Warfare Russia/Ukraine War
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I have a feeling that the original creator of this topic, who had been banned at some point, has been caught by the Australian services:
Kira Korolev, accused of being a Russian spy, didn't shirk spotlight as social media influencer
Australia's spy agency ASIO was the first authority to investigate concerns about Russian-born Australian citizen Kira Korolev. What followed was close monitoring of the army private and her husband, which has now landed them in custody, facing allegations of spying for their mother country.www.abc.net.au
@muck How can it even surprise you he was a Russian? Literally every of his posts were riddled with Russian propaganda, being apologetic towards the Kremlin.
Personally I can’t say for sure Morris is the individual that was arrested in Australia over those espionage allegations because I’d need some background infos from his profile regular mods don’t have access to.
If both turn out to be true, you can thank @digrar and me for booting him out. For a wannabe “spy” he surely wasn’t very clever as an undercover puppet here, more of a harmless online court jester.
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will be a best seller in India and Pakistan!You cannot make this sh1t up:
Tovarishch Führer - the Triumph of the Blitzkrieg
A RuZZian book written by a RuZZian guy who claims that Stalin should have made a deal with Hitler and they should have attacked the Western Allies together in 1940. Adi wears a RuZZian shirt used by paratroopers and marines and carries an RPG.
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Tovarishch Hitler - To Hung Churchill!
The title speaks for itself. Adi leads an airborne assault, wears an SS uniform, an StG 44, and a RuZZian helmet.
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For the record, I love putin, xi, and uncle Kim is the best. I would love a trabant, and who needs meat more than once a month.@Jake84
Well, since when does someone have to be ethnically Russian in order to spread Russian propaganda? The guy's handle was Morris, all I knew was he's a cantankerous old fart from Australia.
Would be funny if it really was him.
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I have a feeling that the original creator of this topic, who had been banned at some point, has been caught by the Australian services:
Kira Korolev, accused of being a Russian spy, didn't shirk spotlight as social media influencer
Australia's spy agency ASIO was the first authority to investigate concerns about Russian-born Australian citizen Kira Korolev. What followed was close monitoring of the army private and her husband, which has now landed them in custody, facing allegations of spying for their mother country.
Kira was a poster child for Defence Recruiting... Poor effort all around.
TM-62 mines began to be used to storm buildings in Ukraine. The Russian army began to use TM-62 anti-tank mines in Ukraine as grenades, and several cases have already been recorded. Why is this done? This method allows you to avoid storming the building, since the mine actually destroys the building. It is worth noting that with this method of assault, the soldier himself may receive a concussion. Presumably, a hole is drilled in the TM-62 mines and a grenade fuse is inserted there, since the video shows a soldier pulling the pin from the mine.
An episode of a battle in Ukraine, a Russian T-72 tank and an MTLB armored personnel carrier, the location of the shooting is not disclosed. The task of the T-72 tank was to cover the landing of an assault group from an MT-LB armored personnel carrier; the battle was fought with the Ukrainian 68th separate Jaeger Brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush. In the video you can see a powerful blow from a Ukrainian FPV drone on the roof of the tank, thanks to the protection of the tower, called “Mangal”, the tank withstood the drone’s attack. The decision to land a Russian assault group was canceled because intelligence reported that Ukrainian artillery was preparing to attack the landing area. The video is archival and shortened, presumably early spring, showing significant moments of the battle.
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And this name is possibly inspired by Kira Nerys from Star Trek : DS9
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From his frontline perspective, Russian blogger 'Vault8' calls for total mobilisation and complains: "The stability of the army has been sacrificed for the stability of the civilian world". The army, however, needs the ability to "call up as many people as its personnel requirements demand", he says, adding that "the voluntary basis of personnel replacement never permits this, there's always a shortage of men". This is particularly true for "signals soldiers, tank crewmen, artillerymen and logisticians", for whom there is no broad recruitment base. Moreover, these suffer high losses, in no small part "due to forced transfer to the infantry in order to quickly make up for losses there".
He gives an example: "Many new electronic warfare units have been stood up to combat drones on the frontline. But there's no personnel for them". The problem, he explains, is "solved the usual way: they bring in the otherwise unwanted, unfit or incompetent and train them for combat. All this whilst we have an EW school in Tambov training conscripts and volunteers. But they are assigned to the reserves, despite having been specifically selected for technical training. They're not called up since there is no second wave of mobilisation. At the moment, our EW is as poor as it was after the first wave had been raised in Belarus, when instead of volunteers from amongst the mobilised they simply rounded up all the alcoholics and rowdies in the regiment. We used to call them 'corkscrew troops'. (Source)
There's much to gather here:
He gives an example: "Many new electronic warfare units have been stood up to combat drones on the frontline. But there's no personnel for them". The problem, he explains, is "solved the usual way: they bring in the otherwise unwanted, unfit or incompetent and train them for combat. All this whilst we have an EW school in Tambov training conscripts and volunteers. But they are assigned to the reserves, despite having been specifically selected for technical training. They're not called up since there is no second wave of mobilisation. At the moment, our EW is as poor as it was after the first wave had been raised in Belarus, when instead of volunteers from amongst the mobilised they simply rounded up all the alcoholics and rowdies in the regiment. We used to call them 'corkscrew troops'. (Source)
There's much to gather here:
- Even after two-and-a-half years of this, the Russian side is still acting very short-sightedly. Using specialists like signalmen as cannonfodder significantly impairs the operational value of Russia's forces. No short-term benefit can really justify this self-weakening in the long term.
- The Russian armed forces suffer from significant recruitment issues, particularly in some technical specialties.
- Their recruitment issues could be mitigated by mobilisation. Even another partial mobilisation could be useful to them.
- The Russian government must have reasons to believe they can't risk this step, otherwise they would've taken it long ago. This might indicate growing dissatisfaction in segments of society on which the regime relies, especially the urban middle class.
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A blogger called 'DVA Majors' (no idea who that is, but Sukonkin quotes that channel from time to time) claims the Russians recruit about 1.000 volunteers a day, and have recruited 190.000 contract soldiers in the ongoing year. (Source)
That's not sustainable, considering their daily attrition rate of at least 250 KIA (add to that deaths from accidents, disease, suicide or murder plus those WIA unable to return to duty) as well as the fact that other branches of the armed forces require personnel as well. It seems to me that Russia can't win this war if they don't mobilise. Mind you, not being able to win isn't tantamount to losing.
That's not sustainable, considering their daily attrition rate of at least 250 KIA (add to that deaths from accidents, disease, suicide or murder plus those WIA unable to return to duty) as well as the fact that other branches of the armed forces require personnel as well. It seems to me that Russia can't win this war if they don't mobilise. Mind you, not being able to win isn't tantamount to losing.
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Same vehicles and one particular piece of wood in the middle of the road..........replayed
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I dont think the west can comprehend this, we have either conscription, or volunteer. Both have merits, and the main decider seems to be proximity to Russia.
To take in conscripts, then train and equip them, to send to bases thousands of miles from a war you started, when your visibly short of resources, is bonkers.
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The problem for russia is that manpower has always been their go-to solution for every problem, both offensive and defensive.
Fuel shortage? -> Human waves
Lack of reconnaissance plaforms? -> Put out human bait
Clear minefields-> Take stick, beat mine
Artillery shortage? -> Human waves
Logistical problems? -> Use more human mules
Tank shortage? -> Human waves
When the cannon fodder runs out there is no option other than to get more, and the African "volunteers" aren't going to offset the losses.
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With regional tensions running so high, I very much doubt Best Korea will be sending troops, either. "Call up the class of '25!"
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