what are the chances of revolt in some of the southern/ South eastern republics. Chechnya, Kazakhstan, Georgia etc. With the main army stretched in Ukraine they may never have a better opportunity to strike a blow. Hard to credit that Russia is able to maintain such a huge landmass with such a decrepit military. There must be areas of Russia that are wide open to invasion at this moment in time.
Jamie Bryson deciding to make whataboutery an art form
BBC obviously not covering the story enough lately so - any chance to GET IN THERE - Jamie will pounce
Go out to feed the ewes for 10 minutes and come back to find 2 more Russian Generals dead.
Seems like downright carelessness......one , two or even three at a push.... but 9 ????😂
Still looks a bleak enough end to this invasion Ukraine are fighting great but the chances of them pushing Russia back and out seem remote .I tune in each morning hopeing something has stirred against Putin but that seems wishful thinking .
The Romanov tsarist dynasty collapsed from the top, not the bottom. So did the Communist imperium.
There is no reason to think that the Putinist kleptocracy will not follow the same pattern. i.e. we shouldn't be looking to the Russian street but more to the people in the shadows near the apex of their power vertical. Little discussion of this anywhere thus far...
That's pretty pathetic. But wasn't there an issue with the ex-DDR Strela (aka SA-7) missiles which Ukraine requested, that they had been in storage for too long to be usable?
It's not consolation compared to what Ukrainians are going through.
It's an ugly emotion but I too would feel grim satisfaction to hear of several missiles being launched into Moscow from wherever, let the ignorant Russian citizens (not all of them,but many) get a taste of what their government is doing elsewhere.
Like the bombing of Dresden: yeah, it's brutal, but sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
That's great thanks.
Russia Propaganda or a prelude to a further escalation?
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Alexei Milchakov is a Russian neo-Nazi, who commanded the so-called ‘Batman’ Spetsnaz Rapid Response Unit operating out of Luhansk that reported directly to the GRU. this is where he won the reputation of being a sadist and is known for his barbarity fighting against Ukraine in Donbas, 2014-15. A level of depravity akin to the SS-Dirlewanger Brigade. I'm not surprised as he was convicted in his native St Petersburg over his sadistic cruelty to animals. Milchakov was an instructor in a camp where 300 young Russians were trained to be fighters in the Moscow region. The subversive and reconnaissance military group 'Rusich' which includes Russian nationalists set up by him was also utilized the training of young and old recruits, and waq present in Donbas. In addition to this Milchakov went on to fight with the Wagner Group in Syria
Yulia Kharlamova (born in Odessa) is a neo-nazi well-known in nationalist circles and is a member of the Orthodox-fascist troopers org "Lambs of Blue Sky". She participated in neo-fascist congresses under the nickname "Nordica". Kharlamova served with Russian Airborne forces where she underwent full combat training and serving with Unit 54164 Moscow Region and 38 Separate Parachute Brigade. She served in Donbas and swerved as part of Milchako Rusich unit in the Luhansk region. She is believed to be a GRU officer who was actively involved in the riot in Kyiv at the national guard, who recruited soldiers and participants for protests orchestrated by her essential for ‘planned’ clandestine military activities.
Milchakov and Kharlamova have been togoether for a wile and are now married. I can't find a wedding photo.
In 2017, five Russian diplomats of the GRU were expelled from Moldova as strong intelligence proved they were recruiting fighters in Gagauzia which is an autonomous region in south Moldova, known for the large number of people that share pro-Russian views. Recruits were then sent to a military camp in the Rostov region of Russia which is on the border of Ukraine
In Belarus, the Russian National Unity (RNE) organization recruited and trained anti-Ukrainian Belarusian militants, to fight in Donbas on the side of Russian-backed separatists. Younger recruits were lured and brought on trips to military and patriotic camps in the territory of Russia where the young recruits were trained to fight and be indoctrinated further. The Russian nationalist group E.N.O.T. headed by two FSB officers has also conducted events in Russia in which young people from Belarus attended.
Its obvious the Kremlin has been heavily arming and training these nationalist and neo nazi militant groups that are intertwined with Russia and their aggression in the occupied regions. No doubt more private mercenaries will be brought in to help this failing invasion.
De-Nazifying me hole.
Possibly, yet dispite their image. China is in no way a United country and could easily fracture apart.
Prefer this one instead on the shooting range
The Chinese are strategically streets ahead in terms of dominating the world's natural resources into the future. Their best graduates are brought into a think tank to work out the best ways to dominate in the future.
Well if it's any consolation, right now Vlad was expecting to be doing victory parades with Russian tanks through Kiev, instead Russia has become an isolated global pariah, it's having to deal with some of the harshest sanctions and measures ever slapped on a nation and Putin is staring down the barrel of a quagmire in Ukraine. No matter what happens, that legacy will always follow him from now on.
It's causing me unreasonable anxiety that this thread is past 1000 pages and hasn't been closed yet... Forgot about new boards.
No, just no. My Sh*t would deserve better than to be exposed to THAT!!!
We've just given our bathroom a facelift...
I read story's like that and I just want fire and brimstone to rain down on the Kremlin. And personally speaking I don't care of the consequences. Let Putin feel the same to his nearest and dearest.
Obviously, this is emotive and not the best response but it's hard to feel anything but anger when you see such needless and pointless suffering.
Its incredibly frustrating to feel like nothing can be done by the west to stop this with the nuclear threat.
Let us hope that the assistance that with western intelligence and armaments, the Ukrainian armed forces manage to inflict horrendous casualties on the Russian invaders.
Was just watching Channel 4 News, showing the horrible attacks on civilian targets in Kyiv, and the remains of the theatre in Mariupol, where 1,300 civilians are reported missing.
No but the yuan could still replace or at least be a co reserve currency globally
They have been buying gold and commodities for 20 years in order to give it a partial Hard currency element.
It's not about what we want but what one thinks could happen.
The dollar and the Euro have been going mad on the magic money tree for 15 years, who knows what that will bring.
China is a much more brutal and nastier version of anything Putin could dream of.
Why did they invade through what is like just a muddy season even if he thought they would mostly hand keys over surly waiting until he could use the amour on the plains and not just roads, the was / is stupid. Right back to the armchair now
The dystopia is as hilarious as it is chilling
The 2.5 year siege of Leningrad (St Petersburg) was particularly savage. Over a million civilians dying of starvation. The Finnish army also helped the Germans encircle the city.
I see we're up to 250 Russian main battle tanks confirmed destroyed or captured (by Oryx + usual time lag in reporting)
I feel the Russians will start to tighten up though, they will obviously learn and start to adapt, the Ukrainians will have to keep on their toes
I fear the time may come when this will become about getting as many Ukrainians out as possible. and perhaps as much of the Ukraine out (geographically) - before the curtain falls completely.
And of course Putin will not be able to replenish those weapons because of the sanctions.
It must be dawning on Putin that his days are numbered.
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