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Why Putin's '£15BILLION-a-day' invasion is NOT going to plan: As Ukrainian forces OBLITERATE enemy convoy, Estonia's ex-defence chief says Russia will run out of money, weapons and resources if Kyiv hold out for 10 days
UK Daily Mail ^ | January 26, 2022 | Jack Wright and Will Stewart

Posted on 02/26/2022 7:31:01 AM PST by C19fan

Vladimir Putin’s war with Ukraine is not going to plan due to Kremlin ‘overconfidence’, poor tactical planning, and ‘shock’ at the fierce resistance put up by brave Ukrainians fighting for national survival, intelligence sources have claimed.

Dramatic video shows a destroyed Russian convoy with Z-markings near Kherson in the south of the country on the third day of fighting after Ukraine’s army held control of Kyiv and last night successfully repelled Russian advances on the capital.

Kyiv’s defence ministry has so far put Russia’s losses at around 2,800 troops, 80 tanks, 516 armoured vehicles, and 10 airplanes and seven helicopters so far.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: dailyfail; jackwright; russia; surejan; thedailyfail; ukraine; willstewart
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To: Alas Babylon!
Yes yes yes!

I despise the Freepers who write off the Ukrainian people because their leaders are corrupt. We have even more corrupt politicians! Should we all be thrown under the bus? To confuse the ordinary workers, moms, dads kids of Ukraine (who just want to be left alone to try to live their lives and improve their country) with their corrupt leaders and oligarchs is completely unfair.

81 posted on 02/26/2022 8:38:59 AM PST by boxlunch (10th Amendmt: nullification or Texit? PS We're in a hot war: globalists, CCP, media, Dems, RINOs)
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To: C19fan

The Ukrainians need to mount a Doolittle style raid against Moscow.

Moral support plus undermine Putin. Maybe get some help from the Poles. They gotta understand they’re next up if Putin succeeds.


82 posted on 02/26/2022 8:40:20 AM PST by 5by5 (ad)
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To: All

You guys are utterly delusional.

Every Russian officer is trained in how the Battle of Stalingrad was won. The German 6th Army was encircled. Food cut off, in winter. In just a few weeks they were too weak from starvation to even attempt a breakout. A few weeks after that roughly 250,000 troops surrendered and were marched off to POW camps, where cannibalism held sway. The war ended 1945. So many lives were lost at Stalingrad that the Soviets would not release them until 1949, and the senior German officers . . . not until 1955.

Kiev will run out of food. There is no need to advance and send troops door to door. They are encircled and the Russians will probably encourage more Ukrainians to travel to and join the defense of Kiev. It would increase food consumption.

Then, soon, they will be told all the food they need for the city’s children is just minutes away. All they need do is overthrow the government, or have that government surrender.

This is textbook stuff from Russian military academies. Celebrating their “failure” to take cities is just absurd.


83 posted on 02/26/2022 8:40:57 AM PST by Owen
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To: C19fan

Hopefully this will turn out to be Russia’s Vietnam. Throwing good money down a rat hole...it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy than Putin.


84 posted on 02/26/2022 8:43:15 AM PST by FormerFRLurker
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To: C19fan

I am fascinated how effective propaganda campaigns are on people, even here on free republic


85 posted on 02/26/2022 8:44:15 AM PST by JimSp
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To: C19fan

Seeing videos of russki tank columns, I keep thinking that if the Ukrainians had a couple of fully armed Warthogs, they could really have a good time!


86 posted on 02/26/2022 8:44:56 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction". It is dying on Our Watch!)
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To: marcusmaximus

Where did you learn of that? I’ve seen much speculation the last several days that his crazy actions were driven by learning he has a terminal disease, but just speculation.


87 posted on 02/26/2022 8:47:17 AM PST by boxlunch (10th Amendmt: nullification or Texit? PS We're in a hot war: globalists, CCP, media, Dems, RINOs)
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To: Leaning Right

It is quite interesting how Russia is such a historically slow starter when reviewing the great wars.

Like you said, terrible trouble with little ole Finland early on in WWII (I am convinced this played a major role in Hitlers decision to invade Russia) but by 1945 they were an absolute steamroller. You did not want to be on the field vs Russian forces in 1945


88 posted on 02/26/2022 8:51:44 AM PST by walkingdead (We are sacrificing American youth's future on the altar of our own fear. And it is a travesty.)
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To: dila813

Two large transports carrying top end Russian paratroops approaching Kiev were shot down with no survivors. That has to hurt. 300 first class paratroopers.


89 posted on 02/26/2022 8:57:45 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dreams)
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To: walkingdead

> You did not want to be on the field vs Russian forces in 1945 <

Yep. Even today many folks criticize Truman and Eisenhower for not letting Patton take Berlin and Warsaw from the Russians. I suppose we would have won in the end due to our strategic bombing advantage.

But it would have been a terrible, bloody mess.


90 posted on 02/26/2022 9:01:36 AM PST by Leaning Right (But The steal is real.)
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To: boxlunch

That’s what happens when folks believe MSM propaganda.... actually, ANY propaganda. And right now, unless you’re getting your info from a trusted and credible relative, that’s ALL we are getting...propaganda!


91 posted on 02/26/2022 9:02:17 AM PST by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........Then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them.)
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To: EEGator

Is it possible that we’re dealing with a crazed, dying madman with delusions of former Soviet grandeur? Yes.


92 posted on 02/26/2022 9:02:47 AM PST by CathyWhite (Freedom not Free Dumb. )
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To: Leaning Right

I think it would have been a cakewalk for us, as the Germans would have been more than happy to surrender to the Americans and Brits to escape the Russians.

But there’s another thing to take into account as to why we let the Russians take Berlin. One, we knew there’d be a lot more dead Russians from it, and second, if Germany just collapsed like it did in 1918, the old “Stabbed In the Back” canard might have reared it’s ugly head.


93 posted on 02/26/2022 9:04:30 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Roccus
Sorry, S/B

...relative on the scene

94 posted on 02/26/2022 9:06:09 AM PST by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........Then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them.)
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To: C19fan

Well, if the Ukes fight off Russia then they would have truly earned their neutrality.

I doubt they’ll last more than a week, but I would love to be pleasantly surprised.


95 posted on 02/26/2022 9:08:01 AM PST by Kevmo (I’m immune from Covid since I don’t watch TV.🤗)
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To: inchworm

They look at how well Poland is doing and want that.

Poland isn’t globalist. While they’ve joined the EU, they have opposed all the Woke business.

Is there any middle ground in your view? What about us conservatives here in the USA? The democrats control the government, and are globalist. Does that mean we’re part of the Globalists? Of course not!

Also, the Ukrainians appear to want to decide for themselves. They don’t want to be gobbled up by the crocodile to their North.


96 posted on 02/26/2022 9:09:24 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: Waverunner

Like, say, a Canadian trucker?

Economic execution at least.


97 posted on 02/26/2022 9:10:33 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

United States did not lose entire columns of armor, over and over again, with Iraqis crawling all over them with their cell phones saying, “This United States shit is in even worse condition than our own!” (Ukrainian soldiers recently said this when inspecting captured Russian armor-—apparently Russian equipment is still a POS even after 50 years of “modernization”!)


98 posted on 02/26/2022 9:18:01 AM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: inchworm
If Ukraine is not globalist then why do they bring up desire to join EU.

Because it's the farthest from Russia you can get without picking up the country itself and moving it elsewhere.

99 posted on 02/26/2022 9:20:26 AM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Owen

LOL.

Except here, the Russian troops are Paulus’s 6th Army. The “city” of Stalingrad and the people who lived there survived, just like Kiev will.


100 posted on 02/26/2022 9:20:58 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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