International Russia/Ukraine Megathread V11

[jimbob27]

I don’t get his angle. Unless he’s planning to take over, which may be it.

I think it's possible.... the seeds are there. I think his truthbombs probably appeal to the younger rural demographics who don't want to live like cucks under a dictator, and come from regions where Putin's big stick has less reach.

Either that or he's just living in his own bubble. He's been larping as Colonel Kurtz since whenever it was he went to the frontlines. God knows what that does to a mans mind.

 

[PEB]

Wait he was a Hot dog guy?

I believed that's how he got his start after leaving prison. He had a hard life before he got in with the Oligarchs before meeting with Putin. He had to kiss up to Putin to get ownership of a Casino in St Petersburg.

 

[Cole train]

Wait he was a Hot dog guy?

Thats how his business stuff got started if i remember correctly.His story is actually kinda motivating, typical american dream stuff like rocky except rocky is a bad guy with no morals.

From penniless 29 year old ex prisoner to restaurant owner to oligarch to merc unit creator (utkin is still acting commander on field)

 

[PEB]

I think it's possible.... the seeds are there. I think his truthbombs probably appeal to the younger rural demographics who don't want to live like cucks under a dictator, and come from regions where Putin's big stick has less reach.

Either that or he's just living in his own bubble. He's been larping as Colonel Kurtz since whenever it was he went to the frontlines. God knows what that does to a mans mind.

I'm pretty sure he is confident of his security around him as he should have been vacationing on a 3rd floor balcony or fishing on a boat and you know the rest.

 

[PEB]

 

[PEB]

 

[The_Renaissance]

It amazes me that a fucking hotdog salesman has become a better military analyst than just about everyone in the Kremlin, FSB and RU military. Their whole system is so broken.

Russia is the bully you knew in school who everyone was terrified of, rightly, who at 25 and podgy starts a fight with someone you knew from school who wrecks him and everyone else goes "fucking hell. We literally don't need to be worried about him at all anymore. Any of us could give him fits now."

Yeah, yeah, the bully has nukes. So do we. More than him. He's completely outnumbered and completely outgunned. He pushes that button, lots of people die. Lots.

Russia then, no longer exists. Its entire population is dead. There is no longer any such thing as Russia.

 

[jimbob27]

I'm pretty sure he is confident of his security around him as he should have been vacationing on a 3rd floor balcony or fishing on a boat and you know the rest.

Security is keeping him alive at the moment, I guess it's more his long-term plans I'm wondering about.

 

[Cole train]

Security is keeping him alive at the moment, I guess it's more his long-term plans I'm wondering about.

Its more about how much fame wagner has in russia now. Bahmut made them famous, which likely was prigozins goal before going back to easier fights in africa

Cant kill boss of your most popular and effective unit.

 

[SandisLL]

Gepard and short range radar guided 40 mm autocannons are good stuff to deal with Iranian drones for cheap.

Also any anti air defense should be layered.
You should install stuff to help protect the same Patriot, IRIS and NASAMS and S-300 radars, even Buk radars from less valuable, cheaper attack tools enemy might use vs your radar....

There are other more modern shorad systems but these still aren't bad.

Because russia usually is using motorbikes to strike something far from frontline .....ukr looks that are locating these in these areas and it isn't close to frontline.

They doesn't have a lot of Gepards or 40/70 autocannons.

USSR era Shilka 4x23 mm self propelled AAA too isn't bad vs Iranian motorbikes in daylight.
Night? Their own radars aren't excellent at all for motorbikes.

 

[Boxiana]

I think it's possible.... the seeds are there. I think his truthbombs probably appeal to the younger rural demographics who don't want to live like cucks under a dictator, and come from regions where Putin's big stick has less reach.

Either that or he's just living in his own bubble. He's been larping as Colonel Kurtz since whenever it was he went to the frontlines. God knows what that does to a mans mind.

Cant kill boss of your most popular and effective unit.

If he was deleted tomorrow I wouldn’t fall over in shock.

If these vids turn out to be advanced deepfakes one day, I wouldn’t fall over again.

 

[PEB]

Palmer Luckey company Anduril testing their new defensive weapon for taking out drones. They are working with German defense giant to equip their Leopard replacement with this technology.

 

[Ruthless Ryan]

Its more about how much fame wagner has in russia now. Bahmut made them famous, which likely was prigozins goal before going back to easier fights in africa

Cant kill boss of your most popular and effective unit.

He's an interesting man for sure and the only one who is telling the brutal truth of what's really happening. But as popular as he has become for the only one who made any gains in the last 6 months came at an enormous cost. He had massive amounts of cannon fodder and ammunition that most other units didnt have. then when losses mounted he blamed the MOD even though he was the one that sent his men on meat wall wave attacks.
It was guestimated that a man was lost for every 42cm of ground gained in Bakhmut not exactly numbers for a great general.
However him being on social media all the time nd kicking and screaming will likely get him some popularity.

 

[Cole train]

He's an interesting man for sure and the only one who is telling the brutal truth of what's really happening. But as popular as he has become for the only one who made any gains in the last 6 months came at an enormous cost. He had massive amounts of cannon fodder and ammunition that most other units didnt have. then when losses mounted he blamed the MOD even though he was the one that sent his men on meat wall wave attacks.
It was guestimated that a man was lost for every 42cm of ground gained in Bakhmut not exactly numbers for a great general.
However him being on social media all the time nd kicking and screaming will likely get him some popularity.

I dont buy the losses thing, tactical situation on map was on wagners side since february 20th

Not to mention prigozin would not risk his unit if it was going to get destroyed, he runs a business after all

But who knows

 

[Ruthless Ryan]

It amazes me that a fucking hotdog salesman has become a better military analyst than just about everyone in the Kremlin, FSB and RU military. Their whole system is so broken.

Their system is broken for sure, The amount of infighting which the chef seems to be the one sparking it all . It's amazing he has been getting away with it for so long and assume he wont be in Russia in the near future. I've always said this war will end with a russian collapse and if/when it happens hopefully some new leadership with a new mentality can come along.

 

[Ruthless Ryan]

I dont buy the losses thing, tactical situation on map was on wagners side since february 20th

Not to mention prigozin would not risk his unit if it was going to get destroyed, he runs a business after all

You dont buy the loses?? He admitted himself it was at least 5-1 not in his favor and others had it as high as 7-1. He was using prisoners for the most part for the human wave attacks not his main men.

 

[Cole train]

You dont buy the loses?? He admitted himself it was at least 5-1 not in his favor and others had it as high as 7-1. He was using prisoners for the most part for the human wave attacks not his main men.

He said they were losing 5 times more men than needed due to artillery ammo shortage.in the end he said 20k losses overall

I dont buy anything conserning casualties because theres no data to back up anything media on either side says, i only follow bbc confirmed deaths updates.

I mean theres confirmed ukrainian on ukr rus reddit who says ukr has lost 300k while youtuber ukrainian is fairly positive so who knows in end

 

[ferrisjso]

He's an interesting man for sure and the only one who is telling the brutal truth of what's really happening. But as popular as he has become for the only one who made any gains in the last 6 months came at an enormous cost. He had massive amounts of cannon fodder and ammunition that most other units didnt have. then when losses mounted he blamed the MOD even though he was the one that sent his men on meat wall wave attacks.
It was guestimated that a man was lost for every 42cm of ground gained in Bakhmut not exactly numbers for a great general.
However him being on social media all the time nd kicking and screaming will likely get him some popularity.

Gains have been made elsewhere if you follow the territory map day to day but they do not include a major city. Russian forces are inching ever closer to Lyman, Nikopol, Huliapole etc.

 

[Rod1]

Gains have been made elsewhere if you follow the territory map day to day but they do not include a major city. Russian forces are inching ever closer to Lyman, Nikopol, Huliapole etc.

Bakhmut wasn't a major city either, it was roughly 70k pop at its peak.

 

[ferrisjso]

Bakhmut wasn't a major city either, it was roughly 70k pop at its peak.

Wherever you draw that arbitrary line or call Bakhmut, Russia has been doing offensive actions elsewhere that have gotten relatively nominal attention.