Ozdoev stated on April 8 confirmed that the first prototype of the system had already been built, with the Omsktransmash factory having already filed an application to register the trademark TOS-3 ‘Dragon’ - the designation of the new system.
It will replace the TOS-1 Solntsepyok and TOS-2 Tosochka heavy flamethrower systems. These are powerful weapons that have performed well in the special military operation zone.
We are now working on the creation of a new TOS-3 heavy flamethrower system. A promising vehicle on a tracked base will be equipped with a new launcher. This will increase the firing range and use new ammunition.”
It can launch two types of warheads — incendiary and fuel-air explosives. The latter, also called vacuum or thermobaric rockets, work by using oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion.
The weapons system is extremely effective against entrenched personnel. The TOS-1A is used to clear out buildings, field fortifications and bunkers, and are much more effective than all other conventional weapons.
Thermobaric weapons can vaporize human bodies and crush internal organs.
These thing ought to outlawed, but when the US dusts off the cluster munitions and then Russia follows suite, the war is becoming a test ground for ghouls.
Freaking hilarious coming from the usual Deep State trolls.
On to Moscow!
maxipaddimus has a weird fetish about victory parades.
The “set backs” are the horrendous loss of troops and armor. Everywhere armor is lacking, they use meat assaults which generally result in 90-100% dead as they meet Mr. Cluster. The few that survive create the bridgehead for the next assault.
The bodies are left to rot, as their is no way to retrieve them, and they dead are individually counted by drones.
But he will always have a special place in his heart for snuff films.
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