Russia's War Against Ukraine

[GDS_Starfury]

dug a little bit more and it seems they started looking into changing the laws around November of last year.
I would imagine the problems quite a bit worse now.

[JasonPratt]

I was thinking, huh, that defensive deployment of an AAD sure is a classic Stalinist move (although to be fair the Airborne Assault Divisions, and Corps, and Armies, did almost inarguably save the Soviet Union once upon a time, which is why they're always called "Guards" now). And I wondered what the next Stalinist move would be.

I wasn't expecting child labor in the factories, but in hindsight that was OBVIOUSLY going to be a move sooner or later.

Next let's see if Putin institutes the death penalty for minors at factories...

[JasonPratt]

Meanwhile, the post-Soviet modernization of T-59s continues apace as demonstrated in this propaganda video... 

Much like the Armata, this should revolutionize warfare and prove that modern Russia is indeed at the cutting edge of military technology using the finest quality North Korean materials and parts! (Developed for fighting robot locusts.)

[GDS_Starfury]

thats Chinese 

[GDS_Starfury]

that south east push is going to be where its at.

[GDS_Starfury]

and this is why they cost roughly $6 million each.



The Armed Forces lost only 5 of 71 Leopard 2 tanks during the summer counter-offensive, Forbes magazine reported.

In addition, about 10 tanks were damaged and are being repaired. At the same time, almost all "Leopards" took part in the battles, except for 14, which were later delivered, and almost all members of the Leopard 2 crews managed to get out of the stricken tanks before they were destroyed.

[Gusington]

^That is awesome news if all true. Get Ukraine dozens more Leopards!

[GDS_Starfury]

would be nice.  the swiss are once again holding up delivery of someone else's Leo1a5 because, well because their swiss and like oligarch money.

[Gusington]

:/

[undercovergeek]

would be nice.  the swiss are once again holding up delivery of someone else's Leo1a5 because, well because their swiss and like oligarch money.

What are the actual consequences if all involved say fuck you switzerland, it's happening

[Gusington]

Swiss go nuts and invade Lichtenstein? 

[undercovergeek]

Swiss go nuts and invade Lichtenstein? 

With their pointy helmets and stripey uniforms

Fk you Switzerland

Come at us

[SirAndrewD]

The Battle of Verbove is in full swing today.  The UAF seems to be all in on breaking the line and the Russians seem to be equally committed.

The Russians abandoned the Pryitune salient and moved its forces west to Verbove to strengthen the line, and the 76th GAAD and VDV are both fully present and in the fight.

No idea what way it's going now.  Russian milbloggers are jubilant claiming the Ukrainian offensive was crushed and the 76th GAAD is in full counterattack, rolling back the entire counteroffensive and threatening to retake Robotyne with a counterthrust into the UAF flank.  I see absolutely nothing to confirm this beyond their claims.

Ukrainian sources are quiet but reporting at least some "success" towards Verbove with some Russian units falling back but little else.

This kind of info leads me to think we're in the biggest fight of the offensive right now and we're probably not going to know what really happened for a couple of days.

Either way this is decisive.  Verbove is the anchor point for the Surovikin line in this area as we knew weeks ago.  It's fall is just as critical as the fall of Robotyne was last week.

[Gusington]

The more I learn about this war the more it appears to be like multiple Battles of Verdun linked together.

[GDS_Starfury]

my gut feeling is that the 76th's redeployment may have been to fast and to late.
we'll have to wait and see.