Bharat Rakshak

ManuJ

This will be painful. Never start a war you cannot decisively win. Unfortunately Indian government's refusal to use overwhelming force to subdue Pakistan's military even in the face of Pakistan's ballistic missile attacks, and the nonsensical insistence on 'proportional and measured' response to eac...

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Re: carriers, nothing has been dropped . Navy has only clarified that the new carrier being built is not the 3rd carrier per se but a replacement for Vikramaditya. Do you remember this discussion from a little over four years ago? https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=2476144#p2476144 ....

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Re: carriers, nothing has been dropped.

Navy has only clarified that the new carrier being built is not the 3rd carrier per se but a replacement for Vikramaditya.

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Govt may shelve Rs 2-trn freight corridor plan Reports low capacity utilisation of DFCs. The 3 proposed corridors may be shelved; no impact on existing ones. Might be more feasible to build spurs connecting major industrial hubs to existing DFCs. The government is likely to abandon the plan to set ...

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vijayk wrote:
The reason for my optimism is how they are identifying all the deserved ones
This never happened in India.

Thankfully that's becoming the norm rather than the exception

ManuJ

Guys, It's not even India's war yet you guys are reporting each other. Be temperate and don't get banned. brar can you lay off the outright support for Ukraine. We don't have info yet you repeatedly rush to defend Ukraine. And others we all know his bias. So what do you get by saying teacher, teach...

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Yagnasri wrote:UKNs were also supporting the German army in WW2 in a big way. Just saying.

Please keep the humor coming.

ManuJ

Russia seems to be throwing everything at capturing the town of Severodonetsk: As the war entered its 81st day, Russian offensive operations in Donbas remained largely stalled following the failure of Russia’s ambitious attempt to cross the Siverskyi Donets River and encircle the metropolitan area o...

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4 hours old tweet Unconfirmed : SURRENDERED: in #Azovstal US General Eric Olson HE WAS HIDING INSIDE A TUNNEL IN #AZOVSTAL US Admiral Eric Olson (Highly decorated special ops commander born in #Tacoma , Wa USA This is getting pathetic. 15 secs on Google tells you that General Eric Olson retired ove...

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An article on Forbes about M777s that discusses (potential) Ukrainian unit deployments and strategies: According to The New York Times, the 93rd Mechanized Brigade is one of the units getting M777s. There are rumors the 81st Air Mobile Brigade also is in the queue for the new guns. Those consignment...

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If Ukraine Is Winning Why Is The U.S. Requesting A Ceasefire? https://www. moonofalabama .org/2022/05/if-ukraine-is-winning-why-is-the-us-requesting-a-ceasefire.html Moon of Alabama?! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: On the internet, one can find any number of blogs and media outlets to confirm and validate...

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Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Defeated In Months-Long Battle For Kharkiv All part of the larger Russian strategy. Russia never intended to take over Kharkiv, just like it never meant to overrun Kiev or overthrow the government. Even Finland and Sweden joining NATO is something Russia anticipated...

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Calling the Ukrainians 'rag-tag' is a huge insult to the Russians.

ManuJ

Based on the latest videos emerging, newly received western artillery seems to be inflicting heavy damage on the Russians. Probably because of its increased range and due to the Ukrainians' counter-offensive around Kharkhiv and Izium bringing them closer.

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ks_sachin wrote: Ok you win

Lol, the lengths to which some people will go to portray' Russia's blunders as strategic master-strokes is highly amusing.

ManuJ

Prolonging the war is not in Russia's best interests. West has jumped into the fight wholeheartedly now after initial dithering, and that is an ominous sign. Effectively, Russia will be taking on the combined might of USA and European Union, both militarily and economically, and that can only end on...

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If CSL is building the same or similar ship, one would expect the build time to be halved at least.

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Heavy weaponry is pouring into Ukraine. Poland reports that it alone has given Ukraine over 240 T-72 tanks. This is in addition to self-propelled howitzers and Grad rocket launchers. Czechs have given 'several dozen' T-72s. Germany is giving 50 anti-aircraft cannon tanks. APCs from UK and Australia....

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With the US and the west now openly stating their strategic aim as being defeat of Russia and degradation of its military power, the quality and quantity of weapons being supplied to Ukraine is witnessing a paradigm shift. Question is whether Ukraine can hold off for the next few weeks until these w...

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Impact of sanctions being felt on Russia’s MIC. Precision-guided missiles that rely on foreign semiconductor chips won’t be replaced once supplies are exhausted. Tank production at two Russian plants has stopped because of lack of foreign parts, according to Ukrainian reports. https://apple.news/AmF...

ManuJ

Don't know why the IAF is still adding combat helicopters to its fleet, rather than letting the Army aviation own that role.

ManuJ

BTW, the Pentagon spokesman in an interview to PBS a few days ago said very clearly that some European countries are quietly supplying aircrafts to Ukraine, and Ukraine has more aircraft today than it did at the start of war.

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Apparently the Turkish TB-2 drones were used to distract Moskva's defenses and the Neptune missiles came in undetected.

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and parts until it is satisfied with no Nato on its border It appears increasingly likely (than ever) that to make this a reality Putin may have to invade Finland, and by extension also Sweden (throw Norway in for good measure). Lol, don't forget the three Baltic countries! And add Poland since it ...

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Not sure why Russia to this day does not 1. level every bridge in western Ukraine 2. Knock out communication in all of western ukraine Rest assured, it's not benevolence. It's because: 1. They're still trying to pretend it's a 'special military operation' to save the Ukrainians. 2. They don't have ...

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Soviet era tanks from Eastern European NATO countries and long-range SAM missile systems (S300) are already on their way. Mariupol holding out for so long has given Ukranians crucial time to clear out the Northern and North-eastern territories and regroup for the fight in the East. There are reports...

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The war is entering the bloodiest phase. With Kremlin publicly stating its minimalistic final goal being 'liberation' of the entire Donbass region, anything less will be a defeat for Putin and thus would be unacceptable to him. On the other hand, the best and most battle-hardened units of the Ukrain...

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Some interesting observations from a ex US Marine fighting in Ukraine: The past month of fighting had demonstrated that the balance of lethality had shifted away from armor, and toward anti-armor weapons . Even the most advanced armor systems, such as the Russian T-90 series main battle tank, had pr...

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Russia's original aim was definitely regime change and demilitarization of Ukraine, as stated by none other than Putin himself. It could not have been achieved without going into Kiev and overthrowing the existing regime. Russia sacrificed thousands of men and pieces of equipment in pitched battles ...

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I will repeat what I said earlier - Russia is a 2nd rate power that's trying to act as a superpower, lost in nostalgia for the good old days. This conflict has exposed the reality. Its military expenditure is roughly 1/10th of USA and less than India's. On top of that, it has the world's largest nuc...

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TOI article also points fingers at a Group Captain. “Human error” rather than “any technical malfunction” was responsible for the accidental launch of the conventional (non-nuclear) BrahMos missile from an IAF base in north India, which could have triggered a retaliation from Pakistan, as was earlie...

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Good article to read unf behind a paywall didn't even know about the fighting in Voznesensk. "A Ukrainian Town Deals Russia One of the War’s Most Decisive Routs" https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-russia-voznesensk-town-battle-11647444734?st=z24ubrmo2xi9bq1&reflink=share_mobilewebsh...

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dnivas wrote:99% of John's major posts have turned out to be fake news.

I think it's really the other way around. Please avoid posting rumors and 'news' from dubious sites.

ManuJ

Steep Russian climbdown has begun. From "total denazification and demilitarization" to just a guarantee of neutrality without demilitarization or regime change. Ukraine is cleverly asking for the same security guarantees that NATO membership would have given it. This would provide it with ...

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Missile launch was accidental but the strike was accurate. Tie it with many things in march like the Karachi furniture dealer demise etc. Accidental terminology is to give room for TSP as it's FATF time. They can't admit who got killed by a missile. It is all good. * samajhne wale samajh gaye hai, ...

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Rakesh, the government of India signs the cheque. The decision to go ahead with the procurement or not always belongs with the government. Pratyush, the govt indeed signs the cheque...but the service chooses the platform . If Rafale is what the Indian Navy wants...then Rafale is what the Indian Nav...

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But on a serious note, this is unpardonable. Heads need to roll. Excuse me, you two? No head need to roll nor it is “unpardonable” that an accidental launch with zero casualties or fatalities (as per even Pakis) occur against a country that executes Indian civilians or soldiers without humanity for...

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[Zelinsky] He seems to be fighting from the shadows with a shadow army... very clever, but at tremendous cost to common Ukr people. The cost, to both the Russians and the Ukrainians, has been imposed by Putin. Zelinksky is doing what any good wartime leader whose country is being attacked by a supe...

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It won't be a IN decision, but IN will provide inputs and recommendations. This will be a strategic decision at the cabinet level. Unless there are some real technical limitations (e.g. not fitting on the lift), Rafale should win. Rafale's win will also exponentially increase the chances of getting...

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Cyrano wrote:Turn your speakers volume down
What weaponry are the Ukranian soldiers carrying?

Quite impressive fire-power.
Ukraine is fast becoming a graveyard of Russian tin-cans and APCs.

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