Comments by "Maria F." (@mariaf.6601) on "After Kherson: What's next in the war?" video.

  1. Could you explain where the trap is ? The cauldron ?
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  2. ABC weapons would provoke even stronger reaction of the countries backing Ukraine and possibly those that aren't yet. Also it'd be difficult to explain to the Russians as a society (and some inner circles), I think.
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  3. If Vladimir Vladimirovich is smart , he's now preparing his retirement in North Korea.
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  4. Could you provide any information pls ?
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  5.  @burlbird9786  It doesn't look it was completed 48 hrs before the announcement - there are recordings of captured equipment or Russians blowing up their equipment and soldiers running on the remainings of pontoon bridge under the main bridge blown up before. (The evacuation of civilians doesn't speak in their favour either)
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  6. You need many boats (or helicopters) and a lot of logistics. While in the boat you are exposed and sensitive to enemy fire, you need air domination, on the other side the enemy is in superiority usually, it's not piece of cake ...
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  7. Odessa was number 3, so 1 and 2 keep standing.
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  8.  @TheEsseboy  and actually after the war the long term problems will be seen , like after the war in Afganistan in the 1980s - poverty, unemployment, lack of men in the families led to society diseases (that Putin was said to cure ...)
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  9. Wasn't it about Crimea? Anyway, 2 months is long time in this war, a lot changed , and to be exact, Ukrainians made Russians retreat , so there was no need gor battle of the city.
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  10. The size is one thing, Many other - problems with equipment, logistics, communication, air power , command ... but if Surovikin surrenders Moscow, might be interesting 😜
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  11.  @robbrown4621  Perhaps I don't understand you - I think your first post is about Russians crossing back the Dnipro , the 2nd about Ukrainian sea-and-air operation/s of landing in Crimea. As long as I'd like very much to see successful the 2nd, I stil think if technically possible, it'd be extremely difficult - eg as you write, the airspace is contested (UA air defence plays a great role, but their airforce is not on par to RU VKS).hy
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  12. The front static for a year and a half ? looks improbable. Next winter there will be very little gas issue, as in the time being every country will contract what they need (including reserves) with new providers.
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  13. What would be the advantage? There aren't many troops there, the danger is from the east / south / potentially north.
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  14. @Henry Hudson I had to check what CSTO is 😃 Transnistria isn't a member , actually isn't recognised by the states members of CSTO (?)
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  15. Perhaps Russia's weaknesses are more significant.
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  16. I'm not APN, but I remember his video 'Nuclear strategy' where he says it's improbable.
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  17. No todos son hispanos 😃 Why old people?
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  18. 1 million men ? The question is wether the some hundred mogilised already will have supplies (what quality)?
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  19.  @KasumiRINA  Tactical also is size, and it matters in this case, however I agree that use of any nuclear weapon would be breaching a limit , desperate (suicidal)
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  20. 'all or nothing' - do you mean 'to be or not to be' ? I mean Russia will not win this war, the question is how (bad) they can leave.
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  21. Well, in the recording when minister Shoygu gives the order there's the theme of "lives of servicemen" in Surovikin's "report".
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  22.  @Pnumi  A withdrawal would be ok, too 🤣 Burning the city down would not solve Russia's army/economy/state/society problems, however. The "cold winter" is a bit worn out , it doesn't really look probable, and if it were , it would be an economic problem/nuisance that would not change the matter of the fact.
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  23.  @burlbird9786  After. My fault. Stil , leaving helicopters and blowing up tanks (only?) because you're not able to take them with you isn't a good sign. Running soldiers - I think in orderly retreat it would be reasonable to use the big bridge for the evacuation, not to destroy it and gamble wether the provisional one would work or be destroyed by the other side (what is easy - used to happen) I believe the retreat was planned - but it doesn't look it was done without problems, despite no Ukrainian pursuit.
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  24. I think you have some data wrong.
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  25. A retreat bigger than any seen so far.
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  26. It'd be better for Russia, for me he could do his best at retreating completely from Ukraine.
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  27. "denazify" , as it's a slogan of propaganda like the of Göbbels'
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  28.  @roberttony001  It didn't work during 8 months (incl. February-March), why do you think it would work now / in the snow ?
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  29.  @andrzejbarcelonafrlk6416  or the country of Phil Kilby...
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  30. Using nuclear weapon is a suicide for Russia. China's Xi had to explain this to Putin.
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  31. It's been somehow impossible to damage western part ... How do you think Russia completes the training of the conscripts? when most of the officers and NCOs are at the front (many of them dead) What about the equipment and logistics? Communications ? Command ?
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  32.  @tomthumb9821  I think you overestimate the "training" the reservists received in peace time. The questions of equipment , logistics, communication, air power, command remain. Putin said time's on Russia side? How do you square what politicians say with eg Vietnam ?
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