Russia/Ukraine Megathread V6

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Anyone have accurate figures on the number of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers killed up to this point (05/2022) in the conflict?
Here is what I'm coming up with for April:
Ukraine = 4,600
Russia = 8,000
 
Mark McMichael said:
I disagree. We see all sorts of video's of store shelves bare and people fighting over basics.

Russia relies on parts for almost all of their manufacturing sector from the EU and US and cannot restock them so vehicles that need maintenance go unrepaired. It is even hitting what military equipment they can put in the field against Ukraine.

This even as they are still getting significant cash for O&G and crops. BUt those avenues are being choked as well.

So not sure why you are saying they are ineffective? Is it because they did not entirely shut Russia down instantly?
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https://markets.businessinsider.com...d-sanctions-ukraine-war-jpmorgan-ruble-2022-5
 
Tayski said:
https://markets.businessinsider.com...d-sanctions-ukraine-war-jpmorgan-ruble-2022-5

"JPMorgan says Russia's economy is stronger than expected and will only suffer a shallow recession despite sanctions"
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The economy was already an isolated, sanctioned one, with its main cash flows not completely off (yet)

If we slap on additional sanctions to North Korea, they are also unlikely to feel a big effect.

Do you understand what a catastrophe it would be for any other country to experience 7% GPD contraction would be for any other country, or the level of stagnation Russia will face with high-tech from Western companies withdrawing? JP also mentions it will be drawn out. It’s horrific news but just better than what certain people predicted.

Their weapons which are both military and oil require Western tech at the highest levels. They will not possess the wherewithal to continue their efforts in Ukraine and they will suffer terrible stagnation.
 
Joe said:
According to sherdog. This means the russians are winning
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Could you imagine this scenario?

Russian tank gunner in Ukraine - "Sir, I have them in my sights!"

Tank Commander - "Ok, steady, lase... FIRE!"

Tank Commander - "Why aren't you firing?!?! Why are we spinning around in circles back and forth?!?!?"

Gunner - "Sir! The tank has gone into rinse cycle!!!!!"
 
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Err said:
They’ve stalled hard. The maps have barely changed at all in the last month.
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What are the Ukrainians doing with all the artillery they got from the US? Has it reached the East yet? Was it destroyed by the Russians?
Here they are using their own Howitzers - May 9th, Ukrainian forces target Russian positions in the Kharkiv region:
 
Tayski said:
The original point was that the sanctions are not really affecting the Russian economy the way the West wishes it would. Europe is still buying their petrol and gas from Russia and even if they stopped doing so in the near future by implementing more nuclear plants and so on (which will take years) then Russia will simply turn to Asia as a buyer; notably China and India.

So yeah we can all pretend those sanctions are doing great, but reality is the Russian economy hasn't really been impacted by the war or the sanctions so far, and the West is financing the war in Ukraine by buying resources directly from Russia, like it or not.
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You really have no idea what the fuck you are talking about do you?

https://www.reuters.com/business/ru...r-economy-ministry-document-shows-2022-04-27/

GPD is set to be -12% or more, the biggest decline in Russia since 1994, fucking HORRIBLE for them. Putins entire legacy wiped out from sanctions in 60 days as far as the economy goes.

Foreigners who control EIGHTY PERCENT of Russia's stock markets entire float, still can't sell their assets. If the sanctions aren't affecting Russia then do tell me why in the fuck do they have their stock market closed to foreign investors still? Their economy will crash as soon as those investors are allowed to dump, and dump they will. The Ruble will go to where its supposed to actually be at as well, hence why Poots refuses to have a real stock market trading.


Russia already lost nearly 100,000 jobs due to sanctions (ukrinform.net)

"Total unemployment awaits the Russians. As a result of Russia's aggression against Ukraine and sanctions imposed by our Western partners, the Russians have already lost about 100,000 jobs. And this is just the beginning," the statement said.

Read also: Russia becomes world’s most-sanctioned country over past 70 years
According to the officials, 62,000 Russians were employed by McDonald's, 20,000 by PepsiCo, 15,000 by IKEA, 9,000 by Inditex, 4,500 by KPMG, 3,700 by PWC, 3,500 by H&M, 3,500 by LVMH, 2,200 by L'Oreal, and 2,000 by Starbucks.

At least 120,000 more Russians lose their jobs after the 10 major Western companies pull out of the Russian market, according to the CCD.

In total, as of March 11, more than 330 foreign companies said they were suspending operations in Russia or leaving the market in full or partially.

Now lets talk about parts for essential assets such as airplanes, computers, hardware for factories, etc. Every major company now refuses to supply Russia with any of these parts, including China. So how is Russia going to have workable airplanes in 6 months? How are factory lines going to continue to run when replacement parts are nowhere to be found? What will happen once those factories shut down when they can no longer produce? What do you think this all means?

Russia says China refuses to supply aircraft parts after sanctions | Reuters

And you have the gall to say the sanctions aren't really affecting Russia. LMAO im fucking dead, thats the dumbest shit I have heard in a long time, congratulations.
 
San Marino said:
What are the Ukrainians doing with all the artillery they got from the US? Has it reached the East yet? Was it destroyed by the Russians?
Here they are using their own Howitzers - May 9th, Ukrainian forces target Russian positions in the Kharkiv region:
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You do realize Ukrainians aren't going to post videos or geolocations for weeks to secure the locations of these 777's right....? Please tell me you knew that and you are just shit posting? All these videos are delayed from the time they actually happened for OBVIOUS security reasons.
 
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b34stmode said:
You do realize Ukrainians aren't going to post videos or geolocations for weeks to secure the locations of these 777's right? All these videos are delayed from the time they actually happened for OBVIOUS security reasons.
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You must be referring to GPS. You need GPS active to be able to shoot a video? You do know that the GPS option can be deactivated right?
I don't care about a video, a story would be nice.
 
Apparently the ambush that happened on the Russian man made bridge in southern Ukraine has a total of 59 destroyed Russian vehicles and around 1500 KIA Soldiers.

 
San Marino said:
You must be referring to GPS. You need GPS active to be able to shoot a video? You do know that the GPS option can be deactivated right?
I don't care about a video, a story would be nice.
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They have 99% of the 777's in their control and on the front lines. Give it 2-3 weeks and there will be tons of videos of them in action.
 
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b34stmode said:
You really have no idea what the fuck you are talking about do you?

https://www.reuters.com/business/ru...r-economy-ministry-document-shows-2022-04-27/

GPD is set to be -12% or more, the biggest decline in Russia since 1994, fucking HORRIBLE for them. Putins entire legacy wiped out from sanctions in 60 days as far as the economy goes.

Foreigners who control EIGHTY PERCENT of Russia's stock markets entire float, still can't sell their assets. If the sanctions aren't affecting Russia then do tell me why in the fuck do they have their stock market closed to foreign investors still? Their economy will crash as soon as those investors are allowed to dump, and dump they will. The Ruble will go to where its supposed to actually be at as well, hence why Poots refuses to have a real stock market trading.


Russia already lost nearly 100,000 jobs due to sanctions (ukrinform.net)

"Total unemployment awaits the Russians. As a result of Russia's aggression against Ukraine and sanctions imposed by our Western partners, the Russians have already lost about 100,000 jobs. And this is just the beginning," the statement said.

Read also: Russia becomes world’s most-sanctioned country over past 70 years
According to the officials, 62,000 Russians were employed by McDonald's, 20,000 by PepsiCo, 15,000 by IKEA, 9,000 by Inditex, 4,500 by KPMG, 3,700 by PWC, 3,500 by H&M, 3,500 by LVMH, 2,200 by L'Oreal, and 2,000 by Starbucks.

At least 120,000 more Russians lose their jobs after the 10 major Western companies pull out of the Russian market, according to the CCD.

In total, as of March 11, more than 330 foreign companies said they were suspending operations in Russia or leaving the market in full or partially.

Now lets talk about parts for essential assets such as airplanes, computers, hardware for factories, etc. Every major company now refuses to supply Russia with any of these parts, including China. So how is Russia going to have workable airplanes in 6 months? How are factory lines going to continue to run when replacement parts are nowhere to be found? What will happen once those factories shut down when they can no longer produce? What do you think this all means?

Russia says China refuses to supply aircraft parts after sanctions | Reuters

And you have the gall to say the sanctions aren't really affecting Russia. LMAO im fucking dead, thats the dumbest shit I have heard in a long time, congratulations.
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They lost all those jobs, have interest rates at 12%, and still somehow manage to have inflation all the way at 17%....

Yea pretty evident their economy is taking a massive dump. Makes you wonder who's pushing this "sanctions aren't working so please stop them" narrative.
 
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b34stmode said:
They have 99% of the 777's in their control and on the front lines. Give it 2-3 weeks and there will be tons of videos of them in action.
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You have a source for that? How did it get to the frontlines in the East?
3 weeks to watch video - that will be old news.
 
Russia's top two tank manufacturers completely out of business thanks to sanctions. Yep, nothing to see here fellas, those sanctions aren't doing anything!

Russia 'can't make more' tanks because of this key sanction, Biden official says (yahoo.com)

“Because of the export controls we’ve already put in place, Russia’s top two manufacturers of tanks are no longer in business,” Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said Monday. “Russia today has far fewer tanks than they had going into this invasion, and they can't make more because of the action that we're taking with sanctions.”
 
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