re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

WSJ is reporting today that UA losses at Bakhmut are unsustainable and are compromising offensive capability. Take it how you will, but the WSJ is not RT.

Those vids are brutal.

Couple of things, it appeared the Russians didnt have anybody on watch on the vid with night vision;

There clearly was a drone with night vision in the air. We have that capability but only our QRF type units, 82nd, 101, 173rd have the capability to see (the squad leader) what the drone operator sees. Or they battle rigged something and the drone operator was communicating with the squad leader.

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There were massive, unsustainable losses on both sides. That’s the honest truth to that story. When you have point blank combat like you have with this area that’s the only outcome. Russia lost a hell of a lot more because they were the attacking force and because they walk their soldiers out to soak up as many bullets as they can with no regard for their own force’s lives. Still, Ukraine lost a lot of guys in that fight too.

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This. Weather (mud) has eliminated the mobile warfare aspect of battle for now. The front line is more like WWI trench warfare with artillery (and drones) taking center stage with manned assults. From the videos i have seen the town is a waste land which looks like Beirut green line from the 80s/90s.

This type of warfare is a battle of attrition instead of maneuver warfare. losses on both sides is expected to be extremely high. typically the defender is at the advantage somewhat as they have the benefit of defensive positions, while the attacker is forced to leave their defensive positions to engage.

A lot of blood spilled from both side for a desolated town and a few kilometers of front line change.

When maneuver warfare opens back up, we will likely seethe causality rates fall and line change more frequently. but that will depend of if either side has the combat strength to actually launch an offensive.....

That cartoon is hilarious. Don't trust the guy with the big Jewish nose -- he's obviously part of the big globalist Jewish conspiracy. And he's also working with Nazis!

The cognitive dissonance would overwhelm a normal brain, but it has no effect on Qanon drones.

Is it my imagination or were the Ben Garrison cartoons a bit more clever and subtle in the past? This one is just straight up anti-Semetic and dull.

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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is leading work with allies which could see Britain send tanks to Ukraine, No10 said on Wednesday.

Downing Street said the UK was looking to “accelerate” its support to Kyiv to help it “win this war” against Vladimir Putin’s regime.

It said tanks could be a “game-changing capability”, amid reports that Britain is considering supplying a dozen Challenger II tanks.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “We are accelerating our support to Ukraine with the kind of next generation military technology that will help win this war.

“It’s clear that battle tanks could provide a game-changing capability to the Ukrainians.

“The Prime Minister told President Zelensky last week the UK will provide whatever we can.

“The Prime Minister has asked the Defence Secretary to work with partners in the coming weeks to discuss how we can go even further and faster on our support to Ukraine including the provision of tanks.”

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As others here have said, on its own, a dozen Challenger 2 tanks isn't a big deal. Indeed, the complication of the additional logistics chain almost negates the military value.

But the idea is that, on January 20th at Ramstein, half of the 50ish countries in the group agree to contribute that many tanks to Ukraine, and Ukraine gets promises of over 250 MBTs, in addition to lots of other heavy armor.

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That cartoon is hilarious. Don't trust the guy with the big Jewish nose -- he's obviously part of the big globalist Jewish conspiracy. And he's also working with Nazis!

The cognitive dissonance would overwhelm a normal brain, but it has no effect on Qanon drones.

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Not to mention the predecessors of the alt-right/incel contingent here were against our providing aid in WWII to UK/Churchill as well. Not sure if they called the UK literal Nazis at the time, though.

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Is it my imagination or were the Ben Garrison cartoons a bit more clever and subtle in the past? This one is just straight up anti-Semetic and dull.

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I'm radically right wing and they've always sucked. He's probably a good technical cartoonist, but there is never any snark/wit/etc. in his cartoons. He takes some Trump supporter political argument and then makes it into a cartoon complete with labels and explanations.

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This morning Russian Navy ships and submarines left their base at Novorossiysk, in the Black Sea, en-masse. This is highly unusual and may indicate ongoing operations.

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Looks like Russia is preparing for another massive missile attack before the Patriots arrive in Ukraine. Either that or they are going to try and blockade Ukraine again.

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If Bakhmut is so insignificant, why would Ukraine invest so many resources there? Sure Russia lost more guys, but it appears they were mostly new recruits, but Ukraine lost front line veterans.

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Allow some of their 750,000 reserves to see combat and increase the overall number of veterans in their army. Also to tie Russia up and prevent it from reinforcing the Kremmina area or their defensive lines in the Zap oblast.