Russian troops also trying to ahead of the currency crisis next week.
Because they are busy doing other things. It's not a wave of a wand and it takes time for countries and governments to formulate and agree on policies.
Russian logistics in action.
At least the mask has well and truly fallen from the Russian government officials. For years, Putin and his cronies have striven to put on this cool, calm, logical persona with a touch of menace, like they're always the smartest guy in the room, playing their sly little mind games. Putin slouching in his chair, legs spread while sitting with other world leaders, tacitly demonstrating a lack of respect for his counterpart by not even having an attentive posture. Now, we have a glimpse of the real Putin, foaming at the mouth, rambling about neo-nazis and drug addicts in the Ukrainian government. We thought the U.S. were telling a whopper with weapons of mass destruction, and they were, but here's Putin with his own version of that.
And that Russian ambassador to Ireland who appeared on the six one news.... who the hell was that guy? He looked and sounded like the secondary villain of some old Euro-thriller starring Michael Caine. That guy's calling in life is to be racing around the narrow streets of 1980s Bruges in a tiny car in search of a mysterious black briefcase. If he doesn't at least own a pair of black leather gloves and a pistol with a ridiculously long silencer, I am going to be sorely, sorely disappointed.
I think it’s the location of the negotiations not the negotiations themselves that Ukraine is rejecting- a bit more neutral territory is what’s required
(sorry wrong post quoted when replying)
Pictures emerging of Russians using civilian areas to base their artillery pieces to shell Ukrainians.
I see Russian air traffic is still flowing between lots of European nations- why? Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Sweden…avoiding certain air space
Certainly seems like a bust so far for Vlad.
Maybe watching America steam roll middle Eastern countries has warped my understanding of warfare but its not going according to my initial thinking.
I thought guerilla warfare would be the main resistance but this is still frontline army V army.
All pretty strange but Glory to Ukraine. Keep her lit lads 🔥
I am still hoping for some talks because the civilians will most likely suffer very heavy losses if the Russians really target them . Putin can still throw a lot more at them and he will get even more desperate as there is no going back for him .He is most likely finished soon enough but can do an awful lot of damage before he goes .
So proud of the resistance the Ukrainian purple are putting up. The heart, the courage they are showing is truly inspiring, and led from the front by a man who was voted in almost as a joke.
The only sophisticated electronic capabilities we’ve seen is Russian soldiers climbing poles disabling highway cameras. Pathetic.
Here's a video that shows Ukrainian residents stopping advancing Russian tanks by walking at them en masse.
It is understood the scene was filmed in Koryukivka, in Chernihiv region.
Im so proud of Poland throughout this- amazing country and people. The very best of Europe, only for them things would be a lot worse. They are Ukraine’s safety valve
https://twitter.com/fawndn99/status/1497851570503004164?s=21
Good. Send them back to the fcukin Stone Age. They need to be made into a North Korean style pariah, with the technology and living standards to match. Putin and his cronies are the same/worse as Kim Jong
It looks like they've put in plenty of continuity of Government measures now too, Government representatives present in many parts of the country aside from just Kyiv.
It's going to be impossible for Russia to take out the Government in one clean sweep. Russia will probably try and negotiate with representatives of its own puppet Government, but it's not going to work as Ukrainian representatives and officials will continue to denounce the talks.
The whole thing seems very disjointed by Russia so far. The fact that the internet and communication services are still up, allowing the Government to release regular updates, is astonishing. So much for Russia having the most sophisticated electronic warfare capabilities.
The best of humanity shining through on the borders. Russia are struggling but they’re a sleeping beast re military capabilities. There is a risk the more the Ukrainians resist, the worse the offensive might become from the Russians re bomb capabilities. Hope the Russian / Ukraine talks happen.
Domestically in Russia, Putin has to go.
Yeah, then if the claim is true they have to find puppets willing enough to put their lives on the line as a "new" government. I heard an Economist editor last night talking about Putin and suggesting that he probably wants to go in flames over this. She also talked about the oligarchs being a potential weak link that can be squeezed hard and about how the Kremlin can decide it has had enough of its leaders.
Does anyone else have sky news on 😂
Indeed. Worth noting that there will still be fierce resistance in the west if Kyiv falls. It doesn't end with the fall of Kyiv.
Anyway there's a feeling that Russia are really on the back foot this morning, looking for negotiations at such an early stage which is being rejected by Ukraine. I'd say they are stunned that Ukraine is still in a position to even contemplate rejecting negotiations.
Western Ukraine is the heart of Ukrainian nationalism and they can expect just as much if not more resistance there. Lviv is just 90km from the Polish border and it's a very long way to the Belarus border.
You sir, are a hero
Again you gotta love the Ukrainians sense of humour.
Every man and his dog is not a plan! There is a reason why they don't allow arms to be used elsewhere, which has been explained a few times but of course it's outrageous that they wouldn't make a decision that wouldn't affect the immediate outcome. You're one of the impatient ones, which in this case leaves you to where Putin is now, blind to anything outside his reality.
I have never been so happy to admit that I was wrong. I thought the west had abandoned Ukraine and that Putin had the military strength to over-run them
It seems that Putins bluff had been called. This does introduce risk as does cornering any animal, but hopefully there are plans in place to deal with those contingencies
Situation seems grim
Indeed and reports are that many of the sites they hit in the first 2 days were abandoned indicating their intelligence is weeks if not months out of date.
update...all going ok atm.
Id expect "full combat gear" will equal a truck full of supplies for each soldier
Sure but they don't control the airspace, not even now. So far they are still trying struggling to achieve Day 1 objectives. Not sure ow you imagine they can prevent stuff coming in from the West.
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