"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again."

[SaparotRob]

"Brave" Russian soldiers wantonly killed innocent civilians on their way out. Some even had their hands tied behind their backs and we are supposed to consider the Russian SOBs as Human? Putin should tried as a War Criminal and executed as slowly and painfully as possible. Him and all of his staff.

I would prefer to think the Russian troops were so poorly trained and led that this caused this breakdown of humanity. It seems this is business as usual for Russian leadership.
I've met and worked with many Russians. Except for the cool "Boris Badenov" accents, they're the same as everybody else. Not a deep cultural psychological analysis of course.
If militaries are representative of their leadership, that's where the fault lay.
It was an American officer (warrant officer?) who intervened in the massacre at My LaI.

 

[SaparotRob]

I do not know if this has been posted, but re the claims that the videos of RF helos being shot down are fake. The CheckYourFact.com site is owned by The Daily Caller which is(was?) owned by Tucker Carlson and another right wing nutcase Neil Patel. I am not saying their statements are untrue, but it is interesting. As Admiral Beez says - we need to check our sources.

"The Daily Caller"

The medal is for Jed. A very informative post. Thanks for the information on the Daily Caller.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Ukraine's forces regained full control of the region around capital city Kyiv on Saturday for the first time since Russia invaded the country at the end of February, according to a Ukrainian official.

Hanna Malyar, the deputy minister for Ukraine's defense ministry, shared the news in a Facebook post. Malyar said Ukrainians should still refrain from returning to their homes, citing ongoing efforts to clear the area, including from leftover mines.

Earlier this week, Russia said it was withdrawing forces from around Kyiv and the city of Chernihiv, but President Biden expressed skepticism about the claim and the Pentagon said Moscow was actually "repositioning" troops.

Ukraine regains full control of Kyiv region for first time since Russian invasion: official

Ukraine’s forces regained full control of the region around capital city Kyiv on Saturday for the first time since Russia invaded the country at the end of February, according to a Ukrainian …

thehill.com

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Oh boo effin hoo…

Sanctioned Russian oligarchs break down in tears over their inability to book private jets, reports say

Russian billionaires have had some of their assets seized or frozen, leaving them struggling to adjust to their new life amid sanctions.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Dimlee]

Do you think a tractor can tow the An to Kermit Weeks?

I hope that Kermit can arrive in Gostomel one day and apply his energy and creativity in the restoration process.

 

[SaparotRob]

Oh boo effin hoo…

Sanctioned Russian oligarchs break down in tears over their inability to book private jets, reports say

Russian billionaires have had some of their assets seized or frozen, leaving them struggling to adjust to their new life amid sanctions.

www.yahoo.com

I couldn't agree more. Would that be schadenfreude?

 

[Dimlee]

Love this part:
"Moscow says, without proof or any reliability, that its war aims in central Ukraine have been achieved, and they never included capturing Kyiv."

Ok then. So what exactly was the objective, to see how badly they could get their ass kicked?

This is so Soviet and so Orwellian...
"Oceania was at war with Eurasia: therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia.".

I was 12 y.o. when I discovered the full 2nd edition of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia in the library on board my Dad's ship.
Article "Albania": ...friendly Albania under attack of the fascist Tito's regime of Yugoslavia...
Article "Yugoslavia": ... friendly Yugoslavia had to deal with the threat of Maoist clique in Albania...
WTF? The first volumes of that massive (51 vol.) edition were printed in the Stalin era, when Albania was good and Yugoslavia evil.
The last volumes - at the end of the 1950s after Khruschev befriended Tito but Albania sided with Bejing in the Soviet-China split.

 

[Dimlee]

The distance from Kyiv to Moscow is only ~540 miles (870 km). A Mig-29 loaded with DTs and a couple of bombs, flying from Antonov Airport, could easily reach Moscow. Whether they could return safely (fuel wise) I do not know.

Tochka-U ballistic missile can do this job without a need to return. But Moscow's defences are too strong and the city itself does not represent a valuable target in this war for Ukraine.
As for the other, more feasible targets, Ukrainian forces can attack across the border using the weapons available. And most probably they will attack, notwithstanding what Washington approves or not.

 

[Dimlee]

I don't like to distribute atrocity videos and sorry if I violate the forum's rules. But it makes sense to watch this one at least once.
I'm afraid it's just the beginning of what will be discovered in many other places in future.
Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine. All civilians.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

The Russian military says it has struck an oil processing plant and fuel depots around the strategic Black Sea port of Odesa.

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Russian ships and aircraft fired missiles on Sunday to strike the facilities, which he said were used to provide fuel to Ukrainian troops near Mykolaiv.

Konashenkov also said Russian strikes destroyed ammunition depots in Kostiantynivka and Khresyshche.

In an audio message posted by Italian news agency ANSA, Italian photographer Carlo Orlandi said Odessa woke to military sirens at 5:45 a.m. Sunday, followed immediately by the sounds of bombs falling on the port city from two aircraft.

He described a column of dark smoke rising from the targets, and flames from the buildings.

"What we can see is a dense screen of dark smoke, and one explosion after the other,″ Orlandi said.

Russia hits an oil processing plant near the port city of Odesa

Meanwhile, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko spoke of "cruel war crimes" by Russians retreating from the nearby city of Bucha.

www.npr.org

 

[Admiral Beez]

but President Biden expressed skepticism about the claim and the Pentagon said Moscow was actually "repositioning" troops.

Indeed. It's rather easy for Ukraine to liberate the areas around Kiyv when the enemy has departed. Instead of celebrating the Ukrainians had better be preparing for a new massive assault from the east.

 

[wlewisiii]

It was an American officer (warrant officer?) who intervened in the massacre at My LaI.

Hugh Thompson, Jr

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Indeed. It's rather easy for Ukraine to liberate the areas around Kiyv when the enemy has departed. Instead of celebrating the Ukrainians had better be preparing for a new massive assault from the east.

The statements I've read from Ukrainian officials indicate that this is exactly what they're doing. The Ukrainians also have the benefit of interior lines as well as having surplus troops available due to the withdrawal.

 

[SaparotRob]

.. and they got a buttload of replacement tanks. If that's still a good thing.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

.. and they got a buttload of replacement tanks. If that's still a good thing.

... against Russian conscripts who've been through hell and then ferried around like luggage? I'll go with even semi-obsolete tanks so long as the ground is good and they have proper support.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I couldn't agree more. Would that be schadenfreude?

Mehr als Schadenfreude!

 

[Admiral Beez]

.. and they got a buttload of replacement tanks. If that's still a good thing.

It's all sounds just too good to be true for the Ukrainians. The Russians aren't dumb, and their next move will be interesting.

 

[vikingBerserker]

I still don't get the ok to send tanks, not ok to send aircraft.

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

Ukrainian MiG-29 Pilot's Front-Line Account Of The Air War Against Russia

A MiG-29 pilot talks tactics and tribulations in the desperate fight to keep Ukraine’s skies free from Russian domination.

www.thedrive.com

Interview with UkrAF pilot "Juice"

 

[SaparotRob]

Mehr als Schadenfreude!

Ich verstehe!
I did have to look up the spelling.