Admittedly, my knowledge on the conflict in the Eastern Ukraine is quite poor.
I dont quite understand how the current situation could come to pass. Currently the fighting there seems to be more reminiscent of WW1 with tench lines and little progress on the conflict from either side. Of course, that is also due to the multiple cease fires going on, but why sign a ceasefire in the first place if on paper the Ukrainian Armed Forces seem to have a vast material advantage on the pro-Russian Forces?
Of course, Russia did bolster the Separatist with Russian military personnel as we all know, but it cannot possibly have been so much men and material that the Ukraine is unable to defeat them, especially while keeping up the facade of them not being involved?
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Why did the Ukraine just give up the Crimea and not fight for it? Imagine if the UK would just retreat from Northern Ireland instead of fighting for it. Seems kind of inconceivable to me.
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Why has the Ukraine failed to defeat the pro-Russian separatist rebel forces in the Eastern Ukraine, despite on paper the Ukrainian Armed Forces seemingly being the third largest army in Europe, with a vast tank and IFV arsenal (though admittedly not very modern, but as if that matters against rebel forces)? Only the airforce seems to suffer.
I'm going to meet some ATO veterans and guys who are currently in the military in a few weeks. Some of them served in the volunteer battalions at the very start of the war, a few have become professional military men afterwards. It will be an informal catchup and I'll have a chance to ask a lot of questions. If you're a foreign citizen thinking about joining the ranks, please leave any questions you have in the comments and I will try get answers and compile them into an FAQ-type post once I've gathered all the pertinent info. Please don't ask for personal information and keep it strictly business. If there's enough interest I'll try to get as many answers as possible directly from people who have experience with this kind of stuff.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 76%. (I'm a bot)
> A full Russian invasion of Ukraine would be on a scale "Not seen in Europe since World War Two", the new head of the armed forces has warned.
> Admiral Sir Tony Radakin described as "Deeply worrying" an escalating crisis over Ukraine - where a build-up of tens of thousands of Russian troops has raised Western fears of a new armed incursion, almost eight years on from Russia's annexation of Crimea.
> "The significance of the worst scenarios in terms of a full invasion of Ukraine would be on a scale not seen in Europe since World War Two," Admiral Radakin said.
> Mr Biden's team said he warned his Russian counterpart that the US and its allies were preparing "Strong economic and other measures" to punish Moscow should Russian forces invade Ukraine.
> At the same time, a senior Russian official said Mr Putin had conveyed how the Kremlin was "Concerned by the growing military activities of Ukraine and NATO in the direct vicinity of Russia's borders".
> The Russian leader repeated a request for guarantees that the Western alliance would halt its expansion eastwards - Ukraine has said it would like to become a member state - and not deploy missiles to Ukraine.
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