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War in Ukraine

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

  1. studegator

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    Yes, our education system has been lacking for some time now. I recently watched a youtube video where various college students were asked questions concerning WW2. It was shocking and sad to hear their “no clue” answers ———
     
  2. duggers_dad

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    I don’t know what you guys are talking about. For decades schools have programmed “Russia Evil Empire” into impressionable skulls of mush.

    Add: and the effect of that conditioning is quite evident on this thread.
     
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  4. chemgator

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    Russians are being killed and maimed by their own minefields because their exact location is kept a secret . . . from Russian troops. It looks like Russia has decided to enter the competition to see who can kill the most Russian troops. It does make the Russian commanders safer . . . from their own men.

    Russian troops are being blown up by their own minefields because their leaders won't say where they are, Ukraine says

     
  5. chemgator

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    Texas and Arizona are two states that voted against aid to Ukraine, yet receive billions of dollars in aid to replenish U.S. weapons stocks.

    US attracts large investments in economy thanks to military assistance to Ukraine – Reuters

     
  6. chemgator

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    Ukrainian special forces make an attack on Russia far away from the battlefields in Ukraine. They destroyed a rail tunnel linking Russia and China in Russia's far east. Apparently, it's the only serious rail link between Russia and China. Russia will now be forced to use non-serious railroads.

    In a devastating blow, Ukraine’s SBU destroys key railway tunnel connecting Russia & China

     
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  7. chemgator

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    Training accidents are taking a toll on Russian troops. In one incident, rookie soldiers started a fire next to an ammunition dump, and the explosion killed ten soldiers. Fifteen others were injured.

    10 Russian soldiers killed after lighting a fire near ammunition while training near Rostov

     
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  8. G8trGr8t

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    explosion at a drone factory

    Triumph for Ukraine: Massive Fireball in Russian City (msn.com)
    On the evening of November 29, residents of Bryansk reported a loud noise near the television center, resembling an explosion. This was reported by the Ukrainian online newspaper RBC-Ukraine.

    There are reports of a suspected attack on a drone warehouse, which may have been carried out by Ukrainian forces. The Ukrainian side has not yet commented on these reports.

    At 18:12, an explosion occurred in Bryansk near a warehouse for ‘Heron-2’ drones. Residents reported explosions near the television center. According to preliminary information, the warehouse appears to have been attacked by Ukrainian drones. Details on damages and possible casualties are still being determined.
     
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  9. duggers_dad

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    Ukraine’s rapidly dwindling manpower in a picture. Lining up children to die for Joe Biden …

     
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  11. chemgator

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    More ignorant garbage. Russia pushed Ukraine to war, you know, when they invaded Ukraine. Ukraine is fighting for their freedom because they chose to fight for their freedom. It's not complicated. If you can't master simple concepts like this, why should anyone listen to you at all? You're just spouting simple-minded propaganda.
     
  12. duggers_dad

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    History began February 2022 when Putin woke up angry one morning.
     
  13. duggers_dad

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    Zelensky radically shifting to screeching for money and manpower to build defensive lines. I thought Russia was bogged down and not going anywhere ?
     
  14. chemgator

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    Aeroflot is hurting because of western sanctions, unable to get spare parts. About 70% of the Russian commercial aircraft fleet consists of foreign planes. Aeroflot just crash-landed a Boeing 777 in eastern Russia due to a chassis problem. Also, 25% of Aeroflot's planes are grounded due to a lack of spare parts. Russia's commercial fleet currently has one of the worst safety ratings in the world.

    The title of the article (in the URL) indicates it was a 737, but it had 442 passengers aboard, which seems unlikely, unless they were all standing up and crammed like sardines.

    There was another incident of a plane diverting to St. Petersburg on the same day.

    Boeing-777 with 422 passengers on board crash-lands in Russia

    Russian media: Two incidents involving civilian aircraft reported in one day
     
  15. chemgator

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    There is a subtle difference between anger and greed. Putin woke up greedy, and decided to steal his neighbor's country.
     
  16. chemgator

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    Apparently, after seeing the tunnel destroyed, Russia diverted its trains to a bypass route on the Devil's Bridge (also near China), which is a 115'-tall concrete and steel rail bridge. Ukraine blew that up, too, including the train that was on it, with six rail cars ignited.

    Rail havoc in Russia after second explosion in as many days destroys key ‘Devil’s Bridge’ – NV souces

     
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  17. duggers_dad

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    Ukraine facing a conscription shortfall of 43% meaning that when 10,000 die or are wounded, there are only 5,700 to replace them. And they have to be trained and armed. Ukraine killing itself for Joe Biden.

    Ukraine Weekly Update
     
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  19. duggers_dad

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    What are they? Crazy MAGA-type election deniers?

     
  20. uftaipan

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    Yeah, you’d be surprised at the number of Russian parents whose sons have died in vague training accidents since February 2022. In unrelated news, Russia has “only” had 50,000 troops killed in action in this unnecessary war of conquest.