re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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The idiots that keep bringing up pedo joe, trump, and politics really need to be banned

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SDV is at the top of that list.

They can’t maneuver, they can’t drive down a road without fricking it up

That too.

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The Oryx count just from today

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Holy shite, the Russians are fricked u less they just carpet bomb the frick out of Ukraine. Especially with new weapons coming on board


So in the long term...let's say Russia is driven from ukraine...where does this stop? Is a ceasefire eventually signed? Does Ukraine keep pushing and possibly take back Crimea?

I have my own thoughts but want to hear others.

Personally think they may try and take Crimea but wouldn't dare go into Russia cause if they really started doing that the full weight of the Russian bear would come down on them in the form of nukesore than likely.

Russia had best come to a negotiated settlement before the panic spreads to the south and their whole army disintegrates. They're only holding on to the Crimea and the breakaway regions by force of arms. Russia is very close to losing everything it gained in 2014.

While satisfying, the prospect of a decisive battlefield defeat holds a lot of danger for widening the war. I expect Putin would try to lash out somehow, provided he's not deposed before then.

This is weird -

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is this the longest thread?

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It will be difficult for Putin to get a ceasefire now as he is not in control of the fighting. With the current morale of the Russian forces, if he would order a ceasefire the disengagement could quickly turn into a route as we are seeing around Kiev now.

Crimea would be easier to take than the Donbas. The experienced separatist troops in the Donbas are far better troops than the Russians. But pushing into either area now would be very costly to the Ukrainians. Alternatively, if they can cut the Russian supply as in the Kiev area, the Russian troops won't fight for long. The key will be to disrupt Russian logistics.

If they can get their hands on medium range rockets, one possible solution would be to destroy the supporting logistics in Russia behind the Donbas and to rocket every northern Black Sea port the Russians hold. Including Sevastopol. The Ukrainians demonstrated this week in Belgorod that they have the will to cross the border. These cross-border logistics attacks will be the key going forward.

Defense Department Announces $300 Million in Additional Assistance for Ukraine
April 1, 2022

This afternoon, April 1, the Department of Defense (DoD) notified Congress of additional assistance activities under authority provided by the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).

Through USAI, DoD will provide up to $300 million in security assistance to bolster Ukraine's capacity to defend itself. This decision underscores the United States' unwavering commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity in support of its heroic efforts to repel Russia's war of choice.

Capabilities in this package include:

• Laser-guided rocket systems;
• Switchblade Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems;
• Puma Unmanned Aerial Systems;
• Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems;
• Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles;
• Small-to-large caliber nonstandard ammunition;
• Night vision devices, thermal imagery systems, and optics;
• Tactical secure communications systems;
• Non-standard machine guns;
• Commercial satellite imagery services;
• Medical supplies, field equipment, and spare parts.

The United States has now committed more than $2.3 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration, including more than $1.6 billion in security assistance since Russia's unprovoked, premeditated invasion.

Unlike Presidential Drawdown, USAI is an authority under which the United States procures capabilities from industry rather than delivering equipment that is drawn down from DoD stocks. This announcement represents the beginning of a contracting process to provide new capabilities to Ukraine's Armed Forces.

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