Politico talk about the 'likes' war and it isn't the worst. They do shyly admit that the ghost and the island fuck you stuff are not wholly factual, but the main point is that Ukraine have run a strong propaganda effort. I think that's credible. There's crap like blaming Russia for Brexit and Trump, but it is an interesting article.
Canuck gets what he fucking deserves.
Nah even America is saying Russian deaths are 5-6k. Media is selling a lot of total bullshit that even the US state department isn’t buying.
No. If Musk wins, Putin will use doge for the digital ruble.
Can't wait to see this used as the justification to hasten the creation of the EU army and the erosion of its member state's sovreignty.
lmao I don't know how I missed this shit back then. This is one of the funniest things I've seen.
Is there a formal difference in terminology between "I'm the only one flying" and "As long as I stay out of MANPADS range, nothing can hurt me"? I feel like there should be, but I was Army, not Air Force. Stealth I'd file under "nice to have", but not strictly critical if you're supposed to be operating from a position where the enemy is reduced to visual detection. If the F-35s can knock out the AA, then this theoretical tank-buster can come up behind, drop the 30+ warhead clusterfuck, and hopefully be back for round 2 before the enemy can get reinforcements in position.
America actually knows how to lie about casualties. Ukraine is still at a Hellenistic era of propaganda where 100 soldiers can easily wipe out 100.000 if they believe hard enough. Only problem is, we've regressed to the point where questioning Herodotus would have you hanged for being a Persian sympathizer.
I've bet money on Elon Musk trooning out, and I believe this counts. 2022 delivers yet again.
Nah, the EU is going to fall apart as soon as the hunger starts and waves of refugees start pouring in.
The future is now, old man. Lowtax was the lynchpin, and if you were more in tune with the universe you'd know it too.
Still, it's worth noting that non-fatal casualties are around 3 for every one dead in the modern day, although it's worth noting that shitty logistics that make to get wounded to a field hospital much more difficult, and a probable lack of CASEVAC because the Ukrainians still have heavy AA capabilities, are likely inflating those numbers. At minimum causalities are around 15k for the Russians, with Ukrainians being only slightly less.
Part of this is the medias perpetual and longstanding inability to differentiate Casualty from Killed. Casualty includes killed and wounded or otherwise rendered combat incapable.
War is hell and Russia isn't fucking around. Whichever side of this you support, Ukraine needs to quit the propaganda for several reasons, this being one of them. It's making foreign volunteers, even veterans, think the war's a cakewalk they can just waltz into. I heard of another interview with a foreign volunteer who outright said he'd been lied to and Ukraine was doing far worse than they let on.
You can generally bypass newspaper paywalls by pasting the link through a archive site.
Believe you've provided good numbers. Would be interested to see how many POWs each side holds.
Wow, I really wish I hadn't watched that. This war needs to fucking end.
