Europe War in Ukraine - Thread 2

[Gethelred]

This is a sensitive area for some. With that in mind, I'm going to remind a few posters a few things:

• personal attacks are against forum rules. From this point, any attacks that are directed at another poster will be treated with a warning, then infractions and threadbans if it continues.
• the spread of misinformation is also against the rules. This is taken very seriously by moderation, and you will be asked to support your opinion from time to time. If you cannot satisfy this, you will be provided an opportunity to retract your post; if you do not, you will receive an infraction and a threadban on that basis.

This is a forum for adults, and I'd appreciate you all treating each other appropriately.

 

[mighty tiges]

Ukraine's international legion of fighters.

 

[footyfan1978]

A Biden punching bag erected in Moscow:
In Moscow, a punching bag with a photograph of US President Joe Biden was put up near the Airport Gallery shopping center. People periodically come up and beat her, they write in the group district.

No UFC career for her.
Needs to work on that kicking technique.

 

[footyfan1978]

The man's a complete moron.

 

[Aussie in exile]

Unlike some countries the Pom's and Johnson have no fear of Putin or Russia.

 

[footyfan1978]

Unlike some countries the Pom's and Johnson have no fear of Putin or Russia.

To be fair, there no real reason to fear Putin when he not even on same land or near his border.
Moldova would have more to be concerned about.

 

[Aussie in exile]

To be fair, there no real reason to fear Putin when he not even on same land or near his border.
Moldova would have more to be concerned about.

Russia is not near France, but Macron is in fear of Russia and Putin

 

[footyfan1978]

Russia is not near France, but Macron is in fear of Russia and Putin

They a special breed in France. Scared of their own shadow.
Probably paranoid Russia move on land to their silly part of Europe.
100,000,000,000 to 1 chance.

 

[footyfan1978]

I am glad they interviewed her but the Russian people will never see it. Her image used for propaganda is all she will be as reality for 95% of them.
I think for some Russians they will never really find out the full truth of the horrors done in Ukraine by their army for a few decades.

 

[Visions]

Lukashenko keeping himself in the good books with Putin with his fanciful tactics. Belarus isn't going to do anything and if they did, they would be decimated and Lukashenko wouldn't survive.

 

[mighty tiges]

 

[mighty tiges]

And the list of Russian war crimes continues to get longer and longer .

 

[mighty tiges]

Up to 270,000 sq km of land in Ukraine will need to be demined: it will take years Monastyrskyi

ROMAN PETRENKO - SATURDAY, 18 JUNE 2022, 10:24 AM Denys Monastyrskyi, the Minister of Internal Affairs in Ukraine, says that as of now, about 270,000 sq km of land will have to be cleared of mines. Source: Monastyrskyi speaking live on the 24-hour news broadcast, quoted by the press service of...

news.yahoo.com

We're talking here a region of size that's slightly larger than New Zealand (268 km^2) .

New Zealand: country data and statistics

New Zealand in numbers: demographics, economy, energy, climate and more data and comparisons with other countries.

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[Visions]

Another ammunition depot (this time in the city Donetsk) attacked by the UAF and cooking off.

The first picture is actually from 2016, but looks like they never moved it.

 

[mighty tiges]

Lukashenko keeping himself in the good books with Putin with his fanciful tactics. Belarus isn't going to do anything and if they did, they would be decimated and Lukashenko wouldn't survive.

Deluded puppet .

If the puppet believes former lands of the Russian Empire/USSR should be returned to his Russian master based on past history then is he going to hand western Belarus back to Poland (2nd republic 1918-1939) or if we play Putin's "it happened 300 years ago" card - all of Belarus to Poland-Lithuania (commonwealth 1569-1795)?!

Second Polish Republic - Wikipedia

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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Wikipedia

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[Lethality]

I've seen a few ammunition depots targeted lately. It must be their new priority or maybe they got some new missiles.

 

[mighty tiges]

 

[mighty tiges]

 

[footyfan1978]

This is what I like to see. Hopefully this is followed through in time by all these countries.

 

[Visions]

Seems the former (i.e. some exaggeration to gain sympathy).

Yeah, it seems to be more and more the case of exaggeration.

I’m reading how one analyst has calculated that in the 4 weeks since the Popasna breakthrough, if the claimed UAF numbers KIA and WIA were true even at their lowest point, it would mean 21,000 soldiers out of action.

There is no way they could be sustaining these losses while still being able to mount a defence not only in the Donbas but also a heavy counter offensive in the Kherson region where they are taking decent ground off the Russians and are currently fighting for the pivotal town of Kyselivka.

Same analyst has surmised that it has been one big “massaging” of the media by Ukraine dramatising the dire situation in the east and how it could fall any day now just to garner that support for heavy weapons.

The reality is that the Russians are making really slow progress in a slog and 4 weeks later have still not actually captured anything meaningful to disrupt the UAF defence.

 

[wannabejack]

Yeah, it seems to be more and more the case of exaggeration.

I’m reading how one analyst has calculated that in the 4 weeks since the Popasna breakthrough, if the claimed UAF numbers KIA and WIA were true even at their lowest point, it would mean 21,000 soldiers out of action.

There is no way they could be sustaining these losses while still being able to mount a defence not only in the Donbas but also a heavy counter offensive in the Kherson region where they are taking decent ground off the Russians and are currently fighting for the pivotal town of Kyselivka.

Same analyst has surmised that it has been one big “massaging” of the media by Ukraine dramatising the dire situation in the east and how it could fall any day now just to garner that support for heavy weapons.

The reality is that the Russians are making really slow progress in a slog and 4 weeks later have still not actually captured anything meaningful to disrupt the UAF defence.

Two sides of the same coin?
One side maybe exaggerating whilst the other side is lowballing their figures.

 

[footyfan1978]

Two sides of the same coin?
One side maybe exaggerating whilst the other side is lowballing their figures.

In trying to see what Russians and Ukraine's think via youtube of what going on, it sometimes gets frustrating the people that feel need to extreme's of exaggeration of denial or other extreme of exaggerate some aspects.
Found myself unsubscribe from a few youtubers I originally subcribed to from both nations to understand what going on for their nations.
One Ukranian had to unsubscribe as kept repeating so much about Putin it actually adds nothing to their channel.
Meanwhile Russians that do not want to look at what going on in genuine way is frustrating too as they actually need to. Had to unsubscribe from a few this week as lost interest in hearing people that want to go on with life like it an alternative reality.

 

[Kwality]

Russia-Ukraine live news: NATO warns war could drag on for years​

The alliance’s warning of a protracted war comes as Russia intensifies its assault on eastern Ukraine.

Zelenskyy vows to retake south, as NATO warns of long Ukraine war

The alliance’s warning of a protracted war comes as Russia intensifies its assault on eastern Ukraine.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[Marcel Proust]

A chess Super-grandmasters has been banned.

I'd never heard of it. Apparently there are 24 of them - 2700+ chess rating

 

[Lethality]

I used to be on Chess with Friends but then the app started getting bugs. It's now rated 2.5 on Google Play which is very low.

I'm on lichess now

 

[footyfan1978]

Marcel with the slow news....

Only 10 or so weeks behind...
22nd March 2022

Chess grandmaster banned over 'disgusting' Ukraine comments​

The chess world has banned one of it's most prominent stars, Russian player Sergey Karjakin, for six months over the 32-year-old's outspoken defence of the invasion of Ukraine.
Karjakin has posted a steady stream of statements to Twitter in support of Russia's aggression against Ukraine, drawing the ire of his chess contemporaries ahead of the upcoming Candidates Tournament in June.

Chris Young

Chris Young is a reporter at Yahoo Sport Australia, specialising in the NBA, tennis and cricket.

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