Russia vs Ukraine anyone watching this ignite?

[Vodnik4]

Well, that was a long time ago. Some of the lessons may have been forgotten. SOme of the Russian Army commanders may have been arrogant and underestimated their enemy, weapons and tactics. In WW2 the Germans were often under orders not to give up territory so it was somewhat easier to overwhelm them iwht numbers. It's not clear to me that the Russians today had the same overwhelming numbers on their side. I don't have any insight to the tactics of the Ukraine Army, but they may have been allowed to defend flexibly. Hit a Russian column in the front, force them to deploy to attack, then fall back and snipe from the sides, and do it all over again a few kilometers down the road.

My understanding of that from non-historian view:
During WWII, the first part (‘41-‘42) the Red Army was numerically superior, better armed , and was fighting a defensive war on its own territory, and still had their asses handed to them because their command structure and tactics were inferior. They improved by “survivor effect” — good commanders survived, learned, and adopted more decentralized tactics with combined arms. And Stalin let them make their own decisions. Then they rolled the Germans back.
Current Russian army is like pre-war Red Army — bored untrained conscripts, unprofessional officers. They have cool toys, but don’t know how to use them effectively. Power and decisions concentrated at the top again, for political power.
The Ukrainians recently underwent military modernization, using the latest Western tactics of combined arms and independent units.

 

[smokingman]

2 year US Treasury auction just over an hour ago.

worst 2-year rate of return in its history (-17.7%) ....or the cost of losing our reserve currency status and current sanctions combined(this is the start of seeing the effect in markets,but just the start).

Treasury Bonds ETF Teetering After Worst 2 Years In History | Investing.com

Bonds Analysis by Chris Kimble covering: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF. Read Chris Kimble's latest article on Investing.com

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*side note Biden/WH media now using the term famine instead of food shortages....of course the mainstream press followed along instantly.

White House is worried about famine overseas due to Russia-Ukraine war, economic advisor says

"We're working with our international aid agencies to ensure there's some humanitarian aid," Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse told CNBC.

www.cnbc.com

 

[oze]

That incident isn't lining people up, kneeling them down and shooting them in the back of the head.

Like the NKVD butchers:

Katyn Massacre | Soviet War Crimes, Polish History [1940]

Katyn Massacre, mass execution of Polish military officers by the Soviet Union during World War II. The discovery of the massacre precipitated the severance of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the Polish government-in-exile in London. After Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union

www.britannica.com

 

[Mikey1911]

Like the NKVD butchers:

Katyn Massacre | Soviet War Crimes, Polish History [1940]

Katyn Massacre, mass execution of Polish military officers by the Soviet Union during World War II. The discovery of the massacre precipitated the severance of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the Polish government-in-exile in London. After Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union

www.britannica.com

Was Stalin's NKVD just following Russian standard operating procedures at Katyn, or are today's Putinistas just following Soviet SOP?

Or is it the other way around, in reverse??

 

[actaeon277]

My understanding of that from non-historian view:
During WWII, the first part (‘41-‘42) the Red Army was numerically superior, better armed , and was fighting a defensive war on its own territory, and still had their asses handed to them because their command structure and tactics were inferior. They improved by “survivor effect” — good commanders survived, learned, and adopted more decentralized tactics with combined arms. And Stalin let them make their own decisions. Then they rolled the Germans back.
Current Russian army is like pre-war Red Army — bored untrained conscripts, unprofessional officers. They have cool toys, but don’t know how to use them effectively. Power and decisions concentrated at the top again, for political power.
The Ukrainians recently underwent military modernization, using the latest Western tactics of combined arms and independent units.

And the modern Russian army doesn't have those numbers they used to have.

 

[BigMoose]

Institute for the Study of War

Russian forces continued to reposition to continue their invasion in eastern and southern Ukraine, having abandoned the attack on Kyiv. They have largely completed their withdrawal from the Kyiv area and are reportedly redeploying some of the withdrawn

www.understandingwar.org

Not too many changes. Maripol still holding, new Russian push not moved much.

Russia may send some forces from the Kyiv/Sumy front home..

 

[Wolfhound]

2 year US Treasury auction just over an hour ago.

worst 2-year rate of return in its history (-17.7%) ....or the cost of losing our reserve currency status and current sanctions combined(this is the start of seeing the effect in markets,but just the start).

Treasury Bonds ETF Teetering After Worst 2 Years In History | Investing.com

Bonds Analysis by Chris Kimble covering: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF. Read Chris Kimble's latest article on Investing.com

www.investing.com

*side note Biden/WH media now using the term famine instead of food shortages....of course the mainstream press followed along instantly.

White House is worried about famine overseas due to Russia-Ukraine war, economic advisor says

"We're working with our international aid agencies to ensure there's some humanitarian aid," Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse told CNBC.

www.cnbc.com

I am not fully understanding the bond return rate. Why would anyone invest in a bond that yields a negative rate. If the US was having trouble selling bonds wouldn't the interest rate go up? What's the deal?

 

[rooster]

That incident isn't lining people up, kneeling them down and shooting them in the back of the head.

i think you’re missing the point.

I am not fully understanding the bond return rate. Why would anyone invest in a bond that yields a negative rate. If the US was having trouble selling bonds wouldn't the interest rate go up? What's the deal?

Bonds are safer than stocks.

 

[BigMoose]

Former Warsaw Pact, now Nato states continue to take the opportunity to hand over communist era weaponry to the Ukrainians.

 

[rooster]

Former Warsaw Pact, now Nato states continue to take the opportunity to hand over communist era weaponry to the Ukrainians.

And while they wait for us to backfill replacements the whole of Europe finds itself vulnerable.

Not saying it won’t work but it’s definitely a gamble.

 

[Bigtanker]

Part 2

Russia vs. Ukraine Part 2

Time for part 2 Part 1 below. https://www.indianagunowners.com/threads/russia-vs-ukraine-anyone-watching-this-ignite.505760/

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