Ukraine - Take two

[Gman]

I've seen some videos shot by new Russian recruits of the AKs they were issued. Just watching them gave me Tetanus.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarV...ing/?context=3
https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarV...ion/?context=3

[hollohas]

Seems like we're seeing that Russia's military isn't/wasn't ready for battle, let alone a major conflict. They are taking heavy losses and are running out of men and equipment.

So what's the result? Is this going to force whatever military industrial complex Russia has into gear, allowing it to hit its stride for a bigger conflict before everyone else? Or is this simply going to deplete them so deep that they won't be able to extend this into a more widespread war? Or does it force them to use the big weapons...?

[BushMasterBoy]

This drone tactic seems to control the battlefield. The FEBA (forward edge of battle area) is so fluid. In this video a repeater station of the Rus forces was detected and destroyed. The drones and coordinates are done using a tablet.

[Joe_K]

When you are using nerve agent to kill civilian people outside your own country, you are evil. The Russian regime is evil. Putin has used nerve agent to disable political opponents. Same with nuclear weapons, if you use them against Ukraine, there is going to be a response from the west. Russia has a history of unusual tactics to silent dissent including ricin laced bullets and polonium poisoning. If you think the Russian regime is not planning to attack US people in the US, you are naive.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novichok

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/3...rvation-europe

As if the Russian government was the only government to assassinate their rivals. Ever hear of Lincoln, Patton, JFK, or the Clintons?

[BushMasterBoy]

I was gonna say something, but somebody beat me to it...

[Gman]

Seems like we're seeing that Russia's military isn't/wasn't ready for battle, let alone a major conflict. They are taking heavy losses and are running out of men and equipment.

So what's the result? Is this going to force whatever military industrial complex Russia has into gear, allowing it to hit its stride for a bigger conflict before everyone else? Or is this simply going to deplete them so deep that they won't be able to extend this into a more widespread war? Or does it force them to use the big weapons...?

Russia needs technology for high-end weaponry, which they can't produce. They're currently buying drones from Iran of all places.

[BushMasterBoy]

Putin is a psychopath holed up in a billion dollar palace on the Black Sea. The official US stance is that if nuclear weapons are used, the US response will be catastrophic. I hope the ex KBG agent isn't considering using nuclear weapons. If a US city is attacked, you can kiss Moscow goodbye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin%27s_Palace

[eddiememphis]

Putin is a psychopath holed up in a billion dollar palace on the Black Sea. The official US stance is that if nuclear weapons are used, the US response will be catastrophic. I hope the ex KBG agent isn't considering using nuclear weapons. If a US city is attacked, you can kiss Moscow goodbye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin%27s_Palace

That would likely prove catastrophic for everyone.

There are assumed to be enough Putin loyalists that there is a very good chance of a Russian retaliatory strike and then we would have a global thermonuclear war.

Colorado Springs is a prime target but they have enough warheads to destroy every U.S. city with several nukes each.

There are 317 U.S. cities over 100K. The Russians have 6300 warheads. Not all would be shot at us, Russians have had many enemies over the years and they have long memories.

Regardless, if the hippies think climate change is bad now, wait until 6000 bombs go off- each one burning around 100 million degrees.

[FoxtArt]

Not disagreeing with you, just correcting a slight point... the Russians *say* they have 6,300 nukes. Which would require consistent, extensive annual maintenance and costs to maintain... Nukes are not like conventional bombs that can sit in a warehouse for decades.

Point being, we don't know how many functioning nukes they have, but it's some small fraction of that. Still enough to cause impressive damage. If they haven't been maintaining everything else, it's not like their excessive inventory of nukes have had special treatment, especially since their intention is not to be used in the first place, but just to "exist" as a deterrent. And then there's all the Vlads injecting corruption into the mix.

If the world starts to end, I want to start a pool on how many viable nukes they have. I say... no more than 500.

[BushMasterBoy]

I think they are serious about using a nuclear option on Ukraine. It would probably be a cruise missile. The target would be Kiev.


https://www.businessinsider.com/us-r...ine-war-2022-9