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Russian invasion of Ukraine | Fewer tweets, more discussion
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That’s not what they’re saying in my opinion. He’s saying it’s at a new low i.e. it’s not ever been this bad due to losses in the war they are fast tracking (and not therefore not training) promotions.
I love that they cut off the bridges behind the Russian advance. Very Battle of Sterling Bridge of them.
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Enjoy the insurgency, Vlad.
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And considering what History tells us about insurgencies and resistance movements during wartime, the Russian army and the Separatists should see this as merely the beginning as the resistance can yet take a course of actions that is both harsher and more systematic.
U.S. are deploying F-22's to Poland.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/f-22-raptors-are-heading-to-poland
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/f-22-raptors-are-heading-to-poland
I wonder how much of the Russian Air Force you could take down with 6 F-22s.
I think the Ukrainians have shown you can probably take down the lot with three tractors.
I wonder if Putin has an end goal in place?
He could have taken the East, take Odessa to landlock Ukraine and say mission over...but it just seems all over the place?
He could have taken the East, take Odessa to landlock Ukraine and say mission over...but it just seems all over the place?
I think Putin is eyeing winter to force a breakthrough.
Oh, don’t get me wrong, I think 6 F-22s could take down a stupidly high number of Russian planes.
Winter in Ukraine? Or colder weather to switch off the gas and stop grain exports to the rest of the world?
Is the goal to take all of Ukraine?
Winter to put the pressure back on the Western countries is my guess. I think there was a great twitter thread posted here recently that outlined how Putin wants to exploit the winter months.
With regards to taking all of Ukraine, that's over. It's not happening. Their military can't do another full-scale invasion. I think they're now focused on keeping Ukraine out of the occupied territories.
I genuinely don't know how this will end. Putin can't afford a loss, it'd be the end of him politically (in Russia). But he also can't exactly order a mass mobilization because that would probably create huge resistance from the Russian population.
My guess is the end-game will be a Ukrainian formal agreement that Donbas is lost in exchange for Russian withdrawal. And the West will keep a lid on Ukraine to commit to that, for example by threatening to stop financial aid and such when rebuilding Ukraine.
Since the F-22 has never been tested in air to air combat there is no way to know exactly how good they would do, but going by results from exercises, I wouldn't want to be an Russian SU-30 pilot trying to maintain air superiority against them.
I hope they are ramped up on toilet paper.
The only thing is that an Ukrainian offensive on a strong scale may crush Crimea by then, especially as the Russian Black Sea fleet has already mostly left Sevastopol. Even if Donbas remains Russian, they will eventually lose their share of territories annexed back in 2014.
There is a very graphic video going around on Twitter showing Russian soldiers cutting off the genitalia of a Ukrainian POW, earlier today I watched part of it, before I realised what it was. Id suggest to anyone that comes across it not to watch it, it is a truely horrific video.
This soldier has been recognized from a propaganda video in Russian state TV and is believed to be the one responsible.
This soldier has been recognized from a propaganda video in Russian state TV and is believed to be the one responsible.
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Not watching that, but seen clips of them doing similar in Syria, Wagner group.
Unfortunately these sorts of things have been happening throughout recorded human history, the fact that it's happening in 2022 is appalling though. Soldiers like this are asking for the same things to be done to them by certain UKR soldiers out for revenge, which won't end well for anyone.
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I quoted a Simon Jenkins article in here before and someone kindly pointed out he always says this stuff about Western sanctions.
He doesn't half write some bollocks.
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I think i know which video they are talking about. I'd rather didn't see it.
Tbh regarding war crimes against pov's without excusing the Russians I think this will go both ways. Maybe not to the same extent but war turn men into beasts and some just consider it a just revenge.
How the feck can the Guardian post stuff like that...
It’s an opinion piece.
I'd never expect Turkish people to support Russians in a war (any war!), but it seems it is a thing!...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62332847
Ukraine war: Pro-Putin chants cause outrage at Turkish football match
Ukrainian officials have condemned Turkish football fans who chanted Russian leader Vladimir Putin's name at a Champions League clash in Istanbul.
Thousands of Fenerbahce supporters joined in the chant after their team conceded a goal to Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv.
Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Bodnar said the incident had "saddened" him deeply.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62332847
Ukraine war: Pro-Putin chants cause outrage at Turkish football match
Ukrainian officials have condemned Turkish football fans who chanted Russian leader Vladimir Putin's name at a Champions League clash in Istanbul.
Thousands of Fenerbahce supporters joined in the chant after their team conceded a goal to Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv.
Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Bodnar said the incident had "saddened" him deeply.
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A Russian filtration camp where POW's from Azovstal where held has been hit by artillery fire. Russia is claiming that the Ukrainians hit it with HIMARS rockets and are responsible for killing their own soldiers.
This is of course just ridicolous and just more BS from the Russians, the defenders of Azovstal is seen as some of the biggest heroes in the war and it makes no sense why Ukraine would want them dead. The Russians are only doing this to take away publicity from the video that came out yesterday.
That will be spread around the world's media as some kind of legitimate source.