Popular Post bannork Posted March 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2023 Retired Western pilots ready to fight for Ukraine. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, bannork said: Retired Western pilots ready to fight for Ukraine. Mercenaries are, far as I know, not covered by the Geneva convention and are not treated well by the enemy. They better hope they don't get shot down and captured. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bannork Posted March 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2023 10 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: Mercenaries are, far as I know, not covered by the Geneva convention and are not treated well by the enemy. They better hope they don't get shot down and captured. The Wagna mercenaries are frequently not treated well by their own side. The Western pilots are volunteers, not mercenaries. As far as I know, few have served prison sentences for murder and drug dealing 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiejohn Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: I said it's the "least biased", not that it's perfect. How do you know that, if as you state, you only watch one, so called, news channel and therefore have nothing to compare it to? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, bannork said: A summary of the war so far Smash! f99k3dYgoSm2CmTm.mp4 Edited March 16, 2023 by ExpatOilWorker 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bannork Posted March 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2023 Russia's capture and deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia is recognised as a war crime by the UN. Hard to see the Ukrainian families getting them back unless the regime collapses https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64985009 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, scottiejohn said: How do you know that, if as you state, you only watch one, so called, news channel and therefore have nothing to compare it to? Seriously? 5555555555555 I watched different ones but stopped watching them as they were too biased, like CNN or not worth watching because they think football is news- BBC, and ended up with Al Jazeera. It's probably that they are not dependent on ads that allows them to be neutral. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, bannork said: The Wagna mercenaries are frequently not treated well by their own side. The Western pilots are volunteers, not mercenaries. As far as I know, few have served prison sentences for murder and drug dealing I doubt any Russian soldier will see a difference between an American "volunteer" and a mercenary. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bannork Posted March 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 minute ago, thaibeachlovers said: I doubt any Russian soldier will see a difference between an American "volunteer" and a mercenary. The Russians have already captured several volunteers from Western nations. They treated them badly as you'd expect from a brutalized nation but many survived and were even exchanged. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, bannork said: The Russians have already captured several volunteers from Western nations. They treated them badly as you'd expect from a brutalized nation but many survived and were even exchanged. I didn't say they'd be killed on the spot, but IMO they can expect to be beaten. An American pilot would likely be worth several Russians in a prisoner swap. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bkk Brian Posted March 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 Latest UN report 16th March: War crimes, indiscriminate attacks on infrastructure, systematic and widespread torture show disregard for civilians, says UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Russian authorities have committed a wide range of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law in various regions of Ukraine, many of which amount to war crimes, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in a new report Thursday. The war crimes include attacks on civilians and energy-related infrastructure, wilful killings, unlawful confinement, torture, rape and other sexual violence, as well as unlawful transfers and deportations of children. The Commission’s evidence shows that in areas that came under their control, Russian authorities have committed wilful killings of civilians or persons not involved in fighting (hors de combat), which are war crimes and violations of the right to life. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/03/war-crimes-indiscriminate-attacks-infrastructure-systematic-and-widespread 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bannork Posted March 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 Up to date Swedish artillery on its way to Ukraine. Moved before the shells have hit the target 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeholder Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said: I doubt any Russian soldier will see a difference between an American "volunteer" and a mercenary. If this is relevant, then it only shows how poorly commanded Russian troops are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Solovyev in top surreal form. What an imagination! from the Isle of Man to Scotland. I didn't know they grew magic mushrooms in Russia. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 WW1 again. Gripping footage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mavideol Posted March 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 6 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Mercenaries are, far as I know, not covered by the Geneva convention and are not treated well by the enemy. They better hope they don't get shot down and captured. unless they are Russia mercenaries, then they are protected/untouchable as they don't give a rats arxx about any and all laws 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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onthedarkside Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Unapproved video has been removed. Clayton Morris is not a credible source. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Salerno Posted March 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 Arrest warrants have been issued by judges at the International Criminal Court for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children's Rights. In a statement, the ICC says they are suspected of the war crime of unlawfully deporting children, from Ukraine to Russia. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-64994087 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bkk Brian Posted March 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 Russia loses up to 1,500 troops every day fighting in Bakhmut, NATO assesses “Russia is sustaining 1,200, 1,300, even 1,500 casualties a day in its current offensive, mostly in Bakhmut,” the source said. “Killed to wounded ratio is one to three.” The official added that Ukraine suffers "an order of magnitude less" losses in battles where "several thousand" shells are spent by both sides every day. He added that it’s not yet clear how long the battle for Bakhmut could continue. https://news.yahoo.com/russia-loses-1-500-troops-202700037.html 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thaibeachlovers Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 On 3/18/2023 at 5:10 AM, Salerno said: Arrest warrants have been issued by judges at the International Criminal Court for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children's Rights. In a statement, the ICC says they are suspected of the war crime of unlawfully deporting children, from Ukraine to Russia. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-64994087 LOL. They can issue all the arrest warrants they like for Russian politicians, but chances of having them in the court has to be zero ( IMO ). I think there is a name for this sort of thing, but I forget at the moment. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bkk Brian Posted March 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2023 8 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: LOL. They can issue all the arrest warrants they like for Russian politicians, but chances of having them in the court has to be zero ( IMO ). I think there is a name for this sort of thing, but I forget at the moment. Noted you seem to find this so amusing, the illegal abduction of children and subsequent arrest warrants. Your opinion means not a lot on this. Former international court chief 'confident' Putin will stand trial A former president of the International Criminal Court said he is confident Vladimir Putin will be brought to trial. Dr Chile Eboe-Osuji said in every modern instance when an arrest warrant has been issued, somebody ended up in court. https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-arrest-warrant-issued-for-vladimir-putin-by-international-crime-court-over-alleges-war-crimes-12541713?postid=5642680#liveblog-body 7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Saanim Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 24 minutes ago, Social Media said: Perhaps, somebody should tell him - obviously he does not know yet... (in another thread somewhere I read: I think Putin will be headed for his palace for a long time. He'll just order food & drinks in ...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 8 hours ago, Bkk Brian said: Noted you seem to find this so amusing, the illegal abduction of children and subsequent arrest warrants. Your opinion means not a lot on this. Former international court chief 'confident' Putin will stand trial A former president of the International Criminal Court said he is confident Vladimir Putin will be brought to trial. Dr Chile Eboe-Osuji said in every modern instance when an arrest warrant has been issued, somebody ended up in court. https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-arrest-warrant-issued-for-vladimir-putin-by-international-crime-court-over-alleges-war-crimes-12541713?postid=5642680#liveblog-body somebody ended up in court..... or in jail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 52 minutes ago, Social Media said: could not be verified.... I don't think he had the boolls to go there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tgw Posted March 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Mavideol said: could not be verified.... I don't think he had the boolls to go there maybe his bodydouble went 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tug Posted March 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2023 On 3/16/2023 at 4:22 PM, bannork said: Retired Western pilots ready to fight for Ukraine. I totally agree this group of people are highly intelligent motivated courageous aggressive and have trained hard for air combat it’s in their dna in my opinion if western aircraft become available in Ukraine there will be a flood of qualified volunteers and contract the maintenance out in the short term 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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