Noted.
I've actually been "noting" your difficulty with the English language all along... 
Posted on 11/19/2022 11:18:53 AM PST by vladimir998
The Russian military, the second largest military in the world, may not be what it looks like. Lies and systematic corruptions may in fact have dragged Russia into this war with Ukraine, which has been heavily backed up by the US and NATO. We will present the evidence, you make your own decision, because the Russian Army, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs
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Noted.
I've actually been "noting" your difficulty with the English language all along...
Omaha Beach, Anzio, France and Bastogne are holding for you on line 44.
Definitely issues for DeSantis (or whomever gets the GOP nod) in the 24 general election.
But I don’t see it in sight.
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Ukies electricity grid now 55 percent out, rolling black outs across the country. Today, Vlad started to target the Ukies NG supply centers- right on time for winter, Ukraine de- energized.
The Ukie military simply can not fight without fuel, transportation, communications, etc….electricity powers everything.
We are getting closer to negotiations, the “ end” will arrive when Vlad decides to blow the 12 bridges across the Dniepner….and there is nothing the West can do about it.
I could use a couple nukes! And you say Russia delivers? That’s handy!
What is your definition of “mass murder?”
Darrell Brooks was a mass murderer. So was Josef Stalin. The numbers don’t match, but the definition is applied to both.
Watching others kill in your name no longer satisfies your bloodlust, huh? Now you want the actual blood on your hands. And you, too, are still classified as human. Disgusting, worse than worst murdering abortionist. You filthy warmongers make me want to vomit.
Well nothing of the sort happened in ukraine so what is your point.
Yeah sure. Russua is advancing backwards to victory...
Went over to the Russian silos and checked them out yourself, did you?
Russia is a paper tiger. All they really have is nukes and that’s all they need.
Much of what you say simply isn’t true.
Examples:
1) “Ukraine had 600,000 men well trained and well led entrenched in positions that formed lines in succession of defense, all interlocking fields of fire.”
No. Ukraine had its army spread out throughout Ukraine. And there were no “entrenched” or “lines of succession” north of Kiev worth speaking of and the Russians lost anyway. You’re making it sound as if all of Ukraine is the Donbas front. It isn’t.
2) “Russia has amassed 450,000 combat troops which include the missing missile forces, heavy artillery and air force.”
Russia clearly has far fewer “combat troops” than you’re claiming. Oh, they can take a guy to a range for 40 minutes and call him a soldier - but is he really a combat troop at that point?
3) “There are no more Ukrainian defensive positions to breach.”
Then you’ll have to explain all those trenches in the Donbas the Ukrainians are in right now.
4) “The Uke’s are a spent force.”
So far there’s no evidence of that. Plenty of dead and wounded? Yes. Spent force? No.
5) “The Russia Army is ready to utilize actual combat formations under one command and they are going to take Odessa;”
Maybe they will, but so far little has worked as planned and I don’t assume that will change just because you want it to. Also, the Russians took Kherson and held it for months - and then had to flee. The same could happen in Odessa if the city is taken. The Ukrainians fought the Soviets for 10 years after WWII ended. This time the Ukrainians actually have allies and access to superior weaponry. That might not last, but the Ukrainians will most likely not give up for years. The Russians clearly did not plan on that fact.
6) “all that crap about taking back Crimea is just bluster.”
Possibly, but then again all that bluster about retaking Kherson turned out to not be bluster after all. If Putin is toppled because things don’t go well, then Crimea might be very vulnerable.
7) “All the while the Ukes know that their families are freezing to death in cities that no longer have the capacity to provide everyone with electricity, heat, water, etc.”
That won’t sway them much. These are Eastern Slavs - a very pessimistic, fatalistic people. When they get bitter they do not stop fighting. It just makes them fight harder.
“It is going to be long cold winter and by the time the ground thaws the Russians will have dictated a peace with NATO in the absence of sane Ukrainian leadership.”
Maybe, maybe not. And then there will be ten more years of guerilla warfare anyway. That’s how things go there.
The Russians have always been a paper tiger.
This is why Putin issues his pathetic nuclear threats on a weekly basis. These threats are not necessarily directed towards us or NATO, but are meant to keep China in check since China would absolutely love to get their grubby little chicken chokers on all those resources to the east of the Urals.
“This was a meaningless war pushed upon Russia”
Oh yeah, your beloved Russia was pushed into sending FSB agents, Spetsnaz, and the Wagner Group into the Donbas and Crimea way back in 2014.🙄
Curtis LeMay realized that unlike conventional bombing, with nukes only one or a couple had to get through. And he proved, bombers always got through. Missiles only compound the problem.
1. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/17758188/how-big-is-the-russian-army/
How big is the Russian army?
The Russian military is one of the most powerful in the world.
Compared to Ukraine’s military, Russia’s is overwhelmingly large, boasting 850,000 active personnel and 250,000 in reserve.
Russia’s firepower is second only to the United States.
They do also use conscription, requiring everyone between 18 and 33 to enlist for 12 months.
Their military statistics are as follows, according to Global Firepower:
850,000 active personnel
12,420 tanks
30,122 armoured vehicles
4,173 total aircraft
772 fighter aircraft
544 attack helicopters
605 naval fleet
11 frigates
15 destroyers
2. How big is the Ukrainian army?
According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Ukraine has 196,600 active military personnel.
This breaks down into 125,600 ground troops, 35,000 airmen and 15,000 naval troops.
It can also count on 900,000 reservists although, as recent images of civilians holding wooden rifles suggest, not all of these forces are necessarily well equipped.
3. I am simply an unbiased casual observer. I don’t see this as a war between Ukraine and Russia. I see Obama’s and now Biden’s filthy paws or corruption all over this. NATO is involved along with Britan/US as major sources of intelligence and military supplies. Ukraine would not be at war with Russia unless 2014-2020 Uke NAZI para’s gutting the Russian population in Uke areas. America backed several coups and we put our people in charge. It is now essentially an American war using Uke soldiers. This current Ukraine Govt is corrupt and wholly owned by the DNC.
That’s the way I see it as well. Ukraine is just a pawn.
If I am as bad as you would say then you are a fool for provoking me. I might have to invade and conquer your country to protect myself from such procative language.
I make you want to vomit? That’s nice. You make me want to go get in some practice with my butterfly knives.
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