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zone
Dec 6, 2016

Shaman Tank Spec posted:

Back when that one propagandist's daughter got bombed to hell, the Russians apprehended the supposed culprits, who were supposedly Ukrainian secret agents, arrested with nazi flags and poo poo, and also copies of Sims 3. Presumably because someone had instructed the NVKD agents that the should plant SIM cards in the patsy's apartment and signals got crossed.

Sims 3 incident was different, it happened during the very early days of the war, like April or something.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/04/26/russian-assassination-sims-3/

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orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



zone posted:

Sims 3 incident was different, it happened during the very early days of the war, like April or something.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/04/26/russian-assassination-sims-3/

It has come to symbolize how stupid the FSB can be though, they did not send their best.

Disco Pope
Dec 6, 2004

Top Class!

Monstaland posted:

Alright I'll take the plunge, what's the origin of all these Sims references? They just really love The Sims a lot in Russia?

I was lost on this one too, but had it answered in the D&D thread - very good stuff, I must say!

Charlz Guybon
Nov 16, 2010

Shaman Tank Spec posted:

Back when that one propagandist's daughter got bombed to hell, the Russians apprehended the supposed culprits, who were supposedly Ukrainian secret agents, arrested with nazi flags and poo poo, and also copies of Sims 3. Presumably because someone had instructed the NVKD agents that the should plant SIM cards in the patsy's apartment and signals got crossed.
I'm sure they claimed that signals got crossed, but there's no way that was anything other than malicious compliance

kanonvandekempen
Mar 14, 2009

Charlz Guybon posted:

I'm sure they claimed that signals got crossed, but there's no way that was anything other than malicious compliance

As another imperialist piece of poo poo said roughly 200 years ago: 'Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. '

Edit: turns out that was a misattributation to Napoleon, but my point stands.

Turrurrurrurrrrrrr
Dec 22, 2018

I hope this is "battle" enough for you, friend.

Daztek posted:

They should leave the 9th, on victory day

Makes perfect (Russian) sense that he wants to claim Bakhmut before and on the 9th and then blame the world for him not to be allowed to keep it.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"

orange juche posted:

It has come to symbolize how stupid the FSB can be though, they did not send their best.

Well they probably did send their best.

To the front lines.

Dapper_Swindler
Feb 14, 2012

Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.

the popes toes posted:

“Shoigu! Gerasimov! Where are the loving shells!”

“Look at them, you bitches! (…) you sit in expensive clubs (…) your children make YouTube videos (…) you think you have the right to dispose of their [Wagner fighters] lives (…) they came here as volunteers and died so you could gorge yourselves in your offices.”

I'm assuming a full translation will be coming out soon presumably before Prigozhin falls out a window.

The initial part of the vid showing Wagner corpses was omitted but can be found elsewhere. The edited vid is embedded in the tweet below.

https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1654257451330404354?cxt=HHwWhIC8meWYjfUtAAAA

Lol at uncle fester getting mad that his world war 1 tactics are killing his penal legions and nazi rape squads. Have fun screaming impotently in your lovely game of thrones politics and verdun hell battle because the lovely reactionary regime and its prednisone filled tsar doesn’t care about you.

Dwesa
Jul 19, 2016

Maybe I'll go where I can see stars
Kremlin-backed news channel confirms use of chemical weapons by Russian soldiers

https://twitter.com/meduza_en/status/1654445825198637057

GABA ghoul
Oct 29, 2011

Dwesa posted:

Kremlin-backed news channel confirms use of chemical weapons by Russian soldiers

https://twitter.com/meduza_en/status/1654445825198637057

Rushing to get through all the war crimes like it's a steam achievements list

zone
Dec 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1654412610069037057
Dmitri put up a fair copy translation of Pigozhin's whining.

fatherboxx
Mar 25, 2013

: Edited:

Barudak
May 7, 2007

zone posted:

https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1654412610069037057
Dmitri put up a fair copy translation of Pigozhin's whining.

Never seen somebody retreat from a victory so akwardly

Turrurrurrurrrrrrr
Dec 22, 2018

I hope this is "battle" enough for you, friend.

Barudak posted:

Never seen somebody retreat from a victory so akwardly

I just wonder who will be the regular army commander to replace Wagner on the Bakhmut front, if Prig does not get his way.

zone
Dec 6, 2016

Turrurrurrurrrrrrr posted:

I just wonder who will be the regular army commander to replace Wagner on the Bakhmut front, if Prig does not get his way.

Whoever is in charge of the VDV at the moment, because they're the main elements of the regular army fighting there. That would be either Teplinsky or Ustinov.

Wistful of Dollars
Aug 25, 2009


Prime goat man material

Shaman Tank Spec
Dec 26, 2003

*blep*



orange juche posted:

It has come to symbolize how stupid the FSB can be though, they did not send their best.

OK, but hear me out: what if this IS the best the FSB has these days?

Comstar
Apr 20, 2007

Are you happy now?
What this means: The battle for the city is over. No one's going to attack another building when they all leave next week.


Ukraine has won the battle of Bakhmut.

ZogrimAteMyHamster
Dec 8, 2015

Dapper_Swindler posted:

Lol at uncle fester getting mad

Sorry but I couldn't resist.

Strategic Tea
Sep 1, 2012

Suck on deez Bakhnuts :patriot:

Deki
May 12, 2008

It's Hammer Time!

CeeJee posted:

https://twitter.com/protasm19751/status/1654413521835229185

An intercepted Kinzhal, this would be interesting if confirmed.

Lol, just earlier this week I was arguing with someone who claimed the US couldn't intercept China's/Russia's supersonic missiles.

Turrurrurrurrrrrrr
Dec 22, 2018

I hope this is "battle" enough for you, friend.

zone posted:

Whoever is in charge of the VDV at the moment, because they're the main elements of the regular army fighting there. That would be either Teplinsky or Ustinov.

Good, and that reminds me of the ISW item on the commanders:

VDV has gone from Serdyukov to Teplinsky to Makarevich to Teplinsky.

CMD from Lupin to Linkov to Mordvichev.

SMD from Dvornikov to Surovkin to Kuzovlev.

EMD from Chaiko to Zhidko to Muradov to Kuzmenko.

WMD from Zhuravlyov to Sychevoy to Berdnikov to Kuzovlev to Nikiforov.

Overall from Dvornikov to Zhidko to Surovikin to Gerasimov.

So, according to ISW it's a big mess.

Dwesa
Jul 19, 2016

Maybe I'll go where I can see stars
Ihnat denies that ballistic missile was shot down or even detected over Kyiv on May 4

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1654467767737696256

Sedgr
Sep 16, 2007

Neat!

Winning so hard you gotta pull out or be completely destroyed while begging for supplies.

Russian retreats are always going to be framed as victories but the alt reality they live under doesn't extend past their own sphere.

Putin is a real piece of poo poo.

Icept
Jul 11, 2001

ZogrimAteMyHamster posted:

Sorry but I couldn't resist.


lmao

Tiny Timbs
Sep 6, 2008


It's incredible how a relatively accurate line drawing of his face so closely resembles a Pepe frog meme

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008
https://files.catbox.moe/vkcsws.mp4

WAR CRIME GIGOLO
Oct 3, 2012

The Hague
tryna get me
for these glutes

My question is where does Wagner go from here. I surmiae transistria of course they already have outposts and elements in that country but this may be their next hopping point. I mean they can't just leave bakhmut that would be cowardice unless there's a plan

Tiny Timbs
Sep 6, 2008

WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:

My question is where does Wagner go from here. I surmiae transistria of course they already have outposts and elements in that country but this may be their next hopping point. I mean they can't just leave bakhmut that would be cowardice unless there's a plan

Outer Heaven

steinrokkan
Apr 2, 2011



Soiled Meat

Tiny Timbs posted:

It's incredible how a relatively accurate line drawing of his face so closely resembles a Pepe frog meme

More of a crazy frog vibe, imo

BrassRoots
Jan 9, 2012

You can play a shoestring if you're sincere - John Coltrane

Turrurrurrurrrrrrr posted:

Good, and that reminds me of the ISW item on the commanders:

VDV has gone from Serdyukov to Teplinsky to Makarevich to Teplinsky.

CMD from Lupin to Linkov to Mordvichev.

SMD from Dvornikov to Surovkin to Kuzovlev.

EMD from Chaiko to Zhidko to Muradov to Kuzmenko.

WMD from Zhuravlyov to Sychevoy to Berdnikov to Kuzovlev to Nikiforov.

Overall from Dvornikov to Zhidko to Surovikin to Gerasimov.

So, according to ISW it's a big mess.



You know you hosed up when it takes a Gantt chart to explain your generals.

zone
Dec 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1654464346104242177
Tobacco mismanagement happened again in Mariupol near the Azovstal plant.

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1654476947592732672
Also, some loudmouth from Latin America found out the hard way that shilling for Mother Russia carries actual consequences with it.

EorayMel
May 30, 2015

WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Français.

Comstar posted:

What this means: The battle for the city is over. No one's going to attack another building when they all leave next week.


Ukraine has won the battle of Bakhmut.

...seriously?

...lol.

Tigey
Apr 6, 2015

zone posted:

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1654476947592732672
Also, some loudmouth from Latin America found out the hard way that shilling for Mother Russia carries actual consequences with it.
Is it Gonzalo Lira?

WAR CRIME GIGOLO
Oct 3, 2012

The Hague
tryna get me
for these glutes

So in a sense prigohzin has set up the possibility of a few different things occurring and we will know that in the next few days. He could have set up his own assassination, he could have just set the stage for civil war or a coup, or the Russian military literally wagnering Wagner. As in the Russian military blocks Wagner from leaving Bakhmut and ends up causing internal firefights. Which are hilarious.

At least one of these options is probably going to happen, or they just withdraw without a shot fired against them from the Russian federation regular army which would be even crazier as like said above no one is storming another building.

As Wagner has been marshalling and whipping people forward not having the whip anymore will give Russian soldiers breathing room to try to escape etc.

It's bad for the Russian front. Good for Ukraine. Possibly bad for the world.

a podcast for cats
Jun 22, 2005

Dogs reading from an artifact buried in the ruins of our civilization, "We were assholes- " and writing solemnly, "They were assholes."
Soiled Meat

zone posted:

Sims 3 incident was different, it happened during the very early days of the war, like April or something.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/04/26/russian-assassination-sims-3/

Yeah, but that death also had some bizarre claim. That was blamed on an Ukrainian mom who traveled with her daughter and a cat carrier and was allegedly orchestrated by MI6, because she was driving a Mini.

EorayMel
May 30, 2015

WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Français.
Is there the possibility that Wagner will pull shitheads from other operations in Africa to shore up all the losses Russia suffered in Ukraine?

zone
Dec 6, 2016

Tigey posted:

Is it Gonzalo Lira?

I thought Coach Cope Pill went back home to my knowledge?

spankmeister
Jun 15, 2008






EorayMel posted:

Is there the possibility that Wagner will pull shitheads from other operations in Africa to shore up all the losses Russia suffered in Ukraine?

And risk the gravy train? I doubt it.

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zone
Dec 6, 2016

EorayMel posted:

Is there the possibility that Wagner will pull shitheads from other operations in Africa to shore up all the losses Russia suffered in Ukraine?

That would put their illegal mining operations - and thus a good chunk of their income - at risk, and they won't do it.

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