Russian special military operation in Ukraine #33

PhSt, Why did you specifically duplicate the photo?

lyle6 wrote:Meanwhile Russian guns just keep firing thousands of shells day in day out.

No wonder the hohols are down 100k dead at least, 400k dead if you include the MIA rotting in the fields.

ISOS, I GUARANTEE YOU WHAT I ALREADY WROTE TO YOU TODAY - YOU WILL BE DRIVING CHINESE CARS IN 10 YEARS AT THE MOST..

Unfortunately, NORA self-propelled howitzers would not be a good fit as they have a lot of Western components. Even steel for barrel is coming from Slovenia. We lost a lot of competencies last 30 years.

Psht wrote:Now that most of the power infrastructure in NAZI Pukraine has been vaporized, Russia military needs to divert about 50% of new missile and Geran strikes to food storage and water facilities. Mass starvation needs to be imposed on the NAZI rodents to accelerate Denazification and depopulate Pukraine to aid in the future liberation of these NAZI occupied Russian territories.

With severe food shortages and an impending starvation the NATzO hosts in Pukraine will have a very difficult choice whether to feed the Pukranian population or its cannon fodders in the front

To people that replied to me in last 5 pages appropos Russia pivoting to east.

Keep in mind that mid 2000s Putin and co went dancing with the west, in hopes of quick prosperity by being integrated into Western-organized trade, business, etc. We had joint military hardware projects between Russia and NATO, we had Russia helping USA/NATO every other time they went into their freedom-excursions (FRY attack is just one instance and possibly the only one they took a hard stance against), western media narrative was far more 'forgiving' to the Russia etc.

The same government did not support China nor Iran as much as they support them now. On the contrary, in some cases they were brought as a 'neutral' party (Iranian nuclear deals and Chinese naval disputes) providing leverage for the West.

15 years ago Putin warned them at MSC, but he warned them in hopes that they'll listen, rooted in his hope that he'll achieve quick $ by being a player in the western market.

Russia started growing after the late 90s crisis because it was in the natural position to grow, being on a rocket downfall for the last 10 years. Whoever was in power in 2003 had to ask himself, how do we sustain this growth and generate approval to get reelected again and so on. The answer of Putin's goverment was Western integration.

Even 10 years ago this was relevant, but has been falling ever since.

So I wouldn't be surprised if China takes the Russian "alliance" more cautiously than what Russia needs at the moment.
Where I completely disagree with western media is the belief that Russian government knows the ins and outs of geopolitical situation Russia is in and won't head for any pitfalls soon. Again, China is into realpolitik too.

@FP
What's with the restrictions of imports for dual use equipment from China?
Legendary Russian bureaucracy incompetence or someone powerful is trying to corner the market and make a killing?

how is the situation around bakhmut?

klahtinen wrote:The radio news of Sanoma Media (the biggest Finnish media group) told us today that Russia is so desperate it launches old cruise missiles without nuclear or any other warhead to Ukraine. The most Finns even believe that. Luckily my wife understood rightaway the usage as decoys.