Russia's unjustifiable war of aggression in Ukraine

[King Silkbeard]

Interesting Dumbo, so the WW2 finished in 1949 or maybe started? Ever heard about Chiang Kai-shek and Taiwan? Just a rhetorical question xDDD

From this 25 Million: 8 Million Ukrainians, 2 Million Belarussians... About 8.5 Million were military, the rest were civilians from which almost a half died as a result of Soviets themselves (Stalingrad and Leningrad orders to not leave the cities). Soviets included to "their loses" all people who lived pre-war on later occupied by them lands (like Baltics, Moldova etc.) You should better read the Wiki entries xD

You speak about the Red Army standing its ground, looks like Zelenskyy took pointers from Stalin because that is what they did in Bakhmut and Mariupol and as for China two group's fought the Japanese the Nationalists and of course the Communists the very same Communists that MacArthur threatened to use nukes against.

 

[catcha]

That's it, the war is over

https://twitter.com/x/status/1642973514649989124

 

[an liathroid beag]

I keep reading (in the Western press, believe it or not) that the Russian announcement about Bakhmut was made by a Wagner Group rep, not a Russian army rep. Has Putin entirely outsourced the war? Can he deduct the cost of his mercenaries from his taxes?

Toilet Humour
Ukraine’s military has denied claims from Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries that they have captured Bakhmut.

A military spokesperson responded to Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s statement by saying the mercenaries had raised the Russian flag over “some kind of toilet”.

The Ukrainian military said fighting is still raging around the main city council building as well as in other nearby towns.

“Bakhmut is Ukrainian and they have not captured anything and are very far from doing that,” said Serhiy Cherevatyi, spokesperson for the eastern military command.

“They raised the flag over some kind of toilet. They attached it to the side of who knows what, hung their rag and said they had captured the city. Well good, let them think they’ve taken it,” Mr Cherevatyi said.

This comes just hours after the Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said that his forces “legally control” Bakhmut, even as the Ukrainian troops remain in the western part of the city.

Elsewhere, Russia has threatened to strengthen its military presence on its western border if Nato troops are deployed to Finland.

 

[catcha]

Did I mention yesterday that orcs are only able to attack in Bakhmut and Avdiievka? Well apparently this might not be accurate any more ?

To believe or not to believe, this is a question

It says:
The mobilized with their commander surrendered to the Ukrainians near Avdiyivka. The exact number of those who surrendered is known - 154 people. Automatics and several hand grenade launchers, with which the mobilized were armed, fell into the hands of the enemy.
The commander of our army, who surrendered with them,
had long been suspicious in private conversations. He repeatedly advocated peace, called the SMO a "fratricidal war" and expressed the hope that "everything will end soon."
There is a serious threat of large-scale artillery strikes and strikes from Ukrainian Himars, including after the dislocation sites of our soldiers in Donbass.
The captured commander has serious information, primarily about where large groups of mobilized are located.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643144695348862976

 

[catcha]

Elsewhere, Russia has threatened to strengthen its military presence on its western border if Nato troops are deployed to Finland.

This is cute ?

How they will do this when last summer they moved all their forces from the Finnish border to Ukraine and in Kaliningrad there is no one left as they sent them over in Autumn.

PS. NATO forces are in Finland for some time now

 

[catcha]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643173683282706434

 

[daftbrush]

Artem Kulinch a young man from Ukraine is building a new life in Kerry as a photographer.
He is back fro a holiday in Egypt and Yemen.
A pity that an able bodied young man is not helping out his country in some way.
He days he was out of the country when the war started and decided Kerry was the place for him.

 

[Happyhonkaman]

Artem Kulinch a young man from Ukraine is building a new life in Kerry as a photographer.
He is back fro a holiday in Egypt and Yemen.
A pity that an able bodied young man is not helping out his country in some way.
He days he was out of the country when the war started and decided Kerry was the place for him.

As a veteran of war* I'm sure you are in a position to judge the guy like this

*Curtain twitching in a perceived war with your neighbours doesn't count

 

[J.R.R. hartley]

Artem Kulinch a young man from Ukraine is building a new life in Kerry as a photographer.
He is back fro a holiday in Egypt and Yemen.
A pity that an able bodied young man is not helping out his country in some way.
He days he was out of the country when the war started and decided Kerry was the place for him.

Son, we live in a world that has pictures, and those pictures have to be taken by men with cameras. Who's gonna do it? You? Your people before profit buddies? Artem has a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for people who didn't go to Egypt and Yemen and you curse the Ukrainians. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what Artem knows -- that Artem's pictures, while tragic, probably saved lives; and his camera, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives.






You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at refugees out rallies, you want him on that camera-- you need him on that camera

We use words like "compassion" "empathy" "loyalty." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent photographing something. You use them as a punch line.





I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain Artem's presence to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that Artem's photos provide and then questions the manner in which he provides them

I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a camera and take a picture. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think you're entitled to!

 

[catcha]

Today's putin's great success:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643250117355397120

last year those ogres were barking about the consequences if new countries join NATO. Below are the consequences:

It says:
Finland has become one of the small, no-decision-making countries - members of NATO, losing its own voice in international affairs - Russian Foreign Ministry

and some meme comments:







and also:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1643251921656881154

and comment from the Finnish newspaper: