International Russia/Ukraine Megathread V15

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Hate to remind you,

But trump’s doctors have stated multiple times at their surprise that trump is hugely heathy for his age and diet.

And that the docs said they could easily see trump live to be 120 years old, if not longer..

 

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I don’t know if this is real, but I hope it is.

Plan: B33?!?




CONFIRMED.

Even the insects of Ukraine don't want the Russian invaders there.

 

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America backing out of it's global security order, political instability in South Korea, NK getting new tech from Russia, China developing new weapons, etc.
This may embolden Xi and Kim to make moves. How is the US and the rest of the world going to react if China and NK start their wars at the same time while the west is focused on Ukraine/Russia and Europe?

I wonder if the new world order will be full of conventional wars with everybody threatening to use nukes like Putin but never actually using them.


Drones have proven to be the single most important development in this new era of warfare. They seem to be difficult to deal with even with air superiority, which Russia doesn't have and likely won't ever have in this conflict. It begs the question why isn't Russia owning the skies with their 5th gen fighters?

It makes me think the Su-57 is overhyped. It either isn't up to par with American 5th gen fighters, there aren't enough numbers of them or Russia doesn't have the capacity to operate such an advanced and expensive aircraft to the extent the west can.

Drones are new era now. Especially because these are different....not only specially produced military drones.

There are cheap civilian drones, they just change frequencies for guidance, often more and more are using frequency hoping etc stuff....now also even civilian drones with fiber optic cables....AI will be soon more and more important.

Now we see from civilian stuff used in war:
things from small 300-500 $ doctored quadrocopters, cardboard drones, also even agricultural drones now used to drop ordnance, supplies and these more and more are using fiber optic..

Drones are used for getting video and thermal image, to carry different sensors for radioelectronic recon..., used as retranslators, in some cases as mothers hips for small drones, ofc also to drop ordnance etc..

Very interesting also are civilian small airplanes turned into drones...

Another stuff are balloons with attached figures from foam etc in order to annoy air defense radars networks....

After this also ofc are drones models specially designed to be used as military drones ........special military purpose drones.

Then video CVTV type stuff...these cameras....if well camouflaged and connected with cables...it is difficult to get where they are....

Again mined and different IEDs, sometimes IEDs are very simple, sometimes really complex stuff...Bobby traps....a lot of different solutions....
Again also hand grenades more and more often are used in order like some mine- IED....plain and simple stuff, actual 90+ years...nothing had changed with these seriously....

Radioelectronic warfare and damn a lot of different listening stations and pelengators...
Man portable small short range ground radars to detect troops, cars etc....

A lot of thermals if units are well equipped....

 

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I think there is some confusion on people thinking that Russia currently has a draft going. No, Russia has not drafted anyone to fight in Ukraine since 2022. Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine are from the regular Army and volunteers. All male Russian citizens aged 18–27 are subject to conscription for 1 year of active-duty military service in the armed forces. That means Russia has millions of trained soldiers who could be drafted into a war. The Ukrainian Army is the opposite. They have had a military draft since 2022.

This video explains that.
Plus, the presentation argues that President Trump is actively working to bring peace to the Russia-Ukraine war, while Europe and Ukraine claim to want peace but continue actions that sustain the conflict. Trump is described as approaching the situation with a cost-benefit mindset, seeing continued U.S. support as both futile and potentially dangerous for global stability. The speaker suggests that Europe is unwilling to acknowledge reality—that Ukraine cannot win—and that European leaders are still pushing policies that have weakened their own military and economies. The speaker implies that Western support for Ukraine has provoked Russia rather than ensured European security, and that prolonging the war is detrimental to all parties involved.

 

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Hell no, it was a good move. Ukraine gained a huge chunk of territory in one week in August via a BLITZ assault across the border.

Which has now been lost to Russia.

- and no 10 000 ukrainians won't be killed buddy, there are less than 5 000 in Sudzha right now and most of them will be retreating within the Ukrainian border. There is no risk of encirclement despite the various fake news. The ukrainians have a clear path of retreat and they'll use it very soon.

Yes, there is risk of encirclement. Despite fake news. It does not even need to be a full encirclement. We shall see what happens there, but I believe many Ukrainians will be killed by Russian artillery. Lack of intel and ammunition has already put Ukraine in a bad position.

 

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Kim: we will continue missiles tests. North Korea is sovereign country and will not listen enemies weak barking.

Exactly.
So was Cuba in 1962. So is Iran in 2025.
Why can't Iran have nuclear weapons? It is also a sovereign country. Because the Israelis and the Americans don't want them to have one. Okay, so how is that so different from Russia not wanting Ukraine to join NATO and have American nuclear missiles in Ukraine? Because the west is always right (even when they are wrong - like in Iraq 2003), and Russia, Iran, China, and North Korea are always wrong. The Americans did not want Israel, India, Pakistan, and North Korea to have nuclear weapons. They got them anyway.

 

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Moscow targeted by largest drone strike in war, over 330 UAVs downed across Russia, authorities claim

Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports in Moscow introduced temporary flight restrictions in response to the drone attack, Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) reported.

kyivindependent.com

 

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Damn a russian soldier shooting his comrade point blank was captured

 

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Institute for the Study of War - Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 9, 2025.

Key Takeaways:

• Russian forces are collapsing the northern part of the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast following several days of intensified Russian activity in the area.
• The temporal correlation between the suspension of US intelligence sharing with Ukraine and the start of Russia's collapse of the Ukrainian Kursk salient is noteworthy.
• Reports about the extent of the suspension of US military aid to Ukraine continue to indicate that the suspension will likely affect Ukraine's ability to defend itself against Russia.
• Russia continues to showcase its deepening relations with American adversaries despite ongoing bilateral talks between the United States and Russia.
• Ukrainian forces advanced near Toretsk and Pokrovsk, and Russian forces recently advanced in Sumy and Kursk oblasts and near Siversk, Toretsk, Kurakhove, and Robotyne.

 

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Russia is continuing all the same stuff: boosting up recruitment and propaganda, ofc both for locals and hybrid stuff for foreign idiots....
They are tasting and looking all frontline and applying pressure not only in some maybe tactical areas, also everywhere where lesser minefields, weaker defense etc...

Empty talks are for mainstream. They are increasing pressure and attempts to get more land...
Doesn't looks that this month they will stop. Why? Guys are hired, allies are helping, propaganda is funded more and more....

For western dreamers there are attempts to start peace talks... LOL.

 

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BTW interestingly how after Vance instructions for europe MC Donalds franchise chains will earn in europe ....cos europe should pay.

MC D is brand with flowchart and brand name. You pay money, sign contracts and will be allowed to use flowcharts and brand etc.
While you will pay further for this...% on regluar basis.

Part from this stuff you pay is going for MAGA U.S corporation.

Will see how ppl will purchase with time. Offers are a lot, concurrence level for such stuff very high....

 

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Putin really appeared stupid in 2022 th.
Ukr had 0 chances to get in some EU , not alone NATO for next at least 7 years if to talk about realpolitik, even if Putin had agreed.
Disstatisfation with Zelensky had increased cos inflation...
Their administration continued slowly to de militarize de facto while talked loud talks.

Putin easily might had continued business and accumulate money, resources etc and push investments for next elections....
Not likely Zelensky had been re elected, also current lawmakers most likely at least not all from these....

Now he had spent time and money a lot etc and Zelensky thank to him still is in power together with lawmakers institution etc stuff.

 

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There is another reality. Realpolitik vs mainstream stuff.
EC will re start discussions about trade tariffs with China and Canada. There more looks that they will attempt to reduce some import tariffs for some things imported from China and Canada.
Europe should pay etc bla bla bla will not work.
They literally doesn't needs nor fake protection nor expensive weapons from U.S good buye comrades.

 

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Short introduction in russian slang meaning.
It is more and more often used in chats and comments etc.

These are actually terms with the same meaning like neg*o had been used in early 1960 ies in U.S and actually maybe even worse.

Ass licking never will help.
Belarus is pro Kremlin oriented.
Nickname for Belarus ppl is....bulbash. It is something from potatoes....so from plants not mammals etc. In order to de humanize them.
For ukrainians most often used nickname is ukrop ...dill...again plant nothing else here. Again to de humanize them.

For westerners, sorry for delusional, for russians they are and always will be idiots living in dreams and enemies with economy soon will collapse. 100 years nothing had changed for westerners.

 

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