Russia-Ukraine War (Threadbanned in op)

Sure.Would you say the same if you lived in Latvia?

I will leave the military capabilities of Russia to others to assess but the future is a long time and this war is still ongoing.

The Democracies seem to be in permanent conflict with dictatorships.

Creating multiple accounts is a permaban offence in my books.You are putting two fingers up to everyone who doesn't engage on that practice.

Personally I will certainly ignore your postings from now on for that reason alone .

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You could just ignore them, without posting that you are going to ignore them.

For all the talk about what Putin would do if he loses

Spare a thought to what Ukrainians do if they lose and Ukraine is conquered

Russians using Ukrainian technology and resources coupled with men who think (Russian propaganda is already tirelessly working this angle) they got betrayed and stabbed in back by Europe turning all their anger westward

The Seym River, a lovely spot for a bit of camping and fishing 5 years ago.

Blowing the bridges is interesting. Makes it more difficult for Russia to resupply across. It won't trap any men though. It also means that if Ukraine intend going further north at some stage, they will be the ones with the problem of crossing the river. So maybe that is as far as Ukraine intend/hope to go this summer?

That…or they've gotten some fancy AVLBs from the US.

Bridge it when they want to…

(Edit: According to Wikipedia, Ukraine may actually have 8 of these.)

So do I have this right.

Ukraine and the West are fracturing. Even hating each other.

Ukraine needs to sue for peace.

NUUUUKKKKKES.

It certainly seems to be the current official position of the Russian online apologists.

Nice reminder of how the Russian population are kept in check

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So which of the western “allies” leaked the details of previous operations to Russia?

Your un-educated and un-referenced wishful thinking opinion vs ISW report

“The Ukrainian operation in Kursk Oblast has already generated theater-wide operational and strategic pressures on Russian forces, and subsequent phases of fighting within Russia will likely generate even greater pressures on Putin and the Russian military. 

The Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast has prompted the Russian military to redeploy up to 11 battalions from within Kursk Oblast and four Russian force groupings elsewhere in the theater to the frontline in Kursk Oblast so far.[14] US officials reportedly told the 

New York Times

 in an article published on August 15 that Russia has committed reserves to Kursk Oblast that it otherwise would have committed to grinding offensive operations in eastern Ukraine in the coming months.”

Modi to visit Ukraine.

India PM Modi to visit Ukraine, weeks after rebuking Putin in Moscow (msn.com)

Details of the trip will be shared later in the day, the foreign ministry said, adding that he would also be visiting Poland. Indian media have reported that Modi is expected to visit the two countries, possibly from Aug. 21 to 23..

Modi's Kyiv visit, Indian analysts say, would aim to control the damage from his trip to Moscow, which coincided with a lethal strike on a children's hospital in the Ukrainian capital, embarrassing him and drawing strong criticism from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Modi made a highly publicised trip to Moscow on July 8-9 during which old friends India and Russia sought to boost bilateral trade and cooperation in areas ranging from nuclear energy to medicine.

But the visit made headlines as it coincided with the strike on the hospital in Kyiv, prompting Modi to use emotive language to deliver an implicit, public rebuke to Putin at their summit.

Modi told Putin that the death of innocent children was painful and terrifying and reiterated New Delhi's position that Moscow and Kyiv should resolve their conflict through dialogue and diplomacy, saying "solutions are not possible on the battleground".