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Russian soldier pleads with widow 'to forgive me' as he faces Ukrainian court

During the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a 21-year-old Russian soldier asks a Ukrainian widow to forgive him for killing her husband.

www.abc.net.au

 

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Russian soldier pleads with widow 'to forgive me' as he faces Ukrainian court

During the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a 21-year-old Russian soldier asks a Ukrainian widow to forgive him for killing her husband.

www.abc.net.au

What do you think will happen to this guy if he goes back to Russia?

 

[Admiral Beez]

I very highly doubt it. Mind you seeing something like below would be wonderful:

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I believe pre-war that the Ukrainians were strongly considering buying the Gripen. I believe the Hungarians are happy with theirs.

 

[ARTESH]

What do you think will happen to this guy if he goes back to Russia?

He won't see Russia or anywhere else! He is a walking corpse. He'll be killed in prison, or most likely, while being transferred to prison.

 

[Glider]

I believe pre-war that the Ukrainians were strongly considering buying the Gripen. I believe the Hungarians are happy with theirs.

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They would be an excellent choice

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I agree 100%. It concerns me that it opens the possibility of other blunders, some whose response would previously have been "he wouldn't be that stupid".

Right -- can he misjudge the red-button precipice too? For all the Vladimir Putin, Supragenius® rhetoric we've heard over the last decade. He has made a couple of pretty rookie mistakes in his estimation of this invasion. We're seeing the results.

 

[RogerdeLluria]

So, Boris just announced "shore-to-ship" missiles.
What would they be, I wonder. Hopefully, something heavier and longer-ranged than Brimstone and faster than Neptune...

Probably this answers your question.

Exclusive: U.S. aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russian blockade

The White House is working to put advanced anti-ship missiles in the hands of Ukrainian fighters to help defeat Russia's naval blockade, officials said, amid concerns more powerful weapons that could sink Russian warships would intensify the conflict.

www.reuters.com

 

[Dimlee]

Probably this answers your question.

Exclusive: U.S. aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russian blockade

The White House is working to put advanced anti-ship missiles in the hands of Ukrainian fighters to help defeat Russia's naval blockade, officials said, amid concerns more powerful weapons that could sink Russian warships would intensify the conflict.

www.reuters.com

Thank you, I just read it. Hopefully, it will not end up like the story with the fighter jets transfer.
I also liked this:
"The two U.S. officials said the M270 or similar system like the M142 HIMARS would be considered for shipment to Ukraine once Congress passed a $40 billion supplemental funding bill".
Too late to deblockade Mariupol, but better late than never.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Thank you, I just read it. Hopefully, it will not end up like the story with the fighter jets transfer.
I also liked this:
"The two U.S. officials said the M270 or similar system like the M142 HIMARS would be considered for shipment to Ukraine once Congress passed a $40 billion supplemental funding bill".
Too late to deblockade Mariupol, but better late than never.

Yes, it's too late for Mariupol, but Congress has indeed passed the $40B bill and Biden has already signaled he will sign it.

 

[gumbyk]

Yeah, this is turning comical. Replacing Soviet equipment with cheap Chinese knock-offs.

You've obviously never seen Chinese military build quality.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Yes, it's too late for Mariupol, but Congress has indeed passed the $40B bill and Biden has already signaled he will sign it.

I believe the Ukrainians will soon have sufficient forces to move southward to first cut off and then re-take Mariupol.

Hopefully the US $40b bill includes some Patriot missiles to prevent the Ukrainians railways from being destroyed. Otherwise all the weaponry will sit in Poland.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I believe the Ukrainians will soon have sufficient forces to move southward to first cut off and then re-take Mariupol.

I hope you're right about this.

Hopefully the US $40b bill includes some Patriot missiles to prevent the Ukrainians railways from being destroyed. Otherwise all the weaponry will sit in Poland.

I think the Patriots. if they're forthcoming (and I've read a couple of reports they are) will be backfill for NATO allies forwarding their own S-300 systems, given the training curve. Better to give the Ukrainians systems they can use immediately and backfill the equipment for donor nations where training can happen in a longer timespan, rather than expect Ukrainian missileers to learn OJT an entirely new system in combat.

And railways aren't the only way to insert weaponry into Ukraine -- road-nets are harder to interrupt and easier to repair.

 

[SaparotRob]

You've obviously never seen Chinese military build quality.

Obviously.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Obviously.

I hope it's better than their guitar amplifiers.

 

[GrauGeist]

I had a Norinco 1911 that would interchange with Colt 1911A parts flawlessly...

 

[gumbyk]

Obviously.

I hope it's better than their guitar amplifiers.

It's amazing what happens when you focus on quality and not price. I've known a few people who have done business with Chinese factories, and they all say the same thing: If you beat them down on price, they simply drop the quality to reflect what you want to pay.
Now, do you think that the Chinese military are focused on price or quality?

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

It's amazing what happens when you focus on quality and not price. I've known a few people who have done business with Chinese factories, and they all say the same thing: If you beat them down on price, they simply drop the quality to reflect what you want to pay.
Now, do you think that the Chinese military are focused on price or quality?

My electric guitar was built in China in 2016 and it is a fine instrument, I sold off my Gibson because my Ibanez was simply better. But I've blown up three MiC amplifiers in six years, compared to an MiA Fender that was my #1 for ten years without even a tube-swap.

Of course you get what you pay for. Is China bent on the highest quality, or putting up numbers? I can't say. If someone has more insight I'm happy to listen.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I'm sure Ukraine would gladly accept two hundred Type 90, 96 or 99 MBTs from Norinco, at the right price.

 

[at6]

I read that McDonald's found a buyer for their Russian operations. Probably will be called McPutin's.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I read that McDonald's found a buyer for their Russian operations. Probably will be called McPutin's.

And after you eat there, you will be liquid putin…

















Ala White Castle style.