In her dreams would a Vice POTUS M. Greene (so she wishes) commit her 2025 administration to replacing Russian main battle tanks destroyed ?

We all know that M . Greene is hoping to be the vice Presidential running mate of D.J. Trump in 2024, so let us see if she would commit herself to a Rooseveltian concept of lend lease to replenish Russian battle tank losses in Ukraine, 2022 ?

Quote

Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, told reporters this week that Russian President Vladimir Putin has "suffered a massive strategic failure" during his ongoing and unprovoked war in Ukraine.

Highlighting Putin's military setbacks, Kahl said that Russian forces have "probably lost half of their main battle tanks" and tens of thousands of troops in Ukraine, according to a Department of Defense?report?published Wednesday.?

Kahl did not specify exactly how many tanks the Pentagon estimates Russia has lost, but according to open-source intelligence?analysis?by Oryx, at least 1,450 Russian tanks have been destroyed, captured, abandoned, or damaged over the course of the war. Notably, Russian troops fleeing Ukrainian battlefield advances have left behind?modern T-90 tanks?that Moscow considers to be among the?most advanced?in its arsenal.

end of quote

speaking to that meddlesome entity , M. Greene:

"That is quite a commitment you would have to make to replenish destroyed Armor, M. Greene"

Next how could M Greene in speaking come up with the requisite word salad to claim a mandate as to giving arms to her brother crypto fake Christian regime for all the destruction of its armaments in 2022?

This is a little problem for M. Greene

quote

"Thanks to the generosity of the russian federation, the first batch of new T-90A tanks entered into service with #UAarmy," Ukraine's defense ministry?said?on social media Thursday, mockingly calling the move "particularly generous because at the same time the ruscists are launching a program to restore 60-year-old T-62 tanks for their own armed forces."

Russia has touted the T-90, a modern weapon born out of a T-72 modernization program in the final years of the Soviet Union that has been upgraded repeatedly over time, as one of the?most advanced tanks?in its arsenal, but even with capable tanks, Russian armor forces have faced setbacks and substantial losses in Ukraine.

Russian forces have lost lots of modern equipment throughout the devastating war in Ukraine and have been forced to pull?old and obsolete tanks?— like the T-62 referenced by Ukraine's military — from storage. The T-62 is a Soviet-era main battle tank that was eventually replaced by the T-72 and can be seen on display in some museums.

end of quote

But we should not underestimate her gile or willingness to beat down a pesky inconvenient fact

Greene is the genius whom compared humanitarian aid to Ukraine, let alone military, to running a money laundering operation in Ukraine. So sweet and loving, right ?

Such creativity should and will be rewarded.

Right, Greene ?

quote

Russia's military has likely lost half its tanks in Ukraine and will be weaker than it was before the war, Pentagon says

Jake Epstein?10 hours ago

• Russia has likely lost half its main battle tanks in Ukraine, a senior US defense official said.?
• Putin has also lost tens of thousands of troops, the Pentagon's Colin Kahl told reporters this week.
• Because of this, "Russia will emerge from this war weaker than it went in," he said.?

Russia has likely lost half of its main battle tanks while fighting in Ukraine, a senior US defense official said Tuesday, adding that the Russian military will end up being weaker than it was before the war began.?

Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, told reporters this week that Russian President Vladimir Putin has "suffered a massive strategic failure" during his ongoing and unprovoked war in Ukraine.

Highlighting Putin's military setbacks, Kahl said that Russian forces have "probably lost half of their main battle tanks" and tens of thousands of troops in Ukraine, according to a Department of Defense?report?published Wednesday.?

Kahl did not specify exactly how many tanks the Pentagon estimates Russia has lost, but according to open-source intelligence?analysis?by Oryx, at least 1,450 Russian tanks have been destroyed, captured, abandoned, or damaged over the course of the war. Notably, Russian troops fleeing Ukrainian battlefield advances have left behind?modern T-90 tanks?that Moscow considers to be among the?most advanced?in its arsenal.?

Russia has, in turn, been forced to pull?old and obsolete?tanks from storage — like the Soviet-era T-62 main battle tank. This type of tank is decades old, can even be seen in some museums, and has long since been replaced by newer, more capable systems.

In addition to armor losses, Russian forces have also lost?mountains?of other high-value and heavy weaponry, much of which. like Russian tanks,?has been repurposed by Ukraine even as it continues to enjoy considerable security assistance and military aid from Western countries.?

It's also unclear exactly how many casualties Russia has sustained in Ukraine, but losses are believed to be substantial.

No updated casualty figures have been provided since the Pentagon reported in August that as many as?80,000 Russian troops?had been killed or wounded in Ukraine. That figure was presented before?Ukrainian forces launched two counteroffensives along the war's northeastern and southern fronts, moves which have seen Russian lines shatter and Kyiv liberate thousands of square miles of territory over the last two months.?

Among the Russian war dead have been Russian?conscripts and reservists?who were recently?rushed to the battlefield?to reinforce crumbling Russian lines and stem Russian losses.

"Russia will emerge from this war weaker than it went in," Kahl said in reflection on Putin's overall war efforts in Ukraine.

In the latest battlefield humiliation, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered his forces to?retreat?in the southern city of Kherson, the first major city and only regional capital that Moscow managed to capture after it invaded in late February. As Ukrainian forces continued to advance toward the city, a full Russian withdrawal would mark a significant victory for Kyiv.??

"I don't know what winning looks like," Kahl said during his remarks this week. "But I do know that Russia will not have achieved the objectives that Vladimir Putin set out. And that's pretty much a guarantee."?

end of quote

also

quote

Retreating Russian troops are arming Ukraine with modern T-90 tanks as Putin's army digs 60-year-old armor out of storage, Ukraine's military says

Jake Epstein?Oct 13, 2022, 3:24 PM

• Ukrainian forces are now fielding captured T-90 tanks, modern armor taken as Russian troops retreat, the military said.
• As the Russian military loses more modern equipment, it has been forced to pull old tanks from storage.?
• Tanks are just one example of the kind of heavy weaponry that fleeing Russian forces have abandoned.?

Russian troops fleeing Ukraine's battlefield advances are leaving behind heavy weapons, including modern T-90 tanks Russia counts among its best main battle tanks, and the Ukrainian armed forces are putting them back into the fight, Kyiv's military said.

"Thanks to the generosity of the russian federation, the first batch of new T-90A tanks entered into service with #UAarmy," Ukraine's defense ministry?said?on social media Thursday, mockingly calling the move "particularly generous because at the same time the ruscists are launching a program to restore 60-year-old T-62 tanks for their own armed forces."

Russia has touted the T-90, a modern weapon born out of a T-72 modernization program in the final years of the Soviet Union that has been upgraded repeatedly over time, as one of the?most advanced tanks?in its arsenal, but even with capable tanks, Russian armor forces have faced setbacks and substantial losses in Ukraine.

Russian forces have lost lots of modern equipment throughout the devastating war in Ukraine and have been forced to pull?old and obsolete tanks?— like the T-62 referenced by Ukraine's military — from storage. The T-62 is a Soviet-era main battle tank that was eventually replaced by the T-72 and can be seen on display in some museums.

According to an open-source intelligence analysis by Oryx, Russia, as of?Wednesday, has lost over 7,000 vehicles and other forms of heavy weaponry — like artillery pieces and missile systems — since its forces invaded Ukraine in late February. This designation?includes?Russian equipment that's been destroyed, damaged, captured, or abandoned.?

More specifically, Russia has lost over 1,320 tanks — of which over 500 have been captured or abandoned. Losses include nearly 30 T-90A and T-90M tanks.?

Some observers have speculated that capture of the T-90M, which is an upgraded version of the T-90A, could help provide Ukraine and NATO countries with?valuable insight?into Russia's advanced military technology, which Russian President Vladimir Putin would probably have preferred remain in Russian hands.

Tanks aren't the only weapons that Russian forces are leaving behind in the face of Ukrainian advances. Moscow's troops have abandoned mountains of?high-value weaponry, overwhelming Ukraine's ability to?handle?it all.

And on top of what Ukrainian forces have recovered from Russian troops, Kyiv also continues to enjoy military assistance and security packages from Western countries — much to the?dismay?of the Kremlin, which continues to threaten against the support.??

The Russian military's inability to destroy some of its vehicles or heavy weaponry when its forces retreat is another sign of disfunction on the battlefield and seems to suggest that there's either little to no procedures in place or that they had to flee quickly and didn't have time to neutralize the equipment.??

Britain's defense ministry said last month that the way Russian forces have retreated seems to vary.

"Some units retreated in relatively good order and under control, while others fled in apparent panic," it wrote in an intelligence?update.

The retreat of Russian forces from key positions has been a relatively common theme since early September, when Ukrainian forces launched counteroffensives along the war's eastern and southern fronts. Moscow's military setbacks have forced Russian President Vladimir Putin to take several escalatory steps, including a partial military mobilization and even nuclear threats.

The past few days have been particularly turbulent as Russian forces launched several?missile and suicide drone attacks?on targets across Ukraine — including cities far from the front lines. The US and its NATO allies are now?rushing to provide?Ukraine with air defense systems.?

"Ukraine is not asking for soldiers from any other country. The Ukrainians are willing to fight for themselves. All they ask for is the means to do it," Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told reporters on Wednesday after meeting in Brussels with US allies and partners.

"As President Biden has said and many other national leaders have said, we will do as much as we can for as long as we can, and we will do as much as it takes for as long as it takes," he added.

end of quote

Andrew Beckwith, PhD