Is Ukraine about to have a war?

[jolihokistix]

Re Putin’s 5,000 word treatise on the origins of Russia and Ukraine last July.

In retrospect, perhaps it should have been titled “Mein Camp”.

http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66181

[NutLoose]

It's starting to bite alright

[NutLoose]

This farmers collecting Tussian vehicles appears to be catching LOL... WTF will he do with that?

https://twitter.com/i/status/1498258102034046976

[Beamr]

Originally Posted by NutLoose

It's starting to bite alright

whole different question is whether it was 'suicide by jumping through closed window".
However I want to emphasize I am sorry for him and condolences to his family. Another victim of Putins regime.

[NutLoose]

HAHAHAHHAHHHHAAAAAAA, if it wasn't so serious, it would be funny....

https://twitter.com/hashtag/Russian?src=hashtag_click

A Russian that was marking Ukrainian buildings targeted for bombing was caught by Ukraine citizens. His pants were removed and he was wrapped around a pole.

[henra]

Originally Posted by Beamr

whole different question is whether it was 'suicide by jumping through closed window".
However I want to emphasize I am sorry for him and condolences to his family. Another victim of Putins regime.

I consider this probable assassination of a high profile person as another sign of high nervousness in the top echelons in Russia. Won't be the last I guess.

[NutLoose]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1497991607592837125

WOW..... Unreal

https://twitter.com/WarsontheBrink

[Tartiflette Fan]

Originally Posted by etudiant

Would be big, several hundred kilos of highly volatile hydrocarbons with a slightly delayed fuse to allow for air mixing.
Much larger volume pressure wave, albeit not as intense as being close to a high explosive burst, but lethal for people and normal structures..

Is "thermobaric " the same as FAE ?

[Tartiflette Fan]

Originally Posted by chopper2004

So according to the Daily Fail, his generals are stunned with the order to ramp up their SSR forces to their equivalent of DEFCON 2?
cheers

According to this ex-NATO German general, Putin's enhanced status is only level 2 on a scale rising to 4 .

https://www.focus.de/politik/ausland..._60595236.html

He also says that the Russian system for launching nukes requires the "presence" of two of three "suitcases " held by Putin, the Defence Minister and the Chief of the General Staff.

[Fonsini]

They fired an MLRS into the middle of Kharkiv, pictures of Ukrainian women with their legs blown off (not in this link) and corpses scattered everywhere. I’m not certain where the line is for a war crime, but I am certain that Putin has crossed it.

https://twitter.com/olliecarroll

[Beamr]

In the news, Russia using rockets against civilians

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2024871.html

[Herod]

Is "thermobaric " the same as FAE ? Yes, as I understand it. Nasty stuff, and diabolical to use it in a residential area.

[Beamr]

Bejesus, I am not going to forward the material from Kharkiv, the title says it all
"family was killed and burned alive in a vehicle attacked by a hail of shelling by Russian forces in Kharkiv."

[etudiant]

Originally Posted by Tartiflette Fan

According to this ex-NATO German general, Putin's enhanced status is only level 2 on a scale rising to 4 .

https://www.focus.de/politik/ausland..._60595236.html

He also says that the Russian system for launching nukes requires the "presence" of two of three "suitcases " held by Putin, the Defence Minister and the Chief of the General Staff.

Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff, was just replaced by Putin, wonder why....

[Fonsini]

Belarus poised to invade Ukraine in support of Russia:

https://us.yahoo.com/news/u-official...035341516.html

[dead_pan]

Originally Posted by NutLoose

HAHAHAHHAHHHHAAAAAAA, if it wasn't so serious, it would be funny....



A Russian that was marking Ukrainian buildings targeted for bombing was caught by Ukraine citizens. His pants were removed and he was wrapped around a pole.

He was a looter in the original Tweet.

Same thing happened to my mate on his stag night.

[dead_pan]

So, according to Vlad's spokesmen, Russia's move to Defcon 2 was in response to comments made by Liz Truss during her interview on Sky yesterday. I kid you not. The Sky correspondent in Moscow did well to hide his smile when he relayed this information.

[Ewan Whosearmy]

Originally Posted by dead_pan

So, according to Vlad's spokesmen, Russia's move to Defcon 2 was in response to comments made by Liz Truss during her interview on Sky yesterday. I kid you not. The Sky correspondent in Moscow did well to hide his smile when he relayed this information.

His actions are always "in response" to something - this whole thing is happening because of the actions of others. Blaming Truss is therefore classic Putin playbook.

[Less Hair]

And he seems to always escalate threats several steps at a time to make it harder for opponents to react.

[dead_pan]

Originally Posted by Less Hair

And he seems to always escalate threats several steps at a time to make it harder for opponents to react.

Not so sure. The Americans to their credit just ignored this: "Meh, whatever. We think you're bluffing".