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Old 16th Apr 2023, 07:44
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I suspect that Prigozhin only wants the war to end so he can claim victory for his mercenary army and gain influence in Moscow,
the longer this war continues the more his army will be consumed, becoming irrelevant as will he.
He cares nothing for the misery he creates, only his own survival.
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Old 16th Apr 2023, 08:31
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I suspect that Prigozhin only wants the war to end so he can claim victory for his mercenary army and gain influence in Moscow,
the longer this war continues the more his army will be consumed, becoming irrelevant as will he.
He cares nothing for the misery he creates, only his own survival.
The only advances in Wagner’s major ground offensive appears to be in Russia where he recently raised a 2022-2023 monument at his latest cemetery / field.
Note, he appears to be planning ahead for more of the same dismal performance in Ukraine, as he has lots of room left to fill for the year ahead.


Trying to look kind hearted after beheading reports, odd no signs of a Ukraine flag on their uniforms, nor film of their arrival I have seen.

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Old 16th Apr 2023, 09:31
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"Well, this is a good reminder of the power of US sanctions, the dominance of US dollar in international finance - and how carrots and sticks work in diplomacy."

To quote Mr Capone:-

"You get so much further with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone"
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Old 16th Apr 2023, 11:18
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Originally Posted by Asturias56
"Well, this is a good reminder of the power of US sanctions, the dominance of US dollar in international finance - and how carrots and sticks work in diplomacy."

To quote Mr Capone:-

"You get so much further with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone"
Saddam Hussein would have ascribed to that. Love, hugs and kisses, and a bullet to the head.
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Gepards on show


showing Russia they are building up?



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Worries in Russia as to where the Counter offensive will kick off.

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Ukraine Blackhawk training.

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Worries in Russia as to where the Counter offensive will kick off.



https://twitter.com/LvivJournal/stat...89570696863744
Kinda thought they would have been heading the other way, i.e. away from Crimea!
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Old 16th Apr 2023, 13:10
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Maybe the rumo(u)rs are going around Russia that Crimea may become a testing ground for unconventional weapons, as 'no more Mr nice man' Mr P has threatened.
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Old 16th Apr 2023, 14:54
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Maybe the rumo(u)rs are going around Russia that Crimea may become a testing ground for unconventional weapons, as 'no more Mr nice man' Mr P has threatened.
If what we've been seeing so far represents the 'nice guy' Putin, I shudder to think what the alternative might be...
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Old 16th Apr 2023, 15:06
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Originally Posted by NutLoose
This slipped out under the radar, who the **** takes mines into a reactor hall.



https://twitter.com/NOELreports/stat...61539925254144
Nutty, is this a trick question? Fill in the blanks:

The people who take mines int a reactor hall are [war criminals/a Terrorist State/ Nuclear Terrorists/Ruzzians/amoral, nekulturny followers of a cult]
See? Easy. Ask a hard question, like, why is Russia, a criminal, terrorist state, permitted into the chambers of the UN without any objection. Now, that one, I have no answer for, but we will all have a cost to bear for the gutless quislings that reside in the UN building on the Hudson.
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Old 16th Apr 2023, 17:02
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Originally Posted by waffler
I suspect that Prigozhin only wants the war to end so he can claim victory for his mercenary army and gain influence in Moscow,
the longer this war continues the more his army will be consumed, becoming irrelevant as will he.
He cares nothing for the misery he creates, only his own survival.
As one presumes most of the hierarchy. The fittest try to survive, but in what?, hopefully a heavily sanctioned and ostracised country all the while any remnants of the "top brass & leadership" remain. Back to the dark ages for them and i am afraid to say the general population who follow blindly..
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If what we've been seeing so far represents the 'nice guy' Putin, I shudder to think what the alternative might be...
Would that be more reason for leaving the Crimea instead of entering?, or perhaps they are planning for an extended summer holiday.
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Old 16th Apr 2023, 19:08
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Would that be more reason for leaving the Crimea instead of entering?, or perhaps they are planning for an extended summer holiday.
Surely out of, not into Crimea.
Perhaps idiocy has spread down from the head
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Old 16th Apr 2023, 19:19
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Originally Posted by langleybaston
Surely out of, not into Crimea.
Perhaps idiocy has spread down from the head
if you think you are about to get drafted into the Russian army, maybe going to an area that might soon be recaptured by Ukraine makes more sense than you give credit. Who knows
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Old 16th Apr 2023, 22:48
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Canada will hand over the confiscated Russian An-124 "Ruslan" aircraft to Ukraine as part of new Canadian sanctions against Russian enterprises. - Prime Minister of Ukraine.

https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/ukrayini-p...osiyan-an-124/
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Old 17th Apr 2023, 00:25
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Well that’s different, a T64 converted into an armoured personnel carrier.

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Old 17th Apr 2023, 00:29
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Inside a Leo

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Old 17th Apr 2023, 00:31
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More images of the troops one assumes are gathering. For the Counteroffensive.

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Old 17th Apr 2023, 06:35
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I said this would happen. That Ukraine would start using its drones to strike vulnerable Russian electrical infrastructure in retaliation for Russia's strikes on Ukraine's power grid.

There is a fire at an electrical substation in Belgorod. Preliminary reports suggest it was a UAV attack.

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