Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Flarelaine]

The Italians are saying that the recent wave of migrants trying to reach Europe from Africa is being orchestrated by Wagner. I guess they are adding human trafficking to all their other crimes against humanity. They really need to be declared a terrorist organisation.

Just read an in-depth article on Wagner in Africa and yes, they contribute to the migrant crisis. They do not have the resources or organization to actually orchestrate all of it but they sure keep fucking things up (mostly due to being left to their own devices since the invasion) and they don't mind who suffers.

[Iphie]

Apparently an incident happened in the Black Sea involving a russian jet and an American drone:

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/14/p...sea/index.html

[PACOX]

Apparently an incident happened in the Black Sea involving a russian jet and an American drone:

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/14/p...sea/index.html

Theres no way to discuss that honestly or objectively.

[Gorsameth]

Theres no way to discuss that honestly or objectively.

shit happens. Neither side will do anything as a result.

[PACOX]

shit happens. Neither side will do anything as a result.

That's what should be said, but wait until the US evening newscycle

[Gorsameth]

That's what should be said, but wait until the US evening newscycle

No one cares what Republican morons say

[Corvus]

Sounds like the russians were being their usual unprofessional selves but this one added incompetence and collided.

Of course the russians are saying there was no incident and the US is being provocative. Yet at the same time they said their pilot got home safely which implies that something did happen.

[Masark]

Apparently an incident happened in the Black Sea involving a russian jet and an American drone:

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/14/p...sea/index.html

Apparently Russia's aircraft are capable of self propelled flight, but they aren't capable of doing anything more militarily useful than annoying pilots on a different continent.

[zealo]

That's what should be said, but wait until the US evening newscycle

The US won't do anything actually serious about this, and neither will Russia.

These sorts of incidents that preceded the collision happens all the time, this one just happened to be bundled with an extra incompetent Russian pilot, neither side really desires a war with the other over this.

[Kallisto]

The US won't do anything actually serious about this, and neither will Russia.

These sorts of incidents that preceded the collision happens all the time, this one just happened to be bundled with an extra incompetent Russian pilot, neither side really desires a war with the other over this.

Anyone over 22 lived through an even more serious collision near China between a US spy plane and a Chinese jet, in which the Chinese pilot died and the spy plane crew was kept in detention until cooler heads prevailed. Hopefully the same happens here

[zealo]

Anyone over 22 lived through an even more serious collision near China between a US spy plane and a Chinese jet, in which the Chinese pilot died and the spy plane crew was kept in detention until cooler heads prevailed. Hopefully the same happens here

Turkey straight up shot down a Russian jet over an airspace intrusion in 2015, and Russia just backed off after some bluster about how "it weren't in Turkish airspace".

Nothing serious is going to come of this, especially since the US party were an unmanned asset.

[Voidism]

Why even do this though? Kinda stupid of russia. I mean, they dumped jet fuel over the drone. It wasn't an "accident". It was shooting down the drone without using conventional weapons.

[Marcellus1986]

Why even do this though? Kinda stupid of russia. I mean, they dumped jet fuel over the drone. It wasn't an "accident". It was shooting down the drone without using conventional weapons.

Russians have a continuous history of having a military full of morons, rampant corruption, drunkenness etc.

This is right up Russia’s alley in terms of MO.

[The Stormbringer]

Apparently some of the Russian soldiers have been refusing to fight, having rousing speeches, and grouping up against their commanders.

Not for being against the war in general, but for being told to go fight with the shittiest equipment and training possible. /sigh

On the one hand, I get it, there's no fucking way I'd run into a meatgrinder of a battlefield with only an old ass rifle and shitty uniform, especially if everyone around me feels the same way and is willing to stand up to the CO, but I just wish their issue against the war wasn't a purely logistical/equipment one.

[jonnysensible]

Apparently some of the Russian soldiers have been refusing to fight, having rousing speeches, and grouping up against their commanders.

Not for being against the war in general, but for being told to go fight with the shittiest equipment and training possible. /sigh

On the one hand, I get it, there's no fucking way I'd run into a meatgrinder of a battlefield with only an old ass rifle and shitty uniform, especially if everyone around me feels the same way and is willing to stand up to the CO, but I just wish their issue against the war wasn't a purely logistical/equipment one.

be like ruslan zinin

[Edge-]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...zone-time.html

I'm taking many grains of salt given that it's the daily fuckin mail but like...has Russia run out of male prisoners or something? Are they really now nabbing ladies out of prison and sending them to the front to go soak up some machine gun fire?

[Makabreska]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...zone-time.html

I'm taking many grains of salt given that it's the daily fuckin mail but like...has Russia run out of male prisoners or something? Are they really now nabbing ladies out of prison and sending them to the front to go soak up some machine gun fire?

And here I thought Russia was against progressiveness.

But hey man, even a child can hold a rifle. I assume this will be their next recruitment pool, way to go to get rid of street urchins...

[Kallisto]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...zone-time.html

I'm taking many grains of salt given that it's the daily fuckin mail but like...has Russia run out of male prisoners or something? Are they really now nabbing ladies out of prison and sending them to the front to go soak up some machine gun fire?

Back to the Night Witches.

[Corvus]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...zone-time.html

I'm taking many grains of salt given that it's the daily fuckin mail but like...has Russia run out of male prisoners or something? Are they really now nabbing ladies out of prison and sending them to the front to go soak up some machine gun fire?

The Prig was cut off from recruiting prisoners because the russian mod wanted to recruit them instead so the Prig was looking to replace them with female prisoners.

[Deus Mortis]

Back to the Night Witches.

Great song by Sabaton, but for how shit is going in this war how long before they do break out their biplanes again.

For those who do not know what the Night Witches were.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Witches