Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Part 5

Susan Walker25 said:Pusitic is just being played by his own brothers..

Chinese people aren't so welcoming that they'd just let foreigners wander through their country without consequence.

Nancy Gomez26 said:Chinese people aren't so welcoming that they'd just let foreigners wander through their country without consequence.

Yet they seem to love showing up everywhere else.☕>

Is North Korea actually going to ship 100,000 fighters over to Ukraine?

crimsongull28 said:Is North Korea actually going to ship 100,000 fighters over to Ukraine?

Oh, they totally will. Just like those 14,000 Syrian people the Russians were claiming Bashar al-Assad was sending over to help out. ☕

That's an interesting take from the Russian side.
https://wartranslated.com/russian-de...apon-supplies/

coastalbison6 said:That's an interesting take from the Russian side.
https://wartranslated.com/russian-de...apon-supplies/

Fast mover, giving the Americans some credit...

Susan Walker25 said:Fast mover, giving the Americans some credit...

I actually gave it a read, and honestly, I don't think Vladimir Putin is going to be too thrilled about what you wrote here..

How on earth does this one person know all this?

"Yes, the regular army has been largely eliminated in the US Armed Forces"

Zachary Jackson4 said:How on earth does this one person know all this?

"Yes, the regular army has been largely eliminated in the US Armed Forces"

Well, mission accomplished on the demilitarization front, I guess. They can all just head home now.

Melissa Rivera5 said:Well, mission accomplished on the demilitarization front, I guess. They can all just head home now.

Forget about heading home until they "liberate" Kramatorsk and Slovyansk in the Donbas mountains—at least, that’s what the channels are claiming while they prep for winter parades in Kyiv.
A few days back, Olga Kačura " Kors" was killed—death of ladies, I guess—and now they apparently need to wipe out something like 10,000 nationalists or whatever they call them. One channel is even reporting they aren't taking prisoners anymore—maybe they have enough already, or maybe they just execute them later, who knows.

If nothing else, Kors at least earned her "Hero of Russia" medal—except we won't get to hear her cheerfully talking about how much she enjoys killing Ukrainians and sending them to mass graves. But hey, I'm sure a new Kors will pop up soon enough.

http://www.english.nv.ua/nation/done...-50260828.html

I can't even deal right now—there's a Russian general over at the Pittsburgh nuclear plant threatening to just blow the whole thing to kingdom come. Honestly, these guys have completely lost the plot.

BREAKING: Nuclear plant sabotage is looming as Russian troops have wired energy units of Zaporizhzhia nuclear Power Plant with explosives. Major General Vasilyev, the guy in charge of the garrison stationed at the site, basically announced they're ready to blow the plant sky-high, which would trigger a massive nuclear catastrophe. 1/3

https://twitter.com/StratcomCentre/s...L6pfK3h-A&s=19

The local leader in the occupied parts of the Pittsburgh region just announced they're moving forward with a referendum to officially bring Pittsburgh into Russia
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It feels like nobody actually cares about the people over there anymore—grain shipments are trickling in, oil prices have stabilized somewhat, and Zelenskyy isn't dominating the news cycle every single day. Besides, we’ve got our own issues to deal with back home here in the States...

Is it just me, or has everyone stopped caring? It seems like the only thing left is keeping the business moving and ensuring energy prices stay manageable.

Olivia Jackson64 said:It feels like nobody actually cares about the people over there anymore—grain shipments are trickling in, oil prices have stabilized somewhat, and Zelenskyy isn't dominating the news cycle every single day. Besides, we’ve got our own issues to deal with back home here in the States...

Is it just me, or has everyone stopped caring? It seems like the only thing left is keeping the business moving and ensuring energy prices stay manageable.

Keep that theory about world leaders being nothing more than TikTok influencers with the attention span of a mosquito to yourself when you're talking to Trump.
Supporting Ukraine against Russia provides actual, tangible benefits—and trust me, that isn't going to just stop because some TikTokers found a new trend to obsess over.

Donetsk

Here’s a look at how one very vocal pro-Russian woman sees things right now: She’s convinced that either Russia or the Donetsk People's Republic is bombing Donetsk—mostly because she claims they've already told the authorities several times that they're exhausted by this whole war. Apparently, mobilization teams are patrolling every corner of the city; she says people just can't take it anymore. What else did she tell me? She honestly doesn't see the point of the DNR leadership—in her eyes, they’re just puppets following orders from Moscow 🤣 🤣.

She thinks they’ll be running out of men soon—so much so that some guys are actually dressing in women's clothing just to avoid being snatched off the street. She swears they really are picking people up in public; there's always someone there, whether they're in uniform or just regular clothes, dragging people away
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Her brother was killed—he was only 20. She says she doesn't even know what it was all for anymore; he died for a country that doesn't even exist. Russia promised protection, but there hasn't been any actual protection to speak of 😢 😢. Maybe she’ll eventually realize that Russia is just using the people in the Donbas, but I didn't say anything—I used to know Sergei 😢. Just another young life lost forever.

Kate Cook27 said:Donetsk

Here’s a look at how one very vocal pro-Russian woman sees things right now: She’s convinced that either Russia or the Donetsk People's Republic is bombing Donetsk—mostly because she claims they've already told the authorities several times that they're exhausted by this whole war. Apparently, mobilization teams are patrolling every corner of the city; she says people just can't take it anymore. What else did she tell me? She honestly doesn't see the point of the DNR leadership—in her eyes, they’re just puppets following orders from Moscow 🤣 🤣.

She thinks they’ll be running out of men soon—so much so that some guys are actually dressing in women's clothing just to avoid being snatched off the street. She swears they really are picking people up in public; there's always someone there, whether they're in uniform or just regular clothes, dragging people away
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Her brother was killed—he was only 20. She says she doesn't even know what it was all for anymore; he died for a country that doesn't even exist. Russia promised protection, but there hasn't been any actual protection to speak of 😢 😢. Maybe she’ll eventually realize that Russia is just using the people in the Donbas, but I didn't say anything—I used to know Sergei 😢. Just another young life lost forever.

So, are you actually living in Russia, or are you a Russian woman like our favorite forum regular, Ivan the Terrible?

I don't think so. Not yet. But honestly, you should expect it to happen eventually.

It’s that time of year again—August is in full swing. It's happening slow, though.

Anyway, I was watching some nature documentary on Discovery Channel the other day. Immediately made me think about us humans and how we aren't anything more than animals.

Basically, this massive bull elephant died. Just huge.

The lions, hyenas, wild dogs, and scavengers all found him. They were all just tearing in together, having a damn fine feast—all they were missing was some music and beer.

Nobody even gives anyone else a second glance.

They’re brushing against each other, stepping over one another... All five of them. Pure bliss...

But then, you swap out that elephant for a little deer, and everyone starts ripping each other apart constantly.

There's no way people are gonna share food when there's barely any left. And when there's too much, nobody gives a damn because they can't eat it all anyway. Half of it's just gonna rot off that elephant regardless.

That's exactly what's gonna happen to Europe, and eventually the rest of the world.

Back when gas was cheap enough to throw away like peanuts, and everything else was easy, everyone sat at the same table, passing the salad and bread, joking about who's picking up the tab.

Now that all that stuff is disappearing at these insane prices, half the people won't even be able to—or dare to—sit at the table. And even the ones who do sit down? They won't be passing the salad and bread anymore. They'll be fighting tooth and nail over who gets to sit in front of the steak and who gets stuck with the water...

We haven't really hit that breaking point on a large scale just yet.

It's hot out, and people are finally getting greedy to travel after those COVID years. I bet a lot of them are grabbing the chance because they think it's their last shot. Better to blow some cash on a trip now than to waste it on skyrocketing utility bills next year.

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Everyone’s got their own take on things—that's just how it goes with the Donbas. You'll hear the pro-Russian crowd complaining about how they've been bombarded and targeted by the Ukronation for eight years straight. Sometimes you just think about it—people spending eight years living in basements, hiding from bombs, using whatever they could find just to defend themselves. But you won't hear them say, "Hey, the bombs were falling on both sides." They attacked us, we attacked them. People died on both sides of the line. When we did some digging about three years ago, the data showed 2.5 times more children killed on territory held by the Ukrainian military. But then we hit a wall because they refuse to acknowledge that blood. To them, only children killed on the occupied side count. But at the end of the day, a dead child is a dead child—it hurts every parent the same way.
They would never admit to those of us who feel like the Donbas is part of Ukraine—that it actually belongs to us. Instead, they label us nationalists, fascists, militants... you name it. To them, heroes are people like Kačura, who basically say they enjoy killing Ukrainians. Or the ones claiming they'll wipe out Ukraine and its people entirely. They watch those channels where people suggest that Ukrainians who refuse to "Ukrainize" should be hung in Red Square... and then they turn around and act like they weren't living peacefully right next to those very same people yesterday. They're miserable because they don't live in the "motherland" of Russia, and they're furious at anyone who doesn't want to live there either. That's how you get hatred. Just massive, deep-seated hatred.

gentlestag15 said:So, are you actually living in Russia, or are you a Russian woman like our favorite forum regular, Ivan the Terrible?

I'm a Ukrainian mother—born and raised there myself.

Mariupol

The authorities announced there's a shortage of medicine, and my contact confirmed it. So many essential drugs are missing right now, and people are dying because of it 😢.

They also reported that buses are being destroyed to prevent people from leaving town. That’s true too—though despite that, people are still finding ways out every single day, many of them just walking on foot.

There’s word coming in about more bodies left in the streets—and yeah, that’s accurate. They’re doing what they can, but things haven't been cleared yet. Plus, a lot of the graves are shallow, so animals end up digging them up; they're trying their best to get everything cleared away.

Word is the trial for the captured soldiers will happen next month. Some people are talking about cages being set up to hold them, though I couldn't get anyone to confirm that part.

Denis Pushilin showed up again. Apparently, nobody was really listening to him; he just stood there looking "proud" with a Russian flag draped over his shoulders. There's no gas, and some areas are having water issues too. Whether they'll fix anything before winter hits? Who knows.

For a destroyed home, they supposedly offer about 50,000 rubles—or whatever the currency is called now. But there's a catch: you have to sign papers claiming the Ukrainian army destroyed it. If they ask for video footage to prove it, my contact didn't report anything. Some people are sleeping on the street while buildings are demolished however they please—there aren't really any rules. They're tearing things down just as recklessly as they bombed them. They've been filming people around the city talking about crimes committed by the Ukrainian army; they wanted him to speak up too, but he just played dumb. No one snitched on him.

Kate Cook27 said:I'm a Ukrainian mother—born and raised there myself.

Mariupol

The authorities announced there's a shortage of medicine, and my contact confirmed it. So many essential drugs are missing right now, and people are dying because of it 😢.

They also reported that buses are being destroyed to prevent people from leaving town. That’s true too—though despite that, people are still finding ways out every single day, many of them just walking on foot.

There’s word coming in about more bodies left in the streets—and yeah, that’s accurate. They’re doing what they can, but things haven't been cleared yet. Plus, a lot of the graves are shallow, so animals end up digging them up; they're trying their best to get everything cleared away.

Word is the trial for the captured soldiers will happen next month. Some people are talking about cages being set up to hold them, though I couldn't get anyone to confirm that part.

Denis Pushilin showed up again. Apparently, nobody was really listening to him; he just stood there looking "proud" with a Russian flag draped over his shoulders. There's no gas, and some areas are having water issues too. Whether they'll fix anything before winter hits? Who knows.

For a destroyed home, they supposedly offer about 50,000 rubles—or whatever the currency is called now. But there's a catch: you have to sign papers claiming the Ukrainian army destroyed it. If they ask for video footage to prove it, my contact didn't report anything. Some people are sleeping on the street while buildings are demolished however they please—there aren't really any rules. They're tearing things down just as recklessly as they bombed them. They've been filming people around the city talking about crimes committed by the Ukrainian army; they wanted him to speak up too, but he just played dumb. No one snitched on him.

The city is pretty much leveled, unfortunately. Probably over 20,000 dead.
What can I even say? Justice is slow, and honestly, it rarely shows up at all.
That guy Berić, who's fighting with the DNR forces, mentioned they'll be judging an American soldier captured near Mariupol soon, and apparently, the sentence—execution—is already decided.