russia's "performance" in the ukraine war .....

thus far, it is an amazing display of arrogance, brutality, wanton cruelty, incompetence and stupidity at almost incomprehensible levels.  the cost is incalculable.

for what?

russia destroys that which it seeks, and lays waste to its own military in the process.***  not to mention the loss of 150,000 or so soldiers, who die absolutely meaningless deaths, at the direction of a derelict russian command.  the russians now send unarmed soldiers into battle against positions they have failed to capture after months of battle.

why the russian people put up with the idiots who rule them is hard to understand.  it is, in fact, incomprehensible.  

john jay @ 03.19.2023

***  they will, if capable, conscript an additional 400,000 russian males who will be put into battle without training.  they have destroyed their armor, depleted their ammunition, and the last "victory" obtained by their air arm the destruction of an unmanned u.s. drone by two of their fighter jets, the drone being propeller driven, most likely by a glorified snow mobile motor.

half a million dead, twice the number wounded and injured, appears to be the only goal feasibly to be achieved by year's end.  idiots.

 

Comments

[Paul Albers]

I wonder when the Chinese supply Russia with a plethora of weapons if they will also supply them with volunteers to man those weapons. Ala Korea. Could we also see the Korean war resume?

[jj]

paul:
the korean war has never ended ....  peace talks are ongoing.   still.   same place.   so, quite literally, almost anything is possible there.
who knows about russia?   i personally dont think the chinese want to get involved in that.   there is some evidence that xi would like to go to ukraine after russia, so maybe he is brokering a peace deal.   well see.
john

[Sejanus]

I am a veteran of nearly thirty years . Count the conflicts during that time. I have served with Americans, French, Germans, Kenyans, Poles and Iranians, yes I am that old.

In my experience the opening paragraph in this post could more accurately describe US military actions and foreign policy in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, or Syria.

Several media sources, including the pro Ukrainian BBC have calculated Russian losses in Ukrain as 16000 to 20000 which would indicate 48000 to 60000 wounded. The Ukrainians themselves have admitted losses of 250000. You do the math.

Russian tactics have been clear for some time. Pound the Ukrainians positions with artillery and missile strikes before mounting an assault. Maximize Ukrainian losses and minimize Russian losses. Bakhmut is a case in point. encircle the objective, cut the supply lines then begin the artillery barrage until the defenses are destroyed.

The Russians have artillery superiority. They fire 20000 to 40000 rounds per day compared to the Ukrainians 2000 to 3000.
The Ukrainians rely on the US and NATO for ammunition supplies. The US Defense industry admits it will take at least 3 years to increase 155mm shell production to 90000 per month. The Russians fire that amount in a week. And the Russians have been prepared for this conflict since at least 2014. They have stockpiled their ammunition and their industry is in full production.

As for direct intervention by NATO and or the US it's a very bad idea. NATO does not have the military manpower, equipment or resources to conduct a major ground war. Russia is not Iraq. It has the the best air defense systems in the world and it's fighting in it's own backyard. It has little or no logistical problems. The US would have to transport troops and equipment thousands of miles to engage and then supply it's forces. It's a logistical nightmare. Moreover the Russians would probably strike them as they came within reach and mobilized. Just look at a map sometime. And what guarantee would the US have that China would not enter the conflict either directly or indirectly.

As for the causes of this unnecessary war, are you aware of the Monroe doctrine? (Cuba).
Or does that only apply to the US? Finally just a few fundamental military rules.

At some point the enemy's reality must become your own.

Never underestimate your enemy

Never overreach your capability

[jj]

sejanus:
you are welcome to your views and to the inside of your head, thankfully, neither of which i share.  you are welcome to your view of things.   btw, i think that you are wasting your time here, plain and simple.   you have better places in which to share your views, no doubt, and you should go there and share them with people who live in the same little bubble as you do.
john jay
p.s.   come back in about a year, and tell me again how russia is doing.