I don't think it's too wishful thinking. I mean we see what is happening with their ground forces.
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I don't think it's too wishful thinking. I mean we see what is happening with their ground forces.
Nope, didnt look for it nor i care about them, always thought that extreme right act in same way just with different agenda in different countries.
I think you can hear one of them screaming in Russian in the beginning of the video.
How do you see the video's if they don't survive?
Serbia is traditionally close to Russia. Both are slavic orthodox countries using cyrillic. I'd say Serbia sees Russia as their big brother who protects them. As far as I understand, Russia is right now the only major player supporting Serbia on Kosovo issue, which is of vital importance to them. Basically, Serbia can't afford to turn away from Russia because of national(istic) interests. Of course, EU and USA might not like it, so Serbia might suffer serious consequences. Their neighbors are always willing to pounce on stuff like that for political gain. So Serbia needs to tread carefully and play both sides. They've been trying to do it for some time, but not sure if it's possible after this war.
Dunno how you know that but thats funny because they were also chanting that Serbian president is Albanian and he betrayed Russia, so go figure now. Refusal of implementing sanctions might not be due sympathy. More like our views towards sanctions because we felt it on our own skin in the past, same goes why Serbia voted vs Russia when it comes to invasion and supports Ukranian sovereignty, yes you can say its due Kosovo but when it comes to politics, we are really dumb, they really believe in international law while all big players call on upon it and ignore it when it fits them.
Well, one surviver.
Dad+son where they come under fire from up the road. Dad gets out of driver side and is riddled with bullets, son gets out other side and escapes.
Couple leaving mariupul find cars of dead bodies, try to help before getting ambushed themselves, guy survives, wife dies.
Then there's multiple instances of others being found dead in their cars.
And this is exactly reason why we getting fecked in politics, Greeks are brothers, Russians are brothers, when in reality their gov, aint, today we good, tomorrow they gonna sell you out for their own interest and they still dont get that.
Edit: Will leave thread now, dont wanna derail it with non Ukraine stuff. Here is regarding Ratko Mladic, they wrote that he is a hero, then citizen gathered and started covering with signs that he is war criminal. https://www.blic.rs/vesti/beograd/p...mladicu-policija-legitimise-okupljene/ez831pf
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Nuclear-laced optimism.
I really don’t know. I knew the spirit and the fight of the Ukrainian people would serve them in good stead. I’ve seen the opposition with my own eyes to Putin’s Russia for over a decade, especially post-Maidan. Rationally though a well-oiled Russia should overpower them, especially if they are willing to follow a path of maximum destruction, nuclear or otherwise. Have they really fecked up so badly?
Ukraine has to prevail or this world is going to be a horrible place to live in.
Ukrainian armed forces drop the sickest beats of 2022 
When social media and war collide.
When social media and war collide.
Ukrainian armed forces drop the sickest beats of 2022
When social media and war collide.
This is really bizarre. Almost trivializing it.
Plus the West helped them a lot. Basically all their trucks were American made. But for the Russians, the myth is that they beat the Nazis basically alone.
That's sad
I assume there are a number of NATO AWACS operating in Poland and Romania and I wouldn't be surprised if they send real time info to the Ukrainians. If the Ukranians still have a lot of anti aircraft missiles...
What the actual feck are you on about?
Who the feck knows.
That's right you damned colonial, know your place and make me a cup of tea. Then shine my monocle.
*Please don't make the tea with sea water like last time.
If one could be a fly on the wall in Putin's office...
He’d freak out being the germaphobe he is.
Don't worry my friend,I won´t correct you, your theories are perfectly valid. I am certainly not an expert and am basing myself on bits of information here and there.
A few days ago I also thought about some kind of counterattack (when the mega convoy was getting closer). Looking at the map, I assumed that they would try to put pressure on Vinnytsia, Kirovograd, Cherkassy to prevent them from locking up Kiev, but seeing the bombing in Irpin, those supposed troops may be focusing on defending the west of Kiev.
Perhaps right now they prefer to be entrenched and maintain organization and calm than to go out into the "open field". Using a football simile, like the team that plays with the lines close together without leaving gaps instead of venturing and leaving spaces
I don't know if the Crimea thing would be dangerous and perhaps it could be used by Putin to justify bombings as well as to sell the propaganda that the Russians are being massacred.
What’s the suspected number of Russian military casualties?
Russia might see themselves like that, but I doubt southern or western Slavs see them like that. After this, maybe just Serbians and possibly Bulgarians?
He is? I know Trump is but never heard of any suggestion Putin is.
Yeah it's mostly one way traffic.
You can be sure this will be very effective when the prevailing idea prior to the start of this 'military exercise' was quite pro-Putin to start with. He had laid the propaganda groundwork much earlier -- It's a 'moral crusade' to rid the Ukrainians of the evil powers in Kyiv and to stop the genocide of their Russian brethren in the Eastern borders regions.
So it's easy to rationalise those laws: 'the Russian govt is just passing those laws to combat and protect against American efforts to spread fake news within the Russian society.'
Simple rule for dictators: If fails, always use a foreign entity and in this case their best enemy the US or the Brits (for colonial countries)
One (Putin) hand will claim to 'protect' the Russian people and the other hand to 'combat' against foreign aggression. He will look like a hero.
May have conflated the two!
How will Russians pay for VPNs next month with currency/payment restrictions?
I’m almost of the opinion zalensky needs to get out. His job supporting is done for now on the ground. They need him to live.
This man is heading towards a Churchill like status in world history… a legacy Putin could only dream of.
This man is heading towards a Churchill like status in world history… a legacy Putin could only dream of.
Bulgarians aren't completely Slav though, are they?
This might be what the Ukrainians have to do to buy time --- employ an insurgency tactic to over-stretch the Russian forces so thin that it becomes easier to pick them off bit by bit. Then it becomes a political issue for the Russians with increasing bodybags returning back to Moscow.
cheers mate
Don't worry my friend,I won´t correct you, your theories are perfectly valid. I am certainly not an expert and am basing myself on bits of information here and there.
A few days ago I also thought about some kind of counterattack (when the mega convoy was getting closer). Looking at the map, I assumed that they would try to put pressure on Vinnytsia, Kirovograd, Cherkassy to prevent them from locking up Kiev, but seeing the bombing in Irpin, those supposed troops may be focusing on defending the west of Kiev.
Perhaps right now they prefer to be entrenched and maintain organization and calm than to go out into the "open field". Using a football simile, like the team that plays with the lines close together without leaving gaps instead of venturing and leaving spaces
I don't know if the Crimea thing would be dangerous and perhaps it could be used by Putin to justify bombings as well as to sell the propaganda that the Russians are being massacred.
Crimea is tricky, but in best case scenario I see Russia falling apart much like Germany in WW1. I wouldn't be surprised (although it's a longshot) that at that point the things are so grim that Ukrainians would just have to drive in to places to conquer them. If Crimeans wouldn't mind it strongly (perhaps they'd rather be in Ukraine at that point). It's a really really longshot. But I can see the scenario.
As you've said, I do think that Ukranians are digging up and entrenching their position. Right now, Russia is still the favourite. So absorbing the initial pressure in the first 15 minutes and then looking to counter is a sensible strategy. We'll see as the days go by how it will go with sieges of Mariupol and Kharkiv (and Kyev of course). I think that really is the key.
Going to dinner and some nutter on the metro is talking on loudspeaker about Europe lying a
Nowadays, we have social media and as much as people are saying this has been seen in other wars, the scale here is completely different. It's so public and visible.
It's peak irony that Russia has been employing disgusting social media propaganda (and still does) but is now getting schooled at their own game by their smaller neighbouring country. You'd have expected the US to take on and beat Russia at this but no, it's Ukraine.
Ukrainian armed forces drop the sickest beats of 2022
When social media and war collide.
Is it really all that surprising though? If my history doesn't fail me, one of the first instances where television/radio were used widely with the general public was for WWI propaganda.
Nowadays, we have social media and as much as people are saying this has been seen in other wars, the scale here is completely different. It's so public and visible.
It's peak irony that Russia has been employing disgusting social media propaganda (and still does) but is now getting schooled at their own game by their smaller neighbouring country. You'd have expected the US to take on and beat Russia at this but no, it's Ukraine.
No. But Putin has an annoyingly large following nevertheless. Hopefully that changes.
They'll have Russia in the dictionary definition of cancel culture at this point. Boy, oh, boy.
Coca Cola refusing to join in with the rest of the world is sad. Hopefully they come to their senses if the backlash of that decision is huge. Another reason to get Cristiano to proclaim drink water instead.