Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Mihalik]

Ukraine is reporting that ALL women, children and elderly people have been evacuated from Azovstal, Red Cross and UN are not yet confirming. Zelenskyy is trying to get the soldiers out as well.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-61343815

Link is the Live update so it might no longer be the top item.

Here's the thing. If the Russians weren't murdering maniacs, they could just say -We'll let the UN evacuate the soldiers too.

Then spin it domestically (because foreign opinion is irrelevant ) as -The Great Russian military defeated the Ukrainians in Mariupol but allowed the remaining soldiers to evacuate in order to stabilize the city and redirect forces to more strategic objectives.

[Evil Midnight Bomber]

Domestic terrorism has been an issue for Russia since the start esp in Belarus. Russia keeps saying most accidents are accidents, but a day after they claimed a recruitment office burned down because of faulty wiring a video was posted on telegram showing a guy throwing a bunch of Molotov cocktails into the building at night.

The "faulty wiring" must have been in the sprinkler system...

[Azadina]

The "faulty wiring" must have been in the sprinkler system...

Nahhh, it refers to Ruski heads. Faulty wiring is very, very common occurrence among them.

[Fantomen]

WTH? I thought China is going scoop up all the cheap Russian crude?

Logistic, Russia "western" oil field and infrastructure is set up to serve Europa. It hard to transport the oil east to China. Europa will not help.

[PhaelixWW]

The Guardian: Fox News deals in Kremlin propaganda. So why not freeze Rupert Murdoch’s assets?

If NewsCorp’s owner were Russian, there would be no hesitation in applying sanctions


I'm game.

[Forogil]

Maybe Russia should stop trying to compete with the US militarily when it should be competing with Brazil.

Well, Russian military have been successfully competing with e.g., China, Serbia and Iran in the Tank Biathlon World Championship.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv02xHg9RyU

Ukraine didn't compete then, but they have now allegedly scored a hit; https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-...-tank-26899572

[Yunru]

Using gogle translate for this:
Russia on fire: more than 15 villages in Krasnoyarsk Krai Due to strong winds in the Krasnoyarsk Territory ( Central Asian province), fires engulfed more than 15 villages, and one burned completely. A state of emergency has been imposed throughout the region. Rescuers are already putting out the fires, but the blaze has engulfed at least 200 different buildings. The fire engulfed residential buildings, kindergartens, paramedics, sawmills, garden cooperatives.



Ah yes, i am sure those fires were not random.

[Mamut]

Are you implying domestic terrorism? An uprising?

And who would uprise? I heard today another intercepted phone call in which soldier was telling his russian wife they killed some woman in front of her children. Guess what the wife said? "Good because she was an enemy".

They could kill 100 babies in front of russia crowd and they would still cheer up because those childrens would be obviously Nazis too.

The whole nation is so fuked up that I don't see them changing in like next 100 years.

[PhaelixWW]

And who would uprise? I heard today another intercepted phone call in which soldier was telling his russian wife they killed some woman in front of her children. Guess what the wife said? "Good because she was an enemy".

The whole nation is so fuked up that I don't see them changing in like next 100 years.

Just gonna put this out there, but... if I were in Russia where it's a crime to criticize the war (or even call it a war) and I knew that phone calls were being intercepted... I'd probably tell the soldier he was doing the right thing even if I didn't think it was true.

I'm not saying that's necessarily what's going on, but I also don't understand Russian so I couldn't really gauge the tone of voice when the statement is made, either, even if I heard the recording.

Heaven knows we have plenty enough disgusting recorded phone calls from conservatives and QTards in the US to make me hope that the sentiment described in the quote in your post is also not entirely pervasive in Russia.

[Mihalik]

Ah yes, i am sure those fires were not random.

Those fires are most likely random. The Siberian regions have been hit by neigh endless wildfires that have been burning since 2016, I mean burning uninterrupted with various levels of intensity.

[For_The_Horde]

And who would uprise? I heard today another intercepted phone call in which soldier was telling his russian wife they killed some woman in front of her children. Guess what the wife said? "Good because she was an enemy".

They could kill 100 babies in front of russia crowd and they would still cheer up because those childrens would be obviously Nazis too.

The whole nation is so fuked up that I don't see them changing in like next 100 years.

Russia doesn't care about war crimes, they're a pro authoritarian autocratic country that had ultra nationalism drilled into their brains since birth. Murder, rape, stealing everything they can, none of it even registers on anything you could call a moral compass. The only thing Russians care about right now are winning, and right now they're obviously not, which makes the war unpopular with the people. Sending mass loads of peasants into the meatgrinder only works to bolster the nation when they have pride in the bloodbath, if not then you start getting peasant revolts...

[Corvus]

I'm kind of shocked - an expert on Russian state tv said something sensible. He said mobilisation wouldn't work as outdated weapons can't compete with what NATO is providing and replenishing Russia's military can't be done fast.

https://mobile.twitter.com/JuliaDavi...36461595242498

No doubt he'll be found dead by suicide soon.

Weirdest part was be didn't get shouted down by the rest of the panel either.

[Rustedsaint]

Using gogle translate for this:
Russia on fire: more than 15 villages in Krasnoyarsk Krai Due to strong winds in the Krasnoyarsk Territory ( Central Asian province), fires engulfed more than 15 villages, and one burned completely. A state of emergency has been imposed throughout the region. Rescuers are already putting out the fires, but the blaze has engulfed at least 200 different buildings. The fire engulfed residential buildings, kindergartens, paramedics, sawmills, garden cooperatives.



Ah yes, i am sure those fires were not random.

Clearly a result of global warming

[Corvus]

Snake Island gets hit again, this time by Ukrainian jets flying very low.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zh5DbXG6wWc&feature=share

[Iphie]

I'm kind of shocked - an expert on Russian state tv said something sensible. He said mobilisation wouldn't work as outdated weapons can't compete with what NATO is providing and replenishing Russia's military can't be done fast.

https://mobile.twitter.com/JuliaDavi...36461595242498

No doubt he'll be found dead by suicide soon.

Weirdest part was be didn't get shouted down by the rest of the panel either.

Either that or it signals a shift in what's coming, but I agree, curious.

[Corvus]

Russia is reportedly pulling completely out of Syria. They need those troops far more dying in Ukraine than propping up Assad.

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/7392

[Mihalik]

Russia is reportedly pulling completely out of Syria. They need those troops far more dying in Ukraine than propping up Assad.

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/7392

I'm surprised it took them this long.

[Logwyn]

Well, Russian military have been successfully competing with e.g., China, Serbia and Iran in the Tank Biathlon World Championship.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv02xHg9RyU

Ukraine didn't compete then, but they have now allegedly scored a hit; https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-...-tank-26899572

Those are tanks rigged for that competition. Its like modifying a Kia Soul and running it against a modifying ford f-150. Then saying Kia's souls are way better than F-150s. At hauling loads or towing. China was the only country to bring their own tank. Then others were provided by Russia....

[Torched]

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkrainianCo...rding_to_many/

“According to many reports, Russian 64th separated motorized brigade, responsible for mass rape, torture and executions in Bucha, promoted by Putin to a Guard brigade, was completely destroyed at Izyum, Kharkiv region. I will not publish my emotions here.”

Guess russia sent them to the hardest frontline to die so they can't be interrogated etc.

There is a video further down in the thread on reddit that shows the bodies, according to that account there were around 300 soldiers killed.

[Azadina]

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkrainianCo...rding_to_many/

“According to many reports, Russian 64th separated motorized brigade, responsible for mass rape, torture and executions in Bucha, promoted by Putin to a Guard brigade, was completely destroyed at Izyum, Kharkiv region. I will not publish my emotions here.”

Guess russia sent them to the hardest frontline to die so they can't be interrogated etc.

There is a video further down in the thread on reddit that shows the bodies, according to that account there were around 300 soldiers killed.

Without going too politically incorrect: I guess wishing for the justice talked about earlier in the thread, just paid off big time.