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US now has information that North Korea has delivered arms to Russia for use in Ukraine . In recent weeks, North Korea has provided Russia with more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions, per White House's John Kirby
I just arrived in Israel and went straight to work! The Almighty is with us, we are united - that means we will defeat all enemies! pic.twitter.com/yrCQKCJLDp
— Chief Rabbi Of Ukraine Moshe Azman (@RabbiUkraine) October 13, 2023
These dictatorship governments operate in such a different universe than democratic western countries.aggiehawg said:
So in your estimation, Putin could say that was enough of a "win"? Do the sanctions still play into such a calculus of cost/benefit for him?
I know his pre-war and early war comments suggested otherwise.
Russian parliament wants Russian women to start having babies at the age of 19-20 years old - so they can have three, four or more children.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 13, 2023
Putin needs more cannon fodder. pic.twitter.com/nG3otFJDMt
When you're depending on North Korea to supply you with quality merchandise, you are in deep kimchi.Waffledynamics said:Quote:
US now has information that North Korea has delivered arms to Russia for use in Ukraine . In recent weeks, North Korea has provided Russia with more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions, per White House's John Kirby
https://liveuamap.com/en/2023/13-october-us-now-has-information-that-north-korea-has-delivered
By aligning with the West, Israel crosses itself out. As Ukraine did a little earlier. The countries that are aligned with the West are finished. Even if not right away, but pretty soon" 2/2
— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) October 12, 2023
Considering Russia is too dumb to follow through on the active duty pay and death / wounded pay, it won't really matter. Families will continue to get smaller as surviving gets harder. No matter what proclamations the government puppets make.Pumpkinhead said:These dictatorship governments operate in such a different universe than democratic western countries.aggiehawg said:
So in your estimation, Putin could say that was enough of a "win"? Do the sanctions still play into such a calculus of cost/benefit for him?
I know his pre-war and early war comments suggested otherwise.
Even conservative estimates are Russia has 60,000+ killed and who knows how many wounded after now 18 months of fighting, which is more than the U.S. lost in 12 years in Vietnam. And Russia has less than half the population size of the U.S. As this thing drags on seems Russia might very well have 100K+ killed before this thing somehow runs out of wind.
No western democratic government without such total control of their news information flow would have probably survived this far, exacting such a price on their population as the coffins kept coming home. But if Russia just has a bit more land when this is all said and done, it will no doubt be praised by Putin and his mouthpieces as a 'win'.
You know who won't have 'won' in Russia? The families of all those men who were killed. I wonder how much comfort all those Russian families will be able to lean on from 'winning' all that extra Ukraine land.
We're totally good. Our only options for allies are third world dictatorships and muslim terrorist states, but the west is so screwed!Rossticus said:
Dugin's take on Israel is… about what you'd expect…By aligning with the West, Israel crosses itself out. As Ukraine did a little earlier. The countries that are aligned with the West are finished. Even if not right away, but pretty soon" 2/2
— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) October 12, 2023
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation was all about joining the West in economic trade actively seeking membership in G-7, G-20 etc.Quote:
We're totally good. Our only options for allies are third world dictatorships and muslim terrorist states, but the west is so screwed!
This is quikly heading for Russia to get a North Korean style embargo from the rest of the world.
aggiehawg said:After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation was all about joining the West in economic trade actively seeking membership in G-7, G-20 etc.Quote:
We're totally good. Our only options for allies are third world dictatorships and muslim terrorist states, but the west is so screwed!
This is quikly heading for Russia to get a North Korean style embargo from the rest of the world.
Now they want to go back to being essentially isolationists? That's quite the change.
THAT is when the oligarchs join together and whack Putin...AgLA06 said:We're totally good. Our only options for allies are third world dictatorships and muslim terrorist states, but the west is so screwed!Rossticus said:
Dugin's take on Israel is… about what you'd expect…By aligning with the West, Israel crosses itself out. As Ukraine did a little earlier. The countries that are aligned with the West are finished. Even if not right away, but pretty soon" 2/2
— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) October 12, 2023
This is quikly heading for Russia to get a North Korean style embargo from the rest of the world.
Avdiivka doomposting from our favourite Murz.
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) October 13, 2023
Talks about the strength of Ukrainian fortifications in the area, the lack of precision of Russian artillery where quantity does not translate into quality, and a serious chance of Russian generals being tempted into en-masse… pic.twitter.com/Ce9uuJT2H4
I agree with both of you but wonder what percentage of these casualties were actually Russian?AgLA06 said:Considering Russia is too dumb to follow through on the active duty pay and death / wounded pay, it won't really matter. Families will continue to get smaller as surviving gets harder. No matter what proclamations the government puppets make.Pumpkinhead said:These dictatorship governments operate in such a different universe than democratic western countries.aggiehawg said:
So in your estimation, Putin could say that was enough of a "win"? Do the sanctions still play into such a calculus of cost/benefit for him?
I know his pre-war and early war comments suggested otherwise.
Even conservative estimates are Russia has 60,000+ killed and who knows how many wounded after now 18 months of fighting, which is more than the U.S. lost in 12 years in Vietnam. And Russia has less than half the population size of the U.S. As this thing drags on seems Russia might very well have 100K+ killed before this thing somehow runs out of wind.
No western democratic government without such total control of their news information flow would have probably survived this far, exacting such a price on their population as the coffins kept coming home. But if Russia just has a bit more land when this is all said and done, it will no doubt be praised by Putin and his mouthpieces as a 'win'.
You know who won't have 'won' in Russia? The families of all those men who were killed. I wonder how much comfort all those Russian families will be able to lean on from 'winning' all that extra Ukraine land.
2/ Russian sources claimed that Russian forces continued to attack areas north and south of #Avdiivka, and geolocated footage published on October 12 and 13 indicates that Russian forces advanced south of Krasnohorivka (5km north of Avdiivka) and SE of Pervomaiske (11km SW). pic.twitter.com/RBEzdhqYHC
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) October 14, 2023
4/ The #Kremlin is likely attempting to frame Russian offensive operations around #Avdiivka and other localized efforts as Russian forces seizing the operational initiative in #Ukraine. https://t.co/gzQBb3IBbE pic.twitter.com/Ee1yNbOwav
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) October 14, 2023
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 13 October 2023.
— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) October 13, 2023
Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: https://t.co/TXhIOLOq0d
🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/6N5MIzwwEp
#Rakuten Corporation’s President #Mikitani is really stepping up the plate to go into the war zone and directly meet #Zelenskyy, promising excellent #Japanese IT, infrastructure and business cooperation now and for #Ukraine reconstruction post-liberation. (Shukan Post 週間ポスト) pic.twitter.com/frHAwYKz1v
— Thomas P. (Tom) Logan 🗾🇯🇵 (@TokyoTom2020) October 14, 2023
Yet another reminder: Russia's invasion of Ukraine was never about NATO expansion, nor was it about "protecting" or "liberating" anyone.https://t.co/yWigDP0BoC pic.twitter.com/xiexbs68oY
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 14, 2023
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Russian army resumed offensive actions at Makiivka of Luhansk region and at Kupiansk axis
MouthBQ98 said:
Offensive action seems to mostly be running a platoon sized group of combined armor and infantry up towards the front line and getting them destroyed in the open by guided munitions and artillery.
Awesome video about the cooks of the Ukrainian 47th Brigade. pic.twitter.com/fDo7MtAxbE
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) October 14, 2023
Verbove holding 🫂 pic.twitter.com/z8gAn7xa16
— IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) October 14, 2023
This is less a matter of the number of Russian shells, than the RuAF ability to deliver them by rail and trucks to artillery units in Ukraine to shoot them has cratered.
— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) October 15, 2023
Ukraine's logistical strategy of a "Death of a thousand cuts" lives in this chart⬇️ https://t.co/cataZa4ZMf
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#Ukraine: The first confirmed loss of a Russian BTR-50 APC- this one was destroyed during the ongoing offensive on Avdiivka, #Donetsk Oblast. A damaged T-64BV can be seen nearby too.
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) October 14, 2023
The Russian troops started to receive these rather old APCs in February of this year. pic.twitter.com/MdLoTJtVNl
We're sending old surplus **** to Ukraine and it's 2 generations newer than this stuff...wow.Eliminatus said:
The current Russian Adiivka campaign has some of the largest losses I have seen since the heaviest days of Bakhmut. Lots of numbers being tossed around which I normally take with a grain of salt but enough video evidence to substantiate a good chunk of it is also circulating.
I know the common perception is that Russia is on the offensive to keep the Ukes on the backfoot until the snows when they can go back to further fortified fortifications and ostensibly hold for pretty much forever. Literally trading time for lives. Which has a certain amount of merit to it of course, if you don't care about casualties. Like Russia. I mention all this as a prelude to what appears to be a BTR-50 from one of the attacks. These are pretty damned distinctive, even upside down. The last one came off the lines in 1970 per Wiki. There are Russians currently dying in vehicles their literal grandfathers crewed.
Not a data point to draw definitive conclusions from of course but it is AN interesting data point. (And all the blurs are bodies)#Ukraine: The first confirmed loss of a Russian BTR-50 APC- this one was destroyed during the ongoing offensive on Avdiivka, #Donetsk Oblast. A damaged T-64BV can be seen nearby too.
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) October 14, 2023
The Russian troops started to receive these rather old APCs in February of this year. pic.twitter.com/MdLoTJtVNl