Ukraine - Russia Conflict
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He is founder of "the frustrated indian" . It was quiet famous during early days of Facebook , when indians had a big presence on the platform . It gave young indians some news in non academic language (kind of rants and some facts) . That kind of reporting was not that main stream in those days . So suited the youths who were restless for some years in those times . Now facebook is not that much used and there are several alternatives . I dont hear much from TFI , though they did make their presence in several other platforms . (subjective opinion )
The Washington Post has suggested that it will take 757 years to demine Ukraine after the war. Here's why:
I have no doubt Russia surely has the data/catalog of places/positions they have mined.
Hell no, many mines have been spammed into position by rocket systems. They haven't got a clue where they are and the people who actually did place some of the current ones manually are likely dead. I've seen videos of Russian BMPs reversing over their own mines already. It's a sh!t show to compensate for Russia's military inadequacy.
It is hard to remove them even if you know the initial position bcos over a period of time they tend to shift position based on soil characteristics and due to to weather. Longer it remains greater the chances of shifting of position. Given that this region receives snow & rain , which will make soil loose when it is holds more moisture.
This is also why Ukraine using cluster munitions is a non-issue.
Cluster munitions are disliked (in the West) because of the risk of unexploded bomblets. But with the millions of mines left by Russia (plus Russia's own cluster munitions, which they have enthusiastically used since day 1), it's irrelevant. It's like tossing a bucket of water in the ocean. Unexploded DPCIM bomblets will not give the demining teams more work to do.
Russia apparently has a bit of a desertion problem. Which they're trying to solve in the most Russian way possible, obviously:
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Attached: 1 image 1/ Another show trial of a mobilised Russian soldier for desertion has been held in the Tula region. The man was tried before an audience of 200 fellow soldiers and was sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment in a penal colony. ⬇️
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1/ Another show trial of a mobilised Russian soldier for desertion has been held in the Tula region. The man was tried before an audience of 200 fellow soldiers and was sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment in a penal colony.
2/ The trial of the man, named as P.A. Shaparov, is the latest in a series of show trials that have been held in an effort to combat rapidly increasing rates of desertion from the Russian army.
According to the garrison court's press service, he failed to turn up for service on 22 November 2022 after being mobilised. He remained at home until 13 February 2023, when he voluntarily surrendered to military officials. He pleaded guilty at his trial.
3/ Punishments for desertion may soon become drastically more severe. The Russian Duma is currently debating a bill to amend the law on citizenship to enable the state to deprive people of their citizenship for "actions that pose a threat to national security."
According to the authors of the bill, such actions include desertion, discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and calls for extremism. /end
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