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War in Ukraine

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

  1. duggers_dad

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    But Russians are propagandized …

     
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  3. G8trGr8t

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    Russia's bomber fleet hasn't fired cruise missiles at Ukraine for a month, a sign its stocks are dwindling, UK intel says (msn.com)

    Russia's fleet of heavy bomber aircraft have not fired cruise missiles at Ukraine in more than a month, according to UK intelligence.

    The reason, UK Ministry of Defence said, was Russia having too few missiles, leading them to save them for later.

    The UK MOD said in its intelligence update on Friday that the Russia's Long Range Aviation fleet "has not conducted air-launched cruise missile strikes into Ukraine for over a month, one of the longest gaps in such strikes since the conflict began."
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    Russia makes its own missiles so can replenish its stocks over time. It is likely building a stockpile to hit Ukraine's energy infrastructure over the winter months, the MOD said.
     
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  4. uftaipan

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    I agree with the last point. They are stockpiling for a big push.
     
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  6. chemgator

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    ^I hear that Zimbabwe is withholding 37 spears that they had offered to donate as well. Ukraine will be fine without Slovakia in their corner.
     
  7. chemgator

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    Do you have any evidence of this, or even a link to one of your propaganda sources? Has Moscow Misha told you what types of aircraft were destroyed? Or are we just spreading unsubstantiated rumors again?
     
  8. chemgator

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    Russia has started executing soldiers that refuse to follow orders. And it's not just individual soldiers at risk. Russia is also threatening to execute entire units if they decide to retreat from artillery fire. Things are getting desperate in the Russian military. Probably won't help morale.

    Russia Is Executing Soldiers 'Who Refuse To Follow Orders', US Says (yahoo.com)

     
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  9. chemgator

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    Russia considers using a space rocket against Ukraine. Apparently, Russia is turning more and more into a neo-Nazi regime, contemplating how to best commit genocide against the civilians of their neighbor country. It is also considered idiocy to attempt to use a space rocket in war.

    Expert warns of unpredictable fallout if Russia were to use space rocket against Ukraine (yahoo.com)

     
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  10. chemgator

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    Wake us up when the number gets below 10. Russia's military is so pathetic, that I don't think it will take more than 10 supporting countries for Ukraine to win the war, as long as it is the right ten countries.
     
  11. G8trGr8t

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    fingers crossed that this could be true and Putin's death will end the special military option

    'Miracle Will Not Happen': Putin's Doctors Reportedly Preparing Loved Ones 'for the Worse' After Rumored Heart Attack (msn.com)

    Doctors caring for Vladimir Putin, 71, reportedly believe a "miracle won't happen" and told those close to the Russian despot that he likely won't recover from an alleged heart attack, according to RadarOnline.com.

    A Kremlin insider claimed that the physicians were "prepping loved one for the worst" as his condition deteriorated.

    The Telegram channel General SVR, which has been active in posting intel from the alleged Kremlin source, recently wrote: "Over the past 24 hours, Vladimir Putin’s condition has not changed and remains stable and serious."
     
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  12. l_boy

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    I am not seeing any reporting of this of any source of substance.

    Putin’s (still) not dead, Kremlin insists

    How a baseless claim about Putin’s health spread from an unreliable Telegram account to TV news
     
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    A former Ukrainian lawmaker who was tipped to be in line to lead a puppet government in Ukraine for Russian President Vladimir Putin was shot in Crimea.

    Oleg Tsaryov, 53, a pro-Russia politician, was shot twice and is in a critical condition following an apparent assassination attempt near his home, according to a Telegram post on his account.
     
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    All the many difficulties Zelenskyy seems to be having with NATO bloc nations is quite telling. One has to wonder if this war will work out to a net positive in terms of NATO membership ascension for Ukraine, regardless of outcome. Who knew bullying and barking at world leaders as if they were dogs wasn’t a sound coalition building strategy?
     
  15. OklahomaGator

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    I think we all hope this is true but other reports have him meeting with Hamas leaders. Although there are no pictures of Putin in the article.
    Putin accused of forming 'axis of terror' with Hamas, Iran
     
  16. chemgator

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    From the description of how the guards found Putin, as well as his behavior the last three years, all Putin really needs is an exorcism. He is obviously suffering from demonic possession. Take him off the heart monitors and medications, and put a priest in there to give him a thrashing.
     
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    What Russia was up against …

    The army that the Kiev regime started 2022 out with, was the second largest in Europe, after Russia according to Western military assessments, and included some 250,000 active duty troops, and a large arsenal of capable Soviet-legacy military hardware - 2,600 tanks, 14,000 armored vehicles, 3,000 artillery pieces, 500 multiple launch rocket systems, 90 ballistic missiles, nearly a thousand total air defense systems, over 300 military aircraft, and a large drone fleet. This army had been built up for eight years with NATO funding and training, and was dug into heavy fortifications and trenches constructed over the same period.

    The Kiev regime’s second army cobbled together during the first half of 2022 by NATO states consisted of the tattered remnants of the first, as well as pretty much the entire remaining Soviet legacy arsenal of the former east Bloc countries that have since joined NATO, like Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech, Slovakia, etc.

    There weapons were the best and most suitable logistically for Kiev regime troops because they already knew how to use and repair them, and had parts stocks for them as well. This included over 400 tanks, at least 300 infantry fighting vehicles, over a thousand APCs, dozens more combat aircraft – and all this was peppered with a hodgepodge of Western military gear including several hundred artillery pieces, including the M777s, over a hundred multiple launch rocket systems including the HIMARS, hundreds of drones, over 10,000 handheld Anti-tank guided missiles and anti-aircraft missiles, and more.

    The Kiev regime claims that its waves of mobilization and mass forced conscription built up a million-man army. Thousands of them received NATO training and had all of NATO’s satellites, C4ISR, as well as Pentagon planning and wargaming provided at their disposal.

    Ukraine's Three Armies
     
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  19. OklahomaGator

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    Putin setting up meetings with Hamas throws a huge flag up over Putin's claim he was going after Nazi's in Ukraine.
     
  20. chemgator

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    Calling the Ukrainians Nazis was just a way to dehumanize them and provide a reason for the invasion that did not sound like a greedy, imperialistic land grab. Putin needed a reason for Russians to go into their neighbor's lands and kill their distant cousins and take their land for him.
     
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