Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar
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The U.S. is sounding out close allies about the possibility of imposing new sanctions on China if Beijing provides military support to Russia for its war in Ukraine, according to U.S. officials and other sources.
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India already has T14's that Russia sent for testing, problem is they all died from overheating - the tank in its current design can only operate in mild or cold climates
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It must have been irreparably damaged by the fire.
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Going to be some jolly Ukranian farmers towing them away soon. Probably won't even have to damage them first.
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Bakhmut looking critical now hope soldiers have had time to retreat it time to get out and take it back another day like other places.
I think Ukraine could have done with another big counter offensive already to draw troops away from Bakhmut as Russia throwing so many resources at it.
Happened earlier in the war spreading Russia thin proved effective.
That is bad - that bit at the bottom of the bulge on the top left of the first image just above and slightly right of where it says Khromove is a relatively sheltered track which was being used to get in and out.
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I also think they should pull out of Bakhmut, it's not that important strategically and it's better to keep the soldiers alive.
Russia have pummelled it into extremely questionably usefulness as well with a lot of it destroyed, so it won't give them a stronghold either.
Russia have pummelled it into extremely questionably usefulness as well with a lot of it destroyed, so it won't give them a stronghold either.
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They seem to hold out too long, I think they did the same at the Azovstal steel plant. I can understand that they don't want to give up ground , but it's a very costly way of doing it.
Everyone lolling at the Russian casualties taking these places, but far too many Ukranians die too.
Bunch of stuff heading towards Bakhmut rather than pulling out but mostly seems irregular forces - one of the Ukrainian government/army guys was talking about either a couple of brigades or battalions (probably battalions) of heavy mechanized forces on the way as well. At this point though I'd imagine that is going to mostly be securing a pull back rather than pushed in.
EDIT: From the looks of updates on MilitaryLand Ukraine is moving quite a lot of artillery/rocket forces up to the ground west of Bakhmut - I'm guessing with the hope Russians will concentrate in Bakhmut - but with their current approaches I think they are being wary of that.
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It's not that simple, they can't necessarily get everyone out without potentially causing more casualties, withdrawing so many troops while they're partially surrounded and under enemy fire can easily turn very bad very quickly. They might well get some out but you could still easily end up with say an Azovstal-type situation with some others sadly and for that to still perhaps have been less costly in terms of overall lives.
I imagine that is what the forces they are moving up now are for - to secure a retreat/pull-back rather than to go in.
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