Looks like this is not the first time around, CIA operation Red Sox, US sponsors Ukrainians who weren't just Nazis but did Nazis' "dirty work". And who's the head of said directly linked Nazi group OUN (Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists)? You guessed it, the "hero" Stepan Bandera. Bandera was a Ukrainian nationalist, who fought against Soviets and against Nazis. Ended up imprisoned in the same concentration camp as Stalin's son IIRC. Allegedly for helping Jews, despite having anti-semitic views. Controversial figure. But that doesn't fit your narrative, does it? Black or white, putinist or nazi, no other options. |
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Does anyone have the email address for the manager of Bitcoin? I want to ask him to stop selling at a discount.
Dear Karen, here at Bitcoin HQ we take your concerns seriously. We understand that you are complaining about bitcoins sold at a low price. We are happy to inform you that we are doing everything we can to stop this. Everyone who sold bitcoins below $30k had their HODLER title revoked. If the unacceptable sales continue, we are ready to take further measures, up to and including nasty tweets, personal visit by Vitalik Buterin, and banning import of avocados. Sincerely, George Soros |
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combat lasers to fight drones
You watch too much Star Wars. Russia will begin to dictate its will to the West
Yeah about that... the time has passed. While Putin had the West by its gaseous balls, and hadn't started any recent wars, he could have extorted a lot of things for himself and maybe even for Russia if he was so inclined. He pissed away all of his influence. The only "West" he can "dictate" is Lukashenko. |
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How long is this Kraken thing going to go on for? I mean, it's been one hell of a long build up... there's going to be something happening eventually, right? right?
Like a new election? These things take time, don't rush the poor creature. Couple more years and we might get there. |
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I'm not saying that there are no losses at all, I'm saying that if they immediately relied not on hand-held anti-tank weapons, but on self-propelled artillery, Russia would have more problems. The vaunted American M777 howitzers also turned out to be zilch, they were delivered without a digital fire control unit.
Each type of weapon has its use. Russians tended to send single armored vehicles out, with no air or infantry support, especially at the beginning of the war. Handheld launchers worked great against those. But when Russians try to cross a river with 70+ vehicles, Javelins would be a waste. Drone-spotted artillery fire seems to be Ukrainian favorite in these situations. But no, don't send the Armata, it'd be a shame to scratch it, would need to be repainted for the next parade. |
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Javelin is heavy, expensive and not very effective, there are problems with target acquisition. NLAW is very unreliable and frankly weak against a tank with modern dynamic armor. In general, the initial bet on hand-held anti-tank systems did not work, the main tank losses were from artillery.
LOL sure, nothing to worry about, and surely Russians didn't try to put makeshift "anti-Javelin" contraptions on their tanks, and the turrets just randomly fly off for no reason at all, because Javelins, NLAWs, and other anti-tank weapons didn't work:   "dynamic armor" turned out to be vaporware too BTW:  |
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*Russia is actually helping Ukraine to win the war against what some would call globalists. She is not attacking nor fighting against Ukraine.
It's gotta be the most absurd justification for the war I've read today. Not attacking nor fighting, just killing massive number of Ukrainians... most Russian-speaking Donbas population. Yeah, that'll teach "globalists". Putin should drop a few bombs on Voronezh just to reinforce that lesson. |
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Armata has not yet appeared in Ukraine, apparently, in the opinion of the General Staff, this is not advisable.
Translation from Russian: it's vaporware. Instead of Armata, generals have new dachas. You can't really send a dacha to Ukraine. Javelins, by the way, say hyped shit, moreover, according to the reviews of Ukrainian soldiers. In Mariupol, the Javelins did not seem to be able to burn a single Russian tank. There are a lot of conditions for successful operation, which are difficult to put together in a real battle.
Javelins need distance. In urban battles NLAW works better. Still needs at least 20 meters. Good thing is that Ukrainians have a wide range of anti-tank weapons. Funny how bring up Mariupol again, a city that for two months Russians were not able to take with a 10-fold advantage in numbers. |
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Meanwhile, Russia has decided to test the new Terminator tank support fighting vehicle in combat conditions. Will they be testing the Armata, or is still not capable of anything other than to appear in parades? I bet there is a Javelin somewhere itching to participate in that test. |
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It's been a stalemate at best for the last two months. Considering Russian losses and Ukrainian weapons supply, this is not looking good for Putin. Ah, that's why the US are begging for an immediate ceasefire. This certainly has nothing to do with the Western military advisers who have now crawled out of Mariupol's steelworks, at all  Nothing in the link you provided supports your ludicrous claims. However a ceasefire would be great for everyone. Unfortunately the deluded clown in charge of Russia doesn't care about little things like people dying or the economy being flushed down the toilet. The only exception to russia's extreme cost savings measures are their alleged launching of hypersonic missiles which cost $100 million each.
Kinzhal is an ALBM version of Iskander, it doesn't cost anywhere near $100 million. |
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Pretty soon basketball season will be over and then it’s just baseball, at least for those of us who are in the United States, my point being I miss football and can’t wait for it to start up. Just curious who you guys top targets are for next year in fantasy, any guys you plan on targeting ?
If the draft was today, I'd pick all players whose last names start with a "B", that's how much I currently know about who's who in the NFL... I have some catching up to do. |
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But then, they have also managed to seize a huge tract of territory in South and East Ukraine (in addition to what they seized in 2014).
They got most of it in the first couple of weeks. They gave up a lot of territory in the north after taking it initially. It's been a stalemate at best for the last two months. Considering Russian losses and Ukrainian weapons supply, this is not looking good for Putin. they need a safe exit, may be U.N can jump in to end this war.
UN won't do shit. Russians can exit any time. The sooner the better for everyone. |
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I think this will pull on the Nuremberg trials two, which will be initiated by Russia following the results of a special operation. Ukraine is bankrupt and the Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon be defeated in the Donbass. Even individual tactical successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not change its overall losing strategy and the situation since the end of February. The soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the eastern front are already tired, demoralized, deprived of rotation and the ability to maneuver.
Seems like a very acute case of projection. Flip "Ukraine" for "Russia" and it's about right. Russian forces have no backup plan, and their main "strategy" of sending waves of cannon fodder is failing miserably. |
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It was never about conquering Kiev.
Quit lying for Putin, he doesn't love you anyway. Of course Russians wanted to take Kyiv and close the "kettle" along Dnipro. Didn't work out, nor did any of the reduced plans of encirclement. For those who wonder why there seem so many vehicles lost by the Russians - they have a completely different tank strategy: the Western strategy relies on high-tech as-long-as-possible-operationable tanks while the Eastern strategy relies on the whole formation where a single tank is not essential and losses (vehicles and soldiers) are part of the strategy of mass formation attacks with cheap equipment in order to be able to make huge breakthroughs with it (background: formidable battle formations against NATO). In contrast, they are not suitable for operations with guerrilla tactics.
"Single tank is not essential" but they already lost 1000+, is that "essential"? Didn't make any huge breakthroughs either. Damn Ukrainians are not fighting the way it would be convenient for Russians, how shocking. |
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Or they will break the exchange agreement
Unfortunately that's a very real risk, considering that they're already talking about "interrogation". Clearly Russian side doesn't care about their own (POWs on Ukrainian side) either, otherwise they'd have done this exchange immediately. |
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Looks like it is people with 'Z's giving the wounded Azov people(?) the medical help they badly need. Are you saying that (the shrinking) Ukraine is only swapping healthy Azov 'defenders' and leaving the sick and wounded to the care of Russia/Donesk?
They're swapping the wounded ones. It makes sense for Russians to keep them alive so not sure what you're getting at. On May 16, 53 seriously injured people were evacuated from Azovstal to a medical facility in Novoazovsk for medical care. Another 211 people were taken to Olenivka through the humanitarian corridor. An exchange procedure will be carried out to return them home.
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It seems that progress has finally been made with Azovstal. Right now, a silence regime has been declared and an agreement has been reached on the surrender of 650 wounded Azov fighters to the DPR. No extraction, surrender.
They have been swapped with Russian prisoners of war. Great victory for the glorious Russian military, who can't defeat even injured Ukrainians after 3 months of bombing. |
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Are you paid for posts in this section in your bounty campaign? Let's move to the political section where you don't get paid to post, I don't want you to make money broadcasting your Nazi shit here. Moreover, the topic is clearly political and has nothing to do with economics. I hope for your understanding.
You can report the thread or the posts to moderators if you think this is the wrong board, but it's quite telling that after all your "arguments" have been debunked you're now resorting to personal attacks and insinuations about my posts. There is nothing "nazi" about challenging and disproving your lies. We've done this in the "political section" for weeks. tl;dr: Russia's "full force" is on display and the only thing it can do with any degree of "success" is to kill unarmed civilians and loot their homes. When met with proper resistance, Russians run like they did near Kyiv and Kharkiv. |
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It seems that ordinary peaceful people, not affected by the virus of radical nationalism, absolutely do not care what flag they live under, as long as they are not shot at. Russians do not shoot at civilians, Ukrainians shoot, I think their choice is obvious.
No one was shooting at civilians in Kherson until Russians came and started it: https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/03/21/kherson-ukraine-explosion-gunfire-newsroom-berman-vpx.cnnIt seems that peaceful life is being actively restored in the city, including electricity and water supply. Soon we will see who and what was hiding in the bunkers near Azovstal and who you are so actively protecting here.
Yes, invaders trying to turn the power on for their HQ and setting apartments on fire: https://t.me/andriyshTime/892Русский мир. |
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Kherson region has already announced its withdrawal from Ukraine and the desire to join Russia.
Residents of the Kherson region will have a chance to express their will in a referendum.
Russian "liberation" in all its beauty. They already know the will of the people, who lived peacefully just a few months ago and didn't have any intent "to join Russia", but now they suddenly do. Mariupol was not bombed, Azovstal was bombed.
Right, nearly every building in Mariupol decided to just randomly catch fire or otherwise destroy itself, like the infamous underwater missile cruiser. |
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