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2023-02-01 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Large offensive of russian forces in the Kreminna area is about to start. The 76th Air Assault will be in the vanguard of the assault

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Posted by Fred 2023-02-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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#1 ...What's left of 'em. I'm seeing pretty reliable reports that the Russian airborne/airmobile troops that were actually worth a damn were pretty much broken during the assaults on the airfields outside of Kyiv.

The guys wearing the berets and striped shirts now are, shall we say, of a somewhat lower standard.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-02-01 07:01|| 2023-02-01 07:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Russian army hasn't gotten much practical use in recent times, not like some other large armies I can think of which are in perpetual motion.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-02-01 07:20|| 2023-02-01 07:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Wonder how far the Ukrainians got.

Posted by Angstrom 2023-02-01 11:50|| 2023-02-01 11:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Pretty much. Ryber, a Russian milblogger was recently given a TV show and confirmed the VDV suffered 40-50% casualty rates in Feb 2022(!) I suspect the Hostolmel airport battle pretty much mauled the Russian paras. They're a shadow of their former selves.

Posted by Chiter Griger7936 2023-02-01 16:49|| 2023-02-01 16:49|| Front Page Top

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