Quote from: Hydra009 on December 21, 2022, 10:44:12 AMZelenskyy was at Bakhmut recently (his security detail must be top notch!) and now he's in the US to lobby for more aid.

Effective speech, IMHO. "Responsible use" of US arms. I'm sure Biden doesn't want them used to attack inside Russia's real borders.

Quote from: Cassia on December 21, 2022, 08:14:56 PMEffective speech, IMHO. "Responsible use" of US arms. I'm sure Biden doesn't want them used to attack inside Russia's real borders.

If someone's shooting at you from the other side of the street, is it really "escalating" by shooting back?  Your property, their property, what do these terms mean in such a situation?

Granted, there are bystanders/civilians, so of course you have to be very, very selective with your shots and not take risky shots at all, even if you have a bead on the guy.  The person shooting at you of course has no such restriction and can spray-n-pray all the while.

A very stressful, unfair situation requiring a lot of restraint and self-control.  And so far, Ukraine has dealt with it incredibly well.  Heroically, even.  I can't see a lot of other countries displaying such forbearance.  Though it's not an exaggeration to say that Ukraine's future hinges on its ability to cultivate positive relationships with other countries - the diplomatic "war" is just as important as the war on the ground imo.

Mysterious fire on Russia's only aircraft carrier

While it was docked at the shipyard in Murmansk.  Allegedly occured during repair work, just as it was about to leave port.  Very inconvenient timing...

Trivia: this ship is the flagship of the Russian navy and was built in Ukraine.

Russian losses officially top 100000!

Russian soldier says they're losing more troops to friendly fire than enemy action

Ukrainian steals $25000 (usd equivalent) from russian narcotics market and gives it to Kyiv charity

Ukrainian forces strike airfield near Kakhovka (Kherson region), killing up to 150 invaders

Meet Dmitry Rogozin.  He's a "far right" (cryptofascist or openly fascist) Russian politician and thrall to Dictator Putin.  He's also the guy who threatened to colony drop the International Space station onto an Allied country's city in response to sanctions.  What a POS.

Well, he decided to have a nice quiet birthday dinner in occupied Ukraine.  You can easily guess what happened next.  He might not have ordered salad, but he definitely got a CAESAR.  The artillery.  Some people there lost their lives, while he was seriously wounded in the back/buttocks.  A DPR/Vichy official was also injured.  Sadly, it looks like they'll live, but Russian medicine being what it is, ya never know.

Quote"It was a business meeting with a close circle of associates after returning from one of the volunteer units," he posted on social media on Thursday. "We've been staying in this hotel all these months and in eight years, the enemy never shelled this place."

"At a golf course, I've been pointing my golf club to the sky for 8 years, and lightning has never struck it before", says man tempting fate.  Such are the thinking skills of those who support a dictator's mad war of aggression that has so far claimed over 100,000 Russian lives pointlessly.

Afghanistan was a long drawn out affair that went nowhere and was a total waste of time, money, and manpower for Russia.  I didn't follow it as closely as this time.  My interest was little more than, "There's a war going on over in the Mideast." I wonder if there are significant differences in Russian tactics this time around.  What do they have now that they couldn't find then?

For comedy hour, we have Russia complaining that the Zelensky-Biden meeting "ignored Russia's concerns" (read: wasn't beholden to genocidal Dictator Putin's opinions)

Excuse me while I play on the world's smallest violin.

Russia says that Ukraine has been substantially demilitarized

Suffice it to say that Ukraine is probably the most militarized country in Europe right now, but he's gotta lie to that domestic audience which (correctly) suspects that the "special operation" is not succeeding.

Saying the quiet part out loud:  far-right pro-dictator faction has no interest in defending Ukraine from Russian aggression.

Quote from: Hydra009 on December 23, 2022, 10:11:00 AM

Saying the quiet part out loud:  far-right pro-dictator faction has no interest in defending Ukraine from Russian aggression.

I don't think this guy fully thought out that comment before he made it

Quote from: SGOS on December 23, 2022, 10:56:26 AMI don't think this guy fully thought out that comment before he made it

Has he ever fully thought out anything?

The US and other Allied countries have significantly boosted munitions production for Ukraine and simultaneously significantly sanctioned Russia.  In a tug-of-war of industrial might, it's no contest.