Russia-Ukraine War

And probably some complimentary cosmetic surgery thrown in as an added bonus 😅

The russian\chinese bots aren't bothered about being labelled left or right. Their remit is to sow discord and divisiveness and will often take both sides (by flooding the media en masse) of an event to make everything so convoluted people just get fed up of it. Confusion, frustration and disengagement of people is their main goal. People are far easier influenced when they're emotional and confused.

Could have been resistance or possibly a breakdown in a stupid place.

A similar incident recently resulted in a passenger train derailment with carriages coming off tracks.

Such a pretty sight. Shame we never really get to see the impacts!

I was also reading that Ukraine launched more attack drones into Russia last month, than Russia did into Ukraine.

Ukraine are also using quad-copter drones equipped with laser guided bombs. Gone are the days of having to drop dumb bombs low and stationery to hit a target.

Somebody ordered the 499 special

I initially thought it could have been loaded planes/helicopters, but it does look similar to other explosions of S300s I've seen

A lot of apparently bad news in this Guardian piece.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/03/ukraine-war-briefing-waves-of-russian-bombings-and-infantry-assaults-drive-major-gains-in-east

No mention of Russian casualties or of Ukranian successes in disrupting Russian logistics. Seems a bit one sided for me, and from a normally reliable source.

if that’s the case then that’s disappointing from the Guardian

It reads as "no news" to me - everything is stuff that's already well known and well-reported on by various commentators on YT and Twitter. Overall it's still the same "pick a village, bomb everything into obliteration then claim success when the Ukrainians pull back to the next river/treeline/railway" strategy. And don't bother mentioning the several tens of thousands of Russian troops that were sacrificed in the process.

Reading a few accounts given by escaped Russian conscripts, in particular the continual reference to whole squads (or whatever term you might use) being obliterated, it occurred to me that Putin has another reason to negotiate a ceasefire in bad faith: if/when the fighting stops, the Kremlin loses the argument that Solidier So-and-soski is currently "out of contact" but not dead. However many men come back, there are going to be hundreds of thousands that don't. If there are no ongoing hostilities, I'm sure even the most pro-Putin families are going to want to know where their father/son/husband and/or death benefit is. Will the Kremlin try to argue that they all just ran away?

LOL!… not really… You know @engineerws you're my favorite character in this whole forum! You're a sort of booster dose that keeps this forum's anti fascist reaction strong and healthy! But comrade I really hope you're doing all this of your own volition... Because if you're being paid to do this, comrade... you're in dire straits... It's only a matter of time until you get slapped with a performance review and then... of to Africa with you! I hear 80 new positions just opened down there...

PS: the 'comments' are the most amusing part of that article. For each and every single one of them the expression "the cope is strong with this one" fits like a glove. Statements like

"It is amazing that there are still no mutinies in Ukro army."

"but in the end the Russians will have to gain ground and a lot of it."

"Artificially propping up the Kiev regime is just getting more and more people killed. The conscripts are likely not interested in dying for this lost cause. Sad." xD

"I still think Ukraine will have to surrender before the US November voting and that will be messy"

"When Ukraine breaks it will be shattered. "

"This winter will be harsher than ever, as Russia recently launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine's electricity grid." ← yes… because it's impossible for two to play that game…

"I still think we end up with some papered over armistice, a Korea solution."

Every single one of these make me smile… 😈

I do wonder which of those are you… all in all, fun & amusement for all the family!

Have you even admitted that Russia is committing genocide yet? You've pushed what amounts to propaganda but asked to clarify your view on basic facts and you run a mile.

He may have dragged the US back into 'normalcy'… as for respectability… maybe you should look into the man's career first… I think that if you peer into all of his wheelin' and dealin' throughout the years you'll very quickly loose the need to use words such as 'respectable'. Then again, we shouldn't expect much… he is after all a politician than operates in an environment where a bribe by any other name is not a bribe…

As for the MAGA movement; its leaders rate somewhere between weirdo and scum. Its followers are either grifters or in many cases, in financial distress.

Glad to see someone appreciates my contributions.

Ah… comrade, don't mistake entertainment for appreciation; they're not the same. And as far as your 'contributions' are concerned, I'm pretty sure most everyone in this forum would rather if you did take up one of those 80 openings in Africa and contributed over there in Africa. Think of it this way: the more gold you get for uncle Putin; the quicker Russia will win; the quicker there will be peace!

Sadly, nobody is paying

Oh really?… Well, glad so see Putin's war chest drying up! :D

but glad to take donations if anyone wants to send me money.

If you're strapped for cash I hear uncle Putin is dispensing thousands of rubles if you're willing to put your signature on a piece of paper… just like that, all your financial problems are gone!

Anyway, it seems nobody here apart from me is disheartened by the warfare in Ukraine.

Disheartened?… Nooo… Sad? Well, yes… Mad?… Oh yes! But more importantly everyone on this side of Europe has a high appreciation for Justice and is actually glad to see Europe weening itself off Siberia's tits and thus avoiding being slowly infected by the Kremlin's corruption. And if the cost of driving a stake thru that cancer is literally throwing money at the problem Ukrainians, well… let's say that there are those of us that are very happy with the outcome of Putin's decision.

I know! I know… You are very 'saddened' and 'disheartened' and 'disappointed'… We all in this forum know this. You see, that's a trait common to all 'comrades'. All comrades were caught by surprise by Russia's corruption's full extent! From my side? I have a cold 6 pack and a bag of chips. I'm all set! xD

PS: hum… interesting… so it seems you don't actually go away for the week… you just stay silent for a week. Monitoring Western Public Opinions are we?…

Comrade is a slur? TIL

Lol