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  • MikM Offline
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    Mik
    wrote on last edited by
    #1277

    @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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    • MikM Mik

      @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
      wrote on last edited by
      #1278

      @Mik

      See edit above.

      Elbows up!

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      • MikM Offline
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        Mik
        wrote on last edited by
        #1279

        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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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
          wrote on last edited by
          #1280

          Screenshot 2022-12-11 at 11.37.21 AM.png

          "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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          • George KG George K

            Screenshot 2022-12-11 at 11.37.21 AM.png

            RenaudaR Offline
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            Renauda
            wrote on last edited by Renauda
            #1281

            @George-K

            Lads does sound better. Boys is the more common. Singular is khlopchik.

            Elbows up!

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            • MikM Mik

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

              RenaudaR Offline
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              Renauda
              wrote on last edited by
              #1282

              @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.

              Elbows up!

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              • MikM Offline
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                Mik
                wrote on last edited by
                #1283

                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

                “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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                • George KG Offline
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                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #1284

                  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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                  • MikM Offline
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                    Mik
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #1285

                    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

                    “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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                    • MikM Mik

                      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
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #1286

                      @Mik

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

                      Elbows up!

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                      • RenaudaR Offline
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                        Renauda
                        wrote on last edited by Renauda
                        #1287

                        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

                        Elbows up!

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                        • RenaudaR Renauda

                          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
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #1288

                          @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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                            wrote on last edited by
                            #1289

                            https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-deals-hammer-blow-to-russia-s-war-effort/ar-AA15dTRa?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4821ba7548c3414dbbacf664f736e79a

                            “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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                            • George KG Offline
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                              George K
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #1290

                              "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
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #1291

                                Russia planning new offensive in new year:

                                https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63995244

                                Elbows up!

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                                • RenaudaR Renauda

                                  Russia planning new offensive in new year:

                                  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63995244

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #1292

                                  @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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                                  • MikM Offline
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                                    Mik
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #1293

                                    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

                                    “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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                                    • MikM Mik

                                      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
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #1294

                                      @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.

                                      Elbows up!

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                                      • MikM Offline
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                                        Mik
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #1295

                                        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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                                          George K
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #1296

                                          It's interesting (for lack of a better word) to see Putin's objection to the US delivery of Patriot missiles to Ukraine. This is 100% a defensive weapon.

                                          "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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