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37 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Asset hoarding among the wealthy will begin to fight the cold. Don't think the middle class and poor wont notice the running generators the rich can afford to source and the lights = heat on in their homes. Mean while they are cold in the dark. That video above mentioned it, you can't spin that knowledge and day to day reality out of existing with propaganda.

Not just the rich, but the middle-class bureaucrats that are skimming fuel and funds.  Blackout curtains don’t cover up the sounds of generators on the balcony.

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2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Not just the rich, but the middle-class bureaucrats that are skimming fuel and funds.  Blackout curtains don’t cover up the sounds of generators on the balcony.

Nope, the reason I noted generators first. I have a whole house generator and I know everyone in my "hollar" can hear it when it kicks on. Tennessee grid likes to compete with Texas grid for "How can it suck so bad" trophies. 

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Countries like South Africa and Serbia f i n a l l y turning away from Russia has to mean good things. Regardless of the outcome in Ukraine, I don’t see how Russia’s global influence isn’t crippled or effectively dead afterwards

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https://mickryan.substack.com/p/ukraine-dispatch-5-ukraines-new-directorate

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/contributors/articles/mick-ryan
 

A key observation is that the frontline is now at a point of 'drone saturation.' Now, within 15km of the front line, vehicle movement is difficult to impossible. Infantry soldiers must march to their positions for 10-15km. When armoured vehicles and artillery are deployed, these can be subject to up to 40 attacks per platform per day.

Ukraine has invested in decoys and deception activities, and every HQ is now buried deep underground. The re-birth of modern deception is an important lesson from Ukraine, albeit an old one re-learned.

https://www.newamerica.org/future-security/reports/the-future-of-deception-in-war/

The question however is whether this saturated environment, which has built up over three and half years, is possible elsewhere? In non-contiguous theatres like the Pacific, it might be difficult to achieve this level of saturation, at least in a short period of time. This offers opportunities, but also may see ISR gaps for an adversary to exploit.

Despite this saturated drone environment, infantry is more important than ever to seize and hold ground. An indication of this is that while every Ukrainian brigade has 1-2 drone battalions, they all retain 3-5 infantry battalions as well. Drones are not replacing soldiers but extending and complementing their capabilities.

Really good stuff at the links and rest of tweet thread

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I saw a post here, or a post linked to a post here, that had an interview w/ Konstantin Samoilov from Inside Russia. I couldn't find it again, so I reposted it. I know others have posted Konstantin's opinions here, so I listened to this.

This is a very informative podcast. It's long, 68 minutes, something good to have playing in the background while you're doing other things. But listen to, it's well worth the time, or just read the rest of this post, 2-3 minutes tops.

(Re: the 2nd Interview in the post regarding Pokrovsk, I haven't listened to it yet., but I think I disagree w/ Pokrovsk importance. More later.)

"Putin never planned for a long war. The invasion was meant to last a few days. Ukraine was the red line. That’s what Russian policymakers had warned the U.S. about for years.

The idea was to send troops in, topple the government, draw the line, and leave. But that plan failed. Instead of a quick operation, Putin got stuck in a war he can’t win, one that has drained his military and isolated Russia from the world.

Power grids exploding. Soldiers unpaid. Cities running on generators.
Putin says Russia’s economy is untouchable. Konstantin from Inside Russia says that’s a lie.

He lived it, and what he describes sounds less like strength and more like survival on borrowed time.

We cover:

•⁠  ⁠Why Western sanctions are finally cutting off the oxygen
•⁠  ⁠How oil giants like Rosneft and Lukoil are scrambling for cash
•⁠  ⁠What life looks like when prices rise and supplies vanish overnight
•⁠  ⁠Why Russia’s best engineers and developers are leaving faster than they can be replaced
•⁠  ⁠And how one wrong move could send the entire system crashing

Konstantin says Russia’s economy isn’t dying quietly.
It’s bleeding out in real time, and Putin can’t stop it.

02:02 – “Moscow is not Russia,” wealth versus decay beyond the capital
03:55 – From wild 90s freedom to Putin’s tightening grip
05:47 – The social contract: stay quiet and live comfortably
07:09 – The invasion ends that contract overnight
07:20 – The economic panic as companies flee
08:30 – Competing narratives: collapse or resilience
09:17 – How Russia stumbled into a war it did not plan for
10:50 – Shock and chaos among Russian officials
12:55 – Propaganda scrambles to invent justifications
14:30 – The instant exodus of Western companies
16:30 – Ikea, Apple, McDonald’s, and the first wave of panic
17:28 – Russia forbids dollar withdrawals to stop the run
18:40 – How Putin’s “war economy” kept the system alive
19:16 – Oil prices surge, saving Russia for two years
20:22 – Who blew up Nord Stream and who benefited most
21:04 – Why the U.S. gained as Europe lost Russian gas
22:19 – Decades of cheap energy end overnight
23:28 – How Russia gave Europe’s market to America
24:11 – The self-inflicted wound that wrecked Gazprom’s future
25:25 – The economic unraveling begins
26:25 – The perfect storm of sanctions, exodus, and brain drain
28:05 – Millions leave, the professionals among them
29:10 – War spending drains the “savings account”
30:12 – Putin’s reserves are drying up
31:48 – GDP myths and fake data inside Russia
32:25 – The illusion of growth built on war production
33:44 – Military factories slow and layoffs begin
35:03 – “The party’s over,” Russia hits zero growth
35:45 – Why Putin still refuses to end the war
37:29 – The Titanic analogy: lights on, hull already flooded
40:00 – Blackouts, shortages, and the slow collapse
42:00 – Siemens leaves, turbines fail, power plants decay
43:12 – Why China cannot replace Western tech
44:40 – The lagging effect of sanctions now hitting home
45:10 – Putin escalates war as protests begin to spread
46:50 – Early sparks of unrest across Russian cities
47:55 – Prices soar, infrastructure breaks down
49:01 – Fear inside Putin’s own circle grows
50:36 – Why he cannot stop the war without losing power
52:05 – The danger of returning soldiers and shrinking spoils
52:58 – Why the “territory win” is a poisoned prize
54:30 – Putin’s miscalculation as NATO grows stronger
56:20 – Mario challenges NATO’s role and the red line argument
57:55 – Konstantin’s rebuttal: “Diplomacy, not invasion”
59:03 – The myth of NATO encirclement
01:01:46 – How Putin turned NATO from partner to enemy for politics
01:03:02 – Why he really invaded Ukraine: falling ratings and stagnation
01:05:33 – The plan for a quick regime change gone wrong
01:06:52 – “He wanted control, not blood,” but the war trapped him
01:07:29 – Mario proposes future debates with data-driven experts"

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1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:


https://mickryan.substack.com/p/ukraine-dispatch-5-ukraines-new-directorate

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/contributors/articles/mick-ryan
 

A key observation is that the frontline is now at a point of 'drone saturation.' Now, within 15km of the front line, vehicle movement is difficult to impossible. Infantry soldiers must march to their positions for 10-15km. When armoured vehicles and artillery are deployed, these can be subject to up to 40 attacks per platform per day.

Ukraine has invested in decoys and deception activities, and every HQ is now buried deep underground. The re-birth of modern deception is an important lesson from Ukraine, albeit an old one re-learned.

https://www.newamerica.org/future-security/reports/the-future-of-deception-in-war/

The question however is whether this saturated environment, which has built up over three and half years, is possible elsewhere? In non-contiguous theatres like the Pacific, it might be difficult to achieve this level of saturation, at least in a short period of time. This offers opportunities, but also may see ISR gaps for an adversary to exploit.

Despite this saturated drone environment, infantry is more important than ever to seize and hold ground. An indication of this is that while every Ukrainian brigade has 1-2 drone battalions, they all retain 3-5 infantry battalions as well. Drones are not replacing soldiers but extending and complementing their capabilities.

Really good stuff at the links and rest of tweet thread

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12 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

"Orban said the only ones supporting peace in the Ukraine situation are “the United States and little Hungary in Europe.”

 

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I mean, in this instance, Trump isn't technically wrong. It all depends on who specifically one is referring to when using "Russians" and how one define the word "want". 

-edit please note sarcasm tags prior to forcing on a maga hat on my head.

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16 minutes ago, Parliament said:

WW 1.1

Eh.. I would personally align the tech advances closer to rockets, radar and jet engines of WWII. All of them critical but never a replacement for men with guns. (A-bomb was the biggest tech leap but I'm addressing land acquisitions and those don't work so well in that pursuit) The battlefield will continue to evolve even past what we are now seeing with drones and missles into mechanized artillery/heavy weapons to name just one but those need materials and maintenance to function. The core of war always has been and always will be supply lines and even with technology the capability to run them and keep them running will require humans for the foreseeable future. 

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Russia does not intend and has not intended to attack #NATO or #EU countries. We have repeatedly stated our readiness to formalize mutual security guarantees with the United States and the alliance. However, these proposals have been rejected. So let me ask who is the one who really does not want peace? 

At the 1120th #FSC plenary meeting 5 November 2025

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5 hours ago, PTINS said:

I saw a post here, or a post linked to a post here, that had an interview w/ Konstantin Samoilov from Inside Russia. I couldn't find it again, so I reposted it. I know others have posted Konstantin's opinions here, so I listened to this.

This is a very informative podcast. It's long, 68 minutes, something good to have playing in the background while you're doing other things. But listen to, it's well worth the time, or just read the rest of this post, 2-3 minutes tops.

(Re: the 2nd Interview in the post regarding Pokrovsk, I haven't listened to it yet., but I think I disagree w/ Pokrovsk importance. More later.)

"Putin never planned for a long war. The invasion was meant to last a few days. Ukraine was the red line. That’s what Russian policymakers had warned the U.S. about for years.

The idea was to send troops in, topple the government, draw the line, and leave. But that plan failed. Instead of a quick operation, Putin got stuck in a war he can’t win, one that has drained his military and isolated Russia from the world.

Power grids exploding. Soldiers unpaid. Cities running on generators.
Putin says Russia’s economy is untouchable. Konstantin from Inside Russia says that’s a lie.

He lived it, and what he describes sounds less like strength and more like survival on borrowed time.

We cover:

•⁠  ⁠Why Western sanctions are finally cutting off the oxygen
•⁠  ⁠How oil giants like Rosneft and Lukoil are scrambling for cash
•⁠  ⁠What life looks like when prices rise and supplies vanish overnight
•⁠  ⁠Why Russia’s best engineers and developers are leaving faster than they can be replaced
•⁠  ⁠And how one wrong move could send the entire system crashing

Konstantin says Russia’s economy isn’t dying quietly.
It’s bleeding out in real time, and Putin can’t stop it.

02:02 – “Moscow is not Russia,” wealth versus decay beyond the capital
03:55 – From wild 90s freedom to Putin’s tightening grip
05:47 – The social contract: stay quiet and live comfortably
07:09 – The invasion ends that contract overnight
07:20 – The economic panic as companies flee
08:30 – Competing narratives: collapse or resilience
09:17 – How Russia stumbled into a war it did not plan for
10:50 – Shock and chaos among Russian officials
12:55 – Propaganda scrambles to invent justifications
14:30 – The instant exodus of Western companies
16:30 – Ikea, Apple, McDonald’s, and the first wave of panic
17:28 – Russia forbids dollar withdrawals to stop the run
18:40 – How Putin’s “war economy” kept the system alive
19:16 – Oil prices surge, saving Russia for two years
20:22 – Who blew up Nord Stream and who benefited most
21:04 – Why the U.S. gained as Europe lost Russian gas
22:19 – Decades of cheap energy end overnight
23:28 – How Russia gave Europe’s market to America
24:11 – The self-inflicted wound that wrecked Gazprom’s future
25:25 – The economic unraveling begins
26:25 – The perfect storm of sanctions, exodus, and brain drain
28:05 – Millions leave, the professionals among them
29:10 – War spending drains the “savings account”
30:12 – Putin’s reserves are drying up
31:48 – GDP myths and fake data inside Russia
32:25 – The illusion of growth built on war production
33:44 – Military factories slow and layoffs begin
35:03 – “The party’s over,” Russia hits zero growth
35:45 – Why Putin still refuses to end the war
37:29 – The Titanic analogy: lights on, hull already flooded
40:00 – Blackouts, shortages, and the slow collapse
42:00 – Siemens leaves, turbines fail, power plants decay
43:12 – Why China cannot replace Western tech
44:40 – The lagging effect of sanctions now hitting home
45:10 – Putin escalates war as protests begin to spread
46:50 – Early sparks of unrest across Russian cities
47:55 – Prices soar, infrastructure breaks down
49:01 – Fear inside Putin’s own circle grows
50:36 – Why he cannot stop the war without losing power
52:05 – The danger of returning soldiers and shrinking spoils
52:58 – Why the “territory win” is a poisoned prize
54:30 – Putin’s miscalculation as NATO grows stronger
56:20 – Mario challenges NATO’s role and the red line argument
57:55 – Konstantin’s rebuttal: “Diplomacy, not invasion”
59:03 – The myth of NATO encirclement
01:01:46 – How Putin turned NATO from partner to enemy for politics
01:03:02 – Why he really invaded Ukraine: falling ratings and stagnation
01:05:33 – The plan for a quick regime change gone wrong
01:06:52 – “He wanted control, not blood,” but the war trapped him
01:07:29 – Mario proposes future debates with data-driven experts"

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Nawfal runs a lot of propaganda for Russia.

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As winter approaches and Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system intensify, a small unit from the 3rd Army Corps spends sleepless nights hunting long-range Shahed drones on the front line in Kharkiv Oblast — before they reach Ukrainian cities.

 

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12 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Those Russians that died in that helicopter crash...almost stuck the landing.

 

Don't understand why he did not put it down. Even in the water. 

"Sergei, we have no tail rotor."

"It is cool Yuri, I am going to climb." 

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5 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

Don't understand why he did not put it down. Even in the water. 

"Sergei, we have no tail rotor."

"It is cool Yuri, I am going to climb." 

That one does not actually have a tail rotor, it's got the counter-rotating props. They don't seem aware it was broken off initially.

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1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said:

That one does not actually have a tail rotor, it's got the counter-rotating props. They don't seem aware it was broken off initially.

I know, but more fun with my story. 

 I would never get in one. Have flown in a few Ruskie designed choppers. Never liked it. 

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Russia continues to waste bombs on civilian buildings.

Ukraine continues to waste Russian soldiers/vehicles.  Really can't comprehend what that must be like - no longer of being able to let your guard down in areas you control.

 

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Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg writes in his memoirs he refused President Zelensky's February 2022 request for a no-fly zone over Ukraine because NATO would have had to strike Russian air defenses in Belarus and Russia, risking direct war. He called ending that phone call painful.

Jens Stoltenberg feared Nato would collapse under his leadership

Nato’s former secretary-general has described the “painful moment” in February 2022 when he refused President Zelensky’s desperate plea to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine.

Jens Stoltenberg said he feared their conversation might be the last phone call the president would make.

“We all feared for the life of President Zelensky and his family,” he said. “He called me from a bunker in Kyiv with Russian tanks just up the road. And he said: ‘I accept you’re not sending in Nato ground troops, though I disagree. But please close the airspace. Prevent the Russian planes, drones and helicopters from flying and attacking us.’

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Stoltenberg said he had told Zelensky: “I understand why you’re asking for this. But it will not happen, because if Nato is going to close the airspace of Ukraine, the first thing we have to do is take out Russian air defence systems in Belarus and Russia, as we cannot fly in over Ukrainian airspace with Russian air defence missiles targeting Nato planes.

“And if there is a Russian plane or helicopter in the air, we have to shoot it down and then we are in full war between Nato and Russia. And we’re not willing to do that.

 

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he is ready to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio but insists Moscow will not budge on its demands for ending the war, Reuters reports. Russia is waiting for Washington to confirm that August's Anchorage summit agreements still stand.

Russia's Lavrov: I am ready to meet Rubio | Reuters

  • Lavrov: no legal way to take Russian sovereign assets
  • US is considering Putin's nuclear deal proposal
  • Russian Ukraine proposal is based on Putin's 2024 offer
  • Russia will not give up regions it controls - Lavrov

Ultimately, this is probably why Russia is willing to kill or wound 120,000 men to take a city that formerly had 60,000. They are trying to get as much territory as possible for the bargaining table.  And they sell it to the Russian people by saying it was paid for with Russian blood.

Best Summary: "I'm ready to meet as long as you give me everything I demand."

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On 11/8/2025 at 10:49 AM, BurntEyes said:

Eh.. I would personally align the tech advances closer to rockets, radar and jet engines of WWII. All of them critical but never a replacement for men with guns. (A-bomb was the biggest tech leap but I'm addressing land acquisitions and those don't work so well in that pursuit) The battlefield will continue to evolve even past what we are now seeing with drones and missles into mechanized artillery/heavy weapons to name just one but those need materials and maintenance to function. The core of war always has been and always will be supply lines and even with technology the capability to run them and keep them running will require humans for the foreseeable future. 

I've always wondered what percentage of the military is logistics versus front line soldiers. For instance, in the Revolution, probably 90% of the military was a front line was in the actual shooting part. With a few medical people, maybe intelligence that weren't in the actual line of fire

Versus say deploying a SEAL Team now. 16 actual shooters with the entire weight of the armed forces, CIA, NSO, satellites, insertion and retrieval personnel, ect that support them. 

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he is ready to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio but insists Moscow will not budge on its demands for ending the war, Reuters reports. Russia is waiting for Washington to confirm that August's Anchorage summit agreements still stand.
Russia's Lavrov: I am ready to meet Rubio | Reuters
  • Lavrov: no legal way to take Russian sovereign assets
  • US is considering Putin's nuclear deal proposal
  • Russian Ukraine proposal is based on Putin's 2024 offer
  • Russia will not give up regions it controls - Lavrov
Ultimately, this is probably why Russia is willing to kill or wound 120,000 men to take a city that formerly had 60,000. They are trying to get as much territory as possible for the bargaining table.  And they sell it to the Russian people by saying it was paid for with Russian blood.
Best Summary: "I'm ready to meet as long as you give me everything I demand."

….which is the exact “negotiation” position that our own POTUS is using at home, right now. So, they do speak the same language.
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Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB)claimed Thursday that it crippled Ukraine’s ability to launch strikes deep inside Russia after it carried out a special operation along with the Defense Ministry against Ukrainian missile production facilities.

The FSB said it had discovered the locations of buildings and air defense systems involved in the production and protection of Ukraine’s Sapsan ballistic missile system, also known by its export designation Hrim-2, in the Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

The intelligence agency said the sites were struck by the Russian Armed Forces, eliminating both the threat of Ukrainian missile strikes deep inside Russian territory and the “technical base” for the missile’s production capacity.

An FSB map published by Russian state news agencies claimed to show the potential range of Sapsan/Hrim-2 missiles, which includes the Moscow region and the rest of central Russia, as well as its key ally Belarus.

i’m sure that it wasn’t good for Ukraine.  I’m also sure that I’m not gonna take Russian state media’s word for it.   We shall see.  Hey Britain - those additional storm shadows you promised would be good about right now. 

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4 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

 I’m also sure that I’m not gonna take Russian state media’s word for it.

I'm having a hard time believing that Ukraine had all of that production for that system in these regions, given their locations. I also don't understand why Russia threw so many missiles at so many civilian buildings in Ukraine versus trying to destroy all of their missile stuff.

Still, seems like drones are doing the heavy lifting on the deep strikes in Russia these days.

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6 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

Can we get back to the Assram discussion?

Can this tide you over?

 

 

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Also possible USVs making their way towards Russian targets on the Black Sea.

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19 hours ago, Jameslaw121 said:

I've always wondered what percentage of the military is logistics versus front line soldiers. For instance, in the Revolution, probably 90% of the military was a front line was in the actual shooting part. With a few medical people, maybe intelligence that weren't in the actual line of fire

Versus say deploying a SEAL Team now. 16 actual shooters with the entire weight of the armed forces, CIA, NSO, satellites, insertion and retrieval personnel, ect that support them. 

If you're talking about the American revolution it could be pretty easily argued that logistic issues were among the main factors that contributed to the Continental victory. I don't want to derail this thread, but from Romans to Huns, from Alexander to Khan from WWII to Ukraine every great military or victory you've ever heard of existed/happen in large part due to strong supply line management. All of them or due in large part to supply chain/line failures (Russia-Ukraine/American Revolution). Some of them actually were successful BECAUSE of them, as in, it was one of their strongest tactical advantages. 

Alexander was definitely among the tops in "ancient" history. Khan moreso for the style and training of troop movement which greatly reduced supply demands. The Huns had a very unique "supply line" strategy in addition to revolutionary tactics. I could go on and on. 

I would suggest doing some research on logistics and supply line in relation to the America Revolution. It's actually really interesting, imo.

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@PTINS you might find this interesting. This was mentioned a few hours ago, but geolocated apparently (see below). They just hit this thing a week ago (well not quite a week ago).  They appear to be trying to put it completely out of action. Or scare any "ghost fleet" tankers away. It's also really interesting that the Russians don't seem to oh, I don't know, try and reinforce the defenses of already-vulnerable ports and infrastructure that the Ukrainians have shown they can hit. That's pretty wild - if you have a still functioning facility that's already been hit once, and you know the Ukrainians like to revisit such sites, you'd think they'd do something more than some dudes in a pickup truck with a machine gun.

 

Reported Ukrainian USV Explosion in Tuapse Harbour. POV ~ 44.104496, 39.068211

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18 hours ago, Jameslaw121 said:

I've always wondered what percentage of the military is logistics versus front line soldiers. For instance, in the Revolution, probably 90% of the military was a front line was in the actual shooting part. With a few medical people, maybe intelligence that weren't in the actual line of fire

Versus say deploying a SEAL Team now. 16 actual shooters with the entire weight of the armed forces, CIA, NSO, satellites, insertion and retrieval personnel, ect that support them. 

To answer that question…..

http://dalecentersouthernmiss.wordpress.com/2021/11/03/the-tooth-to-tail-ratio-and-modern-army-logistics/

 

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10 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

 

Edit - did a search. According to the link below he apparently thought he was signing a contract to perform in Russia for 4 months. If true, that's very crazy. 

Albawaba Link

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ALBAWAB - Renowned Iraqi singer Hussein Al-Turki recently shared a concerning video claiming that he was deceived into joining the Russian army by a scam company. 

 

According to Shafaq News, Hussein revealed in the video that he signed a document, which he thought at first was a four-month contract to perform his songs in Russia for a sum of money, only to discover later that he had enlisted to join the Russian military for a full year against its war with Ukraine. The Iraqi singer added that upon arriving in Moscow, he travelled 16 hours away from the capital, had his phone confiscated, and signed documents he could not understand.

It seems that Hussein is not the first victim of such scams. The singer warned that other Iraqis are being deceived into joining the Russian military using similar tactics. Additionally, drones and bombardments were heard during Hussein's video, indicating that he's currently in a war zone. 

 

He said that an Iraqi barber was scammed into joining the Russian military with similar tactics. Recruiters promised to "open a shop for him and help him make a living in Russia."

 

In the clip, the Iraqi singer said that he attempted to contact the tourism company responsible for the issue at hand and offered to pay his way back to Iraq. However, the company's owner told him that it was "out of their hands." At the end of the video, he urged Iraqi locals to take action and aid those who fell for the scam.

Wild shit... 

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8 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Any additional details around this one? I'm really curios about the details around how someone, who appears to he an Iraqi national visitor to Russia, was forced into conscription.

This is what I could find:

Iraqi singer deceived into joining Russian army
Iraqi singer Hussein al-Turki appeared in a video on Saturday wearing a Russian military uniform, saying he had been misled into joining the Russian army—a case that coincides with Shafaq News reports documenting thousands of Iraqis recruited by Russian forces.

Al-Turki said he had signed what he believed to be a four-month performance contract arranged by an Iraqi company in Baghdad’s Mansour district, complete with travel papers and a visa. After arriving in Russia, he was taken more than 16 hours from Moscow, had his phone confiscated, and was made to sign documents in a language he could not read. “I later discovered that I had been enlisted for a year of military service.”

He said he pleaded to return to Iraq and even offered to pay his way back, but was told it was “out of their hands.” Al-Turki warned that other Iraqis are being deceived through similar contracts and false assurances.

Under Russian law, foreign nationals fluent in Russian may enlist voluntarily, with monthly pay estimated between $2,500 and $3,000. Since the war began in 2022, more than 5,000 Iraqis are believed to have joined under coercion or misinformation.

In an interview with Shafaq News on October 17, Russian Ambassador Elbrus Kutrashev said “thousands of Iraqis are ready to join the Russian army if given the chance,” a statement widely criticized as an attempt to justify foreign recruitment in violation of international law and Iraqi sovereignty.

The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR) said the recruitment of Iraqis by foreign forces contravenes Article 9 of Iraq’s constitution, which prohibits the formation or operation of armed groups outside state authority.

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39 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Edit - did a search. According to the link below he apparently thought he was signing a contract to perform in Russia for 4 months. If true, that's very crazy. 

Albawaba Link

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ALBAWAB - Renowned Iraqi singer Hussein Al-Turki recently shared a concerning video claiming that he was deceived into joining the Russian army by a scam company. 

 

According to Shafaq News, Hussein revealed in the video that he signed a document, which he thought at first was a four-month contract to perform his songs in Russia for a sum of money, only to discover later that he had enlisted to join the Russian military for a full year against its war with Ukraine. The Iraqi singer added that upon arriving in Moscow, he travelled 16 hours away from the capital, had his phone confiscated, and signed documents he could not understand.

It seems that Hussein is not the first victim of such scams. The singer warned that other Iraqis are being deceived into joining the Russian military using similar tactics. Additionally, drones and bombardments were heard during Hussein's video, indicating that he's currently in a war zone. 

 

He said that an Iraqi barber was scammed into joining the Russian military with similar tactics. Recruiters promised to "open a shop for him and help him make a living in Russia."

 

In the clip, the Iraqi singer said that he attempted to contact the tourism company responsible for the issue at hand and offered to pay his way back to Iraq. However, the company's owner told him that it was "out of their hands." At the end of the video, he urged Iraqi locals to take action and aid those who fell for the scam.

Wild shit... 

How long until Russians drop the pretense of an economic incentive and just start kidnapping other countries citizens?  

 

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