Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

yes , but they will already come with the "right" OS installed. No questioning, no doubts, pre-equipt with Russo-Schizo OS.

What's a vatnik?

Vatnik (Russian: ватник, pronounced [ˈvatʲnʲɪk]) is a political pejorative used in Russia and other post-Soviet states for steadfast jingoistic followers of propaganda from the Russian government.

Borrowed from Russian ва́тник (vátnik, literally “quilted jacket”). The sense of "unintelligent Russian patriot" was derived from the jackets worn by Soviet citizens and an online cartoon about a sentient jacket known by the same name.

The term was popularized in Russia in 2011 and re-popularized at large in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine to refer to supporters of the invasion, especially online users, even if they are not from Russia.[1] Reflecting usage in Ukrainian and Russian, the term was later extended to refer to Russian soldiers who were involved in war against Ukraine.

in simple words - a selly sad low life low IQ clowns, usually suffering from schizophrenia, always sees enemies around, imaginary of course. We have at least a dozen regular vatniks posting their "concerns" daily, even though, we never asked.

Good point on the EU etc. but disagree on the "meat waves". I find the idea of calling soldiers "meat waves" pretty distasteful and I guess when the dust settles we'll find out how both fared but I haven't bought into the idea of "meat waves". It makes no logical sense.

It's been crumbling for about 6-7 weeks now, hasn't it? 😂

The ruzzians have probably lost thousands of men to try take this city. It's going to come as a devasting blow to many after the orcs collapse and the Ukrainians stroll in uncontested one day.

As Stalin said “ quantity is a quality of its own” . The Soviet losses on the eastern front in World war 2 were horrific yet it was victorious . The Russian military today is still utilizing those same tactics. It was presumed before this war started that the Russians would swiftly advance through Ukraine with their incredible number of tank battalions. Like blitzkrieg or desert storm. No right minded country would start a war with the intention of using infantry wave tactics as their primary doctrine. And Russia didn’t either. The javelin and drones put paid to their tank strategy in the early days of this war. They have been out of ideas since. Most countries would be at the negotiating table long ago if they were in the position the Russian army finds itself.

Elizavetivka, Romanivka, Vesely Gay and Gannivka left it far too late.

This morning Ukraine have also removed the commander of the Donetsk group General Lutsenko due to the failure in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions.

Speech yesterday by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the Concert Noble, Brussels

I’ll be honest: the security situation does not look good.
It’s undoubtedly the worst in my lifetime.
And I suspect in yours too.

From Brussels, it takes one day to drive to Ukraine.
One day -
That’s how close the Russian bombs are falling.
It’s how close the Iranian drones are flying.
And not very much further, the North Korean soldiers are fighting.
Every day, this war causes more devastation and death.
Every week, there are over 10.000 killed or wounded on all sides in Ukraine.
Over 1 million casualties since February 2022.Putin is trying to wipe Ukraine off the map. 
He is trying to fundamentally change the security architecture that has kept Europe safe for decades. 
And he is trying to crush our freedom and way of life. 

His pattern of aggression is not new.
But for too long, we did not act.
Georgia in 2008. 
Crimea in 2014. 
And many did not want to believe he would launch all-out war on Ukraine in February 2022.

How many more wake-up calls do we need?

We should be profoundly concerned. 
I know I am. 

It would be more akin to using derogatory terms to an invading force so more similar to the Zulu's referring to the British or how the allies referred to the Nazis. Your style is too espouse propaganda based on your history to date btw.

Todays attack

Of the four provinces targeted by Russia the Russian military occupies the bulk of the territory in each with zero prospect of being pushed back.

This takes us to what are the realistic terms Ukraine might achieve in negotiations next year? It's pretty clear to me they are going to lose around 20% of territory. I don't see that being reversed.

Setting that aside I think we are really going to see discussion on the defence of the remaining territory. This is highly unlikely to include NATO membership in my opinion but could include some sort of collective guarantee from all sides on Ukrainian security. How that's structured, packaged and sold remains to be seen.

My prediction is the loss of four oblasts with security guarantees for Ukraine's remaining territory shy of NATO membership.