Comments by "UzuMaki NaRuto" (@UzumakiNaruto_) on "The New Atlas" channel.

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  3. @subtle_savage Funny you should mention logistics because if Russian logistics wasn't so utterly shit at the beginning of the war they would've taken much more territory at much less of a cost and perhaps things would be much different right now in Ukraine. On paper all of this tech looks impressive. Until you have to fix it which, as any army knows, is a constant headache with equipment in battlefield conditions. Most countries try to get around this by keeping their mechanized forces cohesive (ie not designing new ones every year) and attempting to standardize parts. Ukraine has a serious problem on its hands when--not if--their motley array of machines break down. The UA forces are still using alot of Soviet tanks, armored vehicles and other equipment including the stuff they captured from the Russians so fixing those things shouldn't be a problem. For western systems if they really require major repairs they can be shipped across the border to NATO countries to be fixed. The German PzH 2000 SPH that the Ukrainians are using are complex systems and Lithuania has already volunteered to take over doing maintenance for them. https://mil.in.ua/en/news/lithuania-will-be-repairing-ukrainian-pzh-2000-self-propelled-howitzers/ So there's no reason to believe for any other western weapon's system that Ukraine is using that when the time comes they can't simply send it to other NATO countries for repairs as well. I guess that's the good thing about having NATO being your buddy isn't it? Many nations that can provide the parts and expertise to keep weapons systems running for UA forces.
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  17.  @anceldesingano8687  when i meant high amount of numbers i meant literally high numbers of troops lyman was stated to be defended by 600 to 1000 troops while Ukraine attack it with 6k to 9k troops thats quite alot of numbers on there side and took them 2 to 3 weeks to capture that town Except the capture of Lyman happened with barely firing a shot because they were busy moving along the flanks and capturing other towns and territories and forcing the Russians to abandon Lyman or face encirclement. Also of course its best to have the numbers advantage when you're attacking and the more the better. Its no different than when Russia first invaded and had a huge equipment and large troop advantage against the UA forces who weren't fully organized to fight back and they were also under armed in comparison. Russia only problems are the numbers of troops they have in there territory they capture which is huge all things considered and the only ones that will have problem with logistics are the Ukrainians with there continued offensive and sustainment are going to be a problem for them if they keep it up Well with now having numerous reports of the Russians retreating from Norther Kherson area as well as continued gains in the east, it seems like Ukrainian logistics are holding up pretty well if they can support two major offensives and don't have to stop for very long to get resupplied before continuing their advance. Its like they know that pushing hard now while the Russians are still in disarray and aren't able to put up a solid defensive line is vital and that stopping would be a big mistake. If the Russians can't stabilize things soon, Kherson might fall much sooner than anyone could have predicted.
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  20.  @blackbird309  Okay, but where are the encirclements? Russians preserving their forces in a successful retreat is not a desired outcome when Ukraine is unfortunately losing so much in this offensive, leaving them vulnerable when mobilization units come. In war its often difficult to complete a full encirclement where the enemy is completely cut off and surrounded, but if you can threaten encirclement and force the enemy to retreat that's effective as well. In Izyum and elsewhere the Russians left behind alot of supplies and equipment so even if you don't get enemy troops you can at least get some of their equipment. And with regards to the mobilizing troops, it remains to be seen how well they will do at the frontlines or if they're going to be used behind lines. Having more bodies isn't always a good thing unless they're well trained and equipped to fight and help, otherwise you simply increase the pressure on your logistics with relative little benefit other than having warm bodies to take a bullet for you. The Russians have already shown to have major difficulties supporting even a couple of hundred thousand troops and now during mobilization it doesn't even look like they have enough supplies to properly equip those new recruits. So lets see what happens in the coming weeks when they have 300,000 new men that they need to support in the field and how they will do it. Ukraine hasn't retaken much land either, 30km in Kherson is less than a 20 minute drive. The media talks big numbers, but if you pay attention, the military support they've been receiving is less and less. Are you kidding? The Ukrainians have taken back a fair amount of territory and more importantly taken back towns that have important road and rail networks which of course are vital to moving troops and supplies. Its funny how during the past several months with Russia's Donbas offensive when they were plodding their way forward making modest gains, the pro-Russian folks were saying the Russians were doing great. But somehow when the Ukrainians are taking back alot of what they lost in just a few weeks its seen as no big deal? OK. 🙄🙄🙄 Lets just put it this way. If it were the Russians who were making this amount of gains and it were the Ukrainians retreating and giving up all this territory, all the pro-Russian hacks like the Duran would be jumping for joy and jizzing all over themselves seeing the advances of Russian forces and would be saying the UA forces are on the verge of collapse and that it was nearing the end for them and so on. The offensive is not sustainable and will ultimately leave them vulnerable when mobilized units come? You make it sound like the Ukrainians also don't have more NATO trained and equipped reinforcements coming onto the battlefield in the coming weeks and months too. I'll take them over whatever reinforcements are bringing any day.
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  28.  @Lomnjac007  Prove that bullshit that there are such reports? Even if it were some cases, what retraining does a medic need, or a spoter, or a scout, or a policeman... What crucial knowledge could they lost in 2-5-7yrs out of service that could not be refreshed in 1-2 weeks and not need a retraining of at least 2 months? The thing is many of the people who are now being called up for service are not medics or police or people with other skills. They're regular guys who were called to join the Russian forces and if their lucky they will receive at least some training before they head to Ukraine and if not then they'll get transported to Ukraine front and get thrown to the wolves. Who knows how widespread it is, but its clearly happening when we've seen videos of guys who have been called up who aren't soldiers who say that they're going to head to Ukraine in a week or two. Whether or not you believe this, we will see in a few weeks when new Russian troops start heading to the front and we can see how they perform. If they fight well then it means the Russians still have reserves of trained soldiers to fight with or they are able to train new guys to be at least decent enough soldiers. If they fight poorly then we will know the Russians aren't training their new troops well enough or that they don't have many trained troops that they can send to the front. With the Ukrainians maybe in the beginning they were desperate to get men into the fight to defend against the invasion even if they weren't well trained, but now they have time to send their volunteers to NATO countries to have them be properly trained and equipped before they return to Ukraine and be ready for battle. This is why they're able to now launch major offensives and to keep the attack going when pro-Russian hacks like the Duran were sure that the Ukraine offensive would be stopped and be counterattacked by the Russians and regain all the ground that they lost.
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  30.  @agricolaurbanus6209  1. These recruits are not "sent to Ukraine immediately". They are sent to training grounds in LDPR, which are sovereign states from russian legal perspective. There are videos of at least some new recruits that have said that they will be sent to Ukraine to fight shortly so they're definitely not being trained well before being sent to the frontlines. Also many recruits aren't even getting properly equipped. Who knows maybe many of them will be sent to do behind the lines work or something I guess we'll see. 2. Russia is not technically at war with Ukraine. The SMO is legally an operation to assist allied states that are under attack by Ukraine. There are legal restraints about how and how many troops can be deployed in that case. Doesn't matter what Russia calls this invasion, they still went in hard at the beginning and it was definitely mostly if not all Russian soldiers leading the way. Go back through all the videos and data in the first few weeks of the war and tell me where did you hear Donbas militia units doing any significant amounts of fighting on the offense? The answer is relatively little. Didn't ever hear about militia units fighting on the Kiev front or in the south. Only time I started hearing about them more is when the actual Donbas offensive began. 3. You can't just, from a strategic viewpoint, strip all russian military districts from 300k personnel. You have to keep all districts functional. Because there are other possible vectors of enemy attacks, or areas where Russia must be ready to engage. For example Armenia, Kasachstan, Georgia. Russia has obligations from mutual collective defense agreements with other countries. I agree. Russia is a big country that needs forces all over to keep the country secure which is why the narrative that Russia is fighting not with all their full potential to be only partially true. They brought probably as much of their forces to attack Ukraine without taking too many forces from other parts of their country and without mobilization and when that failed they're now reduced to doing what they're doing now which is mobilizing within Russia, hiring more mercenaries and recruiting as much militia as they can in the Donbas and elsewhere. All these people who claim Russian forces having taken significant casualties are lying to themselves otherwise they wouldn't be taking these drastic measures to get more men into the fight like they are right now. Also its questionable as to how effective these new callups will be when they will likely be receiving basic training at best and likely not be very well equipped before being sent to Ukraine. On the otherhand more time is allowing new Ukrainian recruits to spend more time being trained by NATO instructors and be properly equipped by them. I've seen so many videos these days of Ukrainian troops and most seem to be decently if not very well equipped compared to the Russians and militia they're fighting.
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