Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Blue Maverick]

I saw that Ukraine are struggling for manpower can Zelenskyy not just conscript men if fighting age if they are getting desperate?

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Azov Brigade running riot in the centre of Toretsk,Donetsk Region.
Maybe some good news later.

Heroyam Slava.

 

[Scottyboi]

I saw that Ukraine are struggling for manpower can Zelenskyy not just conscript men if fighting age if they are getting desperate?

They can but Zelensky has been really reluctant too, and the more it is delayed the longer it will take to get them ready. Should have been done months ago really, but we don't have all the details could be a valid reason why they haven't.

 

[grunge]

I saw that Ukraine are struggling for manpower can Zelenskyy not just conscript men if fighting age if they are getting desperate?

According to this they have 1m active, they have over 2m in reserve ready to go. and they have 6m capable of joining but that would then need conscription id guess.

it does say volunteers have started to dry up tho.

The Current State of Ukrainian Mobilisation and Ways to Boost Recruitment

Faced with a drop-off in the number of people volunteering to join its armed forces, Ukraine is increasingly turning to technological solutions to bolster its recruitment drive.

www.rusi.org

 

[BlueAnorak]

China has publicly urged restraint.
Shot across the bows for Putin I think (as well as the west)

 

[west didsblue]

The weather has worsened. Russian casualty figures have dropped to their lowest in weeks. Daylight hours are approaching minimum. The cold is having its effect especially on the notoriously poorly equipped Russians.
Over the past couple of days the Ukrainians have pulled off a brilliant counter attack, slicing off the Russian pincer move in the north of the Khurakove salient above Vuhledar.
Elsewhere the Russians continue to advance metres at a time in most key areas, but by all accounts the aggression levels and the relentlessness have tapered off a little. I doubt it feels like that to the brave defenders.
Kremina, Kupiansk, Chasiv Yar and Toretsk have all faced Russian advances.
A nuclear missile bus with warheads on their distributor ring
REFLEXIVE RESPONSE
It’s absolutely crucial at this time that we understand Putin is engaged a truly massive reflexive response campaign.
As I’ve discussed before, this is a 1960’s development of the KGB, only magnified today through social media and the multiplicity of poorly informed and importantly – reflexive – media channels.
There was a prime example of this on UK Sky News during an interview with the Russian Ambasssdor.
The interviewer, a leading channel journalist heard the Ambassador say that Ukraine could only operate Storm Shadow with the UK providing targeting data – that’s not true but it’s part of the way Russia frames its excuses. He rightly, said well you can’t have it both ways because you’re using Chinese equipment and N.Korean soldiers and weapons.
Then the Ambasssdor, when asked about the ballistic missile strike said it was just a reaction to western interference. The journalist said ‘are you willing to use nuclear weapons’, to which the ambassador said in effect, ‘I never said that’, the journalist kept pressing, ‘but that’s what you’re threatening because you changed your doctrine and fired that missile’. Again at no time did the ambassador say anything that implied a potential use of nuclear weapons. However the interpretation the interviewer placed on it was entirely reflexive in its presumption that was what was meant, and he repeated that statement three times. That left the viewer hearing what the Russians wanted – a threat of nuclear attack – without the ambassador saying a word to that effect.
Anybody watching that without any knowledge or understanding of these matters would have been frightened and rightly alarmed. This type of media response is exactly what the Russians aim for. It spreads fear, it spreads alarm.
The whole purpose of it is to persuade us to change the mind of our governments about assisting Ukraine.
Let’s also not forget that this whole concept of not hitting parts of Russian territory is complete nonsense.
Back in October 2022 in a lavish Kremlin ceremony Russia annexed and included in its constitution, the Ukrainian Oblasts under occupation after their invasion – the entire war in Russian terms, has been fought in what they think is their territory.
The very concept of trying to separate Ukrainian made long range weapons from western made longer range weapons operated by Ukrainian forces, is another example of structured phrases and concepts that mean nothing in reality. They are concepts designed to reduce our support and involvement in stopping Russia.
I’m literally typing this as the 8am news implies that Russia will attack western nations for their support and use of weapons in Russia. This is maddening cherry picking of headline grabbing sound bites.
So let’s be clear – when you hear these comments feel angry. Because every time you do Putin’s campaign of Reflexive Response is in full swing and working to get its message across.
How much can we resist it? I feel we’ve heard it all before. We ignored it all eventually and we must ignore it now.
Russia is worried. Its economy is in dire trouble, its army near exhausted after months of endless fighting at peak levels. We know their armour resources are dwindling away. The more hysterical their messaging and propaganda the more we know they’re nearing breaking point at some stage, in one area of this war or another.
Stay strong, stay defiant and ignore the Russian words, it’s all they are.
MilitaryAnalysis@bsky.social
The Analyst

Funny that according to more than one genius on here Russia has already won the war and Ukraine has lost. Someone needs to tell Zelenskyy and Putin.

To me it certainly looks like Putin is getting desperate with his empty threats of firing nukes at the UK. As long as we have our independent deterrent he will know that there’s a much better chance our weapons will actually work than his, even if he thinks the Americans under Trump would renege on their NATO commitment.

It’s at times like this when we should realise that having our own nuclear deterrent is a must, now that we have a transatlantic partner we can no longer rely on.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Many Russian losses/casulties,Kursk Region.
North Korean Troops have been seen in Kharkiv Region.

Slava Ukraini.

 

[grunge]

Funny that according to more than one genius on here Russia has already won the war and Ukraine has lost. Someone needs to tell Zelenskyy and Putin.

To me it certainly looks like Putin is getting desperate with his empty threats of firing nukes at the UK. As long as we have our independent deterrent he will know that there’s a much better chance our weapons will actually work than his, even if he thinks the Americans under Trump would renege on their NATO commitment.

It’s at times like this when we should realise that having our own nuclear deterrent is a must, now that we have a transatlantic partner we can no longer rely on.

Has he actually done that this time? he's just said he will hit facilities used to arm Ukraine.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

China has publicly urged restraint.
Shot across the bows for Putin I think (as well as the west)

Clearly good news. Xi knows its in nobody's interest to escalate this further for the sake of Putins ego.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Funny that according to more than one genius on here Russia has already won the war and Ukraine has lost. Someone needs to tell Zelenskyy and Putin.

To me it certainly looks like Putin is getting desperate with his empty threats of firing nukes at the UK. As long as we have our independent deterrent he will know that there’s a much better chance our weapons will actually work than his, even if he thinks the Americans under Trump would renege on their NATO commitment.

It’s at times like this when we should realise that having our own nuclear deterrent is a must, now that we have a transatlantic partner we can no longer rely on.

Twas always the case.
I'm sure Ukraine wouldn't have given up it's nukes in retrospect the promises made by Russia, the US and UK were just hot air.
Back in the day CND was always a busted flush too as without nukes you basically loose when a big bully attacks you AND your not under a protective nuclear umberela AND no one supports you.
The "We'll be fine outside of NATO if we disarm and act in a non-aligned manner" argument has also been blown to pieces by Sweden snd Finland joining NATO in response to Russian sabre rattling. Why would they want to join NATO unless Russian agression was forcing them to?