This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...

[noleclone2]

Outskirts of Bakhmut littered with corpses of Russians, and collaborators are fleeing to Russia – Ukrainian official

Oleksii Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC), has said that the outskirts of Bakhmut are littered with corpses of Russian invaders, and no one takes them away.

news.yahoo.com

Interesting if true. When you start seeing the Ukrainian collaborators / rebels in eastern Ukraine who have been helping since original occupation 8 years ago flee to Russia, it is a sign things may be nearing an end with Ukraine getting all of its borders back.

I also get the vibe the Russians in Ukraine know at this point they are running out of equipment, stamina, and new troops whilst the other side is regrouping with refreshed troops and new troops and majorly upgraded equipment. Praying this ends with mass retreat or surrender.

 

[Herky T Hawk]

ouch, what a weekend…

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Almost 3000 people died from the September 11 attacks. We launched a war that lasted two decades because of that, changed our lives significantly at the airport, gave up several privacy freedoms, and generally changed the world in many other ways.

The last two days combined have had over 2000 Russian KIA if these numbers are right. Probably most of them are because of trying to capture a single city in the middle of nowhere in eastern Ukraine. These lost lives likely won’t change a thing for Russia.

 

[mustang_hawk]

Nat Algren’s dad must be important. Or, his mom is banging someone important.

This is referred to as ‘puttin out for Putin’ in polite circles.

 

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[h-hawk]

Still in the works I think.

 

[h-hawk]

It is Switzerland but I hope this is not true.

 

[torbee]

Russian advance stalls in Ukraine's Bakhmut, think tank says

Russia’s advance seems to have stalled in Moscow's campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of the longest ground battle of the war. The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War said there were no confirmed advances by Russian...

finance.yahoo.com

Bahkmut to fall within days! 🙄

Think I first heard that in February, lol.

 

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[torbee]

 

[billanole]

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Good read.

 

[Lindemann]

Bahkmut to fall within days! 🙄

Think I first heard that in February, lol.

Yeah, it's been a long time coming for sure. I'd like to think the Ukrainians have been playing a dangerous game of rope-a-dope around Bahkmut, taking out far more Russian assets than what they've lost. All the time having complete control of the situation. Maybe I'm wrong.

Whatever's going on around Bahkmut, I hope they can hold the Orcs in place and to at least a draw while stockpiling for a Ukrainian spring offensive. 🤞

 

[billanole]

Yeah, it's been a long coming for sure. I'd like to think the Ukrainians have playing a dangerous game of rope-a-dope around Bahkmut, taking out far more Russian assets than what they've lost. All the time having complete control of the situation. Maybe I'm wrong.

Whatever's going on around Bahkmut, I hope they can hold the Orcs in place and to at least to a draw while stockpiling for a Ukrainian spring offensive. 🤞

Rope a Dope for sure. Good analogy.

 

[bdcolt45er]

Are the Russian people totally incapable of thinking for themselves?

How does what he said make sense to them?

Part of this video discusses the depoliticizing of Russians. He argues that 20% are for the war 20% are against. There is a large chunk in the middle that basically are depoliticized. They don't feel like they have any power and basically disengaged politically.

 

[bdcolt45er]

Here is another one that explains Russian political apathy

 

[h-hawk]

This is real!

 

[Tiny Hands Trump]

Sounds like Switzerland should stop making weapons of war then.

 

[h-hawk]

 

[billanole]

Sounds like Switzerland should stop making weapons of war then.

Whether they make them or not, it sounds like only a fool would buy them.

 

[Joes Place]

This is real!

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The Swiss and their "policy of neutrality" is anything but neutral.

They are "profiteers"; they did this to enable the Nazis during WWII - they are doing the same now for Russian oligarchs and other despotic regimes.

It is not something that should be praised, at all.

 

[win4jj]

Eff Russia. Blast them into the Stone Age. They deserve nothing.

 

[h-hawk]

For entertainment only most likely.

 

[h-hawk]

How did they survive that?!

 

[billanole]

For entertainment only most likely.

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The tide is turning.

 

[lucas80]

How did they survive that?!

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Well, they might have survived, but at a minimum they are severely concussed.

 

[lucas80]

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We can’t get ahead of ourselves, but a victory on the battlefield cannot be followed by mewling kittens giving Russia territorial concessions, or a total pass on reparations. This is where sane Republicans in the US, and the leaders in Europe like Poland, Romania and the Baltics come into play. We cannot just go back to the status quo and turn the gas spigots back on without preserving some revenue for Ukraine.

 

[mustang_hawk]

Sounds like Switzerland should stop making weapons of war then.

Maybe Swiss banks should stop taking dirty money.

 

[denmar81]

If Russia gets out of Ukraine they can have Switzerland.

 

[TC Nole OX]

Sticks instead of rifles

 

[lucas80]

Russia's arms export industry is collapsing

Russian military exports fell by nearly one-third over the last five years, and the long-term picture looks bleak for Moscow.

www.newsweek.com

Russia’s arms industry is cratering. Exports for this lucrative part of their economy is shrinking rapidly. I suppose because of sanctions, but I also think on the field performance of their weaponry is making buyers rethink who to get their stuff from.

 

[lucas80]

Sticks instead of rifles

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I wish this could be freely shared inside Russia. I suppose the elites and the young in the cities, those that are left, see it. But the poors in the far flung provinces getting out into the meat grinder would revolt over pictures like this.

 

[lucas80]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davida...ut-of-t-72-tanks-and-quickly/?sh=1db26e536099

Detailed accounting of T-72 tanks the Russians have lost, and the probable overcount of 72s they had in reserve that were recoverable after years of storage exposed to the elements.

 

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[h-hawk]

 

[h-hawk]

 

[h-hawk]

I hope they "mark" that spot.

 

[h-hawk]

 

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[h-hawk]

More on the worthless Swiss scrapping defensive missile system that Ukraine could use.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1678698466

"How far will Switzerland's obstinacy in not helping Kyiv "militarily" – even indirectly – go? Since the beginning of the war, Switzerland has irritated its European partners by forbidding them to give Ukrainian forces the munitions it sold to them. Germany (twice), Spain and Denmark have all paid the price for this inflexibility. A new stage in Switzerland's strategy of non-cooperation was reached on Sunday, March 12, when the Sunday newspaper NZZ am Sonntag revealed that the Swiss army is scrapping a whole arsenal that is still usable and effective, despite being a little dated."

 

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[h-hawk]

Hey Russia, it's called infantry support.