zone posted:

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1642380057057304576
We'll get em next time!

Dwesa posted:

Helicopter was clearly shot down, if Su-34 crashed around the same time and area, it would be quite a coincidence

karoshi posted:

Had to google the meme. Behold, if you're terminally online:
https://www.reddit.com/r/NonCredibleDefense/comments/iib0ol/a_nuanced_take_on_what_world_war_iii_might_look/

HonorableTB posted:

just lmao that russian army was considered the second best in the world and now they're the second best army in russia

zone posted:

So at present time according to what we know, the guys that went on the raid managed to accomplish the following:

Destroyed an FSB border post, captured a few prisoners, Shot down a transport chopper full of Rosgvardia, indirectly caused an Mi-8 to crash when it was being scrambled as part of the response, burned an ammo dump after taking what they needed from it, captured thus far two BTR-80s, 1 T-72, and of all things an intact, working Zhitel jamming complex. And then on top of this, Russia blew up their own bridge and communications infrastructure, and started using Grad volleys, to try and slow these guys down. The cherry on the cake are the two drones that conked the FSB buildings in Belgorod. How much worse can it get from here? Regardless of all that, even this is enough for them to just retreat back across the border with their spoils and do it again somewhere else.

mobby_6kl posted:

https://i.imgur.com/PMLfWRp.mp4

Pot Smoke Phoenix posted:

I got two things to say, so hear me out.

1) Make ALL nukes, regardless of current location, part of NATO. Launch one, anywhere at anyone, it's NATO, Article 5 happens and that's it.

2) If King Kong plopped down a dirigible-sized dooker in the middle of Red Square it would still not be as big of a piece of poo poo as Putin.

Set posted:

Just imagine, this could all be over if Putin withdrew his forces and the people of Ukraine could begin rebuilding their lives. It is all such an unneccessary tragedy, and it is all caused by a kleptocratic fascist who wanted to have a legacy of being a tzar. So utterly tragic.

Set posted:

I think we have just been very lucky so far, with the right people at the right place at the exact right times to stop people like Putin from, either accidentally or with purpose, destroying us all. We have very often been at the edge, but managed to get pulled back by one true hero who either said no or refused to follow orders. Pretty scary.

Remember the name Stanislav Petrov.

ded posted:

parade grounds

zone posted:

Well apparently they now have an air force of sorts because they took over the Millerovo airbase and all the planes that were available there. It's like the bit from Die Hard all over again; "Now I have an air force, HO HO HO"

William Bear posted:

Can NATO truly exercise a deterrent without Vatican City's 135 elite halberdiers of the Pontifical Swiss Guard?

zone posted:

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1679427187097624578

Geisladisk posted:

I think that the secret ingredient to a substantial part of far left and far right people's politics is just contrarianism.

bob dobbs is dead posted:

redshirt posted:

Jesus, imagine living in terror of your own forces.

Dwesa posted:

Putin has spoken

Dwesa posted:

On the subject of people wishing to die - they probably fly Russian airlines.

https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1701516381735293320

Tuna-Fish posted:

No poo poo, doesn't "complete failure of hydraulic systems" on an A320 mean they landed with engine power and elevator trim tabs as the only controls? That is absolutely amazing work from the aircrew.

fish and chips and dip posted:

Some more info on that Ural A320 https://avherald.com/h?article=50e4701a&opt=0

quote:

Vladimir Putin sat in his office, his face grim. He had just received news from his generals: Russia had lost the war in Ukraine.

Putin had been delusional for months, believing that his army was invincible and that the Ukrainian people would welcome him with open arms. But now, reality was crashing down on him like a ton of bricks.

He had lost the war.

Putin felt his stomach churn. He thought about all the lives that had been lost, all the families that had been torn apart, all the destruction that had been wrought. And it was all because of him.

He had to get out of here. He had to find a way to escape.

But as he stood up, he felt a warm wetness between his legs. He looked down and saw that he had poo poo his pants.

Putin was mortified. He had never been so humiliated in his life. He, the great Vladimir Putin, the ruler of Russia, had poo poo his pants.

He tried to clean himself up, but it was no use. The mess was too great. He was going to have to leave his pants behind.

Putin quickly put on a new pair of pants and ran out of his office. He didn't care where he went, as long as he got away from here.

He ran and ran until he couldn't run anymore. He collapsed on the ground, exhausted and defeated.

He looked up at the sky and saw a bird flying overhead. He wished he could fly away like that bird, away from all his troubles.

But he knew it was impossible. He was trapped in this nightmare, and there was no escape.

Putin closed his eyes and wept. He had lost everything.

Suddenly, he felt a tap on his shoulder. He opened his eyes and saw a rotting figure standing over him.

It was Yevgeny Prigozhin, the undead leader of the Wagner Group.

"Hello, Vladimir," Prigozhin said in a raspy voice. "How's it going?"

Putin was terrified. He had heard rumors that Prigozhin was now undead, but he had never seen him for himself.

"What do you want?" Putin asked.

"I'm here to offer you a job," Prigozhin said. "I need someone to sell hot dogs at my new stand in the Kremlin."

Putin was dumbfounded. "Sell hot dogs?"

"That's right," Prigozhin said. "I think you'd be very good at it. You've got a natural talent for disappointing people."

Putin was speechless. He didn't know what to say.

"So, what do you say?" Prigozhin asked. "Are you in?"

Putin hesitated for a moment. Then, he nodded.

"Okay," he said. "I'll do it."

Prigozhin smiled. "Excellent," he said. "Now, let's go get you fitted for a uniform."

quote:

Vladimir Putin stood in the Kremlin courtyard, his face grim. He was dressed in his new hot dog vendor uniform, but something was missing.

"Where's my hat?" he asked Prigozhin, who was standing next to him.

Prigozhin shrugged. "I don't know," he said. "Maybe it was stolen."

Putin frowned. "Stolen? How could that happen?"

"Corruption, of course," Prigozhin said. "This is Russia, after all."

Putin sighed. He knew that Prigozhin was right. Corruption was rampant in Russia, and it was likely that the uniform had been stolen by someone who had been paid to do so.

"Well, I can't sell hot dogs without a hat," Putin said. "I'll have to go back to my office and get another one."

"Oh, don't worry about that," Prigozhin said. "You don't need a hat. You're Vladimir Putin. You can sell hot dogs without a hat."

Putin shook his head. "No," he said. "I need a hat. It's part of the uniform."

Prigozhin sighed. "Fine," he said. "Go ahead and get your hat. But don't be too long. The people are hungry for hot dogs."

Putin nodded and turned to walk away. But then he stopped and turned back to Prigozhin.

"One more thing," he said. "What am I going to do with all these hot dogs?"

Prigozhin smiled. "Oh, don't worry about that," he said. "I'm sure you'll find a way to get rid of them."

Putin frowned. He didn't know what Prigozhin meant, but he didn't like the sound of it.

He turned and walked away, leaving Prigozhin standing in the courtyard.

Prigozhin watched Putin go, a sly smile on his face. He knew that Putin was in for a big surprise. But he was also looking forward to it.

After all, it's not every day that you get to see the former president of Russia selling hot dogs on the street.

Mistle posted:

A bunch of Rule 2, but it's coming from people too scared to post in the thread

"The Ukraine" is very much in line with "Kiev, and not Kyiv" in that another region has foisted a term on others and the rest of the world just goes with it, even if it might be from an oppressor governance.

If Japan was insistent on calling itself "Nippon/Nihon" instead of Japan everywhere, it would be the same situation, and you would be wrong to insist on the latter when the country itself insists that it be known internationally as the former.

Thanks to learning cyrillic, I occasionally mistype H's for N's and it bugs me even more than it would have, and the worst part is the keyboard keys are adjacent. I do the same with p's for r's on occasion, but only when I'm really distracted.

Also anyone serious about typing poo poo have IME or can just hit up the google translate and peck as a virtual keyboard if they lack admin to install the IME.

Someone forgot to notify the English-speaking French diplomacy that it goes by Kyiv now.

CeeJee posted:

The belief that One Big Push is what is needed to win and the losses inflicted are worth it remains strong.

Dwesa posted:

maybe Russia will nuke Siberia after all