The Russian invasion of Ukraine (2 Viewers)

[nuke terrorist]

hard to disagree with any of that. I am almost certain Putin isn't even thinking of invading Ukraine.

my favourite historical Ukrainian is Nestor Makhno. He had a hit in the 1920's with Anarchy in the Ukraine

Nestor Makhno - Wikipedia

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This was about two weeks before the invasion.

Quickly looking back through the first 800 posts on this thread, which go up to first week of April 2022. I had a strong idea of the the background of Ukraine / Russia but once the invasion started it reminded me of the Iraq War where I quickly lost interest in what was happening for my own peace of mind plus that my whole approach was - make sure this conflict wasn't allowed to develop.
Once the invasion happened there was nothing left to fall back on with this approach e.g. basically better relations with Russia since the early 90's would have stopped a Putin type coming to power.

Says a lot about my mentality - much easier to proactively stop a mess than fix it after the fact.

 

[pete]

Ukraine war: The front line where Russian eyes are always watching

The Ukrainian stronghold where, despite months of vicious attacks, the Russians have gained just 10 metres.

www.bbc.com

 

[Deadmanposting]

Ukraine war: The front line where Russian eyes are always watching

The Ukrainian stronghold where, despite months of vicious attacks, the Russians have gained just 10 metres.

www.bbc.com

These guys, man. The attitude and the resiliency, in the face of these odds.

He's standing there, smoking. Shells raining around him, knowing what he's up against. And he likes his chances.

Most anyone can be brave for a few minutes, but to live it every day; an entirely different order of things.

Suddenly a shell whines overhead, landing to the left of our group. The six of us run for cover and hit the ground. I lose sight of Dima, but someone shouts that a Russian tank is firing. A second explosion hits, covering me in dirt. It was closer this time, perhaps 10ft away. I head for cover and see Dima standing tall in a trench. Inside is a timber-covered shelter, which four of us cram inside. As Dima lights a cigarette, there is another explosion nearby.
"They simply have an unlimited amount of shells," he says. "They have entire warehouses full of [them]. They can shoot all day, and they won't run out of shells. But us? We'd run out of shells this year. So we're forming various assault brigades and we've been given tanks. I think with those we'll win. We're Cossacks. So, brave guys, we can handle it."

 

[Deadmanposting]

Who knows what to believe here

Darya Trepova: What we know about accused in Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky's killing

Darya Trepova seems to be an opponent of the invasion, but friends say she was not radical.

www.bbc.com

But that is some explosion

 

[Deadmanposting]

The guy who wrote this was arrested for spying a few days later.

Russia’s Economy Is Starting to Come Undone

Investment is down, labor is scarce, budget is squeezed. Oligarch: ‘There will be no money next year’

www.wsj.com

Loved Russia by all accounts.
He is very likely fucked for a longtime.

 

[pete]

A YouTuber couldn’t get recent satellite pics of a particular Russian tank storage site, so he paid to have a satellite retargeted to image that specific site until he got a clear picture.

Then he counts every single Russian tank in storage.

This is stuff the IC was spending billions on just a few decades ago; now a YouTuber does the previously exclusive intelligence operation for a sponsorship from “RAID Shadow Legends!”

We over estimated the impact of technology short term, and under estimate long term.

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via April 8, 2023

 

[pete]

Jeeesus how’s your morning going?

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[seanc]

Yesterday was day 420 of the invasion. I'm tried to make a stoner joke about that, but no.

 

[Space]

Yesterday was day 420 of the invasion. I'm tried to make a stoner joke about that, but no.

Today is 420.

 

[seanc]

Today is 420.

Woah, cosmic maaaaan.

 

[nuke terrorist]

the war is getting little media attention here these days - what's happening at the moment?
why has there been no 'spring offensive(s)' that were being touted over last winter?

 

[Deadmanposting]

the war is getting little media attention here these days - what's happening at the moment?
why has there been no 'spring offensive(s)' that were being touted over last winter?

cos some little scrote put all the plans on a tetris forum


The news is still there, it's just not front page every day anymore.
I'm still reading about it. It's difficult stuff though, for sure.

 

[taubstumm]

James Meek · ‘That’s my tank on fire’: Video War · LRB 13 April 2023

In my horror and despair, in those first weeks, particularly when the systemic cruelty of the Russian military showed...

www.lrb.co.uk

 

[JohnnyRaz]

the war is getting little media attention here these days - what's happening at the moment?
why has there been no 'spring offensive(s)' that were being touted over last winter?

Lots of build up and preparation underway I’d imagine. Probing attacks etc. I’ve read they’ve taken bridgeheads on the other side of the dnieper in Kherson. That said the Russians are probably much better prepared for defence than last year.

 

[seanc]

the war is getting little media attention here these days - what's happening at the moment?
why has there been no 'spring offensive(s)' that were being touted over last winter?

The gaurniad has a daily update thing, and three or four reports every day. No one thought it would last this long.

I would imagine it's a little quieter (relative term, I know) while they're working up to this Spring offensive, which was always going to happen.

 

[pete]

Ukrainian Ambassador urges Jameson boycott

Ukraine's Ambassador to Ireland has urged people to stop buying Jameson whiskey in protest at the company's decision to resume trade in Russia.

www.rte.ie

 

[Deadmanposting]

Ukrainian Ambassador urges Jameson boycott

Ukraine's Ambassador to Ireland has urged people to stop buying Jameson whiskey in protest at the company's decision to resume trade in Russia.

www.rte.ie

I have been boycotting Jameson since 2015

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

I have been boycotting Jameson since 2015

How come?

 

[Deadmanposting]

How come?

Quit alcohol


Being a little silly here with that

 

[pete]

Kremlin accuses Ukraine of trying to assassinate Putin

Ukraine denies having anything to do with an apparent drone attack on the Kremlin in Moscow.

www.bbc.com