The Donbass is a real meat grinder. We probably haven't seen anything like it since Okinawa or Iwo Jima.
The writing is on the wall about the war's outcome. The Ukraine's position looks about as promising as Paulus's in November 1943. It's best for everyone to find a negotiated settlement ASAP.
I suspect if we were drafting people and shipping them off to the Donbass, a settlement would be reached within days.
The Donbass is a real meat grinder. We probably haven't seen anything like it since Okinawa or Iwo Jima.
The writing is on the wall about the war's outcome. The Ukraine's position looks about as promising as Paulus's in November 1943. It's best for everyone to find a negotiated settlement ASAP.
I suspect if we were drafting people and shipping them off to the Donbass, a settlement would be reached within days.
You mean November 1942. Let's get our dates right.
Is zerohedge a Russian propaganda outfit? Or just a M*GA, anti America thing?
US Intelligence has explicitly called out Zero Hedge for publishing material provided by Russian government sources.
Regardless of whether one believes this or not, common sense suggests that articles published by anonymous authors and their inherent lack of accountability are not going to be reliable sources.
Russians consider to act like subhumans. This is probably the most tame snuff video coming from the russian side i can post. Beheadings, genital mutilation, sword impalings, and much more are very easy to find from russian sources, inflicted on Ukrainians on Ukrainian land. Look it up on Ad Astra telegram account (russian state funded starting next year) or UkraineRussiaVideoReport on reddit (a pro-russian invasion subreddit where many openly praise such executions and brutality)
Meanwhile, Ukraine still holds. The lines are “collapsing” for 3 years straight now!
For accurate, unbiased reports on the war, the Institute of the Study of War posts daily updates on the invasion along with maps of advances and covers a wide range of topics from russian propaganda to ukrainian logistics and much more. Both Ukrainian and Russian/Indian youtube videos about the war are pure fantasy. Use ISW reports.
The idea is to use rope-a-dope tactics, letting Russian forces pound away until they have exhausted themselves. It’s far from clear if the Ukrainian strategy will succeed.
Nothing says "no clue what I'm talking about" like saying that Ukraine has solely retreated. October 1 has passed, Ukraine is still occupying a chunk of Russia.
Russians consider to act like subhumans. This is probably the most tame snuff video coming from the russian side i can post.
Male rape to prove dominance over the other side (happens every war).
Raping women, girls and boys for "relief."
Sending "capture" young women to Siberia without papers, without money, and only the clothes they are wearing (minus jackets), left to fend for themselves via working as prostitutes or moving in with a lonely Russian male for shelter and protection.
Surrounded by video monitors showing the advancing enemy, the battalion’s commander says his objectives have begun to shift. “Right now, I’m thinking more about how to save my people,” says Mykhailo Temper. “It’s quite hard to imagine we will be able to move the enemy back to the borders of 1991,”
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"Ukraine is heading into what may be its darkest moment of the war so far. It is losing on the battlefield in the east of the country, with Russian forces advancing relentlessly"
The Donbass is a real meat grinder. We probably haven't seen anything like it since Okinawa or Iwo Jima.
Are you serious about that?
As a hobby of mine, I'm a WW2 historian & the Battle of Okinawa horrific. Fought in the spring of 1945, the 82 day was the bloodiest & fiercest of the Pacific war with some 50,000 allied & 100,000 Japanese deaths.
So, if the Donbass is anything like that, it would be devastating & have long-term ramifications for both the Ukrainians & Russians.
The Donbass is a real meat grinder. We probably haven't seen anything like it since Okinawa or Iwo Jima.
Are you serious about that?
As a hobby of mine, I'm a WW2 historian & the Battle of Okinawa horrific. Fought in the spring of 1945, the 82 day was the bloodiest & fiercest of the Pacific war with some 50,000 allied & 100,000 Japanese deaths.
So, if the Donbass is anything like that, it would be devastating & have long-term ramifications for both the Ukrainians & Russians.
Okinawa had approximately 12,500 allied deaths. The 50 thousand number includes wounded in action. But yes, 50,000 allied casualties is very high. I think the most KIA for the United States was roughly 20,000 in the Battle of the Bulge.
During the Battle of the Somme the British had 20,000 killed in about an 8 hour period!
