Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[Elvin]

Like it or not russkies are winning the war despite losses, recklessness on tactical level and stiff resistance by ukrainians, all weapons and equipment recieved by west provided them capabilities for not sinking completely, they need tanks, airplanes, attack helicopters and they need it like right now to increase their chances for more effective defense and possible enemy gains reversing to bring them to negotiation table with more favorable outcome for Ukraina.
I think that continous grinding war for them is lost in advance if the scope of current and near future material/equipment supply rate remains same like today despite their showed morale and willing to fight.

Yea I think it is expected that Russia will take some lands, especially lands where Russian speaking people live. However, the goal here is to run down the Russian military, their losses in equipment in the past 4 months is INSANE, as well as personnel losses. If this war drags out another 4 months Russia would lose over half of it's tanks, IFVs, etc. The other is that Kiev will not surrender those lands and will keep carrying out operations against them, thereby, keeping the Russians constantly busy and under pressure.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543612033505140737

Russian civilian casualties in Belgorod as air defenses downed one or more ukrainian missiles.

Melitopol russian ammunition storage apparently destroyed by a HIMARS strike at the airport.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543503252809043968

 

[Elvin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543173290658861059

 

[ckf]

Yea I think it is expected that Russia will take some lands, especially lands where Russian speaking people live. However, the goal here is to run down the Russian military, their losses in equipment in the past 4 months is INSANE, as well as personnel losses. If this war drags out another 4 months Russia would lose over half of it's tanks, IFVs, etc. The other is that Kiev will not surrender those lands and will keep carrying out operations against them, thereby, keeping the Russians constantly busy and under pressure.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543612033505140737

Russian civilian casualties in Belgorod as air defenses downed one or more ukrainian missiles.

Melitopol russian ammunition storage apparently destroyed by a HIMARS strike at the airport.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543503252809043968

Russia is fighting an existential war while EU/US fights an economic depression. I put money on the determination of the Russians. Zelensky is the cowardly clown that has really drag the whole world into this mess by mercilessly throwing his people and army under the bus, just for fistful of dollars.

 

[MeFishToo]

Russia is fighting an existential war while EU/US fights an economic depression. I put money on the determination of the Russians. Zelensky is the cowardly clown that has really drag the whole world into this mess by mercilessly throwing his people and army under the bus, just for fistful of dollars.

Are you serious? Honestly, how is this a russian existential war?

 

[ZeGerman]

It's not my problem you micks can't read




Go back and read my post before, I said you can't take Lysychansk with a frontal assault. That does not mean the city cannot be taken.. Someone here need to learn how to read

Werent the ukranians better off defending lysychansk then going so heavy trying to hold/delay in severodonetsk?

 

[mulj]

Yea I think it is expected that Russia will take some lands, especially lands where Russian speaking people live. However, the goal here is to run down the Russian military, their losses in equipment in the past 4 months is INSANE, as well as personnel losses. If this war drags out another 4 months Russia would lose over half of it's tanks, IFVs, etc. The other is that Kiev will not surrender those lands and will keep carrying out operations against them, thereby, keeping the Russians constantly busy and under pressure.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543612033505140737

Russian civilian casualties in Belgorod as air defenses downed one or more ukrainian missiles.

Melitopol russian ammunition storage apparently destroyed by a HIMARS strike at the airport.

Right they are suffering losses, primarely in tanks but they have like 10.000 in reserve of those iron buckets and endless supply of ammunition of higher calibers which they use now on ukrainians untill saturation point and with that gain teritories and in contrary what probably most of the ukrainian supporters think time is not in favour of them as the russians are also adapting to the new conditions on front and with that make it even more difficult for them to contain enemy.
At the end of the day ukrainians need to fire out at least one shell more then russians as they will not aquire substanital quality edge of their armed forces over russian in near future if ever.

 

[The SC]

 

[ckf]

Are you serious? Honestly, how is this a russian existential war?

Not me, Putin thinks Russia is fighting an existential war in Ukraine as much as the Ukrainians are. John Mccain and Lindsey Graham openly endorse this proxy war. Why is America so interested in Ukraine? America using Ukraine to disrupt Europe unity, and threaten Russian heartland. Now we are at the edge of a precipice.

A US-Backed, Far Right–Led Revolution in Ukraine Helped Bring Us to the Brink of War

In 2014 Ukraine, great power gamesmanship, righteous anger at a corrupt status quo, and opportunistic far-right extremists toppled the government in the Maidan Revolution. Today’s crisis in Ukraine can’t be understood without understanding Maidan.

jacobin.com

 

[MeFishToo]

Werent the ukranians better off defending lysychansk then going so heavy trying to hold/delay in severodonetsk?

Lysychansk was lost when Russia made the breakthrough in Popasna. But Ukraine is bound to defend, because that is the only advantage they have. We are not going to see any major offensive operations from Ukraine in the near future , if ever.
Ukraine have demonstrated a will to fight. The west is going to reward Ukraine with even more powerful weapons, and eventually Ukraine is going to stop the russian advance because of that. And then, maybe ukrainian resistance will force Russia to retreat. Not because of some major ukrainian offensive, but because Russia is going to give in.

 

[kingQamaR]

It's amazing how few understand that territory changes hands all the time in war. The bigger picture, over time, is what really matters. That said, it's not quite as good for headlines.

 

[The SC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543671412812124163

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543669019189952512

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543668842328735744

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543668688171286530

 

[MeFishToo]

Not me, Putin thinks Russia is fighting an existential war in Ukraine as much as the Ukrainians are. John Mccain and Lindsey Graham openly endorse this proxy war. Why is America so interested in Ukraine?

A US-Backed, Far Right–Led Revolution in Ukraine Helped Bring Us to the Brink of War

In 2014 Ukraine, great power gamesmanship, righteous anger at a corrupt status quo, and opportunistic far-right extremists toppled the government in the Maidan Revolution. Today’s crisis in Ukraine can’t be understood without understanding Maidan.

jacobin.com

You and I, just like any sane person, know Russia is not fighting an existential war in Ukraine. Russia is fighting a war of expansionism. The west is supporting the ukrainian existential war, because russian expansionism is considered a threat to the west, mainly Europe.

 

[The SC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543666706312318976

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543657693444972546

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543682999216214017

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543674461735604224

 

[F-22Raptor]

Lysychansk was lost when Russia made the breakthrough in Popasna. But Ukraine is bound to defend, because that is the only advantage they have. We are not going to see any major offensive operations from Ukraine in the near future , if ever.
Ukraine have demonstrated a will to fight. The west is going to reward Ukraine with even more powerful weapons, and eventually Ukraine is going to stop the russian advance because of that. And then, maybe ukrainian resistance will force Russia to retreat. Not because of some major ukrainian offensive, but because Russia is going to give in.

The US is going to force Russia to scrape every last depot it has until it’s forced to give up. Russias ability to maneuver will eventually collapse. It barely gains territory today.

 

[Elvin]

Some like to blame Zelensky for the war, but refuse to realize that 70% of Ukraine wants to be independent and decide their own future via democratic institutions. I don't support Zelensky as I think he is showing signs of a potential dictator down the road, but to say it is simply one person to blame for Russia's invasion is elementary thinking. Ukraine was peaceful all the while Moscow controlled it via puppet governments, and when the Ukrainian people set themselves free Russia annexed Crimea, instigated a war in the Donbas, used said instigation as a casus belli for the current invasion. I guess for some fighting back is equal to being attacked and supressed.

A good example and comparison - Ukraine was under indirect Russian control since 1991-2014, Poland decided to pursue an EU path. Ukraine was more developed and wealthy than Poland in 1991. Look at them today, Poland is light years ahead of Ukraine in every category, and they are independent and sovereign. Ukraine never was (1991-2014).

There is no way to justify Russia's war on Ukraine, and to claim that Russians are fighting for their "existence" is funny, it is more like Putin and his inner circle are fighting for existence.

The equipment losses Russia has sustained and will sustain is huge for them, billions in losses and they have to spend money to replenish their storage. Eventually money will run out especially when the western sanctions start to be felt in the next few months and especially years. Not to mention the EU decoupling from Russian gas which is yet to be felt.