Russia's War Against Ukraine

[FarAway Sooner]

notice anything? 

Star, I thought maybe you were referring to the abundance of facial hair?

[Con]

So will real life imitate WITE2?
One little sliver of uncontrolled land and the forces disappear from the pocket!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FcPsOw9WAAUOM3b?format=jpg&name=small

[al_infierno]

So will real life imitate WITE2?
One little sliver of uncontrolled land and the forces disappear from the pocket!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FcPsOw9WAAUOM3b?format=jpg&name=small

It looks to me like Ukraine is playing War in the East 3 while Russia is still stuck playing Panzer General on a wonky emulator.   

[Con]

So will real life imitate WITE2?
One little sliver of uncontrolled land and the forces disappear from the pocket!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FcPsOw9WAAUOM3b?format=jpg&name=small

It looks to me like Ukraine is playing War in the East 3 while Russia is still stuck playing Panzer General on a wonky emulator.   

I would liken it to World In Flames

[al_infierno]

That's true, PG was a competent game for its time and not a disastrous hot mess.  World in Flames is what the Russians are playing.   

[SirAndrewD]

Wow...yeah...Forbes confirmed it...the Ukrainians pushed all the way down and took Oskil...

And the offensives towards Lyman are real..

They're about to completely pocket 20k Russians Hearts of Iron style.

[Gusington]

Will they take prisoners? I think I know the answer.

[al_infierno]

Will they take prisoners? I think I know the answer.

Yes.  Humane treatment of the enemy brings positive press and helps destabilize the lower ranks who've been told the mean Nazi Ukrainians will cut off their balls or whatever.

[Con]

Will they take prisoners? I think I know the answer.

Yes.  Humane treatment of the enemy brings positive press and helps destabilize the lower ranks who've been told the mean Nazi Ukrainians will cut off their balls or whatever.

I for one would look the other way if they meted out the same punishment if they caught that castrating bastard

[SirAndrewD]

Will they take prisoners? I think I know the answer.

Yes.  Humane treatment of the enemy brings positive press and helps destabilize the lower ranks who've been told the mean Nazi Ukrainians will cut off their balls or whatever.

And yet the realities of war and sustaining an offensive that looks like it's turning retreats into a route is also of consideration.

Also, take a look at some of the videos of the offensive rolling in and the public response.  It's WW2 style joy, but also a lot of anger by the civvies at the occupiers. 

Still, if they force a surrender of the Izium pocket, I imagine they'll conduct the vast majority as POW's to the west.  The photo ops of the marching columns will be epic propaganda in and of itself.

I imagine if the Russians have any sense left they're not doing a "no retreat" order and pulling their forces back quickly.   That doesn't quite fit with the reality this afternoon of the one propaganda shot they showed of an airlift of reinforcements in Mi-26's though.

[JasonPratt]

I heard last night that an Orc Lieutenant-Colonel got nabbed as a POW, with footage of his downcast face being prepared for memes to come. ;)

[SirAndrewD]

I heard last night that an Orc Lieutenant-Colonel got nabbed as a POW, with footage of his downcast face being prepared for memes to come. ;)

He wasn't a Lt. Colonel. 

He put on a Lt. Colonels uniform so he wouldn't be recognized.  He was actually a Lt. General, Andrei Sychevoi, and the CinC of the entire Kharkiv theater.  The highest ranking officer captured in battle since WW2.

[al_infierno]

I heard last night that an Orc Lieutenant-Colonel got nabbed as a POW, with footage of his downcast face being prepared for memes to come. ;)

He wasn't a Lt. Colonel. 

He put on a Lt. Colonels uniform so he wouldn't be recognized.  He was actually a Lt. General, Andrei Sychevoi, and the CinC of the entire Kharkiv theater.  The highest ranking officer captured in battle since WW2.

Is this confirmed?  I've seen some scrutiny about his facial features and hairline, the latter of which I suppose could be attributed to the stress of waging a war of a madman's making.

[SirAndrewD]

Is this confirmed?  I've seen some scrutiny about his facial features and hairline, the latter of which I suppose could be attributed to the stress of waging a war of a madman's making.

There was argument about it but it's been confirmed enough that western sources such as Newsweek have felt comfortable enough to say it. 

It makes sense.  The axis of attack was along the lines of Russian CnC and HQ lines, and it seems some Headquarters units were overrun. 

There's also been a very distinct lack of any coordinated defense around Izium and zero from the MoD on what's happening, even to Propaganda Milbloggers. 

They also evacuated the rest of their HQ assets back to the border soon after his capture...seems convenient. 

Considering the vast swaths of territory falling, the Russians pouring in reinforcements to a pocket they should be retreating from and news media outlets reporting it, I'd say yeah, it looks like it's him

[JasonPratt]

He was actually a Lt. General, Andrei Sychevoi, and the CinC of the entire Kharkiv theater.  The highest ranking officer captured in battle since WW2.

Ouch!

Is this confirmed?  I've seen some scrutiny about his facial features and hairline, the latter of which I suppose could be attributed to the stress of waging a war of a madman's making.

Your sly plug: I saw it.