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  • M Away
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    Mik
    wrote on 17 Jul 2023, 11:57 last edited by
    #1805

    Yup. That's one messed up bridge.

    “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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      taiwan_girl
      wrote on 17 Jul 2023, 14:19 last edited by
      #1806

      https://www.businessinsider.com/ukrainian-air-force-crew-says-women-flash-them-fly-over-2023-7

      "A Ukrainian helicopter crew told The Sunday Times that women in the country flash them as they fly overhead to boost their morale in fighting Russia."

      Worth trying I guess. LOL

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        Mik
        wrote on 17 Jul 2023, 14:23 last edited by
        #1807

        That's great.

        “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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        • T taiwan_girl
          17 Jul 2023, 14:19

          https://www.businessinsider.com/ukrainian-air-force-crew-says-women-flash-them-fly-over-2023-7

          "A Ukrainian helicopter crew told The Sunday Times that women in the country flash them as they fly overhead to boost their morale in fighting Russia."

          Worth trying I guess. LOL

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          George K
          wrote on 17 Jul 2023, 14:52 last edited by
          #1808

          @taiwan_girl said in The Ukraine war thread:

          https://www.businessinsider.com/ukrainian-air-force-crew-says-women-flash-them-fly-over-2023-7

          "A Ukrainian helicopter crew told The Sunday Times that women in the country flash them as they fly overhead to boost their morale in fighting Russia."

          Worth trying I guess. LOL

          Never underestimate the power of Ukrainian Titties.

          "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 17 Jul 2023, 22:36 last edited by
            #1809

            The absolute balls on this guy:

            "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 17 Jul 2023, 22:54 last edited by
              #1810

              This is the problem, though...

              https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukrainian-pilot-says-its-air-force-is-so-outclassed-by-russia-s-that-it-can-do-nothing-to-them-in-the-air/ar-AA1dY0Gn?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=W129&cvid=2c61f7ddeb5340eb93a4b40e7d29b756&ei=18

              “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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              • G George K
                17 Jul 2023, 22:36

                The absolute balls on this guy:

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                Renauda
                wrote on 18 Jul 2023, 00:00 last edited by Renauda
                #1811

                @George-K

                What happened was another terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime, which had no logic from a military point of view," Putin said.

                Probably the one of, if not the most strategic of targets in the whole theatre. It needs to be taken out or somehow denied to the Russians. Plenty of military logic in striking it,

                @Jolly

                That problem has been a known known for sometime now. Perhaps since 24 February 2022

                Elbows up!

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                  Mik
                  wrote on 18 Jul 2023, 00:29 last edited by
                  #1812

                  Still, Russia has seemed unwilling to commit their air resources from the very beginning.

                  “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 18 Jul 2023, 11:51 last edited by
                    #1813

                    100,000??

                    "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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                      taiwan_girl
                      wrote on 18 Jul 2023, 16:56 last edited by
                      #1814

                      "Putin has been invited to a BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month but is the target of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant -- a provision that Pretoria as an ICC member would be expected to implement were he to attend.

                      South Africa's diplomatic dilemma is playing out in court, where the leading opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), is trying to force the government's hand and ensure the Kremlin leader is held and handed over to the ICC if he steps foot in the country."

                      https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/arresting-putin-a-declaration-of-war-safricas-ramaphosa/news-story/d119b2fbaa5cd71b8c73227cfbadce73

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                        Jolly
                        wrote on 18 Jul 2023, 20:33 last edited by
                        #1815

                        A counter-offensive would not surprise me, especially after the Ukrainians have been on the offensive (which requires more equipment, munitions and tends to generate higher casualties). Maybe the Russians think they have worn the Ukrainians down sufficiently to make considerable gains.

                        The Ukrainians desperately need more and better air assets, tanks and tank killers, artillery and probably munitions of all kinds.

                        “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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                          George K
                          wrote on 19 Jul 2023, 12:39 last edited by
                          #1816

                          "The Blessing of the Tanks."

                          Wasn't there a scene in MAS*H where Fr. Mulcahy blesses a Jeep?

                          "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 23 Jul 2023, 12:14 last edited by
                            #1817

                            Things are heating blowing up in Crimea

                            "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 23 Jul 2023, 16:52 last edited by
                              #1818

                              I think VDH's column on the Russian way of waging war, is spot on. They are letting the Ukrainians wear themselves down in offensive maneuvers. The Russians are now trying to win a war of attrition.

                              “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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                                George K
                                wrote on 24 Jul 2023, 01:36 last edited by
                                #1819

                                Well...

                                "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 24 Jul 2023, 11:39 last edited by
                                  #1820

                                  Sign up, oldster!

                                  https://www.newsweek.com/putin-raises-elderly-army-serviceman-70-deemed-eligible-russia-ukraine-1814670

                                  Under amendments to legislation titled "on military duty and military service," citizens with the ranks that include "soldiers, sailors and sergeants" could be mobilized until the age of 40, 50, or 55 depending on the category.

                                  A higher age limit has also been introduced for those in Russia's mobilized reserve who signed up for occasional military training and a stipend when their compulsory military service ends, according to Reuters.

                                  The age for men with the highest ranks in the reserves can be called up "remains" at 70. For other senior ranks it has risen to up to 65, while for junior officers, it is now up until the age of 60. Meanwhile, general reservists can be brought back into service until the age of 55, 10 years older than previously.

                                  "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 24 Jul 2023, 11:58 last edited by
                                    #1821

                                    Maybe attrition is not such a good strategy after all.

                                    “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 24 Jul 2023, 12:20 last edited by George K
                                      #1822

                                      More in Moscow:

                                      "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 24 Jul 2023, 12:56 last edited by
                                        #1823

                                        It may well be internal terrorism.

                                        “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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                                          Mik
                                          wrote on 25 Jul 2023, 15:12 last edited by
                                          #1824

                                          https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/wagner-s-polish-gamble-may-drag-the-west-into-war-with-russia/ar-AA1eioXs?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=33b44430a2e2434a8a1c21ec6adc4113&ei=12

                                          “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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