How Western offensive weapons can help Ukraine defeat Russia

European Council on Foreign Relations ^ | Denys Davydenko, Margaryta Khvostova, Olga Lymar

[kearnyirish2]

Russia is a mess; Ukraine is worse. They thought they bought protection when they gave all that money to the “big guy” through bagman Hunter; looks like they bought nothing but mass US propaganda against Russia.

[PIF]

“Russian military has already lost more than 500 tanks and 1,500 units of other armoured vehicles, 120 helicopters, and 100 aircraft.”

“For offence, the Ukrainian Air Force could benefit from American A-10 attack aircraft. The US Air Force no longer needs these systems, as it is procuring more advanced F-35s. Ukrainian pilots could quickly learn how to fly A-10s.”
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Only 350 tanks have been documents as destroyed, captured, abandoned.

Only 17 aircraft have been documents as destroyed, captured, abandoned.

Only 36 helicopters have been documents as destroyed, captured, abandoned.

The US still needs A-10s. F-35s cannot do CAS well, can only stay on station for short periods, and are vulnerable to manpads doing CAS.

As for learning to use, maintain and arm A10s - the UAF would need several years before they could learn to fly them effectively - arming and maintaining them properly would take longer

The article is meant as a puff piece by a Drive By Brit English writers.

[Vaden]

The evidence of this is MORE THAN CLEAR. (To those with fully operational brains at least.) The fact that you don’t LOOK at the evidence, doesn’t mean it isn’t there.

You need not worry, though. Brandon will do nothing to give these weapons to Ukraine. Your dear leader Putler is safe (from this at least).

[jetson]

They seem to do well with Molotov cocktails. Send them bottles filled with real napalm.

[ironman]

From the article: “Ukrainian pilots could quickly learn how to fly A-10s.”

I agree with you. From what I’ve read it takes an already trained USAF pilot 6 months to learn the A-10.