Russo-Ukrainian War - 2022 Edition - Part3

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Against such an enemy Ukrainian soldiers will be more determined to fight to the bitter end and choose to rather self terminate than be captured. All Russia is succeeding in doing by acting like savages is creating an enemy more determined than they are.
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that's what I can't understand - the people of Ukraine will never forgive Russia - what's in it for Putin? He might get a country that will be ungovernable..... except if he kills them all - then there is still the rest of the world to deal with
 
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Bundu said:
that's what I can't understand - the people of Ukraine will never forgive Russia - what's in it for Putin? He might get a country that will be ungovernable..... except if he kills them all - then there is still the rest of the world to deal with
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History has a number of unhinged dictators : Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Amin, Putin..
 
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that's what I can't understand - the people of Ukraine will never forgive Russia
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If its anything like being a wit ou in Africa ..................... just being in a Rush or chowing a russian sausage will be sketchy :)
 
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HIMARS Flaws? Russia Uses Ineffective Radar Deflectors on Non-Radar-Guided US Rocket Launcher

Ukrainian Ground Forces are taking advantage of all the weaponry supplied by ally nations, including the HIMARS (specifically provided by the US).
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I've seen a theory elsewhere that its possible the Ukrainians are using the AGM-88 anti-radar missiles in combination with HIMARS, by firing a HIMARS volley followed by AGM-88 for when the Russian air defence systems power on.
 
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I've seen a theory elsewhere that its possible the Ukrainians are using the AGM-88 anti-radar missiles in combination with HIMARS, by firing a HIMARS volley followed by AGM-88 for when the Russian air defence systems power on.
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I wasn't aware the AGM-88 HARM's had surface to surface capability? They are typically fired from F-16's. Wonder if Ukraine managed to jury rig a Mig-29? Can't imagine that would have been easy.
 
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I wasn't aware the AGM-88 HARM's had surface to surface capability? They are typically fired from F-16's. Wonder if Ukraine managed to jury rig a Mig-29? Can't imagine that would have been easy.
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The 2 possible theories I've read are that the donated Mig-29's from NATO countries could be wired for some NATO weapons (like the HARM) or they could be using some sort of ground based containerised system of the type that Northrop Grumman demonstrated some time ago.
 
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