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BumRushDaShow

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3. "SA army personnel will take part in the drills alongside their Russian and Chinese counterparts."

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2023, 10:46 AM

Jan 2023

Does Russia even have anyone to spare for "drills" considering how many they have utilized (and lost) in the Ukraine campaign? It has been to the point of pulling people out of prisons to fight, bringing in foreign troops from places like Syria, and contracting out fighting to mercenaries.

ETA - Russia's one and only aircraft carrier is still being renovated (and had "a fire" just a couple months ago) - https://www.newsweek.com/russia-kuznetsov-murkansk-fire-aircraft-carrier-1768956

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South Africa To Hold Joint Drills With Russia & China, US Says "Cooperate With Democracies" - CRUX [View all] TexasTowelie Jan 2023 OP

The 3 did this few years ago also. Less than a thousand troops? That's not a military exercise, Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2023 #1

China has been investing money and military in Africa for decades. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #2

"SA army personnel will take part in the drills alongside their Russian and Chinese counterparts." BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #3

Now that's thinking SA!! blue-wave Jan 2023 #4