at6
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He said everything so very well. Zelensky is what a real leader looks and sounds like.
"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (11 Viewers)
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Biden pivots to long-term strategy in Ukraine with nearly $US3 billion military aid package
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New Zealand soldier killed in Ukraine while on leave from defence force
The soldier was on leave without pay and was not on active duty at the time of their death.
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Azov's members explained many times how this insignia was designed. Characters I and N, Idea of the Nation.
buffnut453
Captain
Going back to the death of Darya Dugina, the FSB released photos of an Azov Battalion ID card that the alleged perpetrator of the bombing (who escaped to Estonia, remember) left behind. Again...she's so clumsy (a) that she takes her ID card on a wet ops mission, and (b) leaves it behind?
Regardless, the photo experts are having some fun with the apparent Photoshop edits made to the "ID card", highlighting the almost certainty that it's a complete fake. Seems the morticians are better at repairing Darya's face than the FSB is at faking ID cards:
Regardless, the photo experts are having some fun with the apparent Photoshop edits made to the "ID card", highlighting the almost certainty that it's a complete fake. Seems the morticians are better at repairing Darya's face than the FSB is at faking ID cards:
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
And there's well over a dozen municipalities in Europe (mostly Germany) that actually has the original insignia incorporated within their coat of arms.
Not a single objection has been heard since most of these were created around the 16th century or so.
at6
1st Sergeant
A very brave man indeed. Whether he was there as a combatant or not doesn't diminish the loss.
New Zealand soldier killed in Ukraine while on leave from defence force
The soldier was on leave without pay and was not on active duty at the time of their death.
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Greg Boeser
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Admiral Beez
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Same as Finland's Swastika national marking on their Air Force during WW2. But there is perception, and sometimes that is stronger than the intention or reality. If it were me, I'd change my insignia. At the end of the day, it's the flag, not your unit mark that you're fighting under.
Admiral Beez
Major
Likely the first Kiwi to die fighting in the region since the siege of Sevastopol of 1855.A very brave man indeed. Whether he was there as a combatant or not doesn't diminish the loss.
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Actually, Finland's national insignia as well as Latvia's, were in use long before the National Socialists adopted the symbol.
Virtually every military unit on earth has an icon or insignia that disguinshes them from other units - it's an ancient tradition.
The Azov batallion's insignia is literally backwards from the "Wolfsangel" or stylized SS insignia.
It is a stylized "i" and "n" and in the same grain, if we take the international harvester logo, hold it up at a certain angle and squint real hard, it may also look sort of kind of like something the SS might have used at some point.
I beleive the Azov unit's actions speak louder than the hype surrounding their emblem.
So, you'd give up something dear to you, simply because someone else desecrated something that looks similar?
Admiral Beez
Major
But yet they changed it due to its unintended associations. Finland had every right to tell everyone to sod off, we had the symbol first. But the Finns likely said, it's just a symbol, let's go with something else.
IDK, there's no insignia that's dear to me. But I'm a civilian. I'm not suggesting they change the national flag, but that the insignia could needlessly muddy foreign opinion. It's not the main point of my post though, I don't feel strongly either way, so I wouldn't waste too much bandwidth on this.
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
They dropped the swastika from their aircraft national insignia in 1945, but it wasn't until 2020 that they removed the swastika from their unit command insignias, patches, air medals and flags.
Snautzer01
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Realley?? You cant buy a plastic plane model with a swas on it in Germany but untill 2020 it was cool for the things you say.
Another very interesting article:
www.thechicagocouncil.org
Americans Support Ukraine "As Long As It Takes"
Survey results show the public remains supportive of US assistance to Ukraine—even if it means paying higher gas and food prices at home.
Admiral Beez
Major
That's reassuring, but I believe Ukraine needs to use its NATO-supplied kit to move from defence to offense soon, making notable territorial gains before winter.
Six months of war: Ukraine regains initiative, but makes no push
Western allies provided Ukraine enough assistance to deprive Russia of victory but not to defeat it, analysts say.
Kherson by Christmas would show the world that Ukraine is unstoppable.
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