We will never know the real horror in Mariupol, most of it has been / will be cleansed by Putin & Co :(
Two years under the rubble. A large number of bodies were found in Mariupol.
In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, Russians began demolishing the House of Communication, which has a unique mosaic "Conquerors of Space" on its wall.
The advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, Petro Andriushchenko, said that a large number of dead Ukrainian civilians were found under the rubble, their bodies in a terrible condition. "For two years the bodies have been under the rubble... - he said.
Sweden is officially in NATO as of today. So will be curious as to whether we see some movement of the Grippen front. Would be an ideal candidate for the Ukrainians.
Better than the hyped F16..
If they get the F16s by the Summer they will be doing well unfortunately.
Interesting, theoretical vs practical implementation. Out of curiosity would you have an opinion on the other European canards i.e. Eurofighter or Rafale?
Sanctions are working
Thanks for the information. Would be a fitting end for the Mirage line if the Ukrainians were the last new operator.
Go out doing what it was designed for, in battling Migs and Sukhois.
Fascinating little insight there: in a similar vein, how are these fighters WRT training? Like, presumably Ukrainian pilots will need upskilling on all those options - but what's the best balance of availability vs. training? Presumably the Mirage 2000 is easier to get to grips with than the hyper technological Eurofighter, right?
I never said anything remotely like that and never have. I can only assume you're confusing me with someone else. If not, quote where I said it
As usual you change the topic when called out.
Of course Russia is to blame for the war. Do I shed a tear over dead Russian soldiers? Not at all. But it takes a twisted mind to take gleeful pleasure in watching them die, especially when you're sitting in a country far removed from the conflict.
But if that's how you get your kicks in life, you do you...
Zaluzhnyi was fired by Zelensky. He was the military commander of the Ukrainian army and was fired/removed from that position.How is that a conspiracy theory? :confused:
I don't know, some might say being made ambassador to a country run by Tories is pretty strong punishment
Turkish Defence Minister İsmet Yılmaz confirmed that the Turkish F-16D was shot down by a Greek Mirage 2000 with an R.550 Magic II in 1996 after violating Greek airspace near Chios island
Someone has to watch them die and bear witness to the crass stupidity of their state's leadership. It's possible that in the future Russian citizens will themselves see reels of clips like this and vow never again.
The crass stupidity and even more so cruelty of the Putin regime is extremely clear to anyone without watching videos of people being blown up. The whole point is that a certain poster takes sadistic pleasure in the videos and doesn't even pretend otherwise. Fair enough, his business, but let's not pretend it has anything to do with bearing historical witness
I do wonder when those dwindling reserves are used up could there be a sudden economic collapse in russia ?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a complete failure (Both Tactically and Strategically)
They've failed to take Ukraine after 2 years, The NATO alliance now with Finland and Sweden onboards is stronger than ever before, Russia now shares a huge border with NATO, Russian losses in terms of equipment and personnel have been very heavy, The Russian economy is in decline, not to mention all the Wagner messing that went on last year. It's been an absolute disaster for Vladimir Putin, like it couldn't have gone worse than it has.
I'm guessing the president will have an accident this year at some point. I genuinely believe this summer is the last roll of the dice for the Russian invasion. It is highly likely Europe will send more military aid to Ukraine in the event Donald Trump is elected and refuses to back them.
Unpredictable for sure..change is sudden in Russia. Report yesterday that a Russian bank went bankrupt..first of many?
Think quite a bit will depend on how the Europeans deal with this aid this year. Election year and all that will entail with the Americans. Next year could have a different mindset with regards their military aid. Even in the event of a Trump victory, if the Russians are on the back-foot, could imagine the military aid increasing from the US. On the other hand if the Europeans under-deliver and the Russians are swarming over the Dnipro come November, there will be some very difficult decisions.
Just the russians being their usual deplorable selves!
I was extremely skeptical when this was announced. Just the sheer cost of over 500k shells to be raised independent of any EU funding. I am gladly mistaken. Multiple countries pitched in over 100 million each. I'm glad they stepped up.
You're not far off there.
You see it was Putin who fought the Dutch and made Belgium an independent state in AD 900.
Now he just kills 400k Russians for his kicks in trying to kill off another independent state of Ukraine.
Dopey, deluded, escaped from the old folks home, mass murdering, Stalinesque, murder through history in the modern world, Putin.
There are many in Europe who are annoyed this is going on so long, particularly countries that share a border with Ukraine. It's going on to long, and I think they will do more stepping in, in the months to come. I would not at all be surprised if boots end up on the ground in Ukraine, to just get it over and done with.
Russia has so much to lose at this point. Historically, (for the most part) any country that has launched an invasion into another country and lost (pushed back, without ever having been able to take meaningful full control) is doomed.
Off the top of my head:
North Korea -> South Korea
Somalia -> Ethiopia
Argentina -> Falklands
The above aggressor countries are among the most screwed countries on the planet.
Russia could be next on the list.
That time Putin imported a container of Cocaine and killed off any Russian who knew too much about his involvement.
Is he high on Coke?
High on self importance.
This?
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