War

printer said:

Ferries are transporting truck according to the Russian news.

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They are not done with the Kerch bridge yet, but its partial destruction spooked the Russians in Crimea to exit, and the threat will make them think real hard about trying to hold southern Ukraine. Everybody expects a drive to the sea of Azov to divide the Russians and threaten the Kerch bridge. If they reach the coast, the panic will be really on.

Bagginski said:

He’s a happy man…clearly proud of the promotion & new assignment - I expect great things from him

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He looks like Dr. Evil from an Austin Powers movie, he'd better not visit Ukraine, or he might not get out alive, like his troops and especially his officers.

Looks like the Belarus attack is off, the Russians are telling them, if you won't use it, we will. You don't invade a country when the last of your ammo is being sent to Russia, they already cleaned out their reserves of ammo and equipment out of desperation, so this must be the last of it, except for what the units have. After this war Belarus will be essentially defenseless but will have lots of Russian internal security forces stationed there.

captainmorgan said:

Putin continues to slowly shut off the natural gas flow to Europe and mass troops on the Ukraine border.

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Their going to Mexico now in case yall didnt know but Mexico does not have the infrastructrue at this moment.

A good sign is when people vote with their feet while their mouths are muzzled, and their vote doesn't count. They aren't participants in their own destiny like many Ukrainians, they are the victims of a dictator and their own fear of him. A herd of sheep is facing a pack of wolves, the wolves are better armed, organized and smarter.

Gusinator said:

Their going to Mexico now in case yall didnt know but Mexico does not have the infrastructrue at this moment.

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They will get by for now, it might be a cold winter for Europe, but it will be a much worse one for what's left of the Russian army in Ukraine. There is an estimated 5 trillion cubic meters of gas reserves in Ukraine along with plenty of oil. Pipelines from Russia to Europe run right over the gas fields too and there is a huge amount of money to be made, greed and desperation will do the rest. In the meantime, the die has been cast and it is what it is, Putin is gonna lose and Russia will be humiliated, Putin might also lose his life over it too.

Looks like nobody is on Vlad's Christmas card list this year; The Grinch who stole Christmas, life imitates art, or in this case a Children's book.

I thought this was a pretty good watch, a message from Minister of Defense of Ukraine to the Russians.

Vlad clutches his pearls in horror. Considering what he did and is doing to civilian infrastructure and civilians in Ukraine, he can go fuck himself and has been more or less told to do so by most western leaders.

The Kherson front is where the Russians have their best soldiers the paratroopers and others, so they will destroy them at a distance and not risk as many troops in up front combat. These are the guys cut off from resupply on the wrong side of the river, because HIMARS took their supply bridges out and now the whole place including the river is in M777 range.

Somebody else noticed too and made a meme

Kurgan schoolchildren will start studying the basics of military training by the end of 2022
Basic military training lessons will appear in Kurgan schools by the end of 2022. This was told by the head of the Kurgan region Vadim Shumkov.

“I instructed to work out the launch of elementary military training lessons in schools. Let's start this year," Shumkov wrote in his telegram channel.

The governor of the region expressed hope that the lessons of basic military training will return to schools during the congratulations of teachers on Teacher's Day. Vadim Shumkov wants the existing interests of children in the form of "spider-men, hulks and other fantastic creatures" to be replaced with images of heroes and commanders of the Second World War.

Primary military training will be introduced in Sverdlovsk schools
In the schools of the Sverdlovsk region, they plan to open special classes with basic military training (NVP). This was told by the head of the regional branch of DOSAAF of the Sverdlovsk region Vladimir Mezentsev.

“We are now actively negotiating with the ministries of education and sports [of the Sverdlovsk region], instructor teams. <...> We will prepare specialized classes of NVP in each school, military-patriotic clubs, which will be used precisely as exemplary groups that will show other students what a person who is engaged in NVP can do, ”Mezentsev told the TASS news agency.

Schoolchildren will be taught sports training, hand-to-hand combat, first aid and how to control drones and quadrocopters. According to Mezentsev, in grades 1-2, students will be taught love for the motherland, in grades 4-5, classes with weapons will begin, and from the age of 16 they will be introduced to military regulations and taught drill. A lecture on safety precautions was prepared for children, as well as practical exercises with firing blanks.

The Kremlin answered the question about the use of nuclear weapons after the explosion on the Crimean bridge
Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov called the question of the application of nuclear doctrine after the incident on the Crimean bridge wrong. He shared these arguments in response to a question about the use of nuclear weapons by the Russian Federation after the explosion on the bridge.

"Not. A completely wrong statement of the question, ”Peskov told RIA Novosti. So he answered the question whether the words mean that the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge was aimed at the possibility of using Russia's nuclear potential and whether this falls under the nuclear doctrine.

According to Russian President Vladimir, the explosion of the Crimean bridge is a terrorist act. He stated this during a meeting with the head of the Investigative Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin. According to preliminary information, a truck exploded on the Crimean bridge on October 8. As a result, the road and railway tracks were damaged. Restoration work is underway there and traffic has already been launched for cars in two lanes. Earlier, the office of the President of Ukraine hinted that the country was involved in undermining the Crimean bridge. After the newspaper The New York Times wrote that Kyiv officials were involved in the incident. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case in connection with the emergency on the Crimean bridge, all the circumstances of the incident are being clarified.

Bloomberg: The EU is preparing to give the frozen assets of the Russian Federation for the restoration of Ukraine
The European Commission (EC) is preparing a base to direct the frozen Russian assets to the restoration of Ukraine. It is reported by Bloomberg.

According to the material, the assets of the Russian Federation subject to sanctions are frozen, which makes their use or alienation difficult. According to the agency, the legal possibility of seizing assets under the restrictions of the European Union (EU) will allow them to be sent to the restoration of Ukraine, writes Bloomberg.

It notes that the EC plans to increase the powers of the EU countries to seize restricted assets by expanding the list of crimes. It is noted that it already includes money laundering and corruption, including violation of EU sanctions.

Western countries stepped up sanctions pressure on Russia after the start of a special operation in Ukraine. Subsequently, the US and EU countries froze all Russian assets. According to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Russia's international reserves fell by almost $40 billion since then. Earlier, Kiev also demanded to receive Russian assets as "payment of reparations by Russia for the damage caused," Utro.ru reports.

How the Armed Forces of Ukraine defeated the best Russian units. Frames that will go down in history
463,978 views Oct 9, 2022 On September 21, putin announced an open mobilization in the rf, which he called partial. Perhaps, it would have frightened the Ukrainians, but for their previous experience of fierce resistance to the enemy. In February-March, we were confronted to no draftees who had never seen combat. We were confronted to the strong elite units. Nevertheless, the Ukrainians haven’t lost heart. They have done the impossible. We have collected historical footage in chronological order to remind of the courage and invincibility of our soldiers.

Russian economy is close to collapse: Main reserve may be completely exhausted by 2024
77,070 views Oct 9, 2022 The West has imposed unprecedented sanctions on Moscow since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin is already in serious trouble. Although the main economic weapon - the introduction of an oil embargo - has not yet entered into force. By annexing Ukrainian territories and starting mobilization within the country, Vladimir Putin exacerbated the already difficult economic situation in the country. Putin says he “expects increased sanctions to put pressure on the Russian economy.” Our colleagues will tell you about the real state of affairs in Russia.

Fogdog said:

We did try diplomacy. Putin broke the treaty that was the result from that. The US is obliged to help Ukraine under that same treaty. It is a shame how many people think that keeping one's word is an object of criticism.

Yes, Russia promised in 1994 to never attack Ukraine if it gave up its nuclear weapons

Ukraine, Russia, the U.S. and the UK signed a 1994 treaty that assured Ukraine it would be safe from attack as long as it gave up its massive stockpile of nukes.

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Yes, Russia promised in 1994 to never attack Ukraine if it gave up its nuclear weapons
Ukraine, Russia, the U.S. and the UK signed a 1994 treaty that assured Ukraine it would be safe from attack as long as it gave up its massive stockpile of nukes.

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Just caught up to your post, I really should checked first. Would have saved me from typing out the clauses.

printer said:

A diplomatic solution? But what good would a diplomatic solution be if we do not honour the ones in place already? So you say that the diplomatic solution of 1994 treaty no longer applies? Russia already said they will not use nukes against Ukraine.

https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%203007/Part/volume-3007-I-52241.pdf

1. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America reaffirm their commitment to Ukraine, in accordance with the principals of the CSCE Final Act, to respect the independence and sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine.

2. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or the use of force against the territorial integrity of political independence of Ukraine, and that none of their weapons will ever be used against Ukraine except in self-defense or otherwise in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.

3. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America reaffirm their commitment to Ukraine, in accordance with The Principales of the CSCE Final Act, to refrain from economic coercion designed to subordinate to their own interest the excersise by Ukraine of the right inherent in its sovereignty and thus to secure advantages of any kind.

4. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America reaffirm
their commitment to seek immediate United Nations Security Council action to provide assistance to Ukraine, as a non-nuclear-weapon State party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, if Ukraine should become a victim of an act of aggression or an object of a threat of aggression in which nuclear weapons are used;

5. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America reaffirm, in the case of Ukraine, their commitment not to use nuclear weapons against any non-nuclear-weapon State party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, except in the case of an attack on themselves, their territories or dependent territories, their armed forces, or their allies, by such a State in association or alliance with a nuclear-weapon State;

6. Ukraine, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America will consult in the event a situation arises that raises a question concerning these commitments. This Memorandum will become applicable upon signature. Signed in four copies having equal validity in the Ukrainian, English and Russian languages.

For Ukraine:
(Signed) Leonid D. KUCHMA
For the Russian Federation:
(Signed) Boris N. YELTSIN
For the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland:
(Signed) John MAJOR
For the United States of America:
(Signed) William J. CLINTON

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My posts aren't getting through to him. Maybe yours will.

Retired general breaks down the ‘Russian way of war’
42,318 views Oct 9, 2022 Retired Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt discusses the Crimean bridge explosion and the status of Russia’s army with CNN’s Jim Acosta as the invasion in Ukraine continues.