Russia Ukraine War 2022

[Dharmapalas]

We will see how long this will last.

 

[Dharmapalas]

 

[sorcerer]

Well..I see this as Capitalist vs Communist nexus.
This kinda war flavor still sells well in politics.
Lets see how the new world order is formed.

 

[Dharmapalas]

A map of the current situation in Bakhmut

 

[Dharmapalas]

If China attacked Taiwan the world's economy would go into another great depression. China will only attack Taiwan if the US decides to escalate it by sending huge amounts of weapons. If we just leave that situation alone and mind our own business for once, the chance of China invading Taiwan is zero. I don't understand why people can't understand that.

The reason on why is low is because Taiwan has received a huge amount of weapons from the USA.

 

[blackjack]

 

[blackjack]

the 300k that signed up for military contracts this year will make more formations after their training, and it seems the reservists from last year in the 25th combined arms army have not made their way yet to Ukraine's operation zone. Seems Ukraine is showcasing their women how to use body armour.

New formations of the Armed Forces of Russia. Continuation. The original was taken from a colleague altyn73 in the New Formations of the Russian Armed Forces. Continued .

The 52nd Artillery Brigade of the Airborne Troops has been formed in the Krasnodar Territory. The brigade is armed with towed 152-mm guns 2A36 "Hyacinth-B". Gun 2A36

The 17th high-capacity artillery brigade has been formed in the Leningrad Region. The brigade is armed with heavy self-propelled guns 2S7M Malka and 2S4 Tyulpan. According to the announced plans of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, five such brigades will be formed.

The 28th motorized rifle regiment is actively operating as part of the newly formed 18th combined arms army. According to the telegram channel TalipoV, the 28th motorized rifle regiment is part of the 70th motorized rifle division. When and where the division was formed is still unknown.

The newly formed 40th Army Corps includes the new 144th Motorized Rifle Brigade https://vesti-khasrayon.ru/adverts/...vennyim-pismom-za-aktivnoe-sotrudnichestvo-i/

In 2022-2023 The following units have been formed and are being formed:

In the Western Military District, the administration of the 3rd Army Corps has been formed and the administration of a new army corps in Karelia is being formed. The 6th motorized rifle division and the 17th heavy artillery brigade were re-formed.

In the Southern Military District - the military formations of the DPR and LPR are subordinate to the 8th Combined Arms Army as the 1st Army Corps (consisting of the 1st, 5th, 9th, 110th, 114th and 132nd motorized rifle brigades , the 14th artillery brigade and a number of separate regiments and battalions) and the 2nd army corps (consisting of the 4th, 7th, 85th, 88th and 123rd motorized rifle brigades, the 10th artillery brigade and a number of separate regiments and battalions).

The administration of the 18th Combined Arms Army was formed (on the basis of the administration of the 22nd Army Corps), the administration of the 40th Army Corps, the 47th and 70th motorized rifle divisions, the 144th motorized rifle brigade and the 52nd artillery brigade (as part of the Airborne Forces ).

In the Central Military District - the directorate of the 25th combined-arms (reserve) army, the 67th motorized rifle division, and the 72nd motorized rifle brigade were formed.

The 104th Airborne Assault Division of the Airborne Forces is being formed on the basis of the 31st Airborne Assault Brigade.

The formation of the 55th Marine Division in the Pacific Fleet has not yet been officially confirmed.

https://bmpd-livejournal-com.translate.goog/4745541.html?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en#cutid1

 

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[Master Chief]

A map of the current situation in Bakhmut

This is from April dude..

 

[KurtisBrian]

Russian forces near Norway at '20% or less' than before Ukraine war, Norway's armed-forces chief says

Russian forces stationed in the Arctic near Norway are "20% or less" of the number they were before the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Norway's chief of defence said on Saturday.

www.reuters.com

If Putin doesn't consider NATO a threat then the war must be about something else.

 

[Master Chief]

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Russian forces near Norway at '20% or less' than before Ukraine war, Norway's armed-forces chief says

Russian forces stationed in the Arctic near Norway are "20% or less" of the number they were before the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Norway's chief of defence said on Saturday.

www.reuters.com

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If Putin doesn't consider NATO a threat then the war must be about something else.

Wrong conclusion..
At the moment for Russia,.. fighting a NATO proxy war in Ukraine, is a lot more important, than countering a possible attack by NATO in the Arctic..

 

[Master Chief]

Russian BUK hit by precision fire

 

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[SwordOfDarkness]

If China attacked Taiwan the world's economy would go into another great depression. China will only attack Taiwan if the US decides to escalate it by sending huge amounts of weapons. If we just leave that situation alone and mind our own business for once, the chance of China invading Taiwan is zero. I don't understand why people can't understand that.

Not true. For China, Taiwan is sort of like POK for India, retaking it is matter of national pride. Except in our case, POK is with beggar country with failed institutions, and Taiwan is a rich country with high geopolitical importance.

So it will lead to war, unless the chinese decide the cost of war is too high.

 

[SwordOfDarkness]

War is about numbers and sheer power for sure (where NATO has a huge upper hand), but it's also just as much about will to fight and appetite to sacrifice. I don't think NATO has that at all. Sure they will win an all out conventional war (without nukes), but are they willing to lose 100s of thousands, maybe more than a million, of their men? Not at all. Maybe some tiny eastern European nations have some appetite for bodybags, but Noone else.

Edit- and then there is a factor of other countries being involved. Add in China, North Korea, Iran, Belarus, Syria and the picture becomes much glimmer doesn't it? What if China attacks Taiwan when NATO is fully occupied? What if North Korea goes apeshit? What if Russia provides Iran with nuke tech? As we can see, numbers are just one of the benchmarks of war.

Actually, you talked about an interesting point. I will disagree though, when you say "also just as much about will to fight".

Its not "also" about it, it is the final factor.

Warfare throughout history has revolved around breaking the enemy's will to fight. Firepower, military strength, these are all simply tools to achieve that. There are only two ways to win a war - Kill every single enemy (not feasible) or create a sense of despair in the enemy where they will choose to fight no longer. Extermination is difficult, inefficient, and immoral - Which is why the primary objective for war is to break the enemy's will.

EVerything else revolves around it. Firepower, logistics to support it, Shock and Awe, all have one goal - Remove the enemy's will to fight.

 

[Master Chief]

If China attacked Taiwan the world's economy would go into another great depression. China will only attack Taiwan if the US decides to escalate it by sending huge amounts of weapons. If we just leave that situation alone and mind our own business for once, the chance of China invading Taiwan is zero. I don't understand why people can't understand that.

Huge amount of weapons won't cause China to go to war.. China will go to war, if morons in Washington convince Taiwan to declare formal independence.. or US passes a law that declares Taiwan as Independent country..

 

[DumbPilot]

Warfare throughout history has revolved around breaking the enemy's will to fight. Firepower, military strength, these are all simply tools to achieve that. There are only two ways to win a war - Kill every single enemy (not feasible) or create a sense of despair in the enemy where they will choose to fight no longer. Extermination is difficult, inefficient, and immoral - Which is why the primary objective for war is to break the enemy's will.

EVerything else revolves around it. Firepower, logistics to support it, Shock and Awe, all have one goal - Remove the enemy's will to fight.

The third: credible deterrence. Make the enemy perceive unbearable hypothetical costs for starting any sort of conflict, and bring him to the negotiating table in advance

 

[Soldier355]

Footage of an attack by two Ukrainian FPV drones on a Russian T-72B3 tank, this is a modernization of the tank created in 2011. FPV drones were equipped with warheads from RKG-3EM hand-held cumulative grenades; the RKG-3EM series grenade is capable of penetrating up to 220 mm of armor. RKG-3 grenades were actively used in the Soviet army before the advent of the RG-18 grenade launcher. Reportedly, this attack occurred in the Krasnolimansky direction, where two tanks stormed a stronghold of the Ukrainian army; for an unknown reason, the grenades mounted on the drones did not work. The video has been shortened.