Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Part 5

pronto2 said:The Russians just hit themselves in the Donbas. I can't believe some of the nonsense being posted here—people are seriously brainwashed...

Donbas belongs to Ukraine, and Ukraine has every right to rain hell on an occupying army.

pronto2 said:The Russians just shelled themselves in the Donbas. You wouldn't believe the nonsense people post here. Total brainwashing...

Exactly.
Russian terrorists are only good at one thing: killing children.

The status of the Russian language in Ukraine

Back when I was looking at data from ten years ago, 45% cited Russian as their primary language—now it’s plummeted to just 16%. At this rate, you won't find a trace of it left in a few years. All of this has happened since February 24th.

Referendums

They’re slated for next month, though there’s a chance they might wait until winter hits. Honestly, it doesn't much matter—it'll likely be a 99% landslide for joining mother Russia anyway.

Mariupol

An attempted hit on the so-called mayor of Mariupol.

Kate Cook27 said:The status of the Russian language in Ukraine

Back when I was looking at data from ten years ago, 45% cited Russian as their primary language—now it’s plummeted to just 16%. At this rate, you won't find a trace of it left in a few years. All of this has happened since February 24th.

Referendums

They’re slated for next month, though there’s a chance they might wait until winter hits. Honestly, it doesn't much matter—it'll likely be a 99% landslide for joining mother Russia anyway.

Mariupol

An attempted hit on the so-called mayor of Mariupol.

I assume the rebel parts of Donbas and Crimea were included in those stats ten years ago.
Even back then, they were speaking almost exclusively Russian over there.

pronto2 said:The Russians just hit themselves in the Donbas. I can't believe some of the stuff people write here—it’s like everyone's brainwashed beyond repair...

Believe it or not, this actually happened. The separatists were firing on their own occupied territory. Their militia, their army—there are reports that tanks were literally pointed the wrong way, facing toward the occupied zones instead of the Ukrainian lines. Honestly, back in the day, officials would even talk about this openly on the news 🤣. Most of the fire came from the separatists—for instance, out of 1,500 recorded incidents, 1,000 were from the separatists and only 500 from the Ukrainian side.
It isn't just Russians in the Donbas.

Dennis Price said:It’s pretty hard to watch, too—honestly. Why didn't the President just go himself?
Biden, what actually went down? Dugin was clearly the target, but who was really pulling the strings?

Honestly, nobody can say for certain right now. We're going to see a mountain of speculation and wild guesswork flying around before anyone gets the full story.

Former Russian lawmaker claims: Putin's daughter's guru was assassinated by Russian partisans

Bradonja got hit just like something out of the Bible.
You reap what you sow.

pronto2 said:CNN reporting via Hina...

Right. Because you clearly need to watch RT to find the "real truth."

pronto2 said:Honestly, the hypocrites who just suddenly decided to care now—while kids have been dying over there since 2014—really get under my skin. 🤷

🤮

That’s a total straw man argument. I don't see how my following anyone has anything to do with this. 😑

Thomas Nelson25 said:Bradonja got hit just like something out of the Bible.
You reap what you sow.

Exactly. Anyone with even a shred of common sense knows there’s nothing tragic about this.

Dennis Price said:It’s pretty hard to watch, too—honestly. Why didn't the President just go himself?
Biden, what actually went down? Dugin was clearly the target, but who was really pulling the strings?

Maybe we’ll get some clarity once the next target goes up in smoke. I have a feeling this wasn't the Ukrainians. Why waste the element of surprise on a relatively obscure target (I'm referring to Alexander Dugin's father)?

wiredseal7 said:I assume the rebel parts of Donbas and Crimea were included in those stats ten years ago.
Even back then, they were speaking almost exclusively Russian over there.

Yeah, they were—but in other areas too. Even the Kyiv region had a massive number of Russian speakers. To be honest, there’s nothing left of the Donbas. Luhansk is empty. Donetsk is the same. A friend of mine is telling me they’ve basically "cleared" everything out. Now everyone is going to learn Ukrainian. There are plenty of people from the Donbas studying it right now. Some don't even want to speak Russian anymore. In a few years, there won't be a trace of it left. It's a shame.
A lot of people still understand Russian—it's not even an issue in the West, though Ukrainian is obviously the majority there now, almost everyone.

pronto2 said:CNN is reporting via Hina...

I was right there—saw it, heard it all.

Nancy Gomez26 said:Maybe we’ll get some clarity once the next target goes up in smoke. I have a feeling this wasn't the Ukrainians. Why waste the element of surprise on a relatively obscure target (I'm referring to Alexander Dugin's father)?

Look, once the main propaganda machines start pointing fingers at Ukrainians, it’s pretty much a confirmation that they didn't do it.

Whenever Ukrainians actually pull off something significant, suddenly it’s always a kitchen accident, a faulty fuse, or just some freak coincidence that caused it.

Dennis Price said:Exactly. Anyone with even a shred of common sense knows there’s nothing tragic about this.

It's just the laws of physics—or the universe, if you want to get deep.

Or we could just go back to old-school stories. Everything has its price, and the devil always comes to collect.

Nancy Gomez26 said:Maybe we’ll get some clarity once the next target goes up in smoke. I have a feeling this wasn't the Ukrainians. Why waste the element of surprise on a relatively obscure target (I'm referring to Alexander Dugin's father)?

The Ukrainians are busy figuring out how to use HIMARS to deal with those greedy generals back home, rather than worrying about some schizo in Moscow whose ramblings are only listened to by fools across the North America.

electricstag9 said:When Ukrainians strike down warships or blow up ammunition depots inside the Russian Federation, or even hit targets in Crimea, suddenly it’s all just a "tragic accident." It’s a coincidence, or something just happened to catch fire—nobody ever points the finger at the Ukrainians. But the second Darya Dugina was killed? Oh, immediately everyone starts blaming Ukraine. That’s the clearest sign possible that they had absolutely nothing to do with it. They have much smarter operations to run and far more critical targets to hit. As for who actually pulled the trigger on her, I don't think we'll ever know, much like how the true perpetrators behind other high-profile hits in Russia always remain a mystery.

She didn't deserve to die, but there are others who deserve our mourning—thousands of young men (including her own countrymen) who were slaughtered in this war that she and her uncle so enthusiastically championed. She was nothing more than a war agitator. According to her, Ukrainian soldiers are "war criminals" who don't deserve to live, yet there she was, posing for photos in Mariupol right in front of U.S. Steel...

In a recent interview with the Russian channel 1RNK Dugina claimed that the atrocities committed during the Russian occupation of the Ukrainian city of Bucha were nothing more than American propaganda.

I felt bad for the girl because it wasn't her fault her father is a piece of work, but then I saw on social media that she was just as bad as him, and here is the proof.
I don't feel sorry for her one bit.

The Russian “National Republication Army” claims responsibility for the killing of Alexander Dugin’s daughter

BREAKING: So, I was just scrolling through my feed and saw this crazy news—there's a video up on YouTube right now where a group calling themselves the Russian “National Republication Army” is actually stepping up and claiming they were behind that car bombing that took the life of ultra-nationalist Alexander Dugin's daughter. It's absolutely wild how fast things move these days, isn't it?

https://t.co/xzgIiYkxQ5 https://t.co/vdO3H4FJHE

George Robinson43 said:The Ukrainians are busy figuring out how to use HIMARS to deal with those greedy generals back home, rather than worrying about some schizo in Moscow whose ramblings are only listened to by fools across the North America.

Exactly.
If I were placing a bet, I'd put it on a mafia-style hit.
The Ukrainians aren't losing sleep over Russian propaganda far away from the actual battlefield.

Word is the car actually belonged to her, not her father. So there's a chance the target really was her... the daughter.
There are clips of her on TV floating around now where she’s basically justifying the aggression. Long story short, definitely not an angel...

Hey @grozny.