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To: pierrem15

Again, I have watched probably more of these type interviews than you have over the course of many months.

Every story and interview is different because each one has a different story to tell, a different perspective etc.

To simply dismiss them and/or lump them into a category of whatever!, you are showing nothing more than disrespect and disregard for actual on the ground happenings, etc., no matter which side they participated on.

Again, EACH of them have a different story, a different take, etc.


18 posted on 11/23/2022 5:53:52 AM PST by cranked
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To: cranked
I do not mean any disrespect to those involved. I am only addressing conclusions to be derived regarding the conflict as a whole.

I have no illusions about Ukrainian forces capabilities compared to professional Western militaries. They started the war with only a small semi-professional army and the rest were militias in the traditional sense: barely trained, weakly armed and missing almost any formal logistics support. This explains why the Russians were able to advance so quickly but wound up having to retreat as their own logistics became impossible as supply lines were attacked and a shortage of replacement equipment, repair and fuel took their toll. Ukrainian forces were also more agile, as the top-down Russian command structure limited the Russian's ability to react.

Ukrainian forces have improved considerably, even compared to last summer during the Russian Donetsk offensive. They have acquired some mobility and combined arms ability using their artillery. Better in fact than what the Russians often seem capable of. More and better Western weaponry and training have also improved their capability quite a lot.

It's still a slog, particularly in Donbas where both sides have built extensively fortified lines and have to face each other's artillery. Will the Ukrainian's be able to dislodge the Russians from the rest of Ukraine? That seems unlikely, although they will advance where they can. Right now it seems they are aiming for further advances towards Crimea and will strive to bring artillery within range of targets in Crimea. They have gotten very good at nailing Russian logistics and transport in the rear. Maybe the goal is to threaten Crimea to force negotiations about leaving the rest of Ukraine. The Russian infrastructure campaign will probably not work, as it did not in Germany and Japan in WWII.

20 posted on 11/23/2022 6:30:52 AM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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