Ukrainian War Developments

[Temstar]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499408528775254025

Some Ukrainian equipment captured by Russians. Noteworthy because one of them is a AT105 Saxon purchased from UK.

 

[Godzilla]

I am curious to know what role will Iran play in the economic war that is being waged on Russia. Given the status of the nuclear talks, I would think the Iranians would have significantly more bargaining power on the table now with the sanction on Russian oil and gas. Doubt there is much anyone can do about whatever device the Russians can ship to Iran via the Caspian. The threat of the Straights of Hormuz being closed on top of the sanctions on Russia probably puts a spanner in any Western planning? The pressure point there would be way more powerful than nuclear posturing in my opinion, after the Russians get their way in Ukraine.

 

[Temstar]

The rumours are turning out to be true:

 

[LawLeadsToPeace]

I am curious to know what role will Iran play in the economic war that is being waged on Russia. Given the status of the nuclear talks, I would think the Iranians would have significantly more bargaining power on the table now with the sanction on Russian oil and gas. Doubt there is much anyone can do about whatever device the Russians can ship to Iran via the Caspian. The threat of the Straights of Hormuz being closed on top of the sanctions on Russia probably puts a spanner in any Western planning? The pressure point there would be way more powerful than nuclear posturing in my opinion, after the Russians get their way in Ukraine.

We should stay out of that one. That can easily spiral into off topic nonsense that can cost us this thread. As a matter of fact, I think we should just stay out of hypotheticals in this thread. There are other ones dedicated to those type of discussions.

 

[Abominable]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499408528775254025

Some Ukrainian equipment captured by Russians. Noteworthy because one of them is a AT105 Saxon purchased from UK.

Those are civilians posing next to a broken down tank, which is not the same as it being captured. None of the others seem to have suffered any external damage either.

But yeah, Russian equipment seems to break down a lot.

 

[james smith esq]

I am curious to know what role will Iran play in the economic war that is being waged on Russia. Given the status of the nuclear talks, I would think the Iranians would have significantly more bargaining power on the table now with the sanction on Russian oil and gas. Doubt there is much anyone can do about whatever device the Russians can ship to Iran via the Caspian. The threat of the Straights of Hormuz being closed on top of the sanctions on Russia probably puts a spanner in any Western planning? The pressure point there would be way more powerful than nuclear posturing in my opinion, after the Russians get their way in Ukraine.

When Ukraine is settled, I think Russia’s only effective geopolitical threat/pressure responses to the Sanction Regime will be in the ME. Russia has neglected the Iran option far too long and played a weak-game in Syria. I think a comprehensive strategy, maximizing their threat/pressure-potential in all three regions, might have been a more powerful play than invading Ukraine.

 

[james smith esq]

We should stay out of that one. That can easily spiral into off topic nonsense that can cost us this thread. As a matter of fact, I think we should just stay out of hypotheticals in this thread. There are other ones dedicated to those type of discussions.

Sorry!

 

[LawLeadsToPeace]

The rumours are turning out to be true:
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If that guy was alive, isn’t decapitation of basically anyone literally a war crime? If not, isn’t mutilation of a corpse also a war crime? The Chechens are screwing themselves over if one of them is true.

 

[stoss860420]

they accept they'll take a few hundred or even thousand losses in the first few days as their recon forces mark the enemy's position (mostly with smoke from their burning vehicles).

They'll take almost no losses later on when the opponent finds cruise missiles and parts of recon forces they didn't take out have destroyed their supply depots, they're being surrounded by tanks, they're running out of food and ammo, and everywhere they move gets carpet bombed. You don't take many casualties that way.

The videos being released show the Russians/DPR capturing stock piles and supply depots confirmed it for me.

If the casualties figures released by Russia are accurate (grain of salt) then that confirms the 2nd part of your statement.

 

[james smith esq]

If that guy was alive, isn’t decapitation of basically anyone literally a war crime? If not, isn’t mutilation of a corpse also a war crime? The Chechens are screwing themselves over if one of them is true.

I don’t think they’re known for giving a damn about “laws”!