Russian special military operation in Ukraine #18

SeigSoloyvov wrote:

flamming_python wrote:

SeigSoloyvov wrote:eh 100k dead seems far fetched imo I could buy around 70k tops but that's tops.

If they're admitting to taking 300-500 dead per day now, in accordance with Russian daily reports BTW, then do the math

Add to that as well the amount of injured they take per day, and the proportion of those injured that ultimately succumb to their wounds

And no reason to suppose that their casualty rates would have doubled or something recently. They've been taking huge losses pretty much since day 1. If anything they were higher in the first month when there were more forces engaged on both sides

Thats assuming its true which I doubt it is, chances are its just a claim made to get more and more weapons.

JohninMK wrote:"As US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reported on Wednesday, Kyiv has now received enough qualified equipment for twelve artillery battalions. About 237 main battle tanks, 300 armored personnel carriers and 1,600 air defense systems were delivered; With 97,000 anti-tank weapons, more anti-tank weapons were made available to the Ukrainian armed forces than there are currently tanks in the world.[2] Austin pointed to additional planned arms exports; Germany, for example, WILL hand over several multiple rocket launchers and guided missiles to Kyiv. Further deliveries are being prepared. In practice, Ukraine's rearmament is coordinated via a specially set up cell in the Patch Barracks in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, where the European headquarters of the US armed forces is located. According to a BBC report, military personnel from 26 countries are involved."
From:
https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/8950

Arkanghelsk wrote:Putin Against Storming Ukraine’s Fortified Areas Near Donetsk

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that storming Ukrainian fortified areas near Donetsk, from where they hit residential areas, has no purpose as it may lead to heavy Russian casualties.

"As for these absolutely senseless attacks on residential buildings and neighborhoods of Donetsk, related to the fact that the line of demarcation, which was created eight years ago, is, of course, such a serious fortified area … storming these fortified areas is, according to military experts … is not a good advice because it will lead to heavy casualties on the part of the attacking forces, so the tactics there are different … in fact, systematic work is underway to circle these fortified areas, and this, of course, takes some time," Putin said at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.


Yes the plan is correct, no storming of the avdeyevka or donetsk areas, but the grind will continue

I am not sure however, if there will be a simultaneous offensive in the west of Ukraine, as the militias grind the VSU in the fortified areas

medo wrote:Ex US general Steven Twitty said, that around 200.000 Ukrainian soldiers disappeared and no one knows, where they are.

Backman wrote:Obviously the US and Ukraine are going to try and sink another Russian ship. And it looks like they tried.

All Ukraine and the US will do from now on is play spoiler. Russia needs to make a statement. Even this towed ship is going to be a huge propaganda moment for them. Why didn't they paint that dark area before exposing it ?