Soldato
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On my TV and Freeview box it just comes up with "channel not currently available", what are you watching it on?I am watching it as I type, here in the UK... Ofcom couldn't pull a flat pint.
On my TV and Freeview box it just comes up with "channel not currently available", what are you watching it on?I am watching it as I type, here in the UK... Ofcom couldn't pull a flat pint.
On my TV and Freeview box it just comes up with "channel not currently available", what are you watching it on?
British volunteer fighters may have triggered deadly strike on Ukrainian base after their phones were detected
The Telegraph has learned that 12 to 14 phone numbers starting with +44 were visible to surveillance equipment before the missile strike
Probably organising the firing squads for those refusing to fight, too...It's been suggested that they are near the frontline because they've been sent forward to sort out the problems the war is facing, and would otherwise be further back.
Besides, it saves Russia from having to murder them after the war is over.
maybe hypersonic? no gore...
pretty quick.
I think people are a bit overly buying into the Western propaganda though as to how poor state the Russian armed forces are in - this is like 10% of what the Russian armed forces can do - and that 10% doesn't come at a 10% depletion of their active forces let alone reserves. Even though overall their armed forces are in a poor state of maintenance and a lot of stuff rusting away.
There seems to be far too much complacency, naivety and hubris for my liking for instance https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-n...eer-fighters-may-have-triggered-deadly-strike
Russia is not out the fight neither in Ukraine or potentially a larger spill over and they won't be taking this situation lying down whether direct military action, hybrid/proxy warfare or other forms of less visible attack against military, government or civilian targets. I'll be very surprised if Russia doesn't start taking more drastic steps to test the West's resolve and unity potentially as soon as this weekend.
EDIT: See you posted that link above heh.
EDIT2: I think also people need to appreciate more that Putin has seemingly fully gone tyrant with shades of fascism and other undesirable ideologies like that. Anyone against him in his mind is a lower class of person fair game if needed to achieve his goals and that has huge implications for any peace agreements, etc. as he would consider a compromise agreement with a lower class humiliating - it will take a lot of selling from his subordinates and likely only possible if it in some ways enables his goals longer term. He won't be looking for an off-ramp or face saving direction as some like to think - not in that way anyhow the only face saving he cares about is to "his people" and that will largely be about winning.
I've recently spent quite a few hours watching Garry Kasparov videos on Youtube, he has been saying for 10 years that we are at war with Russia but just haven't realised it.
Incredibly insightful if you haven't already seem some of it
This is pure propaganda. Don't fall for it. There are articles illustrated by pictures of Russian cosmonauts in that yellow suit dating back half a decade.Looks like there doing it to support Ukraine ...If they are Putin going to be going nuts
Russian cosmonauts wear Ukraine colours to International Space Station (msn.com)
Agreed - Putin is playing chess. Pawns first. He doesn't know the capabilities thus use the sacrificial troops.
The issue is that the bigger bangs-per-rubel cost exponentially more. Putin's not going to be throwing them around at low end targets. Even tactical nukes cost.
Putin has over stretched - he needs bring in troops but as the US have stated, attempting to logistically support such a large commitment is extremely difficult. Putin had committed the entire "special exercise" and to get seasoned troops takes time to reorganise and transport hence he's overstretched at this point in time, but given time to breathe he will adapt his posture and give himself time to consolidate and bring in the more seasoned troops.
Budget US$61.7 billion
(2020-21)[5] (ranked 4th)
Percent of GDP 4.3% (2021)[6]
Active personnel 1,014,000[3] (ranked 5th)
Reserve personnel 2,000,000[4]
*Chinese official calls sanctions on Russia increasingly 'outrageous' - RTRS ~from 40mins ago
https://www.reuters.com/world/chine...ns-russia-increasingly-outrageous-2022-03-19/