Yeah, apparently the Ukrainians did not withdraw from Backhmut as reported. I guess Zelensky thinks he will gain sympathy once his troops are all annihilated.
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Posted on 02/05/2023 8:02:01 AM PST by buwaya
Perun analysis of Aid to Ukraine, 1 hour + video-
"Aid to Ukraine has evolved dramatically since February 2022, and there are few topics that have attracted more constant press coverage away from the battlefield itself. So today I try and set out how aid has evolved, who the major contributors are, and the impact aid has had - and may have in 2023."
00:00:00 — Opening Words 00:01:43 — What Am I Talking About? 00:03:21 — From Korea to Afghanistan 00:04:47 — AID PRE-2022 00:05:00 — The Ukrainian Military of 2014 00:08:27 — Made in Ukraine (with some help) 00:09:41 — THE AID ESCALATION 00:10:05 — Phase 1: Stop the Tanks 00:11:08 — Phase 2: Light & Heavy 00:12:10 — Phase 3: Keeping the Lights On 00:12:45 — Phase 4: Enabling Manoeuvre 00:14:31 — Phase 5: Reach 00:15:18 — HOW MUCH AID HAS GONE? 00:20:25 — What is a Thing Worth? 00:21:54 — Personal View - Focus on Type & Qty. 00:22:55 — NATIONAL AID PROGRAMS 00:23:07 — The VANGUARDS 00:23:12 — Leading the Charge 00:23:35 — Leading on Heavy Weapons 00:25:02 — Accepting Risk 00:26:42 — Pushing the Boundaries 00:27:58 — THE CAUTIOUS GIANT: US AID 00:32:11 — The Source of Deterrence 00:33:13 — LET'S TALK ABOUT GERMANY 00:36:04 — German Military Aid 00:37:08 — Messaging & Authorisation 00:39:58 — IMPACT & SCALE 00:40:06 — Finances 00:41:06 — Humanitarian & Refugee Costs 00:42:02 — Military Aid by the Numbers 00:46:36 — OTHER AID TYPES 00:50:40 — CAN IT BE ENOUGH? 00:57:07 — The Numbers are the Numbers 01:00:28 — The Trend So Far 01:01:29 — WHAT IS NEEDED? 01:01:44 — The Ukrainian Requests 01:02:49 — Solution 1: New maneuver 01:04:18 — Solution 2: Fight Like Ukrainians 01:08:35 — THE WEST IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT 01:10:25 — CONCLUSIONS
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The weapons, ammo and equipment required to support Ukraine have very little overlap with that required to fight a war with China.
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No thanks
You are very generous with my tax dollars and the population of this former Soviet state.
Its a lot less about tax dollars, but stuff we have already paid for. Btw, I am a tax payer too.
And that stuff in the main was made, long ago, to deal with this situation, not some hypothetical.
If you are truly concerned about your tax dollars then there is a vast range of madness to deal with that is several orders of magnitude greater than aid to Ukraine.
Edit - Perun is Australian, not British, and he seems to be based in Australia.
I got his background confused with Suchomimus, another Youtuber.
“The weapons, ammo and equipment required to support Ukraine have very little overlap with that required to fight a war with China”
You keep tellin’ yourself that Sparky.
So, get into specifics. What is it thats going to Ukraine thats needed in the Pacific or China Sea?
Is the US going to line up battalions of artillery on carrier decks?
Does the US intend to land on mainland China and take Shanghai? No?
Thanks for posting, very informative
Right back atcha Ace.
Depends, Both the Ukrainians and the Russians are spending several times their current production of shells and other munitions. Ukraine is getting resupply from NATO and other countries, who will be several years rebuilding their stockpiles. Russia is consuming their stockpiles that may date all the way back to the end of the second world war.
Shell shortages are not a new phenomenon in war, in 1915 all participants in WWI had fewer shells than they wanted. Once the pre-war stockpiles are consumed both sides will be limited to production rates for shells, and the production rates will be a moving target.
Yeah, apparently the Ukrainians did not withdraw from Backhmut as reported. I guess Zelensky thinks he will gain sympathy once his troops are all annihilated.
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The Russians have far greater manufacturing capacity than we do or NATO countries do as a whole.
This ridiculous claim Russia is running out of ammo and weapons has been made since last March and its been consistently wrong.
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