The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread

ngatimozart

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One thing to fix (it insults Chechens a lot) - these are Kadyrovtsy (soldiers of Kadyrov), not ordinary Chechens, as a lot of ordinary people consider Kadyrov as a terrorist and afraid of him a lot.
There was a video where a Chechen guy claims, that he came to Ukraine by the request of the Ichkeria government to fight Kadyrovtsy.
Thanks and fixed.
 
"Polish MiGs are not involved in the war in Ukraine".
Article published on Polish magazine "Wprost" website:
W wojnie na Ukrainie nie uczestniczą polskie MiG-i. Rzecznik rządu dementuje
On Thursday, March 3, government spokesman Piotr Mueller straightened out information concerning Polish jets in Ukraine. On Polsat News he assured that airplanes from our country do not participate in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
The topic of "Polish MiGs in Ukraine" has raised many questions in recent days. Kiev was to receive 28 MiG-29s from Poland, 16 MiG-29s and 14 Su-25s from Bulgaria and 12 MiG-29s from Slovakia. The transfer of fighters to our eastern neighbor was even announced by the Ukrainian Air Force Command. On Tuesday, March 1, President Andrzej Duda denied all this, explaining it with the argument of "avoiding military interference".

On Thursday, March 3, the information about MiGs for Ukraine was also denied by government spokesman Piotr Mueller. - There are no Polish MiGs in Ukraine. There appeared some information that they are to take off from Polish airports to Ukraine for combat purposes. I deny this information - he emphasized.

Mueller assured that there is no decision about transferring the planes to Ukraine or about the take-offs of the planes from the territory of Poland. He reminded that our country belongs to the NATO, which has defensive, not offensive purposes.

He was asked about the statement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which speaks about the agreement on the transfer of fighter planes. - There are no such decisions. I understand that there may be expectations in Europe to make such decisions, but there are no such decisions on our side - he repeated.
 
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Kherson, a city of nearly 250,000 people (just north of Crimea), fell in day 6. After seasawing back and forth with a Ukrainian motorized infantry battalion defending the city against a large Russian force. This is the first major Ukrainian city to come under Russian control since the invasion.

Meanwhile, on 2 Mar 2022, it was reported that the key Ukrainian port city of Mariupol was "near to a humanitarian catastrophe" after more than 15 hours of continuous bombardment by Russian forces, the city's deputy mayor noted. "The Russian army is working through all their weapons here - artillery, multiple rocket launch systems, airplanes, tactical rockets. They are trying to destroy the city," Serhiy Orlov said. Russian forces have surrounded the port city of Mariupol, which is on the Sea of Azov. Outside of Mariupol, the Russians now control all coastal areas of the Sea of Azov. Russia is strangling Ukraine's access to the seas.
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The question is whether it makes sense for UAF to defend every city and population centre. The UAF will be spread thin and the Russian Army would like no better than to encircle and destroy isolated units and divisions.

But there are some cities that needs to be defended due to strategic reasons (i.e. Odessa, remaining access to the Black Sea) as well as political reasons.
 

Capt. Ironpants

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I'm sort of surprised to see Serbia on there voting yes and not abstaining from the vote, even with reasons for them to do so from what happened during the 90's. They haven't joined in on the sanctions however, and won't. Can't seem to find English subtitles to this address anywhere, but my Serbian friend said he was very pragmatic and open about his feelings.

Your friend was right.

My Serbian is getting very rusty, but I'll give some highlights of portions I was able to view. I had a good deal of trouble playing the video (kept getting those red dots, then jumping to video of another speech more about economic impact on Serbia, red dots again), which was very, very frustrating. The following is disjointed and likely not in chronological order due to my difficulty viewing the video. Text inside [brackets] indicates I am unsure or having trouble getting the nuance right. Text inside (parentheses) indicates I am paraphrasing or quickly going from memory. Text with no quotation marks, and not inside brackets or parentheses, are my own words, as are those inside [[double brackets]]. Finally, I hope I didn't mix in anything from the second speech by accident.

Re condemnation of the attack on Ukraine: "The text does not mention any sanctions, but it is important for us to condemn the collapse of the territorial integrity of any member state."

(It has never been harder for him and he has never struggled more with being [distressed/disheartened] in the past ten years.) "The crisis due to the war in Ukraine is affecting Serbia dramatically. What is not easy to explain is the connection between politics and the economy, the influence of politics on the economy, the pressures we are exposed to and everything that lies ahead.

"Since Friday, the whole world has become different in just three, four, five days and nothing is the same anymore. ... "Everything we knew yesterday does not look like what we are going through today" ... "Tectonic changes have taken place on the world stage, and Serbia is in an extremely difficult situation. It is not a question of the correctness of our position, but of the incredible circumstances that brought us into a difficult situation."

"In the previous 48 hours ... [[Sorry, I could not quite catch his words]] ... there is no representative of any important country with whom I have not talked. I spoke with Ursula von der Leyen, a representative of Germany -- USA, France -- exchanged messages on all important issues -- from voting for a declaration and a resolution to the sanctions imposed on Russia."

"Serbia kept its same position as in the previous days. Out of a total of thirteen acts, we voted for four acts, but we could not vote for nine, because they concerned the introduction of sanctions on the banking sector or air transport or directly on individuals from Putin, Lavrov, Peskov to everyone else."

"There is less than ever an understanding for the position of Serbia and our people anywhere in the world" ... ""Few people are interested in what happened in 1999." ... "There is almost no representative of large countries with whom we have not spoken. Serbia is facing enormous pressure with the fact that few people want to hear our arguments, then it is clear to you how difficult our position is."

"I think that this is just the beginning, the pressures on our country will be huge in the coming period... We will witness the complete destruction of the existing order." (Serbia can expect to see several political traps in the coming period.) "Not because they care about Russia and Ukraine, it doesn't bother some people in the region, they do everything they can to overthrow Serbia. You saw that the Albanians* sent a request to become a full member of NATO, and they received support. "Regarding Turkey, what I can predict is that some of the next initiatives will be the exclusion of the Russian Federation from the UN."

"I already see initiatives in certain countries, and I say that because we are following them, Albanians in Kosovo and some others..." ... "In accordance with Article 6 of the UN Charter, they plan to discuss the expulsion of Russia from the UN, and after that there will be pressure on China to change Resolution 1244 and after the change of Resolution 1244 we have no legal basis to invoke international law and preserve our territorial integrity as we have it today ... and then follows the recognition by NATO and EU countries, those that have not done it so far, of the independence of Kosovo."

"This is the idea of Albanian** lobbyists and they presented it to international representatives." ... "Whether it is possible or not - I do not rule out that possibility at all. Will someone say that it is not technically possible, I thought everything was not possible, and in these three or four days I saw that it is possible."

"This is only one part of the problem. The other part of the problem, is that, if we keep our position, of further endangering Serbia's economic position through less investment in the future."

Answering question about what kind of reaction he expects from Russia after Serbia's vote in the UN: "After what Bosnia-Hercegivina did today, Serbia is the only one in Europe that did not impose sanctions."


"In accordance with the conclusions of the National Security Council, we will keep the peace in the region and be lenient, and we will not respond to daily provocations from Pristina and other parts of the region."

"A decision will be made tonight on whether a protest note would be delivered to Turkey. We certainly do not see as a friendly move the statement given in the conversation with Vjos Osmani and the fact that Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that without asking anyone, Turkey will always make a decision on its own on Kosovo's accession to NATO."

*I am certain he means ethnic Albanians of Kosovo.
**I assume he means ethnic Albanians of Kosovo, but there is a remote possibility he means Albanians of Albania.

Me talking here:

Re Kosovo in NATO. They popped up yesterday or day before, asking to get fast-tracked into NATO right away and saying they want to host an American base. My immediate thought: Hey, NATO is already is in you, Kosovo -- it's called KFOR -- and you already have American Camp Bondsteel, which anyone could see from the start was built for the ages.

For more context re Serbia's dilemma:

EDIT: No, it's not pure crazy talk from President Vučić (although it won't actually happen):
 
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Steinmetz

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Your friend was right.

My Serbian is getting very rusty, but I'll give some highlights of portions I was able to view. I had a good deal of trouble playing the video (kept getting those red dots, then jumping to video of another speech more about economic impact on Serbia, red dots again), which was very, very frustrating. The following is disjointed and likely not in chronological order due to my difficulty viewing the video. Text inside [brackets] indicates I am unsure or having trouble getting the nuance right. Text inside (parentheses) indicates I am paraphrasing or quickly going from memory. Text with no quotation marks, and not inside brackets or parentheses, are my own words, as are those inside [[double brackets]]. Finally, I hope I didn't mix in anything from the second speech by accident.

Re condemnation of the attack on Ukraine: "The text does not mention any sanctions, but it is important for us to condemn the collapse of the territorial integrity of any member state."

(It has never been harder for him and he has never struggled more with being [distressed/disheartened] in the past ten years.) "The crisis due to the war in Ukraine is affecting Serbia dramatically. What is not easy to explain is the connection between politics and the economy, the influence of politics on the economy, the pressures we are exposed to and everything that lies ahead.

"Since Friday, the whole world has become different in just three, four, five days and nothing is the same anymore. ... "Everything we knew yesterday does not look like what we are going through today" ... "Tectonic changes have taken place on the world stage, and Serbia is in an extremely difficult situation. It is not a question of the correctness of our position, but of the incredible circumstances that brought us into a difficult situation."

"In the previous 48 hours ... [[Sorry, I could not quite catch his words]] ... there is no representative of any important country with whom I have not talked. I spoke with Ursula von der Leyen, a representative of Germany -- USA, France -- exchanged messages on all important issues -- from voting for a declaration and a resolution to the sanctions imposed on Russia."

"Serbia kept its same position as in the previous days. Out of a total of thirteen acts, we voted for four acts, but we could not vote for nine, because they concerned the introduction of sanctions on the banking sector or air transport or directly on individuals from Putin, Lavrov, Peskov to everyone else."

"There is less than ever an understanding for the position of Serbia and our people anywhere in the world" ... ""Few people are interested in what happened in 1999." ... "There is almost no representative of large countries with whom we have not spoken. Serbia is facing enormous pressure with the fact that few people want to hear our arguments, then it is clear to you how difficult our position is."

"I think that this is just the beginning, the pressures on our country will be huge in the coming period... We will witness the complete destruction of the existing order." (Serbia can expect to see several political traps in the coming period.) "Not because they care about Russia and Ukraine, it doesn't bother some people in the region, they do everything they can to overthrow Serbia. You saw that the Albanians* sent a request to become a full member of NATO, and they received support. "Regarding Turkey, what I can predict is that some of the next initiatives will be the exclusion of the Russian Federation from the UN."

"I already see initiatives in certain countries, and I say that because we are following them, Albanians in Kosovo and some others..." ... "In accordance with Article 6 of the UN Charter, they plan to discuss the expulsion of Russia from the UN, and after that there will be pressure on China to change Resolution 1244 and after the change of Resolution 1244 we have no legal basis to invoke international law and preserve our territorial integrity as we have it today ... and then follows the recognition by NATO and EU countries, those that have not done it so far, of the independence of Kosovo."

"This is the idea of Albanian** lobbyists and they presented it to international representatives." ... "Whether it is possible or not - I do not rule out that possibility at all. Will someone say that it is not technically possible, I thought everything was not possible, and in these three or four days I saw that it is possible."

"This is only one part of the problem. The other part of the problem, is that, if we keep our position, of further endangering Serbia's economic position through less investment in the future."

Answering question about what kind of reaction he expects from Russia after Serbia's vote in the UN: "After what Bosnia-Hercegivina did today, Serbia is the only one in Europe that did not impose sanctions."


"In accordance with the conclusions of the National Security Council, we will keep the peace in the region and be lenient, and we will not respond to daily provocations from Pristina and other parts of the region."

"A decision will be made tonight on whether a protest note would be delivered to Turkey. We certainly do not see as a friendly move the statement given in the conversation with Vjos Osmani and the fact that Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that without asking anyone, Turkey will always make a decision on its own on Kosovo's accession to NATO."

*I am certain he means ethnic Albanians of Kosovo.
**I assume he means ethnic Albanians of Kosovo, but there is a remote possibility he means Albanians of Albania.

Me talking here:

Re Kosovo in NATO. They popped up yesterday or day before, asking to get fast-tracked into NATO right away and saying they want to host an American base. My immediate thought: Hey, NATO is already is in you, Kosovo -- it's called KFOR -- and you already have American Camp Bondsteel, which anyone could see from the start was built for the ages.

For more context re Serbia's dilemma:

EDIT: No, it's not pure crazy talk from President Vučić (although it won't actually happen):
Thank you for taking the time, listening to the entire speech, and summarizing the speech in a detailed way. I really appreciate it. What a difficult position for Serbia to be in, I'm sure there was enormous pressure behind the scenes to vote on the resolution and enact sanctions. I am rather troubled by recent events in the Balkans, in general. I'm sure we'll have more in-depth discussions on this matter here. I'm not sure if there is a thread dedicated to the Balkans, I'm sure there is, I'll find it. That's another hot-spot to look out for and that speech confirms it. Serbian - Ukrainian ties were fairly good as well, from what I understand. There's a long history between the vestiges of former Yugoslavia with their eastern brethren. If anything, this conflict in Ukraine has shown us how horrible war is, despite how cool we find armaments and weaponry to be, diplomacy should always be the preferred method, each and every time. The world order does seem shaky and uncertainty is ahead.
 

Steinmetz

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I'm seeing reports that Major General Andrey Sukhovetsky, deputy commander of the 41st Army has died somewhere in Ukraine. I can't find any proper information on how or where he died at.

Another example of a Ukrainian APC edited to look like a Russian one, by removing the Ukrainian flag and adding the Z marking. Personally I'm not sure why they bother. There's enough footage of undeniably Russian vehicles like BTR-82s Tigrs, T-72B3Ms, T-80BVMs, etc.
I agree, plenty of dead Russian vehicles to go around. They've already won the information war.

Example of radio chatter I indicated earlier. There is a callsign by the name of "Buran - 30" who has become quite popular. He's gone from crying, losing his voice, and his position getting attacked various times. At 56:10 is a prime example of how the Ukrainians have wreaked havoc by jamming coms, with pig squeals.


Major General Mick Ryan chimes in on the implications of such chatter being accessible to everyone and the lack of proper communication equipment.

 
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denix56

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Thank you for taking the time, listening to the entire speech, and summarizing the speech in a detailed way. I really appreciate it. What a difficult position for Serbia to be in, I'm sure there was enormous pressure behind the scenes to vote on the resolution and enact sanctions. I am rather troubled by recent events in the Balkans, in general. I'm sure we'll have more in-depth discussions on this matter here. I'm not sure if there is a thread dedicated to the Balkans, I'm sure there is, I'll find it. That's another hot-spot to look out for and that speech confirms it. Serbian - Ukrainian ties were fairly good as well, from what I understand. There's a long history between the vestiges of former Yugoslavia with their eastern brethren. If anything, this conflict in Ukraine has shown us how horrible war is, despite how cool we find armaments and weaponry to be, diplomacy should always be the preferred method, each and every time. The world order does seem shaky and uncertainty is ahead.
I wonder whether such a feeling was in 60-80s in the Western world so the patterns could be found. Russia follows rather similar patterns that Germany and USSR followed.
At the moment I dont see drastic changes in tactics since Chechnya (though I am newbie). They tried to do it fast and rather quietly, but when it failed the strikes at big cities (Kyiv and Charkiv mostly) started as well as sending the green soldiers to do the job instead of someone more capable of. In my opinion, these attacks are the new add-on to the plan in the attempt to speed up things.
Regarding the information war, besides the causes of the invasion, the idea of powerful Russian army is cracked. While they have huge army, sending old tanks, that left without fuel, green soldiers with spoiled MREs and cheap Chinese comms and even police forces (who has little idea how to act in combat) presents the army in the bad way.
 

SABRE

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Speaking of the Azov fighters, they have a special welcome for the Chechen Kadyrovtsy fighters. They're coating their bullets in bacon fat (pork) so that the Kadyrovtsy (Muslim) will be unclean and unable to enter paradise. Whether this will put the Kadyrovtsy off is another story.

It doesn't work that way and I doubt the Chechnyan fighters would be deterred by it.
 

Arji

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It doesn't work that way and I doubt the Chechnyan fighters would be deterred by it.
Speaking of the Azov fighters, they have a special welcome for the Chechen Kadyrovtsy fighters. They're coating their bullets in bacon fat (pork) so that the Kadyrovtsy (Muslim) will be unclean and unable to enter paradise. Whether this will put the Kadyrovtsy off is another story.

It's definitely for moral purposes, they're definitely did it just to make themselves feel better.

That said, since it's on the news, it certainly works to alienate Muslims who may otherwise be neutral or maybe sympathetic to their cause. There's already gripes about the comparison made between middle east and Ukraine, as if war in the middle east is business as usual and war in Ukraine is so downright shocking. I know enough to say that there are differences, but in broad strokes, amateur observers can only see it as hypocrisy and I can't say I blame them for being repulsed by it.

I personally think that it is a useless act. If you want to do it for moral purposes, keep it away from the news. Politically, it's not a pretty look. It has the potential to alienate most Muslims who could otherwise support you, and at worse reaffirms Putin's point of Ukraine being ran by neo Nazi.

Indonesia voted yes in condemning the Russian invasion in UNGA, but I can tell you now that there is a lot of people here rooting for Russia.
 
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denix56

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Btw, what is in your opinion Russia will consider the weapon that “can be used to attack Russia”? According to their demilitarization idea.


Upd:
There is an article where the authors claim (based on their internal sources in the banks) that 1 month before invasion the banks provided the reports on how the sanctions will affect the Russian economy. However, they expected in the worst case scenario only the recognition of LDNR without full-scale invasion. They also assumed that there would be no sanctions against Central Bank.

 
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SABRE

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It's definitely for moral purposes, they're definitely did it just to make themselves feel better.

That said, since it's on the news, it certainly works to alienate Muslims who may otherwise be neutral or maybe sympathetic to their cause. There's already gripes about the comparison made between middle east and Ukraine, as if war in the middle east is business as usual and war in Ukraine is so downright shocking. I know enough to say that there are differences, but in broad strokes, amateur observers can only see it as hypocrisy and I can't say I blame them for being repulsed by it.

I personally think that it is a useless act. If you want to do it for moral purposes, keep it away from the news. Politically, it's not a pretty look. It has the potential to alienate most Muslims who could otherwise support you, and at worse reaffirms Putin's point of Ukraine being ran by neo Nazi.

Indonesia voted yes in condemning the Russian invasion in UNGA, but I can tell you now that there is a lot of people here rooting for Russia.
You might be right to a sufficient extent. Except, I think it has more to do with malice than morale, and certainly nothing to do with morality. Otherwise, they wouldn't be greasing bullets with pig fat. By supporting Azov Ukraine certainly risks isolating itself in the greater Muslim world. All the racial profiling at the borders and train stations isn't helping either.
 

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I noted it was pretty wild!

The first story appears to have been lifted from the Greek newspaper site Proto Thema:


About Proto Thema:


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The second story appears to be based on a tweet showing a Skai TV segment. I don't speak or understand Greek, except a few words and phrases, but know the alphabet just well enough to read things like names, easy words I know, etc. It appears the talking head in the top middle box is the Mr. Kiouranasis named in the article and purportedly in Mariupol (name of city is under his name which I suppose would be spelled something like ΜΑΡΙΟΥΠΟΛΗ in all caps in Greek). As best I can make out, the moderator in the top left box was apparently decrying Russian propaganda and then Mr. Kiouranas went off on him. I can't understand what he is saying at all. (Maybe we have some who speak Greek here?) So I can't verify whether the translation in the story is correct.

News segment in question posted on official Skai TV You Tube channel.

So, what's Skai TV? Best I can make out, it was pretty yellow back in the early 1990s when first launched, has changed hands several times, and is now more respectable. From wiki: "On 1 April 2006, the company that originally launched Skai TV bought Seven TV, a holder of a Greek National broadcasting license that failed to expand its coverage all over the country or attract a wide audience. The station was renamed to 'Skai TV' allowing the brand to re-emerge on the Greek television scene after 7 years, but this time the owners decided to forgo their previous approach and opted for high-quality foreign shows and valid news coverage. On 6 September 2007, Skai TV was added to the lineup of NOVA Greece digital platform. On 2 March 2016, Skai TV launched its own high-definition feed. On 2 September, the network won one of four national television licenses auctioned in Greece after Iannis Alafouzos paid €43.6 million in a highly unusual competitive bidding process."

The part you enjoyed about the Norse Mythology, etc. sun symbols, etc. earlier was lifted from an old piece from 2014 in The Guardian (I recall reading it back then):


First photo is an Adobe stock image:

Second photo is hot-linked (!) from RT (and according to Tin Eye, this photo has really proliferated):


Who in turn lifted copy from USA Today:


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Third story is mainly lifted from All Jazeera:


First photo is a Getty, from 24.02.2022 used several times by BBC, also Moscow Times, etc.

Second photo has been used many times by BBC beginning 25.02.2022.

Third photo lifted from Al Jazeera:

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Fourth story was mainly lifted from Ethnos, a Greek newspaper established in 1913, now web-only:


First photo is from Ethnos article sbove. Second photo is BBC/Getty, of strike on Irpin TV station 2 March 2022. Next, the Twitter stuff, who knows? Third photo is from BBC, residential building in Irpin, 2 March. Fourth photo is from BBC, labeled as handout photo from the press office of the State Emergency Services of Ukraine showing a fire in a building at the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) after shelling in Kharkiv 2 March.
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So yeah, the site is pretty amateurish, and the way they lift images from other news sites is dodgy. They lift lots of copy from other news sites, obviously, but at least give attribution. I can't find any intent to fake anything. They might get suckered in by Twitter hoaxers, but then again, so have major news outlets. It's hardly a bastion of award-winning journalism, just a goofy site for English speakers of Greek heritage to get news about Greek stuff, it looks to me like.



Yes, new and amateurish. See above. Doesn't appear to have been set up as a dreaded "Russian troll site" though. Probably youngish Greek expats run it, aren't very professional, but well-enough meaning and trying to make a buck. People of Greek heritage in the US do a really good job of forming tight communities and preserving aspects of their culture, and I wondered how Greeks in Greece are viewing this, and Greek expats/those of Greek heritage in other parts of the world are. Large Hellenistic community in Ukraine is getting bombed by Russians and it's known Ukrainian nationalist types whip up on them. Talk about stuck between a rock and a hard place. I don't speak Greek, and this site popped up in an internet search, so .... Maybe there's a better Greek-oriented site in English somewhere?
Thank you for the detailed research. This does clarify things a bit.

Putin can claim a win if he can claim a land bridge to the Crimea and call the attack in Kiev a faint.
We're already past that. Kharkov, Chernigov, and Sumy are under attack. Unless they actiely retreat in the north-east, Russia will have taken a significant portion of Ukraine, far in excess of a land bridge to Crimea.

Btw, what is in your opinion Russia will consider the weapon that “can be used to attack Russia”? According to their demilitarization idea.
Good question. I wouldn't be surprised if Russia pushes for severe limitations on what kind of military Ukraine can have. But I also suspect there's a maximum position and a minimum position, and the minimum might just be a lot of restritions on missile tech, and a complete ban on foreign military presence, while a maximum might involve Ukraine's military being reduced like Germany's was after WWI.
 

JGCAC

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With respect to the communications problems, what exactly is the issue?

From what I remember, they've bragged a lot over the years about their comms, command and control improving.

So is it a matter of radios not being issued? Batteries not charged? Too few modern systems? Troops not trained to use them? Some/all of the above in combination?

This is pretty damning given the Russian army has been aware of its weaknesses in this area since at least Chechnya, and made a big fuss about improving after the war with Georgia.
 

STURM

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You might be right to a sufficient extent. Except, I think it has more to do with malice than morale, and certainly nothing to do with morality. Otherwise, they wouldn't be greasing bullets with pig fat. .
There have yet to be any reported instances of war crimes or atrocities on the part of combatants towards prisoners. If the Chechians and the Azov Battalion meet, I'll be very surprised if any prisoners are taken.
 
If they have such basic communication problems then how did they manage to capture two airfields on the outskirts of Kiev and defend one from being retaken by counter-attacking Ukrainian troops, mainly thanks to close air support?
 

STURM

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made a big fuss about improving after the war with Georgia.
Which to a large extent they did, as was demonstrated in Syria and the Donbass. A possibility is that they misjudged or miscalculated the type of conflict they would fight in the Ukraine.

I'm really looking forward to analysis from Lester Gray on overall Russian performance.

If they have such basic communication problems?
The only possible answer I can think of is that some units have better comms than others and that how well their comms perform depends on specific circumstances.

The general feeling is that the Russians have underperformed [they are certainly behind schedule] but I feel it's still.early days to form any firm.conclusions. They might end up turning things around sooner rather than later. Having said that, prior to the invasion I did wonder if the Ukrainians would hold their ground [the feeling shared by many is that they would collapse] and whether the Russians would be as successful as most assumed.

Here's a,look at ''the other side of the hill'' so to speak.


This is fairly recent. Worth watching.

 
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