Russia Masses Military Equipment Near Ukraine Borders: A Prologue to WWIII?

[Unusual Tournament]

1 hour ago, Occult1 said:

Seems like Russia has tilted the balance in Donbas. It's a mathematical question at this point.

They have amassed a huge army with a tremendous amount of firepower in a 60,000 sq km area. They are reaching a critical point.

Pretty much. I think we talked about this weeks ago. The Russian army seems to be taking direct control and conducting a major offensive with proper coordination. Wait to see

[Unusual Tournament]

On 2/8/2023 at 8:32 AM, Cookie Monster said:

Russia have had 500,000 (not 300,000) troops in Belarus training for the last 3 months.

They are equipped, and deployment will start soon. I dont agree they are going to be surged into the Donbass, they are going to take Kiev to end the war.

Yes Kyiv will be assaulted again. Whether they take it is another story 

[Unusual Tournament]

…it seems also Wagner has stopped recruiting prisoners. The private army has been pulled off many fronts and its involvement scaled back. Former mercenaries have even gone on the record as saying the Russian army refused to support them with artillery and air strikes. Interactions with other Russian units were at best minimal to non existent. 

[+Nuclear Wessel]

5 hours ago, Occult1 said:

Russia prepares 2,000 tanks and 300,000 troops for ‘huge invasion’ in Donbas

''Russia has prepared almost 2,000 tanks and 300,000 soldiers for a renewed offensive to seize Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region in the coming weeks, a Ukrainian intelligence officer has warned.

The attack is expected to be bolstered by thousands more armoured vehicles, artillery systems, as well as hundreds of fighter jets and helicopters.

[...]

“We expect in the next 10 days a new, huge invasion,” a Ukrainian military official told the Foreign Policy news website.

Ukrainian military intelligence believes that Russia now has more than 300,000 troops inside the country, almost double the amount that were amassed on its borders before the start of the war, the official added.''

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/russia-prepares-2000-tanks-and-300000-troops-for-huge-invasion-in-donbas/ar-AA17iUiO

 

Does Ukraine stands any chance of keeping the Donbas region?

Why wouldn’t they? How many soldiers do you think Ukraine has right now? 

[Occult1]

31 minutes ago, Nuclear Wessel said:

Why wouldn’t they? How many soldiers do you think Ukraine has right now? 

Ukraine is massively outnumbered in Donbass. Russia is putting so much boots on the ground and overwhelming firepower that the odds have shifted drastically to Russia's favor.

It's about mathematics. Russia is winning in Donbas by sheer number.

Edited February 10, 2023 by Occult1

[pellinore]

Russian Terminator tank in action (no gore):

 

[pellinore]

Russian armour in action recently (no gore);

 

[jmccr8]

5 hours ago, Occult1 said:

Russia prepares 2,000 tanks and 300,000 troops for ‘huge invasion’ in Donbas

''Russia has prepared almost 2,000 tanks and 300,000 soldiers for a renewed offensive to seize Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region in the coming weeks, a Ukrainian intelligence officer has warned.

The attack is expected to be bolstered by thousands more armoured vehicles, artillery systems, as well as hundreds of fighter jets and helicopters.

[...]

“We expect in the next 10 days a new, huge invasion,” a Ukrainian military official told the Foreign Policy news website.

Ukrainian military intelligence believes that Russia now has more than 300,000 troops inside the country, almost double the amount that were amassed on its borders before the start of the war, the official added.''

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/russia-prepares-2000-tanks-and-300000-troops-for-huge-invasion-in-donbas/ar-AA17iUiO

 

Does Ukraine stands any chance of keeping the Donbas region?

Hi Occult

You do know that those tanks are older than you are and turret’s will pop even better that the ones that they wasted in the last year and will be no match for what the west is giving the Ukraine now.

[DarkHunter]

5 minutes ago, jmccr8 said:

Hi Occult

You do know that those tanks are older than you are and turret’s will pop even better that the ones that they wasted in the last year and will be no match for what the west is giving the Ukraine now.

T-62 has its ammo generally stored in racks to the right of the driver or in racks in the back of the fighting compartment.  Only 4 tank rounds are kept in the turret.

The T-72, T-80, and T-90 keep all of their ammo in a carousel under the turret for the auto loader.  

That means that the T-62 will almost certainly never pop its turret and will definitely not be able to compete in turret tossing.

Russia has been confirmed to of lost 1,713 tanks, a lot of them are newer model Russian tanks including at minimum 10 T-90M tanks, 69 T-80BVM, and 487 T-72B3 variants.  Before the invasion Russia only had 67 T-90M, 170 T-80BVM, and 1,690 T-72B3 variants.

That means Russia has lost approximately 15% of their T-90M, approximately 41% of their T-80BVM, and approximately 29% of their T-72B3 variants.  Those are the most modern and arguably best tanks in the Russian military and they have suffered significant losses in all of them.

[Sir Wearer of Hats]

4 hours ago, and-then said:

Well of course they do.  Hadn't you heard?  The "Orcs" are hapless, leaderless, have no reliable logistics, and are generally too vicious and stupid to live.  Ukraine should roll them up nicely this spring.  Well, so long as they keep getting all their equipment demands met by the west.  

Don’t forget they’re too busy stealing toilets in order to fight efficiently

[Duke Wellington]

4 hours ago, pellinore said:

Russian armour in action recently (no gore);

 

Not sure about the first video, but look at the tank graphics, this is obviously a computer game.

[godnodog]

Let's see how things will go, if Russia finally learned on how not to conduct militar operations or if they keep insisting on just going in shooting crazy.

 

[Unusual Tournament]

Russian TU-95 strategic bombers have started launching cruise missiles with impunity into Ukraine from well into Russian territory. Obviously targeting Ukraine’s infrastructure. 

[itsnotoutthere]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/vladimir-putin-readying-catastrophic-satan-2-nuke-missile-launch-to-send-warning-to-west/ar-AA17idFW?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=50e5ff8f6b554bb4deaa8e15a44e08df

Nuclear war & under Bidens watch..now that would be the icing on the cake.

Edited February 10, 2023 by itsnotoutthere

[Grim Reaper 6]

44 minutes ago, Unusual Tournament said:

Russian TU-95 strategic bombers have started launching cruise missiles with impunity into Ukraine from well into Russian territory. Obviously targeting Ukraine’s infrastructure. 

Do you have a source for that?

[Stiff]

16 minutes ago, itsnotoutthere said:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/vladimir-putin-readying-catastrophic-satan-2-nuke-missile-launch-to-send-warning-to-west/ar-AA17idFW?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=50e5ff8f6b554bb4deaa8e15a44e08df

 

A little less dramatic after reading the full article. I guess clickbait will always have to dramatise the headlines nowadays.

"Despite this, it is believed that the launch will only be a test, as there have been delays in the development and deployment of this fearsome weapon under Putin's leadership."

"A warning has been issued by the Russian government regarding a potential test launch of a nuclear-capable strategic missile between February 15th and 25th."

 

[itsnotoutthere]

8 minutes ago, Stiff said:

 

A little less dramatic after reading the full article. I guess clickbait will always have to dramatise the headlines nowadays.

"Despite this, it is believed that the launch will only be a test, as there have been delays in the development and deployment of this fearsome weapon under Putin's leadership."

"A warning has been issued by the Russian government regarding a potential test launch of a nuclear-capable strategic missile between February 15th and 25th."

 

Bit by bit.

[Grim Reaper 6]

The US military announced last week that it would take 300,000 American 155-millimeter artillery shells from a weapons stockpile in Israel and transfer them to the Ukrainian military. While not overly enthusiastic about the movement of the ammunition, Israel Defense Forces officials said the rounds were US-owned and that how they were used was “American business.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/sending-dumb-weapons-from-israel-to-ukraine-is-smart/2023/01/25/0e63b12c-9c70-11ed-93e0-38551e88239c_story.html

[Grim Reaper 6]

US Marine Corps sends 1300 Marines to Europe: 

 

The U.S. Marine Corps has announced the deployment of 1300 Marines for months-long training during Marine Rotational Force-Europe.

The Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa said in a release that Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, have deployed to Europe as part of Marine Rotational Force-Europe.

From January to September 2023, more than 1,300 Marines from II MEF and subordinate units are set to deploy throughout the European theater, training in more than 15 countries and supporting a variety of joint, multinational exercises.

https://defence-blog.com/us-marine-corps-sends-1300-marines-to-europe/

[Grim Reaper 6]

Ukraine’s border guard use Warmate suicide drones to destroy Russian enemies

 

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reportedly used Warmate loitering munitions, also called suicide drones, to destroy Russian enemies.

Ukraine’s border guard posted brutal war footage showing the Warmate drones flying straight into enemy targets hiding in household and maintenance buildings, in southern Ukraine.

“Together with other units of the Defense Forces, the border guards destroy the invaders and inflict significant losses on them, using aerial reconnaissance units,” the border guard service said in a release.

https://defence-blog.com/ukraines-border-guard-use-warmate-suicide-drones-to-destroy-russian-enemies/

[Grim Reaper 6]

Ukrainian Kamikaze drone strikes wipe out hidden Russian soldiers

The Open-source-intelligence (OSINT) group Ukraine_Defence released on Feb 9 a short video showing the moment the Ukrainian drone strikes wipe out hidden Russian soldiers. 

The group said that Ukrainian troops have used Switchblade 300 loitering munition which was originally developed by California-based manufacturer AeroVironment.

In the footage, the Kamikaze drone can be seen flying into an unsuspecting group of Russian soldiers in Ukraine.

 

[Grim Reaper 6]

Ukrainian forces blow up Russian “terrifying” Terminator tank

Ukrainian artillery reportedly blew up Russia’s rare Terminator armored fighting vehicle.

Shared on Instagram by the head of the Luhansk region Serhiy Haidai, the image shows what appears to be Russia’s BMPT Terminator armored vehicle after a direct hit somewhere within Ukraine’s Donbas region.

The Terminator, also known as BMPT, is the latest combat vehicle to enter frontline Russian service, it is the first visually confirmed loss of this type of vehicle.

https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-forces-blow-up-russian-terrifying-terminator-tank/

 

 

[el midgetron]

 

 

 

 

[odas]

4 minutes ago, el midgetron said:

 

 

 

 

At least a President who can deliver-on all fronts unlike 45.

Thank you Midge for your support!

[+Nuclear Wessel]

3 hours ago, itsnotoutthere said:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/vladimir-putin-readying-catastrophic-satan-2-nuke-missile-launch-to-send-warning-to-west/ar-AA17idFW?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=50e5ff8f6b554bb4deaa8e15a44e08df

Nuclear war & under Bidens watch..now that would be the icing on the cake.

There's a test-fire scheduled for the missile. There won't be nuclear warheads attached to the missile. Fear-mongering.