Lol I had to unblock the post just to see one last time. And it didn't dissapoint.
You heard it here first folks. Russia aren't making any progress because they don't really want to. 🤣 Oh they have all the means to roll over Ukraine but they'd rather sit where they are and create a stalemate.
Never in my life have I read a post so detached from reality. That's definitely the last time ill be reading anything from this source. I actually felt some of my brain cells turning off reading that.
They didn't want to win a conflict in the Donbass since 2014. That wasn't the aim. They wanted the place destabilised. This is pretty obvious and well documented. That why, like I said, they sent in "soldiers" to "liase" with local seperatists - only no one ever quite knew who the "soldiers" were or where they were from. Of course everyone knew Russia was pulling the strings. They didn't even wear standard uniforms or use standard military equipment.
Why do you think they did that if not to destabilise the region? They've been doing that since 2014.
And the economic situation Kermit,? That can be kept in a state of permanent flux also? With Russia hemorrhaging cash like the Moskva shed air? I doubt it very much, time is not on Putin's side in more ways than one.
that is why I don't read those posts. The authors usually come from same place.
The stalemate has resulted in the following liberations "Pyatykhatky, Lobkove, Neskuchne, Novodarivka, Storozheve, Blahodatne, Makarivka, Rivnopil, Staromaiorske, Urozhaine and now Robotyne."
Not as much ground or as quickly as hoped unfortunately which would be the case in a decisive line break but it's been a decent stalemate so far.
The strategy may be to just keep Ukraine destabilised and by extension NATO at arms length.
Yeah, how's that going for them? Russia's border with NATO is 1,340km longer now than it was before the invasion, pretty much doubling in size.
The IMF is predicting Russia returning to growth under current circumstances next year. I'm not sure the economic disruption of the sanctions is as bad as people seem to think in Russia. Russia is a resource economy so there is only so much outside sanctions can do.
The user was blocked long ago because of their pollution of the Brexit thread, and the constant determination that Ireland was about to be ejected from the Single Market. Disappeared from the thread when called out on this fantasy, then reappeared months later when some otherwise incongruous bit of public commentary by someone was proof - proooooof - that this time this was it. They've obviously abandoned that hobby horse and adopted a new one, logic or evidence be damned: Russia is really winning this.
I only wish with Vanilla when you blocked someone they were properly blocked, and clicking the post didn't reveal it. It's too tempting to see what nonsense is being spouted this time.
Despite the bullying I'll continue stating facts and giving my unbiased opinion on events. Sorry that hurts you.
Yikes.
Russia isn't particularly effective in moving forward, this is generally because their troops are god awful, and their tactics are to either bombard the crap out of an area, or suicide units in, or just yoyo some units forward and back again.
Ukraine on the other hand are actually making progress, gradually, but it's slow-going to the sheer number of mines and defenses, also the battlefield is becoming very overgrown which actually benefits the defenders (Russia), plus other factors.
The current situation isn't a continuation of 2014, it's a massive escalation of it. From proxy war, to full war.
Maybe it grinds right down to a halt, maybe Ukraine keeps creeping forward, maybe something else happens. For now, Ukraine is moving forward, they are also getting through to areas that with less defenses and have less dense minefields.
I can't imagine the morale of the average Russian soldier who knows he'll likely be sent to die in an absurd attack, won't be taken care of properly if injured (even abandoned), might not even get paid, possibly won't be given leave, not to mention will have terrible equipment and equally terrible commanders. Oh and possibly have a freezing winter in a trench to look forward to.
facts 😂🤣😅😁 unbiased opinion 🤣😂🤣🤪
I don't have my calculator handy. What's 1.5% of fúck all?
It's unsurprising that it will marginally grow, however considering the country is floating on a sea of natural resources, it should probably be growing a lot more than it is. The sanctions do hurt as we know and their economy still has considerable issues, for example their currency just lost over 2% value.
Since yesterday. With totalitarian capital controls. And a huge interest rate.
Numerous times your posts have e.g. celebrated Ukrainian slow progress (as well as overplayed Russian build ups)
Selection bias with information, which is followed by the victim card when it's pointed out.
I've no issue with it, just highlighting the obvious.
They are moving forward but it is a fact that Ukraine, since June 5th, up until 6 days a go has liberated a total of 108km².
Going to get a more accurate figure on how much land Russia currently occupies but if we go with 36,000km² alone you can see the returns for Ukraine in perspective.
I don't have an X account (or a twitter account), but if you click on the profile for that source, it starts out with 'in a world full of deception...' Then X wants me to log in. I think it's a bogus source.
Is allowing Kermit to keep posting actually good for them?
I feel we might have a duty of care responsibility.
Stating reality about Ukraine's slow progress in the counter offensive is not the same as "celebrating" it.🙄
I would love Ukraine to smash Russia and win the war ASAP but that would involve me inhabitating the same dream world as others on the thread.
@Gregor Samsa What's "1.5% of fúck all?"
2 Ladas?
It's not bullying to call you out on the continuous scutter you post in this thread. Everything you have posted in the last 18 months on this thread is nonsense which even the talking heads on RT would be embarrassed to spout. No comment on anything you post elsewhere.
Have you a source where the planned progress was laid out? Or where are you determining that progress is slow?
He was booted out of the Brexit forum for posting the same "I hate Brexit but" and pure repetitive fantasy stuff he is doing now with the pretend hatred of Russia that also big Russia up posts.
They've liberated 108km² of territory since June 5th. 108km².
That's why I have so little to say on Ukraine's offensive because there isn't much to say.
When they start taking town after town, taking several kms a day, then there'll be something to say.
By what metric is that slow?
They liberated 3000km2 in 6 days in September last year alone.
Show us where you got the 108 figure from?
Meanwhile, back in Rostov..
NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 on X: "Last night, an explosion in Rostov occurred. In total three loud bangs were reported, probably inflicted by UAVs. https://t.co/PqAEqQXbm8" / X (twitter.com)
Yeah, but all the tyres are "protecting" a Tu-95 in Engels.
Anyone simply ignoring the giant, absolutely monstrous expanse of minefields; dragon's teeth; pillboxes; artillery aimed squarely at that No Man's Land; exponentially larger army; and the simple geography of the hilly, undulating terrain of the counter offensive is not dealing in facts or being unbiased - but instead starting at a conclusion and working backwards.
Quite a determination to declare one's opinion as that of Absolute Truth, and huffing because others might call out the same brand of búllshit peddled during Brexit & that particular version of misreading reality.
Why do you keep posting in this thread then?
5 days ago, you already said there was no progress. Why the need to post the same “information” again?
It has 2 followers, sounds very reliable.
However, I've seen similar growth predictions reported by IMF recently, so the numbers may be from a more "reliable" source.
Every metric. Check out the first month of Barbarossa or Operation Overlord or Gulf War 1 or 2.....on and on. It's so slow that it's delusion people are asking "is it slow?".
Erm yes it's painfully slow. That's being generous.
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