The Ukraine war thread

[Mik]

He needs to make up his mind. One day he's backing off, the next he is saber rattling. I think once again he's trying to shake western resolve to arm Ukraine.

[Mik]

Mass mutiny?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-troops-discuss-mass-exodus-from-frontline-in-leaked-calls-as-putin-faces-mutiny/ar-AA1555ob?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=bcd48731013341cb81540dd864398958

[Jolly]

What's old is new again. M-55's to Ukraine.

https://tankhistoria.com/modern-day/m-55s/

[George K]

Propoganda? Perhaps.

But believable:

https://t.me/box_of_pandora/25252

Why is it in English, not Russian?

[George K]

[Mik]

Nice!

[Renauda]

Good hunting, хлопчики! Tally Ho!

хлопчики (Khlopchiki - Ukrainian) = boys

[Mik]

@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

khlopchiki

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

[Renauda]

@Mik

See edit above.

[Mik]

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

[George K]

[Renauda]

@George-K

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

[Renauda]

@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.

[Mik]

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

[George K]

And yesterday, Putin "justified" the attacks on infrastructure with the comparison of the attack on the Karch bridge.

[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

[Renauda]

@Mik

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

[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

[George K]

@Renauda no surprise that the message has changed.

But this is a nice compilation.

[Mik]

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