woodlebert
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What would you have him do in this position?
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Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)
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cosmicchris00
Striker
What a terrible prospect it must be to be a reservist sent to defend Ukrainian cities.
You've not handled a firearm for 30 years and your arthritis is giving you gip
The ruskis had massive air superiority before they struck the air defenses and airports.
The choice seems to be
a. die on the road being bombed or strafed by ruski aircraft.
b. die in hand to hand fighting after days/weeks in a strange city
c. starvation when the Ukrainian military eventually collapses
I'm not a religious man but my heart goes out to those poor souls sent off to fight a fight they'll never fully comprehend.
You've not handled a firearm for 30 years and your arthritis is giving you gip
The ruskis had massive air superiority before they struck the air defenses and airports.
The choice seems to be
a. die on the road being bombed or strafed by ruski aircraft.
b. die in hand to hand fighting after days/weeks in a strange city
c. starvation when the Ukrainian military eventually collapses
I'm not a religious man but my heart goes out to those poor souls sent off to fight a fight they'll never fully comprehend.
GordonMuchallNo1Fan
Striker
It's pretty much what everyone is saying, not just the Tories.
rudd
Striker
I posted about it last night but it's nothing significant, got my units mixed up. It's probably due to the ground being disturbed.
woodlebert
Striker
That would be an invasion if they put bombers there though wouldn't it?
Shandy drinker
Striker
Have they switched it back on
bahtat
Striker
I suspect a lot of ba pilots and cabin crews will welcome that news
cosmicchris00
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Now that's a go around
MonkeyLove
Striker
Kiev will have Russian tanks in the centre in next few days but then what do they do? The world has moved on. It isn’t 1950s any more. People have got used to travel, freedom, they have mobiles and internet. It is a nightmare unfolding but I haven’t lost hope for the people of Ukraine.
I don’t know what Putin is thinking is the endgame to this.
Even if he walks into Kiev, Kharvik and Lyiv and takes a PR win they won’t have taken the country.
A tiny proportion of the Ukrainian armed forces, police, civil defence force and national guard will have been lost. He won’t hold 99% of the country.
Zelensky could flee and rule from exile. If not Putin still is going to struggle to put in a puppet government or sham elections in a country of 50 million people who even before this were 84% unfavourable towards the Kremlin.
He is going to be in there for years fighting widespread disobedience and most likely a major insurgency even if he does ‘take Kiev’ relatively quickly
I don’t know what Putin is thinking is the endgame to this.
Even if he walks into Kiev, Kharvik and Lyiv and takes a PR win they won’t have taken the country.
A tiny proportion of the Ukrainian armed forces, police, civil defence force and national guard will have been lost. He won’t hold 99% of the country.
Zelensky could flee and rule from exile. If not Putin still is going to struggle to put in a puppet government or sham elections in a country of 50 million people who even before this were 84% unfavourable towards the Kremlin.
He is going to be in there for years fighting widespread disobedience and most likely a major insurgency even if he does ‘take Kiev’ relatively quickly
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Shandy drinker
Striker
Farage would see nothing wrong with this
Harry Angstrom
Striker
I would be shitting myself. I would be a gibbering wreck but I would certainly do it. It is your home, it is where your family live it would be worth dying for.
So so glad I live where I live at the moment.
Bullettooth
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Are you talking about Ukraine's leader?
Its people like you who won't be remembered kindly
SR7
Striker
People saying putting boots on the ground or bombing campaigns by the U.K. military as a serious suggestion right now have been playing far too many video games. One wrong move by NATO and we plunge into WWIII. This whole thing is absolutely heart breaking. One can only hope there is a coup d’etat and Putin is removed by his own people. It’s such a delicate situation. All us mere mortals living in safety can do is help stop the spread of disinformation, harass our elected representatives to get refugee routes opened up ASAP, donate to groups that can get aid to the people that need it etc…
Harry Angstrom
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It is perplexing to say the least
Airbus and Bombardier banned from their airspace then.
Edit: and Boeing, forgot about the Sheffield plant.
Shambo
Striker
They are happy to play the long game.
Remove Ukrainians from power now, install their own leaders to run Ukraine and then claim they never took it over, while Russian military stay to do some 'peacekeeping'. In the next 10 years Russia would announce that they consider Ukraine to be an independent territory. 5 years after that it becomes part of Russia.
r@mside
Striker
It's not a job I'd apply for but he could have called on the guilty National Guard outfits to stop hindering OSCE monitoring, stop shelling separatist areas, adhere to the weapons de-escalation agreed with the ceasefire agreement. It might have eased tensions a bit.
ravydavygravy
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Ben wallace suggesting we will supply anti-air weapons. Haway ya fuckers.
I'm not proud to say it, but I honestly don't think I could. I hope I never have to find out.
woodlebert
Striker
But it's growing from a really low point when covid was hitting, so it's not exactly booming
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