Russian special military operation in Ukraine #52

owais.usmani wrote:

Karl Haushofer wrote:Finnish social media is gloating about Vyborg explosion. Many hoping it was the Leningrad NPP that exploded.

The explosion looked huge from the video.

So what was that explosion in Vyborg?

Kiko wrote:Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny announced his resignation, a Rada deputy reported, 01.29.2024.

Zaluzhny was announced about his resignation, said Rada deputy Goncharenko.

MOSCOW, January 29 – RIA Novosti. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny was announced about his resignation, said Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexey Goncharenko.

According to the parliamentarian, there is no decree on this yet. Goncharenko added that Zaluzhny was offered the post of ambassador to one of the European countries, but he refused.

Previously, a number of Ukrainian and Western media outlets wrote about serious disagreements between the President of Ukraine and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They started talking about the conflict after Zaluzhny’s frank interview with The Economist magazine, in which he admitted that the counteroffensive had reached a dead end. This caused sharp criticism from the head of the Kyiv regime, who actually called on the military man to “stay out of politics.”

Ukrainian media later found out that Zelensky ordered the heads of regional administrations to stop any communication with the military leader. Journalists regarded this as an attempt to destroy a potential competitor.

In addition, last year local publications wrote that Zelensky wants to remove Zaluzhny from his post and put him at the head of the Ministry of Defense, because he sees him as a rival in the presidential elections.

The results of Ukrainian surveys confirm the validity of such fears. Thus, a study by the sociological group “Rating” showed that 82 percent of respondents trust the commander-in-chief, and 72 percent trust the president. It is clarified that the latter’s rating began to fall starting in July of this year.

https://ria.ru/20240129/zaluzhnyy-1924229699.html

mnztr wrote:So Mark Sleboda says the war will take another 2-3 years. Its possible IMHO as long as russia does not take decisive action. The battle of Aredeeveka even at 10:1 favorable ratio is still a costly battle IMHO. When Russia kills 1200 AFU each day that still means at least 100 Russian boys are dying. Appalling and sad. He also predicts NATO troops will enter west Urkaine with invitation from Kiev as peace keepers and that Russia will not attack them. I think that is possible. One reason Russia is going so slow IMHO is fear of NATO intervention. I think its costly. I am still very puzzled by fact they are not even trying to shut down the Western logistics supply chain and allowing refinaries in Ukraine to operate when they have the means to strike them at any time with PGMs. Shut of the supply of diesel and its over. Its really that simple. No diesel = no logitsics = no ability to move tanks, arty, himars nothing. I think attrition is close to its maximum effect. Ukraine can keep throwing men away at this rate for YEARS. At 450K a year that is 3-4 years of attrition. And with drone warfare ramping up there are real risks for Russia as the battlefield becomes a testing ground for drone tech. 5 more years at this rate even at 10:1 could be over 200K Russian boys and many disabled and injured. I think decisive effort on Urkaines fuel supplies should be conducted. Fuel tankers are more important then tanks. take out refinaries, fuel depots, fuel pipelines. dist  points.