Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-23 and Invasion

[Tamas]

 

[Josquius]

Russia has to be out of ships in the black sea now right?

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Russia has to be out of ships in the black sea now right?

nearly halfway iirc, it's been a while since I've seen the ship bingo chart

[Tamas]

The US embassy issued a terror alert in Moscow for the next 48 hours as they have information on radicals planning terror attacks against mass gatherings. 

[The Brain]

Any minority report?

[Legbiter]

The US embassy issued a terror alert in Moscow for the next 48 hours as they have information on radicals planning terror attacks against mass gatherings. 

Election season. Strong Putin foils a totally-not-staged terrorist attack. 

[Tamas]

Nothing new here for you folks but still I have found it a very concise summary of the situation and the task ahead (that's not being addressed): https://youtu.be/yEYtlXLmM2A?si=33OPD4V-gr7t66Lv

[Josquius]

Looking at the latest numbers of Russian losses.



Even baring in mind that this is official Ukrainian numbers so likely exaggerated somewhere....

Those numbers would make up a more than acceptable military for basically any normal nation wouldn't they.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Iirc, those numbers including everything. Not just kia

[Caliga]

None of that data suggests that Russia won't ultimately win.  Not sure if you're familiar with Russian military history or not.

[Legbiter]

Yeah Russians have switched to a war economy while the West can't even deliver half of what it promises in just 155mm artillery shells. Why isn't Rheinmetall at this time producing a million shells a month without breaking a sweat?

[Josquius]

I have heard vibes that Europe is finally getting it and work is actively underway around manufacturing facilities such that by the end of the year we will be outproducing Russia.
Though it took them way too long- it seems to be Trump proven right to an extent in America's failure kicking them into action.

Though on the positive side Europe is doing this without breaking a sweat whilst Russia is absolutely burning its economy to the ground to do what it is doing

[Grey Fox]

Yeah Russians have switched to a war economy while the West can't even deliver half of what it promises in just 155mm artillery shells. Why isn't Rheinmetall at this time producing a million shells a month without breaking a sweat?

Because it wants guaranteed contracts at 8k euros per round. Up from 3k euros, apparently, before the war.

It seems it has seen the writing on the wall. Spain is buying rounds for 2025 at 2.2k euros per round.

[Tamas]

I have heard vibes that Europe is finally getting it and work is actively underway around manufacturing facilities such that by the end of the year we will be outproducing Russia.
Though it took them way too long- it seems to be Trump proven right to an extent in America's failure kicking them into action.

Though on the positive side Europe is doing this without breaking a sweat whilst Russia is absolutely burning its economy to the ground to do what it is doing

Let's hope that proves to be true and yes good point. It makes it even more annoying when people pick up the pro-Russian propaganda of since there has been no complete societal collapse in Russia yet, sanctions ain't working. As you said, they have switched to a complete war economy hoping that'll allow them to increase their one medium-sized city per year speed of conquest. Time is 100% on the West's and Ukraine's side as long as we keep Ukraine supplied.

[Josquius]

More positive news for Ukraine.

GENERAL GERASIMOV IS 95% CERTAINLY DEAD.

New information is coming out that Chief of the Russian General Staff Gerasimov is almost certainly dead, believed killed in a Ukrainian strike on a command centre in Ukraine early this year.
Russia has replaced him as COGS - being fired is much the same as being dead in Russia - they did the same thing to the head of the Black Sea Fleet after he was killed by a strike in his HQ last year. He was fired only in late January - and had clearly been dead for months.
Gerasimov was the leading light in Russian tactics and strategy this century, writing many books and pamphlets. He was largely said to have been sidelined over the invasion of Ukraine, but was then forced to pick up the pieces when it went wrong.
One less miserable Russian on the surface of the earth whose only reason in life is to bring death and destruction to others. Good riddance.