Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar

[Rroff]

Ignoring nukes the thing which messes Russia up the most really in terms of a world war is that their production is easily within reach of NATO to destroy, they'll have a much harder time doing that the other way around - at most some disruption of communications and isolated incidents where they have teams on the ground, etc. something that maybe we are a bit too blind to actually - Russia almost certainly has people positioned to try and attempt sabotage should it come to it.

Complacency, hubris and inertia are far bigger threats really to the West/NATO than Russia militarily - which might allow Russia militarily to make far more gains than they should.

 

[Quartz]

Ignoring nukes

That's the thing, isn't it? We cannot ignore their nukes.

 

[Stu999]

That's the thing, isn't it? We cannot ignore their nukes.

I wonder how many are in serviceable condition? Not that you want to get hit with even 1.

 

[Rroff]

I wonder how many are in serviceable condition? Not that you want to get hit with even 1.

Probably like a lot of their stuff around 1/3rd would probably fail, some spectacularly, but enough would work more or less to get the job done.

 

[Sankari]

That's the thing, isn't it? We cannot ignore their nukes.

We don't need to ignore their nukes, we already know Putin wouldn't use them.

 

[bigmike20vt]

As much as I despise these barbarians, their army recruitment campaign is head and shoulders above the embarrassingly woke US effort.

you're a man .. be one

sounds like a Dr Squatch soap advert

pretty sure our army had a similar advert a few years ago

 

[bingham67]

At some point Russia going to have to come to the negotiation table in all this surely way it going.

 

[NickK]

Probably like a lot of their stuff around 1/3rd would probably fail, some spectacularly, but enough would work more or less to get the job done.

The issue is the mess that those failures would result in - at home.

 

[Rroff]

The issue is the mess that those failures would result in - at home.

Well tactical use of nukes aside the situation is most likely going to be tit for tat so that is the least of their problems.

 

[bingham67]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1649409064240132096

 

[ltron]

As much as I despise these barbarians, their army recruitment campaign is head and shoulders above the embarrassingly woke US effort.

Meanwhile, Putin can't scrape up enough spare tanks for a victory parade.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1648875108159610882

Woke is winning .

 

[Rroff]

When you can't trust your own air force:

Putin looks back to WWII with refurb of Stalin-era bomb shelters

Although a missile attack deep into Russia is unlikely, bunkers built long ago are being made ready for use

www.theguardian.com

 

[The Funktopus]

For all this talk of woke western militaries, I imagine the Russian Army will soon be using ‘please, and ‘stop’ as pronouns.

 

[Stu999]

Do we think Putin actually has cancer? The Mirror were quoting a dubious source saying he's on a third round of treatment. Maybe trying to cement his legacy (with a very unsuccessful war)?

 

[Rroff]

Do we think Putin actually has cancer? The Mirror were quoting a dubious source saying he's on a third round of treatment. Maybe trying to cement his legacy (with a very unsuccessful war)?

I'd say he almost certainly has something, though probably not unusual at that age, but how serious is another matter again. He increasingly has that sallow, hollowed out look people tend to take on when battling a chronic condition, often things like liver cancer. (My old neighbour and my great aunt looked similar but beat the condition initially and went on another 5 years or so before it resurged and got them).

The Sun has been bleating out various version of Putin having a terminal illness for years I wouldn't take much notice of them.

 

[steve45]

Do we think Putin actually has cancer? The Mirror were quoting a dubious source saying he's on a third round of treatment. Maybe trying to cement his legacy (with a very unsuccessful war)?

I'd say he almost certainly has something, though probably not unusual at that age, but how serious is another matter again. He increasingly has that sallow, hollowed out look people tend to take on when battling a chronic condition, often things like liver cancer. (My old neighbour and my great aunt looked similar but beat the condition initially and went on another 5 years or so before it resurged and got them).

That could also be down to the stress and constant pressure of the situation he has got himself in, its amazing how much that can age a person.
I've never been fully convinced he is "terminally ill", he sure dosnt look healthy, but there is just far too much speculation and wishful thinking. With little to no proof.

 

[Chris Wilson]

I'd say he almost certainly has something, though probably not unusual at that age, but how serious is another matter again. He increasingly has that sallow, hollowed out look people tend to take on when battling a chronic condition, often things like liver cancer. (My old neighbour and my great aunt looked similar but beat the condition initially and went on another 5 years or so before it resurged and got them).

The Sun has been bleating out various version of Putin having a terminal illness for years I wouldn't take much notice of them.

I am reminded of what my late father in law often said about his mother in law whenever asked how she was. "She claims she's ill, but she's been dying for years and hasn't obliged us yet"

 

[Freddie1980]

I am reminded of what my late father in law often said about his mother in law whenever asked how she was. "She claims she's ill, but she's been dying for years and hasn't obliged us yet"

Reminds me of a joke from the late great Les Dawson once said "Darling don't worry, if your mother is at deaths door I'll pull her through".

 

[Chris Wilson]

Reminds me of a joke from the late great Les Dawson once said "Darling don't worry, if your mother is at deaths door I'll pull her through".

Good old Les, proper comedians back then, not PC but few were potty mouthed like most seem to be today.

 

[SpellowHouse]

Do we think Putin actually has cancer? The Mirror were quoting a dubious source saying he's on a third round of treatment. Maybe trying to cement his legacy (with a very unsuccessful war)?

Who actually cares? Unless he dies next Wednesday, it won't make any difference to anything.

I think all people in power like a legacy. They can't keep their power so they want to build a monument bigger than anyone else's.

Don't know why they bother. History has shown us that most legacies are dismantled in pretty short order.