SeigSoloyvov wrote:ucmvulcan wrote:Any truth to a Ukrainian counter offensive near Nikolayevsk or is that just more Wikipedia and western propaganda trash?
False has of this moment.
I thought so, but just wanted to make sure
SeigSoloyvov wrote:ucmvulcan wrote:Any truth to a Ukrainian counter offensive near Nikolayevsk or is that just more Wikipedia and western propaganda trash?
False has of this moment.
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Airbornewolf wrote:People in an village in the Kherson region where stuffed full with explosives and guns by Kiev to fight the russians.
People hands them over voluntarily to the Russians.
..And there was also an cash reward to turn in weapons...
Does not change the fact they hand them over without question.
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VARGR198 wrote:Airbornewolf wrote:People in an village in the Kherson region where stuffed full with explosives and guns by Kiev to fight the russians.
People hands them over voluntarily to the Russians.
..And there was also an cash reward to turn in weapons...
Does not change the fact they hand them over without question.
Looks like the Nationalists were preparing for guerilla warfare with how those were hidden.
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Airbornewolf wrote:People in an village in the Kherson region where stuffed full with explosives and guns by Kiev to fight the russians.
People hands them over voluntarily to the Russians.
..And there was also an cash reward to turn in weapons...
Does not change the fact they hand them over without question.
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flamming_python wrote:Airbornewolf wrote:People in an village in the Kherson region where stuffed full with explosives and guns by Kiev to fight the russians.
People hands them over voluntarily to the Russians.
..And there was also an cash reward to turn in weapons...
Does not change the fact they hand them over without question.
Like a 2 week old vid
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Autodestruct wrote:walle83 wrote:Isos wrote:Facts is that Russia forces have fucked up, and shown weakness and incomptense that make western leaders shake thier heads.
You should stop drinking ukrainian propaganda... try water it's very good for your body.
How is that Ukrainian propaganda? Does it seem to be going well for the Russians? They have stalled in thier progress and with a minimum of 7-10.000 kia just 4 weeks in its nothing but a disaster.
That's a fantasy, dude. Again, what is known is that the Ukrainians have a roughly 2:1 advantage in manpower. And they are relatively well (NATO) trained troops, and they are equipped with Western weapons, body armor, and such. They are also a well-informed military force (something Saddam's troops definitely were not!) because they are fed satellite info from the West and they have/had a large stock of UAV recon (not just the Bayraktars but also small quadcopters and such).
And yet after four weeks of fighting they haven't managed so much as even one sustained counteroffensive in the war. The Russians are actually doing quite well. Sure, I think the Russians believed the Ukrainian government would fold and flee at first - which didn't happen. That miscalculation has caused them trouble in that the large force near Kyiv is completely useless right now because the decisive battles that need to be won are in the east.
But on a tactical level the Russians are doing quite well. If the Ukrainians had brutalized them as much as you claim then they would be the ones on the advance. They're not. The best the Ukrainian military has managed is to implement a very good defense in depth. Indeed that is the only thing they can do. You have to have a lot of depth and a (well-trained and well-informed) manpower advantage to use this tactic. They are slowly losing both of these assets. The Ukrainians can fight for another month for sure. After that, their government will have to make a tough decision. Even though they have shown they don't want to.
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Podlodka77 wrote:TASS
During the operation in Ukraine, 1,351 servicemen were killed.
Russian Armed Forces lost 1,351 servicemen killed and 3,825 injured during the operation in Ukraine - Russian Defense Ministry.
https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/14187031
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walle83 wrote:Autodestruct wrote:walle83 wrote:Isos wrote:Facts is that Russia forces have fucked up, and shown weakness and incomptense that make western leaders shake thier heads.
You should stop drinking ukrainian propaganda... try water it's very good for your body.
How is that Ukrainian propaganda? Does it seem to be going well for the Russians? They have stalled in thier progress and with a minimum of 7-10.000 kia just 4 weeks in its nothing but a disaster.
That's a fantasy, dude. Again, what is known is that the Ukrainians have a roughly 2:1 advantage in manpower. And they are relatively well (NATO) trained troops, and they are equipped with Western weapons, body armor, and such. They are also a well-informed military force (something Saddam's troops definitely were not!) because they are fed satellite info from the West and they have/had a large stock of UAV recon (not just the Bayraktars but also small quadcopters and such).
And yet after four weeks of fighting they haven't managed so much as even one sustained counteroffensive in the war. The Russians are actually doing quite well. Sure, I think the Russians believed the Ukrainian government would fold and flee at first - which didn't happen. That miscalculation has caused them trouble in that the large force near Kyiv is completely useless right now because the decisive battles that need to be won are in the east.
But on a tactical level the Russians are doing quite well. If the Ukrainians had brutalized them as much as you claim then they would be the ones on the advance. They're not. The best the Ukrainian military has managed is to implement a very good defense in depth. Indeed that is the only thing they can do. You have to have a lot of depth and a (well-trained and well-informed) manpower advantage to use this tactic. They are slowly losing both of these assets. The Ukrainians can fight for another month for sure. After that, their government will have to make a tough decision. Even though they have shown they don't want to.
If this is Russia doing well we cant be living on the same planet.
As always when Russia attacks they will only succeed with overwelming numbers.
Yes Russia could "win" in a month, it could also take another year before they controll the whole country.
The only thing you can say for sure is that this war has not gone accourding to Putins plans. Large numbers of civilans and soldiers will continue to die on both sides and that is all on Putin and Russia.
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Podlodka77 wrote:MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/.
"Offensive actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are carried out in various directions. As a result, Kyiv, Kharkov, Chernigov, Sumy and Nikolaev are blocked by Russian troops. Kherson and most of the Zaporozhye regions are under full control," Rudskoy said. According to the Colonel-General, the RF Armed Forces inflict such damage on military infrastructure facilities, equipment, personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the territory of the blockaded cities in order to tie up the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and prevent them from strengthening their grouping in the Donbass until the complete liberation of the Russian army of the territories of the DPR and LPR.
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Autodestruct wrote:Podlodka77 wrote:MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/.
"Offensive actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are carried out in various directions. As a result, Kyiv, Kharkov, Chernigov, Sumy and Nikolaev are blocked by Russian troops. Kherson and most of the Zaporozhye regions are under full control," Rudskoy said. According to the Colonel-General, the RF Armed Forces inflict such damage on military infrastructure facilities, equipment, personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the territory of the blockaded cities in order to tie up the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and prevent them from strengthening their grouping in the Donbass until the complete liberation of the Russian army of the territories of the DPR and LPR.
What exactly does "blocked" mean in this context? Kharkiv, Nikolaev, and Kyiv are most definitely not surrounded. On the other hand, Chernihiv and Sumy are. It seems like a very loose terminology. Any Russian military vets mind explaining?
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Arkanghelsk wrote:As of March 25, 2022, 1,351 servicemen were killed, 3,825 were injured" - Ministry of Defense
Official KIA , well slightly higher than my estimate, but close and lower than expected
Over the month, the losses of Ukrainian troops amounted to about 30 thousand people, including more than 14 thousand irretrievable and about 16 thousand sanitary.
The RF Armed Forces defeated 16 main military airfields from which Ukrainian aviation carried out combat sorties, destroyed 39 arsenals, where up to 70% of all stocks of Ukrainian military equipment were stored.
Of the 2,416 tanks and other combat armored vehicles that were in service with the Ukrainian army as of February 24, 1,587 were destroyed.
Out of 152 military aircraft, 112 remained, out of 149 helicopters - 75, out of 36 Bayraktar TB2 drones, 35 were destroyed.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Total domination by
This is the way to carry out successful operation
Arkanghelsk wrote:Yes this is a successful operation, the hardest part was done
With 1351 KIA it is a success of epic levels more successful than Iraq and Afghanistan for sure
Ukrainian KIA are insane
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walle83 wrote:Autodestruct wrote:walle83 wrote:Isos wrote:Facts is that Russia forces have fucked up, and shown weakness and incomptense that make western leaders shake thier heads.
You should stop drinking ukrainian propaganda... try water it's very good for your body.
How is that Ukrainian propaganda? Does it seem to be going well for the Russians? They have stalled in thier progress and with a minimum of 7-10.000 kia just 4 weeks in its nothing but a disaster.
That's a fantasy, dude. Again, what is known is that the Ukrainians have a roughly 2:1 advantage in manpower. And they are relatively well (NATO) trained troops, and they are equipped with Western weapons, body armor, and such. They are also a well-informed military force (something Saddam's troops definitely were not!) because they are fed satellite info from the West and they have/had a large stock of UAV recon (not just the Bayraktars but also small quadcopters and such).
And yet after four weeks of fighting they haven't managed so much as even one sustained counteroffensive in the war. The Russians are actually doing quite well. Sure, I think the Russians believed the Ukrainian government would fold and flee at first - which didn't happen. That miscalculation has caused them trouble in that the large force near Kyiv is completely useless right now because the decisive battles that need to be won are in the east.
But on a tactical level the Russians are doing quite well. If the Ukrainians had brutalized them as much as you claim then they would be the ones on the advance. They're not. The best the Ukrainian military has managed is to implement a very good defense in depth. Indeed that is the only thing they can do. You have to have a lot of depth and a (well-trained and well-informed) manpower advantage to use this tactic. They are slowly losing both of these assets. The Ukrainians can fight for another month for sure. After that, their government will have to make a tough decision. Even though they have shown they don't want to.
If this is Russia doing well we cant be living on the same planet.
As always when Russia attacks they will only succeed with overwelming numbers.
Yes Russia could "win" in a month, it could also take another year before they controll the whole country.
The only thing you can say for sure is that this war has not gone accourding to Putins plans. Large numbers of civilans and soldiers will continue to die on both sides and that is all on Putin and Russia.
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