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

[sprite1275]

They showed some soviet era tanks yesterday on the news but sadly they were breaking down and being left on the side of the road. Hopefully they have some more recent / better maintained equipment as well.

I just don't see the point of tanks in a war like this. One bloke with an anti tank missile and it's game over.

 

[S.A.S]

yes its approx 250 miles from the Russian border, and Bagdad is 450 miles from Kuwait (where we had 100,000 troops) and it still took us a month to get there. That's the point, why did people expect an invading force to take Ukraine in a matter of hours/days?

Because the invading force literally borders their target to the east, is using an ally to invade from in the north and has a fleet of warships in the waters to the south of said target. They built up an invasion force along the border of the target over months and then shock/awe went in.

 

[jonneymendoza]

If Russia/Putin fails to take over Ukraine, could this spell the beginning of Russia becoming a democracy country and the end of Putin’s reigns?

 

[Andrew_McP]

Not sure striking a lighter note is appropriate at this thoroughly depressing time, but the alliterative image of Putin pocketing Penguins is too good to let slide. There's a link in the thread to another article about him pocketing someone's Superbowl ring. It's no surprise Putin's an 'interesting' character, but these small things are somehow every bit as revealing as his current madness.
https://twitter.com/ianswansonen/status/1497213374819618817

 

[lookitsjonno]

What's the purpose of the air to air refueling aircraft holding 24/7 over Poland and Hungary

 

[jsmoke]

is it standard POW policy to appear disoriented? because the russian POW's on camera they appear to have no idea what they were up to. And not having a clue where they were at

I think they are not battle hardened also purposefully send the most expendable soldiers to the front line.

 

[delta0]

your point is? NATO should be united , turkey is the only country which didnt follow the rest. The bully of the region now screws the alliance by taking "equal disantaces"

They didn’t vote against. They should support sanctions though. Anyone watching FL24 would have seen a lot of Turkish military transporters going to Poland. There were some last night going there so they are helping.

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

yes its approx 250 miles from the Russian border, and Bagdad is 450 miles from Kuwait (where we had 100,000 troops) and it still took us a month to get there. That's the point, why did people expect an invading force to take Ukraine in a matter of hours/days?

it took Germany 18 days to conquer Poland at the start of WW2 for example and that's bloody quick.

Well it’s that quick in video games and movies soo it’s obviously that quick in real life. /s

 

[-Ad-]

Right! From the limited and albeit unconfirmed videos i’ve seen, they look drugged.

They're Russian, so were 99% likely to be drunk before breakfast, whilst sitting in then tent on the boarder.

 

[jonneymendoza]

 

[Turn]

Probably some Oligarchs' possessions in transit. Or the Russians sneaking a bomb into the channel..

"It is believed to belong to a sanctioned company, it was transporting cars to St. Petersburg and has now been diverted to Boulogne-sur-Mer" - Source

 

[StriderX]

What's the purpose of the air to air refueling aircraft holding 24/7 over Poland and Hungary

Keeping the surveillance vehicles up, presumably to protect supply routes to Ukraine and as a defensive posture in case Russia tries something?

 

[Iraklis F.C.]

They didn’t vote against. They should support sanctions though. Anyone watching FL24 would have seen a lot of Turkish military transporters going to Poland. There were some last night going there so they are helping.

They didnt vote in favor too. Did you actually read what i wrote? missed the equal distances part?

 

[sprite1275]

RUSSIAN CARGO SHIP IN ENGLISH CHANNEL HAS BEEN SEIZED - RIA
RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN FRANCE SAYS RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS ARE TRYING TO GET AN EXPLANATION FROM FRENCH OFFICIALS - RIA

Source:
https://twitter.com/TRTWorldNow/status/1497524556365508610
https://twitter.com/ragipsoylu/status/1497521600090021892
https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1497524844082384899

It's just the French mistaking it for an English fishing boat.

 

[NickK]

"It is believed to belong to a sanctioned company, it was transporting cars to St. Petersburg and has now been diverted to Boulogne-sur-Mer" - Source

Ahh so I was right - someone's rides are now impounded by the French

 

[Turn]

It's just the French mistaking it for an English fishing boat.

 

[Amnesia]

Where did Putin get the idea that the current Ukrainian government is run by Nazis lol. The main party are centrists / populists as far as I can tell.

Never seemed to let facts get in his way before, though.

He has got to be smoking some serious crap to be calling them drug addicted nazis lol.

 

[delta0]

They didnt vote in favor too. Did you actually read what i wrote? missed the equal distances part?

They are neutral. It is their position. Them and Israel could be good negotiating partners with Russia. I agree it should be more clear from them they are opposed to Russia.

 

[LabR@t]

https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...Vladimir-Putin-Volodymyr-Zelensky-world-war-3

Ukraine-Russia LIVE: Putin troops RETREAT - Russia humiliated as army driven out of city

Its all going Pete Tong for Putin.

Andrey Sadovyi, the Mayor of the city of Lyiv, which is located in the west of Ukraine, was quoted announcing the news by the Telegram messaging service. In a slight signal of hope for Ukraine, Mr Sadovyi said: “Russians landed three helicopters near Brody at 9am – about 60 people. The [Ukrainian] armed forces are repelling the occupier! We are keeping the situation under control.”

 

[Johno please?]

And the US can't beat anyone in a war they've lost every one, they're terrible.

haha you sound triggered that Russia are crap and are getting slapped.