Invasion of Ukraine by Russia and War

[hi-rev]

There is bad flying. And then there is really bad flying.
https://twitter.com/clashreport/stat...19276439724046

[Ming]

They did more damage with the flares

[Titan]

Yeah but to the Russians, that is a direct hit.

You know, since they are so well known for their accuracy.

[Ming]

Sweden, as well as equipping the literally best equipped of the new Ukr brigades formed for the counter attack, is now training Ukr pilots on Gripens.

Way to go Sweden.

[Titan]

Some before and after images of Bakhmut

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/bakhm...ne-war-2355818

[Titan]

Also the US is saying Russia, the Wagner Group, is using Mali to move weapons through there,
before going on to Ukraine

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-say...li-2023-05-22/

No doubt this will happen even more now, countries that are supplying them will be trying to hide the transactions
to avoid sanctions.

[wizard]

I can just see the poor sods in the Russian army,throwing their hats on the ground and walking off in a huff as the Challenger 2's roll straight through their miles upon miles of dragon's teeth.

https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1661627061872541696

Referring to them as "copelerones" raised a few chuckles

[Mike205]

Russia bombed yet another hospital, this time in Dnipro, 15 injured and 1 died. I have no words.

[markcro]

Russia bombed yet another hospital, this time in Dnipro, 15 injured and 1 died. I have no words.

Pure scum.

[Ming]

I think it was actually a mental health facility, although I may be confusing that with yesterday's Russian atrocity.

[Ming]

Latest alleged burning ship video.

https://twitter.com/officejjsmart/st...485840386?s=20

[Ming]

Lots more on ship - videos/shots of it allegedly fine in Sevastopol but who knows when taken, grainy video of explosion, Telegram sources saying badly damaged by two drones with several casualties, some say it could not have made its way to Sevastopol in the time alleged by Russia. All will be clear(er) in time.

[Ming]

This is from the Filabot.

https://telegra.ph/Neutrality-Triple...d-Russia-05-26

The world knows that it was the West that created odiously anti-Russian, ultranationalist regime in Kiev, which started a full-scale war against the Russian-speaking people of Donbass in 2014, sabotaged attempts by Russia to achieve political settlement in the Eastern Ukraine, rejected in December of 2021 Russia’s proposals on the legally binding security guarantees for Ukraine, Russia and the whole Europe and continues its proxy war against Russia with the ever increasing military support for Kiev. Peace for Ukraine and Russia has never been an option for the Western alliance and the Irish people have to know that.


They actually believe this passionately. And with such conviction, and they are served in this with a following in non aligned non western nations and their peoples, that you have to sit back and think, have I missed something? Am I blind to some way in which I have sucked up and accepted a one perspective propaganda soup like a gullible noob?

And then you look at what Russia has done and you are relieved to be on the right side of history for maybe the first time ever when that was obvious.

[Titan]

Quick interview with one of Zelensky's adviser's

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...s-top-official

[hi-rev]

So; black swan event: Afghanistan apparently declared full scale war against Iran.
It started with a spat over dams preventing water flow and has turned to war.
The taliban (which is really the natural successor to the Mujahideen), armed with US made weapons, is now attacking a Russian based ally. Who's is going to root for who and who is going to aim for both parties to lose?

History is so full of irony.

Oh; and the voting for the presidential election in Turkey is underway.