@Nobody @Buffalox the rumor is that he is already dead. Or one of his doubles. And Patrushev is pulling the strings. But apparently: we see no change in posture. It's not him. It's imo his ca. 100 ppl entourage who holds the power. Though, it's still 'no war', 'just' SVO.

[–] Hopfgeist@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very unlikely. The West has enough sources in the Kremlin. We would know when he died. Things like this cannot be kept secret.

[–] DrGeraintLLanfrancheta@nafo.uk -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@Hopfgeist yes and no. Of course Russia would take it under wraps. And UA has even more sources inside RU. The big elephant is whether it would change anything. Or benefit UA and the war effort. Correct is that the IC is silent. Also the RU posture didn't changed a bit. So he is either alive, or dead and reasons exists that the IC is silent. In any case it's these 100 ppl that steer RU imo.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Was there some extra madness yesterday? Looks like one of the deadliest day for Russia with big material lisses all time.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My assumption is Russia is still pushing Avdiivka hard given the high rate of APC and personnel killed.

The artillery and truck numbers also paint a good picture. Means Ukraine is still going hard on counter-battery and logistics hunting.

[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

My guess would be the avdiivka (idk how to spell it) offensive by the Russians.

Meat wave tactics go bbbrrrrrrrr

[–] 4L3moNemo@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well, russians always have a choice. Try to die in Ukraine, or try not to die in their own country. Recipe to stop increasing body count is to turn around and free russia from putlerist assholes who sent them to die. Both sound good to me, the choice is theirs, the life is theirs.