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You're correct.

It's just a joke we both know Russia and US can't have any direct confrontation however they will avoid each other

Mike23r:
a country leader is not meant to be killed in war

It's simple
First there are about 10million displaced Ukrainians mostly ethnic Ukrainians have left the Eastern regions giving the ethnic Russians number superiority in these areas. Before the war, Ukraine has ethnic Russians as 20% of its population and are mostly based in the east of Ukraine
In Politics, Easter Ukraine has always had Russian leaning that's why after euromaidan revolution in 2014 the east tried to breakaway because the ousted president was from the east.
What this war has done is cement the east pro Russian solidarity and leaning

Importantly to note is the creation of 2 states in the east of Ukraine which will have it's own defence capabilities, civil administration and clear cut border with the rest of Ukraine.
So the occupied territories will be occupied by Pro Russian Russians and Ukrainians with all their defence apparatus in place, their government and their people only difference is they will no longer be Ukrainians but a new state

gidgiddy:
Its one thing to win a war, its another to retain control. There are 45 million Ukrainians and just 150,000 Russian Soldiers in Ukraine. How is Russia ever hoing to control 45 million Ukrainians with 150,000 Soldiers? Every Ukrainian adult male is a potential Soldier.

This is a war Russia cannot win. At best, Russia will take some territory and be fighting to control that territory for years to come as Ukraine backed by west keep fighting

How will those lands return to Ukraine, unless Russia decides to return them, after cessation of hostilities, truce agreement and maybe a peace pact there's less than 1% chance Ukraine is gaining any territory back.

If Ukraine knows what is good for Ukraine then it must fortify Odessa, even more than Kiev, and make peace before Russian forces take Odessa. If they lose Odessa then Ukraine is landlocked and Transnistria gains a landlink to Russian held areas....that's going to be a big problem for both Ukraine and Moldova

My guy forget about the occupied territories, or any territory Ukraine manage to reclaim behind enemy lines before a peace agreement is reached because they won't be able to maintain an exclave/enclave in pro Russian held territories

donttouchme:
More like an after thought. D initial objectives of Russian invasion is to bully them into --

1. Regime change(de-nazification).
2. Recognizing Crimea as part of Russia.
3. Recognizing d independence of donbas and donesk.
4. Not joining NATO and EU( maintain neutrality)
5. Imposing a pro-russian president.

As it stands, Russia has lost their fear factor.

They have given Ukraine a wake-up call. And all this regions they are occupying will one day return to ukraine. Putin will not live forever. One day Ukraine will come calling.

Those regions are still part of Ukraine and no country will recognize them.

Infact, mutiny among russian soldiers and Ukraine stiff resistance were the reason they pull back.

Finally, Russia has succeeded in creating enemies everywhere. None of neighbours will ever trust them. It will take a while before they can bounce.

This man too talk

Putin no even get him time

Panafricanist knows of the manipulations of the West

But slave mentality is deep in Africans psyche

Exprofressor:
Before
nko?
What where you guys expecting?

They are not we who have traded our heritage and our beginnings

Have you wondered why almost all the Pan-Africanists were rather friendly to Russia, than the West?

Is it currently 2000km(operational range of S400) away from Russian base of Operations?

Can it fly faster than a Khnizal missile(mach10)?

Then stop making noise, i want to sleep

Gospelpreacher1:
Lalasticlala

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10649025/amp/US-Doomsday-E4-B-Nightwatch-jet-deployed-UK.html

Do you know the number of equipment and military infrastructures deployed in Ukraine
Your figures does not correlate and utter nonsense

uchennaq:
Your are wrong bro. Ask questions first. Ukraine has fighter jets still operating bro.

Russia-Ukraine War Live Update: REPORT - Intercepted #Russian Radio Chatter Reveals Army Struggling With Logistics, Communication and Resources.

UDF are intercepting Russian communications and ambushing them.

uchennaq:

[s]By Stijn Mitzer in collaboration with Joost Oliemans Kemal, Dan and Jakub Janovsky

A detailed list of destroyed and captured vehicles and equipment of both sides can be seen below. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Small arms, munitions, civilian vehicles, trailers and derelict equipment (including aircraft) are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. ATGMs and MANPADS are included in the list but not included in the ultimate count. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991.

(Click on the numbers to get a picture of each individual captured or destroyed vehicle)

Russia - 1881, of which: destroyed: 932, damaged: 35, abandoned: 229, captured: 685

Tanks (297, of which destroyed: 126, damaged: 4, abandoned: 42, captured: 125)
Armoured Fighting Vehicles (217, of which destroyed: 101, abandoned: 34, captured: 82)
Infantry Fighting Vehicles (290, of which destroyed: 154, damaged: 2, abandoned: 29, captured: 102)
Armoured Personnel Carriers (76, of which destroyed: 19, abandoned: 17, captured: 40)
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles (12, of which destroyed: 4, abandoned: 3, captured: 5)
Infantry Mobility Vehicles (65, of which destroyed: 36, damaged: 2, abandoned: 5, captured: 20)
Communications Stations (11, of which destroyed: 3, abandoned: 4, captured: 4)
Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (55, of which destroyed: 18, abandoned: 8, captured: 29)
Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (62, of which abandoned: 24, captured: 38)
Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (24, of which captured: 24)
Heavy Mortars (5, of which captured: 5)
Towed Artillery (41, of which destroyed: 8, damaged: 2 abandoned: 5, captured: 26)
Self-Propelled Artillery (54, of which destroyed: 14, damaged: 2, abandoned: 15, captured: 22)
Multiple Rocket Launchers (33, of which destroyed: 15, abandoned: 5, captured: 14)
Anti-Aircraft Guns (2, of which captured: 2)
Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns (9, of which destroyed: 5, abandoned: 3, captured: 1)
Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (40, of which destroyed: 20, damaged: 1, abandoned: 7, captured: 12)
Radars (2, of which destroyed: 1, captured: 1)
Jammers And Deception Systems (6, of which destroyed: 2, damaged: 2, captured: 2)
Aircraft (16, of which destroyed: 15, damaged: 1)
Helicopters (35, of which destroyed: 30, damaged: 3, abandoned: 2)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (16, of which destroyed: 11, captured: 5)
Naval Ships (3, of which destroyed: 1, damaged: 2)
Logistics Trains (2, of which destroyed: 2)
Trucks, Vehicles and Jeeps (603, of which destroyed: 346, damaged: 16, abandoned: 59, captured: 171)


Ukraine - 540, of which: destroyed: 206, damaged: 16, abandoned: 37, captured: 281

I don't want to post Ukraine's losses due to long post and possibly suspension from nairaland. But this link will take you to the post with even the pictures. You will see real pictures of these equipment for doubters.

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html

Please can this make Front page for discussion and how do we post videos here so people can see what is happening in real time. [/s]

Rubbish

Aswear, I give up

Our people are irredeemable ignorant and can't think for themselves

Drenimarcus:
Even my ferrets are smarter than most nairalanders gulping down the msm news. Ukraine just said they have no reserves left, no more fuel cos Russia blew the remaining yesterday night, no more airports, no more navy. Slavutych is surrounded by the Russian army as we speak. Even Ukraine govt are now leaving Kyiv but the MSM wont tell you this because they want you ignorant. Now, there is a new covid variant, B-something something. For the past 4 weeks, covid was in absentia, now it is back.

Others countries are already looking out for themselves, India, Brazil and others, heck Mexico just told the US that they wont be sanctioning Russia.

There are already protesting in Spain, Greece, France, Poland i think too. They keep saying Russia is losing to the people who cant use their God-given brain to think.

One thing is certain, you can't win war through propaganda, neither can you hide the truth forever.

Sayonara.

Oya give us the right figure

Russia has only posted their casualties twice throughout the operation not Ukraine giving you unrealistic figures every hour yet losing swathes of territories

Freestainworld:
This is war where each party will be claiming Lord of the rings even after loosing so much, Russia is lying period.

What do you from bbc they will not post the full statement from Russia

The first phase of the military operation is to free Donbass says Russian defence minister Shoigu

The main tasks of the first stage of the Russian operation in Ukraine have been completed, the combat potential of the Ukrainian troops has been significantly reduced - RF Ministry of Defense

Also
Ukrainian air force and air defense system have been almost completely destroyed, the country's Navy has ceased to exist — Russian Defense Ministry

Ukraine has no organized reserves left - Russian General Staff

Russian Defense Ministry: at the suggestion of the Ukrainian leadership, the country has become a haven for 6,595 foreign mercenaries and terrorists from 62 states, they are not subject to the rules of war, they will be ruthlessly destroyed.

LPR liberated 93% of the territory of the republic, DPR - 54%, battles in Mariupol continue - Russian Defense Ministry

The number of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine is declining, not a single one has arrived in a week - General Staff of the Russian Federation

All captured weapons and military equipment are being transferred to the LPR and DPR, 113 tanks and 138 Javelin anti-tank systems have already been transferred, the Russian Defense Ministry reports

As of March 25, 2022, 1,351 servicemen were killed, 3,825 were injured" - Ministry of Defense

RUSSIAN HAS UPDATED ITS DEATH TOLL IN THE UKRAINE CONFLICT


Russia’s army has updated its troop death toll, saying 1,351 soldiers have been killed and 3,825 others wounded since the start of its offensive in Ukraine.

The new toll, announced at a Moscow briefing delivered by senior military officials, came several weeks after Moscow gave its first assessment of losses in the conflict on March 2.

At the time, Russia put the number of its forces killed at 498.

Kyiv says more than 16,000 Russian troops have been killed, while NATO officials have told Al Jazeera they believe the death toll on the Russian side is between 7,000-15,000 personnel.

Source: Aljezeera

That will be a disaster

And most be avoided

ken6488:
What will be USA response if Russia start arming his allies with nukes, just like the USA is doing


Venezuela, cuba, iran

When I say Mauripol is dominated by Russian speakers that is fact

I wasn't telling you of the ethnicity which is almost 40% Russians, 40%Ukrainian and 20% Jews, Bulgarian, tartar, Belarusian and others

Mauripol and the whole of Donetsk is Russophonic and that is fact. Apart from Crimea there's no oblast in Ukraine more Russophonic than Donestk, Luhansk, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia

sanpipita:
Maripoul isn't dominated by Russian speakers, you have Jewish, Greeks etc there aside Ukrainians there.

I wonder why you people justify nonsense, because Russian speakers its okay to come and bomb them then give them food, will this be acceptable to you if you were in their shoes?

Russia's invasion has lead to deaths of many Russian speakers yet they are supposedly there to protect them

You can call it Russification but they are favorably disposed to Russia due to years of cultural exchange and assimilation from Krivoy rog in Dnipro to donestk from Kharkiv to Zaporizhzhia and Kherson they have strong affinity to Russia. That's why I think if Russia is going to force more breakaways in this region, it is highly probable.

I may be wrong though but it sure looks like what will happen

joyandfaith:
Yes, majority are Russian speakers ďue to centuries of Russification of minority tribes Russia empire and USSR.

True

And they are all Russian speakers

Despite your hardline anti Russia position, it's a relieve you know this to be true

joyandfaith:
Mauripol is a multicultural country. There are native Russians and Ukrainians as well as Greek, Jews and Bulgarians.

@ sapientia, sanpipita Mariupol is dominated by Russian speakers before the war, these people are sympathetic to Moscow course and easily aligned and are Pro Russia

Mariupol is in the breakaway Donetsk

And the people there are Russian speakers and ethnic Russians

It's not fake compassion, they are one people but you already know this. Do not let your hate and Russophobia stop you from being objective

Let me put it down for you in simple arithmetic

Europe consumes 140BCM of gas (140,000mcm) every year directly from Russia which is 45% of Europe imports from Russia
USA total gas export in the world as at 2021 is 149BCM of gas which is mostly going to China, S Korea, Japan(accounting for almost 40% of US gas)

For US to fill the boots of Russia means 140BCM of their 149BCM of gas export will be going to EU (over 93% of US total export)

If EU cuts Russian gas they will need urgent replacement worth of 140BCM can US fill that up?

Japan, S Korea and China pay alot for US gas (expensive gas) and is US willing to lose that money for EU and is US willing to make EU over 90% of its gas export destination? Note; US gas is used for politics too.

To get Russia gas for Europe is easy and cheap

If EU cuts Russia gas and gets from US it means that someone(China, S Korea, Japan) somewhere is not getting their gas and they will easily switch to Russia who is more closer to them and has cheap gas. Geopolitics!

And EU will still have an energy crisis due to insufficient supply and cost and price of gas globally will increase too

Frankiss44:
So they can't fill the gap but Biden just went to Poland and summnonned their leaders to tell them bullshiiit right?

Forget Nigeria matter

Alot is happening so fast ryt now

Drenimarcus:
I am thinking this. Iran and Venezuela deals and then Saudi/China. Things are happening and Nigerian leaders are more worried about 2023.

Imagine say the outcome of this meeting na Petrolyuan or PetrolRupee

Or better still cooperation in regional politics and security

Everybody don tire for America

Drenimarcus:
America don turn comedy. Chinese foreign minister just arrived in India for talks. This is big considering their clashes. This Multi-polar world go sweet.

The mayor of Odessa a General?

Hmmm, interesting

paafin:
Exactly!

Odessa is now completely isolated from the rest of Ukie armed forces..

Better they lay down their arms without a fight

But, I don't think they will since the mayor is an Azov General

Mehn

Na comedy wey Zelensky feature Biden

Drenimarcus:
I guess trump was right by calling him stupid! He also just sued Hillary Clinton. Wetin deh sup for this country, everywhere is in chaos right now.

That's why Germany was going to a gulf nation for gas deal recently....there's no immediate replacement for Russian gas

Drenimarcus:
Then the European leaders are much dumber than i thought. Shakira US?

Not really, if they were importing from this countries it would have made more sense because they produce gas and crude too mostly by fracking which is even more expensive
But they sanctioned Iran, Venezuela and not in good terms with gulf nations, people that have liquefied natural gas that is cheap and without stress

Biden has gone mad finally

Drenimarcus:
Wow, didnt know we still importing gas from these countries. What is really going on with this Biden administration

Drenimarcus, na Shakara US dey

There's no way they can fill that gap and moreover there gas is expensive but the volume of gas Europe consumes is scary even

Drenimarcus:
No, Germany wanted the pipeline directly to them to avoid the transit fees. Russia will supply Asia and US will supply EU but they will pay more for gas. I don't even care about this, it is the Saudi/China deal i want so bad.

The same America that still imports about 20% of world gas and has stopped buying from Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, people that account for about 40-45% of gas export in the world?

The same America that is the world biggest consumer of gas?

The same America that is going 'cleaner energy' and has limited its gas and crude production?

Where does America want to see the gas for Europe another big gas consumers in the world?

Somethings just doesn't make sense...or America just doesn't make sense

Drenimarcus:
No, Germany wanted the pipeline directly to them to avoid the transit fees. Russia will supply Asia and US will supply EU but they will pay more for gas. I don't even care about this, it is the Saudi/China deal i want so bad.

True

You said it the way it is

nothing like reliable media, they all twist the truth to suit the narrative they are trying to push

The art is to pluck the clean bone of fact from the rotten flesh or misinformation and propaganda

joyandfaith:
There is nothing like reliable media. If you are not biased and diligent in doing research, you would know the facts.

Bennet foreign policies has not been what the Israelis wanted so I won't be surprised Bennet needs to reorganize its foreign policies and not this UAE today, Egypt tomorrow thing he's doing

Uprightness100:
Benjamin Netanyahu on a TV interview tonight: “A military operation is required to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons.”
A poll from today shows that Netanyahu’s party would get 36 seats in parliament if elections were to be held today. Prime minister Bennet’s would get only 4.

Mauripol has fallen

Donetsk has reclaimed its priced port city

Mehn! 50 new jets despite being the air power of the middle east
Israel armament no be here

Well, when you're surrounded by enemies you have to be fortified

They have my respect

Uprightness100:
3 new F35 fighter jets land in Nevatim airbase in southern Israel today. The Israeli Airforce (IAF) bought 50 and has already received 33 of the stealth jets it ordered.

Can it stop Khinzhal missile?
No

So we move

BTW, Russia is no longer asking the West for Security guarantees, it has move past it now.

It is going to partition Ukraine into 5 baby republics

Egypt don finally overtake Nigeria for GDP

HazardAwka:
Richest African Countries by GDP per Capita (INT$ at PPP — World Bank 2021)

The Seychelles economy is primarily driven by fishing, tourism, boat building, processing coconuts and vanilla, and agriculture, especially cinnamon, sweet potatoes, tuna, and bananas. Its public sector contributes the most employment and gross revenue, employing two-thirds of the total labor force.

Although Egypt has the highest total GDP of any African country, it ranks only eighth in terms of GDP per capita. What's more, Nigeria doesn't even make the new list—in fact, it's in 22nd place.

1. Seychelles - $30,898
2. Mauritius - $23,841
3. Equatorial Guinea - $18,625
4. Botswana - $18,507
5. Libya - $15,816
6. Gabon - $15,582
7. South Africa - $13,010
8. Egypt - $12,261
9. Algeria - $11,997
10. Tunisia - $11,096
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22. Nigeria - $ 5,280

African Countries Literacy Rate
1. Seychelles 91%
2. Zimbabwe 91
3. South Africa 88
4. Namibia 88
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22. Nigeria 72%