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Russia begins Invasion of Ukraine
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What, no pun about Phuket and Russian maintenance? (Yeah, I know it's not pronounced that way, it's Fu Ket.)
Spaceman292
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ThatStupidLion
Member
Its pronounced pu-ket (for future knowledge)
winjer
Gold Member
International court issues war crimes warrant for Putin
The International Criminal Court says it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine.
apnews.com
Agent_Nobody
Member
Full statement (copy of the warrant) here:
https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situat...ants-against-vladimir-vladimirovich-putin-and
Where’s Dog the Bounty Hunter when you need him?
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Spaceman292
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Shhh don't ruin the joke
FUBARx89
Member
Maybe Segal is playing the long game. Ready to apprehend him from all of his police shows.
Black bagging him and flying him back in a rickety plane.
HoodWinked
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Ukrainian commander reveals true scale of losses – and pays the price
Ukraine has demoted a top battlefield commander after he admitted his unit had been decimated in fighting around the city of Bakhmut.
a little story, In world war 2 , General Auschinlick performed as well as he could against Rommel, but the British people wanted answers for why Africa wasn't going as hoped, well the bad guy is really good at his job doesn't fly so Auschinlick was removed even though he was an effective commander, secrets are kept
unfortunately, morale, strategy, tactics, secrets, everything is complicated, the more open the country the more vulnerable to the realities of war.
and the Ukrainians are the good guys in the conflict with, but Ukraine has plenty of problems /corruption / regional strafe of its own after the war is over things are likely to still be a mess there.
the other thing is the reality of Crimea, Crimea was pretty pro-Russia before 2014, part of the reason conquest was fairly easy in 2014, and has just been stocked with Russians since, plus taking militarily speaking, taking Crimea will be a nightmare as from the Ukrainian side its basically an island fortress. At the same time leaving Crimea under Russian control is a major long term security issue. There isn't really a good outcome with Crimea, hopefully in the mean time Ukraine focuses on kicking Russia out of every other inch of the country, Putin will die (the mind numbing loyalty to him tells me that somehow he isn't finished when Ukraine wins, and as long as he's there the threat of war reamains) and someone less terrible replaces him
NoLootBoxDev
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hopefully,
FunkMiller
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Brazen
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https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/17/7393974/
"Russian losses in Ukraine reach 1,500 soldiers a day, mainly in Bakhmut" – NATO official
"Russian losses in Ukraine reach 1,500 soldiers a day, mainly in Bakhmut" – NATO official
the more the better.
winjer
Gold Member
GymWolf
Member
How do they even count the bodies when they are probably shredded to pieces by missiles and bomb drones?
Patrick S.
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Maybe they scrape them all up and weigh the mass and then divide that by the average 65 kilos a Russian soldier weighs?
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Tams
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Probably mostly estimates from drone footage.
Count how many can be seen before a strike, then count how many can be seen still alive (moving/running) afterwards.
Hypereides
Member
"They know the jig is up."
Do they though? Putin's inner most circle is composed of nationalists and possibly ultranationalists. They don't give a shit. Plus, Russia doesn't acknowledge the ICC. At most it severely limits his foreign refuge options. If anything they'll likely spin this to fit their "the west is evil" narrative they're pushing.
Besides, this news will barely reach anyone in Russia since the regime have the media on a tight leash. The first thing that has to get knocked down are the state sponsored propaganda channels. Until then, most of the Russian population will be none the wiser.
Like the most recent law the Russian goblin has just instated:
Putin Signs Law Punishing Mercenaries' Critics With Jail - The Moscow Times
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Saturday introducing lengthy prison terms for “discrediting” and spreading “fake” information about any force, including the notorious Wagner Group mercenary unit, fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
www.themoscowtimes.com
He's going all in on silencing the Russian population on every possible angle.
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funkygunther
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ICC ruling doesn't mean much in the short term. It doesn't have a say in Russia, just like it doesn't have a say in the USA. When it will become important is when Russia decides to rejoin the world and seek something from a country that does have ICC oversight, or a partner of a country that does.
But for as long as Russia and its partners want to pretend they can go their own way it's just some PR and not much else.
But for as long as Russia and its partners want to pretend they can go their own way it's just some PR and not much else.
MisterFalcon
Member
Russians still appealing to the Czar for help.
Spoiler: Putin does not give a shit about all you mobiks, even the ones from the big cities. Until you turn your guns on the Russian government you will keep being sent into the meatgrinder and your pleas for someone else to be sent will be all that is left of you.
Spoiler: Putin does not give a shit about all you mobiks, even the ones from the big cities. Until you turn your guns on the Russian government you will keep being sent into the meatgrinder and your pleas for someone else to be sent will be all that is left of you.
DaleinCalgary
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The ground must look just horryfying with all the bodies.
ThatStupidLion
Member
Every wave must just be running over frozen/rotting bodies at this point
Real morale mindfuck for sure
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But will be good soil in the future for Ukrainian agriculture.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
I don't think they care. Putler will just use this as yet another "See nato is bad" propaganda.
Plenty of ruzzians believe that there are nato helicopters right around the border
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
"They know the jig is up."
Do they though? Putin's inner most circle is composed of nationalists and possibly ultranationalists. They don't give a shit. Plus, Russia doesn't acknowledge the ICC. At most it severely limits his foreign refuge options. If anything they'll likely spin this to fit their "the west is evil" narrative they're pushing.
Besides, this news will barely reach anyone in Russia since the regime have the media on a tight leash. The first thing that has to get knocked down are the state sponsored propaganda channels. Until then, most of the Russian population will be none the wiser.
Like the most recent law the Russian goblin has just instated:
Putin Signs Law Punishing Mercenaries' Critics With Jail - The Moscow Times
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Saturday introducing lengthy prison terms for “discrediting” and spreading “fake” information about any force, including the notorious Wagner Group mercenary unit, fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
He's going all in on silencing the Russian population on every possible angle.
Well this ruling limits his travel options, given that the ICC's 123 member states must arrest him and turn him over, if he is found lurking and oozing his way within their borders. The ICC haven't finished yet with their list of charges, and most likely will also indict Putin's ministers and associates as well.
RJMacready73
Simps for Amouranth
Jesus Christ... My mind just can't wrap itself around this, it's the 21st century and Russia is conducting a war using waves of bodies, can you imagine Russia going up against Nato, it would be utterly horrific for Russia if NATO jets and missiles got involved
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
Yep, it was next level stupidity and recklessness for them to mess with that Reaper drone earlier in the week. Should take a page out of Turkey's books and shoot those Russian fuckers out of the sky.
Forsete
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Högt uppsatt Nato-general: Ryska våroffensiven är död
En högt uppsatt Nato-general tonar ner farhågorna om en rysk storoffensiv, enligt tyska Bild. Slutsatsen är att inget mer kommer att komma av planerna.
omni.se
Bragr
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What a fuck, how is that even possible in a modern war where russia knows where the enemy is and they are on the offensive? Have they no artillery left? Are they just throwing people into shelling areas?
RJMacready73
Simps for Amouranth
They simply haven't a clue how to conduct a war at this scale against a capable adversary, the shitshow that is the Russian command structure doesn't allow for modern warfare on such a large front, they have no combined arms ability whatsoever with everyone seemingly doing their own thing.
I mean surely their must be high level meetings where they have admitted defeat and know they cannot win nor sustain this war, the west just keeps pumping more and more arms into Ukraine and they all know it, yet they keep at it and when their weapons factories deliver a few more missiles they simply launch them at cities for no strategic value, it's all so fucking useless and an utter waste.
I could care two fucks about Russians, seemingly they hate themselves even more that the rest of the world hates them but someone has to tell Putin that they are fucking up the country and in the long run destroying not only their demographics but any chance of recovery from this.
To be a fly on the wall in those meetings...
I mean surely their must be high level meetings where they have admitted defeat and know they cannot win nor sustain this war, the west just keeps pumping more and more arms into Ukraine and they all know it, yet they keep at it and when their weapons factories deliver a few more missiles they simply launch them at cities for no strategic value, it's all so fucking useless and an utter waste.
I could care two fucks about Russians, seemingly they hate themselves even more that the rest of the world hates them but someone has to tell Putin that they are fucking up the country and in the long run destroying not only their demographics but any chance of recovery from this.
To be a fly on the wall in those meetings...
Sakura
Member
Member states have ignored ICC arrest warrants before. It's not like there is any punishment for doing so.
Agent_Nobody
Member
Especially when the drone is unrecoverable and the US reaction is to just send a bigger drone.
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/us-global-hawk-black-sea-recon
Try ramming a drone with a wingspan bigger than a 747.
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chromhound
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PUTIN: I'M OPEN TO DIPLOMATIC RESOLUTION OF UKRAINE CONFLICT. 
PUTIN: I'M OPEN TO DIPLOMATIC RESOLUTION OF UKRAINE CONFLICT.
This isn't anything new. Russian officials have said they want 'peace' on numerous occasions now, but the minimum they want from any peace settlement is to keep all of the land they currently occupy, which is completely unacceptable.
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FunkMiller
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PUTIN: I'M OPEN TO DIPLOMATIC RESOLUTION OF UKRAINE CONFLICT.
PROVIDED I GET TO KEEP PART OF UKRAINE.
Czech contributions are low to begin with. The US can maintain its military support indefinitely. The UK will likely follow US example. Sending weapons designed to fight Russia to be shot at Russia is a bargain.
mxbison
Member
Nobody knows what would happen if the republicans win the US election though.
It's very important for Ukraine to get themselves in the best possible position before that.
Dirk Benedict
Member
Ice Crown Citadel coming down on Putin, too? holy shit!International court issues war crimes warrant for Putin
The International Criminal Court says it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine.
Republicans love defense spending. Selling/giving weapons to Ukraine creates American jobs and makes it easier to green light new spending as stockpiles of older equipment dry up. MAGA republicans lack the numbers to override bipartisan legislation since the Democratic party is already going to support the continued support. I wouldn't worry too much.
FunkMiller
Member
Absolutely. This needs to be sorted out before the US elections.
Hypereides
Member
How long until the Russian state imposes a law that labels facial recognition software as a foreign agent tool?
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Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
WTF, that's amazing.