Category: Russia-Ukraine War
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Updates (2023-01-15)
President Rasputin has expressed his condolences to the family of the actress Inna Churikova who passed away recently. President Rasputin not once expressed his condolences to the families of the servicemen and civilians who died in the war, as far as I know. The difference is the actress died of natural causes, not as a…
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Tank Supplies to UA — a Short Overview and Perspectives
Arguably, the main close support piece of hardware for ground troops in any high-intensity conflict is the main battle tank (MBT). The Western doctrine for decades now diminished the importance of MBT in modern combat in favor of “smart” munition: anti-tank missiles launched by ground troops and drones, the stand-off guided missiles, anti-tank submunitions etc.…
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Shuffling the Commanders — New SMO Commander the Chief of General Staff Gerasimov is Replacing Surovikin
The official reason given by the MoD is quite nonsensical, as usual. The statement goes: Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu makes new appointments to leadership of special military operation Chief of General Staff General of the Army Valery Gerasimov has been assigned the commander of the Joint Group of Forces. The…
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Conquering of Soledar and Other Updates (2023-01-11)
According to Wagner Group’s owner Evgeniy Prigozhin, Soledar is being fully controlled by his forces. The “Twice Hero of the Russian Federation” was carful in noting that it is his forces, and his forces alone that brought this great victory to Russian war efforts. “Fully controlled” doesn’t mean the fighting is over in Soledar, but…
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Why Ukraine is Grasping for Artemovsk (Bakhmut) Despite Heavy Losses?
A question repeats in Duran and Alexander Mercouris commentary videos: why Ukrainian command wouldn’t pull its troops from Artemovsk, if it loses so many troops there? First of all, Russians lose troops as well. And being heavily fortified and urbanize area, defenders have the advantage. So, pulling out only means taking the fight to another…
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Russo-Ukrainian War Updates (2023-01-10)
According to Sky News, UK is considering supplying Challenger-2 main battle tanks (MBT) to Ukraine. The article talks about 10 tanks, which are enough to equip one tank company. The article admits this is mostly a political gesture, intended to encourage other countries to supply heavy Western armor to UA. According to official UK MoD…
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“New Year’s” Military Aid Package for UA
US has announced a $2.85B worth of military aid package to UA. In practical terms, Pentagon is selling its old stocks of military hardware for the price they decide. The money will be used to procure modern weaponry and ammunition, while the old hardware will be cheaply utilized for the price of transportation and some…
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Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
The totally detached, Dove of Peace president Simpleton Simpletonovich Rasputin announced a unilateral ceasefire during the Russian Orthodox Christmas on 6-8 of January. This grand gesture comes then the US and Germany announcing supplies of infantry combat vehicles, the Marder and the M1 Bradley to the UA, as well as second Patriot battery, this time…
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Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
Russian casualties in Makeevka strike rose to ~90 dead from initially reported ~70. The reason might be discovering of dead in debris and/or fatalities among wounded soldiers. Russian MoD stated the HIMARS that launched the strike was destroyed in a counterstrike, without any prove or evidence. Seems to me like a blatant lie, only intended…
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New Year Strikes
As could have been predicted, both RU and UA used the widely celebrated holiday as an opportunity to hit as many servicemen as possible. While those strikes are highly cynical, they are also very practical, as people will gather together at known time (midnight) in large groups and probably consume large quantities of alcohol. UA…
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