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Justice matters.

(6,921 posts)
Mon Apr 4, 2022, 02:15 PM Apr 2022

Ukraine captures almost 1000 Russian armored vehicles.



Over the past month, Ukraine has desperately defended itself from Russia’s military incursion and was able to capture almost 1000 Russian armored vehicles.

Forty days into its invasion of Ukraine, the scale of Russian military blunders is becoming clear.

As of Monday morning, Ukraine has captured 168 main battle tanks, 263 armoured fighting vehicles, 73 armoured personnel carriers, 89 artillery systems, 18 air defense systems, 210 military trucks and 92 other vehicles, according to the team of researchers at the Oryx blog, which only lists equipment losses for which photo or video evidence is available.
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Ukraine captures almost 1000 Russian armored vehicles. (Original Post) Justice matters. Apr 2022 OP
K & R . . . Lovie777 Apr 2022 #1
Ukraine's Armed Forces are doing it. Slowly but surely. Justice matters. Apr 2022 #2
And putin is requiring every able-bodied young man to sign up to be conscripted into the army BComplex Apr 2022 #3
Unless the young man is of the elite or draft deferred. As usual it is the poor rural guys that LiberalArkie Apr 2022 #9
Exactly! And that REALLY pisses off the moms. BComplex Apr 2022 #11
The Ukrainian John Deere Brigade are on call 24/7 Brother Buzz Apr 2022 #4
Love it- tractors pulling tanks packman Apr 2022 #7
And plenty of ammo rickford66 Apr 2022 #5
Second most powerful army in Ukraine, are their farmers! spudspud Apr 2022 #6
Ukraine has proven they can make good use of anything we give them! lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #8
Agreed! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2022 #10
They're performing a valuable service to NATO; help them help US! lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #12

Justice matters.

(6,921 posts)
2. Ukraine's Armed Forces are doing it. Slowly but surely.
Mon Apr 4, 2022, 02:39 PM
Apr 2022

With the support of the EU, UK, US, and Canada, without risking any use of nuclear weapons anywhere (clear warning given to putler from President Biden).

Their Armed Forces are brave, bright, and resilient. They'll kick putler's butt out, or it will come from within Russia.

In the meantime, the Russian Federation must be kicked out of everything civilized countries benefit from their work, like the UN, UNSC, the Olympic Games, World Championships, et al until putler and his Fascist war criminals are no longer in charge, and hopefully facing justice for their atrocities.

BComplex

(8,019 posts)
3. And putin is requiring every able-bodied young man to sign up to be conscripted into the army
Mon Apr 4, 2022, 02:47 PM
Apr 2022

We remember how well a draft goes over, after our experiences during Vietnam.

Putin's soon going to find out how wrong a move that is.

I still don't get the fact that he has a following, anymore than I understand the trump following mental disease.

LiberalArkie

(15,703 posts)
9. Unless the young man is of the elite or draft deferred. As usual it is the poor rural guys that
Mon Apr 4, 2022, 07:40 PM
Apr 2022

becomes the cannon fodder.

BComplex

(8,019 posts)
11. Exactly! And that REALLY pisses off the moms.
Mon Apr 4, 2022, 11:58 PM
Apr 2022

You just don't mess with a mom. I don't care who you are.

Brother Buzz

(36,384 posts)
4. The Ukrainian John Deere Brigade are on call 24/7
Mon Apr 4, 2022, 03:34 PM
Apr 2022

And you just know John Deere is just itching to sign up these freedom fighters for an ad campaign

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
7. Love it- tractors pulling tanks
Mon Apr 4, 2022, 04:05 PM
Apr 2022

Sort of reminds me of beating swords into ploughshares






"Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares" -- a gift from the then Soviet Union presented in 1959 to the United Nations (Rather ironic)

spudspud

(511 posts)
6. Second most powerful army in Ukraine, are their farmers!
Mon Apr 4, 2022, 04:04 PM
Apr 2022

Thanks to all the tanks and APC's they've been able to tow away from retreating Russians. LOL

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
8. Ukraine has proven they can make good use of anything we give them!
Mon Apr 4, 2022, 04:18 PM
Apr 2022

We need to give them the big stuff now: anti-missile systems, cruise missiles, and jets.

Rhiannon12866

(204,779 posts)
10. Agreed!
Mon Apr 4, 2022, 10:03 PM
Apr 2022

They've more than shown that they have the will and the capability, they deserve all the help we can give them!

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
12. They're performing a valuable service to NATO; help them help US!
Tue Apr 5, 2022, 09:04 AM
Apr 2022

Every Russian troop, tank, plane, ship, or missile they destroy is one that we will not have to face.

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