Russia’s issue is that it is effectively seeing a drain on its troop numbers (I.e. losses) while the Ukrainians have, in effect, seen a significant increase in their numbers (recruits, foreign legion… (View Post)

What’s more is that the Ukrainians have been effectively “upgrading” at the very least their tank force. Most of their losses have been T-64s while they have been capturing much better models (View Post)

I've moved more to this position. I think Putin is essentially playing the game of "mad vs bad" but, from everything so far, when the West responds, he is all bluster. Publicising you are s… (View Post)

One thought on potential Russian losses. Unlike their intel regarding when the Russian invasion would come, the western intel agencies seem to be far less confident regarding Russian losses. The Amer… (View Post)

The biggest ally in stopping the war may actually be China. For a start - and this is why the Russians won't go nuke even if they wanted to in a limited sense - what the Chinese certainly do not want… (View Post)