While these numbers are accurate on paper it should be remembered that when comparing USD values between countries that the USD has differing buying power between countries. I.E while Australia has a larger economy than Russia's the cost of training and equipping a soldier to the same standard is multiple times higher in Australia, and Russia aren't even doing it to the same standard so their costs are significantly reduced.
Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar
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The weights on that bar bell
yep, need a spotter to be safe!Surely that has to be a spoof?
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You should always have a spotter when lifting if possible, regardless of the weight. They're not just there to take the weights when you finish or if you get overwhelmed but also if you get injured, pass out, have a seizure, heart attack whatever. The bar itself can crush your throat with no weights on it (although in all likelihood would fall off).The weights on that bar bell
Surely that has to be a spoof?
Do you see that list occuring all at once, particularly frequently?
That's true, but the Russians also get an inferior product, whereas Australian soldiers are trained and equipped to an extremely high standard.
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There's a few more we should be clamping down on but this is a good start. This article is from a month ago but gives a overview of what Russia and India are upto:
Gatik Ship Management’s fleet value surges past $1bn - Splash247
India’s Gatik Ship Management assault for tanker tonnage continues as it emerges as the taker of a ship sold by Belgian tanker owner Euronav. Euronav revealed last week it had sold the 16-year-old suezmax . Brokers have put a $41m price tag on the deal with shipping database Equasis showing...
splash247.com
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Like the European Union who are enabling the sanction breaking by being the largest purchaser of this oil from their hated Russia?
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Don't seem to have cut it - but heavy fighting right alongside it probably means it is effectively unusable.
Unrelated to this thread except tangentially but rumours are big US operation kicking off in Sudan now assumedly to evac US civilians and embassy staff, etc.
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Russia says it's planning for a long war
But it has not mobilised its economy for war and in addition, Russia continues to run down many of its supplies as if it expects the war to be over soon, I assume because their supplies will run out. For example, Russia currently has 8 SU-34's in pairs of 2, patrolling the sky over the entire front at almost all times and doing a little bit of math with their known stockpiles and public information from its engine - they will run out not just of airframes but they will run out of working engines for the jets within 12 months. That's not the sustainable draw down rate for someone who is planning for a long war
But it has not mobilised its economy for war and in addition, Russia continues to run down many of its supplies as if it expects the war to be over soon, I assume because their supplies will run out. For example, Russia currently has 8 SU-34's in pairs of 2, patrolling the sky over the entire front at almost all times and doing a little bit of math with their known stockpiles and public information from its engine - they will run out not just of airframes but they will run out of working engines for the jets within 12 months. That's not the sustainable draw down rate for someone who is planning for a long war
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Yeah I find it weird - their reserves, repair capacity and new production combined of many armoured vehicles and artillery will also run out within about 12 months with current rates of depletion vs replacement. Yet there doesn't seem to be much hurry to ramp up industry towards military ends.
Same with their new [design] IFVs - production is so low they can't replace losses fast enough albeit they've still got loads of very old ones.
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Just goes to prove that Russian military doctrine is as good as they claim it to be when it comes to long, drawn out wars of attrition. Did nobody bother to inform them that its the enemy forces that are supposed to be attrited, not their own. 
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Comments bring up a good point.
Those are soviet tactics.
Russian tactics would seem to be soviet tactics on a budget.
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Been a long time since I have seen a video like that
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