Russian invasion of Ukraine imminent, BBC reports

[EagerBeaver]

Invasion of Ukraine Compared To Ill Fated Nazi Invasion of USSR in World War II; Ukraine Called "Graveyard of Russian Tanks"

Analysis: Putin is making the same mistakes that doomed Hitler when he invaded the Soviet Union

If Russian President Vladimir Putin had paid more attention to his own country's military history, he may not have attacked Ukraine in the way he did.

www.cnn.com

 

[wetnose]

Russian approval of Putin now @ 83%. Interesting perspective of how propaganda works

 

[wetnose]

WTF, don't the Russians check their emails???

Like driving over a cliff - for sure nothing will happen on the 14th time??? Utter comedy.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510058440693006337

 

[minutemenX]

WTF, don't the Russians check their emails???

Like driving over a cliff - for sure nothing will happen on the 14th time??? Utter comedy.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510058440693006337

At this point Ukrainians should check if they are not spending their precious loitering munitions on some sophisticated dummy tanks and helicopters. Underestimating the enemy is a common trap in a war.

A Look at Russia's Army of Inflatable Weapons

Blow-up fighter jets and tanks can make a military seem bigger than it really is.

www.popularmechanics.com

 

[Fradi]

At this point Ukrainians should check if they are not spending their precious loitering munitions on some sophisticated dummy tanks and helicopters. Underestimating the enemy is a common trap in a war.

A Look at Russia's Army of Inflatable Weapons

Blow-up fighter jets and tanks can make a military seem bigger than it really is.

www.popularmechanics.com

Knowing Russian ingenuity someone has probably pilfered the blow up mechanism or some other part making the blow up version as useless as the original ones.
Russians have mastered the art of taking home things for bartering, this was the real currency of communism.
Basically what ever wasn’t chained down or even if it was it could be liberated, chain and all, looks like they have kept up this practice, with the amount of Russian military equipment missing vital parts and being inoperable. Good habits are hard to break.
As the saying goes, everything belongs to the people.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Massacre of Civilians Reported in Bacha as Russians Withdraw from Kyiv Area:

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60949706

 

[wetnose]

Heinous

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510372750665433089

 

[EagerBeaver]

Russian Troops Sickened By Radiation at Chernobyl:

Russian troops possibly received "significant doses" of radiation at Chernobyl nuclear plant, operator says

"The thick dust raised by passing vehicles, and the radiation particles in it, may very well have entered the bodies of Russian occupiers through the lungs," the plant director said.

www.cbsnews.com

Now that Russia has withdrawn from Chernobyl, this is a real head scratcher. Not sure why they would dig trenches in soil that the whole world knows is radiation-soaked for the past 36 years?

 

[EagerBeaver]

Mass Grave in Bucha- 150 bodies:

Here's what a CNN team on the scene of a mass grave in the Ukrainian town of Bucha saw

The horrors of Russia's occupation are becoming clear as Ukrainian forces retake the greater Kyiv area.

www.cnn.com

 

[EagerBeaver]

Ukrainian Refugees Returning Home to Ukraine:

Going home to war: Why are more Ukrainian refugees now turning back?

More than 3.9 million Ukrainians have fled since Russia's invasion. But at the Poland-Ukraine border town of Przemyśl, more are now heading back than leaving. #UncoveringEurope

www.euronews.com

CNN reporting 442,000 have gone back to Ukraine. Housing shortages and language problems for children in schools, among many other issues. If your kid doesn't speak Polish he isn't going to learn too much in Polish schools. Nobody wants to sleep on the hard floor of a Church for weeks on end, but that's the best many of these people can hope for.

Also haven't seen any posts from anyone here that they took in a Ukrainian refugee, even though Canada has allowed a bunch in and I presume at least some of you have an extra bedroom.

 

[gaby]

CANADA said there was no limit to welcome refuges here for at least 2 years...BUT IMMIGRATION CANADA is a big monster very very slow to deal with....a lot of paperwork/bureaucraty......just incredible....so refugees are looking for easier options..

 

[gaby]

...et le Canada - après évidemment l'UKRAINE et la RUSSIE--- est le 3ème pays avec la plus importante communauté UKRAINIENNE---soit plus de 1,3 M vivant en sol Canadien......faudrait peut-être assumer nos responsabilités envers une communauté importante
chez nous et qui contribue beaucoup à notre développement économique, social et culturel....just saying.

 

[gaby]

Génocide BOUTCHA....l'ONU doit envoyer asap des enquêteurs internationaux pour documenter les scènes de crimes et étoffer son dossier pour d'éventuelles poursuites pour crimes de guerre.....de tels actes de barbarie ne doivent pas être laissé impuni.

 

[Batista Mason]

Russian soldiers are raping Ukrainian women and children.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510899404252893185

 

[Skym]

Russian soldiers are raping Ukrainian women and children.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1510899404252893185

Just terrible. These Russian soldiers are monsters!

 

[Skym]

Ukrainian Refugees Returning Home to Ukraine:

Going home to war: Why are more Ukrainian refugees now turning back?

More than 3.9 million Ukrainians have fled since Russia's invasion. But at the Poland-Ukraine border town of Przemyśl, more are now heading back than leaving. #UncoveringEurope

www.euronews.com

CNN reporting 442,000 have gone back to Ukraine. Housing shortages and language problems for children in schools, among many other issues. If your kid doesn't speak Polish he isn't going to learn too much in Polish schools. Nobody wants to sleep on the hard floor of a Church for weeks on end, but that's the best many of these people can hope for.

Also haven't seen any posts from anyone here that they took in a Ukrainian refugee, even though Canada has allowed a bunch in and I presume at least some of you have an extra bedroom.

Ya, I'm surprised too that we haven't heard much about Ukrainian refugees coming to Canada, considering Canada has the 2nd largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world.

So many Ukrainian Canadians living in the prairie provinces.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Bucha Village Head Found Killed With Family

Head of village near Bucha killed with family in Ukraine

The BBC sees further evidence of alleged atrocities in areas recently occupied by Russia.

www.bbc.com

 

[Skym]

Ukrainian President Zelensky unloads on the UN Security Council today. He's pissed and rightly so!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1511465467977900034

 

[wetnose]

Reactions from Europe, in the wake of the horrors of Bucha....

Estonia to expel 14 Russians from the country & close 2 consulates:

Estonia expels Russian diplomats, closes two consular offices

Estonia will expel 14 of Russia's consular staff and close consular offices in Narva and Tartu, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. "There can be no talk of business as usual," officials said.

news.err.ee

Denmark to expel 15 Russian diplomats:

Denmark expels 15 Russian diplomats; Moscow to retaliate

Denmark said on Tuesday it would expel 15 Russian diplomats, in line with steps taken by other European Union countries, after reports of mass graves being found and of civilian killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.

www.reuters.com

Latvia to expel 13 Russian diplomats:

Russia's consulates to be closed in Latvia, staff expelled

Latvia ramped up its reaction to Russian outrages in Ukraine on April 5 by announcing the closure of two Russian government offices in Latvia and the expulsion of their 13 staff.

eng.lsm.lv

EU working on ban of Russian coal:

EU proposes ban on Russian coal, working on oil sanctions

The European Commission on Tuesday proposed banning Russian coal as part of a new round of sanctions against the Kremlin for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

www.cnbc.com

New round of sanctions from the US:

US to announce new sanction package on Russia on Wednesday

The US will announce new sanctions on Russia Wednesday in coordination with Group of 7 nations and the European Union, according to an administration official.

edition.cnn.com

More than 60% of Putin's war chest is FROZEN:

Ukraine war: More than 60% of Putin's war chest frozen, Truss says

The UK foreign secretary says sanctions on Russia must go further, after "appalling acts" in Ukraine.

www.bbc.com

President Biden was proven right - Putin cannot remain as leader of Russia. It's 2022 FFS.

 

[gaby]

Yep good... BUT nothing will stop ce sanguinaire tyran....NOTHING will bother him....he has his own agenda de destruction