Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[Viet]

The graph below shows Germany’s gas reserves, from which the biggest gas reserves tanks belong to Russia state company Gasprom.

That indicates Putin has made the decision to go to war against Ukrainian in the first week of Oct 2021.

Germany biggest gas reserves fell to 0.5 percent at the lowest point. Putin Intention: pushing gas prices, blackmailing Germany and EU over gas embargo.

Since nationalized, Germany gas reserves rise again. Very fast.

 

[Apollon]

I said clear lines are being drawn...Russia and China in one camp and west in the other


Is their economy as weak as your?

Russia and China is no camp. Its just China. The difference in power projection is so gigantic, that russia simply plays no role

 

[serenity]

Russia and China is no camp. Its just China. The difference in power projection is so gigantic, that russia simply plays no role

Russia's power on the international stage can be high enough just on how much resources they have.

Russia supplies millions of barrels of crude oil to China per day. If they stopped, where would China access that energy to offset the difference? Iran, Saudi Arabia, and all other sources of energy including coal cannot simply make up for millions of barrels of crude oil every day even though their capacity in supplying China is already strong.

Energy is priority 1 for every country especially if the country has massive volume of industry and such a big part of the economy depends on it. If Russia stops selling energy to China, there is no immediate solution. To the point even if Russia and China were at war and Russia is willing to sell, China would buy from her lol.

Here is also where Russia power over Europe derives from also. It will become more obvious in time how much her influence is just by being "petrol station". Even that alone makes her a great regional power at least.

This is why Russia wants to play fortress Russia strategy. Time is on her side because all that the other players are playing for are already there. Russia is the Eurasian heartland. The game is over as long as she manages to fully develop and become a scientific and industrial power on the level of all the other major players. Then Russia would undisputed superpower. I think Russian leaders may understand this but a lot of arrogance and complacency also comes from knowing this deep down.

 

[Trango Towers]

Russia and China is no camp. Its just China. The difference in power projection is so gigantic, that russia simply plays no role

OK...so Russia is doing nothing globally...Syria Mali Libya just happen to be myths created by western lies.

 

[PakAlp]

They're attempting to enter, they aren't in yet.

Also, cutting off coms there is fairly easy, just set up jammers.

Russian Federation was never a super power, the USSR was.

If nations are joining NATO, it's Russia's own fault.

SCO is not a defensive Treaty, and even if it was, Russia invaded Ukraine and set off these hostilities, not the other way around. The SCO had no role to play here.

This entire war has proven that Russia has been and will always be a joke...a deadly joke, but a joke none the less. It is not a clown, it is the entire circus.

Military wise they were considered a super power. They are able to compete with the USA technology wise, numerically they cannot because of economy. Usa attacked Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya but was backed by Nato and allies. It shows their power to the world. I was expecting similar from the Russians, they wanted to create their own Nato and EU to compete. In Syria, Nato and usa wanted to remove Bashar al Assad but Russia joined the war on behalf of Bashar and Nato backed out. It shows Russia was considered a very powerful military force. If they loose in Ukraine then more trouble will follow around the world, Nato and allies will make sure Russia looses all influence and power around the world including in Syria, Libya, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Central Asia.

 

[PakAlp]

Over the last 2 months below is my observation:

1) They waited to long (8+ years) to assault Ukraine. This allowed them to train with Western forces and integrate at some levels (ex. Intel and Command/Control).
2) A heavily conscripted force was used as the main assault force against a highly trained and ready army.
3) They went in half-assed with a 150K-200K force in a country the size of Ukraine.
4) Lack of integration between various Russians Arms (Army & Air Force).
5) Poor tactics and strategy all around, tried to fight American Style using Soviet mindset and equipment.
6) Corruption within the establishment shows the Russian Army is hollow inside/out. One unit had only 1 out of 10 tanks operational.
7) As @That Guy stated Putin is to involved in the planning of this war, and most likely not allowing proper commanders to plan.
8) Bad Intel from the get go, that Russians will be welcomed with open arms.
9) With point 6) spy's leaking information.
10) Not targeting supply routes, started attacking East Ukraine when they should've cut it off from rest of Europe in the West completely using the conscripted force.
11) Trying to control infrastructure damage.

To come out of this the Russian's have only one option left:

Go all out with the full might of the Russian Army, Air Force and Navy and decimate all of Ukraine the damage to your economy is done it's finished and you have nothing else to lose.

The Russians sent the army and quickly overtook areas all the way up to Kiev. This backfired as the Ukrainians ambushed the Russians and destroyed and killed 1000s.

I expected the Russians for atleast a month to attack Ukraine with their long range airforce, drones to destroy all anti aircraft missiles, fighter jets and once they had the air dominance then they would send the army. Not sure where are their accurate air to surface missiles and why they failed to destroy SA missiles and fighter jets. Where is their intelligence, they should be able to identify all hostile entities and target them where they move, they should be able to destroy all weapon shipments sent to Ukraine from Nato. People are saying Howitzers are a major threat to Russia but Russian airforce should be able to annihilate them. In another words completely dominate the war.

I now see a big tactical change in the Russians, they withdrew from the North and are fighting in the East and South, moving slowly and finishing any resistance on the way, street to street and house to house. This is so they do not get ambushed. Their aim should be take all Donbass region, take the South and East to make a new pro Russian government but do they have the peoples support? I wouldn't bet on Russians doing their homework.

 

[Apollon]

Russia's power on the international stage can be high enough just on how much resources they have.

Russia supplies millions of barrels of crude oil to China per day. If they stopped, where would China access that energy to offset the difference? Iran, Saudi Arabia, and all other sources of energy including coal cannot simply make up for millions of barrels of crude oil every day even though their capacity in supplying China is already strong.

Energy is priority 1 for every country especially if the country has massive volume of industry and such a big part of the economy depends on it. If Russia stops selling energy to China, there is no immediate solution. To the point even if Russia and China were at war and Russia is willing to sell, China would buy from her lol.

Here is also where Russia power over Europe derives from also. It will become more obvious in time how much her influence is just by being "petrol station". Even that alone makes her a great regional power at least.

This is why Russia wants to play fortress Russia strategy. Time is on her side because all that the other players are playing for are already there. Russia is the Eurasian heartland. The game is over as long as she manages to fully develop and become a scientific and industrial power on the level of all the other major players. Then Russia would undisputed superpower. I think Russian leaders may understand this but a lot of arrogance and complacency also comes from knowing this deep down.

What would stop china to simply take it? Russia has no functional military.

Russia also is not Eurasia heartland. It has no people, poor economy and currently is sealed of from Europe

OK...so Russia is doing nothing globally...Syria Mali Libya just happen to be myths created by western lies.

Russia has economy smaller than spain.


Spain or Botswana could send mercs to Mali, Libya or Syria too.

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1522129221610618880

 

[Vergennes]

Russia has already too few of them and they are already losing them

https://twitter.com/x/status/1522130781929365506

 

[Trango Towers]

What would stop china to simply take it? Russia has no functional military.

Russia also is not Eurasia heartland. It has no people, poor economy and currently is sealed of from Europe



Russia has economy smaller than spain.


Spain or Botswana could send mercs to Mali, Libya or Syria too.

But bigger than your country..please stop waffling

 

[Corax]

Russian missiles have had failure rates up to 60% and have missed their targets time and again. Don’t know what your talking about.

What's your source for this claim? Western "intelligence"? The same intelligence that lied to the world claiming Iraq had WMDs? The CIA PsychOps are working overtime to pump out anti-Russia propaganda, the shooting down of the Il-78 with hundreds of Russian paratroopers being the classic example.

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

Russia has already too few of them and they are already losing them

https://twitter.com/x/status/1522130781929365506

https://twitter.com/x/status/1521976477876912128

https://twitter.com/x/status/1521958732158144519

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1522104962767073281

 

[Vergennes]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1522152909684850688

https://twitter.com/x/status/1522153648628842496

 

[Trango Towers]

65.66 rubles to a dollar.
Rubble strongest in 2 years.
Oh the western propaganda