In other news...

I wonder if this will set the cat amongst the pigeons...

China offers backing to Hungary in security matters, law enforcement
http://kyivindependent.com/china-offers-backing-to-hungary-on-security-law-enforcement/

Hundreds of Ukrainian Troops Feared Captured or Missing in Chaotic Retreat
http://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/us/politics/ukraine-prisoners-avdiivka-russia.html
'The fall of Avdiivka to Russia may be more significant than it initially seemed as Ukraine struggles with morale and recruitment.'

>>Hundreds of Ukrainian troops may have been captured by advancing Russian units or disappeared during Ukraine’s chaotic retreat from the eastern city of Avdiivka, according to senior Western officials and soldiers fighting for Ukraine, a devastating loss that could deal a blow to already weakening morale.

The Russian capture of Avdiivka has emerged as a significant symbolic loss for Ukrainian troops, a sign of the battlefield impact of the failure of the U.S. Congress, so far, to approve more military assistance as dwindling supplies of artillery shells make it even harder to hold the line.

Estimates of how many Ukrainians were captured or missing vary, and a precise count may not be possible until Ukraine solidifies new defensive lines outside the city. But two soldiers with knowledge of Ukraine’s retreat estimated that 850 to 1,000 soldiers appear to have been captured or are unaccounted for. The Western officials said that range seemed accurate.

American officials say the loss of Avdiivka is not a significant strategic setback, arguing that Russian gains in eastern Ukraine will not necessarily lead to any collapse of Ukrainian lines and that Moscow is unlikely to be able to follow up with another major offensive.<<

Not sure that last bit of info is accurate:

The Russians Assembled An Army Of 200 Thousand For The Spring Offensive. Military Summary 2024.02.19
http://youtu.be/3BRYpbwduSI

- But I don't think they'll be going on any big arrow offensives just yet, just small positional advances in line with their current 'aggressive attrition' strategy.

Also, stupid Americans are just giving away their tech...
http://twitter.com/Sprinter99800/status/1760200112968491324
I bet the houthis jammed or took over the controls to capture it, just like the Iranians did to the 'Beast of Kandahar'.
The Iranians are pretty cluey figuring out technology.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/1209/Downed-US-drone-How-Iran-caught-the-beast

Baldrick,

No one cares what China offers, Hungary still needs to comply with EU rules.

As for the captured Ukrainian soldiers, Russia was losing more than 1000 soldiers per day storming the town as well as at least 7 front-line fighters in the last week (yes another SU34 was shot down last night). In fact, in capturing Avdivvka Russia lost more soldiers than men women and children that lived in the town.

Of the 100s of Russian prisoners taken recently many were old (>50) or sick and disabled.

Here is more information on another Russian battalion HIMARSed yesterday:

http://t.me/pilotblog/10061

With all their refineries blowing up Russia is losing this war.

"Putin calls up his Dad's army:

Russia 'will raise the age limit of military personnel by 20 YEARS to 70' as leader desperately looks for more troops to fight his war in Ukraine"

It looks as though Russia is running out of soldiers as Ukraine killed the last conscription intake.

http://www.rferl.org/a/russia-novosibirsk-coffins-soaring-losses-deaths-ukraine/32288107.html

No wonder Rusia is losing this war

Not saying it's all bs, but it all seems like a convenient distraction away from the loss of Avdeevka, some of it like the troop losses you frequently claim I certainly doubt.
How are they going to inflict the losses you claim when thy're running low on weapons and ammunition?
And Ukraine has lost several more villages since Avdeevka, Russia is advancing in many places across the front, Ukrainians have been running away.

You do realise that Ukraine has a vested interest in selling a good story regardless of events on the ground right?
They have to convince a skeptical West to continue arming Ukrainian troops and there isn't much left to give, that's why Ukraine is losing territory.

"In fact, in capturing Avdivvka Russia lost more soldiers than men women and children that lived in the town."
- Statements like this are what the losers tell themselves to try and cope with the loss, how many Ukrainian lives were lost just to lose Avdeevka anyway, which was THE MOST fortified town along the front line. At least Russian losses weren't for nothing, like the Ukrainians were.

Ukraine would've had an extra 60K to 70K troops for it's counteroffensive had it just withdrawn from Bakhmut earlier.
Ukraine blew the counteroffensive trying to defend what would be inevitably lost.
Even Australia's Mick Ryan was recently screaming for the Ukrainians to withdraw from Avdeevka sooner.

War in Ukraine Is Turning in Putin’s Favor After Months of Stalemate
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-21/putin-s-war-russia-s-attack-on-ukraine-enters-a-third-year-key-events

"Russia 'will raise the age limit of military personnel by 20 YEARS to 70' as leader desperately looks for more troops to fight his war in Ukraine"
- Let me know when the Russian MOD announces it, not British Intelligence to manipulate Russians on BBC world news and Radio Free Europe.

I told you months ago these Western CIA propagandists need to find a way to sell a defeat as a victory, and you've been consistent in falling for it.