Russian forces have sustained vehicle and artillery system losses on the battlefield that are unsustainable in the medium- to long-term given the limitations of Russia's defense industrial capacity and Soviet-era weapons and equipment stocks. (1/3) isw.pub/RussiaWeakness - ThreadSky

thestudyofwar.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Russian forces have sustained vehicle and artillery system losses on the battlefield that are unsustainable in the medium- to long-term given the limitations of Russia's defense industrial capacity and Soviet-era weapons and equipment stocks. (1/3)
https://isw.pub/RussiaWeakness

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ft-friendly.bsky.social•2 days ago

🤔 I think, that's the reason why Russia is in good communication with the Trump administration.

📌 No conventional weapon 🔪 No skilled soldiers
🥄 No precision artillery

🥢 Only nuclear weapon

🤢 They will pay to Trump any amount for that, what both of them name "peace".

🛑 Stop Trump's Business...

thestudyofwar.bsky.social•2 days ago

2/ Russia has maintained its offensives by tapping its Soviet-era stocks of armored vehicles and artillery systems to compensate for these high loss rates, but this resource is finite and approaching a point of diminishing availability.

thestudyofwar.bsky.social•2 days ago

3/ Russian forces have reportedly been using fewer armored vehicles in assaults in the most active areas of the frontline in recent months, likely in part due to heavy losses and the need to conserve these vehicles as Soviet stocks dwindle. https://isw.pub/RussiaWeakness

vilcene.bsky.social•2 days ago

News from Russia were that they have started to use donkeys for transporting ammunition over the past two weeks, as it is cheaper than wheeled vehicles. A member of the State Duma commented, 'It’s better for a donkey to be killed than for two people driving a cargo truck to lose their lives.’

jdub73.bsky.social•2 days ago

His next move is southern Ukraine, so he can get into Moldova and Southern Europe where his friends are.

babusha.bsky.social•2 days ago

Just, just when Russia is beginning to totter, Trump comes along to prop Outin up. Makes trump's statements from Wednesday sickening. 🤢

polocodi.bsky.social•2 days ago

The “peace talks” are left as a cruel and meaningless mockery when the mediator (Trump) comes out with sibylline and offensive lies against the leader of one of the parties in the conflict, giving the other party total control of the “negotiations.”

4dmanifold.bsky.social•2 days ago

The US won’t do that. They are now fully in bed with Putin, forming a new anti-European alliance. The only chance for this to not end in another russian war of conquest is for Europe to arm itself and Ukraine to the teeth.

mpillwax.bsky.social•2 days ago

That is reason for Putin to meet with Trump. Meanwhile Lavrov has successfully hooked Trump's USA to their storytelling and interests meeting in Riyadh

atlas1885.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why is the EU so afraid of Putin when Russia is so obviously weakened by years of war???

jarotheslav.bsky.social•2 days ago

Because the EU has had its head in the sand and lacks ant kind of depth to its ability to sustain a major war. The troop numbers and materiel stocks are (still) too low. Hopefully this changes fast.

gac60.bsky.social•2 days ago

Trump will do the opposite - he will probably give Russia more US weapons

melgartthedog.bsky.social•2 days ago

However nightmarish we have to accept this is now a possibility. Irritated with Ukraine's defiance, Trump comes out fully on Russia's side and starts supplying them with weapons

user47769411.bsky.social•2 days ago

Depends on trumpet...

hammerman303.bsky.social•2 days ago

Sadly, I don’t believe the US will take advantage of this weakness. And the snake will live to bite another day.

hermajestythequeef.bsky.social•2 days ago

ISW is still in a fantasy world

Back in 1987, trump went to russia for "business opportunities"

Upon his return, he came back with anti NATO views, and wanted to start a political career.

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4572790-trumps-nato-hostility-and-russia-relations-trace-back-to-1987/

noninjaskillz.bsky.social•2 days ago

I appreciate the pushback on Vance, however, these people are fully aware that they are not quoting facts. The muddying of the information sphere is completely intentional on their part.

henry111.bsky.social•2 days ago

If the fat weird orange turd was not a Putrid puppet

monikax33753706.bsky.social•2 days ago

☝️For Trump, Ukr is just a puppet for a Russian reset - Bloomberg
Trump's approach makes the US's actions logical, but no less shameful.
The meeting between RU representatives & Trump administration was about US & Russia relations - Not about Ukraine ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-20/ukraine-deal-trump-has-a-pawn-with-putin-and-russia

writerkaylie.bsky.social•2 days ago

Trump is a Russian asset. He couldn’t care less about strategy. This is the time for 🇺🇦 and EU to hold firm and coalesce.

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