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WriteerNg:
⚡Ukraine is the largest country in Europe (ex-Russia): ~600,000 km²

Venezuela is 50% larger than Ukraine: ~900,000 km²

WriteerNg:
Does Venezuela have enough soldiers to cover such large area?

I fear for Maduro, he doesn't strike me like a serious person.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
1000 drones, that's obviously a record since the beginning of the SMO.

LordAdam16:
No one can give Maduro what has been given to Zelensky.

You'd need to ship him AD batteries on a weekly basis because the US is an air-centric fighting force.

Maybe they have an ingenious plan they'd spring as a surprise.
But it'll be a surprise to both their critics and cheerleaders.

All the good plans I can think of involve going underground and insurgency.
Neither of which sounds unpalatable to the Americans.
Colombia has had the FARC insurgency. Life goes on.
Maduro or any successor going underground and being replaced by a US stooge at least on the internationally-recognized circuit, even if they don't control most of the country, is good enough.
All they really need are the oil fields as in Syria.

I don't think Maduro is unserious per se.
He could have done more on the economic front.
Invite Chinese economists to craft a socialist-capitalist economic plan.
Even then, that type of plan only worked in China and Vietnam because they were not under steep sanctions.
Without kudi, all plans are visions at best.

It's just hard to pass verdicts on leaders dealing with biting sanctions.
Nigeria is not under heavy sanctions, look how messy it is.
Under the circumstances, Chavez and Maduro have navigated a troubling situation quite competently.
Unless Russia and China gave them firm security guarantees, it was always going to be difficult to hold back the Americans if they decided to go kinetic.

Syria has emboldened the Americans after the Afghanistan facepalm.
Decapitate the Venezuelan leadership, install a stooge, seize the oil fields, maybe even sponsor one or a few of the many armed insurgent groups that'll emerge to keep the stooge honest. All done and with minimal American loss of life.

-Lord

New footage showing two Russian Iskander-K cruise missile strikes on a warehouse complex in Kyiv, this morning. The complex is already burning, and what appears to be an interceptor missile can be seen self-destructing on approach. pic.twitter.com/4RXdhPM0Pv

— AMK Mapping 🇳🇿 (@AMK_Mapping_) September 7, 2025

WriteerNg:
⚡Ukraine is the largest country in Europe (ex-Russia): ~600,000 km²

Venezuela is 50% larger than Ukraine: ~900,000 km²

WriteerNg:
They can take the fight to American cities using the cartel and Iranian drones and long range missiles.

Or hit every oil field the US siezes. Make life extremely difficult for the Americans.

They should learn from Ukraine and use Sea Drones to hit US ships.

WriteerNg:
⚡Russia launched a major drone and missile strike on Kyiv, causing a fire at Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers building.

About 1,000 drones attacked Ukraine overnight, which may be a record.

WriteerNg:
⚡AP reporters see smoke rising from Ukraine's cabinet of ministers building after a mass Russian attack on Kyiv

WriteerNg:
⚡Ukrainian Prime Minister Svyrydenko at the Cabinet of Ministers building after the Russian attack.

DystopianMuse:
RUSSIA REFINERIES KEEP GOING UP IN SMOKE POWERED BY UKRAINE.

WELL INCREDIBLE

LET UKRAINE CONTINUE. RUSSIANS WILL SUCCUMB SOON.

WriteerNg:
⚡Today's strike by Russian drones broke through the strongest zone of Ukrainian air defense — The New York Times

The publication notes that the government quarter is located in the center of the air defense ring and is considered the most protected territory in the country.

The building of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers is located near the Verkhovna Rada and Zelensky's residence.