re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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I think Ukraine's familiarity with Russia prepared them for the kind of brutality we've seen from the Russians. I don't think British or French troops would be prepared for that, and I think it would be kind of a shell shock. And that brutality includes brutality against their own troops.... I think it would be jarring for the Brits and French to see some of the high casualty tactics Russia uses and doesn't really care about.

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Maybe Britain but French sure have operated with expeditionary forces in Africa.

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Ukraine had been preparing for a Russian invasion since 2014

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Yes and no, Ben Hodges has noted that when he was still a US Army general and attached to NATO that Ukraine was only making armor, such as tanks for export and not for its own military. Ukraine had no real munitions industry for artillery shells and was very dependent on the good will of the West. While its drone warfare has been successful and advancements in technology/tactics have advanced rapidly, this was out of dire need.

Furthermore, the bridges from Crimea were supposed to be blown if any attempt by Russia to advance from Crimea but those in charge went MIA with money to the Russian side. Southern Ukraine would have not been occupied.

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That's reasonable enough. It's hard to gauge Russia at the beginning of the war as it seemed they were somewhat arrogant in their original battle plan, assuming that the Ukrainians wouldn't fight back at all. It's clear that Russia is very good at fighting a particular type of war and making their enemies fight the war that the Russians want to fight. In the right environment, I think the Russians could dictate that to Western armies.

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Yes agreed, and also the "Russia isn't good at combined arms" stuff might be overblown a bit because they essentially started fighting a new style of combat in the middle of the conflict when drones became the dominant force they are now. We know they were using a lot of outdated stuff to begin with and Ukraine adapted to drone tech MUCH faster than Russia did. I think its likely accurate that older equipment is more susceptible to drone attacks (and every other kind of attack since its older, to be fair).

Not that I think they are secretly ringers at it by any means, but the French started out WW1 fighting in a completely different style than they finished it in and it wasn't because they weren't good enough at that first style of warfare, it was because that style became outdated. We are heading toward an environment where warfare becomes more about how effective you are at countering drones and adapting to your opponents attempts to counter yours in real time.

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Finally!!!

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Trump has been building toward this the entire time.

Stopping long range strike capabilities and other measures the Trump admin has taken were olive branches. Ukraine is losing right now, Russia has no incentive to stop without circumstances changing. So Trump started out by giving them something, and now with this the message is "we have made the first step toward peace, but we also aren't just going to give you everything you want and you have to make an effort to come to the table in good faith".

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I just wonder now how many of you will have the decency to say now that they were wrong?

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I have questioned Trump’s methods, and I was wondering if he was going to act to make Rusdia negotiate. He hurt Ukraine’s ability to defend and I’m happy that he saw that and is now threatening Russia economically.

As a Trump supporter I have to admit I was disappointed, but I know he has repeatedly used unorthodox methods that have brought success. Hopefully, that’s what we are seeing now.

DJT is also considering very strongly how Ukrainian filth Volodo Z and Alex V conspired with the Deep State to impeach him in 2019.

He will not impose sanctions on Russia

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Russian forces broke through and are currently trying to take the high ground positions which gives them full fire control over the SW parts of the city. If that succeeds the whole eastern parts of the city will be cut off.

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So Trump started out by giving them something, and now with this the message is "we have made the first step toward peace, but we also aren't just going to give you everything you want and you have to make an effort to come to the table in good faith".

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I can't imagine anything more that Trump could have given them at this early stage while Russia actually ramps up attacks while he actively weakens Ukraine. This is just virtue signaling imo.

Because hes smart enough to realize that Russia must remain neutral (if not become slightly aligned with us) when we confront China and also when we confront the Globohomo Alliance

Over 260 Russian drones and missiles attack Ukraine overnight

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO — Friday, 7 March 2025, 10:22

The Russian troops launched a large-scale combined attack against Ukraine on the night of 6-7 March, with Ukrainian air defences destroying 34 Russian missiles and 100 drones, while 86 drones disappeared from radar.

Source: Ukrainian Air Force on Facebook

Quote from Air Force: "Anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare assets and mobile fire groups from the Air Force and the defence forces of Ukraine repelled the enemy's airstrike. Fighter aircraft, including F-16 and Mirage-2000 fighter aircraft, were also involved. It is worth noting that French fighter jets, which arrived in Ukraine only a month ago, repelled an enemy attack for the first time."

Details: The Russian occupiers launched a combined attack with various types of air-, land- and sea-based missiles against Ukraine's critical infrastructure. The main focus of the attack was on gas production facilities.

Early reports indicate that the Air Force's air surveillance troops detected and tracked 261 Russian drones and missiles – 67 missiles and 194 attack UAVs and decoy drones of various types, including:

- 35 Kh-101/Kh-55 cruise missiles;

- 8 Kalibr cruise missiles;

- 3 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles;

- 4 S-300 anti-aircraft surface-to-air missiles;

- 8 Kh-59/69 cruise missiles;

- 194 Shahed-type attack UAVs and other types of decoy drones.

As of 10:00, 134 air targets were confirmed to have been shot down:

- 25 Kh-101/Kh-55 cruise missiles;

- 8 Kalibr cruise missiles;

- 1 Kh-59/69 cruise missile;

- 100 Shahed-type attack UAVs (other types of drones).

Additionally, up to ten Russian missiles (not included in the statistics of those shot down) disappeared from radar.

Eight-six Russian decoy drones disappeared from radar (without adverse effects).

Ukrainska Pravda