first you have define MIC. and than what is best. single engine fighters may not reliable for high intensity sortie generation with low flying.
It is in Russia interest to prolong this conflict. here is ground video report from India.
The War in the Ukraine
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It is in Russia interest to prolong this conflict. here is ground video report from India.
You're looking at this through western tinted glasses.
Russian tanks losses aren't as bad as oryx claims, he's biased. Ukraine doesn't have any tanks any more, and they have zero capability to repair or make new ones. At some point the west will have to switch to western tanks which are completely different to soviet type ones. Meaning everyone will need to be trained from scratch. In other words, putting a bunch of conscripts into a tank and sending them to the front lines. American tanks are good but they aren't wonder weapons. See how American tanks performed when operated by Iraqis against ISIS, or against the Houthis.
Even going by Ukrainian numbers they aren't killing many Russians any more. They do continue to get wrecked by Russian ballistic missiles alone.
As long as Russia can keep things as they are and avoid the temptation to fully mobilise, they can't lose. From the Chinese perspective this is perfect. The west is bankrupting themselves fighting another proxy war.
Whatever Medvedev is Putin parasitic twin an nothing will change fast even after he left.
Looks like the Russians weren't lying about a failed assault on Snake Island. A telegram channel has posted a video of some of the dead Ukrainians left on the island.
It would seem either I am pretty spot on or I am treading too close to propaganda. Either way, it makes me uncomfortable. I had said yesterday based on my own count the Russians had lost about 32 BTG and 12ish tank battalions. That's around 1/3 of the initial BTG the Russians started with. Along come the Brits with...
( I put in the title just in case Reuters changes it again. Many news websites seem to do that these days)
I doubt I had any input into the British press release. However, it does make me want to be doubly sure about my numbers and what I am counting, etc. The reason being we are always in danger of falling into the trap of believing those who agree with us only. Confirmation bias is an evil bit...ahem problem. The modern internet is tuned specifically to feed us what we want to see and hear so we will watch and click more for their revenue reasons. The bubble is real and dangerous.
Britain says Russia has lost a third of its forces in Ukraine
( I put in the title just in case Reuters changes it again. Many news websites seem to do that these days)
I doubt I had any input into the British press release. However, it does make me want to be doubly sure about my numbers and what I am counting, etc. The reason being we are always in danger of falling into the trap of believing those who agree with us only. Confirmation bias is an evil bit...ahem problem. The modern internet is tuned specifically to feed us what we want to see and hear so we will watch and click more for their revenue reasons. The bubble is real and dangerous.
And Modi won Mr. Universe and has a PhD in selling tea
Can someone explain to us novices in international finance why 16.4% of Russia's foreign reserve is in US$ and yet the US Central Bank holds only 6.6% of them ?
Feel free to answer in another thread as appropriate so as not to derail this one. Thank you.
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It would be a good idea to assume its going to be like the previous "aid" bill, in which only 40% of the money was actually for Ukraine and the rest was actually for the MIC to finance arms purchase for the rest of Europe