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I do not think that counteroffensive by Ukraine has had much probability of success in retrieving Ukrainian soil since late 2022. Ukraine has an area or about 900,000 sq km. To my knowledge (please do correct me if wrong) less than 1% of Ukraine territory has changed hands since 2023. On...

With that source, the number given has to be suspect but I think that a new record number of casualties may be true.

Not sure about that. IMO if one side is advancing, more enemy bodies should fall into their hands. The side retreating should not have so many enemy bodies fall into their hands.

I agree that in crude terms Russian manpower is inexhaustible. If North Korea chooses to continue to supply troops, that supply is inexhaustible. Ukraine does not have a limitless pool of troops in the same way. However, every man Russia sends to Ukraine (prisoners excepted) is a man removed...

A pattern of Russia having losses of 1,000+ a day seems to have been reported for a long time by the UK MOD. I do not think that they simply ask Ukraine for the numbers. Given that Russia is advancing, I can believe that Russian daily losses have risen. From what to what I do not know...

A lot of what I read from posters supporting Russia I dismiss as biased or ridiculous propaganda. The above report I can find credible. WARNING: VIDEO MAY CONTAINS DISTRESSING IMAGES - but it is my source to support what I write I can can also find credible the above report of Russia...

I was not suggesting amalgamating the 2 engines. I was curious if Turkiye and ROK might gain something by exploiting each other's R&D and differing know how.

When this war started I wanted to know the breakdown of use of the Russian and Ukrainian languages in Ukraine. Don't remember the source (would have been something academic) but I was surprised to read that most households in the study reportedly used both languages when communicating in the...

In my ignorance: setting politics aside, which could preclude co-developments (estimated) 1 How long for Turkiye to develop TF35000 alone? 2 How long for ROK to develop an engine for Kf-21 alone? Could time be saved through the 2 countries sharing technology? I guess that there must be areas...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-trump-putin-drone-zelensky-b2644430.html I am inclined to believe him. To me it makes sense for Russia to push hard with high losses at this juncture and to keep pushing until Trump assumes office, the idea being to agree to an...

I suspect that Trump's plan will be for both Ukraine and Russia to surrender to his will (by accepting his peace plan).

I'm not sure that outright capitulation will be the case. I suspect that Trump will want to be seen as the strong man who forced both Russia and Ukraine to accept his proposal to end the war. He may threaten to greatly increase support for Ukraine if Russia does not accept his peace proposal as...

Ukraine was never going to attack Russia, be it a member of NATO or not. Did Poland get invaded because it looked like it might join NATO? It is not for the Russians to dictate to other peoples what cultural or military relationships they are allowed to have. Nor for the US. I am in favour of...

So what did I get wrong there in talking about countries invading other countries? Germany invaded Russia. Russia defended itself. Russia invaded Ukraine. Ukraine defended itself. Did I approve of Ukraine's shift away from Russia? Whether I did or not is irrelevant. Exercising free choice in...

Yes, but production models should start being delivered in 2026 according to this report from February 2024 : https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/02/05/boeing-pushes-back-t-7-plans-due-to-faulty-parts/ To develop an engine for Hurjet would, I guess, take 5+ years. By then T-7A will be in mass...

T-7A, IMO. I expect that will be the default supersonic trainer choice for nearly all countries, leaving a small number of sales for Hurjet worldwide.

Can't fault her lipstick!

Yes, a lot of Ukrainians are dead because Russia attacked their country. Like it or not, a lot of Russians are dead because when Russia attacked Ukraine, the country under attack chose to resist. Did the USSR choose to resist when attacked in 1941? Yes, at the cost of many millions of lives...

You're smart. Call Putin and tell him to stop attacking Ukraine if you want to save lives.

At 0220 GMT it looks like a close election. A counting machine in one state malfunctioned, which will doubtless lead to a legal challenge if Trump loses the election. PS A number of bomb scares have resulted in voting being halted and restarted with voting ending later than scheduled. Again, if...