We have seen that before in Chechnya and Georgia as well
Still absolutely surreal watching this play out. I'm living next door to Ukraine, our local FB and Twitter pages the last few days have been begging for any help, money, clothes, accommodation, convoy transport runs to the border... Yesterday they started asking for blood.
Can't believe it has come to this, I feel the west has played a huge part in this, cosying up to Ukraine and stoking the Russian bear and then slipping into borderline paralysis when the Russians bite back.
At this state I don't even know what to hope for any more. On the one hand, I wish NATO would go in and obliterate the Russians, on the other hand I realise that will blow everything wide open and most likely lead to attacks on the rest of the NATO allies along the Russians western flank.
Had to make a trip today and the amount of Ukrainian registered cars, vans, people carriers etc was heart breaking. It is so real and so close to home, like something from a movie.
My heart is full of awe and hope and admiration for the every day Ukrainian, enlisting to fight. Part of me thinks they are lambs to the slaughter, we can only hope they can deter the Russians far enough that someone in the hierarchy sees the folly in all this - they may take Ukraine but have no chance of maintain a hold on it. Slowly, the west are turning the screw and Putins allies are deserting him. I only hope his pride doesn't see him cling on and go down in a blaze of glory with Europe burning
Putin will destroy himself; he's already proving to do a perfectly good job at that.
He doesn't need the US to do that for him.
Suddenly everyone, including the Germans, is sending arms. Little late, no? Given that Kiev probably falls to the Russians in the next few hours….
Putin and his cronies are guilty of mass genocide and a tribunal should soon follow. To think this is happening under our noses in 2022 is surreal.
The idea NATO can't get involved with a non member is just not acceptable. Hitler worked on the assumption too and see where that led. I am never as fed up of world politics after this invasion.
Guardian live blog reporting a children’s cancer hospital has been struck by artillery fire. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/26/russia-ukraine-latest-news-fighting-kyiv-zelenskiy-assault-putin-capital
China are probably keeping a close eye on how the west is sanctioning Russian companies. A lot of chinese companies are set up in europe/us
Sounds like the rocket artilley with thermobaric warheads are being used
There's fierce fighting somewhere alright. Possibly where the paratroopers landed.
I'm not sure if this has been shared on this forum, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces are airing a recruitment video on their tv and social media to get more people to fight. I must say, I find it incredibly moving.
The video itself was made a few years ago, but it nonetheless has a great message of unity.
That is absolutely disgusting.
Possibly the worst headline from the conflict I've seen thus far.
Greece are a NATO country.
You'd have to assume that they had enough arms themselves to do for a few days.
The heavy artillery and rocket artillery will start to level the city now,but they still need to capture the city and then they need boots on the ground.
2nd thoughts, maybe?
Nuclear Winter would kill billions.
As bad as the situation in Ukraine is - and yes, I agree, it is bad - we should not escalate that awfulness to the point of a nuclear winter, over which there is no return, and no justice.
Putin will be gone. The first letter of his obituary was written the second that this invasion began.
Seriously doubt russia will go west of Dniepr river (except for kiev area), none of that border russia directly. Operation is too small to conquer the whole country imo. 2003 Iraq war had 300k troops and that country was never fully conquered either.
Is there any idea of the death toll on both sides?
Reports I've seen are a few hundred, which I find hard to believe given the scale of the fighting.
Even if kiev does fall (I personally doubt it will fall tonight)..it's a big country....they will move the administration of the fight to somewhere else like Lviv, I can't see there being a quick end to things unless Putin withdraws....or is taken out
If the US wanted to send in troops they could have before the invasion, citing their role as guarantors of Ukraine's security in the agreement with Russia to give up their nukes.
If they wanted to...
Shot himself in the back of the head, twice
I think it was confirmed a child was killed and two were injured in that hospital
It's said that Russia can't afford to stay in Ukriane long term and would need a puppet government. I would hope that any and all sanctions that are implemented globally against Russia remain, until they and their puppet government are out of Ukraine
Ah here. It's only Day 3!
There were a lot of nato people on the malaysian plane, but nothing happened. Unfortunately, they greeks were the residents, so it wont count as an attack on nato member
I salute them... heroes if ever they were heroes.
They can preload maps.
Nothing.
After tying his hands behind his back no less
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