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Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)

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redandwhiterob said:
This thread is turning into a game of call of duty in parts. 'Why arent they bombing this convoy?' Why aren't they doing this in Belarus?' etc etc
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People don't realize what an actual bomb can do (depending on the bomb). They are great at hitting buildings and causing destruction in a built up area. They would be wasted hitting a few old fashioned DAF's

They don't appear to have air superiority so cant fly over and carpet bomb them.
 
HellsBells said:
I guess you’ve answered your question in the first paragraph though? If this convoy contains supplies and a new government, why wouldn’t they try and bomb the fuck out of it? Or as someone has said, the first couple of them to stop them, or slow them down?

I guess laypeople like me look at the “17 mile convoy” and think fuck that’s scary, that’s a lot of weapons. And the fact that it’s just allowed to waltz through to the capital with no resistance looks strange, hence why I asked the question.
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Weapons need fuel/ammo so a lot of that will be support. Still f***ing scary sat on your doorstep like.

Amazing Russia deploy like this and then still believe they’d smash the USA. They’d be at the f***ing gates ow Moscow by now.
 
nelford_safc said:
There's been a canny few armchair generals on this thread lately. It's as if the Ukrainians are not already doing a phenomenal job. They are successfully repelling a superpower I'm not sure they need advice from here mind.
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Don’t be daft. Their top military adviser should be a station taxi driver.
 
HellsBells said:
I guess you’ve answered your question in the first paragraph though? If this convoy contains supplies and a new government, why wouldn’t they try and bomb the fuck out of it? Or as someone has said, the first couple of them to stop them, or slow them down?

I guess laypeople like me look at the “17 mile convoy” and think fuck that’s scary, that’s a lot of weapons. And the fact that it’s just allowed to waltz through to the capital with no resistance looks strange, hence why I asked the question.
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generally you try to hit the command and control and logistic vehicles. the rest can't function. also don't hit the first ones, hit a few further back as that causes way more confusion

google 'herman the german' (Arminius)
 
HellsBells said:
I guess you’ve answered your question in the first paragraph though? If this convoy contains supplies and a new government, why wouldn’t they try and bomb the fuck out of it? Or as someone has said, the first couple of them to stop them, or slow them down?

I guess laypeople like me look at the “17 mile convoy” and think fuck that’s scary, that’s a lot of weapons. And the fact that it’s just allowed to waltz through to the capital with no resistance looks strange, hence why I asked the question.
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If I'm correct - and I'm no military tactical genius - the closer they are to the city entrance when they're hit, the more difficult it would be to bypass the wreckage. The Russians won't want to drive either side and get more stuck in the mud, and they'd be risking troops getting out of their vehicles and/or vehicles being at a full stop near a built up area with plenty of positions and cover for Ukrainian forces. Absolute sitting ducks and they can take them out as they see fit rather than perhaps giving the Kremlin some propaganda tools if they wipe out an entire convoy.
 
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Az* said:
Weapons need fuel/ammo so a lot of that will be support. Still f***ing scary sat on your doorstep like.

Amazing Russia deploy like this and then still believe they’d smash the USA. They’d be at the f***ing gates ow Moscow by now.
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After the shit show of a withdrawal in Afghan. I don’t think so.
 
I’m still not sure what the Russians are planning as a next step.

It’s inevitable at some point in the next few days they will roll tanks into central squares in the Eastern cities - Kiyv, Kharvik, Mariupol. Putin will claim he has liberated Ukraine. Then what?

It’s been so quick there has been very little degradation of the Ukrainian forces. Even higher estimates maybe 1% of the combined armed, security and civil defence.

Ukraine can’t replace quickly the heavy equipment but the tactical stuff that’s been invaluable to them is on an indefinite supply line from the West for as long as they can keep their borders open with NATO.

Zelensky will flee. Not because he wants to but because he will agree with the West it’s better to rule from exile then dead or captured and undermine the legitimacy of any puppet state.

Then Russia will have to continue to fight a war on two fronts. Likely with retreated armed forces in the West and likely an insurgency in the East. Plus massive civil disobedience and potentially violence.

Plus Russia is in day two of many years of the toughest sanctions ever handed out and can’t even open their stock market.

Putin will claim victory when he gets into and ‘takes’ Kyiv. But this is barely getting started.
 
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HellsBells said:
I guess you’ve answered your question in the first paragraph though? If this convoy contains supplies and a new government, why wouldn’t they try and bomb the fuck out of it? Or as someone has said, the first couple of them to stop them, or slow them down?

I guess laypeople like me look at the “17 mile convoy” and think fuck that’s scary, that’s a lot of weapons. And the fact that it’s just allowed to waltz through to the capital with no resistance looks strange, hence why I asked the question.
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To be honest, none of us know
 
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