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To: Kazan
*Iraqi equipment was badly maintained and Iraqi forces were barely trained. Russia has a well trained high tech army.

Thanks for the laughs.

Most of the new troops Putin raised are manning secondary defense lines. They are poorly trained and equipped, most of all missing vehicles, which means they have almost no mobility. Cut through those lines and there's nothing they can do.

Russia is fighting a grinding war of artillery and infantry advances because it has no choice. Russian air defense is good, as is the Ukrainian, which is why Russia is unable to bring most of its air assets to bear. They can't fly high or they'll be shot down and if they fly low, their range is cut and they have fewer bases that are within range.

In any actual fight with NATO, Russian units would be pounded with precision standoff munitions until their air defense units are eliminated. Bridges and railways supplying Russian forces would be knocked out. The Black Sea fleet would be sunk by long range anti-ship missiles. The Ukrainians are holding off the Russians with a tiny fraction of the Western equipment the US and NATO would bring to bear.

10 posted on 01/30/2023 10:08:58 AM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: pierrem15

Time to cash out, Hunter. Ukraine is so yesterday. The party’s moving on to Poland or Taiwan. See you there!

The biggest laugh will come when Poland grabs a piece of Ukraine about as big as the Donbas…. For ‘safe keeping’ of course.


16 posted on 01/30/2023 10:27:43 AM PST by Toad of Toad Hall (time is short and getting shorter)
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To: pierrem15

You sound like a child playing “Crusader Kings” video game

If your elves can grab the golden ring, and you will be upgraded with 100 more Knights Templar and will take the castle!

Its funny, except for the fact that people in DC engage in such fantasy games also, which is terrifying.


17 posted on 01/30/2023 10:29:27 AM PST by PGR88 (, )
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To: pierrem15
Things are going really badly

“Kraken“ detachment published a video of the extrajudicial execution of Ukrainian servicemen accused of desertion. It is noted that the personnel of the "Kraken" is often used as detachments in the rear of the line units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine pic.twitter.com/dEJeaxcoMK— Donbass Devushka (@PeImeniPusha) January 30, 2023


23 posted on 01/30/2023 10:47:51 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: pierrem15
Most of the new troops Putin raised are manning secondary defense lines. They are poorly trained and equipped

That is quite case of projection. What you just claimed is actually true of what's left of most of the Ukrainian troops.

The Russian military hasn't even been involved extensively on the ground. Almost all the fighting so far has been done by the militias of the LPR, DPR and Chechens and Wagner group.

The Wagner group is kicking the asses the best of what is left of Ukrainian army in Bakhamat, the strongest line of Ukrainian defense left in Donetsk.

47 posted on 01/30/2023 11:56:34 AM PST by Kazan
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