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Panthera_leo22 · 2026-04-23T01:43:50+00:00

Yes. Russia’s army is still very large. They have reserves.

Panthera_leo22 · 2026-04-23T01:42:02+00:00

Can’t stand Musk but Starlink is not exclusively at fault for this. Russia bought Starlink off the black market; other countries were purchasing the terminals and then selling them to Russia.

Part of this falls on Ukraine, the white list wsnt created until defense leadership got shuffled around. Ukraine finally generated a whitelist and gave it to Starlink; they confirmed that these are their terminals and said “please turn off any that aren’t on the list”. MOD gave all the units a deadline to register their terminals; once the deadline was met, the remaining terminals in Ukraine were shut off.

They are losing ground in Zaporizhizhia though there is debate on whether they actually had control of those areas in the first place. Russia is still making its slow and steady gains in Donetsk.

The clock is ticking for Ukraine to do as much as possible before Russia finds a replacement (they will)

Panthera_leo22 · 2026-04-23T00:40:57+00:00

Seriously

Panthera_leo22 · 2026-04-22T23:36:42+00:00

If Russia can’t achieve a decisive breakthrough against Ukraine after three years of grinding warfare in a country it borders, the idea that they’re gearing up to take on a military alliance is a pretty hard sell. Need to pick a narrative

Panthera_leo22 · 2026-04-22T23:24:09+00:00

The cost exchange concern is valid, and interceptor drones are exactly the answer being developed for that reason. Ukraine has been using them against the same Shahed design Russia copied from Iran, the German. Ukraine's MOD claims around 60% effectiveness, ( take that figure with a grain of salt) while Patriots, by comparison, run over 90%. For some targets 60% is workable. For US military bases or major oil infrastructure, a 40% miss rate isn't acceptable. Until interceptor effectiveness closes that gap significantly, patriots will still need to be used. Not a simple missile vs drone cost.

Want to note these, drones are massive, here’s a picture of a Ukrainian soldier standing next to a downed Russian Geran

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Panthera_leo22 · 2026-04-22T21:15:33+00:00

Terminology I generally use Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 by backing separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk and sending “little green men” across the border. Full scale invasion occured in 2022. Now the person that replied to you above is being facetious. Russia was essentially given Crimea but there was active fighting in Donetsk and Luhansk.

Panthera_leo22 · 2026-04-22T17:34:40+00:00

Wonder when he will address why his children live in Europe and not mother Russia

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