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Renauda

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Good hunting, хлопчики! Tally Ho!

хлопчики (Khlopchiki - Ukrainian) = boys
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Mik

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@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

khlopchiki

OK, none of the translators are coming up with anything. What's a khlopchiki?
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

khlopchiki

OK, none of the translators are coming up with anything. What's a khlopchiki?
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Renauda

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@Mik

See edit above.
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Hunting boys. Ok. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Renauda

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@George-K

Lads does sound better. Boys is the more common. Singular is khlopchik.
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Hunting boys. Ok. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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Renauda

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@Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

Hunting boys. Ok. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Okay, so I forgot the comma after hunting. Fixed now.
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Russian diplomat complains to Turkey about Ukraine military's aggressive behavior. Seriously, you could not make this stuff up.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-complains-of-ukraine-military-s-aggressive-behavior/ar-AA15b6P7?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=06917008c8274f62a1e354093a45f8bf
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George K

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And yesterday, Putin "justified" the attacks on infrastructure with the comparison of the attack on the Karch bridge.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Shooting those who show fear?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-soldiers-executed-for-showing-fear-captured-recruit-says/ar-AA15dZGS?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=9150581bc2df441387090870b8fa72a2
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Shooting those who show fear?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-soldiers-executed-for-showing-fear-captured-recruit-says/ar-AA15dZGS?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=9150581bc2df441387090870b8fa72a2
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Renauda

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@Mik

The Wagner group appears to be a cross between an armed Latin American militia and the Nazi Einsatzgruppen.
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Renauda

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Here is a 10 minute video report describing how Putin’s propaganda has shifted over the course of the past 9 months:

Putin’s Propaganda Machine Shifts its Tone on Ukraine
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Here is a 10 minute video report describing how Putin’s propaganda has shifted over the course of the past 9 months:

Putin’s Propaganda Machine Shifts its Tone on Ukraine
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George K

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@Renauda no surprise that the message has changed.

But this is a nice compilation.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-deals-hammer-blow-to-russia-s-war-effort/ar-AA15dTRa?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4821ba7548c3414dbbacf664f736e79a
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Renauda

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Russia planning new offensive in new year:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63995244
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Russia planning new offensive in new year:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63995244
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@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

Russia planning new offensive in new year:

I imagine they've learned a lot from their missteps last February.

OTOH, just how good are the mobiks? They've burned through a lot of materiel in 10 months (about 3K tanks, 200 aircraft). I imagine supplies are dwindling.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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This is all well and good. I just wish we'd stop announcing it and giving the location.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-to-expand-combat-training-for-ukrainian-troops/ar-AA15kxQO?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f60ce41f3f3e43d9ab5441a4c4184571
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This is all well and good. I just wish we'd stop announcing it and giving the location.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-to-expand-combat-training-for-ukrainian-troops/ar-AA15kxQO?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f60ce41f3f3e43d9ab5441a4c4184571
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Renauda

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@Mik

I see another side to announcing it. It is an open declaration of defiance to Putin’s intimidation tactics against NATO. It also counters Kremlin disinformation regarding covert NATO support to Ukraine. I trust that the Pentagon knows what it is doing.
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Could be.

For all his nuclear saber rattling, I can't imagine Putin has too much confidence in his nuclear forces after the performance of his conventional ones.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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