Was it maintained properly? There was a lot of theft in the army etc. They might have some rockets for the show, but above that? A lot of their equipment was in a pretty dire state as far as 2022
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bro they had to rescue the astronauts NASA abandoned for a year because of Boeing
but yeah, this narrative is just western propaganda tbh, historically the Soviets (and by defaulting the Russians) had some of the leading edge technologies. In fact, it worked so well, so reliability, that even today Soviet era systems are STILL being used for modern warfare
The Soviets always preferred analogue over digital/ mechanical over electronics (as a general rule of thumb)
Not saying they were great, but they did try to push the boundaries (and the Soviets were everyone in the USSR, not just "Russians" - which is why we see Ukrainian ingenuity and creativity.)
I recently learned that Chinese built space rockets but have no commercial airplanes because it's harder to make. So when I ask about the maintenance of the nuclear rockets then let's stick to that. The tires in trucks were breaking after years of bad maintenance when they attacked Ukraine. Why would this arsenal be better?
The Soviets have both the largest airplane ever made AND the most reliable space rocket ever made. These are both facts. There latest 'test' showed three separate launches, from sea and land. The capability has always been there since the 50's.
Also, regarding the Ukrainian invasion, the invasion force that formed the main highway column were coming back from a month long annual exercise in Belarus. They did not have food, supplies and were already tired from the training. Very few observers comment on this and actually understand that the invasion was a NATO force of hand, which is, in part, why Putin made a hasty move.
It's fascinating to watch how wrong you can get this whole situation sometimes
wrong? these are literal facts. The invading force came from the Belarusian annual exercises? Do you not recall them looting stores for supplies and not having maintenance and fuel?
You aren't an OSINT'er that's for sure, that or you have a short term memory.
Russia attacked Ukraine. There's a fact for you. The looting etc. was a result of thefts and reporting to Putin that all's good and the whole thing will be done in 3 days. Then the truth hit them
just randomly attacked Ukraine? lol
You added randomly yourself. He needed some victory. In Russia even foreign policy is the internal policy. First Grozny then Georgia then Crimea and now the rest of Ukraine. But this time it didn't work out so well
Their demographics are shrinking so stealing children was an added bonus
I feel sorry that you are so uninformed. Go back, if you can, and learn about the history - then we can have a constructive conversation.
BTW, if taking kids OUT of a conflict zone warrents an ICJ warrant for arrest, then killing 40 000 children is what?
not even going to bother arguing the point. Your leaders are barreling your people into wars with Russia;
Next you'll tell me Nord Stream terrorism was Russia's fault.
When I went to go search for the videos and evidence of these things, I realize it's been entirely scrubbed. Liveleak was a huge source of the evidence of Azov crimes. Twitter became so bad that I got banned several times for retweeting things in March of 2022. In fact, several accounts and journalists and observers were shut down permanently.
So yeah, in my honest opinion places like the UK and the US are actually quite commie. The censorship and distortion is so blatant for any critical thinker to see.
Anyway, good luck lol
The moment you go with "NATO tries to destroy Russia" you're off the rail. That's a narrative for internal Russian use. NATO doesn't operate like that. If they only accuses particular countries but no it's NATO as some sort of organised operation. C'mon
I wouldn't say that Nord Stream was Russia's fault but they definitely got what they asked for. Fuck around and find out
Oh and BTW, the whole Ukraine war is just NATO and Russia equally getting rid of Soviet-era tech and ordinance. They are reducing warehousing, reducing costs and clearing space for new production (that beat's inflation 😉 ) so that Boeing, Lockheed etc. can bring in the new stock.
That's why NATO sent all their supply first, then started reducing the supply of Iraq era stuff. Russians doing the same.
War is what beats inflation.