Baldrick,

The few civilians killed in the attack on military positions Belgorad are a tiny fraction of those civilians deliberately targeted in Ukraine. Russia tried to bring this up at the UN and slapped down.

This is the Russian front line near Synkivka that you claimed Russia had captured months ago.

http://t.me/combat_ftg/5431

Notice the carpet of dead Russians and burnt-out Russian tanks and AFVs and here is an honest assessment by Russians of their prospects:

http://t.me/combat_ftg/5432

As for Russia winning the war, its offensives gained as much territory as the Ukrainian offensives in 2023 with Russia taking far higher casualties.

Here's also some facts:

The first F16s have not yet been delivered and will arrive with the first batch of trained Ukrainian pilots soon. What has been delivered is the supporting repair and maintenance equipment and munitions.

Russia has lost 20% of its remaining black sea fleet in the last 4 months, has lost 350,000 soldiers killed and badly wounded so far along with nearly 6000 tanks and 1000s of AFVs and plenty of aircraft and helicopters.

I see that a lone saboteur managed to burn a Russian Su34 to the ground.

Russia is losing this war.

The few civilians killed in the attack on military positions Belgorad are a tiny fraction of those civilians deliberately targeted in Ukraine.

We've been through this already you fool.

If Russia targets a residential building it will be because the Ukrainians probably have western mercenaries, or other Western military, intelligence or arm suppliers staying there; and sometimes you have dud missiles from air defence or others that missed their targets come down and land on residential buildings.

This is completely different to Ukraine doing it deliberately.
As they have been doing in Donetsk City for 8+ years.

How the hell does that work anyway?
Do we only count the made up Ukrainian civilian casualties and ignore the consistent and endless attacks on civilians by Team Ukraine.
- Like only 'your' made up civilian casualties matter, but not actual civilian casualties that Ukrainians target deliberately for 8 years they don't matter?

- Ah, I thought so.

Team USA do all this underhanded war crimes type stuff, even tell you hey we're going to send cluster bombs! Then Ukraine target civilians in Belgorod with cluster bombs... and you're like only those evil others do bad things, not the US and certainly not Israel.

The part you always miss SM is that you are a victim of western propaganda, the concept just doesn't even register with you, you think only those other 'evil' countries tell lies, meanwhile you gotta huge big soup spoon just shovelling down fresh warm servings of total bullshite.

If you want to get a perfect example of how to target civilians, look no further than your leader-of-a-terrorist-state mate Netanyahu.

That guy probably goes home each night and gets his jollies off thinking about how many Palestinian women and babies he murdered that day the sicko, probably similar deal with some of his other crazy right messianic cabinet.

I'm sure I heard him openly talking something along the lines of:
'This is what everything has been for', [implying:] that his whole purpose and career was dedicated to the task of ridding Israel of the Palestinians.

"The few civilians killed in the attack on military positions Belgorad are a tiny fraction of those civilians deliberately targeted in Ukraine."
- Military positions? Huh?
I thought the Ukrainians deliberately attacked a market (again)
[Rolls eyes]

Hi AC,

Russia is short of ammunition and equipment as well, and it does not seem to have made much of Ukraine's recant shortfall of munitions. Further, Ukraine seems to have made significant innovations, allowing rapid and effective targeting of troops and equipment near the front lines as well as negating the threat of artillery and more recently glide bombs. Russia has innovated as well, but "wonder weapons" like the tos flamethrower and terminator tend to get destroyed quickly if they are deployed on the front.

Ukraine's biggest advantage is its ability to accurately target far behind the front lines. The supply of more weapons to Ukraine will substantially enhance this advantage.

Baldrick,

You moron, Russia's strikes on Ukraine killed about 60 civilians none of which were anywhere near a military position. The Russians are as barbaric as Hamas. As declared in the UN, the attack on Belgorad was both justified and proportional.

I see that India and China are cutting back on Russian oil and are seeking bigger discounts. This ties in with shipping companies being heavily fined for buying oil at above the price cap.

I also see that Russia is desperately trying to recruit foreign fighters to replace their 360,000 killed or wounded, and their tank and armoured vehicle storages are rapidly emptying to try and replace the 6000 tanks and 11000 armoured vehicles that Russia has lost over the last 22 months not to mention the 100s of aircraft and helicopters lost.

I also see that Russia has burnt through most of its financial reserves in 2023 and is still running a monthly budget deficit of about US15bn. Russia's oil and gas revenues have dropped by about 70% since 2021, inflation is soaring, its domestic air fleet is falling apart and its people are fleeing the country.

2024 is looking far worse for Russia, and already queues for food are starting.

Russia is losing this war.

"As declared in the UN, the attack on Belgorad was both justified and proportional."

Ukraine attacks a residential area with cluster bombs and the UN says it was justified and proportional?

Link to article please.

"I also see that Russia is desperately trying to recruit foreign fighters to replace their 360,000 killed or wounded, and their tank and armoured vehicle storages are rapidly emptying to try and replace the 6000 tanks and 11000 armoured vehicles that Russia has lost over the last 22 months not to mention the 100s of aircraft and helicopters lost."

Lol, Ukraine is dragging women away at gunpoint and sending them to the front after a few short weeks of training which is insufficent to prepare them to defend themselves on the battlefield.

They are being sent to slaughter.
The Ukrainians are not friends of the West.
They are just a tool the West can use to try and hurt Putin.

Meanwhile Russians have 42,000 people volunteer for military service every month.

Russians have a saying 'Thank you Joe Biden'
They are grateful for the sanctions as they could never have gotten the economic growth and decoupling from the West otherwise.

The Russian Maccas is doing way better than the real one, Russia got the entire food chain dropped in it's lap.

The west are so entirely stupid.
They encouraged those companies to leave,
They thought they could create a political crisis that would oust Putin.

Europeans are the dumbest human beings on the planet.

Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama start a war with Assad and millions of Syrians and other Middle Easterners pour into Europe.

Does Europe say anything at all to the US for creating the problem?
Hell No.
US blows up Nordstream pipeline, which deindustrialises Europe.
Do they say anything?
Hell No.

Shultz is standing up there next to Biden not saying a damn word while Biden lies through his teeth.