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The news that the USA may provide “switchblade” killer kamikaze drones to Ukraine is scary for Putin.You know the model? US-made or Israeli? I know IAI has a lineup of those - Harpy, Haron, Mini Harpy. Those worked out very well for Azerbaijan in the past.
so they are temporarily out of business now.
The reason Russian forces are hitting cities with artillery is they cannot advance.
We are in for about 21 days of this war.
Misc saysWe are in for about 21 days of this war.
And the Russians have already lost 2X more troops than the US did in Iraq and Afghanistan combined over 15+ years!
socal2 saysMisc saysWe are in for about 21 days of this war.
And the Russians have already lost 2X more troops than the US did in Iraq and Afghanistan combined over 15+ years!
They are quickly approaching the level of losses the USSR suffered in Afghanistan over 10 years of that war. All in fucking 3 weeks.
Putin isn't afraid and isn't going to quit. They are negotiating I hear, it'll end when negotiations are finalized, and probably another month after will be taken to pull military out. I used to think us sending weapons will turn Ukraine into proxy war, but after Russia said that they'll declare war on any material support like that made me realize that we are probably going to stay out since we don't actually want to be in that war ourselves. Not especially with our army that's marketing 2 momma Emma.
What are you talking about? Material support keeps flowing in. Even fucking Slovakia is not afraid to hand over their single S-300 battery. And we are most definitely not "staying out".
RWSGFY saysWhat are you talking about? Material support keeps flowing in. Even fucking Slovakia is not afraid to hand over their single S-300 battery. And we are most definitely not "staying out".
I don't know if I believe it, because I read conflicting news. I read news saying that we are sending weapons, and other news that Biden is refusing to send. It's hard to tell what is true or not, but it's pretty clear that Ukraine is signaling acceptance to some negotiations since they announced "we not joining NATO anymore". Either way, this war should be over quickly once they sign agreements. I'm guessing they'll setup Ukraine as neutral going forward, which would be great for Ukraine actually.
Putin isn't afraid and isn't going to quit. They are negotiating I hear, it'll end when negotiations are finalized, and probably another month after will be taken to pull military out. I used to think us sending weapons will turn Ukraine into proxy war, but after Russia said that they'll declare war on any material support like that made me realize that we are probably going to stay out since we don't actually want to be in that war ourselves. Not especially with our army that's marketing 2 momma Emma.
FortWayneAsNancyPelosiHaircut saysPutin isn't afraid and isn't going to quit. They are negotiating I hear, it'll end when negotiations are finalized, and probably another month after will be taken to pull military out. I used to think us sending weapons will turn Ukraine into proxy war, but after Russia said that they'll declare war on any material support like that made me realize that we are probably going to stay out since we don't actually want to be in that war ourselves. Not especially with our army that's marketing 2 momma Emma.
But it's OK for Putin to ask Belarus and China to help out the Russian military?
Ukraine was neutral up until it was attacked in 2014. Literally had a non-alignment clause in their Constitution. How did it work for them? It didn't.
Now it has to be used, in order to storm Kiev. Pounding the shit out of cities before going in is pretty damned routine. We bombarded and encircled Fallujah for weeks before storming it in 2004 to deal with just ~1500 insurgents.
They are not jammable, not rockets, have a very high range, are lightweight, portable and lethal.
You may recall that technology alters the outcome of war.
The American Revolution Minutemen had a “long rifle” with a longer effective range than the Redcoats had; they could be shot by the Americans while the Americans were out of range. The long rifle originated from Pennsylvania.
In WWII, the allies had lightweight portable radar, which was useful. The British came up with “cavity magnetron”, which was an advantage.
The Japanese navy lost big time at the Battle of Midway; Americans used radar effectively and the Japanese didn’t.
The invasion of Japan by the USA would have been a nightmare and not probably possible for Americans to stomach; the atomic bomb technology ended that conflict.
Russia has lost a large percentage of its useful tanks in just weeks; they might have a couple thousand more which can actually run. The technology of missiles has defeated old technology.
If Putin keeps up the sacrifice of equipment, he’ll be another nut with nukes like Kim Jong-un. He won’t be able to project military force anymore.
He’s already a pariah in Europe, further ruining the future of everyday Russians who are just trying to improve their lives.
The reason Russian forces are hitting cities with artillery is they cannot advance.
I feel sorry for Russians; living in Russia has sucked forever; the Czars, then the communists, now a former spy dictator is ruining their lives again.
Russia has some entrepreneurs, who are now fucked. I recently googled a part to modify my Volvo, and the guys are in Russia. They accept PayPal and of course that is shut down, so they are temporarily out of business now.