Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-25

[Zoupa]

They've had the ok on taurus for a while now. I remember that was always bigged up as "if Germany just gives us that then bye bye kerch bridge"
Wonder what's keeping them with the bridge 

Ukraine has not received any Taurus.

[crazy canuck]

Seen the pictures of Merz with Zelensky. Hadn't realized that Merz is like 3m tall.

Zelensky is short

[Razgovory]

They're all runty over there in the Eastern bloc.  Didn't feed people enough over there.

[Syt]

Germany is beginning its first permanent deployment since WW2 in Lithuania. By 2027, 4800 German troops are planned to be in Lithuania.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/22/germany-anti-russian-defence-nato-lithuania-friedrich-merz

[Syt]

Though the men of Panzerbrigade 45 don't cut a very intimidating image. 

[HVC]

Second guy from the left looks terrified

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Germany is beginning its first permanent deployment since WW2 in Lithuania. By 2027, 4800 German troops are planned to be in Lithuania.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/22/germany-anti-russian-defence-nato-lithuania-friedrich-merz

2 years to deploy not even 5000 people (belgium couldn't even do that though). In the meantime the orcs deploy several 100k in the same amount.
surely people are rolling over the floor laughing somewhere

[Valmy]

Especially when "deployment" means putting people on a train for a few hours.

Those guys could probably go home on the weekends without much issue.

[Josquius]

I've seen people mocking this elsewhere.
Russia is going to be in no state to finish off Ukraine and move onto the Baltics next year.
This is fine.

[Valmy]

I've seen people mocking this elsewhere.
Russia is going to be in no state to finish off Ukraine and move onto the Baltics next year.
This is fine.

You got to start someplace.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

I've seen people mocking this elsewhere.
Russia is going to be in no state to finish off Ukraine and move onto the Baltics next year.
This is fine.

Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. So don't count the russians out.

especially considering the ever more openly help from China
and there's big russian buildups.

The war isn't won, Russia isn't dead in the water

[grumbler]

Especially when "deployment" means putting people on a train for a few hours.

Those guys could probably go home on the weekends without much issue.

Is that really what "deployment" means in this case?  No bases, no infrastructure, no equipment, just put some guys on a train and send them over?

That's not what deployment was back in the day when I actually deployed.

[Valmy]

Especially when "deployment" means putting people on a train for a few hours.

Those guys could probably go home on the weekends without much issue.

Is that really what "deployment" means in this case?  No bases, no infrastructure, no equipment, just put some guys on a train and send them over?

That's not what deployment was back in the day when I actually deployed.

Well I was making a joke about what a short train trip it was from Germany to the Baltic. Not making a statement about the facilities that might be built over there for them to operate from.

[grumbler]

Well I was making a joke about what a short train trip it was from Germany to the Baltic. Not making a statement about the facilities that might be built over there for them to operate from.

 

[HisMajestyBOB]

Germany is beginning its first permanent deployment since WW2 in Lithuania. By 2027, 4800 German troops are planned to be in Lithuania.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/22/germany-anti-russian-defence-nato-lithuania-friedrich-merz

2 years to deploy not even 5000 people (belgium couldn't even do that though). In the meantime the orcs deploy several 100k in the same amount.
surely people are rolling over the floor laughing somewhere

The last time the Germans sent troops to Lithuania it took them two days to deploy several thousand in Vilnius.