Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Bilboblue]

Fantastic work

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

did you not read the reply from @BlueAnorak ? On their own they are vulnerable but with infantry support they offer a force that can lead an attack - thats been the tank tactic from birth in WW1 through Blitzkrieg in WW2 to today - tanks smash through and infantry support is there to take advantage. Air support - be it drone or conventional aircraft - has been the mainstay of battlefield support to tanks ( again see Blitzkrieg)

Where it fails is if the infantry support is inadequate either in capability or numbers or if the air support is lacking. I suspect that Russian air support is not up to snuff. Putin may be saving them in case NATO etc get involved or maybe like their other capabilities the stuff in the shop window is shiny the stock behind it is second rate at best

This has always been the Russian way.

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[Johnny Mars Bar]

Anyone know what happened with those soldiers and equipment that was amassing by the border in Belarus a while back? Heard nothing for ages. Has Lukoshenko figured out it’d be suicide?

 

[Delboy352]

Anyone know what happened with those soldiers and equipment that was amassing by the border in Belarus a while back? Heard nothing for ages. Has Lukoshenko figured out it’d be suicide?

He’s that weedy guy who hangs around til the bully takes out his target and then sticks the boot in, but unfortunately for him, the bully is getting a bloody nose…I’m sure after this is all over, scores will be settled whether by the Ukrainians or domestically…

 

[AlfGreyruinedmyday]

If

If this is correct......and i know,100% this guy is on the inside......Bakhmut cant be far off.....maybe a shitload of Orcs surrounded.

Slava Ukraini

Hopefully a lot of "Musicians" are transferred to a gig in Hell.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Anyone know what happened with those soldiers and equipment that was amassing by the border in Belarus a while back? Heard nothing for ages. Has Lukoshenko figured out it’d be suicide?

Would be pointless to invade from that side of the country. The Russians tried it in the very early stages of the war and it failed, I would imagine all focus will be trying to not get their arses kicked in what they a trying to call breakaway regions.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Day 214 Review - mostly strategy and politics today.

Ukraine Invasion Day 214: nothing short of a miracle to avoid a devastating defeat.

Russia has lost about as many men in Ukraine in seven months as the US did in approximately fifteen years in Vietnam. Putin seems to be micromanaging the war and suffering from a typical problem of autocrats’ mistrust of the military. CLICK HERE TO SEE...

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[BlueAnorak]

Would be pointless to invade from that side of the country. The Russians tried it in the very early stages of the war and it failed, I would imagine all focus will be trying to not get their arses kicked in what they a trying to call breakaway regions.

Between a 1/4 and a 1/3 of Ukrainian armed forces are deployed to the Belarus and NE boarder with Russia. Now mostly reservists on R&R away from the main battle fronts where they fought valiantly in the first 6 months of the war
If the Russians have any sence (and that's a big if), the threat to pin those force there is more effective than actually launching an attack.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Between a 1/4 and a 1/3 of Ukrainian armed forces are deployed to the Belarus and NE boarder with Russia. Now mostly reservists on R&R away from the main battle fronts where they fought valiantly.
If the Russians have any sence (and that's a big if), the threat to pin those force there is more effective than actually launching an attack.

That’s a very good point.

 

[jrb]

Russia's "partial mobilisation" for its war in Ukraine is off to a chaotic start amid protests, drafting mistakes and an exodus of citizens fleeing Russia, as the Kremlin tightens rules around evading military orders.

Some residents in Russia's Far East Sakha Republic were conscripted "by mistake" despite not being eligible for mobilization, such as fathers of underage children, according to a local leader.

"All who were mobilized by mistake must be returned back. This work has already begun," the republic's head Aisen Nikolaev said in a Telegram post, following a meeting on the presidential decree on partial mobilization.




Newly drafted Russian men receive combat weapons in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, on Sept. 23.

Protests, drafting mistakes and an exodus: Putin's mobilization off to chaotic start | CNN

Russia's "partial mobilization" for its war in Ukraine is off to a chaotic start amid protests, drafting mistakes and an exodus of citizens fleeing Russia, as the Kremlin tightens rules around evading military orders.

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