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  • R Renauda
    8 Oct 2022, 21:07

    @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

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    Interesting choice, Sergei Surovikin. An Air Force General no less.

    Bio: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Surovikin

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    George K
    wrote on 5 Jul 2023, 22:25 last edited by
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    @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

    Interesting choice, Sergei Surovikin. An Air Force General no less.

    "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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      Wim
      wrote on 6 Jul 2023, 21:15 last edited by
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      Secret talks...
      https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna92610

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      • W Wim
        6 Jul 2023, 21:15

        Secret talks...
        https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna92610

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        Renauda
        wrote on 6 Jul 2023, 22:43 last edited by
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        @Wim

        Interesting to see to what, if anything, this leads.

        Elbows up!

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          George K
          wrote on 6 Jul 2023, 22:56 last edited by
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          Saw a story that Russia is preparing to mobilize another 500,000 troops.

          Of course, "mobilized" ≠ "trained and combat-ready."

          "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
            6 Jul 2023, 22:56

            Saw a story that Russia is preparing to mobilize another 500,000 troops.

            Of course, "mobilized" ≠ "trained and combat-ready."

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            Doctor Phibes
            wrote on 6 Jul 2023, 23:03 last edited by
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            @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

            Saw a story that Russia is preparing to mobilize another 500,000 troops.

            Of course, "mobilized" ≠ "trained and combat-ready."

            Maybe they're going to start training fat people, too. They're probably running out of criminal alcoholics at this point.

            I was only joking

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              Jolly
              wrote on 7 Jul 2023, 01:31 last edited by
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              500,000 is still a lot of cannon fodder.

              “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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                Renauda
                wrote on 7 Jul 2023, 02:07 last edited by
                #1774

                Russia has plenty of fodder.,

                Elbows up!

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                  George K
                  wrote on 7 Jul 2023, 20:59 last edited by
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                  "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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                    7 Jul 2023, 20:59

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                    Renauda
                    wrote on 7 Jul 2023, 21:16 last edited by Renauda 7 Jul 2023, 21:18
                    #1776

                    @George-K

                    Don’t know what to make of that.

                    A few of days back there was a rumour, albeit unsubstantiated, that mutinous Wagner mercenaries were going to bomb the Kerch bridge. I suspect it was just that - a rumour being circulated in a couple of dubious Fleet Street tabloids.

                    Elbows up!

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                      Mik
                      wrote on 7 Jul 2023, 23:36 last edited by
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                      I’d look askance at that rumor, but maybe we can’t entirely count out the actions of disaffected troops, be they Wagner or Russian army.

                      “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
                        7 Jul 2023, 23:36

                        I’d look askance at that rumor, but maybe we can’t entirely count out the actions of disaffected troops, be they Wagner or Russian army.

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                        Renauda
                        wrote on 8 Jul 2023, 04:48 last edited by
                        #1778

                        @Mik

                        My thinking as well. This war is truly a meat grinder for both sides.

                        Elbows up!

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                          Wim
                          wrote on 8 Jul 2023, 07:22 last edited by
                          #1779

                          https://www.forces.net/ukraine/ukraine-warns-russian-holidaymakers-crimea-stay-away-80s-style-parody-video

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                            George K
                            wrote on 8 Jul 2023, 14:32 last edited by
                            #1780

                            "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 8 Jul 2023, 15:51 last edited by
                              #1781

                              Speaking of disaffected troops..

                              https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-troops-say-their-only-money-will-go-to-ammo-refuse-to-fight/ar-AA1dzH0x?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4d53b8465c2548d8b607a4fa0d2b1984&ei=19

                              “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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                              • R Renauda
                                8 Jul 2023, 04:48

                                @Mik

                                My thinking as well. This war is truly a meat grinder for both sides.

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                                Jolly
                                wrote on 9 Jul 2023, 12:53 last edited by
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                                @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                @Mik

                                My thinking as well. This war is truly a meat grinder for both sides.

                                @Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                @Mik

                                My thinking as well. This war is truly a meat grinder for both sides.

                                Problem is, Russia has more meat.

                                “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 9 Jul 2023, 12:56 last edited by
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                                  Russia also has a populace weary of war and an army that doesn't believe in the mission nor want to fight. Ukraine has a population fighting for their families.

                                  “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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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on 10 Jul 2023, 12:17 last edited by
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                                    If this is now a war of attrition, one side will eventually break the other. If Russia wishes to continue to commit blood and treasure, they have the resources to defeat Ukraine.

                                    Maybe the Russian people finally get enough of it and they change their government by some mechanism. So far, though, they haven't.

                                    “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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                                      Renauda
                                      wrote on 10 Jul 2023, 14:32 last edited by
                                      #1785

                                      More from the alternative reality called Putin’s Russia….

                                      https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/07/10/prigozhin-met-putin-in-person-after-failed-mutiny-kremlin-confirmskremlin-a81793

                                      Elbows up!

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                                        Mik
                                        wrote on 10 Jul 2023, 14:40 last edited by
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                                        Can’t afford to lose the troops.

                                        “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
                                          10 Jul 2023, 14:40

                                          Can’t afford to lose the troops.

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                                          Renauda
                                          wrote on 10 Jul 2023, 14:48 last edited by
                                          #1787

                                          @Mik

                                          I think you may be right.

                                          Elbows up!

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