Russian Invasion of Ukraine Megathread - Episode III - Revenge of the Ruski (now unlocked with new skins and gameplay modes!!!)

[Feline Supremacist]

It's not like she would know.

Its not as if you would either but the seethe it worth it.

 

[Useful_Mistake]

Western—and some Ukrainian—officials, soldiers and analysts increasingly worry that Kyiv has allowed itself to be sucked into the battle for Bakhmut on Russian terms, losing the forces it needs for a planned spring offensive as it stubbornly clings to a town of limited strategic relevance. Some of them say that it would make sense to retreat to a new defensive line on the heights west of Bakhmut while such a pullback can still be organized in a coordinated fashion, preserving the Ukrainian military’s combat strength.

“It’s not me, it’s King Leonidas who figured out that you should fight the enemy on the terrain that is advantageous to you,” said one Ukrainian commander in Bakhmut, referring to the ruler of Sparta who battled the Persian Empire at Thermopylae. “So far, the exchange rate of trading our lives for theirs favors the Russians. If this goes on like this, we could run out.”

Ukrainian commander admits Russia is losing less men than Ukraine in Bakhmut

 

[just a banana]

clusterfuckery

 

[kuuu]

Ukrainian commander admits Russia is losing less men than Ukraine in Bakhmut

Saloreich counterintelligence to get more gibs. Obviously.

 

[Ghostse]

Ukrainian commander admits Russia is losing less men than Ukraine in Bakhmut

Doesn't meant they aren't killing more russians, just not enough more.
Ukraine needs to achieve at least a 4 to 5 to 1 kill ratio to come out on top if its a fight to the last man

 

[Useful_Mistake]

Doesn't meant they aren't killing more russians, just not enough more.

That's one way to interpret that quote, I suppose, though not the way I read it.

 

[Mr E. Grifter]

They still want Odesa (and the rest of the south coast), but there's no way they're getting to it over land with the way things are right now. They might be thinking of establishing a new beachhead and forcing another front south of Odesa, or even south of the Dniester, as that part of the country is relatively isolated. That would let them put their artillery just barely in range of Odesa.

Sure they do, just as they still want to conquer Ukraine, carve off regions they believe are Russian or Novorussia (or whatever fantasy land Putin believes is his historical destiny to create), and replace the current government with a puppet regime.

I know it's been almost a year since they invaded, but it does occur to me that the Russian political leadership's ability to learn from it's mistakes is subpar. Yes, Putin finally realised his initial invasion force wasn't up to scratch and mobilised, reoriented their use of ballistic missiles so they have a something resembling a strategy - however none of this seems decisive. In fact, their use of their forces seems very wasteful.

I really don't think long-term it looks good for Russia. Spending as a % of GDP on the military has gone from 24% to 33% (approx) which is a dramatic increase, however when you consider this has to pay for a huge increase in manpower, payments for dead and maimed soldiers, replacement of lost or exhausted capabilities - I do not think that this would allow Russia to field a force better than that which they started with. It will allow them to field a larger army, but one with worse training and equipment, and thus any success will be bought with blood. Perhaps the ONLY way that Russia could lose in a way that isn't on their own terms (Ukraine could defeat Russia within their own borders, but they aren't going to be able to attack Russia in a way that could permenantly end the threat they pose.), is due to internal dissent and at this point the only way that is likely to happen is due to mass deaths of their mobilised soldiers in the face of defeat. Which, if Ukraine continues recieving western support, is looking more and more likely.

 

[AgendaPoster]

Good thing we don't live in you Eastern European shithole then. Imagine supporting a regime that constantly claims to want to embrace Western values and conduct, then start shitting on those values because they don't align your Eastern European shithole mindset.

Western values should be 100% denied to opponents of the West, like:
- many Jews
- most Russian and Chinese people
- most nignog types
- most indigenous peoples, especially those on colonized land
- illegal immigrants of all sorts
- progressives
- anti-fascists, socialists, communists
- sexual minorities
Western values are for European peoples that are pursuing the best for European peoples, and truly believe in them. Not for Putin and his propagandists, and not for anyone that uses freedom of expression to mock and deconstruct the West.
The West should make clear friend-enemy distinctions and go after its enemies with the same savagery Russia is.
Time for debates should be over soon.
Also, you fail to mention why East Europeans risked blood and life in the 80s...
... against Soviet, Russian hegemony and "values", and to embrace Western, European values.
So East Europe, as imperfect as it is, turned towards the West because it believed in the West, at least as it was in the 80s and 90s.

 

[teriyakiburns]

Its not as if you would either but the seethe it worth it.

I'm not the one who larps as a russian to give meaning to my life.

 

[Fatniggo1488]

clusterfuckery
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One thing I find funny about war is how one man's trash is another man's treasure. They're distraught because they have no propellant charges to actually fire those shells and will most likely end up abandoning them. The Taliban would have been over the moon to have a bunch of shells with or without propellant charges.

 

[Feline Supremacist]

Western values should be 100% denied to opponents of the West, like:
- many Jews
- most Russian and Chinese people
- most nignog types
- most indigenous peoples, especially those on colonized land
- illegal immigrants of all sorts
- progressives
- anti-fascists, socialists, communists
- sexual minorities
Western values are for European peoples that are pursuing the best for European peoples, and truly believe in them. Not for Putin and his propagandists, and not for anyone that uses freedom of expression to mock and deconstruct the West.
The West should make clear friend-enemy distinctions and go after its enemies with the same savagery Russia is.
Time for debates should be over soon.
Also, you fail to mention why East Europeans risked blood and life in the 80s...
... against Soviet, Russian hegemony and "values", and to embrace Western, European values.
So East Europe, as imperfect as it is, turned towards the West because it believed in the West, at least as it was in the 80s and 90s.

Eastern Europe is not my problem, just like the United States is not your problem; of course, if your Eastern Euro dump takes Daddy America's NATO money, Daddy gets to tell you what to do, when to do it and how to do it. Conversely, your shithole has absolutely no right, or ability, to dictate what I or the US does and usually not even voice an opinion, depending on how authoritarian your leaders are.

I finally understand why the USSR treated the Butthurt Belters the way they did, they're absolutely ungrateful and insufferable cunts with delusions of grandeur. The US will come to regret their involvement with them, mark my words.



Meanwhile khokhols are digging trenches in the north of the Rivne region. Despite Ukrainian propaganda claiming there is no Russian plan to attack from Belarus, trenches are being prepared.



But wait, what's this? The Commander-in-Chief of Ground Forces, General Salyukov, arrived to check the combat readiness of the Russian troops in Belarus.

Must be why AFU sappers are mining the area around Keev, the Russians will never break through the lines at...Bakhmut Kramatorsk?

 

[MS Paint Gigachad]

Do Ukrainians have ordnance that can scatter mines?

They may also have something like the Russian version of the Volcano mine-laying system, but if it's from NATO it's likely one of these;

Systems that are part of the FASCAM range include:

• Remote Anti-Armor Mine System (RAAMS) (a 155mm howitzer shell)
• Area Denial Artillery Munition (ADAM) (a 155mm howitzer shell)
• GATOR mine system (air dropped)
• Volcano mine system (various vehicles)
• GEMSS mine system (various vehicles)
• Modular Pack Mine System (MOPMS) (a manually emplaced mine dispenser consisting of 17 AT and 4 AP mines released on command from a remote control system)

Alright, so I clicked the link for RAAMS

Some 10,200 have been sent to Ukraine. [3][4][5]

So to answer corette's original question, yes, they do. Not sure how useful it would be against trucking though.

 

[Napoleon Bonerfart]

Overwhelming approval rating because he literally declared himself as the only political party in the country, hard to lose that race.

Other political parties exist in Ukraine, just not the ones with ties to a terrorist state.

 

[🇷🇺Fuck Ukraine🇷🇺]

I'm not the one who larps as a russian to give meaning to my life.

No, you willfully choose to larp as british because of your allergies to oral hygiene and showers.

Other political parties exist in Ukraine, just not the ones with ties to a terrorist state.

Ukraine is the terrorist state, their declaration of others as terrorist states is just a sad joke, much like the impotent little rage hamster that leads Ukraine.

 

[Feline Supremacist]

I'm not the one who larps as a russian to give meaning to my life.

lmao Я не русский my nigga, and that's something I know is 100% correct because I fucking type it out all the time, for retards like you.

 

[Napoleon Bonerfart]

Doesn't meant they aren't killing more russians, just not enough more.
Ukraine needs to achieve at least a 4 to 5 to 1 kill ratio to come out on top if its a fight to the last man

in order to take Soledar, vatniggers are throwing everything they have at the town. Ukraine is expecting to lose fight, at the trade off of exhausting Russian offensive capabilities (at least, until the second mobilization is announced.)

 

[The Punished Mitch]

in order to take Soledar, vatniggers are throwing everything they have at the town. Ukraine is expecting to lose fight, at the trade off of exhausting Russian offensive capabilities (at least, until the second mobilization is announced.)

They've been out of fuel, ammunition, vehicles, morale, missiles, drones and troops for almost 10 months now though.

 

[🇷🇺Fuck Ukraine🇷🇺]

in order to take Soledar, vatniggers are throwing everything they have at the town. Ukraine is expecting to lose fight, at the trade off of exhausting Russian offensive capabilities (at least, until the second mobilization is announced.)

Russia is out of missiles.......

Russia's second mobilization is happening tomorrow...... I mean tomorrow tomorrow...

(If I just keep saying it I'll be right eventually...)

 

[Feline Supremacist]

No shit. You're still a larping faggot.

Keep the salt coming, I'm cooking atm

Ukrainian media: AFU conducted a successful counter offensive in Soledar.

Wagner in the center of Soledar today:

 

[Napoleon Bonerfart]

Russia is out of missiles.......

Russia's second mobilization is happening tomorrow...... I mean tomorrow tomorrow...

(If I just keep saying it I'll be right eventually...)

Russia's missile stockpiles are low enough (with the exception of S300's) that vatniggers are unable to conduct the heavy cruise missile volleys against civilian targets at any meaningful frequency. Cruise missile production is currently hovering around a dozen per month, possibly lower since most of Russia's rocket engines were made by Ukrainians and that supply is now cut off.

Russian border guards have also already received orders to prevent men of fighting age (even ones that are deemed unable to fight for medical reasons) from leaving the country, ahead of an announced second mobilization.