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  • D Doctor Phibes
    27 Nov 2022, 03:25

    @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

    Maybe he fell out of a window?

    After being poisoned

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    George K
    wrote on 27 Nov 2022, 03:44 last edited by
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    @Doctor-Phibes said in The Ukraine war thread:

    @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

    Maybe he fell out of a window?

    After being poisoned

    And committing suicide by stabbing himself…five times.

    "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
      wrote on 27 Nov 2022, 12:53 last edited by
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      Moscow has expended nearly two-thirds of its ammunition reserves

      The Russian offensive in Ukraine has stalled as Moscow has expended nearly two-thirds of its ammunition reserves, head of Estonian military intelligence Margo Grosberg told Estonian public broadcaster ERR on Nov. 25.

      “The Russian Federation has used up about two-thirds of the ammunition it has, or slightly less than that,” Grosberg said.

      Read also: Ukraine urges Russian troops to study rules of surrender
      According to him, waning ammunition stocks explain a decrease in the offensive activity of Russian troops. He added that "for limited operations and with economical use of ammunition, Russia will have enough for about a month."

      Estonian intelligence believes that Russia is now stockpiling ammunition – in preparation for a renewed offensive in Spring 2023.

      Grosberg also noted that Russia is trying to purchase missiles and drones from Iran and North Korea, and is exporting ammunition from Belarus.

      CNN earlier reported that the Iranian authorities also intend to supply the Kremlin regime with 1,000 short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles for the war against Ukraine.

      "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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        Jolly
        wrote on 29 Nov 2022, 00:02 last edited by
        #1249

        GLSDB

        https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/100-mile-strike-weapon-weighed-ukraine-arms-makers-wrestle-with-demand-sources-2022-11-28/

        “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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          Mik
          wrote on 29 Nov 2022, 15:07 last edited by Mik
          #1250

          The beginning of the end?

          https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/oleksiy-yakubin-is-russia-slowly-embracing-realpolitik-in-ukraine/ar-AA14GpWr?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=02ceb2cf286348f3ad38048385bcc730

          “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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          • M Mik
            29 Nov 2022, 15:07

            The beginning of the end?

            https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/oleksiy-yakubin-is-russia-slowly-embracing-realpolitik-in-ukraine/ar-AA14GpWr?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=02ceb2cf286348f3ad38048385bcc730

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            Renauda
            wrote on 29 Nov 2022, 16:21 last edited by Renauda
            #1251

            @Mik

            I would say more like Churchill’s assessment following Al Alamein and two days into Operation Torch:

            “The end of the beginning”

            Link to video

            Elbows up!

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              Mik
              wrote on 29 Nov 2022, 16:51 last edited by Mik
              #1252

              He's not going to give it up without something where he can claim victory. If we want Russia out of Ukraine and Crimea, it's going to be a long slog. However painful, from an American perspective I think it's worthwhile to do so. Ukrainians may well have a different opinion.

              “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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              • M Mik
                29 Nov 2022, 16:51

                He's not going to give it up without something where he can claim victory. If we want Russia out of Ukraine and Crimea, it's going to be a long slog. However painful, from an American perspective I think it's worthwhile to do so. Ukrainians may well have a different opinion.

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                Renauda
                wrote on 29 Nov 2022, 17:10 last edited by
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                @Mik

                No argument from me. If Ukrainians can continue hold out this winter despite ongoing Russian destruction of their energy infrastructure, they will prevail militarily. As for Russia it wins by losing. To quote Timothy Snyder:

                “Russia wins by losing. Russia really needs to lose this war, and to lose it decisively,” he said. “The whole colonial move towards Ukraine is a distraction, a substitute for the internal changes which Russia really has to make.”

                Elbows up!

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                  Mik
                  wrote on 29 Nov 2022, 21:18 last edited by
                  #1254

                  The noose tightens?

                  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nato-commits-to-future-ukraine-membership-drums-up-aid/ar-AA14G6V8?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=a4a055b4943140d49b455ae1c3d3b4d1

                  “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 2 Dec 2022, 15:55 last edited by
                    #1255

                    "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
                      wrote on 2 Dec 2022, 16:00 last edited by
                      #1256

                      @darthputin is the best.

                      "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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                        Mik
                        wrote on 2 Dec 2022, 16:18 last edited by
                        #1257

                        What a bizarre conversation.

                        “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 3 Dec 2022, 14:07 last edited by
                          #1258

                          This smells like propaganda, but I wouldn't be surprised if it were true.

                          "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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                            Mik
                            wrote on 3 Dec 2022, 15:08 last edited by
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                            I'd be very surprised.

                            “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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                            • G George K
                              3 Dec 2022, 14:07

                              This smells like propaganda, but I wouldn't be surprised if it were true.

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                              Renauda
                              wrote on 3 Dec 2022, 16:09 last edited by
                              #1260

                              @George-K

                              Likely story. Not even a convincing actor.

                              Elbows up!

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                                George K
                                wrote on 6 Dec 2022, 12:30 last edited by
                                #1261

                                This is in central Russia.

                                "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
                                  wrote on 6 Dec 2022, 12:30 last edited by
                                  #1262

                                  Secret modifications: https://english.nv.ua/nation/us-has-modified-himars-to-prevent-ukraine-from-striking-russian-territory-news-50288873.html

                                  “The United States secretly modified the advanced HIMARS rocket launchers it gave Ukraine so they can’t be used to fire long-range missiles into Russia – a precaution the Biden administration says is necessary to reduce the risk of a wider war with Moscow,” WSJ writes.

                                  "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 6 Dec 2022, 23:20 last edited by
                                    #1263

                                    No problem. We’ll just modify and improve on readily available old Soviet technology to strike those airbases deep inside Russia:

                                    https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2022/12/explosions-russian-air-bases-may-change-several-nations-calculations/380521/

                                    Elbows up!

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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 7 Dec 2022, 13:36 last edited by
                                      #1264

                                      https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-has-no-way-to-win-the-ukraine-war/ar-AA14Zeia?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f56ba7dd7a7c4ca4adef8ecee61d46f7

                                      “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
                                        wrote on 7 Dec 2022, 20:34 last edited by Renauda 12 Jul 2022, 20:39
                                        #1265

                                        What ever you do, don’t mention the war……

                                        Ahead of the meeting, the Kremlin reportedly urged members of the Human Rights Council “not to upset” Putin with thorny questions about the war in Ukraine, independent news outlet Verstka said.

                                        Members of the body were also reportedly urged to avoid the “toxic” issue of Russian troop deaths in Ukraine.

                                        https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/12/07/putin-denies-kremlin-plans-nuclear-first-strike-in-ukraine-a79632

                                        I note though that he is beginning to turn down nuclear rhetoric. Perhaps Chairman Xi had a little phone discussion with him.

                                        Elbows up!

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 9 Dec 2022, 13:03 last edited by
                                          #1266

                                          "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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