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[LinekersLegs]

 

[PhilM]

Tactically sending reinforcements and resupplies into a churning pot is madness mate

Sadly, this is correct. Regrouping a force in a "safe" nearby area would make far more sense.

I agree to both. The point is that it may not be a choice yet rather a sign of a potential inability to resupply a force or to successfully relocate it.

OSINT sources are apparently showing large numbers of abandoned Russian armour, completely intact. Why? Do they have the oil to move them?

The whole ‘regrouping’ message appears to be more of an euphemism for a force and unorganised head long retreat leaving their vital equipment.

As a Russian, you’d at least be wanting to push forward some form of reserve to initiate a covered withdrawal to help slow the advance.

Is that happening? Are they regrouping or fleeing as the line has collapsed? Is there the capability to adequately resource their new line?

 

[PhilM]

The amount of hardware the Russians are apparently losing is staggering, even for a country of Russia’s size and their arsenal.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Russian force designed to counter Nato ‘may take years to rebuild’

Intelligence suggests that Moscow’s troops intended to fight back against the Western alliance if a war breaks out have been ‘severely weakened’.

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Jesus Christ mate, the third Reich would have loved you

Truths a bitch ain’t it?

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

The amount of hardware the Russians are apparently losing is staggering, even for a country of Russia’s size and their arsenal.

That’s because they’re a disorganised rabble led by scruffs.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

I agree to both. The point is that it may not be a choice yet rather a sign of a potential inability to resupply a force or to successfully relocate it.

OSINT sources are apparently showing large numbers of abandoned Russian armour, completely intact. Why? Do they have the oil to move them?

The whole ‘regrouping’ message appears to be more of an euphemism for a force and unorganised head long retreat leaving their vital equipment.

As a Russian, you’d at least be wanting to push forward some form of reserve to initiate a covered withdrawal to help slow the advance.

Is that happening? Are they regrouping or fleeing as the line has collapsed? Is there the capability to adequately resource their new line?

That’s a strange one. If you have to bug without your heavy stuff then surely you’d sabotage it (water/sand in fuel tanks) and torch your ammo.

But no they simply left it all ready to be used by the Ukes. Why?

Seems to me they don’t give a toss - they’ve given up. If they haven’t got a tank or a weapon then the officers can’t make them return to the fight. Also they don’t seem to care that the armour and weapons they left behind will be used against their comrades. Just weird, no indications at all of a professional, disciplined army.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Russia’s republics, bled dry by Putin, begin to demand independence from his rule

Separatist movements are stirring in some of Russia's 22 republics, as war sharpens resentment over economic neglect and suppression of indigenous cultures

inews.co.uk

The Future Defederation of Russia - The Moscow Times

Opinion | The collapse of the Russian Federation will take place solely due to its leaders in Moscow.

www.themoscowtimes.com

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

The peril beyond Putin

UNDER Vladimir Putin’s presidency, Russia is seen in the outside world as an expansionist power trying to revise post-Soviet borders and rebuild an empire. But what if Russia itself—a country of nearly 200 nationalities that stretches across 11 time zones—is in danger of crumbling?It would not...

worldif.economist.com

The Breakup: Will Russia Splinter Over War in Ukraine?

Russia is entering a period of political turmoil that is likely to include renewed demands for independence by its constituent republics in a replay of the break-up of the Soviet Union.

nationalinterest.org

Приготуватися до неминучого: чому Захід має вже зараз обговорювати розпад РФ

Розпад Росії стає неминучим, і якщо Захід не буде до цього готовий, наслідки стануть трагічними.

www.eurointegration.com.ua

 

[Kurt.]

I’m no expert in warfare at all but surely Russia can’t win this war now can they ?

 

[Lobster Johnson]

That’s a strange one. If you have to bug without your heavy stuff then surely you’d sabotage it (water/sand in fuel tanks) and torch your ammo.

But no they simply left it all ready to be used by the Ukes. Why?

Seems to me they don’t give a toss - they’ve given up. If they haven’t got a tank or a weapon then the officers can’t make them return to the fight. Also they don’t seem to care that the armour and weapons they left behind will be used against their comrades. Just weird, no indications at all of a professional, disciplined army.

'Twas ever thus. There were just a lot of them with massive, centralised production of arms.

 

[Lobster Johnson]

Incidentally I have one edgy friend with a Janes subscription who likes to think he's immune to Western propaganda and has been telling us all for weeks that Russia have Ukraine right where they want them, that ammo is no issue and they want a negotiated settlement based on where the lines were 4 weeks ago.

Must give him a call.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Following on from the above, and possibly for another thread but what the hell!

Siberian Regionalism a Growing Threat to Moscow - Jamestown

The protests in Khabarovsk and other Russian cities in Siberia and the Far East over the last month (see EDM, August 3) have called attention to something that has been a problem for the central Russian government since at least the 19th century and will persist even when the current wave of...

jamestown.org

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

And for the first time you use that word 'orcs' just like @Mutzo Nutzo did today - after I'd said how offensive it is to me.

You're from Bristol lad, why are you speaking like you're from Western Ukraine - make you feel big to finally get a chance to say something to someone that you know they find hugely offensive and dehumanizing?

I’m sorry - I should have realised comparing Orcs to Russians is wrong.

Orcs have feelings too.