Warfare Russia/Ukraine War

[Chazman]

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[Fluff]

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[Telmar]

Russian pundits react to poorly organized mobilization.

I think they should be sent down there.

I hear Lyman is really nice in the fall.

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[Chazman]

Ukraine now has a T-62.

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[Telmar]

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Environment friendly accomodation!

Russians love nature.

 

[Osvald]

TIME's new cover ....

 

[Junglejim]

But you can't deny the possibility of a huge leak or large degradation of skills though some deserters.

I'm not in a position to decide this. Personally I would accept all not wanting to participate especialky young people as they are often opposed (though some kind of internment would be needed).

But well like we say in Germany:

Mitgehangen, Mitgefangen (cling together - swing together)

No the degradation of skill when they can all come back does not help. Let them all die in the front, let their population get dumber if that is their wish. Let Russia be a lesson to the rest of the world.

 

[Fluff]

No the degradation of skill when they can all come back does not help. Let them all die in the front, let their population get dumber if that is their wish. Let Russia be a lesson to the rest of the world.

I see both sides of the argument, but the national security of NATO countries, I feel comes first. Anyway it may not matter, as Putin seems to be closing the borders now.

Someone who doesn't want to be there, wont perform well, no matter the task or the supervision, and will surrender at the earliest opportunity, is a great pick, as far as the west is concerned.

 

[Sinex]

Sadly, I have to agree with you. I also don't understand why no action is taken against these idiots....

because democracy entitles you to have an opinion, even if it's moronic.

 

[primer]

Its a bit like Napoleon. Don't interrupt the idiots when they look stupid.

 

[Hiryu2.0]

The FSB suspended the espionage action of the consul of the Consulate General of Japan in Vladivostok. - 24 Happenings

Russia's FSB arrested Motoki Tatsunori, consul at the Consulate General of Japan in Vladivostok, when he received information about the limited distribution. The diplomat was declared persona non grata, the Public Relations Center of the FSB (CSP) told TASS on Monday."The Federal Security...

24happenings.com

 

[primer]

Russian pundits react to poorly organized mobilization.

I think they should be sent down there.

I hear Lyman is really nice in the fall.

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https://apnews.com/article/russia-u...988d/gallery/4c2de40c70324823b482ddb1f0743e16
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A Ukrainian serviceman inspects a kindergarten classroom with a sign "Z" on the door that was used by Russian forces in the recently retaken area of Kapitolivka, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A young man shot a Russian military officer at close range at an enlistment office Monday, in an unusually bold attack reflecting resistance to the Russian leadership’s efforts to mobilize hundreds of thousands of men to wage war on Ukraine.
The shooting comes after scattered arson attacks on enlistment offices and protests in Russian cities against the call-up that have resulted in at least 2,000 arrests. Russia is seeking to bolster its military as its Ukraine offensive has bogged down and sapped its forces.
In the attack in the Siberian city of Ust-Ilimsk, 25-year-old local resident Ruslan Zinin walked into the enlistment office saying “no one will go to fight” and “we will all go home now,” according to local media reports.
Zinin was arrested and officials vowed tough punishment. Local authorities said the military commandant was in intensive care, without elaborating. A witness quoted by local news site said Zinin was in a room of people called up to fight. Troops from his region were scheduled to head to military bases Tuesday.

 

[Fish&Chips]

TIME's new cover ....

The Churchill is strong in this cover.

 

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[pigmode]

Police investigate pro-Putin Brit who taunted Ukraine PoWs in videos

POLICE are investigating a pro-Putin Brit who taunted Ukraine PoWs Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner in videos following their capture. The Met’s War Crimes Team are probing YouTube propagandist Graham …

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Grrr

 

[Fluff]

Monkey tanks:

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[pigmode]

Time is the Hidden Flank in Assessing Russia’s Mobilisation

Vladimir Putin made a mistake by delaying the decision to mobilise, but it is vital that the West avoids similarly squandering advantage through procrastination and complacency.

rusi.org

...To assess Putin’s strategy therefore, it is not likely that the Kremlin is aiming to build a force able to overwhelm the Ukrainian armed forces. Instead, the more likely objective is to stabilise Russian losses and then to protract the conflict beyond 2023. Ukraine is already dependent on Western munitions stocks and financial support. The Kremlin’s theory of victory is likely that mobilisation will sufficiently prolong the war to enable its unconventional campaign of economic warfare, political destabilisation, escalation threats, and influence campaigns in Europe and the US to cause Ukraine’s allies to force Kyiv to negotiate. For China, contemplating a move against Taiwan, the prospect of a long conflict that significantly depletes Western military stocks and finances must seem attractive.

For the West, there is a risk that, given Russia’s military position on the ground, mobilisation is met with complacency. In practice, however, it means that new Ukrainian manoeuvre units must be trained and equipped to counter new Russian formations in the spring. It also means that improving Russian troop levels will force Ukraine to expend more materiel to make progress. There is, therefore, a need to reinforce success now by continuing to expand training and equipping of Ukrainian troops. There is also a need to transition defence industry to be able to sustain production of equipment and ammunition throughout 2023. This is both to meet Ukraine’s needs and to reinforce a deterrence posture against China.

The decision point to make such preparations is now. If those decisions are not taken, Western governments – like Putin – may find that when they come to pull the lever, there is a considerable lag between when the resources are needed and when they become available. The cost for Kyiv of such complacency would be severe. It is also possible that if new waves of Russian recruits, forcibly mobilised, fail to improve Russia’s position on the battlefield, then the political backlash in Russia may provide the best means of compelling Moscow to shift its policy.