Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Expect Putin and his lackies to turn up at the UN demanding all of their stolen equipment back

It was in the Russian Plans,

But come on It's not as if they have the ability or numbers to get to Poland in the first place

Reports of some Russian missles having a failure rate of 60% , but not uncommon in Georgia it was reported that 70% of missles missed their Targets and a similar number of those that missed a target failed to detonate .

I say America cannot believe there luck with how badly this war is going for Russia. They literally only have to supply the Ukrainian military with weapons and ammo and real time information like satellite images etc. Thousands of dead and wounded Russians and destroyed armour. America did not have to put any boots on the ground or the likes so no loss there at all. Russia after this will be 20 years put back. This is the best news America could of dreamed for. You can even see where this is heading in regards to China, America is coming out with string statements against them and so are other countries. After this war Russia will be in no position to worry America and I can see a lot more words and pressure etc. are put towards China from America and its allies as they don't have to worry with Russia after this Ukrainian fiasco their military and country have done. I say China are starting to realise this now, if Russia looses this war and Russia is in such a weakened state America can now turn its attention fully towards China and not have to worry about Russia for many a year.

China must be rubbing their hand with glee over what's transpired over the last 4 weeks. Their position as number 2 superpower is now beyond doubt. Russia barely qualify anymore and its quite conceivable that they're as low as 7th or 8th.

On top of that they can demand cheaper fuel as Europe weans itself away from Russia.

An added bonus is that India is now shown up as weak also. 80% of their weapons come from Russia which have proved themselves to be utter junk in comparison to what's available from the western countries. You'd be better off with 10 Abrams tanks than 50 Russian suicide boxes.

The only downside was the unity the west has shown but the lack of direct intervention is something they'll see as a significant bonus knowing that sanctions against them would be next to impossible without the world economy imploding.

Also, how can a country with such a mickey mouse economy qualify to sit at the G8 when there a dozens of countries with more financial might.

It's time to examine their special privilege such as UN security Council seat, UN veto power and position as a G8 country. They by no metric deserve to be an automatic inclusion purely based on historic strength.

Every country has its weak points and China is sitting right now on top of a gigantic property bubble that if they can't deflate slowly will utterly trash their economy should it burst. Much smaller targeted sanctions would pop that bubble and implode most if not all of their bluster. Right now they can't rock any boats.

You can imagine a few Russian soldiers asking each other over the last while

Bit of a strange one.

This is from the 'manila bulletin website. Dated March 17. It's the latest information I can see.

A Korean YouTuber and former Korean Navy officer who went to Ukraine to help the country fight the war against Russia is facing imprisonment in South Korea after he and two colleagues violated a government-imposed travel ban.

Rhee Ken, 37, and his two companions went to Ukraine. He announced on March 6 that he was leaving for Ukraine to be a volunteer soldier. They arrived in Ukraine on March 7.

He runs the YouTube channel Rokseal and is a founder of the military consulting firm Rokseal. His bio on the company website listed Rhee as UDT/Seal Platoon Commander of Special Missions Unit, Seal Delivery Vehicle Unit and Naval Special Warfare Center; private military contractor; DOS security investigator; United Nations security officer; and Rokseal founder.

However, his two companions left Ukraine and arrived in South Korea on March 16, leaving Rhee by himself.

“My teammates have safely left Ukraine, and I am here by myself now. There is a lot to do here,” said Rhee in an Instagram post, according to the Korea JoongAng Daily.

In South Korea, Rhee is facing imprisonment, fine and cancellation of his passport for violating the government travel ban to Ukraine.

Last Feb. 12, the Korean government imposed a Level 4 restriction (travel ban) for all Korean nationals from going to Ukraine starting on Feb. 13 due to the situation in that country.

Rhee went to Ukraine without the Korean government’s permission. According to a post by Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, if a Korean national goes to Ukraine without permission, he will be subjected to criminal punishment and administrative sanctions for violating the country’s passport law.

If found guilty, Rhee may be imprisoned for up to one year or subjected to a fine of 10 million won ($8.249).

The Korean government may order Rhee to return his passport. If not returned, the passport will be canceled. Rhee’s application for a new passport may be rejected or restricted.

Last March 8, the foreign affairs ministry stated that “recently, there was a media report that Korean citizens entered Ukraine without permission to participate in the Ukrainian government foreign corps without obtaining permission to use an exceptional passport.”

It reiterated the criminal and administrative punishments that may be imposed on any citizen violating the travel ban to Ukraine.

The foreign ministry filed a complaint with the police on March 10 against Rhee and his two companions.

Yes but we can't afford to pop that bubble either as we're sitting on mountains of debt ourselves in the west and rely on cheap Chinese goods to keep the show on the road.

Capturing tanks is still worthwhile even if it's only to rip stuff out of them and render them inoperable for any potential aggressor (especially one who's having a hard time sourcing replacement parts).

It's spread out a little more around Kiev but they went from being 15km to Kiev to 50 km to Kiev and likely will be pushed back even further

Somebody should have told the Russians. Could have left them back at the depot and had them melted down into baby formula.