Russia's War Against Ukraine

[GDS_Starfury]

I hear your wallets opening.   

[Jarhead0331]

I hear your wallets opening.   

That sound isn't Gusington's wallet.

[Sir Slash]

Correct. His wallet makes a slow, creaky/squealish noise as it opens. Like when he pulls it out to buy a round at the bar. Along with the lights and sirens.  :hug:

[Gusington]

Joke's on me...I don't carry a wallet.

[Pete Dero]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/10/were-almost-out-of-ammunition-and-relying-on-western-arms-says-ukraine

Ukraine's deputy head of military intelligence has said Ukraine is losing against Russia on the frontlines and is now almost solely reliant on weapons from the west to keep Russia at bay.
"This is an artillery war now," said Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence. The frontlines were now where the future would be decided, he told the Guardian, "and we are losing in terms of artillery".
"Everything now depends on what [the west] gives us," said Skibitsky. "Ukraine has one artillery piece to 10 to 15 Russian artillery pieces. Our western partners have given us about 10% of what they have."

Ukraine is using 5,000 to 6,000 artillery rounds a day, according to Skibitsky. "We have almost used up all of our [artillery] ammunition and are now using 155-calibre Nato standard shells," he said of the ammunition that is fired from artillery pieces.

"We have noticed that Russia is carrying out far fewer rocket attacks and it has used H-22 rockets; they are old 1970s Soviet rockets," said Skibitsky. "This shows that Russia is running low on rockets."
Skibitsky said Russia was unable to produce rockets quickly because of the sanctions and that it had used around 60% of its supplies.

Ukraine's military intelligence believes that Russia can continue at its current rate without manufacturing more weapons or mobilising the population for another year.

[al_infierno]

Putin admitted that the goal of the war is to expand Russian territory:

https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-says-ukraine-war-seize-land-russia-undermines-rationale-2022-6

[MengJiao]

Putin admitted that the goal of the war is to expand Russian territory:

https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-says-ukraine-war-seize-land-russia-undermines-rationale-2022-6

  So all the verbiage about protecting the rights of "separatists" is the pure crap it has always evidently been, apparently.  I guess part of the joke is on the separatist who now
get to not be separate from the Zombie-Orkish realm of the former Soviet Union.  What a surprise.

[Gusington]

Yeah I'm not really shocked either.

[GDS_Starfury]

can NATO get involved now  >:D

[GDS_Starfury]

no really, not so worried about the nuclear bit anymore.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1534897804186894338

[al_infierno]

Another excellent analysis video by Perun, who seems to have found his calling as a military analyst.  In this video he focuses on Russia's apparent shortcomings in the context of being in a "peacetime" conflict (vs. an official war)

[Sir Slash]

Nazis' and Drug Addicts all over Ukraine are breathing a huge sigh of relief right now. The war's not about them any more.

[GDS_Starfury]

a rough breakdown of where the money is going:

[Con]

Interesting biggest chunk is going back to US arms manufacturers - wonder what that unexpected windfall will do for their capabilities and capital improvements which are sorely needed.

[GDS_Starfury]

Im fine with that.