"...the remainder of Ukraine is quite easy..." I hope for their sake that the Russians do not have the same attitude and assumption that you have. It is such extreme hubris that led to poor execution in the North of Ukraine and heavy casualties suffered by Russian forces in the first week of the war...
Ukrainian War Developments
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"Ukraine has claimed that President Vladimir Putin has fired eight top Russian army generals. It has also been claimed that he has also expressed displeasure over the Russian intelligence agency FSB’s failure to gather information and poor strategy. However, both these claims could not be independently verified. Ukraine alleges that the Russian army is failing one front after the other in their country."
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When a ship is about to wreck, the old sailors say "the rats leave the sinking ship"...
"Andrei Panov, the deputy head of Aeroflot, resigned from the company and left Russia"
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"Andrei Panov, the deputy head of Aeroflot, resigned from the company and left Russia"
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"Thousands of Russians streamed out of train stations and airport terminals in Europe this week, leaving behind a home country that is increasingly isolated from the rest of the world and a government that is moving to stamp out dissent.
Many did not book a return ticket.
Some expressed fury at Russian President Vladimir Putin for the invasion of Ukraine. Others said they were ashamed. Several were afraid to talk."
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Many did not book a return ticket.
Some expressed fury at Russian President Vladimir Putin for the invasion of Ukraine. Others said they were ashamed. Several were afraid to talk."
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BMP-1 with some kind of cage armor?
Those are track links. WW2 style.
It seems all for show, this re-supply of the Ukrainians by the west.
They have to drive a truck to troops who could be surrounded.
The facts on the ground seem to suggest these promises of supplies are just grandstanding.
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"Until recently, it was widely expected that Belarusian troops would also be joining Russian forces in the invasion. However, there are signs of a rebellion within the ranks of the Belarusian military.
Franak Viačorka, an adviser to exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, that several senior military officers have resigned, fled the country, and contacted him and other opposition figures living abroad.
According to Viačorka, “there is a high degree of demoralization” among both officers and conscripts. He claimed that many “are fleeing the country’s borders en masse to any destination possible.” Viačorka added, “We have seen growing pressure from commanders of military units not to intervene in the fighting in Ukraine. There are officers who took sick leave and others who have asked to end their contracts with the military.”
As a result of this opposition, Viačorka reported that Belarusian units have yet to enter Ukrainian territory and units stationed adjacent to the border with Ukraine have been returned to their bases. “It seems the decision to involve the Belarusian military in fighting was changed as a result of pressure from top brass and the refusal by soldiers to fight,” he claimed."
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Franak Viačorka, an adviser to exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, that several senior military officers have resigned, fled the country, and contacted him and other opposition figures living abroad.
According to Viačorka, “there is a high degree of demoralization” among both officers and conscripts. He claimed that many “are fleeing the country’s borders en masse to any destination possible.” Viačorka added, “We have seen growing pressure from commanders of military units not to intervene in the fighting in Ukraine. There are officers who took sick leave and others who have asked to end their contracts with the military.”
As a result of this opposition, Viačorka reported that Belarusian units have yet to enter Ukrainian territory and units stationed adjacent to the border with Ukraine have been returned to their bases. “It seems the decision to involve the Belarusian military in fighting was changed as a result of pressure from top brass and the refusal by soldiers to fight,” he claimed."
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