End of a project to rebuild the Soviet European empire? While Vietnam war was ultimate self own, Ukraine war vital to Putin's would be European empire
It appears that Putin is re thinking of restocking the Wagner presence in Africa with thousands of Ukraine war veterans, which may risk collapsing his would be combat offensive power in Southern Ukraine, to the breaking point
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is allegedly planning to “send thousands” of troops from Ukraine to Africa, effectively abandoning the ongoing Ukraine invasion, according to the largest Telegram channel associated with Russia's Wagner mercenary group.
Since first invading Ukraine in early 2022, Russia has seen more than 250,000 troops killed, the Daily Star reported.
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OOPS. i.e. recruiting expendable draftees to serve as dumb pace holders to a static defense while trying to restock Russia's African empire with non Wagner troop combat veterans in a switcheroo
Keep in mind, people have been claiming that Putin is doubling down on Ukraine, It maybe instead that Putin will get maybe 300,000 or so Draftees to be expendable meat to be slaughtered in Trench warfare while trying to loot Africa with Ukrainian war veterans. Whom would have thought this ? Ahem
Meanwhile Polish Arm makers are experiencing a roaring bull market, i.e.
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The flood of arms into Ukraine has helped the country not just stave off defeat but actually go on the offensive against a larger, more powerful adversary. Weapons makers say customers are noticing.
Speaking to Defense News at the start of an arms fair in London this week, an official with Poland's state-owned arms manufacturer, PGZ, said it was selling its version of a portable surface-to-air rocket launcher based, in part, on its performance against Russian forces in Ukraine.
"Our foreign customers tell us that their interest in this weapon largely stems from the fact that the Ukrainian military has had significant success with using it to combat Russia's invasion,"
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I.e. Putin may be abandoning rebuilding the USSR glacius , i.e. the Warsaw block in place of looting Africa of its raw materials
Ironically the Western sanctions may be driving this, as a get rich quick scheme as the Russian state is slowly pulverized in Southern Ukraine
This is a seismic shift. As the Vietnam war was the USA ultimate self own, and served no geo strategic purpose, Putin wanted to recreate the Soviet empire, and instead may now be looking to get rich in Africa while being stalemated in Ukrainian battlefields
Ceasefire? Putin Preparing to ‘Send Thousands’ of Soldiers From Ukraine to New Target: Report (msn.com)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is allegedly planning to “send thousands” of troops from Ukraine to Africa, effectively abandoning the ongoing Ukraine invasion, according to the largest Telegram channel associated with Russia's Wagner mercenary group.
Since first invading Ukraine in early 2022, Russia has seen more than 250,000 troops killed, the Daily Star reported.
The Wagner group has been seen as Russia’s most feared unit when it came to helping Putin pick up some minor wins in the war, according to the Daily Star.
However, the group has also been fighting battles on behalf of other governments looking to the group to do their bidding, like the Central African Republic and Mali.
Related video: Russian Soldier Warns Putin's Military May Lose Crimea (Newsweek)
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Arms maker says interest in its weapons 'largely' driven by Ukrainians using them to fight Russians (msn.com)
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Arms maker says interest in its weapons 'largely' driven by Ukrainians using them to fight Russians
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The flood of arms into Ukraine has helped the country not just stave off defeat but actually go on the offensive against a larger, more powerful adversary. Weapons makers say customers are noticing.
Speaking to Defense News at the start of an arms fair in London this week, an official with Poland's state-owned arms manufacturer, PGZ, said it was selling its version of a portable surface-to-air rocket launcher based, in part, on its performance against Russian forces in Ukraine.
"Our foreign customers tell us that their interest in this weapon largely stems from the fact that the Ukrainian military has had significant success with using it to combat Russia's invasion," Patryk Brzeziński told the outlet from the Defence and Security Equipment International, a biennial event that is being held for the first time since Russia's February 2022 invasion.
Newsweek
European Official Reveals 'Lifeblood' Of NATO Militaries
Ukrainian forces have used such portable rocket launchers, or MANPADS, to challenge Russia's air supremacy. The systems — also provided by the United States — are both easily deployed and require limited manpower, capable of being carried on the back of a single soldier. On Monday, Ukraine's military intelligence service released a video showing soldiers using such a system to fend off an attack from a Russian Su-30 fighter jet.
Take a look at Poland's fast-expanding military that aims to become Europe's 'largest land force'?Daniel Brown/Insider
Poland is spending big on building up its military arsenal as it looks to bolster its defenses in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Polish defense minister, Mariusz Moszkowski, has said that the NATO member wants to have Europe's largest land force — including doubling its defence forces to 300,000 personnel — to counter the threat posed by Russia.
"Our goal is to create such a strong Polish army that a possible aggressor would not dare to attack our homeland," he said during a press conference in May.
Here's a look at some of the key pieces of military hardware heading to Poland.
While providing Ukraine with arms serves Warsaw's national security interests, it is also proving a boon to its defense sector. With the war, "Poland sees an unprecedented opportunity to finally achieve its ambitions and become a more significant player in the global arms industry," according to The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (military spending in Europe was up 13% last year, SIPRI has noted).
To that end, PGZ said it recently signed deals to provide MANPADS to a country in the Balkans and another in the Baltics, according to Defense News. Last year, the company's Mesko subsidiary also said it would sell Estonia its Piorun air defense system, likewise deployed in Ukraine. The Baltic state purchased some 300 missiles and 100 launching systems.
Other arms makers have also used Ukraine as a selling point — Ukrainian firms, especially.
"Everything you might see here is all combat proven right now and servicing the [Ukrainian] army," Oleg Skillar, a project manager at a state-owned arms company, told National Defense Magazine at the start of an arms exhibition earlier this year in Abu Dhabi.
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Andrew Beckwith, PhD