They currently have 1,300, 000 (conscripts and mobilized reserves) plus Wagner and Donbas forces. Only 300,000 out of 2,000,000 reservists were mobilized.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces
I think they are there for when there will be a need to evacuate Americans who are running Ukraine. They can't do shit against 700,000 Russian troops expected to start the offensive.
I am sure they are shaking in Moscow. 4700 Americans who are not ready to sustain combat casualty rates common in this conflict and enter another prolonged war. Those who are there now didn't do well.
I was in Kherson when I was 5-6 year old. It was a family one day cruise on one of these speed boats Odessa-Kherson. The only thing I remember is getting sea sick. There wasn't much to see there, it was mainly a sea cruise. Sevastopol was really a nice place to visit, lots of history there.
NATO membership doesn't give protection to individual member involved in a terrorist activity. Russian investigation showed British involvement in a terrorist attack on Crimean bridge.
Official reason for evacuation of civilians from Kherson is the threat of Ukrainians blowing up a dam at Kahovskaya hydroelectric station and causing a massive flood. However there are lots of speculation around this move. One of which is that Russians are planning to repeat Stalingrad type of...
There is no British territory or colonies on the Black Sea. There is no reason for British military aircraft to patrol there. Obviously he was collecting military intelligence for Ukrainian military. He is a legitimate target. WWIII will not start after downing of one airplane and the way NATO...
Where is Britain and where is Black Sea? What was he patrolling? Too bad he wasn't hit. FUCK HIM!!!
Russians should give a few drones to Irish Republican Army to return a favor for arming Ukraine.
There is a reason NATO ran away from Ukraine. Russians warned they will use "military-technological" means if it didn't. Publically nothing was said beyond that. There is lots of speculation about the levarage they used. This probably still a discouraging factor.
NATO made 5 waves of expansion towards Russian border in violation of the agreement and NATO apologists complaining about Russia getting too close to NATO. Former secretary of state John Kerry actually said it in a speech given at West Point. There wouldn't be a war in Ukraine and tragic loss of...
NATO takes a shit on 9/11 memorials and jumps back in bed with AlQaeda and ISIS. This is what happens, because CIA was never held accountable for creating AlQaeda. War on terror should have started with going after CIA.
Putin represents a moderate wing of Russian politicians. There are voices there that call for bombing of Brussels every time a target is hit on the Russian soil and they have a point. Washington cabal lives in a bubble thinking getting rid of Putin, they will get another Yeltsin or Gorbachev...
Few days ago Zelensky asked NATO for preamptive nuclear strike on Russia. I don't think he is taken seriously anymore. His mind is effected by heavy drug use.