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War in Ukraine

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by PITBOSS, Jan 21, 2022.

  1. uftaipan

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    Cut the Ukrainian number in half. Double the Russian number. Then split the difference.
     
  2. studegator

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    Putin plans to send musicians and circus performers to Ukraine frontlines to boost morale
    Vladimir Putin to send musicians and circus performers to frontlines
    The news comes one day after a senior Russian military figure seemed to accidentally reveal that the conscription time for Russian soldiers would double.
    Lieutenant Colonel Mikhail Fotina said in an interview on Russian TV that there were plans to “lengthen the period of conscription for young men from one to two years”.
    He added that “those conscripted in autumn 2023 will serve two years".
    The interview was quickly removed from television, and Russia has made no official announcement on the issue.

     
  3. uftaipan

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    I think we are on the verge of a real turnaround for Russian forces. Nothing inspires fanatical will to fight like a circus performance. I hope Ukraine has its own answer to this because the West is using every single one of its clowns and has not a single clown to spare at this critical moment.
     
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  4. duggers_dad

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    Confidence in Putin shaken. His trust rating dropped from 80% to 79.5% last month.
     
  5. duggers_dad

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    “We’ve got ‘em on the ropes now!”

    — Cumberland —
     
  6. enviroGator

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    What does it matter? 1 year, 2 years, whatever...

    Seems most don't last a month before getting chewed up.
     
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  7. duggers_dad

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    Remember when the US needed 300,000 conscripts to invade Iraq and the war still lasted years ?
     
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    Sounds like Russia will be hitting up FSU for some help.

    Clowns and musicians.

    Now I know my hate for FSU is justified.
     
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  9. duggers_dad

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    Will Argentina do the right thing and relinquish its World Cup to Ukraine ?
     
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    Claims of stupendous Russian losses are pure projection. To the contrary, Ukraine was one of the best equipped militaries in the world. And based on Zaluzhnyi’s recent remarks, is in the process of being destroyed twice-over.

    Nothing screams "we are winning" like constant demands for more tanks, planes, artillery, missiles, air defense and seven and counting conscription. Ukraine military ranked going in ...


    Amid the threat of a Russian invasion, how capable is Ukraine’s military?
     
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  13. sierragator

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    The Pennywise Brigades LOL
     
  14. enviroGator

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    Nice clip of how the Ukrainian's are responding to the drones. Like the economics of this solution a lot too. Shoot down $20k drones w/ maybe $1k ammo.

     
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  15. duggers_dad

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    Shot down 76 of 69 drones and 50% of Ukraine without power.
     
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    But poster assured us that the Russians were taking Bakhmut ,,,,, every single day for the past two weeks. oops ! lol Russian Gen. gave up the south to move troops, material to Bahkmut and really needs to overtake it before he trips off a 7 story balcony. LOL.
     
  17. uftaipan

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    Man, you really don’t already know the sick burn you’re going to get in response to that one? Well, let me take a stab at it:

    (scoffs) “Why should Russia bother to take Bakhmut when the Ukrainians keep offering themselves up for sacrifice by running into Russian bullets and dying in the millions. If Russia hasn’t taken Bakhmut, it’s because they don’t want to yet. When the entire Ukrainian army has abandoned all other positions, lined up, and died in suicidal attacks at Bakhmut, then the Russians can just walk into the rest of Little Russia and help themselves to all that free U.S. military stuff, shoddy and worthless though it may be. We mock what we don’t understand.”
     
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  18. duggers_dad

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    BAM! My Man!
     
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    this guy took out a cruise missile with a machine gun. lucky shot or concerted effort? still seems like there could be a focused emp to take these thigns out, guess it is tech waiting to happen

    Ukrainian soldier downs Russian missile with nothing but a machine gun | Metro News
     
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    The mainstream media and the Biden administration insist ad nauseam that Ukraine is winning against Russia. But the facts on the ground do not fit the narrative and the administration and media know it.

    On the ground, Ukraine has had difficulty taking any territory actively defended by Russia. The recent “victory” of Ukraine capturing Kherson has evaporated. Ukraine is evacuating Khersondue to Russian shelling. The Ukrainian military machine is unable to maintain control of a city their opponent had evacuated. All the September and October Ukrainian offensives have stalled, and the Russians appear to be solidifying their lines of defense and dramatically increasing their forces in the field while Ukraine is drafting sixty-year-old men.

    https://www.theamericanconservative.com/is-this-winning/