Russian invasion of Ukraine | Fewer tweets, more discussion

Real Name said:
How many Russian soldiers died for that small part of land? They haven't even encircled the town.
Of course many Ukrainians died too, way too many and I hope they wont let Russians encircle them.
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The Russians committing some of the same gruesome mistakes of WW2 when both them and Nazi Germany would comit to a town/city for political/symbolic reasons and cast thousands of young men into the grinder to lose their lives
 
So a big missile attack on Ukraine. Tomorrow the Russians will probably say Ukrainians and West are not prepared nor want to sit on a negotiating table.
 
Real Name said:
How many Russian soldiers died for that small part of land? They haven't even encircled the town.
Of course many Ukrainians died too, way too many and I hope they wont let Russians encircle them.
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A lot. We probably will never know the real number. And keep in mind, the pink there is like a no-man’s land. It took Russia 4 weeks just to get across that highway / railroad
 
Gehrman said:
The hatred for Zelensky on twitter is unreal. But I guess that is to be expected since its the favourite nest of Russian bots and bloody idiots. I mean Ukraine has defied all odds, you'd think he deserves some bloody praise.
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Zelensky is not doing himself any favours with his constant sabre-rattling. That's just playing right into the Russian propaganda.
 
Sviken said:
Zelensky is not doing himself any favours with his constant sabre-rattling. That's just playing right into the Russian propaganda.
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Could be the case, but i still think the majority making him out to be a war criminal are Russian bots and idiots. Russia has destroyed Ukraine and are trying annex it. Some sabrerattling is in place, but perhaps i missed some things he said. I mean Putin has repeatedly threatened to nuke Ukraine and other countries as well. Ukraine is fighting a brutal war for their survival. Zelensky and his goverment has outperforned all expectations.
 
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Sviken said:
Zelensky is not doing himself any favours with his constant sabre-rattling. That's just playing right into the Russian propaganda.
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What you mean? He is doing everything right. Putting on constant pressure to the allys and specially the ones who are super slow and "useless" most of the time.
 
Sviken said:
Zelensky is not doing himself any favours with his constant sabre-rattling. That's just playing right into the Russian propaganda.
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Disagree. Western diplomacy has proven to be completely ineffective. Zelensky understands that the best way to deal with Putin (and many other Russians) is to show strength.
 
RedSky said:
Ukraine launching a counter offensive into Kreminna
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Saw a post on twitter few months back, emphasizing the logistical importance of Svatove-Kreminna, basically saying its as important as Kupyansk was (cant recall exact reasons). Expect russians to shelve some of their offensives to hold this line or they might get another Kharkiv style retreat.
 
Dans said:
@harms I guess they publish from outside Russia but I wondered how available it is within Russia:

https://verstka.media/
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Well, I read it. It’s blocked, I assume, but I always use VPN.

Those who read not government-affiliated media are aware of it, especially since most of them often collaborate and help each other (instead of genuinely competing) due to how the situation is for them at the moment. Verstka, Cherta, Meduza, TV Rain, Mediazona, BBC Russia (technically government-affiliated but not the government I’m talking about)…

Verstka is probably the biggest independent media that was created AFTER the beginning of the war (although, surprisingly, there are quite a few of those, despite the enormous pressure).
 
Dans said:
Really worrryingly, Moldova's PM has just quit.
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Perhaps not as worrying as I thought, as the President remains, but the PM apparently mentioned that it would be easier to govern if people within the country had as much confidence in them as their partners abraod did. That could be interpreted as meaning the people are less pro Western than the government is, and given that Russia stirred the pot by sending a missile through Moldovan and Romanian airspace today, things could be getting tetchy there.
 
demetre said:
No one reliable reported it so far
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Yeh I can't find anything to back it up. Could be old training footage of some sort. No reputable reporter would spread word of a Ukrainian offensive that hasn't happened yet however, there tends to be strict media blackout on such things.

Interesting to see that scaled map they've created there though, whatever it relates to.

edit: ok Thomas now posting it. He's usually very careful. That Anna refused to comment further on the source and location in her comments and stated "only the video may be distributed".

 
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VorZakone said:
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Is there no shame in the Kremlin when they leave those clowns in charge? I know I would be fecking furious if I'm at least a 3-star general at the Pentagon and that I'm forced to see Erik Prince leaving the job to his useless minions in a theater of war.
 
RedDevilQuebecois said:
Is there no shame in the Kremlin when they leave those clowns in charge? I know I would be fecking furious if I'm at least a 3-star general at the Pentagon and that I'm forced to see Erik Prince leaving the job to his useless minions in a theater of war.
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Are these captions the correct translation? If they are, it is astonishing how crazy these people are. And he talks like he is serious. Are there any Russians who believe they can get to the ... English Channel? And give France and Italy to... Ukrainians??? What is this? Is this a comedy show like Saturday Night Live?
 
frostbite said:
Are these captions the correct translation? If they are, it is astonishing how crazy these people are. And he talks like he is serious. Are there any Russians who believe they can get to the ... English Channel? And give France and Italy to... Ukrainians??? What is this? Is this a comedy show like Saturday Night Live?
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Yep, I keep on asking myself how many brain cells they keep on burning for every week of vodka they drink.

In any case, mercenaries are almost always a joke in a war. One would think that the notorious example of Blackwater would make major governments reject the idea of using mercs as the spearhead of any attack in a war. Between Prigozhyn and Erik Prince, I can't tell who is worse of a vile creature.
 
JuriM said:
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They don't have any yellow or blue color tape visible on them, which they usually do while they're fighting. I'm not sure if this indicates that it was likely a training video.

But then again, they might try to confuse the RA like they did with Kherson's first breakthrough. If so, posting the clip online may not be a wise thing to do.
 
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The United said:
They don't have any yellow or blue color tape visible on them, which they usually do while they're fighting. I'm not sure if this indicates that it was likely a training video.

But then again, they might try to confuse the RA like they did with Kherson's first breakthrough. If so, posting the clip online may not be a wise thing to do.
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The man on the left of the still before you start has the flag and the crest of the Ukraine on his chest
 
christy87 said:
The man on the left of the still before you start has the flag and the crest of the Ukraine on his chest
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That's not enough. In combat, they usually have big, visible tapes on their hats or arms . And the rest of them hardly had anything on them to identify who they were from a few yards away, especially from behind.
 
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RedDevilQuebecois said:
Is there no shame in the Kremlin when they leave those clowns in charge? I know I would be fecking furious if I'm at least a 3-star general at the Pentagon and that I'm forced to see Erik Prince leaving the job to his useless minions in a theater of war.
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Judging by the current situation it looks like those hypothetical 3-star generals are equally incompetent — the failure of the original blitzkrieg was on the army, Prigozhin wasn't really involved at that point.

frostbite said:
Are these captions the correct translation? If they are, it is astonishing how crazy these people are. And he talks like he is serious. Are there any Russians who believe they can get to the ... English Channel? And give France and Italy to... Ukrainians??? What is this? Is this a comedy show like Saturday Night Live?
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Yes, those are correct.

He's a famous troll amongst many things and he thrives in chaos, I doubt that he personally believes that the Russian army can conquer Europe (especially since he's well aware of the situation on the ground) but any prolongation of this conflict means that his position in Russian politics becomes more and more influential. The part about the Ukrainians may be a reference to the idea that Ukrainians are actually Russians (so they'll join Russia once conquered and Russia will "generously" forgive them) or it may be a crude joke, it can be either way with him.
 
Rajma said:
Not weekly, it’s a first one in 21 day, 55 missiles par for their monthly production rate.
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Well, this time, around two weeks?

"Russia also launched 106 missiles in “massive” waves of countrywide attacks on Friday, “particularly at civilian infrastructure,” the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a statement Saturday." - CNN.

Feckers are not exactly slowing down atm, kind of indicating that they still have a lot of necessary stuff to keep on making those?
 
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