It seems that Russians are building a base in Tadmur, according to the Finnish broadcasting company YLE.
"On a road leading to the city a Russian military convoy is carrying air-conditioned living containers. In one convoy alone there is about ten big containers."
Also, Russians seem to be using BTR-82A's in Syria.
Link for moonspeakers and Google Translator users:
http://yle.fi/uutiset/yle_isisilta_vallatussa_palmyrassa_venalaissotilaat_nayttavat_valmistautuvan_pitkaan_sotaan/8855322
A picture of BTR-82A from Wikipedia for comparison.
It all means that the russians won, Assad won, his enemies and those who wanted him dead lost.
The consequences will be severe after this and europe is in deep deep shit.
Russians will exploit their victory to the fullest and if oil or gas price somehow starts to rise, far worse things will happen.
The saddest part of it all is that how nobody gives a shit now, nobody can see it.
Instead of calling putlets bluff back when there wasnt any ISIS, Assad would be dead and russians would be obedient and contained.
Now Iran is free to trade, russians can do what ever the fuck they want with Syria because they have a foothold there and europe is turning islamic because its tolerant and diverse.
USA will have the clinton demon as a president.
Not to mention the amount of weapons, armor and jets that russians will sell after using Syria as a showroom for the toys they sell.
>>29844964
>APC doctrine in world: make an APC that protects the crew and infantry in it
>russian apc doctrine
>make such a shitty deathtrap APC its safer to ride on it than in it
>for 40 years still unfixed
Fucking slavs
goodness sake, the air conditioners!
>>29844964
why do slavs use so gay uniform
>>29846435
To distract the enemy with fabulousness
>>29845381
They taking their victory party to a another level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b0hFIf4Zaw
>meanwhile shit's going down less than 50km from there.
>>29846907
Oh God, really? Victory celebration with symphonic orchestra in ancient amphitheater? This so lame.
>>29844964
So it means that Syria is half liberated now?
>>29845381
It also means that Russia now has a sphere of influence in the middle east.
hopefully Putin and Trump can work together sort that mess out.
>>29847070
Its mean nothing. U.S also have small bases in Syria, and more important, U.S can use Iraqi or Turkish territory to operate in Syria.
>>29844964
So they now have about three regional influences, then.
>Armenia, Caucus Region Sphere of Influence
>Syria, North Africa/Middle East Sphere of influence
>Crimea/Eastern Europe, Eastern European Sphere of influence
>>29846988
Good old visual propaganda. Just check out RT drone videos.Technology change - Russian propaganda stay the same.
>>29847196
On whom they influence in Eastern Europe?
>>29845381
>It's all russias fault somehow.
I don't remember russia arming an insurgency in libya, syria and afghanistan but oh well.
![protection-2659793[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/BGRcq42.jpg "protection-2659793[1].jpg")
>>29845920
in soviet russia, infantry protect APC
>>29847737
>Memeposting
>T-34
>APC
>>29845920
>Coming from a country that uses Bradley
>Fucking BRADLEY
Americans, will they ever learn?
>>29847827
You talking shit about the based Bradley?
>>29847846
I like the concept of the bradley, but it honestly seems redundant. Soviets could easily slap a ATGM onto any one of their APCs and have it be useful.
>>29847737
Xaxaxa this new armor is great yevgeny, I think my borther in law just ate a 37.
>>29847922
>soviet ATGMs
>useful
Pick one.
>>29845920
BTRs were pretty mine resistance, BTW. Speed of March for Pristina very impressed US command, so they even build Stryker.
>>29847979
I pick two, also can you source any claims as to why soviet ATGM is bad?
>>29848000
He can't, it's just bait.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wtcd8PppJw
>>29848009
Thanks mate, I've got a defintie interest in soviet tech. I dislike how there's so much spam of vatnik here which makes talking about russia impossible without shitposting.
>>29844964
None of this is happening.
The Finnish anti-Russian media is simply fearmongering as usual.
Russia just pulled out 30 more airplanes today. Go to the /scwg/ here on/k/ if you want to know more.
>>29847195
No US bases in Syria. We said so.
No official US bases as far as I know in Iraq either.
And Turkey only let us operate out of Turkey against ISIS (ISIS!!!) in June 2015.
>>29847247
All the countries in NATO out of existential fear?
Countries don't have to like you or even be allied with you to do what you want.
>>29847979
They BTFO two Abrams in Yemen so far.
RPG's took out 8 others.
(Countless more from normal Saudi failures)
>>29848860
Sure, that 250 U.S soldiers probably just chilling out with kurds. And this runways in Northern Syria is surely build just to supply local rebels. It's just matter of time then US say that they officially have boots on the ground in Syria.
>>29848870
If you think the Poles or Baltics are going to do what Russia wants, instead of going rabid anti-Russ, you're delusional.
Russia's "sphere" in Eastern Europe consists of Belarus and the DNR/LNR
>>29848816
Well, the Russians are setting up some sort of a base. Why else would you transport this sort of living quarters for soldiers? Tents should be enough for temporary combat operations.
>>29845920
Believe it or not but the equivalent of the BTR anywhere else in the world is a truck, until relatively recently that is with the arrival of MRAPs. Its often claimed to be the analogue to the M113, when in fact the more apt comparison is to the MTLB, being a tracked lightly armored vehicle used also for towing equipment. With the BTR the Soviets managed to fully motorize their infantry, and as experience in WW2 shows, the light armor resistant to arty splinters enhanced their survivability many times over unarmored trucks used to carry troops. It didn't cost them that much more than trucks too, and it is about as simple as a truck to operate and maintain- so much so that its pretty much the most common AFV around and would be around for many more years. yeah you cannot really scoff so loudly at the marvel that is the BTR.
>t. BTR fanboy
>>29845381
this is the new world order ghwbush told us about
>>29850880
>Its often claimed to be the analogue to the M113
M113 itself is an analogue to the BTR-50.
>>29851040
Damn those btrs and brdms are kawaii
>>29851098
There's hardly anything more cute than BRDM-2. I dream of owning one as a regular off-road vehicle.
>>29845381
The US created ISIS through their short sighted choices. It backfired and Russia exploited the power hole, that's all.
>>29850880
Oh, and MTLB is absolutely gorgeous. F-35 bitches dream to be this multi-role.
>>29851376
It's basically a bmp though. Also literally having to crawl on your hands and knees to get out is a bit inconvenient
>>29851465
BRDM-1 is not quite as cute as BRDM-2, more like swag. Look at these rifled sides, definite chick magnets.
>>29851549
Oh no, mate, no it's not.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MT-LB#Variants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MT-LBu#Variants
http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/viewtopic_t_22999.html
>>29845381
>and europe is turning islamic because its tolerant and diverse.
No, Europe is turning Islamic because US fucked up Libya and Syria.
Fuck you, retarded Americunts.
>>29847136
>>29847196
why does everyone say now? like now syria and russia are boys all of a sudden. they have been very close allies since the fucking 50's
>>29851703
You know, you could always, like, not let them in, dude.
>>29847196
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Asia
>>29851703
>refugees actually coming from Libya and Syria
>Europe didn't want Qaddafi out too
>economic migrants not streaming into your countries on promises of free welfare
>yfw
>>29844964
>russia
>being capable on the ground in an asymmetric war
>>29851987
>The Second Chechen War never happened, the post
>>29848941
The Europeans have something Putin wants: investment, technology, trade, safe banks for his cronies. Offering these nice things to Russia would defuse the security threat. For his part, Putin doesn’t really want military conquests on NATO territory; havens for Russian money are more important. This would perhaps be a better basis for lasting peace than the U.S. military deterrent, and it would be a dream situation for Putin. In a stroke, he would regain all he lost by attacking Ukraine.
Europe has no qualms about doing a deal with Turkey’s authoritarian ruler, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, when his help is needed to resolve the refugee crisis. Having fallen out with the U.S., it will just as easily do a deal with Putin. It hasn’t done so yet in part because of U.S. pressure.
>>29844964
BTR-82s are not bad, it has a 20 millimeter and can protect you from small arms fire and holds troops, even if some units have nicer ones, they have to use wahts there and why not use what worked, it does what its supposed to
>>29847737
>joyreactor.com
>>29845381
Turkey is bordered to Iran from the east and now Russian influenced Syria from the south and to the north Russia. Fuck...
>>29845381
This is just what Americans think, and pro-American Euroscum (ie traitors). I'd be much happier if Europe were allied with Russia instead of America. Over 1000 years of history link us, and culturally Russia is most definitely European. Let's also not forget Russia is in Europe geographically, and how strategically important its landmass is.
Instead of understand this, retarded Eurocrats want to suck some more US dick because of "muh WW1" and "muh WW2", when if the Americans had kept to their glorious isolationism Germany would've won WW1 and Europe wouldn't be the pussified backwater it is today.
>>29854950
Instead of understanding* this
>>29847696
Setting aside how all those AK's and the like got there in the first place.
>>29854950
(you)
>>29854950
That is a lot of words to say Russia dindu nuffin.
>>29854994
No, both Russia and America carved up Europe during the Cold War. America was a lot nicer overall to its allies. But now that the Cold War is over, the only overlord in Europe is the USA, not Russia. That's why it's time to bury the hatchet.
>>29847196
What happens if they get a base in Serbia or the NiggerMountain? What happens if they give the Serbs AA systems?
>>29851376
the glorious battle-frog FTW
>>29855032
The funniest part is that US forces were asked to stay and Russian forces stayed because they murdered the governments and soldiers of the countries they occupied.
>>29851590
The 2 stole my heart. I just want to hug it and kiss it, and clean it, tune it up, and take care of it.
Its like that lonely faggot on TLC that kisses his shitty car, but thats a car, not BRDM-2 and he is a faggot
>>29855168
Do Americans seriously believe in this?
>>29855176
The fact that pretty much all of the former eastern block has invited the yanks with open arms while extolling their burning hatred for russia, yeah.
The US is welcome in Europe because they believe in Liberty and Freedom.
The only thing russia believes in is total subjugation and enslavement of whomever they manage to invade.
>>29852521
Ruble went down because of Ukraine (because the oil went down). In return, Russia has Crimea and doesnt pay rent anymore and dont forget the 2 rebel provinces in Ukraine that keep Ukraine away from entering NATO or EU (you cant enter with disputes like that).
Turkey will go to shit very soon given that both US and Russians supported the Kurds and Erdogan isnt making it easier for himself at all.
Hopefully if any shit starts there, NATO will control Istanbul because its the only valuable thing in Turkey.
>>29855192
>The only thing russia believes in is total subjugation and enslavement of whomever they manage to invade.
>falling for muh ebil Russia meme
>>29855192
The only difference is that USA bribes the ones invaded and subjugated.
Russians on that matter havent changed for 400 years.
Its all the same in the end, if you dont care if you live in a 'liberated freedomed country' or an Oblast in the Russian federation.
>>29855211
>ebil Russia meme
>meme
Find one former russian "ally" who likes you.
The only one I can think of is Serbia and they never had to live with your boot on their neck.
Finland, Poland, Lativa, Estonia, Ukraine, all of your former slaves hate you with burning passion and they did so LONG before the US had any access to them.
Everyone who had to deal with russia hates russia. The only allies russia can find are contrarian basement dwelling neckbeards who post on /pol/.
>>29855216
So what you say is that the US pays people to be happy with them while the russians violently oppress their subjects?
Sounds about right.
If you look how fantastically much better the baltics are off with the west compared to being russian slaves, I'm sure the would accept the US for free, as long as they kept the russian vermin at bay.
>>29845381
Why did we ever let Bush trick us into invading the middle east
>>29854950
Ivan, pls
>Russia is European
>altius kekimus
>>29855233
>Find one former russian "ally" who likes you.
Belarus, Kazakhstan, other -stans, Armenia. Some regions of Azerbaijan and Ukraine. In brief: stop reading Cold War era propaganda.
Yes, we aren't saints, but neither are you: Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Yugoslavia etc.
I consider Americans as bros, wish Cold War hasn't happened and we were still friends like in WW2.
>>29855271
Belarus: dictatorship, various -stans: dictatorships or otherwise corrupt/fucked up...
>>29855297
>implying Ukraine isn't corrupt as a whore
>implying any other ex-USSR republic is not corrupt
To be fair, Georgia is pretty chill, went from a civil war to a decent country.
>>29855314
I wonder who "helped" Ukraine to become so corrupt, as for the "other ex-USSR republics", since you have more or less listed every other former SSR, I take it you are referring to Baltic states, if so do provide some evidence of their corruption, preferrably a source that isn't some Russian "Russia über alles everyone else eevul" -fascist organization...
>>29846988
Americans would have organized a hip-hop party with lady gaga spreading it on the floor. Then Obama would do stand-up comedy, drop the mic and shit right in the middle of amphitheater thus asserting American cultural dominance over this ancient civilization.
>>29855356
>I wonder who "helped" Ukraine to become so corrupt
Since you're asking for some broofs, I ask proofs as well for that claim and your ebil Russia statement in general.
Funny how US, muh free-duhm fighters, don't like any government independent of US will.
>>29855508
I haven't said anything about Russia being evil (my first comment in this thread was >>29855297)
also I am not American, funny how when ever anyone even suggests that there's something wrong in Russia, every Russian within 100km starts ranting about USA...
>>29855550
>funny how when ever anyone even suggests that there's something wrong in Russia, every Russian within 100km starts ranting about USA...
I literally called Americans bros, admitted things are fucked in Russia as well and that RF and US should cooperate, the only """"bad"""" thing I told that no matter who controlled the countries around Russia, pro-West or pro-Russian govt, things are pretty bad for almost all of them, yet somehow you pull that conclusion off your ass.
>>29855598
reminder: I never once mentioned USA in my comments, yet you saw it necessary to complain about USA: "Funny how US, muh free-duhm fighters, don't like any government independent of US will." This happens literally every. fucking. time. I comment on something Russia -related, and I am sick of it.
>>29855253
because Murica vs ebil communists
Thats reason good as any other
>>29845381
I noticed it too how they used Syria to show what their weapons, helicopters, jets and AA systems can do. As always, Russians are underestimated over and over again, they played everyone like a moron.
I really want to own a Hind right now. I dont care if i cant fly it, i just want it.
Im buying a ticket for the Patriot Park when they open it.
>>29855636
I thought you'd get the sarkasm after literally several posts about stoping seeing each other as enemy.
>>29855695
>implying sarcasm is easily detectable in text, let alone text on 4chan
>>29845381
I like how this whole post ignores the fact that Syria was never an ally of USA and friends. Syria is practically destroyed and Russia now has to help rebuild it. How did Russia win if USA and allies never lost anything? Syria is practically neutered and won't be bothering Israel, their main adversary., for a long time. The only winner here is Iran because Obama decided to loosen them up.
>>29856096
The holocaust never happened and if anything similar did, the jews deserved it.
>>29855243
>If you look how fantastically much better the baltics are off with the west compared to being russian slaves,
But they are doing terribly, wages are going down, people can barely afford to buy food, people are leaving the country in droves.
During the soviet era it was at the very least stable and no real poverty.
Stalinist opression =/= post war ussr repression
>>29855356
Stalin fostered corruption in all levels of government, once it has rooted it's pretty much impossible to remove.
This goes for all the former soviet countries.
>>29851264
finally someone who gets it
>>29855271
>I consider Americans as bros, wish Cold War hasn't happened and we were still friends like in WW2.
yeah Russians are OK. American and Russian citizens have more in common than Americans and Euros.
>>29858310
Not even euros have anything in common with euros
>>29844964
>MURRICA build an permit air base in syria without permission from syria or UN is perfectly fine goys, even when syria asked the land of the whoppers to stop
>vodka build a forward post that the syria asked for to help them fight isis is EVIL!
>>29860354
What kind of permission? Assad is illegitimate. There is no legitimate government in Syria.
>>29860439
Assad is legitimate.
>>29860493
No he isn't.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/regime-change-in-syria-bashar-al-assad-is-considered-illegitimateby-us-eu/5521977
>>29851703
>No, Europe is turning Islamic because US fucked up Libya and Syria.
Libya was driven by European interests, France was even the first country to drop bombs.
>>29860552
He is now. Democracy wins!
http://www.france24.com/en/20160417-syria-bashar-assad-baath-party-wins-majority-parliamentary-vote
>>29860604
U.S said they wouldn't recognize results even before elections start
>>29855194
>In return, Russia has Crimea and doesnt pay rent anymore
The cost of owning the economic black hole that is Crimea is greater than the amount of money Russia saves by not paying rent.
The whole Ukraine affair is a huge monetary loss for Russia and has driven potential adversaries to rearm.
>>29860622
When the US planes start bombing Assad and the Syrian army along with infrastructure, then you can say that they dont recognize Assad as legitimate. Thats not happening so... Assad is legitimate. And he is winning the war against the rebel jihadis.
>>29854950
>muh-muh ebil Murricans getting involved in ww2
>how could those evil yanks ever go against Germany? It's not like the Germans were attempting to bribe Mexico into attacking America and attacking their trading ships
Kill yourself
>>29860653
NATO is the only adversary for them. The balts do what they are told.
>>29860354
Funny, Assad seems pretty happy the US is bombing his enemies.
>>29860698
When they cant bomb him like they want to, why not be happy that they are bombing his enemies?
And its not like they are hitting anything useful.
>>29860719
>When they cant bomb him like they want to,
Let us not kid ourselves, if America wanted to bomb Assad they would have done it already.
>>29860802
It would have been over by now if they could.
Someone had to pay in ruble value to stop them.
>>29860802
And many US pilots protested against being the airforce of Al Qaeda.
How the fuck everyone forgot about it?
>>29860952
Things that never happened.
>>29857695
>But they are doing terribly, wages are going down, people can barely afford to buy food, people are leaving the country in droves.
Completely false, all the baltics are doing much better than they ever did during russian oppression, only the poorest of the poor cannot afford food and unlike the soviet days there is actually food to buy. They can also buy a car and roll it home the same day instead of waiting years, they can travel freely, express dissent, get actual wages and see economic growth, vote and meet friends from the west instead of oppressors from the east. Estonia in particular is doing great and has attracted large amount of capital from all over Scandinavia.
But what is all that compared to having a russian spit at you and imprisoning you for not liking it?
