Quote (thundercock @ Mar 7 2022 10:13pm)
Interesting, seems like more of the status quo. I've been using this:
https://www.understandingwar.org/The next week is going to be particularly deadly because I imagine the Siege of Kyiv will begin pretty soon. In brighter news, there are reports that Ukraine has killed another flag officer (2 star general). It seems very strange to me that Russia has lost TWO 2-star generals in a week...I don't think I've heard of that happening before, have you?
They lost a general last week to sniper fire, but there hasn't been another one confirmed. Military experts believe the only logical reason he would have been at the front of the convoy would be to rally the troops, thus indicating progress was slower than anticipated
There was a LPR commander that got killed a few days ago, but that can't be compared to a two star general
Quote (Skinned @ Mar 7 2022 10:16pm)
Russia doesn't have an air force or it would be using it. We used to think Russia had an army but instead they have this wet fart they're invading Ukraine with...so they can't bluff with that anymore either.
There are Ukrainian armor battalions on field fighting Russian armor. The only way this is possible is if Russia does not have a real air force.
Where is the missing Russian air force?
It turns out that giving out the money to corrupt generals to buy yachts and mansions with isn't going to help you win wars :)
If Russia had any capabilities to achieve any of their strategic goals they would. They're almost a dozen days into this war and have gained temporary control of a few cities.
Their troops didn't even know they were invading Ukraine. They were told they were going to do drills.
But individual Russian commanders have decided to follow orders and shell civilian apartment buildings, ceasefire humanitarian corridors they promised not to, etc, so I won't feel bad when they are annihilated.
Putin is hiring Syrian mercenaries to send to Ukraine....his terrorists from Chechnya were all killed very very quickly.
Putin is a terrorist and a criminal. An army marches on its stomach. They will take cities but they won't be able to keep them very long.
Russia has a lot more airpower than it's using. We don't fully know the reasons why yet, but it's important not to jump to conclusions after just 10 days
My bet is that because they planned for a 3 day military operation instead of a protracted war, they weren't ready to use their fleet straight away. That has changed in the last 4 days and will probably change even more