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I hope this thread gets back more to military analysis. We're better at that.

Take it outside guys.

The Occidental Observer is a purveyor of anti-Semitic and far right nationalist trash. No thanks. 

I would hope that happens as well, but I no idea of how it could realistically come about.

maybe but the Sackler family challenged that perception.  I think their commercial ran something like - Religion? nah WE supply the opiate of the masses.  Purdue Pharma. We make you not feel your pain.  or sumfink

'Wali' is not a PMC nor a mercenary.  He left his computer programming job, a wife and a son about to turn one to go over to help the Ukrainian people.  He is a person with a conscience and the need to do something.  I get that because I wanted to volunteer myself but my age and my health are against that.  
Please don't infer that he and people like him are 'serial killers'   

No she didn’t, and spreading Russian and Chinese disinformation here is not welcome.

For anyone but Charles, impossible.
 
P.S. answering Machor.

I wonder how many of those volunteers will throw down their weapons as soon as they arrive in Ukraine, then make their way to the Polish border with the other refugees and claim asylum in Europe.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

No one expects the Spanish Instalanza.

I kind of thought we were already there.  Unfortunately for China they are finding out their ally is ridiculously incompetent.