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

[lucas80]

What it’s like as a political prisoner in Putin’s Russia.

What's life like for Russia's political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment

Life in Russia’s penal colonies and labor camps is a grim reality of physical and psychological pressure.

apnews.com

 

[lucas80]

In a war marked by uncertain casualty counts it is significant that Russia used strategic nuclear forces as cannon fodder. In top of the news about Putin outsourcing the war to NK, this does paint a picture of a Russian military unable to sustain its operations. Competently, anyway.

Russia deploying strategic nuclear forces as regular infantry in Ukraine

Soldiers in a unit specializing in the operation of nuclear weaponry were deployed to Ukraine as Moscow faces dwindling troops.

www.newsweek.com

 

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"Charter" brigade.Russian equipment stopped, invaders destroyed and enemy shelters burned - this is only part of the "warm greeting" to the Russians"

 

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"Nip it in the bud!" as Barney used to say.

 

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NK will no longer be allowed to watch The Sound of Music!

 

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Think we should at least give permission to strike North Koreans in Russia with US long range weapons.

 

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NK will no longer be allowed to watch The Sound of Music!

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It was already a horror movie for them as the family escaped the nazis.

 

[h-hawk]

It was already a horror movie for them as the family escaped the nazis.

Well done!

 

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Here is the full, hurtful statement from yesterday

"North Korea: Supreme leader Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, called Ukraine and South Korea "bad dogs raised by the US"

 

[h-hawk]

Uh oh -but then just saw this.

"Fire in the warehouse of a US military base in Busan, South Korea.The origin is currently unknown."

 

[seminole97]

I get that Lindsey Graham and the other neocons are willing to fight to the last Ukrainian, but...

Link

According to figures published by the prosecutor general, 51,000 criminal cases were initiated for desertion and abandonment of a military unit between January and September of this year. That is already double the 24,000 in 2023, and a significant increase on 2022 when there were just 9,000 cases opened.

 

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"After a pause to regroup the troops, the occupiers moved again towards the responsibility of the 33rd Brigade"

 

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FWIW

 

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[noleclone2]

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I still remember us being an awe when it crossed 100k in casualties and here we are approaching 700k.

 

[Joes Place]

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BIG day!

 

[MitchLL]

Just wait...there will be mass defections if North Korean troops get anywhere near the battlefield.

 

[h-hawk]

Just wait...there will be mass defections if North Korean troops get anywhere near the battlefield.

I wonder if they have the equivalent of the Russian battle police who shoot you if you don't follow orders.

 

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FWIW Due to lack of reaction thus far by the West?

 

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[Tenacious E]

I wonder if they have the equivalent of the Russian battle police who shoot you if you don't follow orders.

I also wonder what South Korea will do. They don’t like North Korea getting experience, training, and technology as part of this…

 

[h-hawk]

I also wonder what South Korea will do. They don’t like North Korea getting experience, training, and technology as part of this…

And will this get Macron to start thinking about sending in French troops again. I know he got a lot of push back before but the situation seems to be getting worse no matter how much the West tries to appease Putin. (Which is what many of us have been saying-Putin only understands force.)

 

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Then this pops up.

 

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Hope not a rerun.

"The work of the 46th Separate Airmobile Brigade.As a result of the combat work of our comrades, 2 tanks and 5 BMPs were destroyed"

 

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