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DIY-HP-LED

DIY-HP-LED

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BudmanTX said:
oh it's worse, especially when your supposed army abandons military hardware....kinda like this one....and this is the second one at that..

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499668138430021632

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The Ukrainians have a lot of people trained to use most of that equipment, former soldiers. The will reorganize their forces and gather specialists to operate captured equipment and train others in it's use. They are being advised by NATO experts, wars are dynamic situations and nobody expected the Ukrainians to fight like Hell or the Russian army was so incompetent and weak. Now the situation has become much more clear and backing the Ukrainians to the max is seen as a viable option. There ain't anything on a battle field that makes a difference more than the motivation of the troops and nothing motivates a man more than fighting for home and hearth.

You've seen the videos of citizens resisting with Molotov cocktails and bare hands, just imagine what several truck loads of arms would make to a typical village or small town, including anti tank and stingers. The weapons we give these people will be taken from their dead hands.
 
Polly Wog

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CCGNZ said:
Calling Angela Merkel,she is one person from the west who has a good rapport w/ Putin,`maybe she can snap him out of his covid brain fog,instill some sense into him of the blunder he has unleashed,tell him to retire,step down whatever,emphasize that he reached for a unachievable goal,the Ukranian's will NEVER acquiese to an authoritarian Russian proxy gov,stop now before the damage to Ukraine is irreparable,name a successor to reverse the invasion and go to your dacha for rest and recouperation,say you've been diagnosed w/alzheimers,schitzophrania,whatever to save face.
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There's an interesting video where she met with Putin in Russia and Putin had a large dog brought in. He knew she was scared of dogs. Part of his control routine. You can probably Google and find it.
 
Sativied

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www.theguardian.com

Ikea closes all stores and factories in Russia amid exodus of western firms

Top brands from M&S to Apple, Jaguar Land Rover, Expedia and Coca-Cola are suspending operations
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Russians complaining they can’t buy western stuff anymore, like Nikes. One of the thousands of people losing their job over this asked who’s going to pay his mortgage now… I’m entirely apathetic towards the problems Russians experience right now, including Anna Netrebko. It’s time to send a very strong message to autocrats and their entire population. Instead of sanctioning countries after their leader shows how dangerous he really is, potentionally world ending dangerous, I’d like to see this war being an end to tolerating (and trading with) even a potential danger which every autocrat is.

No liberal democracy with fair elections? Then no trade, no travel, no access to airports and ports, and no sopranos. Will it effect people who‘ve been opposing Putin from the start, people who protest against him? Sure, the same people who beg the west to increase sanctions because they are held captive themselves by a leader they want to but can’t get rid off by themselves. Anna Netrebko has plenty of money, the average Russian will become less and less supportive of Putin now they can’t buy Nikes anymore. Russia needs such a blow the Russians will immediately overrun the Kremlin as soon as a new leader shows just the slightest autocratic tendencies. Russia, its economy, culture, and land itself must be on the line for the unforeseeable future. This the 21st century, we need to do way better fast.

Sounds harsh? Give it another week. Unfortunately still a high chance it won’t matter anymore then that some russian soldiers are only 19 years old. Makes them older than many nazis were.

Polly Wog said:
There's an interesting video where she met with Putin in Russia and Putin had a large dog brought in. He knew she was scared of dogs. Part of his control routine. You can probably Google and find it.
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Or you could scroll up to post #3243.
 
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schuylaar

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Polly Wog said:
There's an interesting video where she met with Putin in Russia and Putin had a large dog brought in. He knew she was scared of dogs. Part of his control routine. You can probably Google and find it.
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I remember that. He's a real mother fucker. I finally agree with Lindsay Graham R-SC.

www.inquirer.com

Lindsey Graham hit with bipartisan blowback after calling on Russians to assassinate Putin

Sen. Lindsey Graham was criticized by fellow lawmakers on both sides of the aisle after saying that the “only way” to end the crisis in Ukraine is for Russians to assassinate President Vladimir Putin.
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DIY-HP-LED

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BudmanTX said:
it's still out there..haha....i read somewhere when they get moving the Ukrains take out the lead car in the convoy to slow them down again and again and again......should concentrate on this fuel trucks and blow them......after hitting the first car...
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They will, if they had airpower it would be a smoking wreck miles long. Hitting a truck with artillery rounds makes a real big mess and stops firing on cities in the front. As it is there are many way for mobile ground forces to damage these. A dozen half tons with several dozen mortars and lot's of ammo could destroy them from several kilometers away with drone support. Shoot for 15 minutes and run before they can concentrate force against you. Also those rocket launchers with thermobaric weapons they capture can also be used against them. Because they are so poorly organized, radio could be used to call down fire on their own troops too, a lot of Ukrainians speak perfect Russian and NATO will be supplying codes etc. A group of conscripts many miles away could unleash a bunch of such rockets on their own columns!
 
Roger A. Shrubber

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Fogdog said:
Is this going too far? I'm not sure if this is the right thing for the met to be doing. But switch it from Putin to her showing support for white supremacy and I'd be in full agreement. So I don't know. Anybody want to comment? She says she doesn't support the war but still supports Putin. In the US, we do the same thing with our presidents (Obama's drone strikes didn't change most people's support for him).


www.nbcnews.com

Russian soprano Anna Netrebko is out at the Met Opera over her support of Putin

“Anna is one of the greatest singers in Met history, but with Putin killing innocent victims in Ukraine, there was no way forward,” Met General Manager Peter Gelb said.
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Soprano Anna Netrebko withdrew from her future engagements at the Metropolitan Opera rather than repudiate her support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, costing the company one of its top singers and best box-office draws.

“It is a great artistic loss for the Met and for opera,” Met General Manager Peter Gelb said in a statement Thursday. “Anna is one of the greatest singers in Met history, but with Putin killing innocent victims in Ukraine, there was no way forward.”


Gelb had said Sunday that the Met would not engage artists who support Putin.
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although it directly effects her, that really has very little to do with her, and much, much more to do with making a statement. no major organization of any kind wants to condone putin's behavior in any way, and the Metropolitan Opera is no exception. having a featured russian performer implies tacit approval of their country's actions, so she has to go, at least until this is over and the sanctions have been eased
 
BudmanTX

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DIY-HP-LED said:
They will, if they had airpower it would be a smoking wreck miles long. Hitting a truck with artillery rounds makes a real big mess and stops firing on cities in the front. As it is there are many way for mobile ground forces to damage these. A dozen half tons with several dozen mortars and lot's of ammo could destroy them from several kilometers away with drone support. Shoot for 15 minutes and run before they can concentrate force against you. Also those rocket launchers with thermobaric weapons they capture can also be used against them. Because they are so poorly organized, radio could be used to call down fire on their own troops too, a lot of Ukrainians speak perfect Russian and NATO will be supplying codes etc. A group of conscripts many miles away could unleash a bunch of such rockets on their own columns!
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i would go for 4 people with manpads and reloads, small contingent of gunner and a drone for a 1000........bob..
 
Roger A. Shrubber

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AntoMaria7 said:
No i cant believe he did that(actually i do) this is tooooo much :evil: a dog to make someone submissive this is actually so childish yet devil ahhhh i wanna pluck his eyes out. I was in an uber ten minutes ago and the driver told me ,,WHAT IF HE IS THE GOOD GUY?” No other conversation for the rest of the ride, so putin’s brainwash left russia
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you tell that uber driver that the good guys don't don't lie to 18 year old boys to get them to go kill innocent civilians, old ladies and children, so he can fulfill a personal fantasy
 
Kerowacked

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captainmorgan said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499778152108892162
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I see two possibilities, the convoy was a ploy to draw ukes away from the primary assault, amphibious combat marines or the convoy made it 30 minutes with contaminated fuel. As for the LtGen, i think he was relieved of command in typical soviet style for saying nyet to shelling civilians. And the nuke plant, who benefits from a couple tracers there? War is Spin doctors paradise.
 
DIY-HP-LED

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BudmanTX said:
i would go for 4 people with manpads and reloads, small contingent of gunner and a drone for a 1000........bob..
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I figure with the options open to the Ukrainians, the poor performance of the Russians and their tactical and strategic dispositions with no secure lines and the entire west of the country open, this is the kind of thing we will see. Usually airpower can deal with it, but with stingers and the fear of them, that won't be an option. Any tanks or APCs can be dealt with by anti tank weapons. Intelligence is the key and using drones to avoid enemy troops along with local intelligence and support. They can range deep behind the lines and sow chaos and despair. They can also relieve the cities, as the Russians run out of fuel, food and artillery rounds at their various fronts encircling cities or trying to.
 
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Direct attacks and a destroyed bridge have slowed Russian convoy advance on Kyiv, US defense official says
From CNN's Oren Liebermann


A satellite image shows the convoy on February 28.
A satellite image shows the convoy on February 28. (©2022 Maxar Technologies/AP)

Direct attacks on a massive Russian convoy outside Kyiv, coupled with a destroyed bridge in the convoy’s path, have stalled the Russian forces about 15 miles north of the city, a senior defense official said Friday. Meanwhile, Ukraine retains a “significant majority” of its air combat power, as Russia remains unable to establish air supremacy.
The convoy, stretched out more than 40 miles of road, has not appreciably advanced since the weekend, the official said.
“We certainly believe that the Ukrainians blowing up that bridge absolutely had an effective on stopping and curtailing the movement of that convoy,” the official said. “But we also believe that they have hit the convoy at other places as well in direct attacks.”
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Earlier this week, the official said logistical and sustainment issues have also contributed to the slow advance of the convoy. But the US believe Russian forces in the convoy are regrouping and learning from their mistakes as they continue to try to attack the Ukrainian capital.
As the fight on the ground continues, the Ukrainian air force still has fighter jets, helicopters and drones available, though they have suffered some losses, the official said. The losses are due both to “Russian actions” and inoperability, the official added.
 
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