I am thinking the war is putting a lot of pressure to succeed, and corners are being cut* Archived Message
Posted by Tooldresser  on April 22, 2022, 14:12:19, in reply to "they've had several defense related sites catch on fire"
 Previous Message probably not a coincidence that this is all happening now Previous Message https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/deadly-blaze-ripped-through-russias-top-air-defense-research-lab Previous Message
few thoughts:
1, i think Mariupol falls this week. Defenders are low on supplies and lack the means to resist. Hope it goes more than a week, wouldn't surprise me.
2, we are seeing limited UKR counterattacks S of Kharkiv and in the Kherson area. The Russians are under significant pressure in Kherson, this could weaken their offensive in the Donbas.
3, the Russians have been conducting limited attacks in the Donbas. I am curious if this is what they can do (as we saw near Kyiv they could not really attack with more than 1x battalion at a time) or if they will try and launch an attack on multiple axes with multiple divisions simultaneously. I think the former is more likely than the latter. If they do the former, they will not win as they will not be able to mass the combat power in time and space required to defeat large UKR units. If they do the latter they have a reasonable chance at success. I also wonder how much the casualties will affect their ability to launch an offensive in the Donbas, i.e. do they have the capability to do so at this point.
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- been rumored for a while, but i don't think anybody really knows outside of the Putin inner circle - illiniranger April 22, 2022, 12:39:40
- Nothing to see here - Stu April 22, 2022, 10:35:35
- Interesting possible Russian tactical/goal update - snipes824 April 22, 2022, 10:23:47
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- i don't think this moves the needle much, but demonstrates how UKR is able to reconstitute combat - illiniranger April 20, 2022, 11:35:06
- Disturbing, if true, thread on the German response. - larue33 April 20, 2022, 8:45:59
- Thread on Russia's command and execution problems. - larue33 April 20, 2022, 8:41:04
- This repeats a lot of what Ranger said - Tooldresser April 20, 2022, 8:17:27
- No large scale ground attacks in Donbas yet - illiniranger April 20, 2022, 7:23:43
- Well, well, well—actual air combat tactics out of the Russian Air Force. - opossum jenkins April 19, 2022, 18:03:15
- i'm not sure who the audience is for these performances - illiniranger April 19, 2022, 12:37:30
- I think this is an overly optimistic read on the current situation, but it’s close - illiniranger April 18, 2022, 19:12:34
- If true, then the offensive is underway - illiniranger April 18, 2022, 15:40:17
- Folks have asked about intel sharing with UKR. To that end, I recommend taking to heart the below…. - opossum jenkins April 18, 2022, 15:07:57
- Hey, just wanted to say I really appreciate you sharing your perspective and answering questions. - Carl Spackler April 18, 2022, 12:00:25
- Some opinions on the sea side of the UKR war - Tooldresser April 18, 2022, 11:16:27
- interesting tweet here - illiniranger April 18, 2022, 9:49:50
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