Russia - threadbanned users in OP

They are Moldovan citizens, but what I was originally talking about was this idea of Russia trying to invade Moldova as a whole. The feeling between Russia and Transnistria being representative of the feeling between Russia and Moldova would make as much sense as the feeling between the DNR and Russia being representative of the feeling between Russia and Ukraine, i.e. not much. So, while Russian soldiers might be welcomed into that breakaway region of Moldova known as Transnistria, their reception mightn't be so great if pushing west of the Dniester.

That or Ukrainians

Not just Nazi's, but gay Nazi's. Next up it will be gay Nazi Islamic terrorists.

If true, this is why countries need to cut those links as soon as is feasible

"If you dare suggest that the country we are invading hit anything on our mainland we'll try to kill their leaders and any of your leaders who might be there with them"

Russia warns Britain of immediate 'proportional response' for 'provoking' Ukraine to attack

Russia’s defence ministry has warned of an immediate “proportional response” if Britain continues its “direct provocation” of Ukraine to strike targets in Russia, Reuters reports.

The ministry cited statements from the UK’s armed forces minister, James Heappey, that said Britain backs Ukrainian troops carrying out strikes in Russian territory. Speaking earlier today, Heappey said it was “not necessarily a problem” if Ukraine uses weapons donated by Britain.

Russia’s defence ministry said:

We would like to underline that London’s direct provocation of the Kiev regime into such actions, if such actions are carried out, will immediately lead to our proportional response.

As we have warned, the Russian Armed Forces are in round-the-clock readiness to launch retaliatory strikes with high-precision long-range weapons at decision-making centers in Kyiv.

The ministry added that if such Russian strikes were made, it would not necessarily be a problem if representatives of a certain Western country were located at those “decision-making centres” in Kyiv.

It's very interesting what he's doing as I couldn't work it out a first. He's lasing the top of the trees to get the missile to head for those and get some height, then while it's in flight, he swings the laser back down to the tank so the missile curves down in an arc to the target.

I'd imagine that gets a bit more range out of the system and is just better all round so the missile ian't ground skimming all the way and ends up taking out a clothes line, fence wire or some shrubbery. Don't want to leave it too late or you waste an expensive missile coppicing some trees and an angry tanker sends something back your way.

Russians are still deluded thinking they are some kind of Superpower. They are a laughing stock. A cowardly suicide-bomber threatening to detonate whilst holding a pound-shop gun. Pathetic scumbags.

Well I wasn't far off.

"The Center for Countering Disinformation at the NSDC of Ukraine explains the reasons for Russia's provocations in Transnistria.

Provocations of the horde in Transnistria were carried out by the FSB hordes in order to open an additional front in the Odessa region. This situation will force the Armed Forces to drag forces in this direction, weakening them in the Mykolaiv region.

Transnistria will follow the Belarusian scenario - support for the horde without entering the active phase of the war.

The second reason for provocations is the justification of their actions in Ukraine. By dropping shelling in Tiraspol on the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the horde, "saving their own", justifies the invasion of Ukraine and the deaths of thousands of its soldiers.

Another reason is the withdrawal of attention from Mariupol, where the next mass graves were found on the maps. Thus, the horde "sweeps the traces" of its war crimes and genocide of the Ukrainian people."

https://t.me/s/operativnoZSU

There seems to be a suggestion the next 3 weeks are the decider in this war ,based off the losses Russia has and is still suffering ,

15,000 kia likely higher and overall casualties of 40,000 + they can't keep these losses up forever , especially now they have to redeploy forces to the Finnish border areas to counter nato ,if the loses keep at the current rate the Russian army could collapse and not just in Ukraine

Since the late fifties Germany has been building economic links with Russia, started buying a lot of gas in the 70's. Kept flowing the entire Cold war. On Feb 24th this year, Putin has effectively undone all of that. Although some Germans are still having difficulty accepting reality.