You've practically declared an economic war on Russia. You are trying to make them a full pariah. What makes you think they are not gonna react? They are gonna use everything that's possible short of a nuclear war to make it happen.
Problems in Lithuania will shut off NATO's land access to the Baltics.
The problem migrants will stay back. They will even be allowed to find safe haven in Russia/Belarus etc during crackdowns. China does the same to separatists in India.
Shrapnel is dangerous to IFVs even 10-20m away, forget soldiers in the open. Each STANAG protection level against 155mm artillery is 100m, 80m, 60m, 30m, 25m and 10m. Western howitzers need to be delivered in the hundreds every few days to match Russia's 2400 guns.
You are getting literally zero real, authentic news about Russia. The Russians are providing video evidence of their offensive. Recall the pics of the bridges I posted? They are showing off areas captured with Russian flags on occupied govt buildings.
The Russians are not expected to cross Severo directly, they are encircling the region elsewhere. One is Slovyansk, then there's Popasna and the last is Bakhmut. If Slovyansk and Bakhmut come under attack, Lysychansk-Severodonetsk area is done. They will have to retreat, surrender or fight to the death. Plus the UAF is abandoning troops, so those troops are holding on for some time before surrendering, like they did at Azovstal. Just 2 days ago the Aidar battalion surrendered in Metalokine.
The Russians are adapting faster than the Ukrainians. Plus this war has a long term positive impact too, where the only country in the world with experience in modern warfare will be Russia. They are rapidly plugging weaknesses in their BTG concept. So, 10 years down the line, the military they will raise using this experience gained will be very frightening. This is something the West wanted to avoid, which is one of the main reasons why Ukraine wasn't armed with heavy weapons and jets. To make matters worse, Russian doctrine is becoming very attractive in many parts of the world. Particularly in the Middle East, where they are failing against the Yemenis using the more expensive Western doctrine.
Putin has overwhelming domestic support. He's convinced the Russians that the Western sanctions are aimed at Russians and not himself, and the problems they are facing right now has been enough as proof. The West shot themselves in the foot here by making the average Russian suffer. The average Russian civilian now basically believes the West is now the enemy. And Putin has also successfully sold the concept of USSR to the Russians. He's basically calling himself the next Peter the Great and people are believing in that ideal.
They started an actual war, what did you expect? Flowers and a get well soon card?
It will lead to NATO resolving those issues.
Let them find shelter there, they won't get back across the borders that easy, and in Belarus, if a known terrorists stop there, they will just get hit with missiles. Belarus isn't Russia, nobody worries a shit about firing missiles into to kill terrorists.
There are smaller fragments and larger fragments, and ricochets and bits that skim ankles or arms. Sure, a lot of it kills, but you also get wounded. Ask D-Day veterans.
No mate, you are getting zero real news. State-controlled media is not even news. Sure nobody disputes they hold the land identified on battle maps, but that's it, and that's all. They are getting murdered at least as fast as Ukrainians.
And yet they already have until they were pushed back. You know this, which means you are even lying to yourself now. I've been watching the live map for the last week around Severodonetsk and Slovyansk and nothing has moved.
Yeah, the Russians are adapting faster to being dead. This is due to having previous experience of living in the USSR, which was like being dead. Literally nothing you post makes sense, at all.
Who knows. I doubt that anyone with a brain could fail to make the link between Russia invading Ukraine and the sanctions, many of which have been directed at Putin's inner circle specifically. No way to avoid ordinary Russians suffering, but at least you've now admitted that sanctions are having an effect. Most Russians are Christians, under the USSR 12-20m Christians were either executed or died in gulags. Not particularly attractive, hence why all the fires I imagine.