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Putins in to deep, he will never quit.
If he isn't falling out window anytime soon then this war is never ending any time soon.
Everyone can see the damage this war is doing to Russia, but who is brave enough in the kremlim to stop him.
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If he isn't falling out window anytime soon then this war is never ending any time soon.
Everyone can see the damage this war is doing to Russia, but who is brave enough in the kremlim to stop him.
Partly it is due to the Budapest Memorandum - signatories of that can't really ignore it without eroding the value of making future endeavours in that respect. The US also has huge self-interest in seeing Russia bleed. For a lot of eastern NATO states their involvement is a reaction to seeing what the reality of being under Russia's thumb is really like and understanding the consequences of not nipping this in the bud now - for most of the rest I get the impression they are more being dragged along for fear of being shamed rather than doing it for the right reasons and understanding the bigger picture
Try it against a Russia, the outcome would be war .
Doubly so in the case of the USA, as not only were they one of the nations who promised to aid Ukraine if Russia ever attacked them but it was the USA who under the Obama presidency pressured Ukraine into scrapping all their Scud missiles/launchers and production facilities (in order to gain political credit with Putin), this is even more embarrassing for president Biden personally because as Obama's VP he was involved in the negotiations to remove what would have been a deterrent to any Russian invasion (Putin only invaded because he mistook Ukraine for an easy prey, if they still had hundreds of missiles capable of hitting Moscow he would never have had the balls).
I'm not sure he is embarrassed by it - behind the image he portrays Biden loves a good war. Getting Ukraine to look weak enticing Russia would go hand in hand with his meddling in the ME as VP which has set the ground for conflict(s).
That's kind of the thing though, they're okay with snatching them from "little countries" that they know won't do anything about it. It's similar to how in the mid to late 20th century Israel abducted/tried/executed numerous Nazis from countries like Argentina, but they never had the balls to go after ones the USA was harbouring.
It's also worth noting that while Russia don't recognise the ICC, neither do the USA (as doing so would limit their soldiers "flexibility in battle"). Thus far this has prevented the ICC from attempting to try any US war crimes in the middle east out of fear of angering the USA, so it will be interesting to see how they approach this, though I doubt they will be as afraid of Russian sanctions as they are US sanctions xD
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Russia begins plans to conscript another 400k soldiers
Russian army to be replenished with 400,000 new contract service personnel
The Russian Defence Ministry will start new recruitment of professional soldiers to the Russian army from 1 April, their aim being to add 400,000 new recruits to the army.www.pravda.com.ua
Even if they gain the territory they want, Russia is absolutely screwed going forward having lost so many in this age range. At best they’ll have to sell out to the Chinese to keep the population afloat.
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Ukrainian soldiers admit 'we are just being killed' defending Bakhmut
Moscow is trying to capture Bakhmut to secure President Vladimir Putin's first substantial victory in more than half a year, having invaded the country in February 2022.
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Daily Mail = "We'll just say whatever we want to sell papers/ads, the truth doesn't really matter".Ukrainian soldiers admit 'we are just being killed' defending Bakhmut
Moscow is trying to capture Bakhmut to secure President Vladimir Putin's first substantial victory in more than half a year, having invaded the country in February 2022.www.dailymail.co.uk
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Not really if you read it the article the source come from Kyiv independant lets be honest things are not good right now sadly.
As article says these are from Ukraine soldiers they need more artilerry most of the deaths are not from guns but artilerry / tanks/ aviation on Ukraine side.
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Battle of Bakhmut: Ukrainian soldiers worry Russians begin to ‘taste victory’
Editor's note: The Kyiv Independent is not revealing the soldiers' surnames or the exact location of their deployment due to security concerns amid the ongoing war. Some military personnel spoke without the authorization of their commanders or a press officer. DONETSK OBLAST – Just days before...
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Not really if you read it the article the source come from Kyiv independant lets be honest things are not good right now sadly.
As article says these are from Ukraine soldiers they need more artilerry most of the deaths are not from guns but artilerry / tanks/ aviation on Ukraine side.
I don't really know what to say here other than, Russia is going all out in Bakhmut, so it really isn't surprising that there are more death's. Well established defense lines have been broken, so it's now more adhoc. The soldier on the ground won't know the overall plan. It's not an excuse, but a reality.
I think most of us are wondering when/if Ukraine are actually going to do something about it, and make a big push, rather than just play the defense game.
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Battle of Bakhmut: Ukrainian soldiers worry Russians begin to ‘taste victory’
Editor's note: The Kyiv Independent is not revealing the soldiers' surnames or the exact location of their deployment due to security concerns amid the ongoing war. Some military personnel spoke without the authorization of their commanders or a press officer. DONETSK OBLAST – Just days before...
Strange because all comments on here make it sound like Russia is doing nothing and are useless. Sad reality is they are doing something.
Can only hope it ends sooner rather than later.
The worrying thing is that it's the Kyiv Independent reporting how bad things are going for the Ukrainian forces, so as bad as it is you know it's still sugar coated
Plenty of comments stating the Russians are strategically and tactically useless, yes. Comments saying they're doing nothing? Unsure. It's been clearly acknowledged that; they're sending tens of thousands of their own troops to death, they're shelling civilian populations, they're mobilising more troops etc.
I hope it ends tomorrow with the complete withdrawal of the occupying Russian forces from the Ukranian land they illegally invaded.
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And hope they are using this time for a counteroffensive there or elsewhere. Otherwise where is all the equipment/why haven’t we supplied more?
They can be that whilst also having enough men to cause Ukraine to run out of ammunition.
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I'm not sure anyone has said that.
They have just performed laughably below expectation.
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I *expected* Russia to steamroll the whole of Ukraine in a few weeks....maybe a month.
What Russia have actually done is expose themselves as far less-effective than they seemed to be prior to the invasion.
Very awkward that it's turned into artillery spamming.
Means they've dug in enough and brought in enough guns that moving the line will be very hard.
There's estimates of 5 to 1 losses for the russians attacking, well it will look considerably worse if the ukranians are not in defensive positions and are trying to attack into so much prepared artillery.
If russia digs in to cement the land down to Crimea the cost of artillery and minefields miles deep is incredibly cheap and requires WW1 grade technology. Could even get tips from North Korea.
A sprinkling of precision western weapons cannot break that tactic.
Means they've dug in enough and brought in enough guns that moving the line will be very hard.
There's estimates of 5 to 1 losses for the russians attacking, well it will look considerably worse if the ukranians are not in defensive positions and are trying to attack into so much prepared artillery.
If russia digs in to cement the land down to Crimea the cost of artillery and minefields miles deep is incredibly cheap and requires WW1 grade technology. Could even get tips from North Korea.
A sprinkling of precision western weapons cannot break that tactic.
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