Nicdain

Actually at the end of the day we are a wargaming community with deep interest (and some expertise) in the history of warfare.  This is the first peer-on-peer conventional war of the 21st century and likely the most intense since the Iran-Iraq war back in the 80s, so you can understand why it is kind of a big deal.
As to the games, no small amount of effort you see here is to try and figure out how to make CM more realistic, particularly the modern titles.  So let’s call this game design in contact.   
Finally we are about analysis and assessment that cut through a lot of the noise out there, so we have seen a lot of people migrate here because we try and remain unbiased- as far as we can as we stand with Ukraine on this one- and offer a different picture than a lot of mainstream military analysis.  Moreover, we will toot our own horn as we have been noted as out in front of events thanks in large part to information sharing and a robust online debate.
We are also on the internet and get whackies, which have been warned and in some cases banned.  
That all said, do not worry BFC is still in the gaming business but right now they have their eyes on this history in the making.  They (and “we”: check out CMCW while you are in the gift shop!), will be back to making the game series you love shortly but right now the best good we can do is try and keep a clear eye on things and keep each other informed while supporting those of us in the middle of all this.

There is a World War going on at the moment, some of us find this more interesting to discuss than the actual game. It's history in front of our eyes and we try to decode it with our, truth is, limited knowledge. For the developers I'm sure they are studying and absorbing all the insane amount of info that will make the game engine even more realistic in the future. 
I also personally don't feel like playing the game right now, when we have seen so much grim real world footage...

A country devastated, dead people in the tens of thousands and all you think about is to play a game? 
Are you serious?

Well the plot thickens...Lets wait for other sources however.
 
 

To some extent they probably do. They seem to utterly lack the command and control capabilities to do much with in real time though. And in the earlier fighting around Kyiv, light infantry dug into an endless suburb with heavy forest cover would be about the hardest thing to see I can think of.

I'm sure 'British Intelligence' was involved...

Can you guys just wait and see if this actually gets confirmed before calling for WW3?
So far, all we have is a statement by Azov, nothing more.

the amount of propaganda BS that comes out of his mouth is impressive.  the really worrying thing is that I don't think there are many possibilities for dialogue with this Russia

Ahah, thanks, you make me blush ) I would be a hero, if did this from Chernihiv or Kharkiv, but Kyiv was relatively safe place, despite heavy sounds of artillety and MLRS and sometime missiles booms in the sky 

You are very welcome.  However the real hero we have had on this thread and deserves the thanks is @Haiduk.  He stayed in country, scoured Ukraine social media, and translated from day 1.  Without that contribution, along with all the others who have been scanning open source, we would have been blind on all this.

Informative post. Appreciate the community. I'm an enormous lurker... 😀
 
Found this regarding the Russian have no Tochka - U missiles... 
 
Belarusian Hajun project (@MotolkoHelp) Tweeted:
7:50
A column of Russian equipment with “V” marks was moving from Rechitsa towards Gomel along the M10 highway.
There were at least 8 Tochka-U, several BTR-82a, about 9 KamAZ trucks, some of which are carrying Tochka-U missiles, communication vehicle and a crane. https://t.co/UFF0cmrgv5 https://twitter.com/MotolkoHelp/status/1509099435262976000?s=20&t=cXZm_JJAOIr14QSs79t45A

Following what Der Zeitgeist said, I checked Maxar satellite imagery search website (https://discover.digitalglobe.com). Between February 28th and March 31st, there have been 4 overflights by Worldview 2 and 3 and Geoeye 1 very high resolution satellites over Bucha (on February 28th, March 18th, 21st and 31st). So plenty of images to check, contrary to what Southfront claims
 

Just to clarify: With my post about the Bucha satellite imagery, I didn't mean to start an entire discussion about various Russian disinformation efforts. I just came across this yesterday, found it easy to debunk, and thought it might prove helpful as a reference for anyone getting into a discussion about this particular Russian narrative.

Following what Der Zeitgeist said, I checked Maxar satellite imagery search website (https://discover.digitalglobe.com). Between February 28th and March 31st, there have been 4 overflights by Worldview 2 and 3 and Geoeye 1 very high resolution satellites over Bucha (on February 28th, March 18th, 21st and 31st). So plenty of images to check, contrary to what Southfront claims
 

It's natural for most people to comprehend someone's behavior from their own mental/cultural position.
And anything that is outside of the norm of the civilized person seems like a funny quirk - hence the genuine fascination of the western folk with russian/soviet "culture", not realizing those aren't funny quirks. Not funny at all.
Hence why it's so hard to explain to any person whose neighbors are either getting high in Amsterdam or chill in cafeterias near the Eiffel Tower - how anyone can be so genuinely evil and barbaric - it seems truly unbelievable and exaggerated.
And then you get Bucha and Mariupol.

Let's stay on topic guys. If you want to discuss racism do it with personal messages not forum posts please. 

Map of recaptured settlements and possible Russian pockets:
 

Hi everyone, 
I've been absent from Battlefront.com forums for a long time. When this war started I thought that a discussion on the subject was surely ongoing on BFC forum, so it's since the end of February that I am following this thread daily, even more often than TV news or social networks.
I just wanted to thank BFC and all the people bringing forward this thread, sharing invaluable news and information on this tragic war.
I hope that Ukrainian people regain their freedom and peace as soon as possible
Niccolò 

Hi everyone, 
I've been absent from Battlefront.com forums for a long time. When this war started I thought that a discussion on the subject was surely ongoing on BFC forum, so it's since the end of February that I am following this thread daily, even more often than TV news or social networks.
I just wanted to thank BFC and all the people bringing forward this thread, sharing invaluable news and information on this tragic war.
I hope that Ukrainian people regain their freedom and peace as soon as possible
Niccolò 

Hi everyone, 
I've been absent from Battlefront.com forums for a long time. When this war started I thought that a discussion on the subject was surely ongoing on BFC forum, so it's since the end of February that I am following this thread daily, even more often than TV news or social networks.
I just wanted to thank BFC and all the people bringing forward this thread, sharing invaluable news and information on this tragic war.
I hope that Ukrainian people regain their freedom and peace as soon as possible
Niccolò 

Hi everyone, 
I've been absent from Battlefront.com forums for a long time. When this war started I thought that a discussion on the subject was surely ongoing on BFC forum, so it's since the end of February that I am following this thread daily, even more often than TV news or social networks.
I just wanted to thank BFC and all the people bringing forward this thread, sharing invaluable news and information on this tragic war.
I hope that Ukrainian people regain their freedom and peace as soon as possible
Niccolò 

Hi everyone, 
I've been absent from Battlefront.com forums for a long time. When this war started I thought that a discussion on the subject was surely ongoing on BFC forum, so it's since the end of February that I am following this thread daily, even more often than TV news or social networks.
I just wanted to thank BFC and all the people bringing forward this thread, sharing invaluable news and information on this tragic war.
I hope that Ukrainian people regain their freedom and peace as soon as possible
Niccolò 

Hi everyone, 
I've been absent from Battlefront.com forums for a long time. When this war started I thought that a discussion on the subject was surely ongoing on BFC forum, so it's since the end of February that I am following this thread daily, even more often than TV news or social networks.
I just wanted to thank BFC and all the people bringing forward this thread, sharing invaluable news and information on this tragic war.
I hope that Ukrainian people regain their freedom and peace as soon as possible
Niccolò 

Hi everyone, 
I've been absent from Battlefront.com forums for a long time. When this war started I thought that a discussion on the subject was surely ongoing on BFC forum, so it's since the end of February that I am following this thread daily, even more often than TV news or social networks.
I just wanted to thank BFC and all the people bringing forward this thread, sharing invaluable news and information on this tragic war.
I hope that Ukrainian people regain their freedom and peace as soon as possible
Niccolò