Ukraine (23 Viewers)

[BigFrosty]

 

[Sailorsaint]

Artur believes the first wave was used to identify artillery positions and that the rest of the UA will be rolling in right behind them....

 

[SamAndreas]

I didn't like his long rant. I turned it off.

 

[SamAndreas]

Yeah, TOGA is correct that "Luminescent paint on the back is clearly visible for quick distinction between your own and someone else's."

My Leopard 2A4 doesn't have Luminesent markings, and I was able to tell that that one wasn't mine right away.

 

[baarbogast]

Is Hungary keeping them POW?

 

[baarbogast]

 

[baarbogast]

 

[Merl]

It is time to remove Hungary from NATO. If they don't then after Ukraine kicks Russia out of their territory and apply for NATO membership Hungary will veto the vote. * All mebers have veto power over adding a new country to the Alliance. They really should amend the treaty to a "super majority" vote instead.

 

[Sailorsaint]

Is Hungary keeping them POW?

Are they really going to have to negotiate with a NATO/EU member for the return of their POWs?!

 

[baarbogast]

It is time to remove Hungary from NATO. If they don't then after Ukraine kicks Russia out of their territory and apply for NATO membership Hungary will veto the vote. * All mebers have veto power over adding a new country to the Alliance. They really should amend the treaty to a "super majority" vote instead.

They are also upset that Sweden has pointed out they are falling out of democracy. Hungary needs kicked out of EU/NATO/Schengen until they can prove western values.

 

[SamAndreas]

I've been reading and watching a lot of those videos. The prevailing impression is that the big push will be toward the south, and a lot of that idea seems to be because that's where there has been some action in force lately.

I don't see those tea leaves. What I see is a long drawn out feint toward the south in force to draw Russian forces there. All those bloggers and video makers both Russian and Ukrainian are helping Ukraine create the impression that is where it will go.

The Crimea bridge is needed by Ukraine to allow Russia to move their forces there with more ease.

I think Ukraine plans to take back Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, the places that Russian has basically held through their proxies since 2014. They are where Russia shares a border with Ukraine. The are the places that are crucial to have taken back before any peace talks get started if Ukraine is to recover all of their lost territory including Crimea.

Those areas which are not directly connected to Russia by a land border Russia has a weaker claim to. And without a direct border contact Russia would have a lot harder time supporting in isolation even during a time of peace.

So this year Ukraine needs to get back those areas with a land border with Russia. Because next year might bring peace talks to the table, and Ukraine needs that strategic footing to be held by them before that occurs and the lines are frozen with a ceasefire for negotiations.

 

[baarbogast]

Are they really going to have to negotiate with a NATO/EU member for the return of their POWs?!

I was reading the comments, apparently they were Ukrainians of Hungarian descent. I can only speculate that they lived fairly close to the border.

 

[baarbogast]

 

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