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

[Chris.B]

Just now, friendofthai said:

Vlad supporters will remind you 10 days later.

Haha, you wish!

 

[khwaibah]

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/10/politics/russia-trade-status-us-g7-eu-biden/index.html

 

[Chris.B]

Great quote today from retired Royal Artillery Lieutenant Colonel Glen Grant...

 

Talking of the Russian forces, "Brutality doesn't make them any better soldiers."

 

[Chomper Higgot]

25 minutes ago, friendofthai said:

Vlad supporters will remind you 10 days later.

Self identification, I luv it.

[Chris.B]

40 minutes ago, Chris.B said:

Russia and their army is falling apart, if they last another 10 days I will be surprised.

 

Putin's convoy near Kyiv is actually 'in retreat' as Ukraine ambushes spark Russian panic

 

Daily Express

 

 

[Kwasaki]

47 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I’ve identified the behaviors, so if the cap fits, wear it.

 

Otherwise I’ll follow forum rules on directing comments against names members, if that’s alright with you.

Yeah you carry on with your following.

I will just hope the war is stopped. 

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, rudi49jr said:

Russia is apparently recruiting thousands of Syrian fighters skilled in urban combat to fight for them in Ukraine. Earlier Putin claimed it was reprehensible and immoral for foreign fighters to come to Ukraine to fight against the Russians. The man gives hypocrisy a whole new meaning. 
 

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/russia-recruiting-syrians-fight-ukraine-pentagon-says
 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-syria-recruitment-ukraine-war-b2030202.html

Red line there surely, Putin has invaded Ukraine and is now inviting other countries to also invade, Syrian forces at that!

 

Anyway bit of an update on it.

 

Putin’s army clearly in trouble. Suggestions Syrian rebels will fight with Ukrainian forces as Assad regime troops help Putin. The world truly turned upside down.

 

Russian Defense Minister Shoigu says there are 16,000 volunteers in the Middle East ready to come to fight with Russian-backed forces in Ukraine. Putin says volunteers should be allowed to fight. Via @Reuters

[rudi49jr]

Russian soldiers boast of war crimes and stealing cognac. "Just following orders", I presume?

 

https://technotrenz.com/entertainment/in-leaked-phone-calls-home-russian-soldiers-boast-of-war-crimes-and-stealing-200-worth-of-cognac-1718922.html

[rudi49jr]

14 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Yeah you carry on with your following.

I will just hope the war is stopped. 

But the way you want this war stopped is ridiculous and completely unilateral, as you have repeated in this thread about 20 times so far that Ukraine needs to surrender.

[rudi49jr]

Even Russian state television are now criticizing the war. Want to bet how long these people will go to jail for standing up to Putin?

 

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/russian-state-tv-putin-abroadcasting-criticism-war/

[friendofthai]

1 minute ago, rudi49jr said:

Even Russian state television are now criticizing the war. Want to bet how long these people will go to jail for standing up to Putin?

 

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/russian-state-tv-putin-abroadcasting-criticism-war/

That's why about 99% of Russian elite will go to their beloved West in the nearest 3 months. Including journalists, oligarchs and bankers. After that you will see another Russia.

[Chomper Higgot]

20 minutes ago, friendofthai said:

That's why about 99% of Russian elite will go to their beloved West in the nearest 3 months. Including journalists, oligarchs and bankers. After that you will see another Russia.

Well as Rhett Butler said….

[friendofthai]

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Well as Rhett Butler said….

The Big Run is in progress. About 50k of 200k has run out via Georgia already. Russians need other elite, more eastern-style, which will not annoy Russians with their "democratic values", such as "free press" or so.

[metisdead]

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[Virt]

The footage from Ukraine where they just dump dead people into mass graves are heart breaking.

 

Just thrown into a hole on top of other bodies.

 

No funeral, no goodbye, no nothing ????

 

 

[rudi49jr]

With friends like these, who needs enemies. What a dolt!

 

 

[farmerjo]

I'm glad the EU is leading the way in stopping Russian oil and gas supplies by 2027.

 

[Bkk Brian]

20 minutes ago, farmerjo said:

I'm glad the EU is leading the way in stopping Russian oil and gas supplies by 2027.

 

I bet you are. Plenty of funds yet to roll in for the attack or should I say "Special Mission" as you refer to it in previous posts.

[farmerjo]

2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

I bet you are. Plenty of funds yet to roll in for the attack or should I say "Special Mission" as you refer to it in previous posts.

Why not take the post on what it is based on instead of sly remarks.

[Bkk Brian]

10 minutes ago, farmerjo said:

Why not take the post on what it is based on instead of sly remarks.

I did. Read it. The sly remark you refer to was an added fact. 

[farmerjo]

5 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

I did. Read it. The sly remark you refer to was an added fact. 

Okay lets all clap hands and say what a jolly good job we are doing to stop this mess.

[Bkk Brian]

7 minutes ago, farmerjo said:

Okay lets all clap hands and say what a jolly good job we are doing to stop this mess.

Sly and sarcastic comments about the EU and clapping hands also don't help stop this mess. 

[ozimoron]

The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it had received "credible reports" of several cases of Russian forces using cluster munitions in populated areas in Ukraine, adding that indiscriminate use of such weapons might amount to war crimes.

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/un-rights-office-has-credible-reports-russian-cluster-bomb-use-ukraine-2022-03-11/

[ozimoron]

The Russian economy is headed for collapse

 

https://www.rawstory.com/russia-economy/?traffic_source=Connatix

[friendofthai]

22 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

The Russian economy is headed for collapse

 

https://www.rawstory.com/russia-economy/?traffic_source=Connatix

Russians like such articles very much. But they are like a good wine which need years to become really tasty:

https://www.cnbc.com/2015/01/21/obamas-remarks-on-russias-economy-dead-right-experts.html

[JetsetBkk]

14 minutes ago, friendofthai said:

Russians like such articles very much. But they are like a good wine which need years to become really tasty:

https://www.cnbc.com/2015/01/21/obamas-remarks-on-russias-economy-dead-right-experts.html

He has to be right once, doesn't he.

[ozimoron]

2 minutes ago, JetsetBkk said:

He has to be right once, doesn't he.

The article says that Russia has shown willingness to come to the aid of the oligarchs.

[ozimoron]

"The only scenario that is really going to work is one in which Russia pulls out of Ukraine but we find some kind of mechanism to make Putin feel like he's gotten something out of this,

 

https://www.rawstory.com/fiona-hill-ukraine/

[JetsetBkk]

4 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

"The only scenario that is really going to work is one in which Russia pulls out of Ukraine but we find some kind of mechanism to make Putin feel like he's gotten something out of this,

 

https://www.rawstory.com/fiona-hill-ukraine/

Maybe he'll take with him the 30% of Ukrainians whose first language is Russian.

[EricTh]

6 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

Russia is apparently recruiting thousands of Syrian fighters skilled in urban combat to fight for them in Ukraine. Earlier Putin claimed it was reprehensible and immoral for foreign fighters to come to Ukraine to fight against the Russians. The man gives hypocrisy a whole new meaning. 

Syrians are Arabic people, right? What is the connection between Syrians and Russians? I don't get it.