🇷🇺🇺🇦 Discussion: Relations with Russia and the war in Ukraine

[squeekness]

Meat for the grinder. Do they even have ammunition, food, boots...?

 

[Iceman]

Meat for the grinder. Do they even have ammunition, food, boots...?

Don't think that is much of a concern. Build up the numbers and send them out to die cheaply and win by attrition seems to be the goal.

 

[squeekness]

Don't think that is much of a concern. Build up the numbers and send them out to die cheaply and win by attrition seems to be the goal.

It seems to be working sadly. Doesn't seem like Ukraine is making much headway with their offensive.

 

[Iceman]

It seems to be working sadly. Doesn't seem like Ukraine is making much headway with their offensive.

I don't think they'll be giving up any time soon at least. Looks like the US agreed another $1.3B of military aid too.

 

[squeekness]

I don't think they'll be giving up any time soon at least. Looks like the US agreed another $1.3B of military aid too.

No, Ukraine isn't backing down. I just wish they were having a better time of it for their struggles. I'd hate to see them lose after all they've sacrificed..

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Kyiv Independent - Court arrests Russian FSB officer who launched war in Donbas in 2014
A Moscow court on July 21 sanctioned the arrest of Igor Girkin, a Russian war criminal and former commander of Russian proxy forces in Ukraine. The move follows Girkin's harsh criticism of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin for not doing enough to win the war against Ukraine.

 

[:eek:]

Latest Russian stike on Odessa kills one and destroys catherdal

 

[squeekness]

Russia has no soul. Destroyed grain stores, too. They don't care who they starve.

 

[:eek:]

Wagner Group wants to march on Poland, Putin ally warns

 

[squeekness]

Wagner Group wants to march on Poland, Putin ally warns

If they do, that better count as a declaration of war against NATO so the whole group,goes after Wagner ans Putin and finishes them both.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

USA Today - Russia has 'already lost' war in Ukraine, Blinken says; Zelenskyy lobbies for more defense systems: Updates

 

[squeekness]

USA Today - Russia has 'already lost' war in Ukraine, Blinken says; Zelenskyy lobbies for more defense systems: Updates

I hope he's right, but Ukrainians are still fighting and dying.

 

[Sithborg]

So, today I learned that a Russian hacker group attacked AO3 and tried to pass it off as a homophobic Islamic terrorist group.

 

[:eek:]

China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army – POLITICO

 

[squeekness]

That's not good.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[:eek:]

Ukraine's Kharlan disqualified after refusing to shake hands with Russian opponent

 

[squeekness]

Ukraine's Kharlan disqualified after refusing to shake hands with Russian opponent

Sucks. You'd think he would be given a pass after half his country got blown up for no reason.

 

[:eek:]

Russia-Africa summit: Putin seeks to extend influence

 

[squeekness]

Russia-Africa summit: Putin seeks to extend influence

He needs to go away.

 

[:eek:]

Niger Coup Upends U.S. Security Plans in West Africa, Handing Russia an Opportunity - WSJ

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Scripps News - Russia, Belarus not invited to 2024 Olympics

 

[squeekness]

Scripps News - Russia, Belarus not invited to 2024 Olympics

I have no problem with this.

 

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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv says soldiers will enter Crimea 'soon'; Zelenskyy visits Bakhmut frontline; more Wagner fighters 'move closer to Polish border' | World News | Sky News