I agree with your point about the information from putin's side in the war in Ukraine is much less believable than the information from the pro Ukrainian side. I do question your statement that "The southern counteroffensive is at an end". There is still very recent evidence that Ukrainian forces are still attacking in the south and recently have taken control of parts of the east bank of the Dnipro river and have yet to move away from the positions they have taken there. Stretching the front lines so putin has to spread his troops further will increasingly take a tole on moskovyte forces. The holding of Ukrainian territory by putin during the summer just gone has from what I can see been very expensive and I would not describe the serious attrition of moskovyte forces over this time as being a failure.
Busy morning in Sebastopol, could be russsian propaganda again 😜
If Ukraine has the ability to keep taking out S300 and S400 installations in Crimea this could become a pain in the ass for Russia. They don't have an unlimited amount and they're very expensive to produce.
It's especially a pain when there's no risk of Crimea being attacked by ground forces. It's basically a massive hub for Russian logistics but could become a very costly one if they insist on using it.
This exactly,
An excellent synopsis of the propaganda wars being waged across the media inc here.
Talking of propaganda!!
I clicked into it. It seems that only people authorised by TASS can comment on the story! Really speaks to their truthiness
So he’s still alive afterall..
They'll talk themselves into being Nazis yet.
* the start of the war and the wtf moment to western ears when the Kremlin spouted off about Nazis first seems a world ago.
So much for his death announcements
So that's what that is .....
Now would be a good time to suggest Russia takes in the Palestinians as refugees.
Play Putin at his own game.
Which Putin is that? Looks like Putin #4 or maybe Putin v5
Tho maybe Putin #2 as he’s looking a bit brown
Sounds like a few thousand men in Dagestan are about to get a free trip to Avdiivka (terms and conditions apply - free trip does not include a return journey, uniforms, equipment and weapons must be paid for).
To kill some nazis...
The irony 🤣
The chin strap beard brigade seem to optimise the image of a knuckle dragging anti everything scumbag these days like you see in the dagestan video. Apes around here are copying those mutton heads in UFC MMA etc thinking their hard men, fcukin clowns.
Or maybe not....this has all the hallmarks of a Putin rent a crowd scheme, organized by the local branch of the FSB. Planes land and depart from Makhachkala all the time, just normal airport traffic, but suddenly there's hundreds or even thousands there waiting for a plane? Thats not happenstance, Mr Bond, that's enemy action......
300,000
Doesn't this make Putin look like a fool when there's a "riot" down in the provinces, and he has to blame Ukraine and ye olde Anglo-Saxons for it? If his enemies are able to organise a riot (which they didn't) inside Russia, that's pretty embarassing for the authorities. So why would he bother with it in the first place?
Numbers
IMHO Putin has dug himself into yet another geopolitical hole with his support of Iran/Hamas Islamists, tho’ he should have known better considering his Chechnya experience
Looking like an incompetent fool (yet again) is probably the least worst option for him now. The propaganda wing can at least try to spin this narrative and Russian thought police can control it and get more vodka infused meatbags for the trenches
The alternate is admitting to the world that
* The Nazis all along were in Russia and there is a deep anti semitic culture and history
* These Islamist Nazis clearly want to kill Jews for being Jewish despite Putin’s claims that Russia is a harmonious multicultural empire
Hence ending up higher on the Israeli shitlist of 2023
De nazification is going well, oh and he is still alive it seems
there seems to be a certain Schrodinger's Putin at play, at the same time he knows and directs all but is simultaneously the most incompetent leader of all time. I hadnt heard it was an "Anglo-Saxon" but that it was anti Russian accounts on Telegram out of Kyiv and the Russian authorities didnt pick up on it or counter it in time, so not exactly all knowing Putin
It's the continuation of Putin's Kremlin's ability to call on the mob to wreak havoc wherever. Inside or outside Russia.
This was a warning to Israel to not pursue its warning that when Putin's boys Hamas are dealt with that the full force of the Israeli military will concentrate on helping Ukraine destroy and rid the Russian military in Ukraine.
It's a terrorist warning that the Kremlin can call on the official denialability terrorist mob to attack and kill Israeli citizens on Russian soil or perhaps even outside whenever it chooses.
this seems like the perfect Schrodinger's Putin post lol
The west took way too long dithering about what weaponry they would send Ukraine to help with their planned Spring Offensive.
Can we send tanks ? if we do, will it upset Putin too much and escalate the war ?
Who'll send the tanks first ? the US, Germany the UK ..who ?
Can we send ATACMS ? Yes \ No \ maybe so ? - If we do, will their deployment upset Putin and escalate the war ?
Can we send F16s - If so, will their deployment upset Putin and cause an escalation ?
Who'll send their F16s first ? - You do it, no YOU send them first...
Do we have enough 155mm shells - Yes \ No \ Maybe so ?
If we dont, can we all get together and make a plan on how the EU \ US can manufacture more ?
Can we send cluster ammunitions - NO theyre inhumane...but the US has millions of them - Oh Ok so lets send them - BUT - if we send them, will that upset Putin and cause an escalation ?
Whilst all the above was playing out, Russia had ample time to dig deep - literally - to dig trenches, lay 1000s of mines, lay dragons teeth to stop tanks and entrench gun placements.
There is not only one line of defense either, there are up to 3 with each being miles long.
The Ukrainians, if they had received the weapons they requested late last winter to prepare for their spring offensive would have gained way more territory than they have thus far in their current offensive.
Their lack of momentum lies solely with the wests dicking around on what they could and could not send to Ukraine without perhaps upsetting the poison dwarf in the kremlin.
To the Ukrainians credit though, even with the delays in weapons deliveries, they still managed to break through in places and reclaim territory that is rightfully theirs, these endeavors were way more costly in both men and machine than they should have been, again, if the west hadnt dithered like they did.
Threatening Israel is probably an even dumber act than starting the Three Day War
I wouldnt use the term "breakthrough" they pierced certain lines, months later there is still a line on the map right beside the village of Robotyne.
the question is always what will happen now, not dissecting the past, As that song goes, you gotta know when to hold them and when to fold them. The US are happy if Ukr keep punching Russia so wont be inclined to give Zel the tap on the shoulder as the US doesnt have any skin in the game, and Zelensky is stuck with the Macbeth problem of ...tedious as to go o'er.
The best interests of Ukrainians as of today is to minimize future deaths
https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1719096515053093367
Be careful of that Time article
it was written by Simon Shuster who is … Russian
he emigrated to US and then went back to Russia and works for Moscow time and produced all sorts or articles since 2014 which gave rise to the memes we seen on this thread
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