Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Ah now see what you did now Mr.Putin.

Now they all want to follow Ukraines example and breakaway as far as possible from your rotting corpse of a nation.

*PooTin envisaged this however and took these areas young male population for the meet grinder in Ukraine.

Braincells are firing in many areas now cos of Mr PooTin.

The problem is that both sides are now heavily dug in. Any attack will be quickly spotted from miles off, the artillery and anti tank gunners open up and the attackers have to run the gauntlet of heavy fire before they can even engage the enemy positions.

A recent failed Russian offensive in Vuhledar.

A recent failed Ukrainian offensive near Bakhmut.

How does any side break this deadlock without taking significant casualties? I've struggled to see any quick conclusion to this war for a long time unfortunately.

You learn new things every day.

Today it was about Austria.

Another month another Russian round of conscription for another 150,000 men/ soldiers.

What's the last count at .

Slava Ukraini, not Slava Ukrainii

I don't know if many of you watched this, but the retired Col. Broached the subject of Ryssia using a tactical Nuclear weapon. He mentions that while he was stationed in Europe, including as recent as 2014, US troops have already trained for such an action. He points out that the US will be seen to bat the horror of a nuclear detonation aside to apply a swift and devastating conventional response, that would both end the war, and change the World order in one foul swoop. The US cannot be seen to be held to ransome by threats of a nuclear detonation. If so, then every little despot will either get one or try to get some nuclear weapons.

If a US/NATO response is a devastating conventional attack to take out the entire Russian Navy in the Black Sea( which he says is possible), all assets in Ukraine and any other threats within Belarus and Kaliningrad, then the world, especially the neer-do-wells, as he calls them, will see them as useless, and even counter-productive from the perspective of using them as a threat.

The Col. mentions that the US knows this and is why not much is ever made upon Putins nuclear threats. In fact, I'd say the US would relish the opportunity. The entire conflict would be over in a week.

But yet every day Russian aircraft are bombing Ukrainian positions or launching attacks on Ukrainan cities, from outside the air defense systems, Russia still has hundreds of aircraft and pilots no matter what one or two YouTube videos say,and they still have a large amount of artillery systems in place, ukraine will face difficulties trying to move large numbers of vehicles and armor across open area's

Ukraine won't be placing their most expensive AA system remotely close to the border with Russia, let alone the Frontline.

Assuming Ukraine will be using the PAC-3 version, that only has a range of 60km.

So Russia would still be able to launch air attacks on the frontline or stay within Russian airspace launching glide bombs or cruise missiles freely. Patriot system won't prevent that unless they place it on the Frontline (highly doubtful) and the US allows Ukraine target aircraft within Russian airspace (doubtful also)

I'm sure that's the intention, and I'm equally sure Russia know that is the response. Then 2 things pop into my head. If Russia launch one and the response is as you said where Russia is going to be pummelled, wouldn't they then launch more before they could be destroyed. Go down in flames if ya like. Then if that's the case, wouldn't it make more sense to launch everything upfront before a US/NATO response? I'd be shocked if they just launched one initially knowing what was planned as retalliation

They are getting three ,

They can't and won't be able to cover the whole country, look at Russias latest tactic Smaller scale missles,and drones and the Ukrainans are shooting a fair few down some missles are getting through,but the biggest question for the air defense systems how much ammunition does ukraine have for it's systems considering they are active most days

Major shortage of essential building components, one reason being that only factory in the region capable of manufacturing the parts is in Ukraine, and the Russians bombed it. The irony of it!!!

1 year ago.

i especially like the bit that says 'special funding opportunities'

Day 401 of a 3 day invasion