Russian special military operation in Ukraine #51

The west always claims Russia could shut down the pipes.
This means Russia has a large stick and an even bigger carrot to pressure China.
Or guide it in the right direction. Wink

Now America is trying to get (or has already obtained) military bases and bioweapons lab in many of those countries that surround Russia.

Furthermore each of the soviet republics had their production (even if subsidised). In some cases losing them meant having to import those from the west for a much higher price.

Ukraine lost any attention, financing, and it would be the best scenario if the things would just freeze.

Of course, I just meant that for Soviet Union, Ukrainian SSR was not just a Leech. Moscow invested there a lot of money and build there a lot of industries and infrastructures (that otherwise could have been built near Moscow or Sankt Petersburg, in the Volga area or in the russian far east) but at least until 1991 there were many things being produced there for the benefit of all the Soviet Union.

The issue is that before allowing Ukraine to separate Moscow should have ordered to dismantle completely all large and strategic industries (and their supply chain) and all modern military equipment (i.e. all airplanes, vehicles etc manufactured after 1970) present in the Ukrainian SSR and move them inside Russia, independently from the cost.

I mean during WW2 entire factories near Moscow were moved to central Asia. They should have dismantled Zorya Mashproekt, yuzmash, motor sich, Kiev and Kharkov aircraft plants, and many others and moved everything in the Volga area.

Second soldier reparing the damage done to the ground.
Must be a Golf player. Or a member of the Green Party.

If they invade Kaliningrad, or blockade it, then the Baltics will just be annexed by Russia.

JohninMK wrote:Interesting the number of screens and the detail on them in this command center.
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GarryB wrote:

Second soldier reparing the damage done to the ground.
Must be a Golf player. Or a member of the Green Party.

It might be like a sniper position with directions and locations registered from there so and the fact that it is also level ground means placing the mortar identifying the direction and firing at the suitable angle and then leaving as quickly as possible. Replacing the divot means you can return and keep playing at that club without fear of being cut from the membership.

If they invade Kaliningrad, or blockade it, then the Baltics will just be annexed by Russia.

Exactly... HATO countries invading and occupying Russian territory (Kaliningrad) would be an excellent opportunity for Russia to invade those countries and liberate its own territory from an occupier. Article 5 does not apply if Russia is defending itself from HATO attack. or actions outside HATO territory.

Belisarius wrote:Increasingly, people in Ukraine began to say that Russia has overtaken Ukraine in the UAV case, which threatens the security of Ukraine, which will not be able to withstand this problem.

Volunteer Maria Berlinskaya stated :

- “We are running out of people. If we don’t replace them, we will have to sit down at the negotiating table”;

- “The Russians have surpassed us many times over (in drones). If their superiority continues to increase, we will have to retreat tens of kilometers in a matter of weeks.”
We write about this constantly, since 2022, when the Kremlin began building factories en masse.
https://t.me/legitimniy/16853

Interesting the number of screens and the detail on them in this command center.

they could easily have set up production for everything in Russia and left those republics

Yes, that mortar base plate was firmly in the ground...

SeigSoloyvov wrote:Article 5 doesn't protect a country if it goes in first sure but.

Let's say one of the baltics goes in, Russia reacts and invades all three.

Article 5 would be triggered as 2\3 of them where attacked first when only one of them in this case would be the aggressor and only the aggressor losses article 5 protection

Hole wrote:
Challenger 2

There will be no “freeze” of military operations in Ukraine.

Over 1,750 155 mm shells.

That must be where the production rate of 200 per month comes from.

Footage of enemy FH77BW L52 Archer self-propelled guns

maneuver through dangerous obstacles