I will say this, given the footage of buildings being blown to shit in so many civilian areas, I am rather shocked by the lack of reported civilian casualties at this point. Case in point is the children's/maternity hospital that was hit yesterday - I thought I heard that at least as of last night, there were no reported deaths from that strike. Maybe there are similar light losses for the combatants?
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I sing it to myself all the time. Even when I’m driving in my car…Bayraktar.
Let’s give those enthusiastic kids a few weeks, and then check in with them when they’ve been called up.
This is why I truly believe that NATO/US are doing more for Ukraine than what is being made public. The less support Russia thinks Ukraine is getting the better.
I understand that, which is why I referred to "reported civilian casualties." Certainly there are many unreported deaths, I was just stating I was surprised that there have not been more reported deaths.
Here's a problem I'd like to see definitively resolved...
They will be singing that song at weddings in Ukraine for generations.
And, now, his career soldiers are balking at being sent in to fight an entrenched Ukrainian army. I’m sure that is why we are seeing more pulverizing of cities.
Will there be an open bar?…Bayraktar
Not saying he isn't at least somewhat sincere, but I'm thinkg a big part of this is his trying to leverage some leniency; "Please don't take all my money and possessions, America/NATO allies!"
He may also be one of the oligarchs who serves as a repsoitory for Putin's wealth...apparently, that's what many of them are. They serve to launder Putin's stolen money in return for a cut and a lavish lifestyle. Be fun if Nevzlin IS one of those guys and he's trying to get away with Putin's $$.
This is not surprising, no love lost between Nevzlin & Putin. The Russian courts have convicted Nevzlin in absentia for conspiracy to commit murder and the oil company he was chairman of the board for was "bought" by the state at a very cheap price. He hasn't stepped foot in Russia in nearly 20 years.
I mean, worse frauds have been foisted upon the American public:
We have a new front runner in the “latest oligarch to commit suicide” category. I set the over/under at 60 days.
So you are saying Iraq did not invade Kuwait? Either way please try to stay on topic. It is 2022 and this is a thread for Ukraine war news - not your vendetta against US policies from a prior generation. I turn 50 this year and was not old enough to vote for Bush senior.
I would imagine a lot of these guys have what amounts to their own private army surrounding them. And even though they've lost billions, I'm guessing they still can pay them.
Time to warm up the heart-attack gun.
How, exactly, is this worse? But, yes, this is the kind of thing that led me to post my OP. Do you have anything relevant to say about THAT?
17 years from now Kirk Ferentz will be recruiting kids named Bayraktar to play for Iowa.
Kirk will be pushing 90 in 17 years. If he's still coaching then we better have a national championship at some point.
It’s pretty easy to verify, and I doubt that they turned that city block into a smoldering crater for a photo op. The Russians did that.Here's a problem I'd like to see definitively resolved...
The claim is that the hospital had been abandoned and was being used as a military staging area. The young lady in the pics may or may not be blogger/model Marianna Podgurskaya. She's shown in multiple pics. She's definitely pregnant and could have been at the hospital but it's certainly not inconceivable that it could be a staged event to elicit western action. It would be kind of dumb to use someone who is apparently well known so that makes me skeptical that it would be staged but I'm hoping this is addressed somewhere.
actually, in terms of the west, I read that we estimate Russian losses at around 5K troops, while Ukraine had them over 11K a day or two ago.
