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.

 

[Visions]

This seems to have come out of nowhere. Ukrainian forces are reported to have liberated the towns of Zadovy and Spivakivka about 10km west of Izyum.

The west side of Izyum is heavily wooded and a few weeks back the UAF crossed over the river successfully but the news has been quiet since.

There are no towns left between Spivavivka and Izyum so the UAF can move as close as they want and cause havoc with supply lines which would hamper the northern advance on the Donbas by the Russians.

 

[footyfan1978]

Brave kid from such a young age.
R.I.P

 

[Marcel Proust]

40+ US labs?
Modern western culture insane, compared to which one?
China and Russia becoming legit friends?
Geez man

They just opened the first Russia - china road bridge so they seem fairly friendly

 

[mighty tiges]

 

[mighty tiges]

Latest twitter thread and article from Mick Ryan.

 

[ExcitementMachine]

They just opened the first Russia - china road bridge so they seem fairly friendly

Stalin and Hitler were great friends in the late 1930's

 

[footyfan1978]

Stalin and Hitler were great friends in the late 1930's

Stalin was probably great friends with everyone at some point

 

[Visions]

BBC reporter in Lysychansk.

Seems very likely that Severodonetsk is going to be as captured.

However then what for Russian forces? Since they have blown up the bridges themselves they have no access to get to Lysychansk. And we know how competent their river crossing capabilities are. They will be stuck and wont proceed any further.

Just like when they got stuck on the wrong side of the river at Bucha near Kyiv and eventually were defeated.

You just have to worry about the local populace in Severodonetsk as they will go about committing war crimes again.

 

[Visions]

This is how much Putin and Russia care about their fake republics. The men are probably lying dead somewhere in a ditch.

And the part about complaining to Putin. Yeah, just go right ahead ladies, l’m sure he will give a sh!t about it.

 

[madmug]

They just opened the first Russia - china road bridge so they seem fairly friendly

An association of 'convenience', to say the least.

 

[footyfan1978]

This is how much Putin and Russia care about their fake republics. The men are probably lying dead somewhere in a ditch.

Almost certainly.
Which is far better than the alternative of some of their horrors of their army to inflict on civilians there if they were still alive.

 

[Mobbs]

In Krasnodar, the building of the main department of the FSB was set on fire. The fire was probably caused by a Molotov cocktail.

 

[BATTERY]

 

[Aussie in exile]

Schwarzenegger Says 'We Have Blood On Our Hands’ For Buying Russian Fuel

At the Austrian World Summit climate conference, Arnold Schwarzenegger denounces Europe for "financing the war" in Ukraine by paying Russia for fuel, saying "we have blood on our hands". The actor also references 9 year-old Ella who died of asthma after being exposed to high levels of pollution...

www.barrons.com

He's not wrong

 

[Marcel Proust]

Around Severodonetsk, yes the Russians are attempting to pincer from the Popasna region and will most likely succeed (eventually).

But the entire Donbas? Nowhere near it.

Not all of donbas. But if Severodonetsk falls and the RA continue to make ground to the west of it , looks like a potential significant encirclement in Luhansk oblast?

There is apparently fighting in Toshkivka, a part of Vrubivka & Lysychansk

 

[Visions]

Politically opposing a dictator such as Putin is never a good idea.

Navalny goes missing in Russian prison system

 

[mighty tiges]

 

[Mobbs]

Politically opposing a dictator such as Putin is never a good idea.

Navalny goes missing in Russian prison system

Here's a history of recent events re Navalnyy:

Алексея Навального этапировали из ИК-2 в Покрове в ИК-6 | ОВД-Инфо

Алексея Навального, отбывавшего срок в исправительной колонии № 2 Владимирской области по делу «Ив Роше» о мошенничестве и легализации средств, этапировали в колонию строгого режима. В какую именно и где сейчас находится политик — неизвестно. Об этом сообщил его соратник Леонид Волков в своем...

ovd.news

The article by 9 News is very clickbaity. Someone showed up after he was moved and was told that he's not there. That's all. I'm sure he'll get lost in the prison system, but he hasn't yet.

 

[mighty tiges]

 

[Mobbs]

Families of Azovstal defenders held as POW urge international media to keep asking after their wherabouts, conditions and future, as reporting on their welfare begins to dry up:

The families of the defenders of Azovstal appealed to the international media with a call to visit the colony in Yelenovka in the occupied territory in order to find out about the conditions of stay and the condition of the defenders of Mariupol. Many of the relatives were not able to communicate with the fighters after the Ukrainian military left Azovstal.

 

[Mobbs]

This bloke's reaction when listening to insane Russian nutters trying to tell him RF fairy tales as though they are truth ... But they also believe in astrology, tarot-reading and religion over there so admittedly they're not the most switched on! He manages somewhow to keep a straigt face until about the 25 second mark.

Yes, how much can you talk about it? Seriously? “They ate a baby and drank a cocktail from the blood of a Russian soldier” - after 8 years, the Russians are back to their old ways! (From [this link])

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[footyfan1978]

This bloke's reaction when listening to insane Russian nutters trying to tell him RF fairy tales as though they are truth ... But they also believe in astrology, tarot-reading and religion over there so admittedly they're not the most switched on! He manages somewhow to keep a straigt face until about the 25 second mark.

Yes, how much can you talk about it? Seriously? “They ate a baby and drank a cocktail from the blood of a Russian soldier” - after 8 years, the Russians are back to their old ways! (From [this link])

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He has more patience than I would have.
I just do not have much tolerance at all for dumb farkkkers.
If they speak shit in opening few sentences I just do not bother with rest.
Like the nufties like Yebiga, if you completely dumb, I just not waste time on.

But I understand if he actually wants to know how real Russians think, maybe you have to put yourself through hearing them out to see how screwed up their thinking is, or lack of real thinking...

 

[footyfan1978]

Politically opposing a dictator such as Putin is never a good idea.

What option is there , if you were to live there and want to oppose him?
It is one screwed up nation where anyone that opposes dies or in prison.
I not sure of the guy himself. He's probably half as bad as Putin but guess it would have been progress if he was allowed to truly oppose in a real election process. Not sure whenever that will happen in coming decades there.

 

[mighty tiges]

 

[mighty tiges]