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[Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)
- Thread starter vegster
- Start date
So Zelenskyy didn't start it then?
If only Trump hadn't been recruited by the KGB in 1987 !
As one reply says ..."take Putin's daughter hostage in France and exchange her for the children"
- Aug 24, 2020
- 8,912
Heavy strikes again
It's Grozny all over again.
Putin won't stop until Kyiv is reduced to rubble.
I had the sense (maybe wrong) a few months back that Kyiv was being hit less. It's the opposite now.
- Aug 24, 2020
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You can look at this from several angles.
1. He has previous on laying waste to places he attacks. e.g. Grozny, Mariupol.
2. He is throwing the kitchen sink at his war. On day 1209, he is still able to field hundreds of drones and 32 missiles.
3. He sees an opportunity while Trump is occupied by Israel/Iran.
4. He seems to be in a hurry.
5. Despite the variety of hybrid tactics he employs, in crisis mode against a victim fighting back hard, he seems to be reverting to the tried and tested means. This suggests a lack of imagination.
It's a 'good' list.
Ukraine needs to take out more of the Russian drone factories - I wonder how many there are? Are they centralised or dispersed - no idea.
- Aug 24, 2020
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We know where one is - at Yelabuga/Alabuga (sp.) in Tatarstan, as Ukraine have just hit it again.
I also read somewhere that some components came from Iran. Assuming the Israelis are doing their job and attacking the Iranian counterpart(s), then the output from Yelabuga should shortly be compromised.
Yes, I think there's a mix of assembly and manufacturing going on there.
I'm surprised Ukraine hasn't hit it more regularly - maybe it has good air defence?
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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They are mostly in China
- Aug 24, 2020
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It's close season and there's no proper football going on, so what better time to do a bit of good old fashioned future-gazing?
I'm guessing that none of us can see into the future, unless one of us is Nostradamus.
So the following is all speculation. All opinion. There's no right or wrong answer, because the future hasn't arrived yet.
How do we think the war is going to end? Is it going to end? Or will it continue ad infinitum? Or is Russia going to end first?
I'm guessing that none of us can see into the future, unless one of us is Nostradamus.
So the following is all speculation. All opinion. There's no right or wrong answer, because the future hasn't arrived yet.
How do we think the war is going to end? Is it going to end? Or will it continue ad infinitum? Or is Russia going to end first?
Scappa
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- Jul 5, 2017
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Ukraine still fighting with one arm tied behind it's back
kyivinsider.com
Ukraine confirms US is now protecting Putin’s oil assets
After more than a year of speculation and unofficial commentary, two of Ukraine’s top officials have now publicly confirmed what many analysts long suspected
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fly high
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I know it would probably mean it would cost more for my heating and to fill my car but I am willing to pay it if it helps Ukraine to defeat Russia.Ukraine still fighting with one arm tied behind it's back
Ukraine confirms US is now protecting Putin’s oil assets
After more than a year of speculation and unofficial commentary, two of Ukraine’s top officials have now publicly confirmed what many analysts long suspected
SeagullinExile
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