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Except that these lies have clearly been happening since before the invasion began. He was being told it would only last 3 days and therefore the whole military apparatus was only prepared for that singular outcome. Didn't seem to even consider that they, at some point, might have to defend their gains.
The fact that it took them over a year to finally cobble together a force suitable for only defending the small portions of land they've managed to keep just shows how really bad this has all been from a planning point of view. That has to come back to Putin and the MoD.
Ukraine doing a good job of keeping quiet about what's going on with the offensive from their side, which is leaving the airwaves open for just the Russian side of the story. Currently reporting that they've destroyed every Leopard tank ever produced. There's going to be a huge divergence between what both sides are reporting. No Russian commander, all the way up the chain, are going to admit any defeats, and Ukraine aren't going to announce any successes or defeats either, because any advances would be in fragile state.
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Prigozhin said yesterday that Russia should accept POW exchanges for those middle aged men captured in Russia by the Russian Foreign Legion. Well now he has his chance…..
Elite level trolling here.
Elite level trolling here.
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Outside of Saab aircraft, Hornets make sense operationally as they don't need the long runways F-16s do.
Either F/A-18 or F-16 platform is incredibly complex and wouldn't be seen in action for many months though, even with accelerated training of experienced pilots
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In the fantasy land the orcs live in, they have caused huge losses on the Ukrainian side. Surprised that they didn’t include any Abrams or F-16’s in the tally.
All this despite still losing the town as of their own account, and not posting any footage of Leopards or the other 109 vehicles. Russia really scrambling to invent positive news.
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Didn't take long:
War zone villagers flee after massive Ukraine dam destroyed
A torrent of water burst through a massive dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, flooding a swathe of the war zone, forcing villagers to flee and prompting finger-pointing from both sides.
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I cant wait for the time these current Russian commentary of major defeats of the UAF are reversed with “those towns we had in Donetsk were just a feint.”Didn't take long:
War zone villagers flee after massive Ukraine dam destroyed
A torrent of water burst through a massive dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, flooding a swathe of the war zone, forcing villagers to flee and prompting finger-pointing from both sides.www.reuters.com
Makes sense to me, the F/A-18 will provide better close air support (CAS) as it can loiter for longer than the F16 due to having better range and fuel economy. The F/A-18 has more ground attack capability and can carry a heavier payload for this role.
F16 will probably be used more for combat air patrol (CAP) to protect the F/A-18's from any incoming bogeys and bandits.
Both platforms can also be used to perform SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) missions to establish air superiority in contested locations. Also of interest is the anti-ship capability as Ukraine would be keen to knock off a few more Russian ships in the process.
Its a pity the Ukrainians could get these aircraft earlier before this offensive begins. Hopefully their current aircraft is up for task in the meantime.
I haven't seen this posted, but it appears the Nova Karkhova dam has been destroyed, presumably by the Russians to impede the Ukrainian counter offensive.
Perhaps a sign the Russians may pursue a scorched earth retreat. Lock up your washing machines.
Perhaps a sign the Russians may pursue a scorched earth retreat. Lock up your washing machines.
Doesn't this effect Crimea's water supply?
So now you are going to have Russian's setup a defensive line in Crimea but no water to supply to their troops.
Troops will get water, it'll be the civilians of Crimea who suffer, which is terribly on point for the Russian military.
Also affects power supply in the area, particularly if they have to shut down the upstream nuclear reactors.
Hilarious to blame Ukraine. If there was a strategic benefit for Ukraine to blow this dam, it would have occurred in March 2022 as a defensive measure and not on the eve of an offensive in 2023.
Ukraine understands the importance of this dam to the region and devastation it can cause to their own nation when its destroyed.
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Russian vatniks tend to blow s**t up when they are losing and are forced to retreat. The people of Crimea won't be happy.
So Russia have destroyed the dam that was used to send water to Crimea…. They must really think they are going to lose badly. Otherwise you would keep a billion dollar asset like this dam.
Ukraine aren’t going to build it again unless they get Crimea back. So I guess, Crimea must be in play. I didn’t think it would be but perhaps I underestimated the weapons Ukraine will be getting this year.
Glad that it appears the offensive has started. It is not going to be quick and I highly doubt it will go to plan. Probably another 2+ years of the war to go.
Ukraine aren’t going to build it again unless they get Crimea back. So I guess, Crimea must be in play. I didn’t think it would be but perhaps I underestimated the weapons Ukraine will be getting this year.
Glad that it appears the offensive has started. It is not going to be quick and I highly doubt it will go to plan. Probably another 2+ years of the war to go.
Russians snookering themselves and blowing themselves up on their own mines 
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Maybe just the russian people in Crimea won't be happy.
Time for them to make use of that bridge before the rush starts.
Should be classed as a weapon of mass destruction. Blowing a structure that you know will do untold damages down river. I just hope no civilians close by the river are physically harmed.
Legacy hornets cannot carry a lot of the more recent more capable munitions though. There is a reason we do not use them.
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Russians blew up a dam to flood a region they occupy and disrupt water supply to Crimea (which they also believe is theirs). Sorry that seems illogical. More likely Ukraine did this.
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