"Russia’s defence ministry says it has killed six hundred fighters after bombing Ukrainian positions overnight"
The War in the Ukraine
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Yesterday, Alex Mer. said he heard the Russians launched a heavy missile bombardment overnight targeting more centres/places than any previous period. I wonder if the intensifying scale of attacks mean a major move is about to happen.
This is about fires. It is pretty much confirmed at this point that they are being done by anti-government factions. There is a lesson for China here. China does not have as big of an opposition but it will have to protect buildings that could be attacked. The CPC militia can be very useful at that.
Security agencies, PAP and the various national agencies/intelligence in China should take care of it.
Although its likely a few attacks will still happen.
"War is a racket"
"The world has also seen how poorly Russian helicopters fare against modern, man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), through countless videos of them being shot down by shoulder-fired missiles in the hands of Ukrainian soldiers."
You heard it here first, western helicopters are inmune to MANPADS, somehow.
"The world has also seen how poorly Russian helicopters fare against modern, man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), through countless videos of them being shot down by shoulder-fired missiles in the hands of Ukrainian soldiers."
You heard it here first, western helicopters are inmune to MANPADS, somehow.
Western helicopters never been under multiple salvos of MANPADS distributed like candies...
You just look at the night raid on NAJAF, Iraq in 2003, 32 AH-64 got fired upon with mostly small caliber rifles and some old 23mm, 1 got downed 31 damaged with a quarter of them discarded beyon repair. In afghanistan mutiple helicopters got shot down, some by RPG and mostly small arms. Imagine if they had MANPADS ?
I've heard that Russians are using jamming devices actively in the Donbas front. Unfortunately for them it's a little too effective...
Not at full strength is a bit of a sweet nothing. To learn that a combat unit that has been in active combat for over two months is not at "full strength" is hardly a revelation.
We need a that figure qualified and at least averaged across the board.
Interested to know about Recruitment in Russia at the moment. The number of volunteers to join up the Professionals, always jumps in most countries when there is a conflict.
Do we actually know if this is what is indeed happening?
TO me it would make more sense to send these conscripts to the rear echelons and free up more professionals and reservists to go to the front.
Then again, if you are counting on massive infusions of modern NATO heavy weapons and you need the time to train up your best to operate them competently, you may simply need fodder to literally clog up the front lines and keep them as near static as possible while your "New Model Army" is being trained up.
Why exactly they do need this mobilisation is a mystery to me. Surely they have enough pro's and reservists in the field already?
Old men and boys are what you call up when everything is gone and you are facing overwhelming odds.
Correct me if I am wrong, but is not the actual Ukrainian Military over quarter of a million strong without counting the National Guard, Border Force and Reservists?