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2022-11-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian officials on defensive after letter alleging 'incomprehensible' losses in Ukraine

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Posted by Shamp Snurt3261 2022-11-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Breakdown of the failed attack

Posted by DarthVader 2022-11-08 00:34|| 2022-11-08 00:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Propaganda news network.

Posted by Dale 2022-11-08 03:59|| 2022-11-08 03:59|| Front Page Top

#3 from Inst for study of War - on this subject:
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The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) issued a rare statement on November 7 in response to extensive Russian milblogger outcry on November 6 about reported extensive losses and poor command within the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet. Russian milbloggers published and circulated a letter that claimed Russian military leadership “threw” the brigade into an “incomprehensible offensive” near Pavlivka, Donetsk Oblast, where it suffered losses amounting to over 300 killed, wounded, and missing and lost half of its equipment, all within four days.

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-11-08 06:10|| 2022-11-08 06:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Propaganda news network.

Perhaps you can translate the Russian spoken on the milbloggers report/video?

Posted by Vespasian Ebboting9735 2022-11-08 09:48|| 2022-11-08 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 11 more hours, and the Great Ukraine Grift comes to an end.

Tick tock

Posted by Billy B 2022-11-08 09:52|| 2022-11-08 09:52|| Front Page Top

#6 11 more hours, and the Great Ukraine Grift comes to an end.

You are gonna be a sad little boy come January. A shit ton of this money is going into the defense industry that are in red areas. You seriously think they will stop that much potential campaign slush?

Posted by DarthVader 2022-11-08 10:18|| 2022-11-08 10:18|| Front Page Top

#7 To replace our depleted stocks, sure. So we can defend our homeland —- instead of sending it abroad to thieves in Iraq Syria Afghanistan Ukrainistan Whatfuckistan

America First, bud.

Red wave a comin’.

Take cover, GloboHomo grifters.

Posted by Billy B 2022-11-08 10:24|| 2022-11-08 10:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Tho if Lloyd Raytheon is buying I might dabble a bit in some $RTX today. PT of $120?

What say you, Dark One?

Posted by Billy B 2022-11-08 10:26|| 2022-11-08 10:26|| Front Page Top

#9 Invest in whatever you want. Natural gas and oil would be good as the green tech materials are mostly pulled out of Russia and processed in China, and that chain is going the way of the dodo.

But I would look at history over the past few decades to see how the new congress acts. Maybe a little more oversight, but the goods and money will flow regardless.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-11-08 11:03|| 2022-11-08 11:03|| Front Page Top

#10 DV nails it. Buy the dip on Exxon and watch it close. Both are at or near their 'highs' but I suspect they're headed further North (at least until Brandon is out of the WH).

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Exxon Mobil Corp
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+0.11 (0.059%)today

Posted by Besoeker 2022-11-08 11:10|| 2022-11-08 11:10|| Front Page Top

#11 Coal and gold and potash. Esp the gold miners — absurdly cheap now

Posted by Neville Splat4915 2022-11-08 11:14|| 2022-11-08 11:14|| Front Page Top

#12 Petrochemical industry in the US is good too. Before we could only make a few things from natural gas, but with the cheap access to it from fracking in the US, American companies have come up with all sorts of plastics and chemicals that weren't made from it before. It is now a lot cheaper to make them than from oil and we are seeing a boom in those industries.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-11-08 11:22|| 2022-11-08 11:22|| Front Page Top

#13 $NEM up 8.23% today
$GOLD up 7.58% today
… and still cheap

Posted by Neville Splat4915 2022-11-08 12:01|| 2022-11-08 12:01|| Front Page Top

#14 Institute of Study of War had to fire one of their authors during the Syria Affair [reporting on Assad's use of force] when that Author was quoted by McCain and J.Kerry during Congressional Hearings, when later that report came out to be false.

The regional governor, Kozhemyako [pro russian], said he had sent materials to the military prosecutor's office for further examination.

"In conditions of information warfare, any publications on social networks need checking. I am sure that in any case the situation will be analysed and the competent authorities will give their assessment," he said.

Posted by mossomo 2022-11-08 13:19|| 2022-11-08 13:19|| Front Page Top

#15 The surviving soldiers (marines?) of the brigade that wrote the appeal know the casualties better than a politician in the far east.

In addition, there was another brigade (40th) that supported the main assault and got thrown back. They will also have casualties. I assume the 40th Brigade made the diversionary assault when the main assault got cut up. Those casualties are not counted in the 155th Brigade's losses. Question: Is the Russian naval Infantry still trying to assault Pavlivka? Doesn't look like an important place on the map.
Russian telegram author who previously spoke about losses at Pavlivka, put another update saying he believes the losses are far higher than reported by MoD, mentioning large tank losses.

Posted by Shamp Snurt3261 2022-11-08 19:27|| 2022-11-08 19:27|| Front Page Top

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