Ukraine – Russia … not more of the last thread

[GO-NAD!]

Any ceasefire that does not include a complete withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine will only benefit Putin. Otherwise, it would be no different than if a burglar broke into your house, ransacked the first floor, then agreed to stay in your living room and not to go upstairs to rifle through the bedrooms.
Can Putin be trusted to honour a ceasefire? Unless Russian troops withdraw, Ukrainians are skeptical | CBC News

Any agreement would - well, should - include reparations for the billions of dollars/rubles/hryvnia in damage inflicted on Ukraine and the innocent lives taken.
Ukraine war before and after photos (cnn.com)

 

[haraldo]

Any ceasefire that does not include a complete withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine will only benefit Putin. Otherwise, it would be no different than if a burglar broke into your house, ransacked the first floor, then agreed to stay in your living room and not to go upstairs to rifle through the bedrooms.
Can Putin be trusted to honour a ceasefire? Unless Russian troops withdraw, Ukrainians are skeptical | CBC News

Any agreement would - well, should - include reparations for the billions of dollars/rubles/hryvnia in damage inflicted on Ukraine and the innocent lives taken.
Ukraine war before and after photos (cnn.com)

we agree 100000% mate

 

[haraldo]

These are stores being communicated first hand by refugees arriving to Oslo this week, there are several confirmed stories of violent rapes by russian soldiers where victims are age down to 10 years old.

russian soldiers say they come as friends and they rape children age 10 years.
This is unquestionably confirmed true stories, I have them second-hand from the victims themselves.

I better not write more because I don't have words!

 

[highfigh]

Yes, of course Putin will agree to a ceasefire-

Russia drafts 134,500 conscripts but says they won't go to Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into the army as part of Russia's annual spring draft, but the defence ministry said the call-up had nothing to do with the war in Ukraine. The order came five weeks into Russia's invasion, which has run into...

www.yahoo.com

Also,

Russian Troops Suffer ‘Acute Radiation Sickness’ After Digging Chernobyl Trenches

SeanGallupSeveral hundred Russian soldiers were forced to hastily withdraw from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine after suffering “acute radiation sickness” from contaminated soil, according to Ukrainian officials.The troops, who dug trenches in a contaminated Red Forest near the site...

www.yahoo.com

What a complete douchebag.

 

[haraldo]

Yes, of course Putin will agree to a ceasefire-

Russia drafts 134,500 conscripts but says they won't go to Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into the army as part of Russia's annual spring draft, but the defence ministry said the call-up had nothing to do with the war in Ukraine. The order came five weeks into Russia's invasion, which has run into...

www.yahoo.com

Also,

Russian Troops Suffer ‘Acute Radiation Sickness’ After Digging Chernobyl Trenches

SeanGallupSeveral hundred Russian soldiers were forced to hastily withdraw from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine after suffering “acute radiation sickness” from contaminated soil, according to Ukrainian officials.The troops, who dug trenches in a contaminated Red Forest near the site...

www.yahoo.com

What a complete douchebag.

 

[SithZedi]

Not quite the walk through Putin thought or was lead to believe it would be. Any talk of Putin going further with troops into other countries is unrealistic at best. They are in over their heads given the Ukrainians brave resistance.

China will hopefully cut back their expectations regarding Taiwan from this performance of the military and the resistance encountered. Something tells me the Taiwanese will not be a push over either and the American Navy should be on call for that one.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1509518391362859015

 

[mtrycrafts]

Not quite the walk through Putin thought or was lead to believe it would be. Any talk of Putin going further with troops into other countries is unrealistic at best. They are in over their heads given the Ukrainians brave resistance.

China will hopefully cut back their expectations regarding Taiwan from this performance of the military and the resistance encountered. Something tells me the Taiwanese will not be a push over either and the American Navy should be on call for that one.
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Yep. And now they may be getting criminals out of jail to fight in the army and their freedom if they live long enough.
Way over estimated their capabilities. Where is their 800k army? On paper?

 

[Swerd]

This recently brought a smile to my face. Saw it on NPR News.
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/31/1089308679/ukraine-ukrainian-refugees-lego-zelenskyy-collectible
A Chicago toy maker called Citizen Brick raised $145k for Ukraine relief, by selling custom made LEGO-based figurines of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

They also sold tiny LEGO Molotov cocktails.

Would it be bad taste to wish for flaming Russian LEGO tanks?

 

[haraldo]

Volodomyr Zelenskyy is already nominated to Nobel peace price...... will he get it, nobrainer if you ask me
Volodomyr Zelenskyy is already many places stated man of the year..... I think man of the decade

 

[highfigh]

Volodomyr Zelenskyy is already nominated to Nobel peace price...... will he get it, nobrainer if you ask me
Volodomyr Zelenskyy is already many places stated man of the year..... I think man of the decade

If anyone mentions Biden and the peace prize, I'll be seriously pissed off.

 

[SithZedi]

This recently brought a smile to my face. Saw it on NPR News.
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/31/1089308679/ukraine-ukrainian-refugees-lego-zelenskyy-collectible
A Chicago toy maker called Citizen Brick raised $145k for Ukraine relief, by selling custom made LEGO-based figurines of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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They also sold tiny LEGO Molotov cocktails.
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Would it be bad taste to wish for flaming Russian LEGO tanks?

Lego Zelensky! Got to have that.

Anyone looking to give to the cause, I post this since St. Jude is one of the cleanest charities to donate to:

Providing safety and treatment to Ukrainian kids with cancer

St. Jude has worked with long-standing global partners to coordinate the evacuation of hundreds of children with cancer from Ukraine.

www.stjude.org

If you're more aggressive, you can lookup the Venmo address of this guy who has a kick ass twitter fed. He's been mentioned before in the thread and in the papers but people still have doubts. Don't. He's from my area and I have corresponded with both he and his wife before he self deployed to UKR. He's real believe me or not.

https://mobile.twitter.com/jmvasquez1974?t=BXJcmC3UTurq8fXYIaQgqw&s=01

 

[Mr._Clark]

The Ukraine Weapons Tracker twitter feed has been posting very large numbers of Russian losses of tanks, trucks, etc. lately. My impression is that on a daily basis the numbers are several times what they were 1-2 weeks ago.

I'm not sure if Russian losses have increased lately, or if more are being reporting right now (assuming that the number of reports has increased). My impression is that the Ukrainian military is really taking it to the Russian forces right now, but I also suspect that some of the images probably show Russian tanks, etc that were destroyed previously, but are only now being photographed as the Ukrainians retake territory.

I realize Russia has a very large number of vehicles, etc. in Ukraine, but it's hard to imagine how they can remain effective for very long while sustaining these kinds of losses.

It also seems that very few videos of Ukrainian TB2 drone strikes have been posted recently. I'm wondering if the Russians have shot down quite a few (I saw one photo of downed TB2 drone the other day), or if fewer videos are being posted, perhaps for tactical reasons.

First Disclaimer: I'm not an expert when it comes to military equipment, strategy, etc. My impressions are not based on any great wealth of knowledge or experience (the more I follow this war, the more I've realized how limited my knowledge is).

Second Disclaimer: The information being posted by Ukraine Weapons Tracker generally strikes me as plausible, but I have not attempted to check it for accuracy.

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons

 

[Mr._Clark]

After posting the above, I googled TB2 drones and found this article by Forbes (sarcasm alert . . . obviously a highly respected source of military reporting) which suggests that plenty of them are still operational:

>>>Maybe Ukraine still has 20 TB-2s. Maybe it has more. Maybe it’s down to a dozen. In any event, the TB-2s still are at work. The Ukrainian defense ministry makes an effort to keep recordings of drone video-feeds under wraps in order to prevent the Russians from zeroing in on the operators.

But lots of TB-2s videos have leaked, the most recent on March 23. That footage, reportedly from southern Ukraine, depicts a TB-2 surveilling what appears to be a battery of Russian artillery. Ukrainian rockets streak in, damaging or destroying the Russian guns.<<<

Russia Has Shot Down A Second TB-2. It’s Too Little, Too Late To Stop Ukraine’s Killer Drones.

Despite Russia’s claims that it has shot down more TB-2s than Ukraine has admitted to acquiring, the Turkish-made, propeller-driven robot still is part of the fight. Indeed, it’s entirely possible the pace of TB-2 operations is increasing, thanks to reported shipments of new airframes.

www.forbes.com

If it was up to me, I'd buy 100s of TB2's and ship them to Ukraine. Swarms of them turning it into a living hell on the ground for the Russians.

 

[Mr._Clark]

What a complete douchebag.

I agree. Thanks to Putin, I now know exactly what feminine hygiene product looks like when it is lying.

 

[SithZedi]

One of the ripple effects of Germany's ill advised pre Russian invasion national strategy on energy.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1509605306292129796

 

[Am_P]

If the Louvre did replace grandma's picture with grandson's picture one fine morning, no one would notice.

 

[GO-NAD!]

‘The Dragon’: Russia’s Satirical Parable of Autocracy and the Human Spirit - The Bulwark

 

[SithZedi]

Taking the fight to the Russians? Right on. Hopefully not a false flag.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1509754185427959808

 

[GO-NAD!]

Taking the fight to the Russians? Right on. Hopefully not a false flag.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1509754185427959808

Ukraine accused of sending helicopters to strike fuel depot in Russia's Belgorod | CBC News

The absolute gall...

"Certainly, this is not something that can be perceived as creating comfortable conditions for the continuation of the talks," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov replied when asked if the depot fire could be viewed as an escalation of the war in Ukraine.

 

[SithZedi]

Ukraine accused of sending helicopters to strike fuel depot in Russia's Belgorod | CBC News

The absolute gall...

"We are really sorry for any inconvenience caused to any Russian nationals. Please call our 1 800 number with any complaints and we will forward them to management. For Spanish, please press #1, Bye"