God bless technology sometimes. I remember when I was in grade 6 and google translate for French was a dumpster fire and I got an D using it.
Putin does what he thinks is good for them whether it succeeded or failed is a different thing but intention is present. He is not letting the problem to some future leader to solve it.
Agreed , its not a big deal. Should expect atleast 20-30% of your plans to go awry. In fact for the first few days of the war there will be lot of issues from communicating to collaborating effectively across the units, even supply line will not properly established. Its not as if every military keeps invading countries every now & then to put up a perfect fight.
This war has a lot of lessons to learned especially for India. Weapons & practice are no substitute to real experience. During war all those SOPs & drills will be as good as the men doing them. Instead of buying & hoarding expensive weapons we need to use them quite often & fine tune our fighting machine or get ready for such surprises especially given the battles in subcontinent are only fought for short duration. By the time military gets things right battle might already be over.
BREAKING: China's foreign ministry says Beijing opposes unilateral sanctions against Russia
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) February 28, 2022
#Europe | Hier soir, sur une base aérienne 🇫🇷 départ en mission de défense aérienne au-dessus du territoire polonais. #Solidarité stratégique #NATO pic.twitter.com/Q37DWFVARX
— Armée française - Opérations militaires (@EtatMajorFR) February 27, 2022
The #Russian #military has gained air supremacy over #Ukraine and taken control of Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
— Ninjamonkey 🇮🇳 (@Aryan_warlord) February 28, 2022
All civilians in #Kiev can freely leave the capital of Ukraine along the Kyiv-Vasilkov highway. This direction is open and safe
-Ministry of Defense of #Russia.
I haven't seen any government statementChina blames the Russian invasion on America blaming China for covid.
#BREAKING: “Belarus is preparing to send soldiers into Ukraine in support of the Russian invasion in a deployment that could begin as soon as Monday, a U.S. administration official said Sunday evening.”- Washington Post https://t.co/DCobcu91PY
— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) February 28, 2022
Lol. Leave it to Indian blogger to post BS for Russia. Russia doesn't have full control of Ukrainian airspace.The #Russian #military has gained air supremacy over #Ukraine and taken control of Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
— Ninjamonkey 🇮🇳 (@Aryan_warlord) February 28, 2022
All civilians in #Kiev can freely leave the capital of Ukraine along the Kyiv-Vasilkov highway. This direction is open and safe
-Ministry of Defense of #Russia.
Lol. Leave it to Indian blogger to post BS for Russia. Russia doesn't have full control of Ukrainian airspace.
Quiet night in Ukraine capital even as Russia tensions flare
By YURAS KARMANAU, JIM HEINTZ, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DASHA LITVINOVA12 minutes ago
Moscow has so far failed to win full control of Ukraine’s airspace, despite advances across the country. U.S. officials say they believe the invasion has been more difficult, and slower, than the Kremlin envisioned, though that could change as Moscow adapts.
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Russian forces shell Ukraine's No. 2 city and menace Kyiv
Russian forces are shelling Ukraine’s second-largest city, rocking a residential neighborhood, and closing in on the capital, Kyiv, in a 40-mile convoy of hundreds of tanks and other vehicles.apnews.com
I can't see the decision being reversed, the EU knows now that it's already become too dependent on Russian gas. Plus the sale of GFCH will be banned in 2030 anyway, so demand will drop off a cliff.No guarantee it will stay that way.
One of the biggest shortcoming seen with RuAF over the Ukrainian skies is lack of a credible AWACS/ AEW&C. The has denied the Russians a measure of air supremacy critically needed for the invasion. The skies are still contested with Ukr popping out hidden AD assets #WARINUKRAINE
— Sameer Joshi (@joe_sameer) February 28, 2022
United States in its latest travel advisory tells its citizens in Ukraine that it won’t be able to evacuate them during this crisis.
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) February 26, 2022
India has also ready rescued over 469 Indian citizens from Ukraine and almost 15000 more to go in coming days.
What happened to the Super Power? pic.twitter.com/CBbMzbyDKC
well it looks like @randomradio was correct. The last two days despite the heavy ambushes have been about logistical regrouping.
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Russia's army is clearly an example of what happens when you fund big expensive toys at the cost of actual combat capability.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Russian airforce was operating below 50% right now.
The Russian Ghost divisions.![]()
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Russian units are not fighting as BTGs. They’re not doing combined arms warfare. They’re driving down roads in small detachments, pushing recon and VDV units forward. Tanks without infantry. It’s not going well for them because this isn’t how they organize and fight (more later). https://t.co/5AibDoyUmL
— Michael Kofman (@KofmanMichael) February 27, 2022
Outside of the fighting NW of Kyiv we have a lot of smaller detachments, tanks, IFVs, often recon or VDV units pressing down roads & into cities. Often small formations outrunning logistics, without support, or letting support getting ambushed - its a mess.
— Michael Kofman (@KofmanMichael) February 27, 2022
There is nothing for India to learn from Russia.