In Grozny, they had small round tins, (like shoe polish tins, except a bit deeper ) these tin's were packed with what appeared to be small 2 " steel nails with fins on them, resting on an explosive base, and these "tins" were placed under the body's of the dead, so that when relatives / medics etc. lifted the body up, they exploded, showering everyone within a 20 ' radius with lethal steel darts.
No limit to the depravity and crimes of the Russian Nazis.
That's a fairly unique take on my point.
I was placing the behaviour in a purely historical context, that wars of conquest generally tend to result in looting and plunder of the conquered lands. This didn't start with the Nazis, which we seem to liken everything about this war to.
Plundering is sadly to be expected. It doesn't make it right, of course not, it's absolutely terrible. It's certainly not unique to the Nazis or in this instance the Russians.
I think the horse had already bolted on all of that.
I'm not usually a stickler for the old "Ireland is not a part of Britain" point, but might be worth correcting them this time!!! 😐️
I've also made plans for world domination, but I might not be able to do it.
Maybe Russia can do something in Moldova, but attacking Ukraine from that direction might be beyond their capabilities at the moment.
There is no words for this - absolutely sickening, probably more stories yet to be told
If he tries to split his forces I can't see it working out well for him - he can barely hold one position
When you think you can't be shocked anymore, and then you read this...
Victor Shlinchak, a Ukrainian journalist and editor-in-chief of the Glavkom information and analytical website, described the horrific case of one of the most horrific atrocities committed by the Russian occupiers.
He wrote about this on Facebook on Sunday, May 1, 2022, reports Espresso.TV .
According to the journalist, this case was cited by Defense Minister Reznikov.
"I thought it was hard to surprise me with Putin's savage methods after the horrific stories of Bucha and Mariupol. But today at a meeting, Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov told an incredibly horrific story of a liberated city. and a mine was attached between the child and the corpse. When it was unwound, the mine detonated, "Shlinchak said.
It makes perfect sense to me. Knowing full well that if it ever got out, it would be a massive wedge driven through the EU. Having a member state being informed of the invasion, that same member state blocking certain sanctions after the invasion occurred, not to mention the autocratic nature of Orban and the direction Hungary has been heading the last few years. This gives the impression ( many of us had this already anyway) that Hungary have been performing Russia's bidding and would lead to massive distrust among other nations in the EU.
Echoing what I suggested a few days ago.
"⚡️Financial Times: Which countries have bought the most oil, gas and coal from Russia since the start of Russia's February invasion of Ukraine."
'Mummy, mummy, why don't the Germans help the poor 'kranians more?'
'Well you see dear, they're compromised.'
Italy's hardly a shining light with that scurrilous exemption from sanctions they got their luxury goods sector.
Just wait and see Irish Insurance Premiums rocketing up too !!!!
At that point, no. What happens normally is that everything connected with the evacuation is checked and double checked. Everyone connected with it will have been screened and vetted, passports checked. Likewise the vehicles, there will be nothing beyond the standard vehicle checklist in them. Anything which might be perceived as helping the enemy will be blocked, and this will be rigorously enforced by the organizers. If anything, and I mean anything is found in the vehicles, or on the person of any of the personnel taking part, it could cause the whole plan to be abandoned, and any future evacuations placed in jeopardy. All aid and assistance can only be given when the evacuation has been completed, and in this case, far from Mariupol.
As for the poster who commented on the women wearing makeup, sure she was, and maybe some more were too, and why not? When they left their homes for the relative safety of the metal works, they took everything they could, and some, who had time to plan, managed to take more than others. And some were lucky to make it in whatever they were wearing, and unfortunately, others not quite so fortunate, did not make it at all despite making the attempt. If you had to sit beside one of the evacuees on the bus , despite the make up and everything, you might have a different opinion of what the living conditions were like.
What does one say…Slava Ukrani. They will never defeat the Ukrainians.
"The man threw a Molotov cocktail in the car of the Rosgvardia - in the center of Moscow.
Bright, beautifully burns"
Nice to see, but there needs to about 100,000 times as much of it to do much good.
"🔥 Ukrainian and French snipers destroy the Rashist horde together"
A volunteer, I'd assume.
Indeed, a likely explanation for all the crazed nuclear war stuff on Russian TV every night is that there is literally nobody in studio to challenge them or to tell them they've lost their minds. So they get even crazier with each passing evening (how they are going to sink the UK and Ireland under a gigantic tsunami etc). We're looking at a barking mad society and media at this point - I'd say even Kim Jong Un is far saner and has a better handle on things. This is what happens when you shut down all opposition and opposing viewpoints.
Interesting alright, although I don't really see the point of Russia sharing any intelligence about their plans with Hungary as it would seem surplus to requirements. They're not being used as a staging ground for invasion, like Belarus is, and they were already being obstreperous in the EU. Not saying it didn't happen, though, because as we've all seen by now, Mad Vlad is far from the Machiavellian mastermind some thought he was before this whole thing kicked off.
"A 23-year-old nurse from Lysychansk, who had both legs torn off during an enemy mine explosion, got married in Lviv
Oksana is undergoing rehabilitation and preparing for prosthetics. She and her chosen one decided to have a wedding. The couple celebrated their holiday in the hospital ward."
What does one say?
No doubt to @Richard Hillman she'll just be another crisis actor...
This is interesting if true , wonder how far the Hungarians are willing to defend and block sanctions against Russia
"🐈In Ivano-Frankivsk, SES soldiers rescued a kitten. Residents said that the red-haired man, who apparently had been on the roof of the high-rise for a very long time, had been there for a long time. The baby was caught - the cat was very exhausted and hungry, so the rescuers also watered and fed the four-legged cat.
Because every life is important 💙💛"
America has a free press
Well, makes sense, they've done whole studies on the psychology of folks who eg, only watch one particular outlet in American media, and the results were pretty bad, watchers of that network scored badly on knowledge of current events for example. A newer study put out yesterday by the New York Times showed how Tucker Carlson, in particular, steered his show away from hosting much, if any opposition viewpoints. Not to belabor his career from Crossfire to Carlson Tonight, but he's graduated over time to going from someone who wants to be fiercely debated to, someone who hated watching the viral clips of him getting zinged, people dissecting his sophomoric debate strategies and sometimes just outright losing his temper or shutting down and laughing into his bowtie and cutting to commercial rather than have to admit 'huh, maybe I'm wrong, that gives me something to think about.' So he stopped hosting people who didn't already agree with him. And you can see how much nuttier the man's espoused views have gotten over time as a result, if you've been following along in some headlines. Everything to Russia's own propaganda on Ukraine, point for point, to Replacement Theory garbage.
Here's the article, here's also a Supplemental twitter thread they did which shows even more graphical data than supplied by the article, namely the one that charted the number of interviews Carlson hosted with a hostile guest interviewee.
NYT is stingy about their paywall and I don't subscribe but from the look I got at this article, its well-cited and researched; Tucker Carlson was invited to comment and didn't deign to challenge the credibility of their homework, just moaned about the politics of what they wished to communicate about him in the form of advertiser-funded and meandering monolog on his program the same night the report was scheduled to release pending his right of response:
So Russian oil exports to the EU are imminently a fact of history only, including Germany.
That's absolutely massive and deserves recognition. Gas next.
The parallels between the Orcs and ISIS passed 100% some time ago. Even the slavery bit.
One theory I've heard is that lack of opposition in the country and lack of any sort of critical media has made them all barking mad. You probably need a functioning society and media in order to sound relatively sane - in the total absence of those, the country just becomes a virtual nuthouse with unhinged cranks and fruitcakes at the helm.
No comment needed
@jmreire - SMERSH. in Casino Royale.
Only I pronounce Smersh correctly, Mish Moneypenny.
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