Posted on 09/01/2023 3:45:32 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
In the 13 weeks since launching a long-anticipated counteroffensive along several axes in southern and eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian army has lost just five of its 71 Leopard 2 tanks.
Many more of the German-made tanks—at least 10—have suffered damage. But the Ukrainians are repairing the damaged tanks at depots in Poland and Germany and returning them to the front.
The fundamental toughness of the 69-ton Leopard 2 means tanks might take damage, visit a repair depot, return to the fighting then again take damage and head out for repairs. So on and so forth. The Leopard 2 lends itself to recycling.
More importantly, it’s possible almost every crew member in the five destroyed tanks—20 people in all—escaped their vehicle before it burned or exploded.
“Even the most critically damaged equipment is recovered and taken for repairs,” explained Ukrainian soldier Olexandr Solon'ko. “You can replace a piece of metal, even if it's expensive, but you can't repair a human life.”
A consortium of NATO countries including Canada, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden together have pledged to Ukraine 10 Strv 122s—Swedish-modified Leopard 2A5s—21 Leopard 2A6s and 74 Leopard 2A4s.
All of these tanks except 14 A4s already have arrived at the front line.
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Russian House Speaker Threatens to ‘Take Back’ Alaska
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Banner at the training center in Tambov Oblast Russia shows the Russia region as including Warsaw Pacts countries, Balkans, Finland, Mongolia & US Alaska. So Putin's true desire is annexation & expansion far beyond Ukraine.
Bkmk
What does not fighting them anywhere but giving them stuff, sound familiar to?
You misrepresented what the OP pointed out and I suspect you know it. If it wasn't for the lies and propaganda, you Uke supporters would be mutes.
No I didn’t, we aren’t fighting them there or anywhere so I asked what does not fighting them anywhere but giving stuff to the country they are invading sound familiar to.
Double down on the big lie.
You need to explain what you are trying to say because you aren’t making any sense.
You clearly attempted to twist the point of the OP. It’s right there in plain english. Maybe that’s the problem. Bye now.
You still aren’t making sense, it seems you are confused.
Yeah don’t live in the past. After all neo leftist dopes like you have abolished war and all threats to national security.
We could all romp in Putin themed playgrounds if it weren’t for the meanies who torment Saint Putin for no reason.
What total nonsense. You don’t understand the past, you lie or know nothing of the present. But we’ll listen to screech owls like you and everything will be just fine.
I think youre confused or replied to the wrong post.....
So, when did you realize you are a neocon?
Well if the Russian propaganda says it, it must be true.
The Russians are barely able to take small slivers of a shit hole country and the US is in grave danger of becoming a Russian territory? Sheesh
Fight them there instead of here? This all sounds so familiar....
The OP said this... What does not fighting them anywhere but giving them stuff, sound familiar to?
The two points are not even similar. I'm done.
“Putin sees himself as something like Catherine the Great (going further back in history) or Joseph Stalin, expanding Russia, not as Hitler expanding Germany.”
Perhaps, but I think that subtlety is lost on the people of the countries he keeps invading.
“Then provide why Russia is an existential threat to the U.S.”
Well, you see, they have these things called “nuclear weapons” targeting all our major cities...
“So with that in mind we are an existential threat to Russia...”
Indeed, we are.
“and the US has the distinction of being the ONLY country on the planet to ever USE such weapons in wartime on what could be considered primarily civilian targets”
True, so maybe it’s not the smartest idea to piss us off.
Hmmm, I’ve seen various places that have placed the losses up in the 30s.
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