Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Yes.

The real end of this war is with the dissolution of the so called "Russian Federation". That is the only way we can have a long lasting peace in the region.

"Every man between 18-60 is fighting in Ukraine."

So, do the math. Assume 50% of a population is female. So, that means at most 14% of the Russian Population numbers, of Ukrainians, is male because 1/2 of 28, is 14.

How many of those, are aged 18-60? Generously again I'd say 1/2, as the Math is simpler. So that's 7% of the Russian Population numbers.

So, Russia is losing to a force of (at most) 7% of their population.

And as you're well aware, Russia's strategy is 'throw bodies at it' as it has burned through its sophisticated weapons and armour stocks.

"Ukraine wasn't a major military power, but it's got endless supply of weapons and money from the US and EU"

Endless? That might, MIGHT, be true now (reality begs mostly to differe) but at the beginning of the conflict, Russia with way more soldiers and armour available should have swept through to Kyiv. That hasn't happened. The military materials from the EU and elsewhere, are coming into Ukraine but obviously weren't there when the mighty Russian army showed up a year+ ago.

No, I think what you're denying is, a force a fraction of the size of the one Russia could bring to bear, has pretty much kept them at bay except for the regions closest to Russia for more than a year, through great courage and sacrifice, knowing the alternative is disaster.

Unless, of course, you're waiting for more Russian conscription/mobilization/kidnap-put-on-bus-and-force-to-march-into-a-bullet-storm to prove your point. Are you? Because Russia's the 2d best army in Ukraine by far. And the Ukrainians haven't got a fraction of the more powerful weapons that are coming. Imagine them with a few dozen Leopard tanks or Abrams taking a tour of Sevastopol. That's a strong possibility yet to come. Throwing bodies in front of tanks doesn't work.

Heard an interview by an Irish woman working in Russia. She said many Russians are in hiding to avoid the cannon fodder train. But those that go to Ukraine really believe they are fighting nazis.

Sorry, couldn't help myself ;D

Aww, you went straight for the "Your Lad's" part of my comment. I wondered if you would :) Telling that you ignored the rest of the post. If you are not Russian, you are at least pro-Russian. Please stop pretending that the defence forces of any democratic state are "your lads" when you clearly love what the Kremlin are up to.

NATO chief Stoltenberg turned pro-orc by suggesting Bakhmut could fall in the short term ....

Seems the Ukrainans aren't getting the memo's,

Another name to the list of bakhmut is going to fall ,

But not today Jens ,

Well if Ukraine pull out, it would fall.

I doubt even NATO know the exact situation on the ground. If the Russians are loosing 5-7 as many men as Ukraine are (I'd imagine when WIA is taking into account) it could very well be worth the loss of Ukrainian lives.

The next town Russia advance to, Ukraine won't have that advantage. It will be another town shelled to dust with more loss of civilian lives.

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I think that a lot of posters are getting mixed up between The USSR and the Federation of Russia/Russia. For example , the breadbasket and development of the nuclear industry during the USSR period was UKRAINE. also, did Ukr not have something along the lines of having the biggest plane in the world and which was destroyed during the Bucha attack. Other states which left the USSR also had their claim to greatness in some aspect/s while they were under the USSR umbrella

when talking About all the wars that The generic Russia was involved in up to 1991 i, they were fought under the USSR umbrella of states - when it had ‘ available’ to it millions of ‘willing’ conscripts as well as the regular army. So did generic Russia’s power as a nation not dramitacially change in the splitting up of the USSR in 1991 - especially in relation to population size , army infrastructure, arnaments manufacture, army related intelligence. Ukraine alone took out a pop of Circa 50 m