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The Ukraine war thread

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  • W Wim

    A diplomatic failure for Russia:

    https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/12/02/ukraine-outmaneuvers-russia-at-osce-in-chemical-weapons-maritime-agencies/

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    Renauda
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    #1983

    @Wim
    The losses are significant from the Kremlin’s point of view in that it surely feels it has a right to entitlement to have a voting representative on both agencies’ governing bodies.

    Big diplomatic win for Ukraine, EU and NATO.

    Elbows up!

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    • RenaudaR Renauda

      @Wim
      The losses are significant from the Kremlin’s point of view in that it surely feels it has a right to entitlement to have a voting representative on both agencies’ governing bodies.

      Big diplomatic win for Ukraine, EU and NATO.

      W Do not disturb
      W Do not disturb
      Wim
      wrote on last edited by
      #1984

      @Renauda I suppose Lavrov felt pretty uneasy. Who else is to be blamed for this debacle?

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        #1985

        Here's what might help Putin out of office. Not sure where he's getting the cash for this expansion.

        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-orders-russian-armed-forces-personnel-increase-of-170-000/ar-AA1kTUtQ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=138bcec0f1bd4d798538c5f270b2d1c3&ei=17

        “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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          #1986

          The average age of a Ukraine soldier is in the forties. Putin is playing a war of attrition, using bodies instead of equipment.

          Biden straddled the fence too long. Not the right equipment, not enough equipment, too many restrictions on use.

          Almost as if he was fighting a proxy war, trying to simply bleed the Russians.

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            Wim
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            #1987

            Speaking of attrition:
            https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/12/03/frontline-report-russian-soldiers-refuse-to-attack-dnipro-islands-as-ukrainians-maintain-bridgehead-across-the-river/

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            • W Do not disturb
              W Do not disturb
              Wim
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              #1988

              Another diplomatic failure for Russia:

              https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/12/08/armenia-azerbaijan-breakthrough-signals-end-of-russias-south-caucasus-influence/

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                #1989

                We’ll see how long it takes for the Kremlin to withdraw its “peacekeepers” from the area.

                Elbows up!

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                  #1990

                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                  • George KG Offline
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                    George K
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                    #1991

                    Will this make snipers an obsolete specialty?

                    "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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                      #1992

                      Death from above. That was some unit's motto.

                      “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

                        Death from above. That was some unit's motto.

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                        George K
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                        #1993

                        @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

                        Death from above. That was some unit's motto.

                        "World War II. 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment. 101 Airborne Div in 1942. I have also seen it attributed to the 82nd and their is currently an Air Force Bomber unit that uses it in Latin."

                        I saw another story showing how the Russians are protecting their trenches (trenches!) with overhead metal caging to make it difficult for FPV drones to attack there.

                        "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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                          #1994

                          Trench warfare. Wow.

                          “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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                            #1995

                            Apparently the NORK shells are substandard. Awww....

                            https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russians-express-disappointment-over-north-korean-ammunition-quality/ar-AA1lgjmE?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3f775c509cde4f2cbe2fccc1b438ae39&ei=12

                            “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

                              Trench warfare. Wow.

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                              George K
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                              #1996

                              @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

                              Trench warfare. Wow.

                              That's been going on for a while.

                              https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-61701807

                              "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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                                bachophile
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                                #1997

                                There is a war in Ukraine?? Since when ?

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                                • bachophileB bachophile

                                  There is a war in Ukraine?? Since when ?

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                                  @bachophile said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                  There is a war in Ukraine?? Since when ?

                                  Good to hear from you bachophile!

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                                  • bachophileB bachophile

                                    There is a war in Ukraine?? Since when ?

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                                    @bachophile said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                    There is a war in Ukraine?? Since when ?

                                    Still getting a lot of wounded?

                                    “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
                                      #2000

                                      "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 K
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                                        #2001

                                        The thread:

                                        https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1735366664764702978.html

                                        "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
                                          #2002

                                          Spot on.

                                          “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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