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US official: Russia has deployed 90 percent of its pre-offensive combat power, convoy is stalled (Original Post) BeyondGeography Mar 2022 OP
Target every fuel truck. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #1
Make the Russian soldiers walk home BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #9
Yep. They can stop and warm themselves by the bonfires of burning vehicles. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #11
Just curious, just how much more hardware can Russia bring into this theater (outside the SWBTATTReg Mar 2022 #2
Not nearly as much as NATO can: lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #3
Thanks so much!! SWBTATTReg Mar 2022 #4
I know everyone is concerned about WWIII but NATO could end this in a few short days Buckeyeblue Mar 2022 #5
I think you are right. ColinC Mar 2022 #8
Sometimes it's good not to have a blabbermouth POTUS lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #13
With 90% of his force in a log jam and stuck in the mud. lpbk2713 Mar 2022 #6
Deja vu dalton99a Mar 2022 #7
2 weeks from WA-03 Democrat Mar 2022 #12
Time for regime change in Russia! AntiFascist Mar 2022 #10

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
9. Make the Russian soldiers walk home
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 03:30 PM
Mar 2022

Along hundreds of miles of roads with resistance members posted along the way.

SWBTATTReg

(22,112 posts)
2. Just curious, just how much more hardware can Russia bring into this theater (outside the
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 02:53 PM
Mar 2022

prestaging areas)?

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
3. Not nearly as much as NATO can:
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 02:58 PM
Mar 2022

Characteristic NATO Russia
Personnel - -
Total military personnel 5,405,700 1,350,000
Active soldiers 3,366,000 850,000
Reserve forces 1,301,000 250,000
Paramilitary units 738,700 250,000
Air Force - -
Total aircraft 20,723 4,173
Fighters / interceptors 3,527 772
Ground attack aircraft 1,048 739
Transport aircraft 1,543 445
Special aircraft (e.g reconnaissance) 1,014 132
Tanker aircraft 678 20
Total helicopters 8,485 1,543

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)
5. I know everyone is concerned about WWIII but NATO could end this in a few short days
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 03:11 PM
Mar 2022

I just don't think Putin would launch nukes. I think he would use it to try to build stronger nationalistic support in Russia.

Going nuclear over something like this just doesn't make sense.

I almost think if NATO gave him a 5 hour warning that he would back-track. And maybe they could do it behind the scenes so he could react without the world knowing why.

ColinC

(8,287 posts)
8. I think you are right.
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 03:24 PM
Mar 2022

If Putin would start a nuclear war over Ukraine, then he may have already decided to start a nuclear war -in which case intervening in Ukraine would be the best option.

lpbk2713

(42,753 posts)
6. With 90% of his force in a log jam and stuck in the mud.
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 03:15 PM
Mar 2022


Putin must be real confident no one will attack the Kremlin.

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