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Post by zenfootball2 on Apr 10, 2022 12:33:49 GMT 1
with the appointment of Captain General Aleksandr Dvornikov has been dubbed as the 'Butcher of Syria' with his past actions in Syria things are going to get very nasty in the donbas also for putin he needs a win in this area to save face back at homr plus the russians will be desperate to expand the area they control along the cost with the areas they anexed in 2014 plus will try to control odessa which is a vital port for ukraine , the russians holds an unknown number of soldiers in Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway state internationally recognized as part of Moldova. This Russian military presence dates back to 1992
from the mail "From 2016, Dvornikov oversaw Russia's brutal intervention in the middle east that helped Syrian president Bashar al-Assad crush his enemies in the civil war He is also believed to be man behind attack on Kramatorsk railway station Friday Now, he has been ordered by Putin to take charge of seizing the whole of Donbas"
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Post by staffordshrew on Apr 10, 2022 13:42:23 GMT 1
with the appointment of Captain General Aleksandr Dvornikov has been dubbed as the 'Butcher of Syria' with his past actions in Syria things are going to get very nasty in the donbas also for putin he needs a win in this area to save face back at homr plus the russians will be desperate to expand the area they control along the cost with the areas they anexed in 2014 plus will try to control odessa which is a vital port for ukraine , the russians holds an unknown number of soldiers in Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway state internationally recognized as part of Moldova. This Russian military presence dates back to 1992 from the mail "From 2016, Dvornikov oversaw Russia's brutal intervention in the middle east that helped Syrian president Bashar al-Assad crush his enemies in the civil war He is also believed to be man behind attack on Kramatorsk railway station Friday Now, he has been ordered by Putin to take charge of seizing the whole of Donbas" Sooner he's taken out, the better. Ukraine are going to get him and we may see a few attacks into Russia - not being in Nato, they have a free hit into Russia.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Apr 10, 2022 14:21:30 GMT 1
with the appointment of Captain General Aleksandr Dvornikov has been dubbed as the 'Butcher of Syria' with his past actions in Syria things are going to get very nasty in the donbas also for putin he needs a win in this area to save face back at homr plus the russians will be desperate to expand the area they control along the cost with the areas they anexed in 2014 plus will try to control odessa which is a vital port for ukraine , the russians holds an unknown number of soldiers in Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway state internationally recognized as part of Moldova. This Russian military presence dates back to 1992 from the mail "From 2016, Dvornikov oversaw Russia's brutal intervention in the middle east that helped Syrian president Bashar al-Assad crush his enemies in the civil war He is also believed to be man behind attack on Kramatorsk railway station Friday Now, he has been ordered by Putin to take charge of seizing the whole of Donbas" Sooner he's taken out, the better. Ukraine are going to get him and we may see a few attacks into Russia - not being in Nato, they have a free hit into Russia. they have managed to kill a number of senior Russian officers but i suspect the Buthcher will not go up to the front line.
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Post by staffordshrew on Apr 10, 2022 14:31:57 GMT 1
Sooner he's taken out, the better. Ukraine are going to get him and we may see a few attacks into Russia - not being in Nato, they have a free hit into Russia. they have managed to kill a number of senior Russian officers but i suspect the Buthcher will not go up to the front line. A butcher who doesn't do his own butchery is just a stuffed shirt.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Apr 12, 2022 12:11:38 GMT 1
not a suprise this was on the cards when Putin made the Butcher of Syria in charge on Russian forces in Donbas region.
"Ukrainian troops say that Russian drones have dropped chemicals on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol that have caused breathing problems and vertigo-like symptoms."
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Post by armchairfan on Apr 12, 2022 14:06:46 GMT 1
not a suprise this was on the cards when Putin made the Butcher of Syria in charge on Russian forces in Donbas region. "Ukrainian troops say that Russian drones have dropped chemicals on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol that have caused breathing problems and vertigo-like symptoms." Possibly so, but this is, as yet, unverified, and until that is done, I will withhold judgement: this may simply be a continuance of the propaganda war.
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Post by staffordshrew on Apr 12, 2022 14:40:45 GMT 1
not a suprise this was on the cards when Putin made the Butcher of Syria in charge on Russian forces in Donbas region. "Ukrainian troops say that Russian drones have dropped chemicals on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol that have caused breathing problems and vertigo-like symptoms." Somebody is using chemical weapons down the local park whenever I try to play football these days.....
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Post by stuttgartershrew on Apr 12, 2022 15:10:31 GMT 1
Reported today that one the Brits who made the decision to fight with the Ukrainian forces may have had to join his unit in surrendering today. Aiden Aslin is from Nottinghamshire. Have no idea how this will pan out but I just hope he is treated on a par as the Ukrainians within his unit (and that goes for the others from around the world who are reported to have surrendered today).
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Post by staffordshrew on Apr 14, 2022 11:02:54 GMT 1
Is Putin's way starting to look old fashioned? With luck, World War 3 will be played out on social media. It sometimes looks like it already is on here.
Mr Zelentsy, is he the way leaders are going, media savvy, with populist ways? Russia could do with someone like him as leader.
A couple of men with a high tech missile launcher, rather than a rather prone looking ship or a convoy of tanks?
Countries stepping back from conflict and moving to influence?
Russia's great power as a supplier of gas and oil wiped out in a few years?
Maybe it's a sign of corruption, but Putin's army, navy, spying/intellegence, even his cyber warfare, seems to be not quite up to the job.
The whatnot is going to hit the fan for Putin if the May victory parade has nothing to celebrate.
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Post by armchairfan on Apr 14, 2022 11:39:29 GMT 1
Is Putin's way starting to look old fashioned? With luck, World War 3 will be played out on social media. It sometimes looks like it already is on here.
Mr Zelentsy, is he the way leaders are going, media savvy, with populist ways? Russia could do with someone like him as leader.
A couple of men with a high tech missile launcher, rather than a rather prone looking ship or a convoy of tanks?
Countries stepping back from conflict and moving to influence?
Russia's great power as a supplier of gas and oil wiped out in a few years?
Maybe it's a sign of corruption, but Putin's army, navy, spying/intellegence, even his cyber warfare, seems to be not quite up to the job.
The whatnot is going to hit the fan for Putin if the May victory parade has nothing to celebrate. If it is the case that things are not going well for Mr Putin, militarily, which our western press would have us believe, then in social media terms, he has dramatically lost the war already; I have to say however that, if I understand the military advantages on the Russian side, I have a nagging doubt that things are really so bad for them, but have no evidence either way. Mr Putin's forces appear to be conducting a 20th century war in the face of 21st century technologies, which, if true, is guaranteed to fail. One other thing I can guarantee is that on 9th May, the Kremlin will be able to portray the traditional Red Square parade as another Russian "peoples victory" over "anti-Russian western aggression/ Nazis"
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Post by South Stand Salopian on Apr 20, 2022 15:49:31 GMT 1
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Post by staffordshrew on Apr 20, 2022 23:39:25 GMT 1
Is Putin's way starting to look old fashioned? With luck, World War 3 will be played out on social media. It sometimes looks like it already is on here.
Mr Zelentsy, is he the way leaders are going, media savvy, with populist ways? Russia could do with someone like him as leader.
A couple of men with a high tech missile launcher, rather than a rather prone looking ship or a convoy of tanks?
Countries stepping back from conflict and moving to influence? Russia's great power as a supplier of gas and oil wiped out in a few years? Maybe it's a sign of corruption, but Putin's army, navy, spying/intellegence, even his cyber warfare, seems to be not quite up to the job.
The whatnot is going to hit the fan for Putin if the May victory parade has nothing to celebrate. If it is the case that things are not going well for Mr Putin, militarily, which our western press would have us believe, then in social media terms, he has dramatically lost the war already; I have to say however that, if I understand the military advantages on the Russian side, I have a nagging doubt that things are really so bad for them, but have no evidence either way. Mr Putin's forces appear to be conducting a 20th century war in the face of 21st century technologies, which, if true, is guaranteed to fail. One other thing I can guarantee is that on 9th May, the Kremlin will be able to portray the traditional Red Square parade as another Russian "peoples victory" over "anti-Russian western aggression/ Nazis" If I had the ability to do it, the 9th May, while obserbving the parade, would be the day Putin was assasinated.
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Post by staffordshrew on Apr 20, 2022 23:44:55 GMT 1
Chin Chin, I'll drink to that. Blow a raspbery at Belarus and Russia whilst eating srawberries here.
I would let them play if they agreed to wear blue and yellow outfits and represent Ukraine.
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Post by staffordshrew on Apr 20, 2022 23:50:33 GMT 1
Look out behind you Mr Putin - problems at home.
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Post by zenfootball2 on May 6, 2022 14:39:04 GMT 1
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Post by staffordshrew on May 9, 2022 12:40:01 GMT 1
Sadly, no one has managed to assassinate Putin on his big day. Never mind, any time will do
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Post by northwestman on May 9, 2022 13:30:23 GMT 1
Putin is allegedly to become a daddy again at 69.
His 38 year old ex Olympic Gold Medallist gymnastics Mistress is about to produce her 3rd.
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Post by staffordshrew on May 9, 2022 18:21:07 GMT 1
Russia's victory day flypast by military aircraft was cancelled at the last minute due to bad weather. Shame the weather doesn't stop Putin's war in Ukraine.
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Post by staffordshrew on May 22, 2022 10:58:13 GMT 1
Putin's not going to win is he? Not while there are people like this in Ukraine and the West provides the stuff to do it with. Ukraine's First Lady in rare interview with husband
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Post by armchairfan on May 23, 2022 12:49:10 GMT 1
Oh, if only the reality were quite so simple....Putin's repeated threats to deploy nuclear forces ( "to escalate to de-escalate") make this situation the antithesis of "simple" How should the Free World deal with a crazy bully of a madman?
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on May 23, 2022 18:56:46 GMT 1
If you beleive a few news stories going around there are predictions that Putin wont be here by the end of the year.
Whether that is down to his illnesses, a coup, or other things who knows. But let's just hope the predictions are right and it doesnt take till the end of the year.
Quite what a couo would mean for the world who knows though....
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Post by staffordshrew on May 23, 2022 19:41:11 GMT 1
Oh, if only the reality were quite so simple....Putin's repeated threats to deploy nuclear forces ( "to escalate to de-escalate") make this situation the antithesis of "simple" How should the Free World deal with a crazy bully of a madman? There seems to be a view now that those who need to ratify any nuclear attack ordered by Putin might not. And that Putin might be reluctant to make the command because it could backfire on him.
Don't know if he is a "crazy bully of a madman" either. A dangerous bully, yes. Possibly realising his time is running out so persuing what he thought would be easy and would leave a legacy of a return to some sort of "Soviet Union" again. Possibly gravely ill, maybe dieing , which might give him all the more impetus to recapture lost lands.
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Post by staffordshrew on May 23, 2022 19:50:35 GMT 1
If you beleive a few news stories going around there are predictions that Putin wont be here by the end of the year. Whether that is down to his illnesses, a coup, or other things who knows. But let's just hope the predictions are right and it doesnt take till the end of the year. Quite what a couo would mean for the world who knows though.... If we were to have a change of leader I could see the West going on a charm offensive to try to bring Russia back from future war.
"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer"
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on May 23, 2022 20:05:33 GMT 1
If you beleive a few news stories going around there are predictions that Putin wont be here by the end of the year. Whether that is down to his illnesses, a coup, or other things who knows. But let's just hope the predictions are right and it doesnt take till the end of the year. Quite what a couo would mean for the world who knows though.... If we were to have a change of leader I could see the West going on a charm offensive to try to bring Russia back from future war.
"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer"
Not sure, but guess it depends on who gets to be president. Sure there are some we could work with (think Gorbachov and Yeltzin) but I'm sure there are many more loose cannons over there. Indeed there might be lots of infighting before they settle on a new one. In which case the world will still need to be very much wary.
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Post by armchairfan on May 23, 2022 20:35:04 GMT 1
If we were to have a change of leader I could see the West going on a charm offensive to try to bring Russia back from future war.
"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer"
Not sure, but guess it depends on who gets to be president. Sure there are some we could work with (think Gorbachov and Yeltzin) but I'm sure there are many more loose cannons over there. Indeed there might be lots of infighting before they settle on a new one. In which case the world will still need to be very much wary. "...who knows though...? And that is exactly the point, isn't it; What we in the West believe can have only two sources: absolute, incontrovertible knowledge, on the one hand, and on the other, a simple, albeit understandable, combination of wishful thinking. Personally, I believe neither the illness rumours, nor the command-system failure scenario; neither, unfortunate do I believe that the UN, as a body unworthy of its written high ideals, is currently in a position to get a grip of the situation; there is however time even now for the Security Council to redeem itself, by first authorising the protection of cargo-ships sailing to and from Ukraine's Black Sea ports in the interests of food supply for the planet, and secondly, by giving its oh-so-clever legions of lawyers the single task of finding a way to remove the Russian Federation from its seat on the Security Council - after all, it only holds that seat by virtue of grandfather rights taken on after the collapse of the USSR. It would be a good start, anyway, although, I suspect, an unrealistic hope.....
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Post by staffordshrew on May 26, 2022 10:32:48 GMT 1
Putin was on a charm offensive the other day, visiting "hero" soldiers in hospital. This is what he really thinks of his "heroes".
"Ukraine says Russia shows little interest in getting them (the Russian soldier's bodies) back".
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Post by zenfootball2 on May 26, 2022 11:58:00 GMT 1
Putin was on a charm offensive the other day, visiting "hero" soldiers in hospital. This is what he really thinks of his "heroes".
"Ukraine says Russia shows little interest in getting them (the Russian soldier's bodies) back". whilst you have to have this validated by other sources ,this treatment of russian wounded has cropped up in other news articles. "Russian officers 'kill own wounded soldiers rather than treat them' say POWs"
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Post by staffordshrew on May 29, 2022 23:17:23 GMT 1
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Post by staffordshrew on Jun 1, 2022 20:18:37 GMT 1
Give Ukraine all they want. Get as much of Russia's forces depleted before the weather turns and Rusia's hypersonic weapon is ready to be deployed. Stop Liz Truss mouthing off, let's just do what we can to help quietly and efficiently.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Jun 6, 2022 12:41:20 GMT 1
The Russians looked to slowly taking the Donbas a bite at a time, with a change of tactics to flattening towns and citys to rubble,the whole things is very fluid. The battle for Severodonetsk has been intense and looked to be falling into russian hands but over the weekendy a ukrain counter attack they have managed to regain parts of the city. from the mail President Zelensky visited Donbas frontline Sunday to hand out medals to troops He was filmed meeting soldiers in Lysychansk, just a few miles from the fighting Came as Ukraine retook control of Severodonetsk from Russia in counter-attack Ukraine now controls up to 70 per cent of the city, raising fresh hopes of victory "And it comes amid major fighting along the front, with Ukrainian forces launching a surprise counter-attack in the city of Severodonetsk at the weekend and pushing back Russian troops which had appeared on the verge of seizing it." the Ukrainians need to try and hold on for the next two montha till the US rocket system arrive also the uk are waiting for US approval to send the U.S.-made M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems which has a range of 50 miles to the ukraine www.politico.com/news/2022/06/01/u-k-seeks-u-s-approval-to-send-rocket-system-to-ukraine-00036328www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/01/himars-what-are-the-advanced-rockets-us-is-sending-ukraineHigh Mobility Artillery Rocket System can hit Russian targets up to 50 miles (80km) away, helping to ‘even the playing field’
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