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    Mik
    wrote on 11 Dec 2022, 17:32 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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    • M Mik
      11 Dec 2022, 17:32

      @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 11 Dec 2022, 17:33 last edited by
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      @Mik

      See edit above.

      Elbows up!

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        Mik
        wrote on 11 Dec 2022, 17:34 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 K
          wrote on 11 Dec 2022, 17:40 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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          • G George K
            11 Dec 2022, 17:40

            Screenshot 2022-12-11 at 11.37.21 AM.png

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            Renauda
            wrote on 11 Dec 2022, 17:45 last edited by Renauda 12 Nov 2022, 17:45
            #1281

            @George-K

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

            Elbows up!

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            • M Mik
              11 Dec 2022, 17:34

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

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              Renauda
              wrote on 11 Dec 2022, 22:56 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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                Mik
                wrote on 12 Dec 2022, 21:48 last edited by
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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

                “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 12 Dec 2022, 21:57 last edited by
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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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                    Mik
                    wrote on 13 Dec 2022, 16:33 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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                    • M Mik
                      13 Dec 2022, 16:33

                      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 13 Dec 2022, 20:04 last edited by
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                      @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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                        Renauda
                        wrote on 14 Dec 2022, 14:45 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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                        • R Renauda
                          14 Dec 2022, 14:45

                          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 14 Dec 2022, 14:49 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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                            Mik
                            wrote on 14 Dec 2022, 15:04 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 K
                              wrote on 15 Dec 2022, 00:38 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 16 Dec 2022, 06:29 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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                                • R Renauda
                                  16 Dec 2022, 06:29

                                  Russia planning new offensive in new year:

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

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 16 Dec 2022, 12:32 last edited by
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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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                                    Mik
                                    wrote on 16 Dec 2022, 14:27 last edited by
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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

                                    “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
                                      16 Dec 2022, 14:27

                                      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 16 Dec 2022, 16:47 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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                                        Mik
                                        wrote on 16 Dec 2022, 17:19 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 16 Dec 2022, 18:16 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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