Posted on 03/11/2023 10:51:30 AM PST by Cronos
The Russians have no strategy.
I would suggest you go back to your own posts on the subject
13th December 2022
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4116051/posts?page=49#49
Bobl “Good to hear that Bakhmut will FINALLY be liberated.”
—> sorry, but 3 months later, that finally is still a far way off. And it isn’t “liberated”, rather “conquered by the aggressor state Russia”
you changed that on 17th December
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4117048/posts?page=24#24
to
“Once Bakhmut is liberated,”
Then on 16th January you pipe up again
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4123673/posts?page=13#13
“With Soledar now liberated, and Bakhmut about to be liberated,”
and 19th January
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4124556/posts?page=17#17
“or the upcoming Liberation of Bakhmut.”
20th January
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4124779/posts?page=13#13
“Bakhmut is now Operationally Encircled, so its liberation is near. Seems like things have sped up”
28th January
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4126642/posts?page=55#55
“With Bakhmut, the linchpin of Donbass defense, on the verge of liberation,”
10th Feb 2023
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4129954/posts?page=14#14
“I find it ‘very interesting’ how the Western Media is rolling out stories to deflect from the impending Liberation of Bakhmut, which will be the biggest Russian victory of the war (so far).”
—> you think this conquest (which hasn’t happened yet) is bigger than their early capture of Kherson (which they lost btw)?
and 10th Feb
https://freerepublic.com/focus/religion/4129960/posts?page=7#7
“the impending Liberation of Bakhmut on your mind, perhaps?”
3rd March
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4135307/posts?page=16#16
“Russia has moved about 2km west on the Bakhmut Front in over a year, “
5th March
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4135834/posts?page=23#23
“Bakhmut has fallen.”
Correct.
you’ve been talking about it for 3 months - and Russia has been trying for 7 months (and advanced just a few kilometers as you noted).
More bodies to throw - but no ammo according to Progozhin
Prigo is setting up his own powerbase in opposition to Putin —> like Saruman trying to oppose Sauron
Right now they are tossing air-to-air missiles at ground targets and supersonic missiles and land to sea missiles. Looks like they are throwing everything including the kitchen sink
“The Russians have no strategy.”
Link please.
sure, hows it going for Ukraine? Not so good is it.
For a country that was invaded by the “2nd most powerful military in the world” who tried to decapitate it and occupy the capital and take over most of the east — Ukraine is doing pretty well.
It’s like the Czechs fighting off the Nazis
The Russians have no strategy as seen in their flailing around like headless chickens once their attempt to decapitate Kyiv failed.
Since then Russia ha retreated continuously - only now have they gained 20 km in 7 months — nothing compared to their retreat over the past year
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Russia STILL has at least 18 months to ‘weaken’ NATO before weapons production finally ramps up, so why should they be in hurry?
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Wrong.
The Boston University does not consider URM to be a domestic terrorist!
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Source for your silly premise???
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The longer Wagner insists on taking the city, the more two ideas cross my mind.
First, the Kremlin is using the battle to treat Wagner as a loose end and cut it off.
Second, Ukraine is using it as a opportunity to kill off as many of Wagner's core of more experienced personnel as they can.
Russia is the one weakening.
This is visible in
1. Putin having to rely on Wagner troops and then trying a mobilization (which failed)
2. Russia buying ammunition and drones from Iran and North Korea — desperation
3. Russia is firing air-to-air missiles, air-to-ship missiles and supersonic missiles at land targets - that shows that they have a severe limitation in missiles.
4. Russia has been losing thousands of soldiers - as seen in the bodybags, and the financial bonuses set by the Duma
In contrast, NATO has ramped up production - while it still has enough to crush Russia. the USA alone has enough in surplus to take on Russia thrice over.
Not really the Nazis were smart but evil. The Russians are just plain stupid and evil.
UKR is playing rope-a-dope with the Russians in Bakhmut.
Bakhmut isn’t strategically important for the defense of Ukraine but it has proven to be very useful in inflicting massive casualties on the Russians and forcing them to expend large quantities of war material.
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