Blast in Mariupol destroys Russian ammo depot

Medvedev: Russia will disappear if it loses war

QuoteIf Russia stops its special military operation [as the Russians call the war against Ukraine – ed.] without achieving victory, there will be no Russia, it will be torn apart.

Russia seemed to be existing just fine prior to warring against its neighbors, but if it wants to blunder its way into dissolution, I have no objection.

Quote from: Hydra009 on February 22, 2023, 01:19:08 PMMedvedev: Russia will disappear if it loses war
Russia seemed to be existing just fine prior to warring against its neighbors, but if it wants to blunder its way into dissolution, I have no objection.

Don't threaten us with a good time, Medyedev.

I feel like that was intended as internal propaganda (i.e. meant for people who like Russia and would be devastated if it fell apart) and not meant for outsiders.

Because if they don't like people arming Ukraine, telling them that Putin will be dragged to hell if the West sends any more tanks is a pretty damn good incentive to send more tanks!

16 tanks!

Send to meatgrinder, receive meat

QuoteThe administration of the Russian city of Vladivostok handed over sausage, canned food and pate to the wives of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine.

QuoteThe Insider notes that the government agency later deleted the post for some reason.

Quote from: Hydra009 on February 23, 2023, 09:02:05 AMSend to meatgrinder, receive meat

Russia's eternal strategy:'out-suffer' their opponents.

And their tactics might've worked 100 years ago, but running around a blasted no-man's-land stretching for several kilometers while drones and artillery are raining down, that's basically unsurvivable.

I mean, they tried everything from air assault (Battle of Hostomel Airport) to massed armored assault (Vuhledar) to massed infantry assaults (Bahkmut) to mass bombardment to barrel bombs.  They even unsuccessfully tried a demo truck recently.  They've even tried to beat the Ukrainians at the drone game.  They've basically tried everything except combined arms at this point and nothing is working.

Due to shell shortages, Russians are currently using shells so rusted and deformed that they more closely resemble enchiladas



That's not a joke or exaggeration.  They literally resemble enchiladas.  If I saw this picture on a menu, I would assume that they're low-quality enchiladas.

Methinks their earlier warning about Ukrainians sabotaging ammo left for Russians is just a face-saving lie to cover for the fact that their own shells are so deteriorated that they occasionally misfire and kill the gunner.

Quote from: Hydra009 on February 23, 2023, 08:56:21 PMDue to shell shortages, Russians are currently using shells so rusted and deformed that they more closely resemble enchiladas



That's not a joke or exaggeration.  They literally resemble enchiladas.  If I saw this picture on a menu, I would assume that they're low-quality enchiladas.

Methinks their earlier warning about Ukrainians sabotaging ammo left for Russians is just a face-saving lie to cover for the fact that their own shells are so deteriorated that they occasionally misfire and kill the gunner.

They do look better than the ones at local "El Chico's". Doesn't matter what you order, it all looks the same.

Those things honestly don't look like they'd survive a sticky bomb, and that's WWII kit.  Against a Leopard 2...it's like an actual leopard versus a dodo.

Speaking of Leopards, Sweden will be sending Leopard 2A5 tanks to Ukraine as part of its next aid package

We don't know how many, but they have 120 total, so pick a number between 1 and 120 for the time being.

Polish activists give Russian diplomats a wake-up call

In Latvia, they put a destroyed Russian tank on display right across from the embassy.



Berlin has one, too

And in London, they painted the street blue and yellow (Ukrainian flag colors)

Pro-Putin, pro-fascist march in Germany interrupted by circus music (act like a clown, get treated like a clown)

Just barely shy of the 1000 mark, 13 tanks is a nice harvest