Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Gabriel]

There are lots of stories of racially motivated ass beatings and, more notably, Russian businesses facing arson attacks and vandalism.

While I doubt this will illicit much if any sympathy, that’s just the illustration of being openly Russian abroad right now unless you’re in the mafia or with Trump. Hell, some businesses and organizations will even ask you to denounce your country as we see in Sports.

I don't agree with the other poster when he said "hate runs on both sides", though. No one gives a shit if Russians hate Ukrainians or anyone for that matter. With everyone else, though, being Ukrainian right now earns you sympathy points by default.

And there is nothing wrong with that.

[YUPPIE]

so that Russian council about a day ago that called for Putin's resignation has apparently been dissolved today (unsurprisingly).

Though no news of everyone involved being killed that soon, coupled with the news of yet another executive being murdered yesterday, this is what I mean! Putin will kill you for anything regardless of who you are.

[Saradain]

so that Russian council about a day ago that called for Putin's resignation has apparently been dissolved today (unsurprisingly).

Though no news of everyone involved being killed that soon, coupled with the news of yet another executive being murdered yesterday, this is what I mean! Putin will kill you for anything regardless of who you are.

I guess then it's a good thing his career is gonna skyrocket...downwards

And yeah been on recent news that one more of his buddies fell off a wi---a boat??

[YUPPIE]

I guess then it's a good thing his career is gonna skyrocket...downwards

no one is going to kill Putin. What I honestly suspect, like a lot of people, is should the situation get worse in Ukraine, he'll at the least go full-on Stalin purging and drop any pretenses of civility in Moscow.

One of the things I don't get is people claim he doesn't do that already fearing civilian wrath in Moscow. Like, what are they gonna do to him?

[Saradain]

no one is going to kill Putin. What I honestly suspect, like a lot of people, is should the situation get worse in Ukraine, he'll at the least go full-on Stalin purging and drop any pretenses of civility in Moscow.

One of the things I don't get is people claim he doesn't do that already fearing civilian wrath in Moscow. Like, what are they gonna do to him?

Don't need to kill Putin for him to retire somewhere safe and far away without him ever facing justice. And he already silences opposition. In Russia, you get arrested first, then suspected of a crime, not vice versa.

[jonnysensible]

ut oh hopefully these guys dont get involved : https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkg3...ufos-over-kyiv

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2208.11215.pdf

yuppie you have the loosest grip on reality, what do you think?

[Iphie]

ut oh hopefully these guys dont get involved : https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkg3...ufos-over-kyiv

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2208.11215.pdf

yuppie you have the loosest grip on reality, what do you think?

Eh, it's not that strange to see UFO's in a warzone, I mean there's the whole Foo-fighter thing from WWII. I can almost guarantee that all the major powers are interested in this right now because no one wants to make mistakes.

[Corvus]

Another big haul on Oryx - 84 more units of heavy equipment added in 1 day lost by Russia, including 45 more captured.

The total for the last 8 days is more than 500 pieces of heavy equipment. Russia had lost 1000 tanks in the previous 7 months. In just the last 7 DAYS they lost over 100.

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So how desperate are Russia for infantry? I know thats a familiar tune but they are really, really desperate now.

One of the PoWs taken in the great Kharkiv rout was 'volunteered' from the Strategic Rocket Forces and sent off as infantry. You know, the forces that are meant to control and maintain Russia's NOOOOOOOOOOOKS.

[YUPPIE]

I'd like to add to the PoW topic that Ukraine is considering those Russian-instilled teachers to be war criminals and not just average PoWs.

So life imprisonment may very well apply.

[Azadina]

So how desperate are Russia for infantry? I know thats a familiar tune but they are really, really desperate now.

One of the PoWs taken in the great Kharkiv rout was 'volunteered' from the Strategic Rocket Forces and sent off as infantry. You know, the forces that are meant to control and maintain Russia's NOOOOOOOOOOOKS.

Well, that answers the question of "Do the RuZZlamic state nukes even work?".

[YUPPIE]

Well, that answers the question of "Do the RuZZlamic state nukes even work?".

Yes. That's undoubtedly where all the money went since the army itself wasn't well maintained, obviously.

That's my firm belief on the matter.

[Azadina]

Yes. That's undoubtedly where all the money went since the army itself wasn't well maintained, obviously.

That's my firm belief on the matter.

And since the reality is always opposite of your belief system, thanks for confirming what I thought on the matter.

[XDurionX]

How it started:

How it's going:

[Iphie]

How it started:

How it's going:

When was that second photo taken?

[zealo]

When was that second photo taken?

https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2020/03/12/7243314/

There's a pravda article using that image from 2020, so not in any time frame immediately relevant to this war.

[Biglog]

One side-effect we're seeing the Russian invasion is in Armenia-Azerbaijan the last couple of days. Russia has been reluctant to arm Armenia, despite Russia asking Armenia for military help in Ukraine. Meanwhile Russia is also semi-friendly with Azerbaijan, having good diplomatic relations and selling them arms. The last war in N-K only ended because Russia intervened to demand a cease fire. Armenia's military has little to no chance against a full-scale invasion by Azerbaijan (without Russian help) if it moves forward since Azerbaijan's is much better equipped and funded.

Azerbaijan kind of tested the waters with attacks yesterday and the global response was muted. It sounds like those attacks have resumed today. I'm not sure Russia this time will be in a military position to help Armenia if things heat up there, which is probably why Azerbaijan is feeling the waters now. And it would be odd for the West to militarily help a CSTO-member Russian ally. Armenia is in a really tough situation now indirectly from the invasion of Ukraine.

[Nymrohd]

I'd like to add to the PoW topic that Ukraine is considering those Russian-instilled teachers to be war criminals and not just average PoWs.

So life imprisonment may very well apply.

Cultural genocide is still a form of genocide. And that was their intent, to erase Ukrainian identity.

[Iphie]

Cultural genocide is still a form of genocide. And that was their intent, to erase Ukrainian identity.

While true I kinda feel it's ridiculous to judge teachers as equivalent to mass murdering and raping soldiers.

In other news:
putin rejected a peace deal at the start which would have given him guarantees about NATO.

[Saradain]

While true I kinda feel it's ridiculous to judge teachers as equivalent to mass murdering and raping soldiers.

In other news:
putin rejected a peace deal at the start which would have given him guarantees about NATO.

I'd say the teachers know what they are doing, brainwashing their future to become as hateful and hostile as they are and ensuring the future orcs would see Ukraine as something evil that shouldn't exist, which in turn would be used as a justification for endless wars to annex EVERYTHING they can get their grubby hands on.

Here's hoping the orcs get exactly same consequences as nazis still do, grandpas in their 90s hunted down after all this time!

[Nymrohd]

While true I kinda feel it's ridiculous to judge teachers as equivalent to mass murdering and raping soldiers.

In other news:
putin rejected a peace deal at the start which would have given him guarantees about NATO.

Well thankfully these "teachers" did not get a chance to apply their curriculum but we have seen elsewhere what culture genocide via education can look like and it invariable ends in violence against children.