Russia's War Against Ukraine

FarAway Sooner · October 25, 2023, 09:50:29 AM

That is crazy terrain.

Living in the Philippines decades ago, there are entire sections of the landscape that were downwind from Mount Pinatubo that were buried in 5-15 feet of volcanic ash. When the tropical rains came, there was nowhere for the mud to go, and the ash hardened into dark gray, concrete-like lahar.

There are simply huge lahar fields where nothing grows. I've never realized you could stand anywhere on the Earth and not see a scrap of vegetation for miles in any direction. It was very disorienting.

GDS_Starfury · October 25, 2023, 10:09:37 AM

so its like Newark

Gusington · October 25, 2023, 10:12:22 AM

^On a really good day.

FarAway Sooner · October 25, 2023, 12:35:34 PM

I thought Newark had weed hothouses everywhere now? Lush and fertile, I've heard...

SirAndrewD · October 25, 2023, 12:51:17 PM

Multiple resources have tracked that the Russians initially committed three regular armored brigades to the initial encirclement of Avdiivka.

Of those Brigades roughly 1 and 1/2 of a Brigade's worth of men and equipment remains.

The Russians are now bolstering the attack with large troop redeployments from other areas of the front.

The UAF seems content to halt their overall operations and dig in for the defense. The UK MoD tracked that overall Russian losses have spiked by 90% in the last two weeks.

NSC sources have said that Putin has ordered Avdiivka taken no matter the cost or timetable, with serious consequences faced for even talk of potential failure.

ArizonaTank · October 25, 2023, 01:59:43 PM

Quote from: SirAndrewD on October 25, 2023, 12:51:17 PMMultiple resources have tracked that the Russians initially committed three regular armored brigades to the initial encirclement of Avdiivka.

Of those Brigades roughly 1 and 1/2 of a Brigade's worth of men and equipment remains.

The Russians are now bolstering the attack with large troop redeployments from other areas of the front.

The UAF seems content to halt their overall operations and dig in for the defense. The UK MoD tracked that overall Russian losses have spiked by 90% in the last two weeks.

NSC sources have said that Putin has ordered Avdiivka taken no matter the cost or timetable, with serious consequences faced for even talk of potential failure.

Hopefully this becomes a Nivelle Offensive moment for the Russians.

The WWI French 1917 offensive that took heavy losses for little gain. Afterwards, the poilu (ground pounders) decided they weren't going to charge into a meatgrinder anymore and many refused to attack; they would stay in the trenches and defend, but just not attack.

Tripoli · October 25, 2023, 02:30:24 PM

Quote from: SirAndrewD on October 25, 2023, 12:51:17 PM...

NSC sources have said that Putin has ordered Avdiivka taken no matter the cost or timetable, with serious consequences faced for even talk of potential failure.

Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant