Russia on brink of ... NOPE! Russia INVADES Ukraine!

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zinfamous

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I read another item somewhere that I can't find again now.

Gist was that even if they completely stopped now and withdrew everything, it would take them five years or more to rebuild their military.

I doubt the developed part of the world is going to allow them to make this easy. Expect decade+ long sanctions and enforceable restrictions on allowing Russia to militarize after they are forced into an embarrassing and devastating capitulation.
 

kage69

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The difference in drones and drone tactics is night and day, and I see the West is not about to let that change. I saw the UK pledged to send Ukraine *Dr Evil* one million drones. I know they are still getting a variety of models from the US too. With a huge domestic fabrication base of their own in full swing, I expect we'll see this lopsided drone difference persist and even worsen for Russia in the not too distant future. With their factories, oil storage and refineries getting hit the whole time too.

Sounds like Yuri might be losing the green cover and the limited protection of competent Russian EW soon, thanks to AFU rolling out drones with AI attack modes. Yep, should make for a shitty winter.

Not that summer is working out much better. Thanks to an incredible amount of Russian corpses and temps hitting the mid 90s, places like Avdiivka are having cholera outbreaks. Must be fun dealing with that with no real medical corps or proper supplies.
 
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kage69

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Yeah. I can't wait to see the total size of the FUCK YOU South Korea replies to Putin and Kim with.

So long reluctance to help Ukraine directly. Hello multiple licensing agreements with Ukraine and others for European production centers.

Putin just loves stomping on rakes, and I'm starting to love seeing him do it.
 
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kage69

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Seems many Africans don't care for the massacres and mass rape by Wagner war criminals. Weren't about to let it happen to a settlement Wagner wanted gone. Commander got snuffed too.

Russian mercenaries ambushed and wiped out in Mali

Lost themselves a youtuber, awwww.... At least 20 dead. The Taureg commander said 54, with 7 Malian soldiers as well.

"Russian Telegram channels associated with the mercenaries in Africa reported the death of the YouTube channel Grey Zone’s author, known by the call sign “Bely.” The deceased was identified as 31-year-old Nikita Fedyanin from the Lipetsk region. “He died honorably, with a weapon in hand,” wrote ultra-right channels about him."



He died like a piece of shit, just like the others. Good riddance.
 
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kage69

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As long as those torture, rape and decapitation happy assholes keep using Chinese MRAPs, yeah, that better world keeps getting closer.

France and the AFU are both stepping up cooperation with rebel groups and each other in Africa, we'll be seeing more of this I'm sure. Money that Wagner extracts from Africa goes directly to their war effort. Making that difficult is strategically no different than attacking Russian oil storage and refineries. Strangle their income. Hey, those guys bagged an Mi-24 too. In a show of solidarity with Ukraine, the Tauregs are handing Wagner prisoners over to the AFU as well.

 
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cytg111

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Pretty soon you will be able to modernize JRR Tolkiens works via AI.

"Rewrite book <insert book here> but use generic Russian names instead of orc names and replace mid evil weaponry with USSR style kinetic variants..."

And we will have an idea of how John really felt.

You could probably warp it to fit the Ukraine 2 day smo as well.
 
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misuspita

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Romania donated a lot of soviet caliber howitzers and shells to Ukraine. They are refilling with modern equipment. Same story basically all over Central/Eastern Europe.

Any future potential Russian incursion into NATO territory will face way better weaponry than it would have as everybody upgrades.

Not only that, but the contract includes building a factory and producing K10 locally, which is a big plus, considering as SK doesn't have problems like German/Swiss/American weaponry, political attached interdiction to use those weapons
 
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K1052

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Not only that, but the contract includes building a factory and producing K10 locally, which is a big plus, considering as SK doesn't have problems like German/Swiss/American weaponry, political attached interdiction to use those weapons

South Koreans are perfectly ok with technology transfer so they have been landing a lot of deals for their stuff.
 

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South Koreans are perfectly ok with technology transfer so they have been landing a lot of deals for their stuff.
The only concerns with passing technology around is todays allies might be tomorrow enemies; for example what will become of hungary.
 

K1052

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The only concerns with passing technology around is todays allies might be tomorrow enemies; for example what will become of hungary.

Meh when the Russians stop poking 20-30 year old western tech with sticks in confusion about how such things could be built I might worry.
 
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rommelrommel

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The only concerns with passing technology around is todays allies might be tomorrow enemies; for example what will become of hungary.
Tanks and artillery pieces aren’t really much concern, maybe certain features. Probably don’t want to sell them F35 or advanced munitions tho.