re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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I am curious how old you are, specifically to determine if and how much of your life you lived during the Cold War.

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Pentagon???? published the full official list of military aid to Ukraine as of September 8:
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-More than 1400 MANPADS "Stinger"
-More than 8,500 Javelin ATGMs
-Over 32,000 other anti-tank systems
-Over 700 "Switchblade 300" strike drones
-20 units of 105-mm M119 howitzers + 144 thousand 105-mm artillery ammunition for them
-126 units of 155-mm M777 howitzers + about 807 thousand 155-mm artillery shells
-126 tactical vehicles for towing 155-mm M777 howitzers (probably M1083 models)
-22 repair and evacuation vehicles of an unnamed type
-16 M142 HIMARS rocket systems + GMLRS missiles for them
-20 units of 120-mm mortar systems + 85 thousand 120-mm ammunition for them
-1,500 TOW anti-tank missile systems
-4 command and staff vehicles (KSHM), probably for the M142 HIMARS anti-aircraft missile systems
-Eight NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems
-HARM high-speed anti-radar missiles
-20 Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters, which were assigned to Afghanistan
-Hundreds of HMMWV armoured vehicles
-About 200 M113 armoured personnel carriers
-40 MaxxPro armoured vehicles of the MRAP class
-More than 10,000 grenade launchers and units of small arms
-Over 60 million cartridges for small arms
-75 thousand sets of body armor and helmets
-About 700 "Phoenix Ghost" UAVs
-Guided missiles with laser guidance of an unnamed type
-UAV "PUMA"
-15 "ScanEagle" UAVs
-16 Mark VI patrol boats
-5 "Island" class patrol boats
-Up to 50 artillery reconnaissance radars; 4 anti-mortar radars
-Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) countermeasures systems
-4 airspace surveillance radars
-Coastal defense systems with anti-ship missiles "Harpoon"
-Anti-personnel mines M18A1 "Claymore
-C-4 explosive and explosive equipment
-Tactical protected communication systems
-Thousands of night vision devices, thermal imaging systems, optics and laser rangefinders
-Commercial satellite intelligence services
-Equipment for outdoor activitiesdisposal of explosive objects
-Equipment for protection against chemical and nuclear threats
-100 armored sanitary vehicles
-Medical equipment, including first aid kits, monitors and other equipment
-Field equipment and spare parts
-Funding to provide training, service and support.

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The movement has been so fast and decisive that it is difficult to conceptualize where the remaining pockets of Russian resistance are located. There is the general feel, however, that Ukrainian troops can walk into Crimea.

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Just based on the reports coming from the battlefield, it appears to me that Ukraine has slowed down a bit. I suspect they are rearming, letting their forces catch their breath, and positioning for the next movement.

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The USA and the EU have seized 300 billion USD worth of Russian assets. I do not really care if Ukraine gets 300 billion USD worth of western aid and we reimburse ourselves by selling the Russian assets, if Russia gets its assets back after peace has been negotiated and has to pay Ukraine reparations using those assets, or if we just transfer those assets to Ukraine and let them liquidate them and pay us back for the lend-lease.

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The subdivisions of the Russian occupiers are squeezed on the right bank of the Dnieper and are ready to lay down their arms . They are looking for ways to get in touch with the Ukrainian military.

Natalya Gumenyuk, the head of the Precentre of the Security and Defense Forces of the Operational Command "South", said this on the air of the Espresso TV channel.

"We continue to advance and this movement is quite convincing. It has an impact not only on the geographical advance of enemy positions, but also psychologically. Enemy units, starting reformatting, are looking for opportunities to get in touch with our units in order to conduct so-called negotiations on the conditions for the surrender of weapons and the transition under the auspices of international humanitarian law. They are aware that they are squeezed between the banks of the Dnieper and our forces," she explained.

According to Gumenyuk, the invaders are trying to find ways to save their lives.

"Now this issue is being considered. Because there is an understanding of the military strategy, which involves such measures. They are ready to go under the auspices of international humanitarian law, that is, to replenish the exchange fund," the head of the press center added.

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Do you literally know anything about this conflict at all?

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