Read somewhere that there were supposedly 20 Russian generals assigned to the Ukraine invasion. A quarter of them have been reportedly killed by Ukraine.
Mud season is a well known thing in Ukraine. Anyone who has worked in NE BC or Northern Alberta during the spring thaw would have an idea of what the conditions can be like on ungroomed roads, especially after you get a few trucks on the access roads.
It's one reason why it seemed like a huge miscalculation to not block major roads and bridges in the weeks leading up to the invasion to force Russia off road. Then again, making them line-up on roads to stage their attack has some strategical advantage as well, so who am I to say.
Russian conscripts ATM:
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Read somewhere that there were supposedly 20 Russian generals assigned to the Ukraine invasion. A quarter of them have been reportedly killed by Ukraine.
Although with how this war is going maybe a mercy for them to die in combat than face Putin's wrath.
So five Major Generals and one Colonel now? Wow.
In other news, China indicates that they will not be sending military aid to Russia.
They say that peace and security are their primary concerns and they don't want to stoke the flames here, but also acknowledge that supporting an unpredictable ally isn't worth the economic fallout.
China is actually in a really unique position to take on a larger role on the world stage if Russia fizzles out. They are already a much bigger economic super power, but also more countries that used to count on Russia for support and don't want to ally with America, could look to China as a partner.
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In other news, China indicates that they will not be sending military aid to Russia.
Probably will start at 0 and increase it slowly until either the frog jumps out or is cooked. AKA they will use this to test what they can get away with now that the West just blitzed a major economy
A few hours later, two sets of hatches were opened and the three smiling men floated into the space station one by one wearing bright yellow space suits with blue accents.
The standard-issue Russian uniform is plain blue, and at least one of the men was seen wearing this before take-off.
The moment was live-streamed by both Nasa, the American space agency, and the Russian agency Roscosmos.
"It became our turn to pick a colour," one of the Russian cosmonauts said with a smile later on Friday
"It became our turn to pick a colour," Mr Artemyev said when he was asked about the suits in a live-streamed press conference.
"We had accumulated a lot of yellow material so we needed to use it," he joked. "That's why we had to wear yellow."
Since the invasion of Ukraine, people around the world have used the colours of its national flag to show solidarity and support.
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Read somewhere that there were supposedly 20 Russian generals assigned to the Ukraine invasion. A quarter of them have been reportedly killed by Ukraine.
I also love how these countries never adopted ribbon bars so they all have ridiculous amounts of medals on their chests.
I can never get over the hat size of communist/post communist militaries. North Korea seems to be the worst in terms of giant hats, baggy uniforms, and ridiculous accoutrements.
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I can never get over the hat size of communist/post communist militaries. North Korea seems to be the worst in terms of giant hats, baggy uniforms, and ridiculous accoutrements.
I can't get over the hat maker effing with them by putting an ass crack right at the front of the hat, you know that was on purpose.
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I can never get over the hat size of communist/post communist militaries. North Korea seems to be the worst in terms of giant hats, baggy uniforms, and ridiculous accoutrements.
Medals may stop a sniper’s bullet, I’d imagine is the reason.
