Posted on 12/12/2022 9:13:09 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
excellent point. thank you
No one thought Ukraine had a chance against russia.
But putin is serving his own negative ego, not russia.
Ukraine has made putin a laughing stock LOL
can’t even defeat a bunch of farmers and musicians LOL
putin is an evil, self-absorbed failure
very curious to support an evil man like putin
Financial Times:
Military Briefing: Escalating air war depletes Ukraine’s weapons stockpile
Stocks of S-300 and Buk ammunition and spare parts used by Ukrainian forces to repel Russian strikes are dwindling, and it is impossible to buy new ones. - FT
Have you read this?
“Vladimir Putin’s traditional end-of-year press conference has been cancelled over fears that the event would be hijacked by uncomfortable questions about the invasion of Ukraine, the UK’s Ministry of Defence says.
There are increasing concerns about the prevalence of anti-war feeling in Russia, the MoD said in its latest intelligence update today.”
LOL UK Ministry of Defence LOL
yes, exactly putin is an evil coward
he’s too scared to take questions about his failure in Ukraine
I think it was a sketch video making fun of a popular boyband looking very gay. A sort of thing like Weird Al Yankovic does.
💥💥💥Due to the losses in the battles near Soledar, the Ukrainian command withdraws the remnants of two mechanized battalions of the 93rd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the combat area.
Two of the 93rd Brigade’s three full-time mechanized battalions lost their combat capability completely. The surviving, but demoralized servicemen are sent to the brigade’s permanent deployment point in the village of Cherkasskoye, Dnepropetrovsk Region. There, from disparate units, having been recruited from the mobilized ones, they will try to assemble two mekhbats💥💥
They are being led by the Bravest And Most Righteous Freedom Fighter Of All Time™, a piano dick-playing, cross dressing, high heel wearing, gay dancing "comedian" who is also a grifting, totalitarian anti free speech scumbag and money laundering darling of the UN, EU, George Soros, the WEF, the Biden Administration and the rest of the vile, anti-West, GloboHomo cabal.
The name of this Incredible Superman™ is (drum roll please. . . ) Zelenskyyyyyyyyyy! (he's a hero to all of us!!!!) Cue YMCA song!!!! (he's dancing dressed as a rough trade homosexual for all of us!!!) Free Donbas!!!! (it is freedom for all of us!!)
Take that Putin!!!
Amen!
The US has also sent enough MANPAD Stinger antiaircraft missiles to deny use of low and middle altitudes to Russian aircraft, making effective ground attacks on Ukrainian forces by manned aircraft nearly impossible due to the risk. Meanwhile, US Javelin, NLAWS, and TOW antitank guided missiles have wrecked large numbers of Russian tanks and other vehicles.
US manned aircraft and US tanks are another matter due to training and logistic requirements. Instead, the US has provided drones and financed the provision to Ukraine of refurbished and upgraded models of Russian tanks that Ukrainian troops are already familiar with and ready to use in battle with little additional training or instruction needed.
There is talk of the US and Britain buying and providing Ukraine with older model Swedish fighter bombers, which are relatively simple and easy to fly and made for service on the dispersed, improvised landing strips like highways that Ukraine's air force now uses.
A new ground launched model of the US winged small diameter bomb (the GLSDB) is being rushed into production for delivery to Ukraine in a few months. It will have an effective range of well over 200 miles, sufficient to hit virtually all useful targets in combat zones and their associated logistics -- including Crimea and adjacent areas.
Moreover, the US and NATO have provided a great deal of training, small arms, communications gear, clothing, food, and medical supplies. The result is that Ukrainian troops have much better leadership and tactical skill, with better communications, clothing and field gear, food, and medical care than Russian troops.
>There is talk of the US and Britain buying and providing Ukraine with older model Swedish fighter bombers
Should just go for F-16s right from the start. A lot of countries have these near the end of their airframe lifetime.
That would get some use out of these before being retired anyway.
Biden would need to lead on this and therefore I temper my hopes.
The proposal for surplus Swedish fighters for Ukraine came from a British military think tank and made good sense. Given Britain’s strong support for Ukraine, the idea has a fair chance of going forward.
The Ukrainians are being used by the WEF globohomos as part of the "Great" Reset. 80% of the country is without electricity and clean water and are flooding Europe as refugees. The Ukraine as a nation is already gone as it send women, boys, and old men into a meat grinder. Your little gimp Zelensky is going to be cursed by Ukrainians for centuries.
Still think it is a half-measure and see no reason why it wouldn’t be F-16s.
Sweden is a small country (10M) and will be afraid to sign off on it.
If America would lead with the near end-of-life F-16s (that are basically almost worthless anyway) then a lot of smaller countries having these would dare to join too.
A lot more training programs, spare parts and ammo available than when going with Gripen too!
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