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The U.S. might as well have boots on the ground at this point. There are even small numbers of ex-Marines heading over to take part of their own volition. Can't help but wonder if they are going in an officially-unofficial capacity, and have been given a clandestine briefing of some sort.

But if NATO are not going to officially put its own forces on the ground in Ukraine, it behoves them to do everything short of it. Weapons supply, intel, the works.

These parts of Poland are in Ukraine and Belarus now. Poland was shifted to the West after WWII loosing East parts of Poland and gaining some ex-German parts.

Saudi Arabia edging closer to accepting Chinese currency, so looks like a matter of time before the Dollar is dropped as a reserve currency.

Russia bringing out the heavy stuff now.

And of course Putin will not be able to replenish those weapons because of the sanctions.

It must be dawning on Putin that his days are numbered.

I see we're up to 250 Russian main battle tanks confirmed destroyed or captured (by Oryx + usual time lag in reporting)

I feel the Russians will start to tighten up though, they will obviously learn and start to adapt, the Ukrainians will have to keep on their toes

The dystopia is as hilarious as it is chilling

Let us hope that the assistance that with western intelligence and armaments, the Ukrainian armed forces manage to inflict horrendous casualties on the Russian invaders.

Was just watching Channel 4 News, showing the horrible attacks on civilian targets in Kyiv, and the remains of the theatre in Mariupol, where 1,300 civilians are reported missing.

I read story's like that and I just want fire and brimstone to rain down on the Kremlin. And personally speaking I don't care of the consequences. Let Putin feel the same to his nearest and dearest.

Obviously, this is emotive and not the best response but it's hard to feel anything but anger when you see such needless and pointless suffering.

Its incredibly frustrating to feel like nothing can be done by the west to stop this with the nuclear threat.

No, just no. My Sh*t would deserve better than to be exposed to THAT!!!

Well if it's any consolation, right now Vlad was expecting to be doing victory parades with Russian tanks through Kiev, instead Russia has become an isolated global pariah, it's having to deal with some of the harshest sanctions and measures ever slapped on a nation and Putin is staring down the barrel of a quagmire in Ukraine. No matter what happens, that legacy will always follow him from now on.

Alexei Milchakov is a Russian neo-Nazi, who commanded the so-called ‘Batman’ Spetsnaz Rapid Response Unit operating out of Luhansk that reported directly to the GRU. this is where he won the reputation of being a sadist and is known for his barbarity fighting against Ukraine in Donbas, 2014-15. A level of depravity akin to the SS-Dirlewanger Brigade. I'm not surprised as he was convicted in his native St Petersburg over his sadistic cruelty to animals. Milchakov was an instructor in a camp where 300 young Russians were trained to be fighters in the Moscow region. The subversive and reconnaissance military group 'Rusich' which includes Russian nationalists set up by him was also utilized the training of young and old recruits, and waq present in Donbas. In addition to this Milchakov went on to fight with the Wagner Group in Syria

Yulia Kharlamova (born in Odessa) is a neo-nazi well-known in nationalist circles and is a member of the Orthodox-fascist troopers org "Lambs of Blue Sky". She participated in neo-fascist congresses under the nickname "Nordica". Kharlamova served with Russian Airborne forces where she underwent full combat training and serving with Unit 54164 Moscow Region and 38 Separate Parachute Brigade. She served in Donbas and swerved as part of Milchako Rusich unit in the Luhansk region. She is believed to be a GRU officer who was actively involved in the riot in Kyiv at the national guard, who recruited soldiers and participants for protests orchestrated by her essential for ‘planned’ clandestine military activities.

Milchakov and Kharlamova have been togoether for a wile and are now married. I can't find a wedding photo.

In 2017, five Russian diplomats of the GRU were expelled from Moldova as strong intelligence proved they were recruiting fighters in Gagauzia which is an autonomous region in south Moldova, known for the large number of people that share pro-Russian views. Recruits were then sent to a military camp in the Rostov region of Russia which is on the border of Ukraine

In Belarus, the Russian National Unity (RNE) organization recruited and trained anti-Ukrainian Belarusian militants, to fight in Donbas on the side of Russian-backed separatists. Younger recruits were lured and brought on trips to military and patriotic camps in the territory of Russia where the young recruits were trained to fight and be indoctrinated further. The Russian nationalist group E.N.O.T. headed by two FSB officers has also conducted events in Russia in which young people from Belarus attended.

Its obvious the Kremlin has been heavily arming and training these nationalist and neo nazi militant groups that are intertwined with Russia and their aggression in the occupied regions. No doubt more private mercenaries will be brought in to help this failing invasion.

De-Nazifying me hole.