Lot of gunfire and explosions - is this the start?
CNN still reporting live from the capital but no sign of sky news doing the same........ Have they been told to seek shelter I wonder?
People keep on pointing out that Russia has not yet deployed all their readied forces, and I'm not disagreeing with that, but even if they throw everything they have on standby at Ukraine, their war effort is already so deeply unpopular around the world, that doubling down only further prevents them from rehabbing their relationship with Western nations any time soon. It profoundly alters their diplomatic situation and if the sanctions continue, their economy is in serious trouble. Cooler heads than Putin have to know all of this.
I doubt Russia have the economy for a long term war,so they put everything they got on Kiev to capture the Ukrainian goverment instead
Putin abandoned by his OWN team as president's power play backfires spectacularly.
VLADIMIR Putin is being abandoned by some of his own team has several Russian MPs withdraw their support for the Kremlin following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
We need many more of these to come forward in the coming hours/days.
I think you are overestimating the planning behind some of the Russian invasion...plenty of reports of them running out of fuel....and food!
Sanctions should remain until Putin is removed from power or dead.
after he goes hopefully a new government can be installed, that can have good relations with the west.
After tying his hands behind his back no less
Nothing.
They can preload maps.
I salute them... heroes if ever they were heroes.
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
Ah here. It's only Day 3!
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
I think it was confirmed a child was killed and two were injured in that hospital
Shot himself in the back of the head, twice
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...
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
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.
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.
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.
2nd thoughts, maybe?
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.
You'd have to assume that they had enough arms themselves to do for a few days.
Greece are a NATO country.
That is absolutely disgusting.
Possibly the worst headline from the conflict I've seen thus far.
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.
There's fierce fighting somewhere alright. Possibly where the paratroopers landed.
Sounds like the rocket artilley with thermobaric warheads are being used
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