Posted on 03/15/2015 7:14:35 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
There is evidence of Russian troops present in eastern Ukraine – not only in a command role and to operate advanced equipment, but as coherent fighting formations too. Those forces deployed to Ukraine, on or near the border, and in Crimea represent a serious and direct threat to Ukraine. That is due to the numbers of these Russian forces, which nearly matches that of all of Kiev’s available combat forces. Further, rebel forces more or less under Russian control number half the total of Russian troops. Hence, Kiev cannot generate or count on numerical superiority.
The main strategic objective of Russian troops is to secure the continued existence of Russian-controlled ‘republics’ in eastern Ukraine. Yet Russia is having trouble sustaining its forces generated for the operation against Ukraine.
Under such circumstances, one cannot exclude the possibility that the Kremlin might opt to capitalise upon its relatively advantageous position – while it still exists – over a Ukrainian military that is currently weakened by its forced retreat from the Debaltseve area, in which it took substantial losses of equipment and probably manpower. This would also solidify the rebels’ new territorial gains. The large industrial centre and seaport of Mariupol would be the most likely target.
Relocation of Russian and rebel forces from the Debaltseve area to concentrations north and east of Mariupol indicate that this option is certainly being considered in the Kremlin. Should this be the case, a further escalation of hostilities and a Russian military push to expand rebel-controlled territory remains a realistic possibility
The interactive map on Russian Armed Forces from InformNapalm team .
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Putin’s “absence” may indicate something is afoot. Mariupol seems a likely target. Although some have mentioned the possibility of an “incursion” from Transnistria.
Here is a nice video from Transdnistrian war. It looks so much like a current mess in Ukraine.
The war was led by a rogue leftover Soviet 14th Army stationed in Moldova.
Moldova itself was it process of annexation by Romania and 14th has effectively stopped it creating a Russo-Ukrainian enclave in Transdnistria. Moldovans might dislike it but to some degree it has helped them to maintain statehood.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AH720ftglh0
Good, got to keep the kiev Nazis at bay.
Putin will soon release pics of his honeymoon in Crimea and his trip to east Ukraine I bet
My ranking of Russian-created hopeless hell holes:
#4 - South Ossetia
#3 - Abkhazia
#2 - Transnistria - close, but no cigar.
And the winner is,
#1 - Donbas - Job well done
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