Russia's War Against Ukraine

[Windigo]

Interesting article.  Below are a few lines from the article.   

During the counteroffensive in the Kherson region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces encircled three battalion tactical groups of the Russian Army, including a special forces (VDV) company and a tank company. Up to 2,000 Russian troops are in the operational encirclement near the village of Vysokopillya.

Russian troops are also facing encirclement near the village of Arkhanhelske, where the Ukrainian military successfully crossed the Ingulets River threatening Russian positions on the left bank.

https://uawire.org/more-than-1-000-russian-troops-encircled-by-ukrainian-forces-in-kherson-region#

With all the fresh prisoners coming in, I think there's a win for the US here. Incarcerate them in the US, the private sector prisons get a boost and the Ukraine doesn't have to look after them.
The POWs in US prisons will be happy as pigs in mud because ... hey the US!

[W8taminute]

Don't know how accurate this is but there have been Twitters showing a large amount of the bear's armored vehicles on trains supposedly heading for UKR. 

Anyone here who is good at Twitter-fu that can confirm?

[Sir Slash]

Great idea Windy! The Russkies could stay in the U.S. while they wait for their mothers to come pick them up. While they're here, they could be exposed to the truth about what's going on in their country. Vlad would NEVER trust them to go back into combat after that. And if they did, they would surrender right away to get to come back again.  Win,win,win.  :bd:

[Con]

First good researched paper on the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy for those stats and data nerds out there.
To sum up its looking brutal for Russia

https://yale.app.box.com/s/7f6agg5ezscj234kahx35lil04udqgeo

[Crossroads]

First good researched paper on the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy for those stats and data nerds out there.
To sum up its looking brutal for Russia

https://yale.app.box.com/s/7f6agg5ezscj234kahx35lil04udqgeo

Bumped into this Foreign Policy article on the same topic, must be based on the same research you posted. A tad shorter read, with same conclusions.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/07/22/russia-economy-sanctions-myths-ruble-business/

[JasonPratt]

One surprising stat I got from that Foreign Policy article, is that the 5 million workers of global businesses in Russia represent 12% of Russia's workforce.

100x5/12 = 41.6667 - 5 = Russia has only ~36,670,000 workers in its native businesses. (The article itself doesn't make this point, but it's interesting for important context.) I can't tell from this stat how many of the workers in each category are from Russia itself or from other nations, but presumably the overwhelming majority are Russian either way.

No wonder their GDP was about like Florida's, back before the invasion!  :o

(And those 5 million global business workers, wherever they came from, represented about 40% of Russia's GDP, according to the article.)

[GDS_Starfury]

do you see what I see.

[Gusington]

American made howitzer shell?

[JasonPratt]

M5 rocket propelled...

Wait. Are howitzer shells rocket propelled nowadays? Feel like I should have known that already.  ???

[GDS_Starfury]

ya theyve been around forever but this is first proof Ive seen of them in Ukraine service.
stockpile came from Norwegian supplies.

[Crossroads]

M5 rocket propelled...

Wait. Are howitzer shells rocket propelled nowadays? Feel like I should have known that already.  ???

Could be a RAP round seems those are provided to Ukraine too. A M549 for instance?

Edit as GDS_Starfury answered, a RAP round it is. A quick google results with hits for M795 and M549 RAP rounds since around May ...

Good catch I have not seen one either!

[GDS_Starfury]

and a Polish side note:

https://defence24.com/defence-policy/poland-to-buy-1000-mbts-minister-blaszczak-also-outlines-a-plan-to-procure-extra-f-35s-or-f-15s-interview

[ArizonaTank]

and a Polish side note:

https://defence24.com/defence-policy/poland-to-buy-1000-mbts-minister-blaszczak-also-outlines-a-plan-to-procure-extra-f-35s-or-f-15s-interview

Putin has started an arms race he can't finish. But it is also slightly disturbing. Europe's past arms races have often not ended well.

[Gusington]

Polish Air Force getting a big boost.

[Sir Slash]

OK Star. How much did you charge that guy for that big-ass rocket/shell? And why aren't WE part of your, 'pipeline'?  ;)