Ukraine and the Russian invasion, 2022-24

[RileyOBlimey]

Theres enough aggression going on elsewhere in the world at the moment so Ill do my bit for world peace


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although it also looks like someone has attempted to draw a spunking cock on bottom window
he may mean that instead

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…and less subtley…

 

[Aladdin]

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SAM379 US Airforce on its way to ?

 

[Aladdin]

Can't work out how to do the direct link, but according to this Ukrainian government Facebook group, the "Go fuck yourself, Russian warship" guards may still be alive.

https://m.facebook.com/DPSUkraine/

Great news if it's true

 

[RileyOBlimey]

 

[RileyOBlimey]

…a cheery TikTok…

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Trump’s hair has deflated…

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Oh dear what a shame:

Sanctioned Russian TV Host Cries About Losing His Italian Villa

It’s all fun and games till they seize your Italian villa.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Indeliblelink]

Another night and the Russians still haven't taken Kyiv it seems.

 

[platinumsage]

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Scum [warning, this nasty]

 

[Indeliblelink]

 

[Rimbaud]

This whole thing about "quick victory" is totally baffling tbh. Iraq took three weeks to fall in the most lopsided military conflict imaginable. The Afghanistan war took two months (and then 20 years). Those are "quick." I can't imagine Putin would have expected victory in less than a week in his wildest dreams unless he'd totally lost it.

However, unlike the US and Iraq, Russia and Belarus border Ukraine on 3 sides, and Kiev is only a 3 hour drive from the Belarussian border where Russian forces were massing.

Casualties are uncertain, I'm sure Ukraine is exaggerating how many casualties Russia has suffered, but its does seem like they are already far higher than the US suffered throughout the entire initial invasion, at least.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Hipster-hobbo gnome, John Sweeney appeals for your spare change:

 

[bimble]

I don't know what to make of this, even without the garbled translation.
But it suggests that majority of Russian military commanders only found out a few days before the invasion what the plan was & were shocked and expressed worry about whether their troops would be willing to follow the orders.

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[platinumsage]

Bank runs have begun in Moscow, following the announcement of Swift and central bank sanctions:

 

[emanymton]

Oh yeah he's far from done. But if Nato can't take Afghanistan against Kalishnikovs and IEDS, Putin can't take a more connected country with full 'western' backing and sanctuary.

Maybe not. But he can make a massive fuking mess of it.
However this plays out, Ukraine has already lost really.

 

[seventh bullet]

It angers me seeing the working class late teens used as expendable first wave cannon fodder by Putin, wondering what the fuck is going on. Aside from snappy social media posts displaying big shiny metallic testicles, on the Ukrainian side it's the elderly and frail, the physically disabled, the mentally ill or those with learning difficulties who have no wide informal networks of support, no loved ones or neighbours looking out for them, alone, trapped in their homes by tanks and snipers, scared shitless that a shell or missile is going to hit them.

 

[BristolEcho]

Might as well just sign up for Twitter the way this thread has been going.

 

[emanymton]

I don't know what to make of this, even without the garbled translation.
But it suggests that majority of Russian military commanders only found out a few days before the invasion what the plan was & were shocked and expressed worry about whether their troops would be willing to follow the orders.

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They will only have found out at the last minute because if you need to keep the world guessing about when or if you will invade you keep the number of people in the know very small.

That part at least is absolutely standard.

Same with reports of soldiers told they were being sent on training exercises. Well yeah if that is what you are trying to claim to the outside world you have to tell the soldiers the same.

 

[Spymaster]

I really think it is too early to say Putin has blown it, things are slow, not going to plan. War takes time and there are many twists in the road. I’m rooting for Ukraine but not hopeful yet.

Of course he hasn’t blown it. Nothing of the sort. Most of his forces haven’t broken a sweat yet and if he starts chucking these thermobaric rockets into the cities, it’ll likely all be over pretty quickly. The main hope has to be a revolt by the Russian military. They must have some sane commanders who think burning everyone in Kiev alive is a really bad idea.

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Soldiers are treated like mushrooms - fed on shit and kept in the dark.

 

[platinumsage]

Of course he hasn’t blown it. Nothing of the sort. Most of his forces haven’t broken a sweat yet and if he starts chucking these thermobaric rockets into the cities, it’ll likely all be over pretty quickly. The main hope has to be a revolt by the Russian military. They must have some sane commanders who think burning everyone in Kiev alive is a really bad idea.

He's blown it in terms of a snap victory leading to a political victory. Sure he can up the destruction but that it isn't going to lead to anything good for him.

 

[bimble]

Of course he hasn’t blown it. Nothing of the sort. Most of his forces haven’t broken a sweat yet and if he starts chucking these thermobaric rockets into the cities, it’ll likely all be over pretty quickly.

No it won't though, depending on what you mean by 'over'.

 

[andysays]

Go fuck yourself.

Awesome reply

We'll see who's left when the dust finally settles.

 

[Rimbaud]

Russian troops have now entered Kharkiv. This will be a major test of how well street fighting will go for Ukraine's defense.

 

[ska invita]

No it won't though, depending on what you mean by 'over'.

over for the current regime

 

[bimble]

over for the current regime

idk obviously but find it hard to imagine Ukrainians going oh well, fair play you win, you bombed us good and proper so we accept the new order whatever it is & will not resist any further, and the rest of the world lifting all their sanctions and un-cancelling Putin.

 

[Spymaster]

No it won't though, depending on what you mean by 'over'.

Over in terms of the the city’s current resistance and Zelensky. Putin doesn’t even need to fight on the streets of Kiev. Those weapons will kill everyone for blocks no matter where they’re hiding. It’s merely a case of how much death and destruction he’s prepared to cause.

 

[TopCat]

Liquor stores and bars in the US and Canada are targeting Russia’s national drink in a show of unity with the people of Ukraine. Shelves in both countries are being stripped of Russian vodka, with the Republican governor of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu, announcing on Saturday the removal of “Russian-made and Russian-branded spirits from our liquor and wine outlets until further notice”

 

[RileyOBlimey]

Russian troops have now entered Kharkiv. This will be a major test of how well street fighting will go for Ukraine's defense.