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2022-08-21 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Kyiv's latest tourist attraction! Ukrainian capital's downtown area is turned into massive open-air museum of burned-out and captured Russian tanks as Putin's invasion continues to splutter
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The usual photos at the link.
  • Dozens of destroyed Russian military vehicles and tanks 'parade' on Kyiv streets

  • Military sources suggest 44,000 Russian soldiers killed and 1,800 tanks ruined

  • Powerful images are latest indictment of Russia's failure to take the capital

  • Meanwhile Britain mocked 'poor performance' of its armed forces in invasion
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Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-21 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1784 views ]  Top

1 Russian rail cars loaded with tanks and equipment being sent into area. Massive production going on in Russia. If you may recall Russia out produced Germany during WW11. Massive shelling of( as I recall) 6,000 rounds a day. On open ground That shelling and air superiority would and is overwhelming Ukrainian ground forces. So locating Ukrainian troops in city centers and sabotage only effect counter attacks.
Posted by Dale 2022-08-21 09:07||   2022-08-21 09:07|| Front Page Top

2 Russian rail system is expansive and preferred way to transport heavy equipment.
Posted by Dale 2022-08-21 09:17||   2022-08-21 09:17|| Front Page Top

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