Apparently Russia has submitted a letter to the UN security council saying they believe Ukraine is planning to stage an imminent "provocation" at the plant.
Which in these Orwellian times is pretty much an admission, or direct threat, that Russia is planning to do just that.
Meanwhile the head of the UN gives a few speeches amounting to "please don't do anything horrible".
Why purpose does this pathetic organisation even serve now?
The same Putin that in mid February promised Macron that Russia had absolutely no intention of invading Ukraine?
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"Provocations" - that's all the regime ever talks about.
Has there been a single example of a false flag event staged by the Ukrainians since the war started? And yet the fascists would have you believe there have been hundreds of them.
Indeed. Why do they even pretend? It's beyond lazy and cynical, just shows sheer contempt. If they want to do it on Rossiya 1 for idiot domestic audience go ahead, but spare the rest of us claims that Ukraine is planning to bomb its own nuclear plant to try and smear the squeaky clean reputation of the humane and wonderful Russian army
Another 775 million in military support announced by bindin administration for Ukraine.
There's also a never to be forgotten memory of the enemy at the gate....Zhukov with his thousands of artillery pieces all lined up ready to attack Berlin, and his War Cry " Remember Stalingrad". Not saying that it will be repeated, but if Ukraine fell to the Russians, could it be ruled out? ( I know, I know NATO etc would prevent it) But historically, it's in the German psyche.
So if he blows the plant what then?
Do you want NATO to attack Russian forces?
That will more than likely trigger nuclear war.
lol. The details escaped me...
Another interesting device
Second story in the link Turkey is wasting its time with secret messenger gig as its clear as day the Ukraine do not trust Russia. Untill the invaders leave all Ukrainian lands they will be no developments talks wise. Putin is getting desperate and its plain to see this with the way Russia is using a power stations as a boogyman. The war is back in the Ukraines favour.
Why do you think?
Could it have anything to do with that being an unpopular thing to do which might strip authority from the regime?
Where are they going to get the equipment for such an army? Or are they just being sent in as badly trained cannon fodder? And what do you think will be the reaction in Moscow and St Petersburg families when the body bags start coming back?
An invasion force of 200,000 men , thousands of armored vehicles , aircraft, helicopters, ships.
And your wondering where the mighty Russian army is .
They are currently dieing and burning in Ukraine
"Russia now has more than 400,000 professional "contract" soldiers in its 900,000-strong active armed forces. It can also mobilise about two million reservists, military analysts say"
Why doesn't Putin send in the available numbers. 200k is clearly a failure .
Why didn't putin establish air superiority early too. Vastly outnumbered Ukrainian equipment
You might have to wait a while longer.
That is the thing that would risk the Russian public turning against him. A full blown war, men from Moscow and St Petersburg being sent to the front....none of it would be popular.
Russia is going to lose and Putin humiliation is coming.
I think come winter when extreme gas and oil prices and double digit inflation have European leaders and public distracted and lethargic regarding Ukraine Putin will ramp up his military force and effort.
Europe is funding this war. Paying Putin in oil and gas money and also sending Ukraine aid and military equipment
Vastly outnumbered - on paper. Now deduct all the aircraft that weren't operational.
They didn't have enough precision \ guided weapons. So the aircraft needed to get closer to hit their target, exposing them to mobile Ukranian air defences.
Russians are a bit panicky tonight
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While cool and all.....dont these yokes need some air cover?
The traditional "force ratio" is 3 to 1. Ie the numerical advantage an invading force must gave over the defending.
Russian numbers were too low from the start and based on flawed intelligence reports that Ukrainians would welcome them and the military would roll over.
Putin could send in huge numbers of military to Eastern Ukraine im the winter and it will become Russian territory.
I wouldn't hold my breath - wait for a few days and then the visit will be stalled/ cancelled due to safety concerns for the IAEA personnel. Hard to see why Macron holds out these olive leaves to Putin when they'll likely be crushed as before, makes him look very gullible.
Yep Russian numbers were too low, plus their 'paper' strength evaporated due to dodgy equipment.
But why do you think Putin hasn't sent in these numbers?
Russia has other commitments on its armed forces, and mobilising more troops either reservists or conscripts and turning it into a large scale war (in terms of impact on the home front) would be an admission by Putin that his original plan was wrong, and risks a backlash from the public as body bags come home. Russian people might be in favour of war in the abstract, but do they really want to see their brothers, sons, husbands fighting and dying against their 'cousins' in Ukraine.
If they mobilised the population it would probably take at least a year to train them and equip them to a basic degree. That’s if they have the resources to do it when they are bleeding experienced officers at the front.
If they mobilised they would likely throw the recruits into battle too soon without proper support and equipment. It would be carnage for the Russians.
When will he and why haven't the Russian military to date?? Probably a cocktail of reasons, including that he's looking over his shoulder all the time for back stabbers and also that the mighty Russian army is not well trained or equipped in this new type of ground war, where remote intelligence and guided munitions are a lethal cocktail. Putin's biggest stick is supply of gas and that'll be his weapon of choice. Some think Europe will buckle, others that the EU will suck it up, take the pain and crush his dreams of empire.
They could mobilise the population but what could you give them? The state of Russian military equipment is now very questionable.
Would those in the Moscow region go fight an die for Putin? Its okay for the Russian minorities to go and fight, not for the elites in sleepy Moscow.
If Russia pulls its entire force to Ukraine... Plenty of Chechen woodman waiting for an opportunity to strike back. Same with Syria, if Russia pulls out its game over for Assad.
Ukraine is a poison that is slowly killing Russia in many different ways.
Yep exactly.
Sending in raw recruits with minimal training or equipment into the fray... That level of body bags coming home to Moscow and St Petersburg would see support for the regime evaporate.
If an invading army was at the gates you can get away with that, but this is a 'war of choice' for Russia.
Reports of large explosions at Sevastopol ,if true are really showing putin they can strike anywhere inside of Ukraine
Probably just air defences on timers shooting into the sky, but shows the war is finally coming closer
I posted this earlier
Russia now has more than 400,000 professional "contract" soldiers in its 900,000-strong active armed forces. It can also mobilise about two million reservists, military analysts say"
Disregarding the reservists the number of already trained soldiers is huge compared to Ukrainian numbers.
People might be making the mistake that the 200,000 was the entire soldier count. Its only a fraction .
Equipment wise they vastly vastly outnumber Ukrainians too. However too much time has passed. Ukraine has an seemingly endless supply of arms ,aid and equipment from the west. However when winter bites and if energy price predictions come true we will see if the appetite and resolve in Europe continues
Russian forces in Eastern Ukrainian escalation in numbers is surely coming
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