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I don't think keyboard warrior is a name normally used for hackers.
That term is normally reserved for middle aged IT managers who spend all day on mountain biking forums arguing with each other.
I'm not sure how much use that particular skillset is going to be for the war effort. Perhaps Putin's secret weakness is sarcastic comments about his grasp of grammar?
they have quite the reputation.
Presumably not for winning hearts and minds?
Letting slip the dogs of war - doing the dirty work Putin either doesn't want done by Russian soldiers, or that Putin worries Russian soldiers would refuse to do.
I'm not a religious man, so I'm doing the non-religious equivalent of praying for the Ukranians. Though I imagine if you are defending your home and family against Chechen thugs, there may be depths you'd stoop to in return.
That's a brilliant response from Slovakia, exactly what is needed right now. No bullshit, just the human hand of kindness in extraordinary circumstances.
It does seem the whole of the West is United behind the Ukrainians. The Russians (or more to the point Putin himself) really have bet everything on Red and are going to be screwed if they don't win.
The Russians (or more to the point Putin himself) really have bet everything on Red and are going to be screwed if they don’t win.
It's to be hoped that Putin has a moment of clarity and a loaded revolver when he realises he's lost the world on this gamble.
Of that someone else does, before he hits the big red button.
doing the dirty work Putin either doesn’t want done by Russian soldiers, or that Putin worries Russian soldiers would refuse to do.
A couple of massacres are unlikely to help the Russian PR effort (which they’re ballsing up anyway).
Even if the Russians pull this off, Ukraine is a very big country and it will take a lot of troops (rather than a relatively small number of Chechens) to tie down the inevitable insurgency?
It’s to be hoped that Putin has a moment of clarity and a loaded revolver when he realises he’s lost the world on this gamble.
Of that someone else does, before he hits the big red button.
Someone else is far more likely to say ‘enough’ than the man himself. That someone might be Xi.
One thing that is worth remembering is that there have actually been Chechens in Ukraine for years fighting against Russia:
There are two kinds of Chechens though, the puppet government which support, and are supported by, Putin and everyone else. I think the second group are probably bigger but kept down by the might of the former
If a large enough number of the Chechen forces are away in Ukraine will we see another uprising there?
If a large enough number of the Chechen forces are away in Ukraine will we see another uprising there?
That’s a very good question.
As above, involving the Chechens in Ukraine might have less than predictable consequences.
That response from Slovakia is brilliant; hope other countries take their lead from it.
Crypto donations to Ukraine are now at $9mill.
Germany agrees to 'targeted' limitations of SWIFT; it's a start.
Viktor Orban, surprisingly, fully backs EU sanctions.
Abramovich hands 'stewardship and care' of Chelsea FC to club charitable foundation; don't know what that means - other than he's concerned.
He's gotta be careful what he does, cos otherwise its a Gieger Counter to check your cup of tea, and never touching a doorknob again.
Viktor Orban, surprisingly, fully backs EU sanctions.
If I was the leader of part of the former Soviet empire that Putin wants to recreate, I'd be thinking carefully where my best options lay
Sorry can’t remember details but heard an expert state recently that if Russia was to maintain control long term in the face of guerrilla warfare it would need over 600000 boots on the ground and it doesn’t have that resource.
Fingers crossed this is the end of putin and all those connected.
Story on reddit (with video, but not sure how true it is) that someone hacked Russian state tv and played the Ukrainian national anthem on air.
I hope it is true
https://www.reddit.com/r/next****inglevel/comments/t20e86/russian_state_television_channels_were_briefly/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Abramovich hands ‘stewardship and care’ of Chelsea FC to club charitable foundation; don’t know what that means – other than he’s concerned
I just posted this on the kickyball thread, but Alan Davies summed up Abramovic’s ownership of Chelski best. He wrote this in 2015 but it seems more applicable than ever…
I think this must mean he must now be concerned about getting his assets frozen
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Disappointed our pro-Putin posters have gone quiet since the invasion they predicted wouldn’t happen, kinda, well, happened.
Noticeable isn't it, though I'm sure they are reading the thread.
Anyway, enough of that.
I Hope Ukraine is the anvil that breaks Putin into pieces.
I'm not particularly religious but I did utter a little prayer for them last night.
An incredible nation of people.
Viktor Orban, surprisingly, fully backs EU sanctions.
Yeah I also wonder how Poland are now feeling about their populist battle with the EU.
Yeah I also wonder how Poland are now feeling about their populist battle with the EU.
Given that eg. Banks and the nicotine-stained man frog have nailed their true colours to the mast…
Growing up I was a big admirer of Pilger, but that paragraph from him is just so sad…
It does seem the whole of the West is United behind the Ukrainians.
er, yes, apart from Priti Patel who doesn't seem to want a single refugee here?
^that was pretty obvious from one of Boris’ very first press conferences.
Night drawing in again - here’s hoping they can make it through another one 🤞
I have just scrolled through Pilger's twitter feed. I can only assume that he has become so focused on western governments corruption and lies, he has forgotten that others can be even worse. In becoming so obsessed he isn't holding Russia and China to the same standards.
Every night they make it through is one more blow to Putin, the longer they hold out the bigger the chance of him being stopped somehow.
It makes a bit more sense if the reports are true and Putin was expecting a walk-in and a change of government.
@molgrips It’s been reported elsewhere that the Russian forces have limited reserves of fuel and ammunition and limited prospect of getting more eg. missiles because lead times are long, and because raw materials come from countries who won’t be in a mood to export.
This is in line with suggestions on the internet that while Russian kit is good, maintenance and training generally isn’t to the standard NATO/EU countries would expect.
Putin wanted to weaken Europe and NATO but it's having the exact opposite effect. It's created an opportunity for Europe to really look like the goodies by helping Ukraine (with massive popular support) whilst not actually engaging in any hostilities directly.
BBC, on Chelsea, saying that Abramovich made his fortune in oil and gas during the 1990s.
That should be corrected - he stole his fortune through state sponsored kleptocracy, state approved elimination of competitors, payment of massive bribes to putin and acting as one of putin's enablers.
This is in line with suggestions on the internet that while Russian kit is good, maintenance and training generally isn’t to the standard NATO/EU countries would expect.
Some Russian kit is good, but a lot of it is more bluff than actual capability, hence why you see old tanks and kit rolling in, same with the airframes
Someone else is far more likely to say ‘enough’ than the man himself. That someone might be Xi.
Ah yes, because the world’s second largest genocidal dictator is famously war-averse. He nailed his colours to the mast when he gave the green light to the campaign last week and signed up to buy Russian commodities.
Reports on Twitter that Russian columns around Brest are heading east.
Wondering if they are trying to prevent delivery of hardware from Poland?
If they are rushing around trying to prevent deliveries they will have their work cut out. Stuff is being promised from all over the place now. Let’s hope it can get there in time.
The Russians maybe about to find that large scale campaigns are critically dependent on logistics - hence prior references to ‘Blitzkreig’ in the hope that they’d roll-in and Zelensky would roll-over. The Russians don’t appear to have achieved their initial objectives, many of their troops are conscripted and don’t appear to be up for the fight. If the Ukrainians can hang on a bit longer and military assistance from other countries start to arrive, the Russians may find themselves in protracted war which isn’t really what Putin wants, especially when the Russian mammas start seeing the body bags piling up.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-kremlin-website-hacked-b2024046.html
hope its true 🤣
Dutch have sent 200 Stingers. That's going to...
...sting.
Germany sending 500 to add to the Dutch 200 so that will sting a little more.
Nice. Those things are savage.
NLAWs are unlikely to help Russian morale too, especially if anyone makes the mistake of looking inside after the event
See there's a school of thought he's gone proper head the ball due to either cancer or covid
Now if we added a few Javelins to the order, things would be very spicy for the Russians.
The Germans are sending 1,000 anti-tank missiles too, not sure what kind
Now if we added a few Javelins to the order, things would be very spicy for the Russians.
Less scary than you might think
How effective are anti-tank missiles? I know tanks don't move very fast compared to planes but they do have flares and chaff and probably ECM don't they?
Haha, good shout. Although pretty sure if you hit a tank with it, it'd cause a scene.
Not sure that it'll fit under the top flap of a bergan though.
@molgrips most modern warheads are pretty effective. But there are some MBTs that have ECM, warning receivers, etc.
The Russian Armata is one such tank.