>When we arrived on the [eastern] bank, the enemy were waiting. Russians we managed to capture said *their forces were tipped off about our landing* so when we got there, they knew exactly where to find us
That’s not good. It’s unclear (to me at least) the time period being discussed. The initial river crossings months ago or more recent operations.
“War is Hell” I think I heard that somewhere.
You are not immune to propaganda.
Feels bad for Ukraine fighters, their politicians pretend everything is okay while they get mauled on the frontline.
Meanwhile the West is taking their sweet time getting Ukraine anything because none of them are actually prepared for wartime production. Give any more equipment and their own stockpiles can become compromised.
Even the handful or so of F-16s that everyone hypes will not break this stalemate. Small numbers of equipment will just attrit away in a matter of days.
Ukraine needs mass, they need numbers, they need more quantity.
What happens if NATO, for example, does not achieve air superiority and cannot fulfill its doctrine of rapid, decisive maneuver for victory?
It turns into a slog, just like this one.
> When we arrived on the [eastern] bank, the enemy were waiting. Russians we managed to capture said their forces were tipped off about our landing so when we got there, they knew exactly where to find us.
> We paid for a lot of our own kit – buying generators, power banks and warm clothes ourselves.
> There are a lot of young guys among us. We need people, but trained people, not the green ones we have there now. There are guys who had spent just three weeks in training, and only managed to shoot a few times. It’s a total nightmare. A year ago, I wouldn’t have said that, but now, sorry, I’m fed up.
> No-one knows the goals. Many believe that the command simply abandoned us. The guys believe that our presence had more political than military significance. But we just did our job and didn’t get into strategy.
We can cheer and hype up but reality is quite grim. I won’t be surprised about apathy among family members and social circle of Ukrainian soldiers. You may thank corruption and incompetence on political circles, and Western reticence for that.
End putin! Ukraine needs help to stop this international terrorist.
I have not met a soldier yet, that has describe war as sunshine and unicorns.
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>When we arrived on the [eastern] bank, the enemy were waiting. Russians we managed to capture said *their forces were tipped off about our landing* so when we got there, they knew exactly where to find us
That’s not good. It’s unclear (to me at least) the time period being discussed. The initial river crossings months ago or more recent operations.
“War is Hell” I think I heard that somewhere.
You are not immune to propaganda.
Feels bad for Ukraine fighters, their politicians pretend everything is okay while they get mauled on the frontline.
Meanwhile the West is taking their sweet time getting Ukraine anything because none of them are actually prepared for wartime production. Give any more equipment and their own stockpiles can become compromised.
Even the handful or so of F-16s that everyone hypes will not break this stalemate. Small numbers of equipment will just attrit away in a matter of days.
Ukraine needs mass, they need numbers, they need more quantity.
What happens if NATO, for example, does not achieve air superiority and cannot fulfill its doctrine of rapid, decisive maneuver for victory?
It turns into a slog, just like this one.
> When we arrived on the [eastern] bank, the enemy were waiting. Russians we managed to capture said their forces were tipped off about our landing so when we got there, they knew exactly where to find us.
> We paid for a lot of our own kit – buying generators, power banks and warm clothes ourselves.
> There are a lot of young guys among us. We need people, but trained people, not the green ones we have there now. There are guys who had spent just three weeks in training, and only managed to shoot a few times. It’s a total nightmare. A year ago, I wouldn’t have said that, but now, sorry, I’m fed up.
> No-one knows the goals. Many believe that the command simply abandoned us. The guys believe that our presence had more political than military significance. But we just did our job and didn’t get into strategy.
We can cheer and hype up but reality is quite grim. I won’t be surprised about apathy among family members and social circle of Ukrainian soldiers. You may thank corruption and incompetence on political circles, and Western reticence for that.
End putin! Ukraine needs help to stop this international terrorist.
I have not met a soldier yet, that has describe war as sunshine and unicorns.