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    Post  Dr.Snufflebug Tue Jul 25, 2023 4:44 pm

    According to western sources, Russia is a poor third-world country, and ran out of pretty much everything many months ago.

    Such a sh*t show, this propaganda.

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    Post  JohninMK Tue Jul 25, 2023 4:54 pm

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    Welt has a sensation news this morning - IAEA inspectors have found mines on the territory of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant after all!

    The average person reading this headline will probably think that Zelensky was right when he spoke about Russian nuclear terrorism.

    But if you read the article, it turns out that the anti-personnel mines are located between the two fences of the nuclear power plant in the safety lane. Agree that the difference is enormous: powerful mines on the roof of the reactors, as Zelensky said, and anti-personnel mines in the security strip - where they should be.

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    Post  Hole Tue Jul 25, 2023 4:58 pm

    it will be possible to conduct another mobilization 
    By now there are roughly 400.000 volunteers on top of "regular" forces, no need for another mobilization.

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    Post  ALAMO Tue Jul 25, 2023 4:58 pm

    Dr.Snufflebug wrote:According to western sources, Russia is a poor third-world country, and ran out of pretty much everything many months ago.

    Such a sh*t show, this propaganda.

    Part of the problem is that some Russians believe in that, too.
    People lack perspective. Not knowing the situation abroad, they can't make a fair comparison.
    How "poor" is a country, where everyone who wants gets a free master degree education?
    How "poor" is a country, where everyone has a social insurance covering a full swing medical expenses and almost any type of medical procedures?
    How "poor" is a country, where the home ownership rate is more than 92%? And where more than 60 mln people own a summer home dacha?
    Yeah, go and tell an average Murican how wealthy he is Laughing having $6k outstanding credit card debt on average Laughing Laughing which is actually less than average savings.

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    Post  JohninMK Tue Jul 25, 2023 5:13 pm

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    Post  Arkanghelsk Tue Jul 25, 2023 5:55 pm

    Hole wrote:
    By now there are roughly 400.000 volunteers on top of "regular" forces, no need for another mobilization.

    It is true, but most of those numbers will not be for Ukraine, they are making up leningrad military district, and the Moscow military district

    MOD will not want to take troops away from borders with NATO

    That's why open sources have seen somewhere in the vicinity of 360,000 regulars around Ukraine, with the 150,000-170,000 reserve formed some weeks ago by shoigu hanging in the rear

    With current numbers, Russia is already exceeding total Ukrainian troop numbers on the front, which are estimated at 295,000-395,000

    So roughly little more than 1:1 , or close to 1:1

    It is enough to stretch VSU in an active defense, and to gradually transition into a counteroffensive , once Ukraine runs out of remaining offensive power - which Mordvichev estimates is around August, and then a death until Spring

    But Russia can essentially overrun Ukraine and probably reach Lvov by Spring, instead of Dnieper, if another round of mobilization is conducted

    I believe it should be, as by all accounts, military industrial production exceeds in 1 month, all of 2022

    Meaning you can raise additional 300,000 men, and equip them and train them, to bolster numbers to 600,000 in Ukraine by Spring time

    Achieving a 3 :1 or even greater numerical superiority

    The NATO grouping would not even be a worry at that point in time

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    Post  lancelot Tue Jul 25, 2023 5:58 pm

    I doubt that. They will likely want every single unit of their troops to get combat experience. Troops in those districts will just be rotated in and out of Ukraine.

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    Post  kvs Tue Jul 25, 2023 6:14 pm

    ALAMO wrote:
    Dr.Snufflebug wrote:According to western sources, Russia is a poor third-world country, and ran out of pretty much everything many months ago.

    Such a sh*t show, this propaganda.

    Part of the problem is that some Russians believe in that, too.
    People lack perspective. Not knowing the situation abroad, they can't make a fair comparison.
    How "poor" is a country, where everyone who wants gets a free master degree education?
    How "poor" is a country, where everyone has a social insurance covering a full swing medical expenses and almost any type of medical procedures?
    How "poor" is a country, where the home ownership rate is more than 92%? And where more than 60 mln people own a summer home dacha?
    Yeah, go and tell an average Murican how wealthy he is Laughing having $6k outstanding credit card debt on average  Laughing  Laughing which is actually less than average savings.

    These malcontents can come over to Kanada and the USA to enjoy the rich lifestyle. The term Potemkin village should be applied to the NATzO west.
    A facade of wealth.

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    Post  Backman Tue Jul 25, 2023 6:57 pm

    Ukraine hit the cathedral on purpose with the s-300 missile. Which should have been obvious to pro Russian accounts the night that it happened. These kinds of targets aren't hit by accident. False flag 101.

    https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/74350

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    Post  Regular Tue Jul 25, 2023 11:08 pm

    So Russia lost Ka-52, finally Ukrainians managed to get AA systems close to contact lines. MANPADs were not very effective, especially at night, so they had to bring on the vehicle. Took the a month to even try this. 

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    Post  Belisarius Wed Jul 26, 2023 3:04 am

    Russian special military operation in Ukraine #46 - Page 18 Screen22 lol1 lol1

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    Post  ucmvulcan Wed Jul 26, 2023 3:41 am

    Belisarius wrote:Russian special military operation in Ukraine #46 - Page 18 Screen22 lol1 lol1

    Russia is using leopards now?

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    Post  GarryB Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:23 am

    According to western sources, Russia is a poor third-world country, and ran out of pretty much everything many months ago.

    Which is so precious because it is the US with the third world level debt... and no ammo to spare.

    But Russia can essentially overrun Ukraine and probably reach Lvov by Spring, instead of Dnieper, if another round of mobilization is conducted

    I believe it should be, as by all accounts, military industrial production exceeds in 1 month, all of 2022

    Have you not been paying attention?

    They have already mobilised their combat experienced forces, so the next mobilisation wont be so combat ready and will not be mobilised and ready for combat as quickly as the last lot.

    Russia is using leopards now?

    No, the Sun continues the fine tradition of western media of making shit up...

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    Post  Arkanghelsk Wed Jul 26, 2023 5:43 am

    GarryB wrote:

    Have you not been paying attention?

    They have already mobilised their combat experienced forces, so the next mobilisation wont be so combat ready and will not be mobilised and ready for combat as quickly as the last lot.



    They will not be sent to combat areas

    They will take up positions around the new Leningrad Military District, and Belarus borders with Lithuania and Suwalki

    Belarus with nuclear tipped iskander can stop Poles and Lithuanians from any ideas,

    But they could receive B61 in a tactical exchange

    Ideally, Belarus would be beefed up with 150,000-200,000 additional troops

    This would be part of the 700,000 ground force size that the MOD approved

    Current forces are not sufficient to seize and hold the suwalki gap,

    Right now Belarusian north-western operational command and western operational command are protecting Minsk and Grodno, but almost no forces are near Suwalki or Vilnius

    Wagner is a rapid reaction force which can go to Suwalki and link up with 11th army corps

    But Wagner cannot face 101st Airborne, 16th Polish Mechanized, and 1st Armored Brigade alone

    1st guard tank army has its hands full in Ukraine

    More manpower is needed, and nuclear weapons help, but are not ideal in an escalation scenario as Putin and Lukashenko are forecasting

    With the amount of weapons Russia is producing, 500,000 men can be equipped and garrisoned quickly

    Unlike the first mobilization, where men were walking without weapons and sitting in fields for days
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    Post  ahmedfire Wed Jul 26, 2023 7:49 am

    Dr.Snufflebug wrote:According to western sources, Russia is a poor third-world country, and ran out of pretty much everything many months ago.

    Such a sh*t show, this propaganda.

    "western sources" is enough to have doubts over whatever being published .

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    Post  nomadski Wed Jul 26, 2023 9:29 am

    Russia to mobilise more troops ? And send them where ? Suwalki gap ? Forget Donbas ? ....because Polish have moved Tanks to border with Belarus ? What...they are going to attack ? Then why advertise the move ? Therefore Polish only making political move . If Russia can mobilise another 700,000 troops , then why not send them all to Donbas ? One big concentrated push for another six months . Liberate the four regions and then sit tight ? What the NATO will advance somewhere against Russia ? What are the Nukes for ? Decoration for Christmas Tree ? Even then troops are mobile , can move laterally across , as and when need arises . The need has not risen for deployment in Suwalki . No need to disperse and weaken forces . Disagree with Russia and Belarus stance regarding not working with NATO , to partition Ukraine . The offer must exist and be conditional to stopping supplies to Kiev . I do not see any other better solutions .


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    Post  Big_Gazza Wed Jul 26, 2023 9:33 am

    Dr.Snufflebug wrote:Others quite readily admit that AA can result in unfortunate side-effects. Russia itself admits it each time it occurs. Ukraine not so much, in fact never. They still haven't taken responsibility for the Polish mishap, as far as I know. Let alone that infamous UA Buk that accidentally slammed into an apartment highrise in Kiev a year and a half ago.

    MH17.

    Evil f*ckers, both the Ukropnazis that did it, and the US/Eurotrash faggots who all co-operated to smear the rebels.  angry

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    Post  GarryB Wed Jul 26, 2023 9:40 am


    They will not be sent to combat areas

    Your talk about fighting Polish and Lithuanian forces means they will be in combat areas... no matter where they are sent.
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    Post  VARGR198 Wed Jul 26, 2023 10:05 am

    Belisarius wrote:Russian special military operation in Ukraine #46 - Page 18 Screen22 lol1 lol1
    Its about the quality of reporting you'd expect from the Sun.

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    Post  ALAMO Wed Jul 26, 2023 10:27 am

    A new clip from Juta.



    But it is not a music that is interesting. Two guys with prothesis that are accompanying, are famous Struna and his fellow squad commander of the Marines. Both lost legs in the same event, when the other tried to evacuate the wounded fellow officer.

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    Post  JohninMK Wed Jul 26, 2023 10:59 am

    If at first you don't succeed try and try again Very Happy

    When you make the move at night it is much more difficult for the advancing troops to see the bodies and wrecks of their predecessors.

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    ▪This morning enemy planes attacked from afar and tanks and armored vehicles went into battle trying to break through the 291st Regiment's defenses and enter the village of Rabotino.
    ▪After attacking 10 pieces of equipment, the enemy threw more than a dozen American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and tanks.
    ▪The armored groups suffered significant losses as they came under heavy fire from artillery and guided missiles from the special forces.
    ▪The fire from MLRS, howitzers and anti-tank systems destroyed at least 7 pieces of equipment in total.
    ▪Our tanks also entered the battle and opened fire on the approaching enemy.

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    Post  Hole Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:27 am

    Its about the quality of reporting you'd expect from the Sun.
    The pearl of western journalism.  lol1

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    Must be that organic food they grow around Tschernobyl.  Suspect Suspect Suspect

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    Post  ALAMO Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:40 am

    Jokes aside.
    It can be some elements of decorations, made of PUR foam. Woudn't seek a conspiracy theory here. Sole fact that it was hit with 5V55 is good enough Laughing

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