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  • AUS-97HORN
    AUS-97HORN

    For the love of Christ woman,  stop posting the same fucking thing every 20 mins just to make your neurotic self feel better.     Bring something useful to the thread other than your inane babbli

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  • InkaUtexas
    InkaUtexas

    I volunteered today. Log/Admin role to replace people for 30-60 days. The operation is in the west, or should the Orcs win will be pulled back behind the NATO wall. Either way the humanitarian effort

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#73202
1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said:

He also gets into the fact that Russian command structures differ from American command structures - in the US military, many decisions are made independently by lower ranks, whereas with the Russians, they are more centralized/top-down, so their field-grade officers (majors and up) are making decisions that American junior officers (captains/lieutenants)/NCOs would normally make. This exposes higher-ranking Russian officers at the front more oftent, leading to more deaths among those ranks than you get with Americans. I'm not going to post more, as it's a long thread.

This would indicate that it is extremely difficult if not impossible to use US ratios in Vietnam to calculate Russian losses in Ukraine. Probably a lot better proxy is to use the ratio of Russian officers lost to infantry lost in the Russian operations in Chechnya/Georgia/Afghanistan. And, hopefully, the ratios of Officers to Infantry losses in each of Russia's most recent wars are pretty similar which would indicate that the trend might be in the same range in Ukraine. But, even if this is calculated, one has to keep in mind that Ukraine is able to strike deeper behind enemy lines where more and higher ranking officers can be found because it has more advanced weaponry such as HIMARS, Storm Shadows, drones and Western detection systems.

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#73207
Interesting from the Russian general and MP Gurulev who took it to Telegram to say that Ukrainians have changed tactics, that they effectively combat minefields, that their drones are endless, and that the Russian counter-battery fire is still ineffective. We've actually heard…

 

#73208

 

There has not been any major change on the Robotyne frontline the last 10 days. It would seem RU have succeeded in slowing down UA progress by moving and engaging the 76th VDv division to Zaporizhzhia. It's not unlikely we are will see a period with more focus on attrition.

 

 

#73209
8 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:
Interesting from the Russian general and MP Gurulev who took it to Telegram to say that Ukrainians have changed tactics, that they effectively combat minefields, that their drones are endless, and that the Russian counter-battery fire is still ineffective. We've actually heard…

 

That guys gonna trip and fall out a window in 3...2...

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#73210
This is incredible. The 72nd has been the butt of all jokes for months and now they’re completely destroyed. I’m looking forward to the videos from the 3rd Assault Brigade. https://t.co/uree5WIrHT

 

 

#73212
8 hours ago, Gatorubet said:

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She looks like she’s related to that NRA whore Russian chick who was banging the GOP olds.

Maria Butina. I was thinking the same thing. (She’s a member of the Russian parliament now, btw.)

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#73213
1 minute ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Maria Butina. I was thinking the same thing. (She’s a member of the Russian parliament now, btw.)

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I bet Maria got more than one pearl necklace during her adventures here.  

#73215
14 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

And those oil platforms the Ukrainians took back are looking increasingly important.

So, outside of the fact that it's an obvious expensive loss of an investment Russia believes they will one day control, if those platforms are so important what stops Russia from blowing them sky high with some of their jets? Certainly they're not worried about an oil spil in the black sea, and I'd assume those patforms aren't actually functioning right now to produce oil. So if they're tactically important for continued Ukraine strikes, why not just blow them up? 

Just now, Gatorubet said:

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You know, I love that movie. And LaPierre is too much of a ghoul to be compared to ole' Vlad. 

#73216
29 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Maria Butina. I was thinking the same thing. (She’s a member of the Russian parliament now, btw.)

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Russian spy

#73218
9 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:

Russian spy

And we will import many Russian widows for middle-aged Americans to marry and have kids with...

10 minutes ago, Mantis Toboggan, MD said:

EEBF (East Europe Box Face)

She's got it in spades.  

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#73220
10 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:
Calculations, Step 1:Finding the historical ratios between officers killed compared to the total number of soldiers killed in Vietnam (US Army & USMC): The US Army & USMC killed statistics from the Vietnam War:9/
To find the historical ratios, we calculated as follows:Total killed / Officer killed of a Rank = RatioUS Major: 53 015 / 331 = 43US Lt Colonel: 53 015 / 147 = 160US Colonel: 53 015 / 26 = 2039US Major General: 53 015 / 3 = 17 67111/

 

I hate to pick nits, but if you're going to use those ratios to make calculations, then you should at least get your basic math correct.

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#73221
36 minutes ago, Mantis Toboggan, MD said:


EEBF (East Europe Box Face)

I already declared it in this thread once.....

It's Eastern Bloc Face  

#73222
3 hours ago, Viper said:
English subtitles:https://t.co/fpHAr9Jw5A

 

 

Uncle Victor.. is that you??

#73223
Russian authorities will now be able to send deaf, oligophrenic and schizophrenic people to the front lineYesterday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu approved a list of diseases with which citizens will not be able to serve under contract during mobilization, martial law…

 

#73224
11 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

I wondered what Matt LeBlanc did after Joey was canceled, looks like he went to Russia, but unlike Steven Segal, he actually manned up and put on a uniform.

Tell me you’ve never seen Episodes on HBO without telling me you’ve never seen Episodes

#73225
Wondering if the countries that purchased russian S-400 Triumph air defense systems held on to their receipts.

 

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#73226
⚡ Kadyrov is in a coma: the Main Intelligence Directorate confirmed information about the critical condition of the head of Chechnya, - ObozrevatelGUR representative Yusov told reporters that Kadyrov’s illnesses worsened, which led to a serious condition.

 

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#73227
Just now, The Dog said:
⚡ Kadyrov is in a coma: the Main Intelligence Directorate confirmed information about the critical condition of the head of Chechnya, - ObozrevatelGUR representative Yusov told reporters that Kadyrov’s illnesses worsened, which led to a serious condition.

 

Chechnya devolving into an armed power struggle would be a real chef's kiss for this Russian fuckup.

#73228

Man I hope he's OK...

And who is the psychotic dipshit who'll replace him?  I presume we have our CIA spooks over there stirring shit?

#73229
4 minutes ago, The Dog said:
⚡ Kadyrov is in a coma: the Main Intelligence Directorate confirmed information about the critical condition of the head of Chechnya, - ObozrevatelGUR representative Yusov told reporters that Kadyrov’s illnesses worsened, which led to a serious condition.

 

What a shame.

 

 

To clarify, I mean that it is a shame that he did not die sooner.

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#73230
6 minutes ago, The Dog said:
⚡ Kadyrov is in a coma: the Main Intelligence Directorate confirmed information about the critical condition of the head of Chechnya, - ObozrevatelGUR representative Yusov told reporters that Kadyrov’s illnesses worsened, which led to a serious condition.

 

SOMEBODY CALL HIS DOCT!!...oh, wait.

#73232
50 minutes ago, The Dog said:
⚡ Kadyrov is in a coma: the Main Intelligence Directorate confirmed information about the critical condition of the head of Chechnya, - ObozrevatelGUR representative Yusov told reporters that Kadyrov’s illnesses worsened, which led to a serious condition.

 

Episode 2 Whatever GIF

#73233
51 minutes ago, The Dog said:
⚡ Kadyrov is in a coma: the Main Intelligence Directorate confirmed information about the critical condition of the head of Chechnya, - ObozrevatelGUR representative Yusov told reporters that Kadyrov’s illnesses worsened, which led to a serious condition.

 

He has liver failure, right?

#73234
8 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

I'm sure his replacement will be his kid. 

That's surely what his ATTEMPTED replacement will be.

There will be competing claims.

#73235
That's surely what his ATTEMPTED replacement will be.
There will be competing claims.

Indeed.

And based on what we’ve seen of the kids, I’m guessing if they rise to power it’s as someone else’s puppet.
#73236
1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Chechnya devolving into an armed power struggle would be a real chef's kiss for this Russian fuckup.

Would there possibly be any other type of power struggle in Chechnya?

#73237
1 minute ago, Ghost of LL said:

Would there possibly be any other type of power struggle in Chechnya?

I dunno.  Could be some sort of "goat-off" or something.

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#73238
5 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I dunno.  Could be some sort of "goat-off" or something.

I don't think they're really worried about getting the goat off.

#73240
16 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I dunno.  Could be some sort of "goat-off" or something.

The goat off is in Meridian 

#73244
7 hours ago, Viper said:
English subtitles:https://t.co/fpHAr9Jw5A

 

 

There are two type of guys here on Surly: 

  1. The ones who would pull the pin and throw a sound grenade if they had one
  2. and liars 

 

#73245
2 hours ago, Bevo said:

He has liver failure, right?

yeah his liver failed to metabolize all the poison Putin put in his tea.

 

1 hour ago, Ghost of LL said:

I don't think they're really worried about getting the goat off.

goddamnit

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#73246

 

A Russian military truck kills a man at a pedestrian crossing in occupied Lugansk. 12.09.2023https://t.co/PcGSlxzUQ5

^Russia is a Zombie-Nation exhibit #455567

Mobilized Russians will not return home until the end of the warThis was announced by the Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrei Kartapolov.Back on September 9, he promised something completely different: the rotation of the mobilized was to take place at the…

^This will go over great, I'm sure!

#73247
3 hours ago, The Dog said:
⚡ Kadyrov is in a coma: the Main Intelligence Directorate confirmed information about the critical condition of the head of Chechnya, - ObozrevatelGUR representative Yusov told reporters that Kadyrov’s illnesses worsened, which led to a serious condition.

 

Many, many sad goats. 

#73248
34 minutes ago, MillerEP said:

^This will go over great, I'm sure!

So Putin's 3-day operation is going on nearly 570 days or so, and they just announced the mobilized will serve until the war is over.  Going to be a lot of surrenders, a lot of fragged officers.  And probably another round of people trying to escape.

 

#73249
38 minutes ago, MillerEP said:

 

A Russian military truck kills a man at a pedestrian crossing in occupied Lugansk. 12.09.2023https://t.co/PcGSlxzUQ5

^Russia is a Zombie-Nation exhibit #455567

Mobilized Russians will not return home until the end of the warThis was announced by the Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrei Kartapolov.Back on September 9, he promised something completely different: the rotation of the mobilized was to take place at the…

^This will go over great, I'm sure!

If Russia were a society of free people, this would cause popular sentiment to swing against continuing the war.

But since Russia is a society of slaves, . . . .

#73250
So Putin's 3-day operation is going on nearly 570 days or so, and they just announced the mobilized will serve until the war is over.  Going to be a lot of surrenders, a lot of fragged officers.  And probably another round of people trying to escape.
 

Good.

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