vikingatespam
Well-Known Member
Well, if you are waiting for Second-Rate-Stalin to whisper sweet plans into your ears, I suspect you will be sorely disappointed. Barring some sort of eavesdropping at the highest levels, we are all left to observe and analyze for intent. We are all internet G-2 shops here.The statements of RU officials, combined with troop dispositions is more then enough...
Maybe for you, not for me. I guess I am less gullible, I would rather see military plans than official statements.
Out of curiosity, what “troop dispositions” you are referring to and what is your military conclusion based on those dispositions?
At the start of the war the RU advanced along many mutually-non-supporting axes in order to cover as much UKR as possible. RU continues to attack along all fronts (less BEL, but I suspect for once in his life The Potato finally made a wise decision). If the UKR military collapses, expect advances at all points, not just the Donbas.
You have claimed that nothing in this war surprises you. Why dont you give us your forecast ?
Your post 13830:Claiming that RU doesnt want to advance faster...
Claiming? You read whatever you want to read.
This is not an English Grammar forum, but could you remind me since when “if” is a “claim”?
rsemmes: “If Russia has any intention of advancing faster.”
Your statement, not mine. You put yourself in a contrarian position to my statement about RU should be making faster advances.
You simply being a contrarian does not advance the discussion.
Those statements are indeed part of the “all over the map” point I made. We are not disagreeing here.Talking about official statements and “The RU tank production (new + refurb) estimates are all over the map.” These statements: "Ukrainian officials have previously estimated that the manufacturer can produce approximately 60 to 70 T-90 tanks per year under ideal conditions”?
Beltrami2005’s statements in post 13813 talk about RU solely, and without mention of UKR issues.No forgetting at all, it wasnt the topic of the original question...
I disagree. If Ukrainian situation is worse than that of Russia, how bad, or not, Russian situation is, it's a lot less relevant; but Ukrainian situation is.
So you can disagree with reality as much as you want, but it doesnt affect anything.
Why dont you present a claim, and back it up with some sort of reference, and we can decide ?Since you feel so strongly about UKR demographics...
I wouldn't use the word “feel”, but I feel that I can say that it is “standard knowledge” the Ukrainian low birth rate, its deserters and the millions of Ukrainian living abroad. Don't you agree?
We are waiting.