I wonder where the Russian conscripts get training? Oh... they are just sent straight to the front lines as cannon fodder. Over 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have undergone training abroad https://news.yahoo.com/over-100-000-ukrainian-soldiers-183301561.html
If Russian war widows want to get the 5 Million Ruble ($50K US) compensation promised by Putin all they need to do is go to Ukraine and find body parts to prove husbands died. Or they can just accept a new fridge as a consolation prize. Russian Widows Told To Go To Ukraine And Dig Up Their Husbands Nadezhda Kharichkina was told to come to Olshany [on the frontline] and "dig up your husband…" if she wants compensation. https://crooksandliars.com/2023/11/russian-widows-told-go-ukraine-and-dig
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-new-drone-fly-20-miles-resistant-to-russian-jamming-2023-11 Ukraine says it's new drone can fly 20 miles and is resistant to electronic jamming Chris Panella Nov 21, 2023, 9:05 PM MEZ Ukraine unveiled a new drone it says can fly far behind enemy lines and is resistant to Russian jamming. The Backfire has a range of 20 miles and features a GPS antenna for navigation, Ukraine says. Both Ukraine and Russia have made advancements in their drone technology as UAVs dominate the war. Ukraine has unveiled a new drone, and it says this model can fly far behind enemy lines and resist persistent Russian jamming. It's the latest development in Russia and Ukraine's ongoing drone war, one accelerated by constant technological advancements and the ever-present role of drones on — and above — the battlefield. On Monday, Mykhailo Fedorov, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for Innovation, Education, Science, and Technology, announced the development of the Backfire unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), calling it "a powerful drone" that flies up to 20 miles in range "behind enemy's positions and causes colossal losses." Specifically, Federov said the drone would help Ukrainian forces "hit Russian artillery, logistics hubs, enemy storage points, and command posts," Ukrainska Pravda reported. Fedorov noted on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, that the Backfire's main feature is its "powerful GPS antenna, resistant to Russian jamming" and electronic warfare. That antenna, Fedorov added, "is almost impossible to jam," Ukrainska Pravda said, and thanks to the drone's "complete autonomy, the Russians cannot trace its coordinates and ground crew." And while the Backfire drone will soon be mass produced and join Ukraine's other various UAVs in combat, Fedorov said it's already completed 50 or more successful missions over the past few months. Ukrainian soldiers build home-made drones, as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The Backfire is Ukraine's latest development in a vicious drone war that has kept both sides on its toes as technological advancements force constant innovation. Troops regularly rely on drones to fight in combat — one Ukrainian service member said in September that his unit hadn't really fired its rifles in half a year and was often relying on drones to fight. Throughout the conflict, relatively cheap UAVs have taken out tanks and armored vehicles, largely asymmetric targets, as well as virtually anything that moves on the battlefield. Videos from the war regularly show first-person view (FPV) drones colliding with tanks, flying into open hatches in armored vehicles, sneaking up on troops in trenches, and exploding on impact. Their buzzing overhead is a constant reminder of danger and signals that, at any moment, an exploding UAV could be flown into an unsuspecting target. Both Ukraine and Russia are actively participating in an drones arms race of sorts, which has pushed them to seek new technologies in order to best the other side. Beyond autonomous drones, operators, too, have become critical for both Ukraine and Russia, as they develop a variety of specific flight and control skills. But their value also makes them key targets for their enemies, which leads to operators targeting one another with their drones. But as the impact of drones grows, so have efforts to stop them. The front lines are flooded with jamming technology that scrambles drones' navigation controls. While operator-controlled drones are typically less susceptible to this, and cheaper should they be lost or destroyed in battle, jamming is still a major problem. That makes Ukraine's new Backfire's potential to block Russian interference so vital, giving Ukraine an edge to fly along and behind enemy lines.
Just a thought, - why would i reveal that my enemy effort gives no results. They should have kept it secret and tell the opposite, that ,,The only downside, - it's very sensitive to jamming" Unless, - it actually is.
So Russian military budget is now a record one-third of total government expenditures. If you include the internal security money, the total is 40% of the total budget. The military budget will exceed social payments for the first time in Russia. For comparison, the military spending in the U.S. is 16% of the total federal budget. Remember how the Soviet Union was bankrupted and collapsed due to spending money they did not have. Russian parliament passes budget with record military expenditures https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine...ses-budget-with-record-military-expenditures/ The Russian parliament passed a budget for 2024 that increases military spending to more than one-third of total government expenditures, Russian independent media outlet Meduza reported on Nov. 23. If combined with funding for domestic law enforcement agencies, the figure rises to 40%. According to Meduza, state expenditures on Russia's military sector will exceed social payments for the first time. The budget has passed through all but one of the necessary steps in order to become a law, with only the signature of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin remaining to bring the budget into effect. The budget had gone through 900 amendments since its first draft, Meduza wrote, with an additional 725 billion rubles ($8.2 billion) being allocated to the country's military sector in the second draft. In addition, Russia has earmarked a significant amount of money, at least $2.6 billion, to be spent on the territories of Ukraine that it illegally annexed in September 2022. In order to fund the increased military expenditures, Russia will need increased revenue. Funding the first draft of the budget, which was smaller than the final version passed, would reportedly require a 22% increase in government revenue from 2023. The Russian government is considering raising taxes to account for the discrepancy, sources told Meduza.
Start the countdown clock to the bridge being out of service... Ukraine Promises 'Surprises' in Store for Crimean Bridge https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-kerch-strait-bridge-crimea-attack-warning-1846885
Devil's advocate here.... but did it ever cross your mind Russia is using this war to replace their outdated wardrobe? They don't need NVDA quality chips, even though that would be nice. Whatever China is sending them, is close enough for now. Again.... devils advocate, but never underestimate Russia's military industrial complex. They're not stupid. And don't forget this.... There's a reason oil is at $75. Someone is selling bigtime. Black market or not, it drives the price down. You hear what you're told. It may be correct.... but keep your ears skeptical.
He just repeats nazi propaganda. He can't think. He doesn't understand that US military spending + interest on debt close to 50% of budget expenses and Russian payment on debt minimal that's why Russian budget in great shape despite huge military spending and US infrastructure worse than in third world And that's why Russia is winning this war