So drone throne?

Well yes, I am a sane person who watched a nuclear program, monitored by outside observers, be refurbished.

What, you got a really cool youtube video I have to see?

This is a horrible take; russia underspent on their army (with current results) to upgrade and refurbish the nuclear forces.

Man, I feel like I’m playing War Thunder all of a sudden.

Do you mean the equipment will take time to set back up? Oil wells actually produce a bit better for a while after they sit, because pressure gradients slowly equalize.

Was that a gun strafe at 1:05?

Well so would Moscow in that scenario.

That’s very sloppy by the russians, so you have to wonder if five planes were clustered by mistake or logistical issues.

I feel the mine density and ability to react with artillery and their own drones still slows the Ukrainians on large scale offensives, we’re seeing conditions even the US never planned for. More likely russia cracked like germany in WW1, a rear collapse that leads to terms.

Or maybe DeWalt batteries, we’ll just have to see what arrives.

If I remember correctly they got a lot of oil for the first wave, as well as technical assistance (it was rumored) for nukes.

Does this discuss the effect of drones with artillery, because drones have changed the entire battle field like artillery did in its day. The lessons of Desert Storm and Afghanistan/Iraq are now old wars, and the US fighting a mobile column advance in today’s world would face repeated wave small drone attacks, and artillery, still crucial, needs both speed and survivability from like shaped charges on drones.

Sooner die or later die, such a terrible choice.

It’s not exactly that.

I mean, they greatly diminished the strategic bombing fleet, probably did billions in damage (assessments still coming in), and have caused logistical snarls in the country as security tightens.

But this won’t end the war, it will only reduce the number of missile trucks they fly, which were already limited by the rate of missile production. It’s a long term hobbling of russia, but it doesn’t take them out. China and the US were the big winners here on the nuclear playing field.

A big, quiet thing not being discussed was 2 trains going down in bridge collapses in russia recently. Logistical bites like that add up.

The war can continue a long time, slowly grinding down both countries. Hopefully strikes like this will remind russia they cannot win, only not lose as badly.

And in conclusion, don’t shoot down airliners with our citizens in them.

Multiple drones for viewing parties on both sides.

Maybe I’m a little okay with AI…

I like to hope these guys were tank crews, from back when they had surplus tanks.

This is a really bad take and makes you sound like you think you’re a qualified battle commander, and I don’t think that was your intent.

Europe needs to put troops in western Ukraine and say “come at me, bro” or they’re gonna end up having to do it anyway later against the stronger Russia.