Russia/Ukraine conflict

[Dangerous Fish]

Do you call my region rich?) On the contrary, my region is quite poor. He is ranked 77th out of 89.

Agree it's not all about wealth, but for a 'poor' region your infrastructure looks pretty good from what you've said and you do own a Tesla, after all. Recruiting for the war is also about ethnic origins and other factors, but you can't deny the closer you are to Moscow, the less likely it is you'll be dragged into the war.

Anyway, in case you missed my earlier questions, why did Russia invade Ukraine in 2022 and how do you think your country will benefit if you win this war?

 

[Bouba]

Agree it's not all about wealth, but for a 'poor' region your infrastructure looks pretty good from what you've said and you do own a Tesla, after all. Recruiting for the war is also about ethnic origins and other factors, but you can't deny the closer you are to Moscow, the less likely it is you'll be dragged into the war.

Anyway, in case you missed my earlier questions, why did Russia invade Ukraine in 2022 and how do you think your country will benefit if you win this war?

I think the experience of citizens far the front leading reasonably normal lives probably holds true for many war in history

 

[AlekseiNovikov]

Agree it's not all about wealth, but for a 'poor' region your infrastructure looks pretty good from what you've said and you do own a Tesla, after all. Recruiting for the war is also about ethnic origins and other factors, but you can't deny the closer you are to Moscow, the less likely it is you'll be dragged into the war.

Anyway, in case you missed my earlier questions, why did Russia invade Ukraine in 2022 and how do you think your country will benefit if you win this war?

To be honest, I don't really follow politics, I'm a technical specialist and I don't understand much about politics. But I remember how during the shelling of Donetsk and Luhansk regions by Ukraine in 2014-2022, dozens and hundreds of buses with evacuated residents came to our region, and with what relief and hope they took the first step out of them. Therefore, I think that the initial goal was to protect the residents of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
What will our country gain? At the moment, I see a boom in industrialization. The sanctions have given a second life to many domestic industries in the country, which previously found it difficult to compete with Western production. Take, for example, my region: many fabric factories have opened (previously, most fabrics were imported), a machine-building plant has received a second life (it produces special civilian equipment), the same goes for a computer factory that produces consumer electronics (laptops, personal computers, servers, etc.).
I'm not saying that everything is good in all industries. There are industries that are still suffering. For example, civil aviation and the automotive industry. But they just need more time because of their technology.

PS Judging by the sales volume of the domestic manufacturer Lada, the automotive industry has already emerged from the crisis.

 

[Bouba]

I have to agree about the overall benefits of sanctions...for example if China refused to send us anymore manufactured goods....would we be upset or grateful ?

 

[Dangerous Fish]

To be honest, I don't really follow politics, I'm a technical specialist and I don't understand much about politics. But I remember how during the shelling of Donetsk and Luhansk regions by Ukraine in 2014-2022, dozens and hundreds of buses with evacuated residents came to our region, and with what relief and hope they took the first step out of them. Therefore, I think that the initial goal was to protect the residents of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
What will our country gain? At the moment, I see a boom in industrialization. The sanctions have given a second life to many domestic industries in the country, which previously found it difficult to compete with Western production. Take, for example, my region: many fabric factories have opened (previously, most fabrics were imported), a machine-building plant has received a second life (it produces special civilian equipment), the same goes for a computer factory that produces consumer electronics (laptops, personal computers, servers, etc.).
I'm not saying that everything is good in all industries. There are industries that are still suffering. For example, civil aviation and the automotive industry. But they just need more time because of their technology.

It's really not politics, although that answer is often given by Russians wanting to pretend nothing is going to affect them and they can't do anything about it anyway. It's all about your deranged leader wanting to go back in time and grab all the land and resources he thinks should be his and destroy anything non-Russian in order to make him more powerful and rich.

There's enough evidence to show what actually went on there between 2014-2022 if you look hard enough but it seems you're content to go with the flow and believe the future will be bright and properous. Your talent will ultimately be wasted like so many other intelligent young men in your country, which is a shame but if you don't wake up and stand against the evil and destruction your leader promotes, you won't have a future in Russia, because Russia itself won't have a future.

 

[Bouba]

I am not sure why everyone is attacking AlekseiNovikov....he is offering you a unique view that isn’t from the mainstream media or YouTube....treat what he is saying as a resource....trying to convert him seems the wrong thing to do...he is already following this thread with interest

 

[Buckminster]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1790000939719409729

 

[AlekseiNovikov]

I am not sure why everyone is attacking AlekseiNovikov....he is offering you a unique view that isn’t from the mainstream media or YouTube....treat what he is saying as a resource....trying to convert him seems the wrong thing to do...he is already following this thread with interest

Everything is simple. My publications contradict what is generally accepted here. I understand perfectly well that I fell here "like a snowball on my head" (a Russian expression that describes an unexpected appearance, I do not know how correct it is in translation). The participants will be in the "denial" stage for a long time.
I have no goal to post all the news published by our media here in a row. My goal is to tell the truth, which is suppressed or distorted by your media. And, as I wrote earlier, to refute outright lies.

 

[wdolson]

I am not sure why everyone is attacking AlekseiNovikov....he is offering you a unique view that isn’t from the mainstream media or YouTube....treat what he is saying as a resource....trying to convert him seems the wrong thing to do...he is already following this thread with interest

Russia is known for fake social media accounts. He may be who he says he is, but there are also a lot of fakes on social media coming out of Russia too.

 

[Bouba]

Russia is known for fake social media accounts. He may be who he says he is, but there are also a lot of fakes on social media coming out of Russia too.

I realize that and some are giving him the third degree....but there are 300 million Russians...so it’s possible to speak to a real one

 

[madodel]

UAF using possibly Storm Shadow missiles and drones to take out a "secret" Ruzzian air defense site in Crimea. Russian air defense claimed it shot down 4 Storm Shadows and 7 drones.

Russian air defense base in Crimea attacked this morning: Unit commander killed

As a result, the military unit was damaged, and the unit's commander, Aleksandr Kulakov, and another occupier were killed. In addition, there are wounded, their number is being clarified.

 

[iPlug]

New record for daily Russian casualties?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1789907992969716166

 

[DanCar]

... To date, 795 military personnel have died from my region (the region's population is about 1 million people).

Extrapolating that to all of russia. 144 million. 144 * 795 = 114K

 

[Crutonius]

Extrapolating that to all of russia. 144 million. 144 * 795 = 114K

Interesting. Not too far off from some of the non-russian estimates.

 

[Bouba]

Extrapolating that to all of russia. 144 million. 144 * 795 = 114K

Russian military personnel serve in many regions.....and there is always a high accident rate with military equipment....add together disease and suicide (usually a high toll amongst young men)

 

[Crutonius]

Holy cow! 1740 combat losses today! I don't think I've seen a number that high.

 

[CatB]

Interesting. Not too far off from some of the non-russian estimates.

Off by a factor of 4 times the Ukrainian estimate, actually, per iPlug's post

 

[Crutonius]

Off by a factor of 4 times the Ukrainian estimate, actually, per iPlug's post

I'm not 100% sure but I think that number is casualties, not KIA.

 

[Tiger]

Coordinates: 50.557273, 36.579170

To me this paints the same picture, the hit was from north/Russia direction, not from south/Ukraine. How do you explain it?

 

[navguy12]

Moscow may also be trying to minimise Ukraine’s capacity to strike the Belgorod region that lies just across the border. The city of Belgorod, the capital of the region, is just over half an hour’s drive from the border with Ukraine, making it a vital stop on Russian supply lines. The city has come under extensive shelling and drone attacks for months

Russians having ‘tactical success’ in advance on Kharkiv, Ukraine says

Kyiv replaces commander overseeing north-eastern Kharkiv frontline in effort to turn the tide as fighting continues

www.theguardian.com