TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z fascist invaders.
I am a 72 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
Elon Musk possible Logan act violation
About hatred directed toward public figures.
They expect us to just fold. Disappoint them.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/overconfident-morons/58897/
I am a bit under the weather this morning. But it's time to get the word out. Trump’s babysitters are bozos.
💔 Tears and fear: this is how Odesa's children experienced today's massive Russian attack on the city
The State Duma dealt another blow to the military by establishing financial liability for volunteers for damaging military property
"The State Duma has passed a law according to which volunteers will become financially responsible in case of damage to military property. The cost of this property, according to the draft law, will be deducted from the salaries of volunteers. So there is a chance to come to war on your own, break the Mavik and fight for free. I would also start fining for swearing. The treasury will swell with money (sarcasm)," - "ZHIVOV Z".
"The first fucking news. In Russia, financial liability for volunteers for damaging military property is officially being introduced in the amount of damage caused, but no more than one monthly salary and one monthly bonus for length of service. If you screwed up/smashed it up, don't give a fuck, pay from your own pocket," - "Trench Dirt."
"...the next step should probably be collecting payments from the lungs, who received 3. And if there is no money, then give a loan at 40% for 30 years. In this way, it is possible to completely stop the flow of volunteers to the troop," - "Troika".
"Judging by today's two laws:
1. Differentiation of payments for injuries
2. Material liability for loss or damage to equipment, etc.
Moreover, there was financial responsibility, it was just being tightened now and with very vague wording. Question: Who is doing all this and why? At a time when the Army is advancing, what is the goal? To reduce the number of people signing the contract? Bravo, legislator (another consonant word is closer), you will succeed", - "Time to go home".
Hey, guys - it's all according to the plan!
@freerussia_report
To relieve the situation the Russians launched another attack from the west along the same road they’d been crushed on days before. This was another armoured assault - the Russians lost 18 of 29 attacking vehicles. CONTINUES…
CONTINUES…
However Russian troops managed to get embedded in part of a village. Ukraine had to get them out before they were too established so sent in Bradley’s and infantry, successfully rooting them out of their positions.
The Bradley’s are hated by the Russians - with its upgraded Ukrainian supplied defence package it’s become a bulwark able to survive drone attacks and its gun is devastating against even hard defences. They deployed their troops without loss.
The Russians have again suffered tactical defeats having shown little in the way of initiative or planning. Ukraine continues to show flexibility and adaptability in thought and tactics to deal with challenging situations, despite the quantitative advantages the Russians have.
‘The Analyst’
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦!
MILITARY & STRATEGIC:
KURSK - PUTIN’S COSTLY OBSESSION
We all understand why he might want the Ukrainians out of the region. It has more to do with pride and denying them even the slightest advantage come January.
The resources now involved are considerable and Ukraine’s interest now is twofold - it wants to hold on to some land for negotiations as much as Putin doesn’t want them to, and just as importantly, keep 50,000 Russians amused in Russia rather than let them wander back to areas in Ukraine they might make a difference.
You all I know my original view on Kursk. It was an opportunistic attack almost out of desperation. I remain convinced that it was a poor use of valuable resources at the time it was launched and the Ukrainians lost control of the situation in September and nearly lost everything. Russian incompetence came to their rescue.
Now the political and strategic landscape has changed and holding it has become almost as vital as any other part of the front. The Russians have allowed themselves to make it important enough to be worth it, because they too are driven by the changed politics and in their case, the increasingly fraught economics of the war.
The fighting here has become relentless with as many as eight assaults an hour as Russia flings small groups of men and equipment into the fray, in the hopes that eventually the Ukrainian defenders will run out of ammunition or men or both.
Russian soldiers are bullet sponges, there to absorb ammo until the defenders are exhausted and retreat. It’s become so bad that moral is so low, several fights and a riot have occurred behind the lines as they realise their fate. With desperation has come increasing brutality- a 62 year old soldier thrown naked into a pit in freezing conditions for accidentally leaving his kit behind. The attitude was ‘If he lives lucky him, if he doesn’t so what?’ With no food or water he’s unlikely to make it. The brutality against Ukrainian POW’s has returned - executions are preferred rather than deal with getting them out of the frontlines to camps.
This is the desperate state of parts of the Russian army. The deliberate brutality of the officer cadre is now endemic.
Yesterday the Ukrainians executed an outstanding tactical manoeuvre that’s being described as ‘military exceptionalism’.
The Russians like their ‘spike’ attacks and have used them extensively and successfully in many areas this year. These involve taking a narrow corridor of land and then progressively pushing it deeper and widening the base of the spike into a salient.
They tried such a manoeuvre in Kursk, again aiming to reach the key junction of Malya Locknya .
These operations were initially successful, because they drive deeply and then back-fill with troops to support the flanks and the small settlements they take.
Realising they couldn’t dislodge the Russians easily - this tactic is immensely effective- the Ukrainians decided to do what I have regarded as the only solution to such an attack, and have been disappointed by how slowly they react to it.
You have to cut it off before it develops. As close to the base of the spike as possible.
The terrain here favours the defenders enormously, as it’s all hills with the road the Russians advance along in the lowlands.
With their mechanised forces destroyed previously the Russian holding forces dropped off along the way had no real backup and no support to widen the salient. Another example of dire communications and low grade planning.
The Ukrainians came down from the hills and surrounded the defending Russians in each sector of occupation - the Russians realised what was happening and sent in armour to try and break the Ukrainian encirclements.
The Ukrainians didn’t let the Russians get far and stopped the advance before it could help. The Russians were stuck and could only be supplied by drone.
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z fascist invaders.
I am a 72 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
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