Russia vs Ukraine anyone watching this ignite?

[Tombs]

I got word that Jeb Bush successfully invaded and conquered all of Ukraine today.

 

[Keith_Indy]

Have Ukrainians declared even a single military death yet?

Last Sundays number, first thing that came up in search.

Ukraine mourns its fallen as Zelenskiy says 1,300 soldiers killed

Funeral processions now a daily sight as social media tributes show country publicly acknowledging losses

www.theguardian.com

Ukraine’s announcement that at least 1,300 of its soldiers have been killed so far during Russia’s invasion has been accompanied by an increasingly public acknowledgement of the country’s losses.

 

[ditcherman]

They don’t let him too close to the classified documents

50 quality posts to get in the classies and he doesn’t have them yet.

 

[printcraft]

You break it, you buy it rule…

Oh, and sounds like Biden gave the all clear to China over Taiwan

China: Xi Jinping Tells Biden to Clean Up His Own Mess in Ukraine

The Chinese Foreign Ministry says dictator Xi Jinping told President Biden not to expect any help from China with the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

www.breitbart.com

Oh, i see the Chinese have a similar saying

buT biDen SAid amErica waS bACk.... we'RE gOIng to REgaiN oUr reSpeCT iN thE WoRLd...

 

[actaeon277]

Our “leader” is an imbecile.

I know
He might as well say, hey I know Afghan was a mess, and now we have Ukraine, but go ahead and start some stuff with Taiwan.

 

[Mongo59]

Our leader can't be reached, he is busy eating ice cream and watching reruns of Barney...

 

[smokingman]

Meanwhile....
See the problem?

Also yesterday Stars and Stripes had an article that I now can not seem to find I was going to post.

The Pentagon estimates Russian losses of 1800-4000 troops while US intelligence estimates it at 12,000-21,000. Fog of war indeed.

If you want interesting try using a search engine like Qwant and a proxy in Europe. They even have different number than the US media. For example in the US media(quoting pentagon sources) Russia has committed less than 10% of the forces it built up on the border(as of 2/18/2022),in most news sources in Europe also quoting the US pentagon it is 25%.
Most of the media in Europe uses Ukrainian numbers for Russian and Ukrainian losses. I think most in the USA just make **** up(as I have never seen any actual source it is always "source in the Pentagon,source in Intelligence ect).

*Side note one of my main ways to translate webpages(the site) was taken down yesterday. I really do not want to use googles,but have.

The Image below I captured and it is showing the top two search results from Qwant.
The problem is one article on CNN says Russia has 90% of its forces already in Ukraine,the other says 90% of the forces it has at the border have not crossed into Ukraine.

China and Russia have a new pipeline deal(as of today) for a second pipeline from Siberia.
India and Russia worked out a new oil deal. All oil will be purchased with Euro's.

Putin addressed a crowd of over 200k in person yesterday(and the latest polling of Russian citizens out of Denmark showed his war in Ukraine had solidified his support to 70%(News Week shows it at 71%,but did not have a source in the article 3 days ago).
Oh,speaking of Denmark we lost an Osprey yesterday during the NATO war exercises in Denmark(largest NATO exercise since the end of the cold war).

Russia is limiting exports to countries that have done sanctions,and Brazil repealed most they had already.

Bout it for now. Catching the morning "news"

 

[smokingman]

Yeah, Pravda has such a long history of not being biased and not being a commie government run "news" organization.

Do we have any media that isn't?

 

[Leadeye]

1984...

Space Conference Censors Name of First Human in Space Because He Was Russian

While falling over themselves to support Ukraine, a space industry conference has removed the name of celebrated Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin from its agenda.

futurism.com

That's just stupid.

 

[Leadeye]

I have to wonder if Xi even took his call and all of this is just a backup story for public consumption. Assuming they spoke we'll never get any accurate info.

 

[Leadeye]

I got word that Jeb Bush successfully invaded and conquered all of Ukraine today.

We all laugh, but I'll bet CoC republicans in charge will push hard to put him or somebody like him on the ticket and even cheat to get the job done. Extermination of populism is job one.

 

[Keith_Indy]

Seems like a fair enough report…

In Belarusian Morgues And Hospitals, Clues To Russian Military Losses In Ukraine

How many Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine? Look in the morgues and hospitals of southeastern Belarus for clues.

www.rferl.org

 

[nra4ever]

I guess when you control the air you can do what you want.

 

[Keith_Indy]

Sounds like a reasonable analysis.

'Putin's War': What To Expect In The Next Phase Of The Ukraine Conflict

Russian military expert Michael Kofman explains why Russia’s campaign has stalled, how the fog of war persists on the battlefield, and why this is “fundamentally Putin’s war.”

www.rferl.org

So, the future of the conflict most likely is that the Russian military is probably going to become exhausted in the coming weeks and need operational pauses. They’re going to become combat ineffective, and they’ll need to replenish and reorganize and rearm units. So that means that we're probably going to be looking at a cease-fire of some kind -- maybe not a full political settlement -- in the coming weeks. That's my projection [and] it's about the most optimistic I’ve been in this conflict.

Having said that, I think the war is still going to get ugly over the course of this time period and you will see the Russian military in some areas using outright pressure tactics by barraging cities and just hitting the civilian population to put pressure on Ukraine's political leadership.

 

[oze]

I guess when you control the air you can do what you want.

Do a search on "russian planes drawing penis" or some such, and notice the number of hits. Apparently, the Russkys are fixated on drawing ****s in the sky.

 

[Keith_Indy]

I guess when you control the air you can do what you want.

Allegedly over Crimea, so not near Ukrainian air defenses. Also, there’s been a number of these “sky ****” flights over the years. So, maybe it is recent or maybe not.

 

[Kurr]

 

[wagyu52]

Not going to find a better synopsis of this war and why Putin my Win the battle but has already lost the war.

 

[KellyinAvon]

I have to wonder if Xi even took his call and all of this is just a backup story for public consumption. Assuming they spoke we'll never get any accurate info.

You mean Xi was releasing scripted info while Biden was talking to some commie rando? That seems plausible.

 

[oze]

Have Ukrainians declared even a single military death yet?

Hang on. Let me configure my VPN so that I consult with an unbiased source like Pravda in Russia.