afransen
Senior Member
Makes me wonder if Russia will end up losing Crimea out of this ordeal.
I think I read somewhere that they've lost 20-25% of the total combat forces they had assembled for the invasion, which includes upward of 20,000 Russian troops KIA. Those are staggering losses for only 6 weeks of battle.They're not done............but assuming they keep this conventional............they are in very real difficulty.
Makes me wonder if Russia will end up losing Crimea out of this ordeal.
Actually, they only built 3. They now have 2. Both of them are shadowing NATO carrier groups in the Mediterranean. I posted one a few days back.
This is the outcome I'm hoping for. But that's a very difficult thing to achieve. The Crimean peninsula is difficult to access, and well connected to the Russian mainland. Makes it hard to move forces in substantially and easier for Russia to counter. On the other hand, getting all of the Donbas back might not be that hard.Makes me wonder if Russia will end up losing Crimea out of this ordeal.
This is the outcome I'm hoping for. But that's a very difficult thing to achieve. The Crimean peninsula is difficult to access, and well connected to the Russian mainland. Makes it hard to move forces in substantially and easier for Russia to counter. On the other hand, getting all of the Donbas back might not be that hard.
I wonder how long Putin can remain in power if this war edges closer and closer to his own Vietnam or Afghanistan
This is way worse than Vietnam or Afghanistan. The Russians are taking WWII campaign level losses. And other than Ukraine, none of their perceived adversaries are taking on any damage. NATO is about to flood Ukraine with some serious firepower and do real damage to Russian forces. The next two weeks are going to be worse than the last two.
And Putin is stuck. He has riled up his population so much, he can't get them to back down now. And there's probably people inside the regime who don't want to go down with him.
Long before Putin loses Crimea, he will lose his grip on power.
The use of the TB2 as a distraction by Ukraine is another genius tactical move.
Ukraine seems to be saying the ship is sunk/unsalvageable, Russia is saying the fire is extinguished and the ship is being towed. Anyone here have insight on which may be more accurate?