Russia-Ukraine War (Threadbanned in op)

Russians claim an advance of 6KM yesterday

So many questions

This is the key task and question and still too early to tell. If they hold territory or inflict massive damage and escape it'll be seen as masterstroke.

On the other hand, if hundreds or thousands of elite soldiers get captured or killed it'll be seen as a big mistake and huge blow to morale.

Hopefully it'll be scenario 1, but who knows

Tbf about 20% of the population are religious extremists which the government need their support to exist. But the majority don't seem to fond of the brutal islamic dictatorship.

To me it seems like they may not like the government/system of government but obviously aren't over the moon on having their country attacked because of their government, but there doesn't seem to be any near term possibility of having their system of government replaced.

We've predicted the imminent collapse of Russia's military before and we're still here two years later. As ever, we live in hope, but we can't do much other than see how this one pans out. Certainly an interesting and bold move from Ukraine and one that Putin or his generals don't appear to have much budgeted for. It's been the ability to surprise Russia which is one of the things that has kept Ukraine in the fight.

Given the effectiveness of this move so far, it's only a pity that Ukraine wasn't allowed to make this move sooner. Imagine if they'd feinted on last year's Summer offensive, making the same move we're seeing now. Then again, maybe the move couldn't have worked too well without the additional air support they now enjoy, but that's also something they should have been receiving well before now.

The FSB got the former director of the MIG fighter jet plant thrown in jail for what they say giving information to a former ukrainian partner and giving MIG replacement parts to Ukraine in 2022 when Putin decided he'd like to play soldiers in Ukraine.

Ouch. Even your innovators and who you depend on for your military hardware, think Putin is a dick.

Doubtful. I would certainly hope that the Ukrainian soldiers do not brutalise Russian civilians the way that Russian soldiers have done to Ukrainian civilians, but I don't think they're going to turn that pocket of Russian territory into Lviv either.

Kudos, loving the positivity

Away from the battlefield, a sad reminder of how war brutalises men and as always women pay the price for it. One more reason to get Russia off Ukrainian territory and end the war as soon as possible

Today on “ordinary Russians are not responsible”

At first, Ilchenko was kept in Melitopol for several weeks and tortured together with other prisoners. According to RSF, the Russian military connected electrodes to the genitals of the prisoners and intimidated them with staged executions.

"This is the first time, in nearly forty years of defending journalism, that RSF has documented a journalist, blogger or whistleblower subject to total slavery and forced to participate in a war effort against their own country," said RSF head of investigation desk Arnaud Froger.

The meme that Russians are not responsible for all the atrocities being carried out by Russians needs a garlic stained stake driven through its heart

It is not Putin who is single handedly carrying out all of these atrocities and prosecuting this war

But so called salt of the earth “ordinary Russians”

BTW Russians to this day blame all Germans for the atrocities they committed during WW2 and put a blind eye on the raping and pillaging their own lads did all they way to Berlin

Let’s say Putin is killed tomorrow and the war and atrocities continue, what then? You put the blame on the new guy on top and wave away all the millions who “are just carrying out orders”?

Trump's latest comment in the war:

“Russia defeated Germany with us, and they defeated Napoleon. You know, they’ve been around a long time. They’re a big fighting force, and it’s very unfair … We’re in a very bad position. And I’m not going to blame, exclusively, but I can tell you, I could have stopped that."

Fingers crossed for Harris....