Comments by "Gary VAQ" (@stlouisix1) on "The Next 48 Hours Could Be Decisive In The Battle Of The South. Military Summary For 2023.09.16" video.
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Tu-160 bombers have been upgraded with new cruise missiles with a range of over 6,500km - Ministry of Defense. The Tu-160 is the largest ever and most powerful military supersonic aircraft. The Tu-160M (modernized) had its maiden flight only in January 2022 and is deployed in the Special Operation. - Intel Report
For every 100 people mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine this time last year, less than 20 remain - Poltava (central Ukraine) military enlistment office. - Intel Report
Ukrainians are being advised to bury their dead in biodegradable bags, so that they will become useful fertilizer. Fighting for the land they're not even allowed to take up room in when they're dead - this is International Monetary Fund owned land now. - Intel Report
Russian forces wake up and decide they wanna see a Ukrainian tank get nice and crispy - how handy that there’s 1 piece of armor just waiting to get wrecked as drone barrels into it and leaves it burning, all while Russian troops repel 34 Ukrainian attacks in Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine) over past week, with Kiev army suffering over 1,700 casualties in process.
Ukrainian forces also fail so badly in their attempts to attack Russian positions in Zaporozhye region (ex-Ukraine) over past week that they lose over 740 troops and 20 tanks and armored vehicles, and are forced to withdraw their airborne assault brigade after it suffers huge losses.
⚔SITREP⚔ SEP 15
“Russia cannot be defeated ,” former adviser to Zelensky, Arestovich shocks Ukrainians.
“It is impossible to put pressure on an opponent that has nuclear weapons.
And economic sanctions, - Iran has been under economic sanctions for 40 years, and has been pursuing a completely independent policy. And Russia is bigger than Iran and more influential."
Arestovich is taking the argument to its logical conclusion - if the stakes were raised high enough, one cannot 'win' a country with the highest nuclear arsenal in the world.
Why then are they fighting 'to the last Ukrainian?' - Intel Report
It is not just the Generals praying for signs that Russia is crumbling. Business Insider contributes its two cents about the alleged economic problems buffeting Russia — There are 5 things the West could do to put even more pressure on Russia’s struggling economy, think tank says. The neo-cons at the Atlantic Council are behaving like drowning passengers on the Titanic, frantically grasping for life jackets: I guess the scribes at the Atlantic Council are too busy conjuring fantasies to read the New York Times latest — Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say – NY Times Ukraine, by contrast, no longer has enough forces to sustain a breakthrough and is totally dependent on Western aid. One of the advantages of doing analysis without relying on classified information is that regular media and social media posts provide a pretty reliable indicator of the status of the battle. For example, there are several video clips of Ukrainian troops complaining about lack of weapons and terrible leadership. I have yet to see anything comparable from the Russian side. Another data point is the coverage of the main stream media. I make it a habit to check in on Sky News to see what the Brits are saying. Six months ago you could count on at least one segment in an hour broadcast at noon London time extolling the success of Ukrainian troops and dishing dire news about Russia’s flagging efforts on the battle field. That is no longer the case. Sky News barely mentions the war in Ukraine these days. If Ukraine was steam rolling to victory you can be sure that the British correspondents would be ebullient about the Ukrainian counter offensive. In this case, the proverb — silence is golden — does not apply. The silence about a purported Ukraine victory (or a Russian army in chaos) is telling. There is no good news to report if you’ve bet your house on Ukraine winning. - Sonar21
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