Russia's War Against Ukraine

[Gusington]

Looks like they need some armored salt trucks. Would think that Russia of all places was awash in those.

WHOOPSIE

[GDS_Starfury]

they cant afford salt trucks.
or sober drivers.

it's a good thing they're so fucking stupid.

[Crossroads]

Seems they are taking heavy losses indeed.

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1735224074391998689

[steve58]

Ukraine is at war, so I guess munitions are easily accessible, but damn.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1735627449080197554


Ukrainian councillor detonates three grenades at meeting

Live grenade birthday gift kills top aide to Ukraine's military chief

[GDS_Starfury]

what the actual fuck!

[Gusington]

  Jesus

[Uberhaus]

Something to be said for imparting even a minimum of military knowledge to civilians.

[Windigo]

This guy had to be unstable mentally.

[Crossroads]

Say what   

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1736734710288535688

[Jarhead0331]

Austrian Military analysis of Ukrainian Summer Offensive.

[FarAway Sooner]

That's a fairly specific and concrete analysis.  I'm not sure a whole lot of that is new news, but it does suggest a central conclusion.  Whether or not hopes were realistic for the Ukrainian offensive in the Spring/Summer, those hopes were disappointed.

Some of those hopes were predicated on early Ukrainian successes in the first year of the war, some of those hopes were (probably unrealistically) pinned on the limited quantity of Western equipment supplied to the Ukrainians, and some of those hopes were based on an inadequate appreciation for just how difficult concentrated offensive operations can be in the face of battlefield transparency via drones and significant artillery.

It's unclear whether "Kill the Russians faster than they can kill us" will prove more successful for the Ukrainians than it did for the Germans 80 years ago.  On the other hand, the fact that Ukraine retains 80% of its pre-2022 soil and is still standing and fighting hard 22 months after the initial Russian attack is a remarkable success.

I have no idea if there is a good reason for the lagging volume of military supplies these last few months, but I've seen the graphic cited here and it is concerning.  We also have no idea how effective the Ukrainian civilian infrastructure has been in preparing for the now-here winter season. 

The Ukrainian offensive was not successful.  Clearly, neither was the Russian offensive.  At this stage, it's a meat grinder for both sides.  While the meat grinder definitely favored Soviet sensibilities in WW2, it's worth remembering that the Russians and the Ukrainians both fought on the Soviet side in WW2.

[Gusington]

Putin is counting on the West giving up and throwing our collective hands in the air as he has since the beginning. I hope we don't.

[Uberhaus]

Putin is counting on the West giving up and throwing our collective hands in the air as he has since the beginning. I hope we don't.

Hear, hear!

[Uberhaus]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/12/20/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-front-line-attack-putin-live/

The DIU said: "In the Kupyansk direction of the front of the occupiers, rat-bite fever is mowing down en masse.

"As a result, rat-bite fever significantly reduced the fighting ability of the Russian rats."

Just waiting on Putin to declare that cat-scratch fever is the cure.

[Windigo]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/12/20/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-front-line-attack-putin-live/

The DIU said: "In the Kupyansk direction of the front of the occupiers, rat-bite fever is mowing down en masse.

"As a result, rat-bite fever significantly reduced the fighting ability of the Russian rats."

Just waiting on Putin to declare that cat-scratch fever is the cure.

the cure to fever is more cow bell.