Russia vs Ukraine anyone watching this ignite?

[Keith_Indy]

Negotiations continue...

Considering a condition of NATO membership is internal control of your country, the Ukraine is not anywhere close to that, so making NATO membership a sticking point in negotiations doesn't make sense.

In nod to Russia, Ukraine says no longer insisting on NATO membership

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is no longer pressing for NATO membership for Ukraine, a delicate issue that was one of Russia's stated reasons for invading its pro-Western neighbor.

www.france24.com

'Defections and resignations in Belarusian military prevented country from joining Ukraine invasion'

A series of senior Belarusian military officials have resigned and hundreds of young people of recruitment age have fled

www.israelhayom.com

 

[DragonGunner]

Starbucks, McDonald's, Coca-Cola join growing list of companies pausing operations in Russia

McDonald's said Tuesday it is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine.

www.thedenverchannel.com

Russians will loose a little weight once this happens. I wonder if they serve their meal deals with vodka?

LOL...McDonalds is shutting down but will still keep paying all 62,000 employees.....what? Must be a covid thing.

 

[DadSmith]

Don't you know, never **** off your special operations forces...

Russian special forces ‘furious’ with war plan in Ukraine: Report - Washington Examiner

Widespread disarray is generating rising frustration among Russian special forces as the Kremlin's war on Ukraine reached the 11-day mark, according to a new report.Richard Engel, the chief foreign correspondent for NBC News, was reporting live from Kyiv on Sunday when he told Meet the Press...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

Alternative take on the stalled convoy going to Kyiv...

Russian Spetsnaz supposedly are talking like that? If that is true then they are less disciplined than our National Guard troops. If Russian Spetsnaz are complaining after just 11 days of battle I've no respect for them.
I find this to be more propaganda or they are very weak minded and nothing like the Cold War era Spetsnaz they are definitely weaker than our special forces.

 

[Ark]

Russian Spetsnaz supposedly are talking like that? If that is true then they are less disciplined than our National Guard troops. If Russian Spetsnaz are complaining after just 11 days of battle I've no respect for them.
I find this to be more propaganda or they are very weak minded and nothing like the Cold War era Spetsnaz they are definitely weaker than our special forces.

It's probably propaganda.

 

[smokingman]

Don't you know, never **** off your special operations forces...

Russian special forces ‘furious’ with war plan in Ukraine: Report - Washington Examiner

Widespread disarray is generating rising frustration among Russian special forces as the Kremlin's war on Ukraine reached the 11-day mark, according to a new report.Richard Engel, the chief foreign correspondent for NBC News, was reporting live from Kyiv on Sunday when he told Meet the Press...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

Alternative take on the stalled convoy going to Kyiv...

This is a very good video. I do not agree with everything he says,but it does seem to track the movement of the Russian military better than most sources I have seen. It also does well is showing where losses did and did not happen where possible. So thank you for posting this.

 

[miguel]

$80 to fill up last night.

**** Ukraine and FJB.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Pardon me while I wipe away my tear for short-sellers and derivative traders

I will then tune my very tiny violin in preparation for playing a dirge

Yeah. simply gamblers. I wont shed a tear for anyone who loses their shirt gambling either.

 

[Keith_Indy]

Russian Spetsnaz supposedly are talking like that? If that is true then they are less disciplined than our National Guard troops. If Russian Spetsnaz are complaining after just 11 days of battle I've no respect for them.
I find this to be more propaganda or they are very weak minded and nothing like the Cold War era Spetsnaz they are definitely weaker than our special forces.

Right, cause soldiers in a war, that aren't being supported, can't get supplies, whose forces aren't or can't coordinate with them and whose side the battle plan isn't going anywhere according to plan, don't b!tch and moan...

I find it plausible, not necessarily probable. Just trying to keep up with as much going on as possible.

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Ah, there are different "Spetsnaz" in the Russian military, I did not know that. Could be the non-GRU Spetsnaz are the ones complaining?

A Green Beret describes how good the Russian Spetsnaz are

In 2001, Mark Giaconia was a Green Beret patrolling the border areas between Kosovo and Serbia. His counterparts were Russian troops, many of which were

www.wearethemighty.com

To be clear, the “Spetsnaz” aren’t any single part of the Russian military apparatus. They are any special operations unit of the Russian military, including the Russian Navy, Airborne troops, and FSB (formerly the KGB). Most often, when westerners refer to the Spetsnaz, they’re referring to the special operations section of the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence service.

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Didn't see this one pass by...

UK and US special forces 'preparing for high-risk rescue of Ukrainian president'

Troops from the UK, US and Ukraine have reportedly come together at a remote base in Lithuania to plan the treacherous mission

www.mirror.co.uk

Info on Ukrainian S.F.

Ukraine conflict: Ukrainian special operations forces in focus

As Russian Armed Forces continue their invasion of Ukraine, minimal information has been published regarding the activities of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces...

www.janes.com

 

[KG1]

$80 to fill up last night.

**** Ukraine and FJB.

JB thanks you for your sacrifice.

 

[Tombs]

If Russia is so brutal and harsh, can anyone rationalize to me why the internet and power is still working?

 

[DadSmith]

Right, cause soldiers in a war, that aren't being supported, can't get supplies, whose forces aren't or can't coordinate with them and whose side the battle plan isn't going anywhere according to plan, don't b!tch and moan...

I find it plausible, not necessarily probable. Just trying to keep up with as much going on as possible.

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Ah, there are different "Spetsnaz" in the Russian military, I did not know that. Could be the non-GRU Spetsnaz are the ones complaining?

A Green Beret describes how good the Russian Spetsnaz are

In 2001, Mark Giaconia was a Green Beret patrolling the border areas between Kosovo and Serbia. His counterparts were Russian troops, many of which were

www.wearethemighty.com

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Didn't see this one pass by...

UK and US special forces 'preparing for high-risk rescue of Ukrainian president'

Troops from the UK, US and Ukraine have reportedly come together at a remote base in Lithuania to plan the treacherous mission

www.mirror.co.uk

Info on Ukrainian S.F.

Ukraine conflict: Ukrainian special operations forces in focus

As Russian Armed Forces continue their invasion of Ukraine, minimal information has been published regarding the activities of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces...

www.janes.com

I disagree. Highly disciplined special forces won't break that easy. Unless their special forces are not so special.

 

[KG1]

If Russia is so brutal and harsh, can anyone rationalize to me why the internet and power is still working?

That's very generous of them.

 

[Keith_Indy]

I disagree. Highly disciplined special forces won't break that easy. Unless their special forces are not so special.

You are making an assumption that 100% of their special forces are highly disciplined. Not a bad assumption but when has any large force been 100% highly disciplined for 100% of the time.

One might assume that there is negative scuttlebutt within the ranks. One could assume commanders and their aides would know this. All it takes is a couple of them having loose lips over vodka.

Given the current state of the Russian invasion makes me think their state of actual readiness isn’t what was said in all the glowing performance reviews the various commanders signed off on (no doubt retaining their bonus points and rewards)

 

[oze]

Right, cause soldiers in a war, that aren't being supported, can't get supplies, whose forces aren't or can't coordinate with them and whose side the battle plan isn't going anywhere according to plan, don't b!tch and moan...

I find it plausible, not necessarily probable. Just trying to keep up with as much going on as possible.

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Ah, there are different "Spetsnaz" in the Russian military, I did not know that. Could be the non-GRU Spetsnaz are the ones complaining?

A Green Beret describes how good the Russian Spetsnaz are

In 2001, Mark Giaconia was a Green Beret patrolling the border areas between Kosovo and Serbia. His counterparts were Russian troops, many of which were

www.wearethemighty.com

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Didn't see this one pass by...

UK and US special forces 'preparing for high-risk rescue of Ukrainian president'

Troops from the UK, US and Ukraine have reportedly come together at a remote base in Lithuania to plan the treacherous mission

www.mirror.co.uk

Info on Ukrainian S.F.

Ukraine conflict: Ukrainian special operations forces in focus

As Russian Armed Forces continue their invasion of Ukraine, minimal information has been published regarding the activities of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces...

www.janes.com

This is my favorite story so far. I could easily envision my 5'10", 225lb. Busia doing this!

Ukrainian woman who 'downed drone with jar of tomatoes' says she has no regrets

As missiles and shells hammer down on Ukraine, one defiant citizen reportedly fought back with a jar of canned tomatoes after spotting a suspicious drone hovering near her apartment

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[miguel]

JB thanks you for your sacrifice.

You're very welcome.

 

[miguel]

This is my favorite story so far. I could easily envision my 5'10", 225lb. Busia doing this!

Ukrainian woman who 'downed drone with jar of tomatoes' says she has no regrets

As missiles and shells hammer down on Ukraine, one defiant citizen reportedly fought back with a jar of canned tomatoes after spotting a suspicious drone hovering near her apartment

www.mirror.co.uk

Props for what is likely the very first time the word "Busia" has been used on INGO.

Mine would have hit the first Ruskie she saw with a frying pan and chased 'em down the block.

EDIT: No, first use was related to kielbasa in 2014: https://www.indianagunowners.com/th...nd-still-eat-today.360432/page-2#post-5316785

 

[BugI02]

If Russia is so brutal and harsh, can anyone rationalize to me why the internet and power is still working?

Power may still be working because some of it goes to mother Russia and you can't just shut down the load without destabilizing the grid and dialing back the output power means dialing back the reactor output, which hopefully nobody wants to do haphazardly

Can't shut down internet if Starlink is broadcasting it from satellite

 

[nra4ever]

The war is over!

'NATO Won't Fight Russia, Don't Want To Join Alliance': Ukraine President

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is no longer pressing for NATO membership for Ukraine, a delicate issue that was one of Russia's stated reasons for invading its pro-Western neighbor.

www.ndtv.com

 

[ditcherman]

The war is over!

'NATO Won't Fight Russia, Don't Want To Join Alliance': Ukraine President

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is no longer pressing for NATO membership for Ukraine, a delicate issue that was one of Russia's stated reasons for invading its pro-Western neighbor.

www.ndtv.com

You need to use more purple.

 

[ditcherman]

If Russia is so brutal and harsh, can anyone rationalize to me why the internet and power is still working?

Russia is brutal and harsh because they are lobbing shells into civilian areas; I would think no matter your stance or 'side' one would think this was brutal and harsh. The internet and power would certainly be an inconvenience for civilians, but they wouldn't be hopelessly running in fear for their lives.

Maybe the internet and power is still on because Russia is really just a mouthy bully? They were supposed to walk in and cream them but they didn't.