Russia - threadbanned users in OP

"Welcome to Hell, you Russian motherfuckers"

Looks like the Russians are worried about the scale of today's anti-war protest in St. Petersburg.

So much for the plan that they would be able to move better in winter when the ground was hard, and avoid using the roads where they would be sitting ducks!!

I'd blame the Chinese, they did ask to Russians to stall the attack until after the winter Olympics ended...

I think the UN should build a resort on a beautiful Caribbean island and use it as a retirement home for despots where they can live out their lives in exile with immunity from their former crimes on the condition that they completely abdicate power and are replaced with a democratic form of government

Let them hang out together in exile, in their vulgarity with a few million dollars of a pension to see them through, reliving their glory days amongst each other but demonstrating to their former loyalists that they were never anything more than self interested cowards all along

It's been used for centuries to give an exit strategy to the leaders of a lost cause who would otherwise been forced to have fought to the death and scorched the earth behind them

Was there a video of him being questioned by a Ukrainian soldier, then blindfolded?

Its that a war crime?

Lets say he was/wasn't a spy, should he of got a trial.

Massive own goal for Ukraine.

Kyiv have flooded parts around the city by using one of the reservoirs, turning certain areas into a sea of mud, making it all but impassable for the bulk of Russian forces

Wow.....WTF Z for victory.

International Olympic Committee you are Disgrace,

Sounds like Syria Mark2. Shamina Begumski will be disowned in a few month's lol.

I think it’s naive to believe everything will be rosy and nice on Ukraines side in the war.

Their country is under attack, the people and army are under huge stress paranoia and worry.

Even Zelensky looks a man shattered and his comments yesterday shows that.

Things like that execution if true unfortunately is to be expected.

I saw someone earlier in the thread claim that the Russians had until today to run their campaign. Well....today's the day. Mind you, I also saw people saying they expected Kiev to fall by Tuesday, and look how that worked out. That was after a couple of nights of 'Well, looks like tonight is the night for Kiev' in reference to the expect artillery bombardment on the city centre, which still hasn't happened.

Looks like there some conflicting information there.

Both visa and mastercard have said that cards issued abroad will no longer work at businesses or ATMs in Russia.

However Russia's central bank have insisted, that all Visa and Mastercard bank cards issued by Russian banks would continue to operate normally on Russian territory.

"Cards will continue to work on Russian territory, the (Russian Central) bank said, because all payments in Russia are made through a national system and don't depend on foreign systems"

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60637429

'Goodwill' has never been a foreign policy tactic of Russia. Russia has only ever valued strength and power, both in their leaders and in their dealings with other countries. Russia will see NATO's reluctance to impose a no-fly zone as a sign of weakness and will exploit it to the maximum. Although it would be a big risk to enforce, I think it's the only thing that will deter Putin; meeting a superior military force.

The Ukrainians have the free world on their side and I hope they don't tarnish that with any ill thought out acts. I am in awe really of their fighting spirit. All the expats going back to fight for their country is amazing. I really don't think I'd have the cajones for that at all.

No need to disguise SF as mercenaries, they're already there, probably been for a while.

I know of 3 ex soldiers from Ireland who are in the process of traveling to Poland. Already signed the papers and said their goodbyes.