International Russia/Ukraine Megathread V15

[Limbo Pete]

You don't say.
I rescue and raise donkeys now that I am retired. Standard size. A small heard. Smarter than horses and can climb mountains which tanks and horses can't do. This one from Iraq with the USMC.
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Marines train resupply techniques with pack animals

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, recently conducted training aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California, Aug. 18 to Sept. 17,

www.marines.mil

How about that! Maybe you are a human being after all

Yes.
Trump is working on that, together with statehood of Canada, Greenland, and Panama. 4 new stars to our flag.
Trump wants to build real state in Ukraine like he plans to do in Gaza.
Zelensky is very excited about the whole thing.

Alas, I spoke too soon

 

[aerius]

Trump is pressuring Ukraine to give them 50% of all their rare earth minerals. Super amoral and exploitative.

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/nx-s1-5279219/trump-ends-extension-of-temporary-protected-status-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-venezuelan-migrants

Ukraine thought it was different. It isn't.

 

[Badr Hari]

 

[Phisher]

Trump is pressuring Ukraine to give them 50% of all their rare earth minerals. Super unethical and exploitative.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/14/nx-s1-5297752/trump-administration-presses-ukraine-for-a-rare-metals-deal-in-exchange-for-aid

 

[Limbo Pete]

The hell kind of toxic soup brain rot does a person gotta have to compare Zelensky to Osama Bin Laden lol

 

[Strychnine]

 

[SandisLL]

Trump is still a wild card and I'm sure both sides dont trust him. Always trying to figure out what his latest angle is and maybe trying to make a deal with Putler about the natural resources that Putin has under control...never can tell with him, but I found it very alarming how Trump was so concerned about having elections in UKR which should be none of his business and how Putin wants them for obvious reasons.

I think talking about elections in Ukr is in order to prolong war in Ukraine.

Because Ukr citizens in trenches too does have rights to vote and how to install observers civies in trenches today? Observers must be civies and also international observers should be allowed.
Then refugees located in other countries....how and where they will vote.

Literally if they want, they might tackle discussions even all 2025 th....sad reality.

 

[SandisLL]

Ukraine thought it was different. It isn't.

It is even worse than anything U.S did before.

Imagine I will gave you to sign paper: give me 50% your mortgage and in exchange Sandis will respect you and cooperate.
Without any certain promises.

OK, I will tell I respect you and cooperate with you? How?
I'm talking with you and we do have conversation.
As assistance I might decide to send coffin and provide list with funeral services companies contacts.
Still it is assistance.

 

[Osculater]

Poor donkes

 

[SandisLL]

There are opinions that Pentagon maybe again had overrated financial value of stuff U.S had sent to Ukraine.
There I will post later why...and how.

Mike MAGA told that U.S still does have stuff approwed by Congress in 2024 th for Ukr approx 3.8b USD$ worth military stuff they does have and Trump might send this without additional funding: it is not used stuff approwed in 2024 th.

 

[SandisLL]

M 113 nicknamed tin can is good example to see. Without weapons and military communication tools it is ....tracked transport item.
So maybe might be sold for 50k bucks .... working condition, manufactured long ago.

However if we take new replacement (!) price then we might list new APC hull price...maybe 1 or 2 m $ for stuff without weapons and communication tools.

We might send for example 155 mm ammo unit manufactured 36 years ago and scheduled for decommisioning.... and to tell that it does cost maybe 1000 or 8000 $. Or 1 $.
Might admit that decommisioning is expensive and to send stuff somewhere is to save money...even this.


This ofc doesn't applies for example for handguns, bayonets and knifes ....these if had been stored properly ....are in good condition, doesn't needs expensive decommisioning and even might have real market and combat value today.
Unlike old shells and missiles.

 

[SandisLL]

It is well known that for example disassembled and after this with proper conservation even WW1 era handgun might be in mint condition.

Arty shells : it is assumed that TNT type filling will work 35 years after had been manufactured, ofc 70 years too might happen.
Detinators and fuses does have manufacturers certs and there 5-10-15 years shelf storage time usually listed and signed + ofc with stamps on papers...
Ofc they usually are usable 30 years after had been manufactured. Simple models of course.

War laboratoriums are excellent tool to test in real life how usable are old weapons and to adjust shelf storage time limits etc.

 

[SandisLL]

Talking about prig , he got another statue in africa back in december

Central African Republic unveils statue in honour of Russia's Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin

The new monument "is part of the bilateral relationship" between CAR and Russia, officials say.

www.bbc.com

You know what utkin and prig have in common?

No hair

They both assumed that Putin is their friend.
Unfortunately they didn't had managed to deNazify areas they had promised their friend Putin to deNazify and liberate.

Prigozin despite had 0 military experience and had criminal records, therefore didn't had served even mandatory military service as conscript. Putin get him catering business contracts. A lot.

Utkin had military education and was GRU leutenant - colonel till he appeared too much neo nazi even for Russian elite. While he unlike prigi really was hardcore neo nazi. Prigi had used him as military boss for wagner: create networks with agents in order to hire skilled officers with financial problems, test them and so on.

Later ofc get till hiring even random prisoners.

 

[Ruthless Ryan]

Wow, what a fucktard Trump is… calling Zelensky a dictator while gobbling up Russian propaganda.

 

[PEB]

Mike dropping some truth no one's listening to him as his two sons are in the Marines. I would not be the least bit surprised his sons are pissed at what's going on.

 

[Badr Hari]

Wow, what a fucktard Trump is… calling Zelensky a dictator while gobbling up Russian propaganda.

But isn't that the opinion of 51% of americans... writing was on the wall since the campaign began (i was wrong though, i thought the people around trump would inform him in the mean time)... now it's just the confirmation... zelensky has to either step down as president or triple up his personal security, wouldn't want to be in his skin right now

 

[PEB]

Yeah, I think the Ukrainians might have something to say about that.

Correct Ryan Macbeth are retired Army veteran an 3 deployments said as much. He is a reporter for Newsmax an has two Masters degrees an speaks 4 languages. He said Europe has 2 million plus soldiers without the US.

The biggest losers are US defense companies an US industrial base. A week after the trade war dispute started Canada opened talks over natural gas an oil with Australia.

 

[SandisLL]

But isn't that the opinion of 51% of americans... writing was on the wall since the campaign began (i was wrong though, i thought the people around trump would inform him in the mean time)... now it's just the confirmation... zelensky has to either step down as president or triple up his personal security, wouldn't want to be in his skin right now

Trump told that he does wants ceasefire in Ukraine and that they will start negotiations.
Obviously otherwise Trump might opt to send Ukr more weapons etc.

Putin does knows this, therefore told that he wants peace talks. Mainly in order to delay and reduce supplies from west ...

In real life they are increasing expenses for special operation and pulling more troops to grab land.
Cos he thinks that west will allow him to keep all land he will manage till ceasefire.

Then after ceasefire he easily might increase and increase demands till level than no one in Ukr will sign such stuff and tackle negotiations evenv10 years in row...if he does wants.

Even if ukr will sign everything, some years later they might tell that there are dead labs in Odessa and they need to liberate Odessa etc. Why not?

 

[Osculater]

Correct Ryan Macbeth are retired Army veteran an 3 deployments said as much. He is a reporter for Newsmax an has two Masters degrees an speaks 4 languages. He said Europe has 2 million plus soldiers without the US.

The biggest losers are US defense companies an US industrial base. A week after the trade war dispute started Canada opened talks over natural gas an oil with Australia.

MAGATs don't think it be like it is, but it do

 

[Cid]