You sure about that? Hence my use of “corruption”
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How can anyone be sure of that?
I am sure that nobody can say that the Russians do not have stockpiles of equipment that would be useful to proxy organisations.
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The 
intelligence services confirm that 
troops are engaged in fighting in Kursk. That might explain the enormous uptick in 
casualties the last few days (1770 yesterday, over 1900 the day before).
If the divisions are taking the extra ~500 casualties a day then, at that rate, they will be degraded in two or three more days at the latest. No doubt they will be used for “meat wave” attacks after that.
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Considering all the crap they’re sending to the front lines, there is no reason to assume that they do have stockpiles.
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That would also take care of the possibility that returning NK soldiers might “contaminate” the population with their experiences of foreign riches.
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Almost makes you wonder how they are sustaining their advances or why Ukraine wants to fire Storm Shadows/Scalps into Russia. /S
That’s why you have to use inconsistent reinforcement with him.
Tell him you want to end it - then tell Ukraine you’re sending ton more and more advanced weapons. And they can use them as they see fit.
Don’t be a sucker for his tactics. “I might do anything!” That’s nice Vlad. I’m sorry- what did you say?
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To destroy the N. Korean shells, the Iranian Shaheeds, and some of the old but effective bombers and also take out anti-aircraft and artillery batteries?
They have some stockpiles of old stuff, not much new stuff of their own production.
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It sounds like the sent troops to attack 
positions in Kursk on the 11th. to They used 15 BTR’s, and claim to have destroyed all 15 used in the assault, and mopped up afterwards. That would be a loss of ~300 soldiers. A number of the assault rifles found in the aftermath were .
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Airbases (even the shortish-ranged MiG missile-launch planes) are largely out of Ukraine’s reach. Also, there’s always fuel production and transshipment facilities, factories, and the occasional special forces college.
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@Nick_Warr
I think you may have missed the /S
@KathyPartdeux
Isn’t inconsistent reinforcement Putin’s bully tactic?
@sqlrob
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2024/07/assessing-russian-plans-military-regeneration/06-russias-asymmetric-enablers
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He’s got many bully tactics.
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Put a space in there, dangit.
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Kyiv denies Ukraine plans to develop nuclear weapons if US aid ceases
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has denied a report claiming that it had plans to build its own nuclear bomb “within months” as a fallback should US military aid to Kyiv end under the incoming Trump administration.
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The denial came after a report by The Times published on Wednesday suggested that Ukraine would be able to develop nuclear warheads within months should US military support for the country end, as many expect to be the case, according to a briefing paper prepared for the Ukrainian Defence Ministry.
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We don’t have a plan.
But it would be easy for them to build them. They have experience from before the breakup.
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