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Anonymous wrote:Ukraine’s counteroffensive is doomed to fail as the Russian military has the edge over Ukraine in all respects.

The Russians have a significant air superiority. But they also have an advantage on the ground. Even the Ukrainians themselves admit that they fire 4,000 shells a day, while Russia fires 20,000.
The ratio of losses in equipment and personnel is 5 to 1 in favor of Russia. Zelensky's regime is severely hampered by its lack of human resources.

I don't think that the biggest disadvantage Ukraine faces is so much the amount of military equipment, which, by the way, is not always of high quality, because the West supplies Kiev with outdated equipment. Ukraine's greatest vulnerability is its people, or rather a lack of them. Its best fighters have long been dead.

Unless NATO directly step into the conflict, Ukraine's defeat is only a matter of time. The West's policy of prolonging the Ukrainian conflict is only leading to more casualties on both sides.

The sad thing is that US and Europe do not care, because their main goal is not the victory of Ukraine, but the weakening of Russia. They are willing to let Ukraine be destroyed to achieve that goal. I feel sorry for the poor Ukrainians. They have been misled by their corrupt leaders, who are using this war to enrich themselves.

Yeah. Straight-up Russian propaganda. I don't see the Ukrainians doing things like this:

"Russians had installed a crematorium on the premises of a former local children sanatorium, burning the bodies of their soldiers there."
https://news.yahoo.com/powerful-explosion-rocks-melitopol-near-082100085.html

“The problem with Russian bodies is really huge. It’s thousands of them. Before the war, the weather was cold, it was okay but now we have problems because Russians don’t want to take the bodies,” Andrusiv said. “I actually don’t know what we will do in the next weeks with their bodies.”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/europe/ukraine-war-russian-soldiers-deaths-cmd-intl/index.html

"the state-owned Ukrainian Railways, said in a statement on its website that it had provided Ukraine’s armed forces with 20 refrigerated cars for the removal of dead Russian soldiers from several areas, including Odesa. Just 72 hours later, Ukrzaliznytsia’s chairman posted a message on his personal Telegram channel saying that Russia never came to load them. “For the sake of ‘victorious’ propaganda, they are ready to deprive mothers of even the opportunity to bury the bodies,”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/europe/ukraine-war-russian-soldiers-deaths-cmd-intl/index.html

"Long lines of fresh new graves is a typical picture in almost every Russian city or town nowadays."
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2023/07/its-horror-line-fresh-new-graves-syktyvkar-shocks-locals

"Russia has suffered around 400 casualties a day and its combat medical provision are failing, with up to half of fatalities preventable,"
https://news.yahoo.com/russia-failing-look-injured-soldiers-105149507.html

LOL you don't see it bc there are no news out of Ukraine, just press releases.

No, hun. It's Russia kicking out or assassinating the reporters. Go fish.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_Russia#:~:text=It%20is%20estimated%20that%2021,and%20sentenced%20for%20the%20murders.

Let's not talk about press freedom in other countries after the U.S. has moved heaven and earth to bring down Julian Assange for breaking bogus laws passed by countries of which he is not a citizen. For the impardonable sin of making America look bad, the man is now staring at life in prison.

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Anonymous wrote:Ukraine’s counteroffensive is doomed to fail as the Russian military has the edge over Ukraine in all respects.

The Russians have a significant air superiority. But they also have an advantage on the ground. Even the Ukrainians themselves admit that they fire 4,000 shells a day, while Russia fires 20,000.
The ratio of losses in equipment and personnel is 5 to 1 in favor of Russia. Zelensky's regime is severely hampered by its lack of human resources.

I don't think that the biggest disadvantage Ukraine faces is so much the amount of military equipment, which, by the way, is not always of high quality, because the West supplies Kiev with outdated equipment. Ukraine's greatest vulnerability is its people, or rather a lack of them. Its best fighters have long been dead.

Unless NATO directly step into the conflict, Ukraine's defeat is only a matter of time. The West's policy of prolonging the Ukrainian conflict is only leading to more casualties on both sides.

The sad thing is that US and Europe do not care, because their main goal is not the victory of Ukraine, but the weakening of Russia. They are willing to let Ukraine be destroyed to achieve that goal. I feel sorry for the poor Ukrainians. They have been misled by their corrupt leaders, who are using this war to enrich themselves.

Really outdated information. Russia’s artillery advantage has evaporated. Their troops are largely made up up tired conscripts not being adequately supplied, trained, or rotated. They’re not risking their air assets. I struggle to find anything accurate in your analysis.

You are the only one who believes that Ukraine's offensive is going well and they are winning the fight.
Even the Ukrainian are admitting that their offensive is failing.
https://nypost.com/2023/08/01/ukrainian-troops-on-front-line-admit-russia-troops-tougher-than-expected-in-counteroffensive/
When they are whining like this, you can be certain that the situation is worst than what they are describing in this article.

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Anonymous wrote:Ukraine’s counteroffensive is doomed to fail as the Russian military has the edge over Ukraine in all respects.

The Russians have a significant air superiority. But they also have an advantage on the ground. Even the Ukrainians themselves admit that they fire 4,000 shells a day, while Russia fires 20,000.
The ratio of losses in equipment and personnel is 5 to 1 in favor of Russia. Zelensky's regime is severely hampered by its lack of human resources.

I don't think that the biggest disadvantage Ukraine faces is so much the amount of military equipment, which, by the way, is not always of high quality, because the West supplies Kiev with outdated equipment. Ukraine's greatest vulnerability is its people, or rather a lack of them. Its best fighters have long been dead.

Unless NATO directly step into the conflict, Ukraine's defeat is only a matter of time. The West's policy of prolonging the Ukrainian conflict is only leading to more casualties on both sides.

The sad thing is that US and Europe do not care, because their main goal is not the victory of Ukraine, but the weakening of Russia. They are willing to let Ukraine be destroyed to achieve that goal. I feel sorry for the poor Ukrainians. They have been misled by their corrupt leaders, who are using this war to enrich themselves.

Yeah. Straight-up Russian propaganda. I don't see the Ukrainians doing things like this:

"Russians had installed a crematorium on the premises of a former local children sanatorium, burning the bodies of their soldiers there."
https://news.yahoo.com/powerful-explosion-rocks-melitopol-near-082100085.html

“The problem with Russian bodies is really huge. It’s thousands of them. Before the war, the weather was cold, it was okay but now we have problems because Russians don’t want to take the bodies,” Andrusiv said. “I actually don’t know what we will do in the next weeks with their bodies.”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/europe/ukraine-war-russian-soldiers-deaths-cmd-intl/index.html

"the state-owned Ukrainian Railways, said in a statement on its website that it had provided Ukraine’s armed forces with 20 refrigerated cars for the removal of dead Russian soldiers from several areas, including Odesa. Just 72 hours later, Ukrzaliznytsia’s chairman posted a message on his personal Telegram channel saying that Russia never came to load them. “For the sake of ‘victorious’ propaganda, they are ready to deprive mothers of even the opportunity to bury the bodies,”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/europe/ukraine-war-russian-soldiers-deaths-cmd-intl/index.html

"Long lines of fresh new graves is a typical picture in almost every Russian city or town nowadays."
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2023/07/its-horror-line-fresh-new-graves-syktyvkar-shocks-locals

"Russia has suffered around 400 casualties a day and its combat medical provision are failing, with up to half of fatalities preventable,"
https://news.yahoo.com/russia-failing-look-injured-soldiers-105149507.html

LOL you don't see it bc there are no news out of Ukraine, just press releases.

No, hun. It's Russia kicking out or assassinating the reporters. Go fish.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_Russia#:~:text=It%20is%20estimated%20that%2021,and%20sentenced%20for%20the%20murders.

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Russia defeated Napoleon and Hitler when everybody thought that they were finished and retreating. Never underestimate Russia.
The country on-track towards anarchy is Ukraine. Have you been there? I have. The level of destruction is unimaginable. It will take 50 years to rebuild that country once the war is over.
Ukraine's counteroffensive is failing badly. Zelensky would be wise to negotiate a settlement to end the war and preserve the territories they currently have under control, but more importantly to preserve the life of ten of thousands of Ukrainian people.

Napoleon, WTF are you talking about? How is that relevant at all? If anything, Russia and its crappy supply lines are playing the role of Napoleon in this war. Ukraine's counteroffensive is already far more successful than Russia's winter offensive. How many bodies did they throw away to level a town they've already lost?

It is relevant because Russia has now moved into a defensive position. Ukraine took the bait and started a counteroffensive that will prove to be a fatal mistake. Russia is stronger when they play defense. That's why Napoleon's war is relevant, so is Hitler's. Russia can't lose in defensive positions. It never has. Napoleon and Hitler know it too well. Zelensky will regret starting this counteroffensive. They will be crushed like many other that have tried.

?? Having a huge tactical advantage while playing defense is not uniquely Russian. It's why Russia's initial offensive was so pitifully anemic. Their supposed "second best army in the world" failed to capture (or even enter) the capital of its neighbor, who at the time, hadn't been truly geared up by the West. But Russia isn't playing defense at home. They're playing defense in occupied territory and will have to be supplied, refreshed, replenished, etc. That's where they'll fail and ultimately repeat their awesome Kharkiv defense. Unless by defense, do you mean running away with looted toilets?

They aren't even "playing defense" - the Ukrainian advance is accelerating, and the Russians keep losing territory. Ukraine has recaptured several towns in just the last few days alone. And, Russia faces an ever increasing number of strikes against military, intel and government targets well inside Russia's own borders, not just on key depots and bases deep inside territory they hold.

You are dreaming. Ukraine’s counteroffensive is a disaster. NATO and the West have acknowledged it and are putting more pressure on Zelensky.

“When Ukraine launched its big counteroffensive this spring, Western military officials knew Kyiv didn’t have all the training or weapons—from shells to warplanes—that it needed to dislodge Russian forces. But they hoped Ukrainian courage and resourcefulness would carry the day. They haven’t. Deep and deadly minefields, extensive fortifications and Russian air power have combined to largely block significant advances by Ukrainian’s troops.”

Oh? I didn't realize Russia was doing so well?

"Russian Cultural Center Goes Up in Flames in Cyprus"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-cultural-center-goes-up-in-flames-in-cyprus

Vaso Kapanadze, political scientist, Georgian analyst on Soloviev LIVE : "Tbilisi will respond appropriately to manifestations of Russophobia in Batumi. A criminal case has been initiated, the investigation will find the perpetrators, and they will be punished. Everything that happens, you can’t call it anything other than insanity. This is disrespect both to the Russian people and to their own people."
https://t.me/s/SolovievLive?before=200081

"Baza later reported that a military enlistment office in Ulan-Ude was also set on fire, making it the 12th such incident in 24 hours." [St. Petersburg, Mozhaysk, Rossosh, Aginskoe, Podolsk, Kaluga, Chelyabinsk region, Kopeysk, Verkhneuralsk, Sestroretsk]
https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/08/01/at-least-10-russian-military-enlistment-offices-set-on-fire-in-past-day

"Pro-Ukrainian residents of Crimea "systematically" attack Russian military bases with Molotov cocktails"
https://news.yahoo.com/military-intelligence-crimean-residents-conduct-121145252.html

You think Russia can take over all of Ukraine and end the war, when Russia is desperately struggling to hold onto the little bit of the country it's still occupying?

Is that all you could find? Pathetic!

Hopefully that countered all the silly Russian Troll themes for tonight?

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Russia defeated Napoleon and Hitler when everybody thought that they were finished and retreating. Never underestimate Russia.
The country on-track towards anarchy is Ukraine. Have you been there? I have. The level of destruction is unimaginable. It will take 50 years to rebuild that country once the war is over.
Ukraine's counteroffensive is failing badly. Zelensky would be wise to negotiate a settlement to end the war and preserve the territories they currently have under control, but more importantly to preserve the life of ten of thousands of Ukrainian people.

Napoleon, WTF are you talking about? How is that relevant at all? If anything, Russia and its crappy supply lines are playing the role of Napoleon in this war. Ukraine's counteroffensive is already far more successful than Russia's winter offensive. How many bodies did they throw away to level a town they've already lost?

It is relevant because Russia has now moved into a defensive position. Ukraine took the bait and started a counteroffensive that will prove to be a fatal mistake. Russia is stronger when they play defense. That's why Napoleon's war is relevant, so is Hitler's. Russia can't lose in defensive positions. It never has. Napoleon and Hitler know it too well. Zelensky will regret starting this counteroffensive. They will be crushed like many other that have tried.

?? Having a huge tactical advantage while playing defense is not uniquely Russian. It's why Russia's initial offensive was so pitifully anemic. Their supposed "second best army in the world" failed to capture (or even enter) the capital of its neighbor, who at the time, hadn't been truly geared up by the West. But Russia isn't playing defense at home. They're playing defense in occupied territory and will have to be supplied, refreshed, replenished, etc. That's where they'll fail and ultimately repeat their awesome Kharkiv defense. Unless by defense, do you mean running away with looted toilets?

They aren't even "playing defense" - the Ukrainian advance is accelerating, and the Russians keep losing territory. Ukraine has recaptured several towns in just the last few days alone. And, Russia faces an ever increasing number of strikes against military, intel and government targets well inside Russia's own borders, not just on key depots and bases deep inside territory they hold.

You are dreaming. Ukraine’s counteroffensive is a disaster. NATO and the West have acknowledged it and are putting more pressure on Zelensky.

“When Ukraine launched its big counteroffensive this spring, Western military officials knew Kyiv didn’t have all the training or weapons—from shells to warplanes—that it needed to dislodge Russian forces. But they hoped Ukrainian courage and resourcefulness would carry the day. They haven’t. Deep and deadly minefields, extensive fortifications and Russian air power have combined to largely block significant advances by Ukrainian’s troops.”

Oh? I didn't realize Russia was doing so well?

"Russian Cultural Center Goes Up in Flames in Cyprus"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-cultural-center-goes-up-in-flames-in-cyprus

Vaso Kapanadze, political scientist, Georgian analyst on Soloviev LIVE : "Tbilisi will respond appropriately to manifestations of Russophobia in Batumi. A criminal case has been initiated, the investigation will find the perpetrators, and they will be punished. Everything that happens, you can’t call it anything other than insanity. This is disrespect both to the Russian people and to their own people."
https://t.me/s/SolovievLive?before=200081

"Baza later reported that a military enlistment office in Ulan-Ude was also set on fire, making it the 12th such incident in 24 hours." [St. Petersburg, Mozhaysk, Rossosh, Aginskoe, Podolsk, Kaluga, Chelyabinsk region, Kopeysk, Verkhneuralsk, Sestroretsk]
https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/08/01/at-least-10-russian-military-enlistment-offices-set-on-fire-in-past-day

"Pro-Ukrainian residents of Crimea "systematically" attack Russian military bases with Molotov cocktails"
https://news.yahoo.com/military-intelligence-crimean-residents-conduct-121145252.html

You think Russia can take over all of Ukraine and end the war, when Russia is desperately struggling to hold onto the little bit of the country it's still occupying?

Don't take this the wrong way...but when your evidence is that the "Russian cultural center in freakin Cyprus has gone up in flames", then it's not Russia struggling, it's you, when it's time to scrounge up something else to post.

And speaking of Cyprus...are you demonstrating yet for Turkey to let go of its part?

"The arrest and escape of an alleged member of a Russian spy ring last week recalls the rich history of espionage in Cyprus"
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-cyprus-a-familiar-stopover-in-spy-lore-2010jul06-story.html

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Alexander_Zaporozhsky

The activities of KSRCK are managed and financed from Moscow. Since February of the previous year, KSRCK has become the official organizer of numerous propaganda campaigns in support of Russia, Putin, and the crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine. It is evident that all of this was done under Moscow’s instructions, with the Russian Embassy and the Russian Cultural Center in Nicosia being the main organizers.
In 2008, Pyanykh, on behalf of ARBK, organized a vacation in Cyprus for the families of deceased FSB «Alpha» special forces personnel, for which he received gratitude from the leadership of the «Alpha-Center» foundation, one of the pockets of the FSB.
Pyanykh actively participates in the organization of all official events under the auspices of the Russian Embassy or the Russian Cultural Center. He can always be seen at meetings with Russian official delegations visiting Cyprus.
https://cyprus-daily.news/spy-get-out/

"Head of D.C.'s Russian Cultural Center Accused of Recruiting American Spies"
"If a Russian diplomat offers a young, up-and-coming professional in Washington an all-expenses paid trip to the mother country, complete with fancy hotels, drinks, and meetings with Vladimir Putin's political underlings, well, that guy just might be a spy."
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/10/head-dc-russian-cultural-center-accused-recruiting-spies/309616/

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Anonymous wrote:Ukraine’s counteroffensive is doomed to fail as the Russian military has the edge over Ukraine in all respects.

The Russians have a significant air superiority. But they also have an advantage on the ground. Even the Ukrainians themselves admit that they fire 4,000 shells a day, while Russia fires 20,000.
The ratio of losses in equipment and personnel is 5 to 1 in favor of Russia. Zelensky's regime is severely hampered by its lack of human resources.

I don't think that the biggest disadvantage Ukraine faces is so much the amount of military equipment, which, by the way, is not always of high quality, because the West supplies Kiev with outdated equipment. Ukraine's greatest vulnerability is its people, or rather a lack of them. Its best fighters have long been dead.

Unless NATO directly step into the conflict, Ukraine's defeat is only a matter of time. The West's policy of prolonging the Ukrainian conflict is only leading to more casualties on both sides.

The sad thing is that US and Europe do not care, because their main goal is not the victory of Ukraine, but the weakening of Russia. They are willing to let Ukraine be destroyed to achieve that goal. I feel sorry for the poor Ukrainians. They have been misled by their corrupt leaders, who are using this war to enrich themselves.

Yeah. Straight-up Russian propaganda. I don't see the Ukrainians doing things like this:

"Russians had installed a crematorium on the premises of a former local children sanatorium, burning the bodies of their soldiers there."
https://news.yahoo.com/powerful-explosion-rocks-melitopol-near-082100085.html

“The problem with Russian bodies is really huge. It’s thousands of them. Before the war, the weather was cold, it was okay but now we have problems because Russians don’t want to take the bodies,” Andrusiv said. “I actually don’t know what we will do in the next weeks with their bodies.”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/europe/ukraine-war-russian-soldiers-deaths-cmd-intl/index.html

"the state-owned Ukrainian Railways, said in a statement on its website that it had provided Ukraine’s armed forces with 20 refrigerated cars for the removal of dead Russian soldiers from several areas, including Odesa. Just 72 hours later, Ukrzaliznytsia’s chairman posted a message on his personal Telegram channel saying that Russia never came to load them. “For the sake of ‘victorious’ propaganda, they are ready to deprive mothers of even the opportunity to bury the bodies,”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/europe/ukraine-war-russian-soldiers-deaths-cmd-intl/index.html

"Long lines of fresh new graves is a typical picture in almost every Russian city or town nowadays."
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2023/07/its-horror-line-fresh-new-graves-syktyvkar-shocks-locals

"Russia has suffered around 400 casualties a day and its combat medical provision are failing, with up to half of fatalities preventable,"
https://news.yahoo.com/russia-failing-look-injured-soldiers-105149507.html

LOL you don't see it bc there are no news out of Ukraine, just press releases.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Russian strategy is to saturate occupied Ukraine with other ethnicities and blur the Ukrainian identity. The Kremlin has sent a lot of workers to Mariupol, particularly Russian indigenous peoples, including Buryats, Tuvans, representatives of Caucasian nationalities, and people from Central Asia.

Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol and exiled resident of the city, said that, as well as displacing Ukrainians and providing a workforce, Russia was moving out people it didn’t want in its cities. “Moscow and St. Petersburg breathed out a sigh of relief,” he said.

Around 40,000 people have relocated to Mariupol, encouraged by promises of higher salaries, according to Andriushchenko. The average pay for construction work is 230,000 rubles ($2,550) a month, he explained. “There are no such salaries in Russia now. That’s why they go to Mariupol,” he said. “At first, Mariupol residents were hired for construction work, now they’re not.”

https://cepa.org/article/behind-the-lines-russias-ethnic-cleansing/

There wasn’t much Ukrainian identity in those regions to begin with.

After Stalin, and after the recent ethnic cleansing?

Anonymous wrote:Ukraine’s counteroffensive is doomed to fail as the Russian military has the edge over Ukraine in all respects.

The Russians have a significant air superiority. But they also have an advantage on the ground. Even the Ukrainians themselves admit that they fire 4,000 shells a day, while Russia fires 20,000.
The ratio of losses in equipment and personnel is 5 to 1 in favor of Russia. Zelensky's regime is severely hampered by its lack of human resources.

I don't think that the biggest disadvantage Ukraine faces is so much the amount of military equipment, which, by the way, is not always of high quality, because the West supplies Kiev with outdated equipment. Ukraine's greatest vulnerability is its people, or rather a lack of them. Its best fighters have long been dead.

Unless NATO directly step into the conflict, Ukraine's defeat is only a matter of time. The West's policy of prolonging the Ukrainian conflict is only leading to more casualties on both sides.

The sad thing is that US and Europe do not care, because their main goal is not the victory of Ukraine, but the weakening of Russia. They are willing to let Ukraine be destroyed to achieve that goal. I feel sorry for the poor Ukrainians. They have been misled by their corrupt leaders, who are using this war to enrich themselves.

Yeah. Straight-up Russian propaganda. I don't see the Ukrainians doing things like this:

"Russians had installed a crematorium on the premises of a former local children sanatorium, burning the bodies of their soldiers there."
https://news.yahoo.com/powerful-explosion-rocks-melitopol-near-082100085.html

“The problem with Russian bodies is really huge. It’s thousands of them. Before the war, the weather was cold, it was okay but now we have problems because Russians don’t want to take the bodies,” Andrusiv said. “I actually don’t know what we will do in the next weeks with their bodies.”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/europe/ukraine-war-russian-soldiers-deaths-cmd-intl/index.html

"the state-owned Ukrainian Railways, said in a statement on its website that it had provided Ukraine’s armed forces with 20 refrigerated cars for the removal of dead Russian soldiers from several areas, including Odesa. Just 72 hours later, Ukrzaliznytsia’s chairman posted a message on his personal Telegram channel saying that Russia never came to load them. “For the sake of ‘victorious’ propaganda, they are ready to deprive mothers of even the opportunity to bury the bodies,”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/europe/ukraine-war-russian-soldiers-deaths-cmd-intl/index.html

"Long lines of fresh new graves is a typical picture in almost every Russian city or town nowadays."
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2023/07/its-horror-line-fresh-new-graves-syktyvkar-shocks-locals

"Russia has suffered around 400 casualties a day and its combat medical provision are failing, with up to half of fatalities preventable,"
https://news.yahoo.com/russia-failing-look-injured-soldiers-105149507.html

Anonymous wrote:The Russian strategy is to saturate occupied Ukraine with other ethnicities and blur the Ukrainian identity. The Kremlin has sent a lot of workers to Mariupol, particularly Russian indigenous peoples, including Buryats, Tuvans, representatives of Caucasian nationalities, and people from Central Asia.

Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol and exiled resident of the city, said that, as well as displacing Ukrainians and providing a workforce, Russia was moving out people it didn’t want in its cities. “Moscow and St. Petersburg breathed out a sigh of relief,” he said.

Around 40,000 people have relocated to Mariupol, encouraged by promises of higher salaries, according to Andriushchenko. The average pay for construction work is 230,000 rubles ($2,550) a month, he explained. “There are no such salaries in Russia now. That’s why they go to Mariupol,” he said. “At first, Mariupol residents were hired for construction work, now they’re not.”

https://cepa.org/article/behind-the-lines-russias-ethnic-cleansing/

There wasn’t much Ukrainian identity in those regions to begin with.

Anonymous wrote:Ukraine’s counteroffensive is doomed to fail as the Russian military has the edge over Ukraine in all respects.

The Russians have a significant air superiority. But they also have an advantage on the ground. Even the Ukrainians themselves admit that they fire 4,000 shells a day, while Russia fires 20,000.
The ratio of losses in equipment and personnel is 5 to 1 in favor of Russia. Zelensky's regime is severely hampered by its lack of human resources.

I don't think that the biggest disadvantage Ukraine faces is so much the amount of military equipment, which, by the way, is not always of high quality, because the West supplies Kiev with outdated equipment. Ukraine's greatest vulnerability is its people, or rather a lack of them. Its best fighters have long been dead.

Unless NATO directly step into the conflict, Ukraine's defeat is only a matter of time. The West's policy of prolonging the Ukrainian conflict is only leading to more casualties on both sides.

The sad thing is that US and Europe do not care, because their main goal is not the victory of Ukraine, but the weakening of Russia. They are willing to let Ukraine be destroyed to achieve that goal. I feel sorry for the poor Ukrainians. They have been misled by their corrupt leaders, who are using this war to enrich themselves.

Really outdated information. Russia’s artillery advantage has evaporated. Their troops are largely made up up tired conscripts not being adequately supplied, trained, or rotated. They’re not risking their air assets. I struggle to find anything accurate in your analysis.

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Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/vtchakarova/status/1685578614517964800?s=46&t=RXug2E3wPuDEf8vlgSC9SQ

From one of the very very very few eastern bloc analysts - who within an hour of prig’s tantrum — had sussed out that it was going to be a nothing burger

I don't think anyone thought that Prigozhin's mutiny would overthrow the Kremlin. As it was happening, I personally thought he would stop at Rostov-on-Don, yet he went further than that. In a sense, yes, Tchakarova's statements (in a tactical sense) are correct, but I think the conclusion that Prigozhin's mutiny is a 'nothingburger' is incorrect (from a strategic sense).

You don't? Then you must have been deaf and blind. I don't have time to look up the links but practically every single member of the commentariat was beside themselves churning out stories that made it sound like Russia is tottering on the brink of collapse and Putin must be shivering the corner in a bunker somewhere.

I called my sister in Moscow on that day. I wasn't even mildly worried but I wanted to get a real scoop. She said - "dunno what the deal is and don't care. My husband is at the country house tending the veg and I stayed behind to get a manicure. " That was pretty typical of the level of excitement these news caused locally.

This doesn't surprise me. The coverage of Russia and Russian affairs here is so incredibly incompetent, I read in place of funny pages.

Manicures and dachas.

Meanwhile. a couple of hundred thousand Russian men have died. A good deal of Russia's military capacity is gone. Thousands of tanks, apcs, artillery, etc. And Russia is probably the most despised country on the planet presently.

When your homes are Iran and North Korea, there's problem.

For most human beings, this would be a tragedy. For Russians, it appears to be nothing.

Manicures and dachas.

Just another day for Russians

Bizarre people

I highly recommend you watch The Trauma Zone documentary (it’s available on YouTube).
Russians are so traumatized they are numb to a lot of things
-DP

Ukraine’s counteroffensive is doomed to fail as the Russian military has the edge over Ukraine in all respects.

The Russians have a significant air superiority. But they also have an advantage on the ground. Even the Ukrainians themselves admit that they fire 4,000 shells a day, while Russia fires 20,000.
The ratio of losses in equipment and personnel is 5 to 1 in favor of Russia. Zelensky's regime is severely hampered by its lack of human resources.

I don't think that the biggest disadvantage Ukraine faces is so much the amount of military equipment, which, by the way, is not always of high quality, because the West supplies Kiev with outdated equipment. Ukraine's greatest vulnerability is its people, or rather a lack of them. Its best fighters have long been dead.

Unless NATO directly step into the conflict, Ukraine's defeat is only a matter of time. The West's policy of prolonging the Ukrainian conflict is only leading to more casualties on both sides.

The sad thing is that US and Europe do not care, because their main goal is not the victory of Ukraine, but the weakening of Russia. They are willing to let Ukraine be destroyed to achieve that goal. I feel sorry for the poor Ukrainians. They have been misled by their corrupt leaders, who are using this war to enrich themselves.

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From one of the very very very few eastern bloc analysts - who within an hour of prig’s tantrum — had sussed out that it was going to be a nothing burger

I am just a lowly poster on DCUM but I also told y’all it was a nothingburger

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Russia defeated Napoleon and Hitler when everybody thought that they were finished and retreating. Never underestimate Russia.
The country on-track towards anarchy is Ukraine. Have you been there? I have. The level of destruction is unimaginable. It will take 50 years to rebuild that country once the war is over.
Ukraine's counteroffensive is failing badly. Zelensky would be wise to negotiate a settlement to end the war and preserve the territories they currently have under control, but more importantly to preserve the life of ten of thousands of Ukrainian people.

Napoleon, WTF are you talking about? How is that relevant at all? If anything, Russia and its crappy supply lines are playing the role of Napoleon in this war. Ukraine's counteroffensive is already far more successful than Russia's winter offensive. How many bodies did they throw away to level a town they've already lost?

It is relevant because Russia has now moved into a defensive position. Ukraine took the bait and started a counteroffensive that will prove to be a fatal mistake. Russia is stronger when they play defense. That's why Napoleon's war is relevant, so is Hitler's. Russia can't lose in defensive positions. It never has. Napoleon and Hitler know it too well. Zelensky will regret starting this counteroffensive. They will be crushed like many other that have tried.

?? Having a huge tactical advantage while playing defense is not uniquely Russian. It's why Russia's initial offensive was so pitifully anemic. Their supposed "second best army in the world" failed to capture (or even enter) the capital of its neighbor, who at the time, hadn't been truly geared up by the West. But Russia isn't playing defense at home. They're playing defense in occupied territory and will have to be supplied, refreshed, replenished, etc. That's where they'll fail and ultimately repeat their awesome Kharkiv defense. Unless by defense, do you mean running away with looted toilets?

They aren't even "playing defense" - the Ukrainian advance is accelerating, and the Russians keep losing territory. Ukraine has recaptured several towns in just the last few days alone. And, Russia faces an ever increasing number of strikes against military, intel and government targets well inside Russia's own borders, not just on key depots and bases deep inside territory they hold.

You are dreaming. Ukraine’s counteroffensive is a disaster. NATO and the West have acknowledged it and are putting more pressure on Zelensky.

“When Ukraine launched its big counteroffensive this spring, Western military officials knew Kyiv didn’t have all the training or weapons—from shells to warplanes—that it needed to dislodge Russian forces. But they hoped Ukrainian courage and resourcefulness would carry the day. They haven’t. Deep and deadly minefields, extensive fortifications and Russian air power have combined to largely block significant advances by Ukrainian’s troops.”

Oh? I didn't realize Russia was doing so well?

"Russian Cultural Center Goes Up in Flames in Cyprus"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-cultural-center-goes-up-in-flames-in-cyprus

Vaso Kapanadze, political scientist, Georgian analyst on Soloviev LIVE : "Tbilisi will respond appropriately to manifestations of Russophobia in Batumi. A criminal case has been initiated, the investigation will find the perpetrators, and they will be punished. Everything that happens, you can’t call it anything other than insanity. This is disrespect both to the Russian people and to their own people."
https://t.me/s/SolovievLive?before=200081

"Baza later reported that a military enlistment office in Ulan-Ude was also set on fire, making it the 12th such incident in 24 hours." [St. Petersburg, Mozhaysk, Rossosh, Aginskoe, Podolsk, Kaluga, Chelyabinsk region, Kopeysk, Verkhneuralsk, Sestroretsk]
https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/08/01/at-least-10-russian-military-enlistment-offices-set-on-fire-in-past-day

"Pro-Ukrainian residents of Crimea "systematically" attack Russian military bases with Molotov cocktails"
https://news.yahoo.com/military-intelligence-crimean-residents-conduct-121145252.html

You think Russia can take over all of Ukraine and end the war, when Russia is desperately struggling to hold onto the little bit of the country it's still occupying?

Is that all you could find? Pathetic!

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Russia defeated Napoleon and Hitler when everybody thought that they were finished and retreating. Never underestimate Russia.
The country on-track towards anarchy is Ukraine. Have you been there? I have. The level of destruction is unimaginable. It will take 50 years to rebuild that country once the war is over.
Ukraine's counteroffensive is failing badly. Zelensky would be wise to negotiate a settlement to end the war and preserve the territories they currently have under control, but more importantly to preserve the life of ten of thousands of Ukrainian people.

Napoleon, WTF are you talking about? How is that relevant at all? If anything, Russia and its crappy supply lines are playing the role of Napoleon in this war. Ukraine's counteroffensive is already far more successful than Russia's winter offensive. How many bodies did they throw away to level a town they've already lost?

It is relevant because Russia has now moved into a defensive position. Ukraine took the bait and started a counteroffensive that will prove to be a fatal mistake. Russia is stronger when they play defense. That's why Napoleon's war is relevant, so is Hitler's. Russia can't lose in defensive positions. It never has. Napoleon and Hitler know it too well. Zelensky will regret starting this counteroffensive. They will be crushed like many other that have tried.

?? Having a huge tactical advantage while playing defense is not uniquely Russian. It's why Russia's initial offensive was so pitifully anemic. Their supposed "second best army in the world" failed to capture (or even enter) the capital of its neighbor, who at the time, hadn't been truly geared up by the West. But Russia isn't playing defense at home. They're playing defense in occupied territory and will have to be supplied, refreshed, replenished, etc. That's where they'll fail and ultimately repeat their awesome Kharkiv defense. Unless by defense, do you mean running away with looted toilets?

They aren't even "playing defense" - the Ukrainian advance is accelerating, and the Russians keep losing territory. Ukraine has recaptured several towns in just the last few days alone. And, Russia faces an ever increasing number of strikes against military, intel and government targets well inside Russia's own borders, not just on key depots and bases deep inside territory they hold.

You are dreaming. Ukraine’s counteroffensive is a disaster. NATO and the West have acknowledged it and are putting more pressure on Zelensky.

“When Ukraine launched its big counteroffensive this spring, Western military officials knew Kyiv didn’t have all the training or weapons—from shells to warplanes—that it needed to dislodge Russian forces. But they hoped Ukrainian courage and resourcefulness would carry the day. They haven’t. Deep and deadly minefields, extensive fortifications and Russian air power have combined to largely block significant advances by Ukrainian’s troops.”

Oh? I didn't realize Russia was doing so well?

"Russian Cultural Center Goes Up in Flames in Cyprus"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-cultural-center-goes-up-in-flames-in-cyprus

Vaso Kapanadze, political scientist, Georgian analyst on Soloviev LIVE : "Tbilisi will respond appropriately to manifestations of Russophobia in Batumi. A criminal case has been initiated, the investigation will find the perpetrators, and they will be punished. Everything that happens, you can’t call it anything other than insanity. This is disrespect both to the Russian people and to their own people."
https://t.me/s/SolovievLive?before=200081

"Baza later reported that a military enlistment office in Ulan-Ude was also set on fire, making it the 12th such incident in 24 hours." [St. Petersburg, Mozhaysk, Rossosh, Aginskoe, Podolsk, Kaluga, Chelyabinsk region, Kopeysk, Verkhneuralsk, Sestroretsk]
https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/08/01/at-least-10-russian-military-enlistment-offices-set-on-fire-in-past-day

"Pro-Ukrainian residents of Crimea "systematically" attack Russian military bases with Molotov cocktails"
https://news.yahoo.com/military-intelligence-crimean-residents-conduct-121145252.html

You think Russia can take over all of Ukraine and end the war, when Russia is desperately struggling to hold onto the little bit of the country it's still occupying?

Don't take this the wrong way...but when your evidence is that the "Russian cultural center in freakin Cyprus has gone up in flames", then it's not Russia struggling, it's you, when it's time to scrounge up something else to post.

And speaking of Cyprus...are you demonstrating yet for Turkey to let go of its part?