Russian invasion of Ukraine

[jonnysensible]

It's not difficult to understand at all. Reiterating Russians have ideals of strength imprinted into their very being: if you're wounded, dying, or otherwise no longer in a position to fight in a war, you have proven your "weakness" and only the strong move forward.

Social Darwinism, the weak being left behind, so on. That's what Russians believe in.

i mean its not this is just some nonsense you are putting out as usual. they are poorly trained thats all.

casualties are probably at 25k dead - 75k wounded and its generally parity on both sides.

most of the huge numbers are propaganda numbers.

[Voidism]

Jake Broe said in his latest video that the reason they are suddenly strictly enforcing trimming of beards might be due to russia planning to use chemical or biological weapons and the gas masks needing air tight seal.

Would this change anything for russia? Can it be countered?

Didn't the US say that it is a red line for them?

[Gabriel]

Jake Broe said in his latest video that the reason they are suddenly strictly enforcing trimming of beards might be due to russia planning to use chemical or biological weapons and the gas masks needing air tight seal.

Would this change anything for russia? Can it be countered?

Didn't the US say that it is a red line for them?

The moment they get BTFO by western coalition air forces gets ever so closer.

[Iphie]

Jake Broe said in his latest video that the reason they are suddenly strictly enforcing trimming of beards might be due to russia planning to use chemical or biological weapons and the gas masks needing air tight seal.

Would this change anything for russia? Can it be countered?

Didn't the US say that it is a red line for them?

And he also mentioned that the Kadyrovites were throwing up a stink about it. So, yeah...

[ringpriest]

Moscow is meant to be an air exclusion zone so nothing but security/military aircraft are allowed to fly there. Which makes all this air defence going up even stranger.

Not really.

The Ukrainians have been using re-purposed Soviet-era recon drones for deep strikes on key targets (strategic bomber bases, so far). But, as Aviation Week makes clear, such an attack on Moscow is possible.



It would be more of a Doolittle Raid stunt than a serious strike (and I think it is unlikely for a variety of reasons), but even the possibility can make planners at the Kremlin sweat.

It is also possible that it is some sort of security theatre, or even that an increasingly paranoid Putin is worried about air defense during a coup.

[Gorsameth]

Jake Broe said in his latest video that the reason they are suddenly strictly enforcing trimming of beards might be due to russia planning to use chemical or biological weapons and the gas masks needing air tight seal.

Would this change anything for russia? Can it be countered?

Didn't the US say that it is a red line for them?

Using prohibited weapon is the exact sort of thing that could get NATO directly involved to end the conflict. That is the very last thing Russia wants because it would mean they forces in Ukraine get bombed into the stone age in short order.

[YUPPIE]

Not the first time you've brought up this "complaint" over the months of this conflict.

it's because not only is he asking/demanding more frequently, he clearly sounds more desperate in his inflection every other occasion.

That last bit is why I cast a lot of doubt on people claiming Ukraine is absolutely destroying Russia on the battlefield. I know a large part of it is propaganda to boost morale, but I suspect it's way worse out there for Ukraine than we're led on to believe - moreso as time has passed since the last major shipment.

[Elegiac]

it's because not only is he asking/demanding more frequently, he clearly sounds more desperate in his inflection every other occasion.

You do realise that body language and voice analysis is pseudoscience, right?

[Gorsameth]

it's because not only is he asking/demanding more frequently, he clearly sounds more desperate in his inflection every other occasion.

That last bit is why I cast a lot of doubt on people claiming Ukraine is absolutely destroying Russia on the battlefield. I know a large part of it is propaganda to boost morale, but I suspect it's way worse out there for Ukraine than we're led on to believe - moreso as time has passed since the last major shipment.

You absolutely do not have the credibility to make statements about how desperate he may or may not be...

[YUPPIE]

Boris Johnson made another stealthy visit to Kyiv.

There's a disparity between how UK people seem to hate this guy like he's Trump, but Ukrainians - especially civilians - love him. And on another note, given how Boris has made the most frequent visits to Kyiv of any major politician, I am surprised Russia hasn't tried to do something about him.

[Iphie]

Boris Johnson made another stealthy visit to Kyiv.

There's a disparity between how UK people seem to hate this guy like he's Trump, but Ukrainians - especially civilians - love him. And on another note, given how Boris has made the most frequent visits to Kyiv of any major politician, I am surprised Russia hasn't tried to do something about him.

Like what? Blow him out of the sky? Assassinate him? Get a grip, russia doesn't want the UK in the war.

[Edge-]

Like what? Blow him out of the sky? Assassinate him? Get a grip, russia doesn't want the UK in the war.

Send their nuclear powered missile at him and have it chase his plane all over the world, keeping it in the air nearly indefinitely.

[Gorsameth]

*Something about assassination a (former) Prime Minister being seen as a declaration of war and triggering article 5, followed by Russia no longer existing*

Anyway its not really hard to realise why Ukraine likes him. They care about aid received, what a politician does as home is not a something they can about while Russian shells are landing in their homes. And that is a perfectly normal and valid priority considering the circumstances.

[YUPPIE]

It's not just the fact Boris is visiting Kyiv. It's the fact he has pledged unwavering militaristic support to Kyiv and openly shit talks Putin every time he opens his mouth that makes him a genuine threat to Russia; while he hasn't outright said he should die, he has made so many statements along the lines of the world going in better places if he's "gone." The Russians have long threatened Boris with words, but not only doesn't he care, he mocks them for him.

It compromises Russia's image of strength and intimidation, which is at the core of their being, when you look at other politicians. For instance, Scholz. We don't know what his deal in, but he's clearly reluctant or afraid of something regarding Russia. Same goes for Trump, etc.

So moreso than Biden even, Boris stands out like a sore thumb.

[The Stormbringer]

Send their nuclear powered missile at him and have it chase his plane all over the world, keeping it in the air nearly indefinitely.

I'm imagining a scene with Yakety Sax playing in the background.

[Attackrabbit]

Boris Johnson made another stealthy visit to Kyiv.

There's a disparity between how UK people seem to hate this guy like he's Trump, but Ukrainians - especially civilians - love him.

Boris is trying to distract from yet more problems with his finances at home so no surprise to see him pop up in Kyiv again and say the things they want to hear so he can get some love.

[diller]

It's not difficult to understand at all. Reiterating Russians have ideals of strength imprinted into their very being: if you're wounded, dying, or otherwise no longer in a position to fight in a war, you have proven your "weakness" and only the strong move forward.

Social Darwinism, the weak being left behind, so on. That's what Russians believe in.

They sure think differently I agree on that but that shit you posted was hauled out of your ass - they are not that different from every other human being despite their morals are a bit different.

[Kallisto]

Boris Johnson made another stealthy visit to Kyiv.

There's a disparity between how UK people seem to hate this guy like he's Trump, but Ukrainians - especially civilians - love him. And on another note, given how Boris has made the most frequent visits to Kyiv of any major politician, I am surprised Russia hasn't tried to do something about him.

Bojo goes to Ukraine every time something comes up in the UK to try to distract https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64362640 . It's nothing but a political ploy by someone who was until February last year clearly getting funds from certain Russian groups with how he pushed through Brexit and other things which benefitted no one outside of the Kremlin. Ukraine for the British government is a distraction, that yes Ukrainians benefit from, but there's no way the UK would be so gun ho about it like it was a Baltic state if the Tories were not looking for distractions and anything else to hide their corruption and incompetence.

[diller]

It's not just the fact Boris is visiting Kyiv. It's the fact he has pledged unwavering militaristic support to Kyiv and openly shit talks Putin

Not sure if you got the news yet - he is no longer the Prime Minister, he can't pledge anything anymore.

[YUPPIE]

They sure think differently I agree on that but that shit you posted was hauled out of your ass - they are not that different from every other human being despite their morals are a bit different.

I think most people would beg to differ. Russians have a very supremacist mindset at large and are driven by feelings of envy. Concepts like social Darwinism are not above them given how Stalinism is ingrained into Russian culture.

I've been hearing plenty of NSFL comms that, at the least, illustrate the average Russian soldier's rage at Ukrainians supposedly living the high-life compared to what they get.

"A bit different" would be an understatement.