Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Part 5

stormybear25 said:An American humanitarian, Andrew Fabiani, has lost his life in Ukraine.
https://www.nytimes.com/news/world/europe/ukraine-tragedy/

Rest in peace to a hero.

Oh man, I just caught wind of what’s happening over in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan today.
Before that whole situation, we were looking at Armenia and Azerbaijan.

I can't help but wonder—does Georgia have enough grit left in them to start making some noise and demand their provinces back?

We've just gotta keep squeezing the bear a little longer!

What’s the actual price tag on a life spent in a Russian prison? You all talk as if we're dealing with rational people acting with common sense. People die for freedom, sure—but what happens when you're stuck behind bars, knowing you have zero chance of escaping a front line where you're either carrying looted goods or just looking for someone to bully?
Of course they aren't disciplined soldiers. That’s exactly the point. It just shows how desperate the Russians really are.

Nancy Lopez7 said:Oh man, I just caught wind of what’s happening over in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan today.
Before that whole situation, we were looking at Armenia and Azerbaijan.

I can't help but wonder—does Georgia have enough grit left in them to start making some noise and demand their provinces back?

We've just gotta keep squeezing the bear a little longer!

Honestly, the real game-changer will be when they finally kick Kadyrov out of Chechnya and they declare independence all over again.

Penal battalions aren't exactly a new concept. The French Foreign Legion basically built their foundation on it.
The problem is, if you want to actually keep those guys under any kind of control, you’d have to be even more ruthless than they are. The Russian military looks pretty disorganized as it is, and in an environment like that, these units are just going to loot, pillage, and desert the moment things get heavy.

While visiting Kyiv, von der Leyen remarked, "Supporting Ukraine comes at a price, but freedom is priceless."

gentlerider7 said:Russian Ambassador says you haven't seen a real war until you see one

"The Russian Ambassador to Sweden, Viktor Tatarincev, was basically telling reporters that what’s happening in Ukraine isn't even a real war—and if the Russian Federation actually decided to go all out, they'd wrap things up in no time at all. He dropped those lines on Swedish journalists, according to Expressen.

“Look, from the Russian side, this is just a special operation. It's not a war. If Russia ever starts a real war, Ukraine will be finished before you know it,” Tatarincev claimed.

He also went on to say that Russia isn't just some country, but an entire continent, making it impossible to isolate them.

“We are winning. You should probably write that down,” the Russian Ambassador concluded.

https://www-gazeta-ru.translate.goog..._x_tr_pto=wapp

They are living in some alternate reality on a completely different planet.

Just look at the "brilliant" nonsense their pundits spout on TV all the time.

https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/s...00532367937537

They’ll probably have to go to "total war" to show off their strength, then Europe will swear eternal loyalty to them. Once they start killing US volunteers in Ukraine, the US might actually respect them because they'll have "shown their strength," all while running the usual genocidal narrative about driving Ukrainians out and leveling the whole country. 🤦

With just a little more of this genius stuff, they'll get so bold that someone might even dare to point out that this kind of talk and behavior makes them straight-up Nazis.

https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/s...70269191229440

rowdytiger13 said:Penal battalions aren't exactly a new concept. The French Foreign Legion basically built their foundation on it.
The problem is, if you want to actually keep those guys under any kind of control, you’d have to be even more ruthless than they are. The Russian military looks pretty disorganized as it is, and in an environment like that, these units are just going to loot, pillage, and desert the moment things get heavy.

In other words, they will integrate seamlessly into the Russian military structure.

Fresh cannon fodder is arriving at the frontlines🤔


lp

Roger Fowler said:Push them right across the border to Putin? Or maybe a prisoner swap for the fighters held in Mariupol. If everyone ends up dead anyway, then we might as well just settle it with a "life for a life" exchange.☕

Putin doesn't care about any of them.☕

rowdytiger13 said:Penal battalions aren't exactly a new concept. The French Foreign Legion basically built their foundation on it.
The problem is, if you want to actually keep those guys under any kind of control, you’d have to be even more ruthless than they are. The Russian military looks pretty disorganized as it is, and in an environment like that, these units are just going to loot, pillage, and desert the moment things get heavy.

The Foreign Legion doesn't just recruit killers, rapists, dealers, and junkies. They might turn a blind eye to a stolen car or a few scraps in a bar fight, but they don't tolerate serious felonies.

jadetinker85 said:Putin doesn't care about any of them.☕

He’ll start caring once tens of thousands of furious parents, whose sons never made it back home, come knocking on his front door, because let's be honest, even he has his limits.

hollowdriver13 said:They are living in some alternate reality on a completely different planet.

Just look at the "brilliant" nonsense their pundits spout on TV all the time.

https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/s...00532367937537

They’ll probably have to go to "total war" to show off their strength, then Europe will swear eternal loyalty to them. Once they start killing US volunteers in Ukraine, the US might actually respect them because they'll have "shown their strength," all while running the usual genocidal narrative about driving Ukrainians out and leveling the whole country. 🤦

With just a little more of this genius stuff, they'll get so bold that someone might even dare to point out that this kind of talk and behavior makes them straight-up Nazis.

https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/s...70269191229440

You could spend an eternity debating just about anything, but this particular topic is honestly stupid on a cosmic scale.

Roger Fowler said:He’ll start caring once tens of thousands of furious parents, whose sons never made it back home, come knocking on his front door, because let's be honest, even he has his limits.

The relationship between the state and its citizens in the Russian Federation doesn't operate by those rules. To an outsider, it might seem surreal how the Republican Party can pull off an election victory here after everything that has happened. Yet, they win. A hundred different ways to shock the world.

The Attorney General of the LPR was killed in an explosion at the Attorney General's office building in Luhansk -
Reports on Twitter suggest someone managed to smuggle an explosive device into the office of the Attorney General "Lynyry" (currently under occupation in Luhansk) and planted a "bad-boom" right there. There was even a message scrawled on a pair of shoes that read "Attorney General"—hopefully, it was a fatal one (via Google Translate) https://twitter.com/alex_bezfam/stat...06858855510016

Pro-Russian media outlets are reporting that the "Attorney General" of the "LPR," Sergej Gorenko, was killed in a bombing in Lugansk, located in eastern Ukraine.*
https://twitter.com/JimmySecUK/statu...5aBNj7b1P55ZMw

Earlier this morning, the Ukrainian artillery struck the regional administration building in Kherson—which serves as a base for the Russian occupation forces in the area—inflicting substantial damage.**
(video)
https://twitter.com/JimmySecUK/statu...5aBNj7b1P55ZMw

*
EDIT: Both the prosecutor and his deputy have met their Maker.
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1...xrnBmGBmsFWPFA

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EDIT 2: According to Russian media reports, a meeting of the region's district and administration "leaders" was being held at the exact moment of the strike. The offices of the Kherson regional heads appointed by the Russians—Yeliseev and Stremnousov—were also located within the building.
https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/...8T40_xRFm2mgWw

They're dropping like flies

Stewart McDonald, an American lawmaker, discussing his stance on those defending Putin across both the left and right wings:

Russia's war against Ukraine: Western apologists for Vladimir Putin—those 'Putin sympathizers' found on the far right and the far left—simply must be ignored, according to Stewart McDonald.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinio...ald-mp-3844631

High-ranking Russian officers who are smart enough to dodge the front lines are being given a very special kind of treatment by their superiors:

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1...p0Nuz2MkO8ADXA

Russian equipment engulfed in flames at Energodar
https://twitter.com/truedonbass/stat...16769861632001