Russia & Ukraine

BeautifulStranger said:
Shovels prove Putin remains a master strategist. Think of all the utility shovels provide. A soldier can use the shovel to dig a grave for his compatriots and use it as a weapon that never requires ammunition. A practical solution for ammunition shortages indeed.
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russian shovels are the best. decades ahead of all the rest ...
 
There are at least 11 different types of shovels. It is best to consult a "shovelier" when deciding on the right shovel for the job! Perhaps the Russian Army has such a designation, as in "Shovelier 2nd class reporting for duty, sir'! Maybe the designation extends to military units, such as a brigade!

The horror of what one person can do to generations of a neighbor as well as their own, especially in this day and age.
 
TreeFrogTrader said:
Frig.

30,000 employees = 20 tanks per month.

Looks like some are working from home on Zoom.

Of course, if you don't have parts, employees don't help.
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Let's see what the "elite" Russian tank units are using. Oh, nothing more than T-62s, easily vulnerable stars of turret tossing contests.

Russia's elite tank unit was meant to get its most advanced armor. Instead it's fighting with obsolete Soviet tanks from the '60s, UK intel says.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...-tanks-from-the-60s-uk-intel-says/ar-AA18h5ER
  • An elite Russian tank unit was meant to be equipped with advanced T-14 Armata tanks.
  • But instead it's relying on 60-year-old T-62 tanks, per a UK Ministry of Defence update.
  • Russia has retrieved approximately 800 T-62 tanks from storage since the summer of 2022, it said.
Russia's military is fighting with 60-year-old T-62 tanks, having been forced to bring the retired vehicles out of storage to the frontlines in Ukraine in response to heavy armored vehicle losses, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.

The MOD said in an intelligence update on Monday that even the 1st Guards Tank Army, which has long been considered an elite Russian unit, is being reequipped with dated Soviet-era T-62s.

The 1st Guards Tank Army was due to receive next-generation T-14 Armata main battle tanks – Russia's newest and most powerful tanks – starting from 2021, the intelligence update said. The T-14 is a high-tech vehicle with defense systems that have the means to shoot down anti-tank rockets, as well as sophisticated sensors, onboard drones, and a high level of automation, as Insider's Sophia Ankel previously reported.

But, instead, it is receiving T-62 tanks, which were first adopted by the Soviet Union in 1961, and ceased production in the 1970s.

19fortyfive reported that T-62s would be at a "grave disadvantage" in a head-to-head fight against Ukrainian tanks due to inferior sensors, fire control, armor, and armor penetration. The UK Ministry of Defence also noted the absence of modern explosive reactive armor as a potential vulnerability.

Some of Russia's T-62s have been retrofitted with sighting system upgrades, per the UK Ministry of Defence.

Russia's tank force, which consists of several powerful divisions, has suffered heavy losses during the war in Ukraine. Across the board, it's lost at least 1,780 tanks since the outset of the conflict in February 2022, according to an analysis by open-source intelligence platform Oryx.

Insider's Jake Epstein reported that Russia's tank force, once seen as formidable, is being torn apart by the Ukrainian military. US officials have said on more than one occasion that Russia has likely lost as many as half its main battle tanks while fighting in Ukraine, if not more.

Russian tanks have fallen prey to Ukrainian soldiers using anti-tank Javelin missiles, with military experts telling Insider that Russia is experiencing heavy losses because it doesn't know how to use its tanks properly.

Since the summer of 2022, approximately 800 T-62 tanks have been retrieved from Russian storage, the MOD intelligence update said. Speculation that Moscow has tapped into its reserve of T-62s has been around since last spring, with video sightings apparently showing the armored vehicles in Ukraine.
 
gwb-trading said:
Just counting the hours until we find out he was nowhere near the front lines in Ukraine.

Russian propagandist Solovyov claims he came under attack in Ukraine
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/5/7392082/
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Heh, some inspiration he must have been.

He allegedly visited the same unit in Vuledhar/sp that is now refusing to fight due to lack of or poor command. I wonder if he interviewed any officers or men there. Liar, liar, pants on fire.

It is also possible that he drank the kool aid and was told that everything was under control there and therefore concluded that because there was shelling near him that he had been targeted. Hellooo. The whole place is under attack. There is no one near there who is not being shelled.

(one of several articles, there are others that go into the abandonment by the officers in the Russian 155th at Vuhledar.)

Ukrainian military officials and analysts also reported leaders of Russia's 155th Brigade fighting near the town of Vuhledar, south of Bakhmut, were resisting orders to attack after sustaining severe losses in attempts to capture it.

https://news.yahoo.com/wagner-chief-says-russian-position-032701968.html
 
TreeFrogTrader said:
Heh, some inspiration he must have been.

He allegedly visited the same unit in Vuledhar/sp that is now refusing to fight due to lack of or poor command. I wonder if he interviewed any officers or men there. Liar, liar, pants on fire.

It is also possible that he drank the kool aid and was told that everything was under control there and therefore concluded that because there was shelling near him that he had been targeted. Hellooo. The whole place is under attack. There is no near there who is not being shelled.

(one of several articles, there are others that go into the abandonment by the officers in the Russian 155th at Vuhledar.)

Ukrainian military officials and analysts also reported leaders of Russia's 155th Brigade fighting near the town of Vuhledar, south of Bakhmut, were resisting orders to attack after sustaining severe losses in attempts to capture it.

https://news.yahoo.com/wagner-chief-says-russian-position-032701968.html
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Some more info about Russia's 155th Brigade...

'Conflict Is Brewing' Among Russia's Top Military Officials, Ukraine Intel Reveals
https://www.ibtimes.com/conflict-br...itary-officials-ukraine-intel-reveals-3673922
  • The leadership of the 155th brigade refused to carry out Shoigu's orders without any support or preparation
  • Only 8 of the 155th brigade's 5,000 soldiers survived against Ukrainian defenses in Vuhledar last month
  • The 155th brigade has restaffed thrice since Russia launched its war against Ukraine last year
(More at above url)
 
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