Sanctions against Russia

[willedoo]

It's special for him.

[Jerry_Atrick]

Maybe when the Ukrainians reach the border the welcome with roses will come from the Russians?

[red750]

'There Is No Forgiveness In Russia': Vladimir Putin 'Fighting For His Life' As Leader Fears He Will Be KILLED If Russia Loses War In Ukraine

 

Read more here.

[kgwilson]

Ukraine continues to win on the battlefield. Putin continues to try to break their will by destroying civilian infrastructure. The EU just passed a resolution declaring Russia a terrorist state. The UN General Assembly has demanded an unconditional withdrawl by Russia from Ukraine. Only Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, Syria & Russia voted against the UN declaration. the G20 leaders have denounced Russias aggression in Ukraine.

 

Putin is now more paranoid than ever fearing for his life from his own henchmen. Russia is running out of missiles and the army hasn't the will or the training to fight. Ukraine is telling people in the East to get out for their own survival this Winter, a smart move. 

 

It does not look like the West will stop the supply of weaponry so if there is a lull over the Winter there will be a major Spring offensive which I reckon will result in Putins demise, Ukraine regaining all of its territory inclusive of Crimea and a peace deal that will require major reparations from Russia.

[rgmwa]

One concern is whether the current level US aid to Ukraine will be maintained after the GOP takes control of the House of Representatives. There are a significant number of Republicans who would be happy to undermine both Biden and the Ukrainians.

[Bruce Tuncks]

There was a chilling threat that the Russians would pursue Zelenski and his family for many years to come till they get them.

This made me think how we ( the west ) were actually complicit in the bad behaviour of the Russians. For example, when they murdered a journalist who had fled to England, we should have done the same to everybody in the chain of command in Russia.

Just as we emboldened Hitler, we did the same with Putin over Crimea etc. If we had used tougher actions back then, there wouldn't be such a mess right now.

[willedoo]

This is video footage of volunteers evacuating civilians at Makiivka, in the area of heavy fighting near highway 66 in Luhansk region.

 

https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1595798142456242177

 

 

[willedoo]

Photos of the 300klm range MGM-140 ATACMS missile that Ukraine needs but the U.S. has not supplied. It can be launched from the wheeled HIMARS (capacity one missile), or the tracked M270 (capacity two missiles). In the first photo, you can see one clever feature. The large ATACMS missile pod has a blank covering to make it look like the smaller MLRS 227mm rocket pods, so it would appear as a lower value target to enemy reconnaissance.

 

From current Ukrainian positions, the ATACMS would cover all the Russian occupied land, including Crimea to the extent of the Kerch bridge.

Edited November 25, 2022 by willedoo

[red750]

The ‘Godfather’ gesture ‘a la’ St. Petersburg style

 

Read more here.

[red750]

Putin’s grip on regional allies loosens again after Armenia snub

 

Read more here.

[willedoo]

Putin's latest propaganda video of him meeting a bunch of hand picked actors. Strange how his out of focus head seems to come loose in a lot of these videos.

 

[red750]

Putin faces missile crisis as Russian army may only have enough ammunition to last a month

 

Read more here.

[willedoo]

2 hours ago, red750 said:

Putin faces missile crisis as Russian army may only have enough ammunition to last a month

 

Read more here.

Let's hope they're right. Another big impact on their supplies of artillery shells has been Ukraine blowing up Russian ammo dumps with HIMARS missiles. Very soon after Ukraine received the HIMARS, the daily rate of Russian artillery shelling dropped significantly. Not only the dumps in the rear being hit, but also rail and road logistics needed to get ammunition to the front. The Russians have lost so many trucks, they're starting to use a lot of civilian trucks according to some reports.

[willedoo]

The Belarusian foreign minister has died suddenly at 64. He'd just returned in good health from the Collective Security Treaty Organization meeting in Armenia with Putler. No details of the cause of death were released. Tea or window? Or maybe he followed the other trend of Russian public officials with a five bullet suicide.

[willedoo]

The muddy conditions they are fighting in is reminiscent of Passchendaele in WW1. These photos are the defender's trenches at Bakhmut. They say in a few weeks the mud will freeze for the winter and conditions will improve.

 

 

Some Video:

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1596534680383197185

Edited November 27, 2022 by willedoo

[Jerry_Atrick]

1 hour ago, willedoo said:

The Belarusian foreign minister has died suddenly at 64. He'd just returned in good health from the Collective Security Treaty Organization meeting in Armenia with Putler. No details of the cause of death were released. Tea or window? Or maybe he followed the other trend of Russian public officials with a five bullet suicide.

As evidenced by the special military operation, they're so incompetent these days, they need to shoot themselves 5 times to do the trick.

[Jerry_Atrick]

1 hour ago, willedoo said:

The muddy conditions they are fighting in is reminiscent of Passchendaele in WW1. These photos are the defender's trenches at Bakhmut. They say in a few weeks the mud will freeze for the winter and conditions will improve.

 

 

Some Video:

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1596534680383197185

I would be asking myself what  am I here for?

[willedoo]

2 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

I would be asking myself what  am I here for?

If you were on the Russian side you would, but these blokes are Ukrainian.

[Jerry_Atrick]

I was wondering why the didn't look too forlorn.

[willedoo]

7 minutes ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

I was wondering why the didn't look too forlorn.

The Ukrainians have been defending around Bakhmut for months, with the Russians assaulting their positions. As far as I know, the Russians haven't held it at any time. Wagners have been at it there for a long time, but now they are throwing recruited jailbirds and heaps of the mobilised into it to soak up bullets.

 

I recon the Russians will get a big shock when winter proper sets in. They haven't got decent winter gear and are hardly fed. A lot are suffering from malnutrition and Ukrainian drones have been spotting heaps of them suffering from hypothermia. And winter is only just starting.

[willedoo]

It never ceases to amaze me how tough these Ukrainian grannies are. If they could train up a division of grannies, Putin would be stuffed in no time.

 

https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1596839438822227969

 

 

[red750]

Putin's 'energy weapon' will kill more in Europe this winter than have died in Ukraine war.

 

Read more here.

[kgwilson]

Humans have become soft and reliant on electricity and fossil fuels to get through winters. We always managed to survive before these things were available but there were also a lot fewer of us. The elderly, infirm and the young are always the victims. Most European houses are far better insulated that ours in Australia but then their Winters are very much harsher. The ability to adapt is the key and to look after those who are vulnerable.

 

I think the problem lies in the change in human culture where many people live their own lives with little socialisation and don't or won't ask for help or the system they live under fails them or there is no social security at all.

 

The Ukrainians are meeting the problem with what now is proving to be their ever increasing tenacity. They are evacuating people from areas where the risk is highest and diverting timber that would have been exported to be made available as firewood as another measure to keep going.  In some interviews they will complain of the lack of power and destruction of infrastructure while remaining totally defiant & saying they don't care what the Russians do they will never win.

 

This attitude was the same during WW2 here when most people did whatever they were capable of to help the war effort. Little things like knitting socks or whatever and it made a difference. I wonder if we would do the same today?

[nomadpete]

9 hours ago, kgwilson said:

I wonder if we would do the same today?

I don't know about other countries, but I suspect in a calamity we might find that our most vulnerable are the younger adults in the cities. Although they have the energy of youth, a great many are totally dependant on the 'system' and have not had exposure to needing resilience or suddenly adapting to major changes.

The old, on the other hand, have experienced a lifetime of adapting to a changing world and therefore would be more resilient in a survival situation.

[facthunter]

Don't count on it. WE ARE too soft. To us an emergency is not being able to buy our usual brand or out of season fruit and vege's. We had people fighting over toilet rolls not that long ago.  We are spoiled rotten and good at whingeing. (If the truth be told). I doubt we could hold a candle to the Ukranians and I hope it's never put to the test. Nev