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Re: Ukraine war update
Reply #2325 - Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:04pm

tallowood wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 11:54am:

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Ukraine reclaims more than 200 square kilometres of territory

Every place has a name.
So where are they exactly?

Ask the ISW, they are the 'experts'.

Or perhaps you can ask the Kremlin....

Anyway, not looking good for Trump's NPP, given the ISW is suggesting Ukraine is fighting back - God knows how, after 3 years of losses owing to tepid EU support.

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 55433 Gender:	Re: Ukraine war update Reply #2326 - Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:05pm Looks like my stories of the Rats of Tobruk and how to beat the Rommel blitzkriegs - Aussie style worked.
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thegreatdivide Gold Member Offline Australian Politics<br /> Posts: 15126 Gender:	Re: Ukraine war update Reply #2327 - Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:07pm Jasin wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 11:58am: Umm ok. I'll leave you with that comfort zone to play by yourself with. You still haven't explained "efficient" to me - it will only take you a sentence or two. Unless you can't explain it....
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thegreatdivide Gold Member Offline Australian Politics<br /> Posts: 15126 Gender:	Re: Ukraine war update Reply #2328 - Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:10pm Jasin wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:05pm: Looks like my stories of the Rats of Tobruk and how to beat the Rommel blitzkriegs - Aussie style worked. The Allies including Oz had far greater resources than the Axis powers.
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tallowood Gold Member Offline Израиль Навсегда Posts: 6985 Gender:	Re: Ukraine war update Reply #2329 - Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:11pm Efficiency of UAF tallowood wrote on Jan 30^th, 2026 at 3:20pm: Quote: On January 29, another exchange of bodies of fallen servicemen took place between Russia and Ukraine. Ukraine received the bodies of 1,000 fallen soldiers, Russia 38. The schedule for body exchanges for 2023-2026 is as follows:
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Re: Ukraine war update
Reply #2330 - Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:15pm

thegreatdivide wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:04pm:

tallowood wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 11:54am:

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Ukraine reclaims more than 200 square kilometres of territory

Every place has a name.
So where are they exactly?

Ask the ISW, they are the 'experts'.

Or perhaps you can ask the Kremlin....

Anyway, not looking good for Trump's NPP, given the ISW is suggesting Ukraine is fighting back - God knows how, after 3 years of losses owing to tepid EU support.

So the claim Quote:

Ukraine reclaims more than 200 square kilometres of territory

turned out to be bs. Grin

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Re: Ukraine war update
Reply #2331 - Feb 20^th, 2026 at 1:08pm

thegreatdivide wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:07pm:

Jasin wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 11:58am:

Umm ok. I'll leave you with that comfort zone to play by yourself with.

You still haven't explained "efficient" to me - it will only take you a sentence or two. Unless you can't explain it....

One Sniper v ten machine gun soldiers.

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Re: Ukraine war update
Reply #2332 - Feb 20^th, 2026 at 3:23pm

tallowood wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:15pm:

thegreatdivide wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:04pm:

tallowood wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 11:54am:

[quote]Ukraine reclaims more than 200 square kilometres of territory

Every place has a name.
So where are they exactly?

Ask the ISW, they are the 'experts'.

Or perhaps you can ask the Kremlin....

Anyway, not looking good for Trump's NPP, given the ISW is suggesting Ukraine is fighting back - God knows how, after 3 years of losses owing to tepid EU support.

Quote:

ISWUkraine reclaims more than 200 square kilometres of territory

...turned out to be bs. Grin

Can you quote the source which shows it is BS?

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Reply #2333 - Feb 20^th, 2026 at 3:37pm

Jasin wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 1:08pm:

thegreatdivide wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:07pm:

Jasin wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 11:58am:

Umm ok. I'll leave you with that comfort zone to play by yourself with.

You still haven't explained "efficient" to me - it will only take you a sentence or two. Unless you can't explain it....

One Sniper v ten machine gun soldiers.

Ok.....so we Aussies are smarter/more 'efficient', in the fine art of killing people......

You may get some pushback on that proposition...(and the Danes, among others, weren't too impressed by Trump's comments about THEIR fighting abillities in Afghanistan...)

But in anycase, soldiers with guns are rapidly becoming obsolete, hence the importance of Starlink (or the Chinese equivalent which is rapidly being deployed in the age of AI).

All in the age of MAD.

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Re: Ukraine war update
Reply #2334 - Feb 20^th, 2026 at 4:09pm

thegreatdivide wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 3:23pm:

tallowood wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:15pm:

thegreatdivide wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:04pm:

tallowood wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 11:54am:

[quote]Ukraine reclaims more than 200 square kilometres of territory

Every place has a name.
So where are they exactly?

Ask the ISW, they are the 'experts'.

Or perhaps you can ask the Kremlin....

Anyway, not looking good for Trump's NPP, given the ISW is suggesting Ukraine is fighting back - God knows how, after 3 years of losses owing to tepid EU support.

Quote:

ISWUkraine reclaims more than 200 square kilometres of territory

...turned out to be bs. Grin

Can you quote the source which shows it is BS?

First you have to provide names of places that were reclaimed by UAF. Grin

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Re: Ukraine war update
Reply #2335 - Feb 20^th, 2026 at 4:13pm

I see your reasoning TGD.
But Australian, NZ, South African and even the Rhodesians' have always conducted their warfare with logistical efficiency due to smaller numbers (fodder) that the likes of USA, China, Russia and even Islam use/will use).
US Navy Seals acknowledge that Australian SAS are superior to them without Support Power.

...this is what Ukraine have been forced to adopt at Troop level.
But add to the fact that DRONES have really made that efficiency process, triple so.

If China invaded Australia.
One Australian would kill 20 Chinese.

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thegreatdivide Gold Member Offline Australian Politics<br /> Posts: 15126 Gender:	Re: Ukraine war update Reply #2336 - Yesterday at 2:29pm Jasin wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 4:13pm: If China invaded Australia. One Australian would kill 20 Chinese. A scenario we will never get to test, since China- with the largest industrial capacity in the world - could eliminate Oz production in a few days without US support - no boots on the ground required.
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Re: Ukraine war update
Reply #2337 - Yesterday at 2:32pm

tallowood wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 4:09pm:

thegreatdivide wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 3:23pm:

tallowood wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:15pm:

thegreatdivide wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 12:04pm:

tallowood wrote on Feb 20^th, 2026 at 11:54am:

[quote]Ukraine reclaims more than 200 square kilometres of territory

Every place has a name.
So where are they exactly?

Ask the ISW, they are the 'experts'.

Or perhaps you can ask the Kremlin....

Anyway, not looking good for Trump's NPP, given the ISW is suggesting Ukraine is fighting back - God knows how, after 3 years of losses owing to tepid EU support.

Quote:

ISWUkraine reclaims more than 200 square kilometres of territory

...turned out to be bs. Grin

Can you quote the source which shows it is BS?

First you have to provide names of places that were reclaimed by UAF. Grin

haha - I see: we are both relying on unverifiable sources.

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Re: Ukraine war update
Reply #2338 - Yesterday at 3:18pm

Russia making fake AI videos to discredit YouTube channels:

Russia has declared war on my channel, and it appears that Vladimir Putin might be watching. Recently, viewers discovered an AI version of me spreading Russian talking points about the war in Ukraine. But the conversation is deeper than that. In this video, I talk about Russia's information warfare strategy, and the surprising reasons they do what they do.

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