Russian Invasion of Ukraine

[Jimlaad43]

Nuking innocents does not make you the winner of the war, it makes you as bad as the people you are fighting against.

You can't complain about one side doing war crimes if you're going to do them in return.

 

[Joey D]

So Russia allegedly fighting "Nazis" with...checks notes...actual Nazis:

Russian paramilitary group is "active" in Ukraine, US defense official says

Ukrainian and Mariupol authorities have rejected an ultimatum to surrender the besieged city to Russian forces. Follow here for live news updates.

www.cnn.com

Also, Maersk, the world's second-largest shipping company, is leaving Russia permanently and selling off its assets. This is huge and will severely cripple the Russian economy even more than its already crippled. Although, given the sheer ignorance with regards to logistics the Russian military presents, I'm not sure any of their economic advisors understand it either.

Maersk to completely leave Russia

Maersk to completely leave Russia

trans.info

 

[Milouse]

Meanwhile, on the Russian TV...

 

[Blitz24]

Meanwhile, no longer on the Russian TV...

FTFY.

EDIT: Fixed it for me who read it completely wrong.

 

[Milouse]

FTFY.

I don't get it. Why "no longer", did i miss something?

 

[Blitz24]

I don't get it. Why "no longer", did i miss something?

If that show was truly on state TV, I would be surprised if they didn't pull it for being against the war.

EDIT: Show was not on state TV as I initially understood it.

 

[Milouse]

If that show was truly on state TV, I would be surprised if they didn't pull it for being against the war.

We didn't see the same video.

 

[Blitz24]

We didn't see the same video.

Yes. You are correct. I will edit my responses accordingly. The issue is NATO/US/EU will NOT act until Putin fires a nuclear weapon and/or attacks a NATO member. They will not change just because of this rhetoric.

 

[Shidapu]

The "THE US HAS NO RIGHT TO CRITICIZE BECAUSE Middle Eastern War of some type of the past 50 years" arguments are so fascinating every time someone brings them up.



Like not only is it actually arguing "we should be beyond reproach to invade other countries too" instead, but it takes a truly staggering truck-sized suspension of disbelief because of the implication that goes with it of "and Russia had absolutely nothing to do with any of those things the US was doing."

FROM WOUNDED KNEE TO YEMEN – Zoltán Grossman

sites.evergreen.edu

Fascinating...

 

[Dotini]

It is ironical, amazing, almost humorous, that the natural gas pipelines crossing Ukraine providing energy from Russia to Germany and Europe are being religiously protected from damage by both the Russian invaders and Ukrainian defenders.

 

[Populuxe]

 

[Dotini]

Those numbers, even if not fully confirmed, are absolutely staggering losses by the Russians.

Local Seattle TV, national TV and government officials are now talking more openly and more urgently about Russian use of tactical nukes on the battlefields of Ukraine. These weapons are not banned. They are in our inventories and have a place in the doctrine of warfare. We have to have a high expectation these things will be used. The taboo will be broken and gone.

 

[McLaren]

I think a US-based source said the Russians have lost closer to around 8,500-9,000 forces.

 

[Dotini]

I think a US-based source said the Russians have lost closer to around 8,500-9,000 forces.

My generation lost 58,000 in Vietnam, and we lost. I lost several friends. We used napalm and Agent Orange, but at least we didn't use nukes.

 

[Populuxe]

I think a US-based source said the Russians have lost closer to around 8,500-9,000 forces.

Those numbers are from the Ukranian Army, so they need to be taken with a grain of salt, but Komsomolskaya Pravda, a pro-Kremlin paper seemed to leak a number of Russian KIA that was much higher than the Kremlin claimed.

 

[inCloud]

Those numbers are from the Ukranian Army, so they need to be taken with a grain of salt, but Komsomolskaya Pravda, a pro-Kremlin paper seemed to leak a number of Russian KIA that was much higher than the Kremlin claimed.

Ukrainian number is 15.000+ dead. Truth is between 3000(confirmed with photos) and 15000. Ukrainians are constantly posting phone tappings of Russian soliders that claiming 300-600 dead.

 

[TexRex]

My generation lost 58,000 in Vietnam, and we lost. I lost several friends. We used napalm and Agent Orange, but at least we didn't use nukes.

The important thing is I had an onion tied to my belt, which was the style at the time.

 

[unit-one]

Oh, Wali's alive. I though he was killed when Russia launched a missile attack at a camp in the west of Ukraine.

 

[Shidapu]

Do tell.

A small video to get you started...maybe you find the earth is not flat..who knows

 

[Scaff]

A small video to get you started...maybe you find the earth is not flat..who knows

I've removed the video, don't drag this thread off-topic.

If you want to continue that line, then take it to a different thread.

 

[Scaff]

I'm going to make this quite simple. Those of you who wish to defend the activities of Stalin, do so in a dedicated thread for that. I will not be asking again.

 

[Obelisk]

I've heard from people that the Russians west of Kyiv have been encircled or are about to be encircled. Anyone have any knowledge of that or articles?

 

[Dennisch]

I've heard from people that the Russians west of Kyiv have been encircled or are about to be encircled. Anyone have any knowledge of that or articles?

They have been fairly accurate with their news.

 

[unit-one]

I've heard from people that the Russians west of Kyiv have been encircled or are about to be encircled. Anyone have any knowledge of that or articles?

This MAP is being updated from the info from various news sources by volunteers. So far the places mentioned are not marked as surrounded, but counterattacks are marked very close to them by blue zones.
Red zone- occupied\ controlled lands by Russian forces.
Blue zone- liberated zones by Ukrainian forces.

 

[inCloud]

And opinions can change. Until Putin went for the full "President for Life" route, there wasn't as many issues with him. It's only over the past 15 years that he has shown this side.

Nope. Governor elections, Hodorcovskiy in jail, seizures of federal media.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

This MAP is being updated from the info from various news sources by volunteers. So far the places mentioned are not marked as surrounded, but counterattacks are marked very close to them by blue zones.
Red zone- occupied\ controlled lands by Russian forces.
Blue zone- liberated zones by Ukrainian forces.

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I sincerely doubt that Russia is "fully" occupying the red zones. More likely they have control of some of the roads & towns in those areas.

 

[unit-one]

I sincerely doubt that Russia is "fully" occupying the red zones. More likely they have control of some of the roads & towns in those areas.

Yeah, the zones are changing their shape on the map. The rough big blobs are less accurate than the thin lines.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Reports of fragging and total disarray within Russian ranks...

Ukrainian journalist Roman Tsymbaliuk reported Wednesday that two tactical groups of Russian soldiers in Makarov, in the Kyiv region, lost at least half of their men in battles against Ukrainian forces.

One of the Russian soldiers “blamed the commander of the group, Col. Yury Medvedev, for the deaths of his friends,” Tsymbaliuk wrote on Facebook.

“Having waited for the right moment, during battle, he ran over the commander with a tank as he stood next to him, injuring both his legs. Now Col. Medvedev is in a hospital in Belarus, waiting for monetary compensation for combat wounds received during the ‘special military operation to protect the Donbass.’ Colonel Medvedev was awarded the Order of Courage,” he wrote.

The Daily Beast could not independently confirm Tsymbaliuk’s version of events, but Putin lackey and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov confirmed Medvedev was injured during fighting in a VK post this month.

 

[Keef]

Meanwhile, on the Russian TV...

Seems more likely that that dude is a crazy fool given that none of the others seemed particularly engaged with what he was saying. They weren't denying it but they were looking at the floor like a bunch of spineless boys.

 

[inCloud]

Seems more likely that that dude is a crazy fool given that none of the others seemed particularly engaged with what he was saying. They weren't denying it but they were looking at the floor like a bunch of spineless boys

Are you seriously discussing what Russian propaganda saying? They talking about "radioactive ashes" since 2014.

If you wanna something really interesting take this:

• Anatoly Chubais is in Turkey, taking $ from ATM.
• our minister of defence isnt in public space since march 12
• rumours saying that Zelenskiy asking Biden to not put sanctions at Abramovich

And minute of madness from Russian court:
Girl with poster "fashism will not pass" was condemned for discrediting RF army. Okay.