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The news out of Ukraine about the corruption reaching the very top of government will hugely dent international opinion about funding the war and the Ukrainian economy. Absolutely crazy that some people will shot their own country in the foot for a bigger house, nice cars and a holiday home or whatever. The fact that it is closes allies to Zelensky is a big blow.
He and the government really need to come out strong against this and he needs to weed out corrupt allies, especially now that Russia is planning on blacking out the whole country. They need European and international help more than ever.
sleeping babies.
I suppose both could be true
Seen reports of Russia converting tanks into APC
You forgot to mention which neutral reliable sources confirmed that.
RF captures the settlement of Danilovka in the Dnepropetrovsk oblast. The capture of which cuts the main highway from Pokrovskoye all the way down the east bank of the river to Gulyaipole.
Given regular advances of over 5km in this region suggests Ukraine are not only outnumbered but lack hardly any drone operators who are all tied up in the other places.
I never said anything about how it would be better, I just commented that despite their 'successes' it's still perfectly possible to mock Russia for their tactics and lack of proper equipment.
So yes, despite your claim people are still 'scoffing' at them.
no way you can look at the Russians going into Pokrovsk and see them as a modern, powerful army. All they do is bomb **** and then send in meatwaves, most armies can do that if they have enough manpower and the will to throw those lives away for nothing.
Does this matter or make things any better for Ukraine if they're still grinding forward? If they do end up swallowing all of Ukraine or as much as Putin fancies this 'death by a thousand cuts' will have been a worse ordeal than a surgical Desert Storm-style takeover.
Or they don't have a lot of armour anymore.
I don't follow the thread that closely so this may have been posted already - Thought it was excellent
I absolutely agree, "They should send all their 18 year olds to train, then straight to the front line"… did you ever hear such rubbish ?
"Johnny, take off that hurling jersey now, say goodbye to your mother and head away up to the Curragh for 6 months training, then take your new Steyr AUG and head onto the frontline.
Nevermind the FPV drones thatll cut you in half , youll be grand sure, I'll follow you on my laptop here in front of the fire, good lad"
I reckon the lad who came out with that isnt a parent and if they are I dont believe for one second theyd be so cavalier in their attitude to sending, what are basically big kids to their slaughter on the frontline.
The armchair general scutter talk on here at times is ridiculous, the same heros would probably s**t themselves and then be the first to up and leave with their families if a similar situation were to unfold here.
think they have realised (those in command) that Ukraine can easily use drones to take out armour. So just send your meatwaves in on any old sh1te to try gain ground. No real loss if your loose the sh1tbox when your meatwaves dies.
Maybe not where you're looking, but it's still being talked about. There's videos of them moving towards Pokrovsk under cover of heavy fog and it's all bikes, old vans,…
Sure, they're pushing Ukraine back bit by bit but there is no way you can look at the Russians going into Pokrovsk and see them as a modern, powerful army. All they do is bomb **** and then send in meatwaves, most armies can do that if they have enough manpower and the will to throw those lives away for nothing.
I don't believe they are disengaging but the level of effort still isn't enough. Pre Trump the US was providing (otoh) ~ 20 % of the financing/economic support to keep Ukraine going and about half of military support with a lot of that probably in weapons only the US can provide. That is a 0 now, so everyone else who wants Ukraine to survive has to pay for that shortfall.
Was reading other day that weapons the US is now selling through the "PURL" programme (I think) are being slow walked by Trump admin. as well. The brain dead US government "shutdown" circus they enjoy engaging in mainly to torture their detested federal civil servant class every few years for entertainment of voters was blamed for it (hopefully that is over now).
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/09/government-shutdown-arms-sales-nato-ukraine
2 things can be true at the same time.
Ukraine is creaking under a massive Russian attack (which every indication shows is costing Russia massive casualties).
But Russia is desperate. A report during the week estimated 75% of their artillery shells are being supplied by North Korea. Their oil industry is sanctioned/being blown up by Ukraine.
They are using Chinese golf carts and all kinds of associated junk to try and break the ukranian line.
A massive IF....but IF Ukraine can hold on for as along as possible around Pokrovsk it will drain Russia of manpower and equipment similar to that of verdun. Putin has commanded his generals to take the city by the end of next month so you can imagine the pressure they're under (and what little regard they have for casualties).
Don't forget China. Russia also has active support from China, probably in much more ways than we see. So basically the two most powerful countries in the world are actively or implicitly on Russia's side which is why today Ukraine is probably in a worse position than at any time since the early stages of the war
Just read this article. What a disgrace that our Western governments stand by and let this happen
Reports Ukraine has pushed Russia out of Rodynske. This allows them to keep supplying Myronohrad through Rivne. Also reports Ukraine liberated more territory north of the railway in Pokrovsk. Reports also that Pokrovsk is drawing in Russian troops from other fronts, including Sumy, Kostyantivka, and possibly even Kupiansk. That might relieve some pressure on those fronts.
But they are, they've exhausted what appeared to be a inexhaustible Cold War inventory. The concept of an overwhelming Russian advance is now based on meat waves of troops and Chinese and North Korean artillery shells and drones.
The Russian economy is in freefall, without the war economy, but the reason they're are still going, is the fact is they have their own comprised bitch as US president. That is the long and short of it. Europe are scrambling to rearm, its really difficult to do it without the US in the short term.
The scoffing at the Russians seems to have died away though, in this thread anyway. Don't see much mention of them bringing troops to the front line in golf carts & Ladas any more…
BBC Upspun World on BBC2 talking about the war now.
Just proves militarily Europe had dropped the ball. We need America and it's up to Europe to create a situation where we don't.
It's a worrying time but still some here are in denial. Ukraine is not getting enough help and the West seems to be increasingly disengaging, Trump of course most of all
Looks like that loan guarantee by Norway for the Russian assets was not true according to Stoltenberg today. Further discussions on Thursday to discuss options available.
https://archive.is/IROnh#selection-1371.154-1371.165
More of putin's terrorist state infrastructure is mysteriously catching fire:
https://kyivindependent.com/explosion-in-russian-lukoil-amid-reported-drone-attack/
Deep fried chips?
Ukraine has fall back lines in Luhansk, they have been preparing there for 11 years. But their wish to not escalate things and traitors among their ranks meant that Russia had easy gains in the past in the south and is now threatening a breakout where there may not be good defences. Russia is experimenting with turning off the Internet, probably to disable resistance to a new mobilisation to keep the meat waves going.
Well there's a joke in there somewhere but I'm not sure how it goes!
I've never been as worried about Ukraine as I am at the moment. The army seems to be creaking under phenomenal Russian pressure
If Putin has the urge to persecute the BBC it's a little bit different than the orange guy getting on the BBC's case in the White House ;D
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8vw62j3g9o
BBC covering this now. It's bad obviously but shows the difference between Ukraine and Russia. Putin would never allow such an investigation and they're all at it regardless even himself.
We need more of the above to clean up Ukraine which helps it's war effort and will ultimately lead it into the EU.
These anti-corruption actions are the reward for the fight back from Ukrainian citizens who protested en masse preventing Zelensky from crippling NABU. Justice is always slow but hopefully these guys get what they deserve.
Personally I don't think Zelensky would do this himself but did he try cover for his buddies? He probably thought they could do without this in times of war.
Not to mention young men of the videogame era will make the best drone pilots.
