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RE: Russia and Ukraine
March 13, 2025 at 1:12 pm
(This post was last modified: March 13, 2025 at 1:14 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
To be clear, I think bidens backing was weak, but safe..and relatively effective. The short range himars are what did the russian artillery doctrine in, for example. They could have done more with the system, in my opinion, but that would have necessarily come at the cost of tasking some number of units to that rather than the extermination of russias remaining self propelled guns.
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
March 13, 2025 at 1:33 pm
Unsurprisingly, this is no longer a military conflict, at least not primarily.
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
March 13, 2025 at 3:51 pm
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I can't verify this from elsewhere -- all reports cite the same source here, Unit Observer -- but if this is true it means Russian troop levels must be catastrophically low.
Quote:ussia is sending to the frontline personnel who oversee its nuclear arsenal to carry out assaults in which many troops have gone missing, it has been reported.
Open-source intelligence X account Unit Observer said that the troops from the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) were used as assault infantry in the Toretsk direction of Ukraine's Donetsk region in an operation not publicly discussed.
Newsweek has contacted the Russian defense ministry for comment.
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-nuclear-...lt-2044153
Trained nuclear personnel, or guards with knowledge of those operational routines, are the last people you want up on the front, not only because that impairs your nuclear warfighting capability, but just as importantly, they risk capture and interrogation by the Ukrainians.
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
March 13, 2025 at 4:37 pm
May as well send the cooks.
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
March 13, 2025 at 5:26 pm
(March 13, 2025 at 4:37 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: May as well send the cooks.
BTDT, in almost every unit there, I bet.
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
March 13, 2025 at 7:50 pm
Good thing for Russia they have nukes. Otherwise, they would be ripe for invasion.
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
March 13, 2025 at 9:14 pm
Russia is noe sending the people who know how to deal with the nukes to the front lines. Nukes have to be carefully handled (yeah, I know, dropping one on its head won't make it detonate, but it may make it so it won't detonate) and require a lot of maintenance. Russia may well end up with an inoperable arsenal.
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March 13, 2025 at 11:08 pm
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
March 15, 2025 at 3:46 pm
Across the board, a significant majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the war.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/...080c&ei=18
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RE: Russia and Ukraine
March 17, 2025 at 9:58 am
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