Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital

[Bkk Brian]

Threats from Russia to push NATO borders won't go down well. Medvedev shares why they will grab as much land as possible before any peace deals.

 

Just one more reason to not trust the orcs.

 

Russia’s Medvedev floats idea of pushing back Poland’s borders

“That is why it is so important to achieve all the goals of the special military operation, to push back the borders that threaten our country as far as possible, even if they are the borders of Poland,” said Medvedev.

“Victory will be achieved, we all want it to happen as soon as possible and that day will come,” said Medvedev, he predicted that tough negotiations with Ukraine and the West would culminate in “some kind of agreement”.

But he said that deal would lack “fundamental agreements on real borders” and not amount to an overarching European security pact, making it vital for Russia to extend its borders now.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/24/moscow-must-push-borders-back-as-far-as-possible-says-medvedev

 

'We'll defend every inch of NATO' amid Russia threat, Biden tells eastern European leaders 

As the war in Ukraine drags on, the Bucharest Nine countries’ anxieties have remained heightened, many worry Putin could move to take military action against them next if he’s successful in Ukraine, the alliance includes Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.

“You’re the frontlines of our collective defence,” Biden said Wednesday of the group, “and you know, better than anyone, what’s at stake in this conflict? Not just for Ukraine, but for the freedom of democracies throughout Europe and around the world,” he pledged that NATO's mutual-defence pact is “sacred” and that “we will defend literally every inch of NATO."

https://www.euronews.com/2023/02/22/biden-to-meet-natos-east-european-leaders-amid-russia-threat

 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

14 hours ago, Seppius said:

There is a site which I go to occasionally which allows RT, so I have a little look, what I find amazing is the number of Western journalists pouting Putin's doctrine, one guy is a professor at an American collage 

You understandably don't believe RT, but do you believe everything put out by western government controlled media? Seems to me that any media controlled by a government involved with one side or another is going to be biased, which is why I don't bother with any of them when it comes to things like this conflict.

I try to be objective, rather than regurgitate propaganda from any source.

[thaibeachlovers]

13 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

“Seems like a lot of wishin' and hopin' is going on.”

 

Right back at you, mate. At least I’m hoping for a good outcome of this war, something I’m not quite sure you’re rooting for.

I'm not sure what you mean by "a good outcome". I suppose you mean Russia gives up, retreats back to whence it came, pays for the reconstruction of Ukraine, and we all go back to living like we used to.

Realistically, do you actually think that will happen, or are you just wishin' and hopin'?

If nothing else, the bills for all the "support" ( taxpayer money ) from the west has to be paid for and that's going to impact us for a very long time.

I doubt that Ukraine will get back to "normal" for a very long, long time.

 

IMO there are no real winners from a war, and everyone loses, though mainly those that lost someone they loved.

[candide]

12 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You understandably don't believe RT, but do you believe everything put out by western government controlled media? Seems to me that any media controlled by a government involved with one side or another is going to be biased, which is why I don't bother with any of them when it comes to things like this conflict.

I try to be objective, rather than regurgitate propaganda from any source.

Which Western government controlled media do you have in mind?

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5 hours ago, candide said:

Which Western government controlled media do you have in mind?

I think his problem stems from a phenomenon noted by Stephen Colbert:

"It's a well-known fact that reality has a liberal bias."

[Bkk Brian]

Dmitry Medvedev also mentioned in the 24th ISW update:

 

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev made inflammatory claims that Russia will win the war and reiterated that it is vital for Russia to achieve its goals to "push back the borders that threaten [Russia] as far as possible, even if they are the borders of Poland."[2] ISW has previously assessed that the Kremlin has been using Medvedev to sustain information campaigns targeting Western military support for Ukraine and to deflect attention from Russia's military failures.[3] Medvedev's statements highlight the fact that the Kremlin is continuing to pursue its unrealistic maximalist goals even though it has no meaningful successes to offer the Russian people after a year of costly war in Ukraine.

 

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-24-2023

[CatCage]

[jollyhangmon]

Here's Jeffrey Sonnenfelds (Yale School of Management) take on official numbers regarding state of ruxxian economy based on their research, pretty much shreds 'em, in short.

 

Interesting & fun to watch but almost half an hour long so rather nothing for your contemporary tik tok brain I'm afraid ...

 

 

[rudi49jr]

????????Must be a nice view for the staff of the Russian embassy in Berlin:

 

German peace activists park rusty tank outside Russian embassy.

 

Activists protesting against Russia's invasion of Ukraine parked a destroyed, rusty tank directly in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin on Friday, bringing a piece of the battlefield to the centre of the German capital.

"The broken tank signifies downfall. Ukraine is going to be Putin's Stalingrad," said Wieland Giebel, curator of the Berlin Story Bunker museum, referring to Germany's defeat in a major battle in World War Two.

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-activists-park-destroyed-rusting-tank-outside-russian-embassy-2023-02-24/

 

 

 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

8 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

????????Must be a nice view for the staff of the Russian embassy in Berlin:

 

German peace activists park rusty tank outside Russian embassy.

 

Activists protesting against Russia's invasion of Ukraine parked a destroyed, rusty tank directly in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin on Friday, bringing a piece of the battlefield to the centre of the German capital.

"The broken tank signifies downfall. Ukraine is going to be Putin's Stalingrad," said Wieland Giebel, curator of the Berlin Story Bunker museum, referring to Germany's defeat in a major battle in World War Two.

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-activists-park-destroyed-rusting-tank-outside-russian-embassy-2023-02-24/

 

 

 

 

LOL. Apparently Wieland Giebel forgets who won Stalingrad.

[onthedarkside]

An off topic video from over 10 months ago has been removed

[Bkk Brian]

When Russia fire missiles from Belarus onto Ukraine then this is what happens. 

 

Opposition group: Explosion at Belarusian military airfield damaged Russian aircraft in reported partisan attack

A Russian A-50 early warning and control aircraft in Belarus was damaged as a result of the Feb. 26 explosion at the Machulishchy airfield near Minsk, Belarusian opposition media Nasha Niva reported on Feb. 26 citing Aliaksandr Azarov, leader of Belarusian anti-government organization BYPOL.

According to Azarov, the attack was carried out by Belarusian partisans in the area using two drones as part of BYPOL's so-called "Victory Plan". Thpse involved are now safe, he said.

https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/opposition-group-explosion-at-belarusian-military-airfield-damages-russian-aircraft-in-reported-partisan-attack

 

[bannork]

Discontent in the Russian military and back home 

 

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL. Apparently Wieland Giebel forgets who won Stalingrad.

Woosh

[bannork]

The woes of a Russian soldier 

 

 

 

[tgw]

1 hour ago, bannork said:

The woes of a Russian soldier 

 

 

 

they shouldn't be so harsh with themselves, the mobiks ARE the equipment.

very useful for mine clearing, close quarter reconnaissance, enemy ammo stockpile depletion, etc.

also, if chemical weapons were to be used, they would indicate whether an area is safe to go for regular troops that have been supplied with gas masks from 1956 (filters 1979 model 62 third edition) or scavenged out of the "zone" from discarded Chernobyl stockpiles...

 

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4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL. Apparently Wieland Giebel forgets who won Stalingrad.

No, It's because the Russians remember what Stalingrad meant to the Germans that he cited it. Or do you believe that General Zhukov is commanding the Russian war effort from the grave?

[Social Media]

When Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, one of the biggest successes they achieved initially was in southern Ukraine. Within a few days Russian troops attacking from Crimea had seized an area of Ukrainian territory bigger than Switzerland.

Ukrainian authorities are yet to explain what went wrong in the south in those early days. To help uncover what happened, the BBC has spoken to military officers, politicians and activists.

On 22 February 2022 at 19:15, the secretary of Ukraine's security council Aleksey Danilov received a red folder with secret documents. They warned that the president's life was under imminent threat. Immediately, Mr Danilov contacted the head of the security services, the interior minister, prime minister and President Volodymyr Zelensky himself.

But Ukraine's leadership stopped short of declaring martial law, for now. There was no mobilisation of troops. Just a few weeks before, Ukrainian authorities had described Western warnings of Russian invasion as "manipulation" and called on everyone to remain calm.

[rudi49jr]

6 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL. Apparently Wieland Giebel forgets who won Stalingrad.

LOL. Past performance is no guarantee of future results…..

[tgw]

6 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL. Apparently Wieland Giebel forgets who won Stalingrad.

I think most people get that the fascist dictator who started a war lost at Stalingrad...

 

But Stalingrad really isn't a well chosen metaphor, since Stalin himself was quite the butcher.

[Rimmer]

Belarusian opposition says it damaged Russian warplane

Exiled Belarusian opposition figures say a Russian military plane has been damaged in a drone attack near the capital, Minsk.

Aliksandr Azarov, leader of Belarusian anti-government organisation BYPOL, claimed responsibility for the attack on Telegram.

The Beriev A-50 early warning aircraft was struck by multiple blasts near the Machulishchy airbase.

See more:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64782626

[Rimmer]

More on the A50  attack here:

 

Strike On Russian A-50 Radar Jet In Belarus

 

 

 

 

[Scott]

Off-topic, troll post removed.

 

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I rather enjoyed this characterization of the current Russian effort in the Donbas:

“Russia’s big new offensive is underway,” said Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, in an interview last week with the Ukrainian edition of Forbes magazine. “But going in a way that not everyone can even notice it.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/27/world/europe/russia-offensive-ukraine.html

[onthedarkside]

Unapproved video from an RT outlet removed.

[Social Media]

A drone has crashed in the Moscow region in what was likely an attempt to target civilian infrastructure, the regional governor said.

Andrei Vorobyov was speaking after the defence ministry reported downing two Ukrainian drones in southern Russia.

Ukraine does not claim responsibility for attacks inside Russia.

Russian energy giant Gazprom operates a facility near the village of Gubastovo, about 100 km (62 miles) from Moscow, where the drone crashed.

Gazprom told Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti that its operations in the Kolomna region had not been interrupted.

The target of the drone in Kolomna "was probably a civilian infrastructure facility, which was not damaged", Mr Vorobyov posted on Telegram.

 

"There are no casualties or damage on the ground. The FSB (Russian security service) and other competent authorities are investigating," he added.

Images shared by Russian media and officials show a damaged drone in a snow-covered field in front of a forest of birch trees. The area around the Gazprom facility is heavily forested.

[morrobay]

Just for information there is a recent RT video: US mercenary behind enemy lines. This ex U. S. Army guy went to Ukraine as a mercenary , spent time with Ukrainian army, collected much information and just defected to Russia. There is no question that Ukraine is a fascist neo nazi organization. Have a look. 

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10 minutes ago, morrobay said:

Just for information there is a recent RT video: US mercenary behind enemy lines. This ex U. S. Army guy went to Ukraine as a mercenary , spent time with Ukrainian army, collected much information and just defected to Russia. There is no question that Ukraine is a fascist neo nazi organization. Have a look. 

Well, if it's from a Russian Govt News Service,  one that doesn't call what's going on in Ukraine a war, it's definitely a reliable source.

[rudi49jr]

19 minutes ago, morrobay said:

Just for information there is a recent RT video: US mercenary behind enemy lines. This ex U. S. Army guy went to Ukraine as a mercenary , spent time with Ukrainian army, collected much information and just defected to Russia. There is no question that Ukraine is a fascist neo nazi organization. Have a look. 

The only thing there is no question about is that RT is a Kremlin propaganda channel that spouts the most outrageous nonsense. I’m willing to bet my last dollar, euro and baht that that video is fake.

[RupertIII]

Not just Russia, seems China have now joined them in their propaganda/disinformation war.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/28/china-spends-billions-on-pro-russia-disinformation-us-special-envoy-says