They can handle small arms fire and shrapnel without a problem but they can't handle anti-air missiles or manpads. We don't use them until AA capabilities have been crippled by taking out radar and command stations and whatnot. Desert Storm is a near-perfect example of effective invasion tactics against a moderately-capable enemy.
Indeed, one could draw some interesting parallels between Putin's supportive base in Russia and Trump's in the US. It's drawn largely from the VERY rich, the generally poor and the largely uneducated. And both leaders managed to garner fierce loyalty and support from all three groups when they really only care about one.
Yes, the massive convoy has stalled, probably waiting for the supply train to catch up and for the commanders to rethink their plans and lick their wounds. And it would indeed be rich to revisit the "Highway of Death" scene from the first Iraq War. Although Zelensky has called for no-fly zone over Ukraine, Biden has dismissed that as not a good idea.
Can someone give any kind of an explanation how the 🤬 the average Russian can be this 🤬 ing stupid? More than two out of three support the Ukraine invasion and then they wonder why the world hates them.
Специальная военная операция в Украине: отношение и цели
Поддерживают специальную военную операцию России в Украине 68% граждан, не поддерживают 22%. Динамика поддержки — нарастающая.wciom.ru
See above. They love Putin and blindly are following him over a cliff.
Can that data be trusted?Can someone give any kind of an explanation how the 🤬 the average Russian can be this 🤬 ing stupid? More than two out of three support the Ukraine invasion and then they wonder why the world hates them.
Специальная военная операция в Украине: отношение и цели
Поддерживают специальную военную операцию России в Украине 68% граждан, не поддерживают 22%. Динамика поддержки — нарастающая.wciom.ru
Grievance-based nationalism is a hell of a thing.Can someone give any kind of an explanation how the 🤬 the average Russian can be this 🤬 ing stupid? More than two out of three support the Ukraine invasion and then they wonder why the world hates them.
Специальная военная операция в Украине: отношение и цели
Поддерживают специальную военную операцию России в Украине 68% граждан, не поддерживают 22%. Динамика поддержки — нарастающая.wciom.ru
To be fair...Can someone give any kind of an explanation how the 🤬 the average Russian can be this 🤬 ing stupid? More than two out of three support the Ukraine invasion and then they wonder why the world hates them.
Специальная военная операция в Украине: отношение и цели
Поддерживают специальную военную операцию России в Украине 68% граждан, не поддерживают 22%. Динамика поддержки — нарастающая.wciom.ru
thehill.com
It's not the Dnieper but a smaller tributary to the west. Looks like something that could be overcome with some pontoon bridges.
Out of 1600 ppl and from russian officials. Actual numbers around 50%. In country with heavily oppressed press and strongest propaganda since Goebbels.Can someone give any kind of an explanation how the 🤬 the average Russian can be this 🤬 ing stupid? More than two out of three support the Ukraine invasion and then they wonder why the world hates them.
Специальная военная операция в Украине: отношение и цели
Поддерживают специальную военную операцию России в Украине 68% граждан, не поддерживают 22%. Динамика поддержки — нарастающая.wciom.ru
Fear of repression is one of the strongest in Russia, actually. 47%
The A-10 isn't really survivable in the modern battlefield. Short ranged air defense has become a lot more powerful, as well as air to air missiles. The A-10 was designed to stop tanks from rolling across WWIII Europe in the 70's and 80's when mobile SAM's were less common and the main threat would be AAA (And as usual it would also assume the use of nuclear weapons), so it's no wonder that its design philosophy is a bit dated at this point.
For the longest time the top brass in the Air Force have been wanting to get rid of it, convinced the F-35 could do the job better. But neither Congress nor soldiers on the ground agreed, so it lives on. And to be fair, actually seeing and hearing death coming from above seems like a valuable characteristic that the F-35 is never going to enjoy.
Tucker Carlson became the exact thing he apparently is completely against! No wonder he flipped on his dialogue.Just when I though things couldn't get any more weird ... I came across this article on Fox Business News explaining how "socialists & communists" are pushing a pro-Putin anti-New World Order narrative, but then also pointing out that "key right wing influencers have amplified the conspiracy over the past several days". Right wing influencers like Fox News talking head Tucker Carlson & others.
Russia invades Ukraine: Socialist-linked social media campaign to 'abolish NATO' defends Putin's aggression
Extremist groups are taking advantage of Russia’s war on Ukraine to amplify anti-NATO messaging and paint Vladimir Putin as a defender against globalism, according to a watchdog group.www.foxbusiness.com
It's worth reading the whole article to appreciate just how totally screwed the "Information Age" has become.
Could this ring a bell in his mind?
www.axios.com
Each side will always exaggerate the number of enemy casualties to boost their morale and try to demoralize the enemy. I wouldn’t be so sure about their info (or the Russian official sources either). They reported 2 Russian Il-76’s shot down earlier but there are still no photos or videos.
