This isn't true. HIMARS has been found to be not very effective against Russia's air defense systems. There is a reason why Turkey who is not allied with Russia choose to purchase Russia's air defense system over the US's.. because its far superior.
That must be why Ukraine's in full retreat. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-n...mars-opened-door-ukraines-liberation-kherson/
www.thenationalnews.com
www.businessinsider.com
www.globaldefensecorp.com
ukrainetoday.org
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www.the-american-interest.com
nordicmonitor.com
There is not enough anti air to shield from such massive rocket strikes. 15 power grid objects damaged or destroyed. Along with some civilian houses and a Polish tractor. Several regions blacked out completely. We’ll see if we can rebuild. In my house we got the power back.
Nothing is going to happen.
Oh no, I'll go to thought jail once they discover I laughed at that.
You're right Ukraine should retreat. They have upwards of 300,000 casualties. Which is what gets left out of reports of their counter offensives. This isn't a war its a slaughter. It seems Russia does their best to preserve their most important resource by organized retreats. Too bad we can't say the same of Ukraine.That must be why Ukraine's in full retreat. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-n...mars-opened-door-ukraines-liberation-kherson/
Ukraine's Himars rockets can now target Crimea
Fall of Kherson brings Russian-annexed territory into range, former US commander says
Russia has failed to destroy a single HIMARS launcher to date, but Ukraine still needs more artillery: report
No weapon system has had as big an impact on the fighting in Ukraine as the HIMARS — especially given Russia's inability to level the playing field.Hard To Kill: Why HIMARS Is So Difficult To Intercept?
HIMARS rocket artillery supplied by the US to Ukraine has proven its power on the battlefield, making the Russian army struggle to cope. Using all the heavy and long-range weaponry available, including HIMARS, Ukraine began a campaign that has destroyed 50 fuel and munition depots in occupied...No evidence Russians have ever intercepted HIMARS projectiles - analysts - Ukraine Today .org
The US handed over the first HIMARS to Ukraine back in June. Western experts have not found evidence of cases of interception by Russian invaders of HIMARS shells , with which the Armed Forces of Ukraine “carry out” the warehouses and bases of the enemy. This is stated in the report of the...
Clearly, reports from TASS are more reliable: https://tass.com/politics/1501747
No missile system is infallible, but Himars seems to being performing to spec in combat. BTW Turkey ordered the Russian S-400 missile system in 2017 before current demonstrations of Himars performance. Maybe, Turkey struck a cheap deal.
Turkey accused Russia of fraud, discloses fatal flaws in Russian-made S-400 SAM system, calling it a “chimney”
Turkey conducted its first test of its Russian-made S-400 last November against US-made F-16 fighter aircraft, flouting NATO's admonishments about the air-defense system just days before a summit of the alliance's leaders. Read More Casualties of S-400 Deal: Turkish Albayraklar Defence...
I wonder if Russia sweetened the deal?
The Corruption of Recep Tayyip Erdogan - The American Interest
The testimony of a Turkish banker in a federal court points to enormous corruption at the center of Turkish politics.
Qatari intelligence paid Erdoğan deputy $65 million bribe to fast-track military deal with Turkey - Nordic Monitor
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Every single source I can find online, including Al Jazeera, put casualty estimates at roughly 100k for each side. Where are you getting 300k from?
300k is a silly number. Note that Russians had to mass mobilize after half a year of the conflict. We didn’t. And we’re still on the offensive. Currently we don’t need to retreat anywhere on strategic level. I don’t know how you put together your picture of this war but you can discard it because it’s a fantasy.
Russia treats its conscripts as cannon fodder. Why would they have to buy their own body armour on the black market, if the Army cared about them? Officers abandon them on the front line and high tail it for the rear.
A few months ago the Ukranian govt released casualty numbers and they were at 280,000. Now it must be upwards of at least 300,000. The US state dept had similar estimates. Russia's casualties was estimated at 90,000 which is probably way too high an estimate.
It is a silly number. I feel for you. I really do. Truth is your country got in bed with the wrong girl (NATO) and now you're paying the price for it. It's a shame and never needed to happen.
Typically when someone asks for a source the expectation is that one will answer with a link or a reference of some kind that will enable the reader to double check the claim that is being made. How would you suggest I do that here?
That never happened. I called the numbers silly because they are made up by some loon on Reddit. And I will predict that you will not be able to link to an official source because lizardmen erased it from the internet.
Before 2014 less than 15% of the population were pro nato. Even after Russian incursion in Crimea and Donbas it was still less than 40%. Now it’s probably higher but the truth is that before the invasion there was neither popular support for joining nato, nor political will, nor real steps in that direction.
Truth is I don't care if you take me seriously. That's none of my concern. Enjoy your war.
I don't know where your from. Get a vpn.
Get a VPN to do what? You didn't share a link.
The Ukrainian armed forces have never even been estimated that high. Perhaps about 200,000 at the start of the war.
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Biden said Ukraine air defence missile responsible for Poland blast - NATO source
U.S. President Joe Biden told G7 and NATO partners that a missile blast in eastern Poland was caused by a Ukrainian air defence missile, a NATO source told Reuters on Wednesday.
Still only unattributed leaks ATM
www.theguardian.com
It's funny how Zelensky still denies it. Not good optics for his and Ukraine's trustworthiness, despite the West's high tolerance for Ukrainian propaganda.
