Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Vorkreist]

Is Mariupol falling part of Ukrainian plan?

Glorious russian army so strong it can only defeat unarmed civilians.

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50,000 - 70,000 IT professionals flee Russia.

This is part of the USSR strategy of gathering and concentrating talent and brain power that Shilcker was talking about.

[Shalcker]

Glorious russian army so strong it can only defeat unarmed civilians.

Azov are apparently now unarmed civilians?

At least have some respect for their struggle if you support Ukraine.

[Saradain]

Azov are apparently now unarmed civilians?

At least have some respect for their struggle if you support Ukraine.

How many of the 300 Mariupol theater unarmed civilians, women and children, were part of Azov?

[PhaelixWW]

Azov are apparently now unarmed civilians?

At least have some respect for their struggle if you support Ukraine.

War Crimes by Russia’s Forces in Ukraine

Since launching his unprovoked and unjust war of choice, Russian President Vladimir Putin has unleashed unrelenting violence that has caused death and destruction across Ukraine. We’ve seen numerous credible reports of indiscriminate attacks and attacks deliberately targeting civilians, as well as other atrocities. Russia’s forces have destroyed apartment buildings, schools, hospitals, critical infrastructure, civilian vehicles, shopping centers, and ambulances, leaving thousands of innocent civilians killed or wounded. Many of the sites Russia’s forces have hit have been clearly identifiable as in-use by civilians. This includes the Mariupol maternity hospital, as the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights expressly noted in a March 11 report. It also includes a strike that hit a Mariupol theater, clearly marked with the word “дети” — Russian for “children” — in huge letters visible from the sky. Putin’s forces used these same tactics in Grozny, Chechnya, and Aleppo, Syria, where they intensified their bombardment of cities to break the will of the people. Their attempt to do so in Ukraine has again shocked the world and, as President Zelenskyy has soberly attested, “bathed the people of Ukraine in blood and tears.”

Every day that Russia’s forces continue their brutal attacks, the number of innocent civilians killed and wounded, including women and children, climbs. As of March 22, officials in besieged Mariupol said that more than 2,400 civilians had been killed in that city alone. Not including the Mariupol devastation, the United Nations has officially confirmed more than 2,500 civilian casualties, including dead and wounded, and emphasizes the actual toll is likely higher.

Last week, I echoed President Biden’s statement, based on the countless accounts and images of destruction and suffering we have all seen, that war crimes had been committed by Putin’s forces in Ukraine. I noted then that the deliberate targeting of civilians is a war crime. I emphasized that Department of State and other U.S. government experts were documenting and assessing potential war crimes in Ukraine.

Today, I can announce that, based on information currently available, the U.S. government assesses that members of Russia’s forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine.

Our assessment is based on a careful review of available information from public and intelligence sources. As with any alleged crime, a court of law with jurisdiction over the crime is ultimately responsible for determining criminal guilt in specific cases. The U.S. government will continue to track reports of war crimes and will share information we gather with allies, partners, and international institutions and organizations, as appropriate. We are committed to pursuing accountability using every tool available, including criminal prosecutions.

[Bakis]

Bombing hospitals, killing journalists, abducting health care personnel has been a staple of the Russians military for decades.

War by terror is the Russian way since it has no prospects of prevailing without it whatsoever.

[PhaelixWW]

Per The Guardian:

Western officials believe the Kremlin has lost eight high-level military officers since the invasion began; seven of whom have been killed. They are:

• Major General Andrey Mordvich: killed in action
• Major General Oleg Mityaev: killed in action
• Lt General Yakov Rezanstev: killed in action
• Major General Vitaliy Gerasimov: killed in action
• Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky: killed in action
• Major General Andrey Kolesnikov: killed in action
• General Magomed Tushaev: killed in action
• General Vlaislav Yershov: sacked

That one dude who got sacked is probably thanking his lucky stars...

...or, actually, now that I think about it, he probably isn't, considering whatever treatment awaits him.

[Corvus]

Putin proposing zero tax for IT companies as 50,000 - 70,000 IT professionals flee Russia.

So much for modernization. Some people will live in a dictatorship for those fast bucks (i did in the middleeast for a bit) but you'd have to be mad to want to stay if you are highly skilled and can get work elsewhere. Its not like Russia is particularly attractive.

And not a rouble will be passed on to any worker in the kleptomatic state of Russia.

Putin does remember how he paid for his billion dollar house and 750 million superyacht doesn't he?

[Liftbrul]

...or, actually, now that I think about it, he probably isn't, considering whatever treatment awaits him.

He's never gonna wear the same pair of underwear twice that's for sure.

[Shalcker]

And here is a hundred or so of Ukrainian soldiers that surrendered near Kiev:
https://twitter.com/maytham956/statu...48196738228224

I guess that was one of Ukrainian "counter-offensives".

[Bakis]

Our Kremlin troll now uses Twitter sources while dissing any such source when it is not in line with the Goebbels rules that Kremlin layed out in his contract.

Cant eat the pie and still keep it

[Vorkreist]

According to the NEXTA news organisation, a Moscow City Duma deputy proposed that six more countries – Kazakhstan, Moldova, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia – be ‘denazified.’

https://defenceaviationpost.com/six-...sian-official/

Holy wowzers. I didn't know Azov Battalion ruled over so many countries.

[Yunru]

Per The Guardian:


That one dude who got sacked is probably thanking his lucky stars...

...or, actually, now that I think about it, he probably isn't, considering whatever treatment awaits him.

So if we do it similar like americans did with generals/officers when marking targets:

Major General Andrey Mordvich -- Ace of clubs.. killed
Major General Oleg Mityaev -- Ace of diamonds ... killed
Lt General Yakov Rezanstev --- King of clubs .. killed
Major General Vitaliy Gerasimov: Ace of hearts ... killed
Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky: Ace of spades ... killed
Major General Andrey Kolesnikov: King of diamons .. killed
General Magomed Tushaev: King of hearts ... killed
General Vlaislav Yershov: King of spaces .... sacked
Putin: The Fool ... still alive

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most-w..._playing_cards

[Fuiking]

https://defenceaviationpost.com/six-...sian-official/

Holy wowzers. I didn't know Azov Battalion ruled over so many countries.

so they want to attack 3 NATO and EU countries.. oh wow, Russia staph, you've gone mental.

[ranzino]

https://defenceaviationpost.com/six-...sian-official/

Holy wowzers. I didn't know Azov Battalion ruled over so many countries.

the last 4 are NATO and EU Members; nobody told Duma some facts ?

[Fuiking]

the last 4 are NATO and EU Members; nobody told Duma some facts ?

They didnt.. or choose to ignore the facts, basically like how Shalcker deals with facts.

[Shadowferal]

Kremlin official says West has declared 'total war' on Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday took aim at the sanctions the United States and other countries have imposed on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, saying he believes that the West has declared "total war" on Russia.

Lavrov made his comments during a meeting in which he described actions that Western nations have taken in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "a real hybrid war," adding that "total war was declared on us," The Associated Press reported.

Lavrov also said that he believes the West has a goal "to destroy, break, annihilate, strangle the Russian economy, and Russia on the whole," according to the AP.

He then warned that Russia does have allies.

"We have many friends, allies, partners in the world, a huge number of associations in which Russia is working with countries of all continents, and we will continue to do so," Lavrov reportedly said.

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..fucking idiot doesn't know what a "total war" means.

[XDurionX]

"We have many friends, allies, partners in the world, a huge number of associations in which Russia is working with countries of all continents, and we will continue to do so," Lavrov reportedly said.

Not anymore, Sergej! Til next time.

[Shalcker]

so they want to attack 3 NATO and EU countries.. oh wow, Russia staph, you've gone mental.

That has about as much validity as Western deputies calling for No Flight Zone.

That is, definitely dangerous if actually implemented; but also not likely to happen anytime soon.

[Mihalik]

Honestly, if nuclear weapons were somehow off the table, and France really wanted it, I think they could take Russia alone.

Been tried before. Didn't go well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_invasion_of_Russia

Problem is not necessarily with beating the Russians. It's beating Russia (the fucking land itself). As long as you don't try and invade Russia, you can beat 'em.

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That has about as much validity as Western deputies calling for No Flight Zone.

That is, definitely dangerous if actually implemented; but also not likely to happen anytime soon.

Tell us again how you're totally not invading Ukraine. How there's zero chance for that happening.

Lie to me Shillcker. Lie to me.

Considering the compulsive lying from Russia, odds are that whatever you say the opposite is true.

[Kuntantee]

That has about as much validity as Western deputies calling for No Flight Zone.

That is, definitely dangerous if actually implemented; but also not likely to happen anytime soon.

More like never. You have neither the military capability nor the financial strength to invade further Westward, unless you mean like distant future.