Posted on 09/07/2022 7:13:47 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
Chatter & Unconfirmed Rumors for 7 Sep 2022:
1. Reports of sporadic shooting in Kherson this week have been both ignored by Russian military spokesmen and also dismissed as the actions of ‘exuberant’ Russian soldiers in the city. Unconfirmed claims report Russian soldiers carrying out summary executions of Ukrainians and forcibly emptying out selected apartment buildings for use by Russian forces.
2. The Ukrainian highway T2110 between Balakliya and Volokhiv Yar is in Ukrainian hands again. There are no reports of fighting along the road but there are several geolocated videos of Ukrainian armor advancing along the road and entering Volokhiv Yar. It would appear that this advance was unopposed by Russian forces.
3. The 191st Mechanized Regiment (Tajikstan) of the Russian 41st Army is being subsumed into the 92nd Mechanized Regiment (Tajikstan) of the Russian 41st Army. No information as to why this is happening.
4. An unknown number of Finnish Air Force F/A-18C fighters and their crews participated in exercises at Nörvenich Air Base.
5. Even though Finland is not yet a full member of NATO it is being reported the Finnish government is working to participate in NATO’s ‘nuclear sharing’ program to allow the basing of NATO nuclear munitions in Finland.
6. Russian fighter aircraft have been observed to be conducting operations from a portion of the P27 highway east of Sevastopol.
That is all.
On what basis did anyone in Ukraine, the United States or NATO indulge the fantasy that Ukraine had a snowballs chance in the fiery realms of Hell of matching up with Russia?
As of today, Russia claims to have destroyed the following equipment deployed by Ukraine since February 24:
290 airplanes
152 helicopters
1,889 drones
373 anti-aircraft missile systems
4845 tanks
825 multiple rocker launchers
3,369 field artillery and mortars
5,343 special military automotve equipment
This means that Russia not only has destroyed Ukraine’s stockpiles that existed at the start of the war, but it is eliminating planes, tanks and MRLS systems subsequently provided by NATO and the United States.
Has Ukraine destroyed some Russian aircraft, helicopters, tanks and armored vehicles? Yes. But so what. Russian losses are only a minuscule fraction of their total strength and Russia, unlike Ukraine, has factories that are continuing to produce equipment and weapons lost or expended during the course of this conflict.
So with these numbers in mind, carefully consider what is happening to Ukraine’s military force in its current offensive. It is being decimated. Capturing a rural village or two or pushing the Donetsk or Luhansk militias backwards a few kilometers is tactically insignificant.
The truth of the matter is that Russia is relying on the Donbas militias to do the bulk of the front line fighting because it is home for those militias. Claims that the Russian military has suffered major casualties is delusional because the Russian forces are in the rear and providing fire support–ground and air–to the Donbas militias. Yes, there are some Russian troops on the frontlines in some places, but the cold, hard fact is that Russia has not committed a significant portion of its total military forces to the battle. Not yet, anyway.
The reality, which the United States and NATO are loathe to accept, is that Russia’s defeat of the Ukrainian military is inevitable; even if the United States or NATO made the suicidal decision to send their own forces into the fray.
“NATO nuclear munitions in Finland”
Just a good caber toss away from St. Petersburg.
“And Putin keeps on getting richer.”
Little Pukin is considered one of the richest men in the world.
The plundering of RuZZia by Pukin is a tragedy.
Kazan is the name of a city in RuZZia.
Is that where you live?
Dirty RuZZian
“military and conflict forums”
I’m sure all the RuZZian forums you visit quote RuZZian MOD.
Got monkeypox yet, Speedy?
Nope, but not a one of them quote or cite ORYX.
Again, why is that?
“Russia not only has destroyed Ukraine’s stockpiles that existed at the start of the war, but it is eliminating planes, tanks and MRLS systems subsequently provided by NATO and the United States. Has Ukraine destroyed some Russian aircraft, helicopters, tanks and armored vehicles? Yes. But so what. Russian losses are only a minuscule fraction of their total strength and Russia, unlike Ukraine, has factories that are continuing to produce equipment and weapons lost or expended during the course of this conflict.
So with these numbers in mind, carefully consider what is happening to Ukraine’s military force in its current offensive. It is being decimated. Capturing a rural village or two or pushing the Donetsk or Luhansk militias backwards a few kilometers is tactically insignificant. The truth of the matter is that Russia is relying on the Donbas militias to do the bulk of the front line fighting because it is home for those militias. Claims that the Russian military has suffered major casualties is delusional because the Russian forces are in the rear and providing fire support–ground and air–to the Donbas militias. Yes, there are some Russian troops on the frontlines in some places, but the cold, hard fact is that Russia has not committed a significant portion of its total military forces to the battle. Not yet, anyway. The reality, which the United States and NATO are loathe to accept, is that Russia’s defeat of the Ukrainian military is inevitable; even if the United States or NATO made the suicidal decision to send their own forces into the fray.”
‘Ukraine and Russia - It is a Math Problem’
https://sonar21.com/ukraine-and-russia-it-is-a-math-problem/
“’5. Even though Finland is not yet a full member of NATO it is being reported the Finnish government is working to participate in NATO’s ‘nuclear sharing’ program to allow the basing of NATO nuclear munitions in Finland.”
Finlands purchase of F35s can support that.
NO have you?
“Disaster unfolding for Putin in Kharkiv region. Kherson region, too.”
Disaster unfolding for Putin in the economy too.
He must be even more paranoid than usual, that someone is going to take a shot at him.
Eventually, someone probably will.
At least big brother North Korea is there for him. They can show him the ropes, on being an absolute dictator in an impoverished pariah State.
Truth Hurts.
Of course not. Unlike you, I’m not gay and don’t support the LGBT agenda, which you have done repeatedly here.
Hmmm
Looks like Ukraine has captured more land in the last two weeks than Russia in the last 3 months...
You are a Gay RuZZian. Admit it!
Yep. Given Larry Johnson’s background as a a veteran of the CIA and the State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism and spending 24 years training US Military’s Special Operations community, I have no doubts that his findings in his recent article is providing loads of ‘truth hurts’ to many, many pro-Ukrainian pundits, armchair generals, and neutral 3rd party sites.
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