World War III

[Seshmeister]

Genius.

[Nickdfresh]

How the lack of basic automotive maintenance is killing the Russian Army:

[Nickdfresh]

[silverfish]

Ukraine’s Three-to-One Advantage
It’s not technology or tactics that has given Ukrainian fighters their greatest edge.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/03/american-volunteer-foreign-fighters-ukraine-russia-war/627604/

[Nickdfresh]

The Ukrainians are now on the offensive north of Kyiv and have retaken some towns and control 80% of a key suburb. The Russians are pulling the last of their trained, competent manpower out of places like occupied eastern Georgia and have completely stopped around Kyiv and are in defensive positions. The Russian Ministry of Offense is now saying they've met their main objectives and are now focusing on securing Donbas in the East. This maybe a signal that Russia is looking for a way out...

[Seshmeister]

That movie was crap. Even that cheesy Rocky movie where Drago gets his ass kicked was better.

When the Russian fans started supporting Rocky was possibly the most cheesy deluded ridiculous thing that has ever been put on film.

I've never watched Red Dawn, I assumed it would be shit. :D

[FORD]

[Kristy]

Harrowing

[FORD]

That movie was crap. Even that cheesy Rocky movie where Drago gets his ass kicked was better.

The original Red Dawn was cheesy, but still a classic. The remake with North Korea as the "bad guys" was pathetic. I saw Red Dawn for the first time at the Yakima Valley Mall cinema and it was disturbing how much the rednecks cheered at certain scenes.

[Nitro Express]

If these numbers are true, this shows shitty medical care after wounding. If you have about 16,200 wounded, the deaths should be about a third at around 5-6,000 tops. The Russians either are not evacuating their wounded quickly or units are being completely wiped out in savage ambushes...

This is actually from a Russian TV channel that was state sponsored that flashed these casualty numbers that were quickly taken down...

Putin sent in Chechens. He bought them off and uses them like the British use Gurkas. The thing is, Putin would love to get rid of them. So that might explain the poor medical care. Use em up as cannon fodder.

[Nitro Express]

Guess the Russians never saw Red Dawn. Ironic, ain't it?

That movie was crap. Even that cheesy Rocky movie where Drago gets his ass kicked was better.

[Nickdfresh]

Russian numbers peg their manpower losses at 9,861 dead and 16,153 injured.

If these numbers are true, this shows shitty medical care after wounding. If you have about 16,200 wounded, the deaths should be about a third at around 5-6,000 tops. The Russians either are not evacuating their wounded quickly or units are being completely wiped out in savage ambushes...

This is actually from a Russian TV channel that was state sponsored that flashed these casualty numbers that were quickly taken down...

[Seshmeister]

[FORD]

Guess the Russians never saw Red Dawn. Ironic, ain't it?

[Nickdfresh]

Daily Kos has a nice, updated blog on this and we are now seeing this war transition to Ukrainian counteroffensives against largely static Russian forces using artillery and air power as their conventional forces wither without any substantial reserve. The Ukrainian forces are improving operationally and may be aided by various NATO special operations advisers and could be transitioning into an army capable of maneuver warfare:

Overall, Russian combat effectiveness is severely depleted. Leaked Russian numbers peg their manpower losses at 9,861 dead and 16,153 injured. Roughly 26,000 out of 190,000 in the original invading force is an attrition rate of around 14%, with casualties heavily skewed towards combat troops. Remember only about 15% of the invading force is actually combat, the rest support. Rob Lee on Twitter is tracking Russian obituaries, and if you scroll through, you’ll notice that they skew heavily toward VDV forces—that’s Russia’s supposedly elite airborne troops, who have specifically deployed in this northwest Kyiv approach.

Russia is in deep shit. They’ve lost their best troops on this front, reportedly replacing them with conscripts and other scrubs. Now they’re under heavy assault by Ukrainians in an area they’ve had trouble resupplying from the very beginning. There is a very real chance this entire Russian line collapses under the pressure, not just putting Kyiv out of range of artillery, but delivering a crushing blow to Russia’s entire game plan.