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DIY-HP-LED

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You’ve seen my opinion: probably conventional. The only exception might be a fast positive takedown of the missile boats, as I do not know how good our conventional ASW weapons are. “If you can’t do fast and clean, go with fast.”
I guess we will have to see if Vlad will do anything stupid, he is in deep shit in Russia and getting desperate in Ukraine. The Ukrainian offensives are not over yet and in a month he could have half his army or at least it's equipment in the bag. If that happens, they can then concentrate forces on the remainder and will for as long as the weather and ammo hold out. War is also about psychology and the Russian army might be near the point of systemic collapse in Ukraine.
 
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DIY-HP-LED

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These are higher quality troops who have been cut off from supply and are on the wrong side of the river with cut bridges.
Why fight them and take heavy losses, when you can cut them off and force them to surrender or evacuate and leave all their equipment behind. This is a very smart kind of victory, one that costs you few lives, but gains you the equipment of 25,000 troops and hoards of prisoners, this is what superior strategy and tactics looks like.

 

Roger A. Shrubber

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In the Kharkiv region, the SBU arrested teachers teaching Russian
In the Kharkiv region, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained teachers from Russia, they face up to 12 years in prison. This was announced by the Prime Minister of the country Irina Vereshchuk.

“They committed a crime against our state. <...> There are serious terms of punishment, ”Strana.ua quoted the official as saying. Detained teachers face up to 12 years in prison in accordance with Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of the laws and customs of war). Vereshchuk added that they would not be treated as prisoners for exchange.

Also, criminal cases were initiated against Ukrainian teachers who worked under Russian educational programs. They face up to 15 years in prison.

Earlier, a military expert, reserve colonel Gennady Alekhin told URA.RU that thousands of civilians in the Kharkiv region are being held hostage by Ukrainian nationalists . According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are catching people who helped the Russian army. The head of the VGA, Vitaly Ganchev , reported on repressions , because of which people cannot leave the Kharkiv region. Russia has been conducting a special operation in Ukraine since February 24. Its main goals, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin, are the demilitarization and denazification of territories.
Russian teachers detained in liberated Kupyansk
“The current academic year could last up to 15 years for these bastards,” the MP wrote.

Additionally, two Kupyansk locals were charged in absentia for voluntarily collaborating with Russian occupation “authorities” in the town, Office of the Prosecutor-General of Ukraine said in a Telegram post.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continue their multi-pronged counteroffensive in both Kherson and Kharkiv oblasts, which began on Aug. 29.

Key bridges across the Dnipro River are constantly disrupted by Ukrainian artillery, leaving Moscow’s troops on Dnipro’s western bank largely cut off from supplies and reinforcements.

The pace of the Ukrainian advance in Kharkiv Oblast has stunned military observers, who have estimated Kyiv has liberated 2,500 square kilometers of land in a span of several days.

Ukraine’s General Staff remains tight-lipped on how the counteroffensive is going, adhering to a strict operations security regime.
good, those teachers deserve that and more...twisting young minds to fascism and authoritarianism should always be a serious crime.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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I find it kinda funny how Trump and Putin's fates seem to be linked, a couple of years ago they had the world by the nuts and they seem to be going down together too and getting into progressively deeper shit in lock step, each in his own unique way...
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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I don’t expect these propaganda to survive cursory inspection.
you think it's propaganda? what was the original source? i saw it on yahoo, not sure where they got it from?
i hate wasting good righteous indignation on propaganda :-?
they got it from "the new voice of Ukraine"...? i don't know about their reliability, but on first look, they look pretty sympathetic to Ukraine.
https://english.nv.ua/en/life/about-us-50257487.html
that could be a completely bogus pic and description, but they seem fairly reputable...
 
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cannabineer

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you think it's propaganda? what was the original source? i saw it on yahoo, not sure where they got it from?
i hate wasting good righteous indignation on propaganda :-?
they got it from "the new voice of Ukraine"...? i don't know about their reliability, but on first look, they look pretty sympathetic to Ukraine.
Oops, I didn’t check where the second one was originally published.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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That's a quick surrender in the south, perhaps all the senor officers are on the other side of the river? There are an estimated 25,000 Russian troops in Kherson that are cut off. Put them in the bag, capture their equipment, use the river as a defensive line and move the troops east, then south to chop the Russians in half in the south, while the attacks continue down into Luhansk and even Donetsk from the north.

Whatever reserves or reservists are in Ukraine are in the fight, or are supporting it in the rear by holding and mopping up new ground the army takes as it moves on for as long as it can, driving the panicked Russians before it, or isolating them in pockets. In war you exploit such advantages to the maximum and advance at speed before the enemy in the rear can dig in, most of the territory is vast empty space. Advances can be fast these days when drones can go ahead to make sure there are no surprises and to locate every enemy unit in the area while tracking their movements and activities. Your advance can be as fast as your vehicles can travel down the highways when you know what's up ahead.

Ukraine has been at war for 200 days and gained a lot of aid and experience while wearing the Russians down and building fresh new forces of their own. All the organizations and the military are working like a well oiled machine now, filled out, equipped and funded. There are several organizations that use civilian drones to fight with, from the military to volunteers, the value of this has been recognized and private donations and government funding has greatly expanded the scope of all operations and the numbers of drones employed by Ukraine at all levels. This is but one example, others are those that repair captured and Ukrainian equipment or convert civilian to military vehicles. There might even be organizations preparing small boats and landing craft for future operations. Winter is coming and equipment needs to be winterized and winter uniforms and camouflage made or received from abroad and there are organizations up and running for that too.

 
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printer

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I remember where (Russian News) about them calling for teachers to go to Ukraine and 'teach' them Russian and the proper way of thinking. I never thought that such a good paying gig could have you end up in jail. See, should have jumped the convoy back to Russia. Maybe have some Mexicans teach them how many people you can get into a shipping container. Oh well, spilt milk.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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I remember where (Russian News) about them calling for teachers to go to Ukraine and 'teach' them Russian and the proper way of thinking. I never thought that such a good paying gig could have you end up in jail. See, should have jumped the convoy back to Russia. Maybe have some Mexicans teach them how many people you can get into a shipping container. Oh well, spilt milk.
They will be exchanged for Ukrainians and will go home with tales to tell their Russian students! Or maybe, like Stalin, Vlad will send everybody who was in Ukraine soldier or civilian to the Gulag, to avoid embarrassment and keep a lid on things!
 

DIY-HP-LED

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Putin Has Put Himself In A Terrible Box In Ukraine, Says Retired General
342,549 views Sep 12, 2022 Ukraine's armed forces have recaptured large swaths of territory and are making "significant gains" against Russia's occupation of the northwest region of Kharkiv, the British defense ministry said in an intelligence briefing Sunday. Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey and Anne Applebaum discuss.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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Officials from 18 Russian districts call for Putin to resign
1,301,748 views Sep 12, 2022 Deputies from 18 municipal districts in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kolpino have called for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s resignation, according to a petition with a list of signatures posted on Twitter. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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"The Impending Total Collapse of Russian Forces:" Gen. Ben Hodges on Ukraine | Amanpour and Company
33,280 views Sep 12, 2022 Following a stunning Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv -- and for the first time since his February invasion -- Putin is facing mounting criticism from his own side. Loyal commentators have asked whether he miscalculated or was misinformed. Deputies from 18 municipal districts in Moscow, St. Petersburg and elsewhere are now calling on Putin to resign. The former commander of American forces in Europe, General Ben Hodges (Ret.), joined Christiane from Germany. Originally aired on September 12, 2022
 
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