Ukraine
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@antipodean said in Ukraine:
A column of Russian troops, estimated at over 40 miles long, is reportedly 20 miles north of Kyiv. Where's all those twitter experts on Russia losing now?
Is that the one stalled there for a few days running out of petrol and food?
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@antipodean said in Ukraine:
A column of Russian troops, estimated at over 40 miles long, is reportedly 20 miles north of Kyiv. Where's all those twitter experts on Russia losing now?
Is that the one stalled there for a few days running out of petrol and food?
I have great difficulty believing the Russian military is that incompetent at logistics.
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@antipodean said in Ukraine:
@antipodean said in Ukraine:
A column of Russian troops, estimated at over 40 miles long, is reportedly 20 miles north of Kyiv. Where's all those twitter experts on Russia losing now?
Is that the one stalled there for a few days running out of petrol and food?
I have great difficulty believing the Russian military is that incompetent at logistics.
Videos of rations that expired in 2015 and tanks out of petrol suggest some problems at least. Propaganda videos of captured soldiers also seem to indicate almost reservists being called up and told they are doing an exercise then realising they are invading Ukraine.
With the lack of air strikes something is going weirdly here. Perhaps years of poor funding has left their army in that great shape?
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@antipodean said in Ukraine:
@antipodean said in Ukraine:
A column of Russian troops, estimated at over 40 miles long, is reportedly 20 miles north of Kyiv. Where's all those twitter experts on Russia losing now?
Is that the one stalled there for a few days running out of petrol and food?
I have great difficulty believing the Russian military is that incompetent at logistics.
Videos of rations that expired in 2015 and tanks out of petrol suggest some problems at least. Propaganda videos of captured soldiers also seem to indicate almost reservists being called up and told they are doing an exercise then realising they are invading Ukraine.
I've had rations that have been beyond expiry date. I've also seen vehicles unable to continue moving until supply catches up. These events do happen but they're outliers.
With the lack of air strikes something is going weirdly here. Perhaps years of poor funding has left their army in that great shape?
Most reports I've seen is Russia has been spending a considerable portion of GDP on their military.
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@antipodean said in Ukraine:
@antipodean said in Ukraine:
A column of Russian troops, estimated at over 40 miles long, is reportedly 20 miles north of Kyiv. Where's all those twitter experts on Russia losing now?
Is that the one stalled there for a few days running out of petrol and food?
I have great difficulty believing the Russian military is that incompetent at logistics.
i thought some of the things coming out was that the Russians hadn't mobilised much of their airforce so i wasn't sure how much superiority they had, especially if what they have mobilised is spread out actually attacking too
I'm sure it is protected etc, just seems really old school having one big long procession crawling down one road
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@kiwiwomble said in Ukraine:
@antipodean said in Ukraine:
@antipodean said in Ukraine:
A column of Russian troops, estimated at over 40 miles long, is reportedly 20 miles north of Kyiv. Where's all those twitter experts on Russia losing now?
Is that the one stalled there for a few days running out of petrol and food?
I have great difficulty believing the Russian military is that incompetent at logistics.
i thought some of the things coming out was that the Russians hadn't mobilised much of their airforce so i wasn't sure how much superiority they had, especially if what they have mobilised is spread out actually attacking too
I'm sure it is protected etc, just seems really old school having one big long procession crawling down one road
Why wouldn't you take the quickest route if you've already done your recon and your flanks aren't vulnerable?
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@antipodean not looking for an argument, have said i thought that maybe they were vulnerable, the Ukraine has an airforce etc, if theres not chance then yes of course fastest route, its just potentially "eggs in one basket" if they have missed something or the west does decide to get involved
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@tim he had to get permission from local Iwi to build, I believe at some point he will 'gift' it to them as well, plus helped rebuild the local Marae after a fire, so possibly fly under the radar due to having Iwi on side?
@dogmeat are enough ferals in the local area there, they dont need more.
I believe he also owns a Penthouse suite in one of the Downtown Auckland buildings (usually flies by chopper form Auckland)
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@kiwiwomble said in Ukraine:
@antipodean not looking for an argument, have said i thought that maybe they were vulnerable, the Ukraine has an airforce etc, if theres not chance then yes of course fastest route, its just potentially "eggs in one basket" if they have missed something or the west does decide to get involved
I'm not arguing with you, I'm explaining.
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@antipodean it was just the "Why wouldn't you take the quickest route if you've already done your recon and your flanks aren't vulnerable?" question, comes across a little confrontational when you could have taken from what i said above that i wondered as a layman if they might actually BE vulnerable
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@antipodean said in Ukraine:
Most reports I've seen is Russia has been spending a considerable portion of GDP on their military.
4% which is similar to the US.
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@mariner4life said in Ukraine:
otherwise known as "my kids' go to strategy"
Falls down if one dobs the other in