Posted on 09/25/2022 1:34:39 AM PDT by Cronos
The Kremlin this summer scrambled to form a new army corps, seeking replacements for 80,000 troops injured or killed in Ukraine and 5,000 wrecked or captured vehicles.
...As Russian casualties exceeded 50,000 this spring, the Kremlin began scraping together fresh battalions by raiding the training and garrison establishment of existing brigades. At the same time, the army announced an initiative to form scores of new regional volunteer battalions—and even offered elevated salaries of up to $5,000 a month.
This should come as no surprise. The recruitment drive behind the 3rd AC collided with Russia’s unhappy demographics and conscription practices. Roughly half of the 900,000 people in the Russian army forces are professionals on long-term contracts. The other half is conscripts between the ages of 18 and 27
elements of the 3rd AC in late August deployed to Kharkiv Oblast where, a week later, a dozen Ukrainian brigades launched a powerful counteroffensive that, in a heavy five days, rolled Russian forces out of the oblast and back across the Russian border.
The 3rd AC was supposed to bolster Russian defenses around Kharkiv. It instead lost a few vehicles to Ukrainian attacks then joined the Russian retreat from the oblast, leaving behind tanks and BMP-2 and BTR-80 fighting vehicles.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
Thank you very much for your participation in the game.
Thank you. I'm fascinated by the strides they're making with bots and AI these days.
Ad hominem attacks serve no purpose, especially when one is asked a simply question and can’t answer it.
You actually asked four questions. If the one question you really wanted answered was the one about claims of "minimal Ukrainian loses," who cares about claims in war? The fight goes on until one side quits.
And yet the putinistas are so afraid to mention just how poorly the Russians have done in this war. Why?
“Ukraine war veterans on how Kiev plundered US aid, wasted soldiers, endangered civilians, and lost the war”
https://thegrayzone.com/2022/08/18/ukraine-veterans-us-aid-soldiers-war/
“A Ukrainian’s Letter from the Front
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94RYVNg9bfA
‘Ukrainian general estimates Kiev’s losses at hundreds of thousands since Feb’
https://tass.com/politics/1501881
‘Wounded Ukrainian soldiers reveal steep toll of Kherson offensive’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/07/ukraine-kherson-offensive-casualties-ammunition/
““We lost five people for every one they did,” said Ihor, a 30-year-old platoon commander who injured his back when the tank he was riding in crashed into a ditch.”
Yeah, very poorly considering 5:1 kill ratios and other Operations, upwards of 10:1.....
If all is well with the Ukrainians arse-kicking Russia back to the very gates of the Kremlin, why is ZelenskyyIdiot steadily demanding and begging the US, the EU, Germany, and NATO for tanks, for planes, more more military hardware?
Nothing you posted changes the reality of what I said. Why do you keep attacking what no one is defending? Why are you so defensive?
I answered that specific question twice.
It changes everything.
Furthermore, it proves that you are just one of those who swallows WEST?UK/EU/US/NATO propaganda whole, no questions asked.
Please continue to contribute your $5, $10, $20, $25, $50 to those various Ukrainian NGOs that fund ZelenskyyIdiot’s various bank accounts, villas, etc., all while the Idiot is incessantly demanding and begging the West/EU/UK/US/NATO for more billions, tanks, planes, artillery assets, etc., etc., etc.
No, you neat around the bush like a pro.
Oh yeah. But the thing is that the Russians can do a lot of damage and their tolerance for suffering is pretty high.
beat*
You ain't gotta like my answers.
Say, I do have a question for you: You post on every single Ukraine thread I've seen. I can see a certain level of interest, but what motivates Cranked to participate to that extent?
Simple solution, yo.
You would not have to worry about me posting “on every single Ukraine thread” if you simply asked your fellow propaganda peddlers to stop posting their plethora of pro-Ukrainian, Putin bad, Russia bad, Russia getting ass-kicked, Putin dying, Russian army getting wrecked, blah, blah, and blah articles incessantly EACH AND EVERY DAY on FR!
Simple solution indeed.
This is a war between Russia and Ukraine.
Why do you think Biden the coward pulled out Americans in February 24 and offered to take Zelensky out?
The Ukrainians have kicked Russian butt
Here is another guy, e pluri , who doesn’t believe that the Ukrainians have kicked Russian butt
Cite source please.
My source is the FR Search function, you know, up at the top right of the site.
Hit it.
Insert UKRAINE.
Interesting question, jd. Perhaps cranked needs to translate to Russian to answer
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