... it takes "5 hours for Russian tanks to be in Kiev", per Mr.Trump. Obviously, Donnie has a very peculiar relations with geography and with the movement of armor columns on march, but here is what's wrong with his "beautiful" assessment. For starters--here is a theoretical and shortest distance from Sumy to Kiev at which Russians theoretically can "march".
As you can see from the map "as crow flies" distance is around 300 kilometers, if to imagine that Russians attended DJT school of advanced military studies and want to cover this distance on tracks (and wheels) alone--doable, but kills motor resource of the hardware--the speed of the armor column of such nature could be, and that is a good result, on average about 25-30 kilometers per hour. So, if we take 300 kilometers and divide it by 30, we get around 10 hours. But that is theory.
If DJT wants to have an idea (of course he doesn't, he knows it all) what does it mean to move motor rifle battalion on march, here is a good primer from ... Soviet Defense Ministry on how to plan (battalion is the first tactical unit which actually has own staff) and move in column. It is in Russian, but a lot of it is understood in terms of CO Decision, planning and shit like that. Simple stuff, no math is needed for DJT.
This is BEFORE the battalion does anything with piu piu and other exciting shit. A model of moving a whole damn tank army when need be--is a 320 kilometer march (in one day this formation of 951 tanks and self-propelled guns managed to cover more than 100 km) of Pavel Rotmistrov's 5th Tank Army which engaged Hausser's panzer Corps literally on the go. Rotmistrov's army lost almost a third of its tanks during this march. Pay attention to this chapter of Hausser's life--a reason why the US Army has no idea about the war on the Eastern Front and strongly believes that it won WW II.
But I digress. So, you get the idea about what it would be to move an army size formation to Kiev. Granted Russians want to take the city of almost 3 million, which they don't--only American generals who listened to Wehrmacht and SS generals fairy tales would believe that Russians want Kiev. But I am on record--operational planning? Nah, they don't know what this is.
Meanwhile, the warm up at the front is ongoing today--Konstantinovka-Pokrovsk axes.
More from today;
You see, Russians made a slight and very pleasant mistake, they slightly OVERestimated the staying power of the VSU and broke through faster than anticipated. Hey, not bad. What you see on the maps is called putting the enemy on the split and this exhausting pattern will continue until the order is given. What this order will be, we just have to wait and see. Tomorrow Donnie will be trying to "scare" Putin, LOL)) Donnie, get real military professionals into your Cabinet, albeit it is too late now.
Because one has to maintain at least the pretense of objectivity even with a disclaimer. Cultural shock in military-political circles in the US deepens. So is coping. They grudgingly begin to admit that the US IS NOT a military power it viewed itself as for the last 80 years. Especially in ground forces.
They always knew, that is why they have been tickling his fancy, including famous Putin's "he is a bright person" (bright being not as smart but noticeable) to same Putin expressing latent sympathy to him for his persecution. But Russians never had any doubt about his nature. Russians merely gave him a chance--he blew it.
Considering the operational tempo as of lately, it looks like the offensive is being prepared. We'll know in due time. Putin reiterated Russia's objectives today. Same ol', same ol'--remove root causes or we will kill more of your SOBs and your personnel. This was in a preparation to tomorrow's phone call with Trump. Trump, as is his MO, surrounded himself with amateurs and neocons, and now is trapped. Yes, he didn't write "his" book. Somebody else did.
As is always the case, the measure created the counter-measure and it is being used extensively at the frontline. This is one of many systems used to dramatically blunt 404 drone operations. It works.
I am always touched deeply by all kinds of armchair warriors and gamers offering the advice to the General Staff and Russian industry, because, as you all know, Russians are very naive and don't know what to do.
But even here while correctly noticing the phenomenon Euroidiots cannot come to grips with the reality. NGO Global Initiative correctly concludes in its latest report Crime and Peace, The Future of Organized Crime Beyond Russo-Ukrainian War:
May? Are you serious? MAY!? Pals, I have news for you--the REAL risk is not hypothetical, it is very real and the main thrust of already powerful 404 organized crime is going to be into Europe, namely EU. Yes, with provision of weapons (already happening), para-military training (already happening), drug trafficking (old story) and contract killings (Mr. Starmer, how's your real estate doing after Ukie arsonist's visits). EU police and counter-terrorist orgs are amateurs comparing to driven by hatred and mental instability of VSU "veterans". Unlike FSB which is today the best counter-intel and counter-terrorist org in the world, EU's capabilities in facing anything between platoon size armed and organized group to well planned insurgency in any given locality are pathetic when faced with well trained desperados and downright insane killers. In related news, 404 organized crime IS already UNIFYING with Euro organized crime and Europe ain't seen nothing yet.
In related news. Mr. Trump completely confirmed himself a sore loser and a leech:
Donnie, it is your fucking war and you, together with Biden Admin, bear responsibility for this. Your statesman tool kit is that of a loser and a cheap showman and hot air balloon.
