Russia - threadbanned users in OP

To be fair, the Russians had concentration camps of their own long before WW2. Its a system with which their corporate memory is very familar.

From 1934-53, the generally accepted death toll in correctional labour camps (Gulag was actually the agency that ran them, not the camps themselves) was 2.9 million.

Another plaything for Putin's wagner group with sledgehammers.

A member of Putin's own presidential guard no less.

Edit: Who knows the thought processes though. As far as Kazakhstan could have been concerned he was a planted spy by Putin on Russian immigrants and Kazakh affairs. 🤷‍♂️

Fascists hate Jews but Communists hate everyone.

This Ukraine war is the most stupid idiotic thing done in recent years ... along with long lockdowns for Covid ... it makes lockdowns look sensible in comparison indeed someone needed to lock down or lock up the pandemic of stupid idiots in Russia posing as a 'government' this time last year ... when some clown made that decision in Russia this time last year to escalate this war why the hell didn't someone shut him up and put him back in his box? Lack of intelligence is contagious in the Duma .... not one of them could call time on this lunacy ... they have by remaining silent on opposition to this stupidity signed their death warrant and flushed their country down the drain for the next 100 years ... There is only one way this stupid thing is going ... Wagner group global terrorist entity ... Ukraine will be a basket case ... Russia will collapse economically and revolution and civil war will follow ... this Wagner group of far right gun toting ultra nationalist terrorists will become the new ISIS ... and will climb to total power in Russia just like the Taliban in Afghanistan ... only Russia is not I repeat not Afghanistan ... it is a nuclear power ...

Then all those Russian politicians will appear on CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, etc. crying why the hell didn't they shout down the idiotic dunce who suggested this war ... his name will be mentioned ... my guess is that creep Nicolai Patrushev ... January or February 2021 was the time to shut up that hidden idiot ... it is too late now ... welcome to global potentially nuclear terrorism ...

Depends on what came back, if Belarus sent Russia 200k shells and only 100k came back, that's 100k less shells.

Same for tanks, troops and equipment etc...

They may share a massive border, but there's only a few points for them to cross, as for indirect shelling from within Belarus borders, there's very little for them to shell apart from fields.

The question arises though, if Russia does shell Ukraine from the safety of Belarusian soil, will Ukraine counter fire?.... I believe they will.

They will not allow another Bucha or Irpin to occur.

You make it sound like this wasn't Putin's decision. Do you think he was forced into it?????

Putin decided to invade and shared that plan with a handful of people (I think I read less than 5 people knew about it)

I haven't seen it reported that he was advised by 5 hardliners. You'll have to share that source.

And the buck stops with him, how you an absolve him or have him be less responsible is ridiculous.

Putin could have not invaded, Putin could have stopped and retreated within a week of it turning into a **** show, he carried on.

He rewarded the butchers of Bucha with medals, he passed a law stating any crimes committed in Ukraine are acceptable (that's murder, rape, genocide, looting, war crimes etc...) but don't blame Putin is your argument? Blame the people who advised him?????

I have not absolved Putin or made him less responsible ... I read that a small group of hardliners ... Patrushev is one ... were telling him to extend this war during the Covid era ... will look for the source tomorrow as I read it way back in March ... It is not absolving Putin, Patrushev or any other individual when I say that the rest of them did not stop them .. Putin or Patrushev are not the Terminator ... they have hearts, brains and lungs like all human beings and are not bullet proof or immortal ... they could have and should have been stopped ... the problem is the Duma and army are either sucked into a cult or are too stupid to know who Russia's real enemies are ...

If that's their intention then maybe they should make it very clear. Belarus should know that there will be consequences.

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Flightradar 24 is showing a number of US/Nato Intelligence gathering aircraft close enough to the polish/Belarusian border, rivet joint , rivet stars and several Guardrail signals intelligence aircraft

RGARDINR - I would agree regarding the withdrawal from Kherson. It was the correct call and they pulled it off with minimal losses. In hindsight Ukraine were overly cautious.

Poland can't really do diddly squat about it, since they're part of NATO. Unless they want to disband from the NATO alliance, just so they can go it alone and declare war on Russia. Which is possible, but unlikely to happen.

Interesting report involving the Gardai stepping in to prevent Irish lads barely out of school going to Ukraine to fight,

This is one thing the Ukrainians don't need inexperienced people or unsuitable people with in cases serious health issues traveling to a war zone for few adventures

I know we usually see the rivet joint aircraft (2) and forte 11 the global hawk over the black sea pretty much everyday since the invasion,

But it's the number of intelligence gathering aircraft is increasing around the border and other states close to kalingrad that's interesting, definitely a increase in the general area