Russian invasion of Ukraine

BlueAnorak said:
Fuel rationing in Moscow. - you're limited to the amount you can put in a vehicle
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I'm generally limited to the amount I can get in my vehicle, so it's hardly rationing, if there was a time limit before you could fill up again, that might be rationing.

Anyway, the more they struggle the better, keep hitting those refineries.
 
I spoke with one of my Ukrainian friends. He serves at the headquarters of one of the brigades. He says that the Russians continue to rely on sheer numbers, simply occupying positions, literally stepping over the bodies of their fallen comrades. He mentions that in the morning, when he wakes up and conducts a quick analysis of the treelines his brigade is responsible for, there are up to 20 new corpses almost every day. And this is just in his narrow area of responsibility. "But there are also other treelines and forests," he adds. I can't name the brigade or the specific direction, but yes, it's in the Donetsk region. This is just another illustration of the intensity of the fighting. We discussed this topic (not for the first time), and the main question circulating among specialists is: given that the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine are effectively a mercenary army, not a mass conscription one, when will the point come when their human resources are exhausted? However, he no longer asks this question (he used to, yes), and just does his job—counting the bodies of Russian soldiers (still shocked by how many there are) and expects nothing more.

@ Yigal Levin
 
Russia has made sweeping advances in recent days that threaten to outweigh the gains made by Ukraine in its cross-border attack into the Kursk region.

Russian forces are just a few kilometres from the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a crucial logistics hub used by the Ukrainian military.

By sending troops into Kursk instead of reinforcing the eastern frontline, the military has left Pokrovsk and other important Ukrainian towns exposed, these critics say.

On a visit to the front line, armed forces chief Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russia was throwing “everything that can move” into its assault.

“The situation is extremely difficult,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky conceded on Wednesday.

“If we lose Pokrovsk,” military expert Mykhaylo Zhyrokhov warned, “the entire front line will crumble."

www.bbc.co.uk

Russia pushes on key Ukraine city of Pokrovsk while Kyiv's Kursk incursion slows

Russia is poised to assault Pokrovsk, a crucial supply and reinforcement hub for Ukraine's frontline troops.
www.bbc.co.uk
 
Stuff 31/08:
www.dailykos.com

Russian stuff blowing up

A Russian helicopter is missing near Kamchatka, which is in Russia’s Pacific Far East. Supposedly there were 22 people on board. Russian air defense in Belgorod goes awry. Update from Kursk: This is a small village along the highway north from Sudhza....
www.dailykos.com
 
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