The Firestarter
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Never would've thoughtThe recent gaslighting of Trump in here is absolutely mind boggling.
Never would've thoughtThe recent gaslighting of Trump in here is absolutely mind boggling.
They’ll be pushed back and won’t have any offensive capacity left for years to come, in that sense their wishes won’t matter by that date.You think Russia will admit defeat within about 18 months, especially if they know the US will scale back/stop their support right after?
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All that money and can't even get a decent haircut.Tweet
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Expecting Russian positions in Bakhmut to collapse at some point in the near futureTweet
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Lots of panic in Russian telegram channels right now...It would be brilliant if they could achieve that. Russian defenses should be the weakest around Bakhmut, because you don't build fortifications usually, when you keep attacking all the time.
The first apparently already did. Especially the 72nd brigade lost it's position on the southern flank, reports are that Wagner had to pull fighters from attacking the city center to stabilize that front (and that means, they had to stop their ongoing attacks in the city itself). Reports also indicate that the 72nd only had machine guns as the heaviest weaponry and was just obliterated by Ukrainian tanks. So this report is coupled with massive criticism of the Russian leadership, why there were no anti-tank weapons on that frontline. Things are heating up there..Expecting Russian positions in Bakhmut to collapse at some point in the near future
Yea, something looks to be brewing in the eastern front.
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Really does feel like the situation in Ukraine is about to significantly change.Lots of panic in Russian telegram channels right now...
Of course at the moment we now nothing for sure, but it looks like at least a limited offensive has begun now.
The situation in Bakhmut is an excellent to create an even deeper rift between the different factions in Russia (especially between Wagner and the regular army). The strategic value is completely destroying their relation because they will blame each other and therefore fueling internal struggles in Russia.Choosing Bakhmut for the first counteroffensive seems more of a propaganda value than strategic. "You tried for so long and failed, now watch what we do" etc.
Exactly. Prigozhin exhausted nearly his whole terror group to take Soledar, most of Bakhmut and surroundings. If they lose all of that in a matter of days, the shit will hit the fan.The situation in Bakhmut is an excellent to create an even deeper rift between the different factions in Russia (especially between Wagner and the regular army). The strategic value is completely destroying their relation because they will blame each other and therefore fueling internal struggles in Russia.
I was thinking the same. Strategic town or not, it does seem like it has caused serious tension between Wagner and the Russian MoD. No doubt Western intelligence are monitoring that communication.The situation in Bakhmut is an excellent to create an even deeper rift between the different factions in Russia (especially between Wagner and the regular army). The strategic value is completely destroying their relation because they will blame each other and therefore fueling internal struggles in Russia.
He thinks the counteroffensive has started because there's fighting in Bakhmut ?Telegraph reporter. Perhaps a local offensive in Bakhmut then, but not yet "the big one".
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It’s got proper Sudan warlord vibes.I was thinking the same. Strategic town or not, it does seem like it has caused serious tension between Wagner and the Russian MoD. No doubt Western intelligence are monitoring that communication.
How do you motivate a soldier who is protecting his wife, his kids, his land? What else can motivate him? There's no need to motivate us because it is the Russians who motivated us. Putin motivates us better than anyone else.
How pathetic that the mighty Russians are scared of a non-country.Seems like Ukraine is poking the hornet's nest in a few places and Russians are already in panic.
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I think it makes a lot of sense. They can't have been fortifying too much with all the people they've just sent over the top to press on. Plus the whole Wagner and MoD infighting if it turns into a rout.Choosing Bakhmut for the first counteroffensive seems more of a propaganda value than strategic. "You tried for so long and failed, now watch what we do" etc.
It has strategic as well as symbolic value. There is a reason why the UA has been fighting for months, with many men dying. By effectively counterattacking them there, the majority of the Wager group in UA might be annihilated and there would be a rift between them, as many have mentioned. Putin would be embarrassed as well.Choosing Bakhmut for the first counteroffensive seems more of a propaganda value than strategic. "You tried for so long and failed, now watch what we do" etc.
Majority of Wagner group is in Africa thoughIt has strategic as well as symbolic value. There is a reason why the UA has been fighting for months, with many men dying. By effectively counterattacking them there, the majority of the Wager group in UA might be annihilated and there would be a rift between them, as many have mentioned. Putin would be embarrassed as well.
And UA's morale would skyrocket.
Hard to imagine that now since tons of resources including manpower were used at that city for ages.Majority of Wagner group is in Africa though
Many convicts though. I think the veteran Wagner guys are mostly abroad in Africa or Syria. Africa is also more profitable for Wagner.Hard to imagine that now since tons of resources including manpower were used at that city for ages.
He mostly collected fodder from the prisons. Probably some commanders are from the pros. But not the grunts. Would be great if they get wiped out completely thoughHard to imagine that now since tons of resources including manpower were used at that city for ages.
According to BBC in Jan, 2023: "Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it is thought the Wagner Group had only about 5,000 fighters. Wagner almost certainly now commands 50,000 fighters in Ukraine ."Many convicts though. I think the veteran Wagner guys are mostly abroad in Africa or Syria. Africa is also more profitable for Wagner.
I’ve thought for weeks now, “how funny would it be if…” and it looks like it just might be happening. More power to them.Choosing Bakhmut for the first counteroffensive seems more of a propaganda value than strategic. "You tried for so long and failed, now watch what we do" etc.
Operation Uranus 2.0. If it carries on, we will be able to say Russia has been Stalingrad-ed.
It's ugly as hell, all right.All that money and can't even get a decent haircut.
I think what we are seeing now is more of a shaping operation to force a response from the Russians and not the large counter offensive everyone has been waiting for.Choosing Bakhmut for the first counteroffensive seems more of a propaganda value than strategic. "You tried for so long and failed, now watch what we do" etc.
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If Wagner, who are considered Russia's best trained troops on the ground, are routed in Bakhmut, it could have a ripple effect on the morale of all Russian troops in Ukraine.Choosing Bakhmut for the first counteroffensive seems more of a propaganda value than strategic. "You tried for so long and failed, now watch what we do" etc.