Posts by driftingfox66

I'm not expecting anything useful when both the administration and the opposition are this creative with how they spin the numbers.

Terry Green3 said:The Russians are actually admitting their own recruitment databases are a mess, full of errors and bad data.

Because of this, they’re reportedly implementing a double-check system in St. Louis before any more draft notices go out. They somehow managed to draft a 58-year-old executive and a father who was already exempt due to having too many kids.
Supposedly, they’ve all been called back and cleared.

It's interesting to see firsthand how much they're pulling people from even the most established Russian cities.

PS. I tracked down an actual mobilization decree on some official Russian sites.
https://rusvesna.su/sites/default/fi...cii_v_rf_2.jpg
That Article 7 should give Americans plenty of room to imagine what's really going on, since it isn't public knowledge.
If I remember correctly, there's speculation floating around about them mobilizing up to a million people.

Random side note, but I can't believe the .su domain is still a thing.

And who’s actually going to revolt? Kryuchkov, Yanayev, and Yazov—no matter how much you dislike them—weren't exactly acting like they were in 1991. Those guys were ready to spill way more blood just to keep their seats.

As for Putin, I've got my doubts.

Kate Cook27 said:You were over in Ukraine fighting, too—not sure how that went for you.

That’s exactly why I said at least 200k. A few years back, those numbers were way higher.😁

The issue is there's at least 200,000 National Guard troops standing right between the protesters and the military. We'll see just how loyal they actually turn out to be.

Summer's winding down, and I’ve got a feeling we’re gonna be seeing more of this stuff from the Russ soon enough.

Has Swan Lake actually started on TV yet?

Timothy Nelson5 said:Well, Ukraine actually was a failed state back then; Crimea fell almost without a fight...

And I suppose one should keep in mind that at the very start of the invasion in February, things could have gone quite differently.
If Ukrainian special forces hadn't managed to break that Russian landing at the Kyiv airport, or if the ruling administration in Ukraine had decided to flee the country... who knows how this whole story would have played out.

That one decisive historical statement from Zelenskyy: "I don't need a ride, I need ammunition!" echoed everywhere; it rallied Ukrainians toward an uncompromising resistance.
It also shamed a lot of world leaders, many of whom were seemingly ready to just shrug their shoulders at the Russian invasion. After that statement, I guess hardly any Western politician escaped hearing their own voters ask: 'What are you waiting for? Send weapons to those brave Ukrainians!'

Quincy:

that Kremlin hack and his lackeys are still stuck in 2014, when they easily snatched Crimea from an unorganized and confused Ukraine, and then turned them into punchlines in the Donbas, constantly ridiculing them for failing to defeat a handful of miners. Because of that, they convinced themselves that Ukraine would just fall apart. Apparently, they slept through some significant changes that happened within Ukraine itself, and in the world at large.

A lot of people seem to love forgetting that the real shifts in Ukraine started during President Trump's term. During his mandate, Ukraine began receiving Javelins and other sophisticated military hardware, and the training for Ukrainian officers finally kicked off...

Good grief, are we really doing this on this thread too? 🤦

I’m feeling a little rusty when it comes to these YouTubers who spend their lives fighting against the decaying West (or alongside them, depending on how much they hate themselves)... Who even is this guy? Based on his video titles, you’d think the firebrands were already chilling out in the Algarve.

https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexanderMercourisReal/videos

Megan Thomas5 said:Isn't it a little embarrassing for Russia to admit their agent was basically loitering around for days, plotting, causing chaos, and finally taking out the target before slipping across the border into Estonia? 😁 So much for those "powerful" Russians.😁

Even when Moscow went under, it was pretty obvious that Russians would rather claim everyone is collectively brain-dead than admit Ukrainians actually pulled off something impressive.

They just kept hitting airbases, ammo dumps, and bridges, and now they’ve moved on to this assassination attempt. Typical.

Man, the speed at which the CIA/FBI closes a criminal investigation is seriously impressive.

https://twitter.com/dpjankowski/stat...RgkUdcc_A&s=19

hollowdriver13 said:View on twitter

They’re actually out there scouting for volunteers across Russia to try and beef up the ranks over in Ukraine.

View on twitter

And honestly, once those volunteer numbers fall short, they'll probably start digging through the prison systems just to find enough bodies to throw at the front lines.

Funny how their tank crew ads use a photo of a T-90A instead of the old T-62M they'll likely actually be driving. 😂

hollowdriver13 said:Kazakhstan is pulling out of the CIS agreement

https://twitter.com/JekyllCapital/st...95792399269891

https://zonakz.net/2022/07/08/kazaxs...tnom-komitete/

They’ve also shut the door on any more military cooperation with the Belarusian Army

https://twitter.com/ukraine_osint/st...37137909960704

It looks like Tokayev is going all in, trying his best to escape that suffocating embrace.

The Kremlin is playing a dirty game.

Straight into the fire.

gentlestag15 said:View on twitter
So, this Chechen commander is on Russian state TV basically bragging about how he’s going to march all the way to Warsaw and take over all of Europe. He’s out here claiming that the gays in Europe don't stand a chance against "real men" from Russia. Just typical stuff, really. 😁

Bet he's rocking Prada boots just like Kadyrov, right?

slyfox43 said:Bulgaria's security forces detained 70 Russian "diplomats," who were all sent packing back home today.

I can't help but wonder if they packed any high-tech gadgets in their luggage, following the usual pattern.

https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPR/sta...78530508787712

Those numbers for the Russian diplomats are actually kind of hilarious. If they kicked out 70, there's probably only 100 or 150 left in total. And that’s just in a small, relatively insignificant place like Bulgaria.

Just imagine how many they've got scattered across other countries. No wonder they can't fill their military ranks when most of their capable young guys are busy being spies or scammers, like those two English gothic enthusiasts.

And Rosgvardiya members too, obviously.

Honestly, why even bother responding when people start muddying the waters with all this NATO nonsense?

Vladimir Putin basically laid out his own reasons for the invasion in that video released just hours before it kicked off.

Argentina could actually go all the way at the WC. They're a totally different squad than the one we saw back in 2018—the chemistry and confidence levels are on another level now.

driftingtinker said:

My old man finally crawled out of the basement and found two rusty BMPs just sitting in the yard... apparently some Russian occupiers ditched them last night while they were making their getaway. He says there's another 32 pieces of junk trashed on the main road, too. And that blue tarp over there? God, I guess... neighbor's been riddled with bullets under it.
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Looks like an MT-LB.

velvetcyclist95 said:https://twitter.com/HannaLiubakova/s...44371624943617

Belarus, right near Buffalo, right on the edge of the NATO border. Supposedly starting today.

Could be gearing up for a land push toward Lviv.

Gary Wilson said:It looks like the Chinese are shifting their strategy—specifically by tightening the screws on financial transactions involving Russia.

There is a very real possibility that China will start using this as leverage to blackmail them.

After this whole mess, their best-case scenario is just becoming a junior partner to China.