The Ukraine war thread

[Mik]

Crazy talk from Medvedev. Designed in hopes to make the west think twice?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/medvedev-russia-may-have-to-push-back-poland-s-border-for-peace/ss-AA184Ltk?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b62b69954c544d6c92ae970948095094&ei=11#image=1

[Renauda]

@Mik

Crazy talk but nothing substantially different from his usual jingoistic gibberish. He is restating Russia’s objective of obliterating the Ukrainian state. Medvedev has assumed the role of Goebbels in the histrionics arising out of this war.

[Renauda]

This war has had medieval tactics from its outset. Arguably Russian tactics could be referred or compared to a chevauchée.

Seems that shovels are being employed in a melee:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64855760

[George K]

@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

Arguably Russian tactics could be referred or compared to a chevauchée.

I saw that earlier.

From this tweet, it appears that their 21st century tactics aren't all that good either. Another friendly-fire?

[Renauda]

Putin is stuck in the mud just he was last year about this time:

https://www.forces.net/comment/opinion-putin-stuck-mud-hitler?utm_source=Forces+Newsletter&utm_campaign=83dd021bc6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_03_07_05_47&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-83dd021bc6-[LIST_EMAIL_ID]

[Mik]

The price of cherry-picking history.

[Renauda]

@Mik

That and not understanding the lessons of history. Not surprising though, as he grew up and was educated in a country that distorted history in a vain attempt to legitimize itself.

[George K]

War Crime

Warning: Graphic video.

https://censor-net.translate.goog/ua/video_news/3403991/okupanty_vprytul_rozstrilyaly_bezzbroyinogo_ukrayinskogo_voyina_pislya_sliv_slava_ukrayini_video_21?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

"The Russian military posted a video of the shooting of a captured soldier who refuses to take off his chevron with the national flag and dies with the words "Glory to Ukraine". If anyone recognizes this person and can tell where and under what circumstances he could have been captured, write to me. please. We must find out all the circumstances of this yet another terrible war crime committed by the Russian Federation," said Butusov's telegram

[taiwan_girl]

@George-K Wow!!!

[Mik]

Pure unadulterated balls. I am quite sure he is in Valhalla.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

Pure unadulterated balls. I am quite sure he is in Valhalla.

Drengr. Hann er Drengr.

[jon-nyc]

American Churchill.

[taiwan_girl]

[Doctor Phibes]

How nice that Fox patriotically edited out the comment.

Journalistic excellence FTW!

Oh, sorry, sorry, mustn't shoot the messenger.

[Renauda]

As John Bolton stated in a recent interview “Putin thought Trump was a fool who could be easily manipulable if he could get him the right situations”. Putin certainly recognized that Trump admired the other strong man leaders like Erdogan, Xi and Kim. Moreover, he saw Trump as a force set out to weaken if not altogether dissolve NATO.

Trump sold out the Kurds to Erdogan so why, in his little narcissistic brain, should the Ukrainians be not be sold out to Putin?

[Mik]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-sees-spike-in-mobilized-troops-refusing-to-go-to-death-ukraine/ar-AA18nVge?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=8fbad7f76be34063952073a52eeafbd7&ei=63

[Renauda]

Sidelining Prigozhin:

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/03/09/wagner-boss-cut-off-from-official-channels-after-public-ammo-plea-a80437

[George K]

@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

Sidelining Prigozhin:

Is this a big deal?

Wagner seems to have played a big role in the "special military operation." Will it continue to do so with Prigozhin on the outs?

[Renauda]

@George-K

Given the Byzantine nature of Kremlin politics, I don’t think anyone on the outside knows. Suffice to say though that Prigozhin accumulated a lot power over the course of a dozen or so years. Up until recently he has been treated as a palatine prince. That privileged status appears to be waning as of late.

[Jolly]

Russia has lost an estimated five men for every Ukrainian soldier its forces have killed in the battle for Bakhmut, according to a Nato official.

Speaking to CNN on condition of anonymity, the official said that Nato intelligence showed that Russia’s losses in the assault on the eastern salt-mining town far outweighed Ukraine’s.

The official also said, however, that Ukraine’s losses defending the city were significant.

Russia’s use of costly wave attacks have prompted comparisons to the First World War and the commander of the mercenary forces leading the assault has described the battle as a “meat grinder” for Russian troops.

Russia has been assaulting Bakhut since August, in what has become the longest and costliest battle of the war.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/07/cost-bakhmut-meat-grinder-battle-russian-army-revealed/