Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[Dalit]

The problem is that once you use a weapon then enemy is sooner or later going to get familiar with it.

Fact is that Western powers have been exposed badly this time around. During the Iraq and Afghan war a lot of excuses were fabricated for the loss. There are no excuses today.

 

[Bengal71]

Polish are quite racist that's why they get a good beating in the UK every day.

I have also heard Polish are very racist. Do they really get beaten for it?

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

That was an ideological revolution, more people believed Communism, then they all died in Mao's famines.

They're not weaker, you're one and the same.

They'll win if they will conduct guerilla warfare

false. it was a civil war. the revolution phase was in the 1930's. the civil war phase was in 1945-1949 between CPC and KMT armies.

they already tried guerilla warfare in 1949-1951. Their guerillas were all killed by 1951.

 

[Iron Shrappenel]

Please forgive the crass example but there was a joke my driver used to say which suits this predicament we find ourselves in:

Angrez khaney Cake/Pastry - pad marney te kushbo ashney.

Asi khaney amlok - pad marney te badboo ashney.

Again I’m sorry for the crass example but akalmand kay lia ishara kafi hain.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1497834293636354049

What are the vehicles in the Video

 

[serenity]

Why do they keep entering cities without a proper siege? It just exposes them to Ukrainian ATGMs fired from buildings. Yesterday, I saw footage of Russian MRAPs just rolling through residential districts in Kiev.

Who knew that driving in roads is easier than entering a huge 3 million men city (Although it's way less by now due to evacuation, but many stay to defend the city), defended by special forces, NLAWs, Stingers and Javelins?

Day four already.

Time is in Ukraine's side, Ukraine is aiming for guerilla warfare that will continue indefinitely, as long as Russian forces are in the country.

No way Russia can easily win this against Geurilla warfare if Ukraine manages to keep getting small arms and ATGM and manpads.

Only option is to find diplomatic victory exchanging superior firepower force and threat of unleashing real firepower.

No invading force can easily overcome Geurilla warfare insurgent fighting over long term. They either have to level entire cities which they can but will look terrible and invite escalating responses. Or they can keep losing small losses forever and go bankrupt or they can trade advantage in potential firepower released to diplomatic victory where both sides settle. Neither side would want to go on with geurilla war tactics and operations since Ukraine cannot be resettled by Ukrianians during that time. Lose for both sides until discussion yields good results that can satisfy parts of both sides.

I don't understand Russia's plan.

Right now they are not releasing full firepower because it causes far too much destruction. Even if they gain whole Ukraine it is a ruined Ukraine where almost all Ukrainians will hate them for generations. So what is the plan then? capture Capital city is assured eventually if they continue pushing but they will need to keep spending resources and fighting to keep onto it.

Is Russia's plan to capture Kiev and then settle diplomatic victory?

 

[gambit]

No, I understand that Russia wouldn’t directly strike Poland for facilitating arms transport. However, they really need to destroy the arms being transported within Ukraine to prevent further casualties.

Unless Russia have real time intel on the movements of these weapons transport, there is nothing else the Russian army can do but wait to be on the receiving end of these weapons.

Most people do not realize how psychologically debilitating are the Stingers to low altitude helos, and it looks like the Russian army will be experience that trauma again, once from Afghanistan when the US armed the mujahedeens and and today in Ukraine when the US will arm the resistance fighters. There is no ejection seat in the helo. Auto rotation is your only possible, not probable, survival. The Stinger is supersonic and most helos are usually below 10K flight altitude, that mean if the missile have a lock, you essentially die. Each Stinger cost barely $40K so even if it took two misses per flares and one hit per helo, that is a bargain to let the enemy know he will be flying into a death trap the next time he return. Once it is known that the Ukrainians are Stinger armed, every Russian helo pilot will be on edge. People have no idea how you will be emotionally and physically drained at the end of a sortie. Then when there are less air cover from the helos, Russian tankers will be at risk from the Javelins.

 

[dBSPL]

Taiwan is part of mainland China. There is only one Chinese state at the UN. Comparing the Taiwan issue with Ukraine, could produces extremely erroneous results.

 

[RescueRanger]

Ukrainians defending the town of Bucha have destroyed a strategic bridge in Kiev District to delay the advance of Russian troops before falling back towards the city center. The town of Bucha is 22.18km from Kiev City Centre.

 

[beast89]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1497831871220174849

RIP

 

[Wergeland]

What if Putin is placing agents among the Ukrainian refugees that now is welcomed into neighboring western countries?

Could we see sabotage against NATO or clandestine intelligence gathering operation and stuff like that…

 

[dBSPL]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1497853318458232837

Some warnings have been made to prevent these records from being leaked. However, some of them are shared online. I guess to keep the morale of the people high.

 

[khansaheeb]

I have also heard Polish are very racist. Do they really get beaten for it?

Yeh, when they step out of line.

 

[RescueRanger]

Ukrainians defending the town of Bucha have destroyed a strategic bridge in Kiev District to delay the advance of Russian troops before falling back towards the city center. The town of Bucha is 22.18km from Kiev City Centre.

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Further to this image, there is serious fighting going on in Irpin, which is 22 KM from Kyiv city centre.

Spoiler: Graphic

https://twitter.com/x/status/1497859781079572480

 

[alimobin memon]

Taiwan asks for assurity !

U.S. should abandon ambiguity on Taiwan defense: Japan's Abe

Former prime minister floats possibility of hosting American nuclear weapons

asia.nikkei.com

 

[RescueRanger]

Ukrainians are contacting relatives of soldiers and volunteers killed in the fighting in Irpin, this message kindly translated reads as follows:

“Hi do you know [name]?”
“Yes it’s my classmate, what happened?”
“How do I put this delicately..”