Things are heating up in the Donbass

[Drinkthekoolaid]

Also, looks like a 3rd rate drone attacked the actual Kremlin overnight.

(It's being reported as an assassination attempt on Putin) but it's really not. It's stupid for Ukraine because they were going for propaganda but now just pissed off the ruskies for attacking their capital and Ukraine got no benefit from doing so. Very short sighted.

 

[Willyone]

This sounds like Hitlers 1944 Ardennes offensive. (aka battle of the bulge). The Ukis will likely make initial progress but their supply lines will become extended and targeted, they will encounter pockets of heavy resistance and they will be trying to advance in an environment where their enemy controls the air. It's going to end badly with lots of deaths and will likely deplete Ukraine of a significant portion of their remaining combat effectiveness.

And will further deplete their/our stock of weapons & munitions. No problem, Joe will send them more of our ammo and $$. What a fucktard...

 

[Robin]

The first casualty of war is truth.
Robby

 

[tirwin1]

Also, looks like a 3rd rate drone attacked the actual Kremlin overnight.

(It's being reported as an assassination attempt on Putin) but it's really not. It's stupid for Ukraine because they were going for propaganda but now just pissed off the ruskies for attacking their capital and Ukraine got no benefit from doing so. Very short sighted.

Maybe, maybe not. The doolittle raid on japan pissed off the japanese for attacking their capital. It was a huge morale booster for the Americans and had the opposite effect on the japanese who now knew their homeland was not safe.

Not that putin cares about public opinion but the mood of the russian people might change if they start to feel the war's effects at home.

 

[Mosinitis]

Russia should issue a warning to Hollywood and others: schmooze with Zelensky at your own risk. He is a legitimate target now.

 

[holdover]

This sounds like Hitlers 1944 Ardennes offensive. (aka battle of the bulge). The Ukis will likely make initial progress but their supply lines will become extended and targeted, they will encounter pockets of heavy resistance and they will be trying to advance in an environment where their enemy controls the air. It's going to end badly with lots of deaths and will likely deplete Ukraine of a significant portion of their remaining combat effectiveness.

Thats how Im seeing it. Unless they can find an easy area to take for propaganda purposes. I dont see how they win here.

 

[holdover]

Escobar: What China Is Really Playing At In Ukraine | ZeroHedge

"Beijing is fully aware the NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine is the un-dissociable double of the U.S. war against its Belt and Road Initiative."

I was reading about this the other day. China's new silk road to Europe cuts right through,.......drumroll.....Ukraine!

 

[holdover]

Biden Administration Preparing For Ukrainian Spring Offensive To Fail - Armed Forces Press

According to Pentagon documents leaked by Airman Jack Teixeira, Washinton does not believe Ukraine will be able to recapture any significant territory during its much-anticipated spring offensive. The doubt expressed in the leaked February assessment has left the Biden administration preparing...

armedforces.press

According to Pentagon documents leaked by Airman Jack Teixeira, Washinton does not believe Ukraine will be able to recapture any significant territory during its much-anticipated spring offensive. The doubt expressed in the leaked February assessment has left the Biden administration preparing for failure.

More current assessments also offer a bleak outlook according to 2 Biden administration officials who said they don't believe Ukraine has the ability to retake the Crimean peninsula in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.


Pentagon official's should have asked me last year.

 

[holdover]

I think they are going to have to adjust their goals a bit.

 

[holdover]

Bombing the kremlin was a really really bad move

 

[tirwin1]

Bombing the kremlin was a really really bad move

How so? What will the russians do that they weren't already planning to do?

Launch a new offensive?​

Bomb civilian targets?​

Try to take out Zelensky?​

They have already done all 3 and will continue to do so.

 

[JaguarJaguarGolf]

Russia will find that the drones and munitions were manufactured/created/deployed by US/CIA/NATO and take the gloves off to give someone a bloody nose.

Somebody targeted the Kremlin whether Putin was there or not. (Whether it was a false flag or not)
Somebody targeted the Nordstream pipelines. (Whether it was a false-false flag or not)

Those are stories Russia can tell and be believed by all the BRICS nations.

Russia won't take out the Whitehouse or the Capital because everyday those assholes are in office is a force multiplier for Russia (BRICS). Our politicians' incompetence, corruption, and downright treasonous actions are our worst enemy.

What will be the non-BRICS bloody nose?

NATO HQ ?

Is there a US/NATO warship operating alone somewhere?

Natural gas port in Poland?




Russia has proxies too!

 

[holdover]

How so? What will the russians do that they weren't already planning to do?

Launch a new offensive?​

Bomb civilian targets?​

Try to take out Zelensky?​

They have already done all 3 and will continue to do so.

Good points, the one thing they can do is bomb the living shit out of Kiev. they can target zelenski and his family, his house, the parlimount , government offices in Kiev .They really haven't done that yet.

I dont think the Russians or the Ukrainians have targeted civilians . It makes no sense to do it , We killed untold numbers of civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan , but I dont think it was military or political policy to do it , As opposed to WW2 where we firebombed citys on purpose. Its a war, you have to expect that kind of thing. There is no goal achieved , it cost a lot of money and ammo which can be better used against other targets.

Im not talking about incidents where individual soldiers committed war crimes . Of course that happens, but national policy of Killing civilians ? Im not buying it.

 

[holdover]

I kinda hope they retaliate by taking out JoJo

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

Maybe, maybe not. The doolittle raid on japan pissed off the japanese for attacking their capital. It was a huge morale booster for the Americans and had the opposite effect on the japanese who now knew their homeland was not safe.

Not that putin cares about public opinion but the mood of the russian people might change if they start to feel the war's effects at home.

What happened in the US when 9/11 occurred? It was one of the few moments in the past decades where the country was united, put aside differences and was patriotic.

I suspect Russians that were on the fence will rally to support the cause now.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

Thats how Im seeing it. Unless they can find an easy area to take for propaganda purposes. I dont see how they win here.

I think it's fair and real to say "Russia" has sustained massive casualties.

However you have to really break down the numbers and analyze them to get an understanding of what that might mean.

Russia has lost a crap ton of people but they are not necessarily weaker.

Based on my own independent analysis my best guess is 75% of their casualties in the past 6 months have been absorbed by the Wagner group and the other 25% in their regular forces. The Wagner is doing the heavy lifting and being used as bullet sponges. Russia could give 2 craps if they no longer have to feed and care for 100,000 convicts . To them they are pawns. Nothing more. They are wasting dwindling Ukrainian resources and inflicting some casualties on Ukraine and slowly but steadily gaining territory while holding a large part of Ukraine army in position near bakhmut. When they end up KIA it's like addition by subtraction for the Russian government and they are replaced by a new conscript convict to repeat the cycle.

Russia is moving more of their regular forces into position in sw Russia and crimea. That will be Ukrainines problem to deal with now.

 

[spat]

Russia should issue a warning to Hollywood and others: schmooze with Zelensky at your own risk. He is a legitimate target now.

LoL, as if Zelensky hasn't been target #1 of the Russians for over a year now.

The problem with escalating, is that it's only a threat if people think you aren't already all in.

Russia is all in, and has been for a while.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

LoL, as if Zelensky hasn't been target #1 of the Russians for over a year now.

The problem with escalating, is that it's only a threat if people think you aren't already all in.

Russia is all in, and has been for a while.

I honestly don't think he has been. I'm sure if the Russians really wanted to kill him they could have by now.

 

[GOPerfect]

I do not think that Zelensky has been a target as of yet. He will be now though. He has had it pretty easy, as wars go. His wife as well, shooping trips to the US and France and other Nations. Flying around like she owns the World. Zelensky playing around on the World stage, all may change very soon. Much of the larger cities have remained near untouched. I think much is going to change, I think the Ukraines, all around the Country and many around the World are fixin to see some serious destruction.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

Pissing off Russia to intensify the "war" is the most profitable thing Ukraine could do.

We will probably mint a 2nd trillion dollar coin just for them.

 

[Mosinitis]

LoL, as if Zelensky hasn't been target #1 of the Russians for over a year now.

The problem with escalating, is that it's only a threat if people think you aren't already all in.

Russia is all in, and has been for a while.

Russia is not all in. They don't even call it a war. Mobilization is limited. Zelensky was given a promise not to be killed.

Former Israeli PM: Putin promised not to kill Zelenskyy

A former Israeli prime minister who served briefly as a mediator at the start of Russia’s war with Ukraine says he drew a promise from the Russian president not to kill his Ukrainian counterpart.

apnews.com

 

[Grimscale]

Russia won't take out the Whitehouse or the Capital because everyday those assholes are in office is a force multiplier for Russia (BRICS).

As divided as our Country is now I would expect that, if Congress were taken out, the political squabbling would last years before we had any kind of leadership again.

 

[Steal2B]

​

Drone attack’ appears to be one of Putin’s false flags for propaganda and power​

‘Drone attack’ appears to be one of Putin’s false flags for propaganda and power

Aggressive dictators like to instigate “false flag” operations that they blame on their planned victims.

nypost.com

 

[spat]

As divided as our Country is now I would expect that, if Congress were taken out, the political squabbling would last years before we had any kind of leadership again.

If congress were taken out, maybe the people on the left and right would figure out who their real enemy has been all along.

Might be our salvation.

I doubt it, but it might be. If not, it would at least be a good start.

 

[Mosinitis]

View attachment 199586​

Drone attack’ appears to be one of Putin’s false flags for propaganda and power​

‘Drone attack’ appears to be one of Putin’s false flags for propaganda and power

Aggressive dictators like to instigate “false flag” operations that they blame on their planned victims.

nypost.com

If it is printed in NY Putz it must be true.
Fairytales for the idiots about evil dictators. Classic U.S. propaganda that fell apart long ago.

 

[holdover]

I could believe the attack had ties to MI5 or CIA in hopes of provoking an emotional or OVER response which could bring NATO into the fight.

Not one shred of evidence to prove it, just throwing it out there.

 

[holdover]

The battle for Bakhmut is pretty much over , The Ukrainians hold roughly the last 1.5 square miles of the western end , some units are surrendering . Hats off to Ukraine for putting up one hell of a fight They definitely left an impression. That had to be one hell of a fight .

I think its going to pale compared to the battles coming this summer , I dont think Ukraine is going to launch a massive counter offensive after all. it may just be smaller . So far they have no answer to the overwhelming Russian artillery advantage.

 

[Acer-m14]

we will never know what is going on over there till CNN puts some cameramen on the ground .. LOL

 

[Acer-m14]

YES YES YES .,. for low gas and food prices ..

Gas is up because FUJB shut down the pipe line and all our independence

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

The battle for Bakhmut is pretty much over , The Ukrainians hold roughly the last 1.5 square miles of the western end , some units are surrendering . Hats off to Ukraine for putting up one hell of a fight They definitely left an impression. That had to be one hell of a fight .

I think its going to pale compared to the battles coming this summer , I dont think Ukraine is going to launch a massive counter offensive after all. it may just be smaller . So far they have no answer to the overwhelming Russian artillery advantage.

They should save their resources for formidable defense to preserve the territory they have left. Going on the offensive will be in vain and deplete their ability to mount an effective defense.

If they launch a major counter attack and it fails, they're done. It's their hail Mary.