They are back at base now according to twitter.
Kaliningrad Took me by surprise some years ago ( although I had heard that in the post world world 2 settlement Russia had to get a port on the Baltic which would be ice free most Winters" which St Petersburg is not. But I found myself on a very long train going to Kaliningrad (which gives Russia a sea border with Sweden, and do they argue about it) I decided as I was in Russia with my visa expired I had better get out. Next train which would take me to Lithuania so it seemed a good idea and it was also a night sleep train. Soon I noticed my compartment and the two next to mine were the only lighted part of the train. Went to walk down to the end of the carriage My way was blocked by a female soldier. She told me only soldiers filled the rest of the train . I retreated to my place and rehearsed how I would offer the bribe if I had to for not having visa. lay down got sleep Then four soldiers burst in doing a search I did not know that there was room for my bags under my bunk until they lifted up the bunk. Never queried my visa. but got talking to the German/American in the next compartment . He goes back to visit every year (no relatives or friends there no German speaking people all have been replaced by Russians. Everything was flattened during the war except the Cathederal . but it happens he was brought up in the caretakers house , and he visits each year.
"We're just cannon fodder" - maybe they are not so stupid after all...
Yes, but that wasn't the point I was making at all 😄
Ukrainian troops of 25th Airborne Brigade moving through the liberated Yatskivka in Donetsk Oblast
A Question.
Putin has declared that up to 10 years in jail for those who won't fight. If the recruiters go to the prisons again and ask for volunteers in exchange for their term being cancelled, will those jailed for such an 'offence' be eligible to take up the offer, I wonder?
That place looks absolutely destroyed.
In Russia anything is possible, but the smartest thing to do is go to Ukraine and surrender - get a holiday in Turkey or Connemara or someplace.
Looks like Ukrainian Air defenses have had a busy day.
Obviously on their way to the polling station.
Even if/when Russia is defeated, this can be put in the 'win' column for them. They've sent Ukraine back a decade, at least, and haven't had (and are unlikely to) anything near a similar amount of material damage.
Sure, Russia will be a pariah for some time while Ukraine gets rebuilt but they have inflicted a horrendous amount of damage and iit'll be interesting to see the long-term consequences. Could we be seeing Ukraine develop into somewhere like Bosnia?
No thanks, you may send them to Dublin
Substantial money will come in to rebuild, favourable trading terms with EU etc. Seized Russian assets to partly fund. Lots of 'western businesses' will make money out of it too. Investment will be key to rebuilding and giving citizens decent lives. That solves a lot of problems - just look north here.
As for the Russia export economy = tumbleweed.
That would make Saturday night in Temple Bar very interesting.
Whatever happens I dare say, the world will be a very different place by Christmas '22.
Not sure if it has already been posted.
Saw a short clip of sky news Moscow correspondent this evening. She was at the protests. Almost all women because any men protesting are sent to the war.
She mentioned rumours swirling around at the moment are that after the sham referendums in Ukraine that Russia will close its borders entirely to all men of fighting age. And new elements brought in to law, mobilisation is mentioned , not partial and the word is 1 million could be mobilised not the partial mobilisation. Also harsher punishments for Russia troops who surrendered.
Look at the state of the weapons that being handed out to the Russian draftees! I'd be scared to fire that!
''now you get down there to that voting office and tell everyone how much you wanna be Russian''
Ah I was interested to see if had a bit of the cupla focal but looks like no. Lots of amadáns in here you see.
This creature doesn't even look human
Putin must be micro managing.
I knew him from somewhere
Looks like Dr. Evil with hair.
That decree that Putin passed into law said absolutely nothing about a "partial" mobilisation or that only military reservists could be called up (meaning he lied through his teeth in that TV address).
If it were cleaned up I'd say it would fire......... What I'd be afraid to do is have my life depend on it. What's happened inside that barrel, I don't know how accurate that rifle is supposed to be but I'm thinking substantially less is a possibility now, how is the gas system operation, what small but crucial part would bend, break, or fail just when you needed it 😣
https://youtu.be/Cc_V2SeDh6c
As ubiquitous as EWTN but I somehow manage to never see that either.
I wonder, if it is really a plan B of Putin, now doing genocide of other ethnic groups in Russia sending them for sure death in Ukraine. This hidden point was just about it, about doing this mobilisation in other regions. There they have much more kids than Russians, so in future the proportions of nations would change in favour of these other ethnic groups as well as other religions. I think it is the best, though very cruel way of keeping Russian federation together.
Russia has other forces like Rosgvardia, but they don't use them much in Ukraine. They are to keep other places under control. Instead they prefer to send unexperienced people to Ukraine to kill them there or to put them in Gulags.
These people from remote parts of Russia have no self-preservation instinct, if they agree for this...
Give it to the lad behind you to test fire first.
Most AKs were never accurate to begin with,iron sights are too close to be accurate they are even worse shooting full automatic,
They are Also built with lose tolerances compared to AR15, or Anything from Heckler and Koch in Germany.
Some basic cleaning and oiling you would have a fully functional rifle in 20 min's
But what for? Against HIMARS? It's the 21st century war....
There is no doubt about it Putin is going all out now.
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