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Will Putin Invade Ukraine?

Started by Cassia, January 20, 2022, 01:29:34 PM

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Hydra009

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Hydra009

April 9th Russian losses:

3 planes
1 helicopter
9 drones
4 cruise missiles shot down
4 tanks
8 armored vehicles
7 motor vehicles (lol at this category)


Hydra009

NATO plans to permanently expand troop presence at Russian border

QuoteAs part of a major "reset", the relatively small "tripwire" presence on the alliance's eastern flank will be replaced with sufficient forces to repel an attempted invasion of member states such as Estonia and Latvia.

Speaking of Latvia, the Kremlin went on a weird, unhinged rant about wanting to "denazify" it after Latvia set aside a day to memorialize those massacred in Ukraine

Shiranu

#350
I feel I've said it within the last year or two on here, but the more I researched Russia before the war... the more and more I saw just how similar we are... and some of the things he talks about do echo the path America is on (just taken to another extreme).

If Americans can take even 1 small thing out of this, it has to be that our current path of corruption, religious fundamentalism, ultra-conservativism and hatred ends at something not far off of Putin's Russia... and if we want to live better lives than them, we need to put the brakes on our own problems before they speed out of control (if we aren't past that point now).

"A little science distances you from God, but a lot of science brings you nearer to Him." - Louis Pasteur

Hydra009



Cassia

Quote from: Shiranu on April 10, 2022, 01:44:41 PMI feel I've said it within the last year or two on here, but the more I researched Russia before the war... the more and more I saw just how similar we are... and some of the things he talks about do echo the path America is on (just taken to another extreme).

If Americans can take even 1 small thing out of this, it has to be that our current path of corruption, religious fundamentalism, ultra-conservativism and hatred ends at something not far off of Putin's Russia... and if we want to live better lives than them, we need to put the brakes on our own problems before they speed out of control (if we aren't past that point now).
Liberals just have to re-learn to respect traditional liberal values such as free speech and constructive debate no matter their "feelings". This tip-toeing around just drives otherwise reasonable people to the wrong side.

Hydra009

Smile!  You're on camera:  Russian artillery takes incoming fire while still setting up.  Probably spotted by Ukrainian drone and fired upon by Ukrainian artillery before they could even do anything meaningful.

And if I'm not mistaken, it looks like a logistics truck got brewed up.

Hydra009

In early April (not long ago), Ukrainian commandos on speedboat captured several Russian vehicles (including a radar vehicle good at detecting tanks and especially useful for figuring out the location of enemy artillery.  Hmmm...)


drunkenshoe

I don't have the time to watch the vid right now, but from the title, it's exactly what we have been going through. "The country I grew up in doesn't exist anymore." Yeah...
"science is not about building a body of known 'facts'. ıt is a method for asking awkward questions and subjecting them to a reality-check, thus avoiding the human tendency to believe whatever makes us feel good." - tp

Mike Cl

Quote from: drunkenshoe on April 11, 2022, 01:27:25 AMI don't have the time to watch the vid right now, but from the title, it's exactly what we have been going through. "The country I grew up in doesn't exist anymore." Yeah...
Exactly how I feel!  This is NOT the US I grew up in.
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?<br />Then he is not omnipotent,<br />Is he able but not willing?<br />Then whence cometh evil?<br />Is he neither able or willing?<br />Then why call him god?

Cassia

Quote from: Mike Cl on April 11, 2022, 10:01:37 AMExactly how I feel!  This is NOT the US I grew up in.
There's a lot of that going around with the sweeping rise in nationalism and disinformation peddling.

If the global climate reaches borderline disaster mode and countries start fighting to the death for resources to survive; it may become very difficult to have a good day. Perhaps we are seeing glimpses of that now.