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2021-04-06 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

A Russian assessment of combat capabilities in southeastern Ukraine

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Posted by badanov 2021-04-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Donbass Armed Forces of Ukraine concentrated more than 90,000 bayonets,

Eh?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-04-06 02:56|| 2021-04-06 02:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Grom; Probably a machine translation error, "issued" or "procured" are probably what the original (Russian) text meant.

Posted by Nomad 2021-04-06 06:14|| 2021-04-06 06:14|| Front Page Top

#3 IMO, somebody uses bayonets as a synonym for soldiers.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-04-06 06:23|| 2021-04-06 06:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Translation was bayonets.

Posted by badanov 2021-04-06 08:03|| 2021-04-06 08:03|| Front Page Top

#5 I posted this at Instapundit.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-04-06 08:11|| 2021-04-06 08:11|| Front Page Top

#6 OK, I've looked at the Russian language original.

Донбасса ВСУ сосредоточили более 90 тыс. штыков, порядка 450 танков, около 2500 БТР и БМП, пять огневых установок ТРК «Точка-У», 230 РСЗО, примерно 1050 единиц ствольной артиллерии и минометов, около 3500 противотанковых безоткатных комплексов.

Which translates as 95,000 bayonets (IMO personnel or infantry: archaic), 450 tanks, etc...

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-04-06 08:28|| 2021-04-06 08:28|| Front Page Top

#7 штыков (shtikov) - I took that as slang for soldiers.

Posted by Unising Lumumba8103 2021-04-06 08:33|| 2021-04-06 08:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Russians prolly wanted to distinguish individuals who hump guns and rucks from the support system.

Posted by badanov 2021-04-06 08:35|| 2021-04-06 08:35|| Front Page Top

#9 ^As I said, archaic.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-04-06 08:36|| 2021-04-06 08:36|| Front Page Top

#10 Not nearly as modern as Trans-Volleyball Teams.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-04-06 11:45|| 2021-04-06 11:45|| Front Page Top

#11
We have no other recent example of Russia mobilizing for war -- not since WWII

...like the invasion of Czechoslovakia '68? They executed under bad weather to obscure satellite imaging.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-04-06 11:56|| 2021-04-06 11:56|| Front Page Top

#12 Russia begins 'combat readiness' inspection of its army as Ukraine says it wants to urgently join NATO amid 'serious concerns about Putin's activities' and military build-up

Posted by Skidmark 2021-04-06 13:46|| 2021-04-06 13:46|| Front Page Top

#13 Ukraine says it wants to urgently join NATO
Sorry. All full.

Frankly, too many members for its own good... time to downsize the club.

Better for you to sit down and work something out with your brother-slavs. Let us know how we can help. Best, U. Sam

Posted by Spaing Bluetooth8549 2021-04-06 17:59|| 2021-04-06 17:59|| Front Page Top

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