This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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Kind of wish they'd insinuate the opposite here; give Putin the idea that Ukraine won't be in NATO anytime soon, so he'll be less likely to go all-in on Crimea.
Once Ukraine is in NATO, Russia will never have the chance to take territory, again. And they also won't be able to "lease" that base, so it'll be lost, forever.
Maybe he knows that's the case, NATO or not, and realizes he has to keep Crimea at all costs here. Ukraine will never lease a base to them again, anyway.
We all do the same job. No one complains about anything here. Everyone approaches any task with understanding. I will say this: it has been more than a year of brutal war and no one has ever said "I won't go" or "I'm afraid" or "I don't want to"
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"Friday’s deadly blast is just one of several to have recently taken place at Russian explosives factories.
Last month, five people were killed in a blast at an explosives factory in Russia’s central Tambov region. At that time, Tambov Governor Maxim Yegorov said the explosion was caused by “human error” and “definitely not [the result of] a terrorist attack.”
In May, two workers were killed at an explosives plant in the Perm region, located 1,000 kilometers east of Moscow.
In Kazan, one worker was injured in a similar incident that occurred in April at a local plant."
"Friday’s deadly blast is just one of several to have recently taken place at Russian explosives factories.
Last month, five people were killed in a blast at an explosives factory in Russia’s central Tambov region. At that time, Tambov Governor Maxim Yegorov said the explosion was caused by “human error” and “definitely not [the result of] a terrorist attack.”
In May, two workers were killed at an explosives plant in the Perm region, located 1,000 kilometers east of Moscow.
In Kazan, one worker was injured in a similar incident that occurred in April at a local plant."
FLASHBACK!!!!
This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
Flynn is compromised by the Ruskies. Throw him in Leavenworth and interrogate him. Or skip the interrogation and go straight to the hanging.
iowa.forums.rivals.com
Moment woman confronts Russian troops
The woman shouted at two of the invaders: 'What the f*** are you doing in our land?' while one of the soldiers in Henichesk, a port city on the sea of Azov, tried to calm her.
'Put sunflower seeds in your pockets so they grow on Ukraine soil when you DIE': Moment defiant woman bravely confronts heavily armed Russian troops
- A Ukrainian woman confronted heavily armed Russian soldiers in Henichesk
- Footage shows her asking two troops 'what the f*** are you doing in our land?'
Ukraine gained advantage in war against Putin with custom-built AI: 'unprecedented testing ground'
Ukraine developed its own artificial intelligence platform after looking at ten others. It used a tailor-made system to avoid handing sensitive data to any company.
Is Nat Algren dead or is he really Gen. Flynn?
Since it is still Friday and this is just too good to leave out IMO.
And the response of some people to that clip.
And some serious stuff too.
And the response of some people to that clip.
And some serious stuff too.
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Good example of a time I absolutely, positively do not stand with the liberals in the Democratic party:
This is dumb. Russia has been using them. Ukraine can use them to end the war faster. Do it.
This is dumb. Russia has been using them. Ukraine can use them to end the war faster. Do it.
Truth - this is full of winning. Ukraine gets the right tool for the job of clearing trenches dug into their own land by war criminals, they have way fewer "duds" than the other similar weapons they can get elsewhere (thereby decreasing the "inhumanity" of them), we have a shitload of them ready to ship immediately, and we get to get rid of a bunch of shells we pretty much will never use.
Don't think they need them to clear trenches....at least not directly.
What they're really good at is area denial....most cluster munition have a combination of munitions that explode on impact and those that basically act as mines and are (supposed to) detonate after a predetermined amount of time if they aren't tripped. (this is the area of contention with cluster munitions). The area they cover can be pretty large based off what altitude the canister seperates at...
It keeps the Russians from being able to move up reinforcements and isolates units.
Just to add to this, we have provided about 2 million artillery rounds in a year and a half and it is putting a strain on our stocks. This article below estimates that have around 3 million cluster bombs: "A March 2023 letter from top House and Senate Republicans to the Biden administration said the U.S. may have as many as 3 million cluster munitions available for use, and urged the White House to send the munitions to alleviate pressure on U.S. war supplies." Couple that with this: "Cluster munition artillery shells and rockets have the ability to cover much more ground and do so faster with a smaller number of total shells. Combine this with the fact that the submunitions that are deployed from them can fall directly into trenches, resulting in devastating effects." Winning.
Why the US is willing to send Ukraine cluster munitions now
The Biden administration has agreed to provide controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine that it says could help its forces penetrate Russia's defensive lines, but that many nations have pledged not to use again due to risks to civilians
What DPICM Cluster Munitions Are And Why Ukraine Wants Them So Bad
Cluster munitions are highly controversial, but Ukraine has its reasons why they can be crucial to unseating deeply entrenched Russian forces.
www.thedrive.com
They need them for a number of reasons, one of which is clearing trenches, pursuant to the below article. If the article is incorrect, then I stand corrected.
What DPICM Cluster Munitions Are And Why Ukraine Wants Them So Bad
Cluster munitions are highly controversial, but Ukraine has its reasons why they can be crucial to unseating deeply entrenched Russian forces.
www.thedrive.com
My bad....nasty weaponsThey need them for a number of reasons, one of which is clearing trenches, pursuant to the below article. If the article is incorrect, then I stand corrected.
What DPICM Cluster Munitions Are And Why Ukraine Wants Them So Bad
Cluster munitions are highly controversial, but Ukraine has its reasons why they can be crucial to unseating deeply entrenched Russian forces.
I'd argue area denial is the biggest advantage these would give the Ukrainians though.
They are nuts. Hope they are just claiming this and not evil enough to try it. As some responses say, probably will be military personnel and equipment.
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Tourists to a war zone. Yep, sounds legit.
Innocent people don't "cruise" on military ships.
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Don’t vacation in a war zone and certainly don’t use military transport to get there. If they decide to do so it is on them for being morons. Those ships are legitimate military targets.
I don't get why people are bitching about cluster bombs. US used them in Iraq and Afghanistan
Just to clarify, Russians have blown up schools, apartment complexes and grocery stores, yet you claim Ukraine can’t attack a Russia military ship because they are shielding it with civilians. What is the alternative let this ship kill more Ukraine civilians. Sounds brilliant. I know what I would do.
