Wishful thinking by Russia yes, but I wouldn't rule it out. Trump against Biden looks increasingly likely and we all know the Russians have some kind of dirt on Trump who anyway couldn't care less about Ukraine. Time will tell
Well the Russian state might be high on its own supply of propaganda. 8 years of touting their once business partner as the best politician ever etc.
Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy dunked on a Russian reporter during a presser in Israel. The reporter tried to exploit McCarthys previous comments opposing “unlimited funds to Ukraine” McCarthy responded that he does support funding Ukraine, has voted to fund Ukraine, and he doesn’t like what their country is doing to children, basically that the funding is not “unlimited” - it ends when Russia Leaves.
Why exactly wouldn't we hear being attacks are well documented,
The fact nothing has been said suggest this was an important site
What do you expect? An inventory of what went up? I very much doubt if we'll hear, maybe when this is all over.
Wishful thinking much? American society and political culture is on a bumpy road but I very much doubt if there is any appetite among the majority of voters to have a repeat of the Donald. So in that regard, it would be a very shaky conjecture on which to base a war against your neighbour and the western world in general.
Estimated date for capture: September 26th, 2022.
I've said that before too, they'll definitely aim to keep going till the US elections next year knowing that if Trump wins he'll almost certainly abandon Ukraine immediately
Has there been an official acknowledgment about the attack on Pavlograd yet ,and what was hit ,
We've seen some random tweets from less than reliable sources saying it was only old rockets and fuel.
But nothing official
The problem is it more or less has fallen bar a few streets and despite the Russian losses they keep moving forward,
There was even a suggestion if they took it completely then putin could announce victory on the 9th for the smo
At this stage you’d think the likely application would be to halt the Russian advance by hitting targets in the Ukraine border. Staging the missiles well inside the Ukraine lines.
Putin must be hopping mad that Bakhmut still hasn't been captured, nor likely to be any time soon.
I remember the reports of it was going to fall any day now from months ago.
No idea if it will survive long term but what the Ukrainian forces have done there is nothing short of brilliant.
Some footage of the massive explosion from last night in Pavlograd.
Train derailment in byransk, apparently the work of partizan
Sure, as it should be!!! 😎
This is why I respect your posts , while we generally are 98% in agreement on things it's not a Big issue not to agree 100% of the time ,
Well, this is what spooked the Russians into moving their assets far from within Ukrainian artillery ranges. And I'd say that the Ukrainian military would be at least ahead of the game with regards to this aspect of the war, I hope so anyway.
That's something I believe too, amunition dumps, airstrips, barracks etc in Russia, grand blow the sh*t out of them, but civilians no way, the cost could be the actual end of Ukraine for a few generations (though they will never destroy the idea of a free Ukraine whatever happens).
The Russians will not bomb the Ukrainians into submission, not a fuc*ing chance. If u think otherwise you don't know the people of that part of the world one teeny tiny little bit.
And of course, Russia has never held a referendum that they did not control and know the results of beforehand.
This was one of the reasons quoted in the beginning by the US/EU that if they allowed their supplied weapons to hit Russia, it would strengthen Putin's position by rallying the Russian population around him, and thus be counter effective. ( there were others too, but this was the main one)
Against that argument ( which I'd agree with normally) but with Russia its different because they treated the populations of any Ukrainian territory they held with unbelievable atrocities. So for the Ukrainian population there's not much choice. Fight, defend and maybe die, or definitely die. The Ukrainians are under no illusions where Putin is concerned, and what living under his control would mean for them.
Bakhmut has now held until May. Last goal would be victory day so 9 more days.
No and I never said you did, kermit did.
If that is their strategy they are fools with woeful understanding of history. I don't know why you are so resistant to historical comparisons, but even your argument against comparisons to the Blitz completely fails when applied to the carpet bombing of Germany and Japan.
Likewise though, things weren't all sunshine and light during the blitz. There was significant amounts of complaining and unrest and undoubtedly anger. What it didn't do was come anywhere close to causing a change in sentiment regarding the war.
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If only the Ukrainians would stop defending their country then there would be "peace" according to all the lunatics
I never said it would stop the counter offensive,but it could cause issues if the Ukrainans have to evacuate and move munitions further into ukraine for protection,
They haven't hit anything significant with with missles military wise ,I still believe that they are purposely hitting civilian population and infrastructure in the hopes the people who start turning on the government,
Along with Zelensky and the Ukraine cabinet...
@Bass Reeves I have to disagree. Its exactly the same as the blitz. It reinforces the general population against the aggressor. It reminds them of the he cost of losing..
The difference between the blitzkrieg of London was the British had the spirit of knowing that if Hitler bombs us our boys will be hitting him where it hurts ,they were already were fighting over the skies an they also had daily reports of British victories, something we're not seeing in Ukraine,
This thing about an old chemical plant has come from a single tweet that's been parroted by other accounts we still don't know what was hit , but whatever they hit it was significant
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