Ukraine v Russia.

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Ukraine's interlligence agencies aren't beyond trolling so big pinch of salt required here, but it might make Mr Paranoid get rid of a few of hgis top table just in case.

Mitaman

space Read he had already purged over 50 FSB officers. He will be acutely aware he is open to a coup at any minute. Not convinced people are hurting enough in Russia, sanctions aren’t working at all. Fully stocked supermarkets etc

Foxy_Dread

space it has to be nonsense, unless the Ukranian intelligence are tipping him off.

They must be hoping to make the inner circle twitchy that Putin might suspect them of plotting.

Mitaman

On Russian state TV. Can’t believe he has been allowed to say this, which means he is likely warming the Russian public oftheir ‘off ramp’. Good news whichever way you view his comments. If he went off-piste, this is bad news for Putin. I think it was sanctioned though.

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Putin involved in war ‘at level of colonel or brigadier’, say western sources
President helping determine movement of Russian soldiers, say sources, as head of UK armed forces says Ukraine is winning

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war - latest updates

This might explain a few recent battles. There was the same deal with Hitler. Eventually Adolf was so meddlesome his Generals invented units for him to push around a board to keep him occupied. Trump is the same with the micromanagement of his businesses - much to the same outcome. I guess every narcissist will engineer their own downfall eventually.

Mitaman

space its a disaster for the Russian military, they can’t act quickly in the field. No wonder they getting battered, its not all about Nato weapons.

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Mitaman

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Mitaman

space as mentioned, If all his diplomats did the same, surely Putin is toast?

space

Does this count as another dead General? He was working for the Wagner Group.

Mitaman

space Not sure, but how did he fit into the cockpit with that hat on?

doggybag

Getting worried for Ukraine now. Putin is throwing everything at them in the east and the poisoned little dwarf is winning. Talks of a counter offensive have been silenced. The hoped for loss of weapon power after months of shelling have not materialized; he still has the tonnage to destroy any city he wants. The dirty little murderer is creating a situation where millions across the world may die of hunger or hypothermia as he blockades the last port Ukraine has in Odesa. In Europe, fat fucks like Orban make decisions to suit themselves and the whole NATO front is starting to show cracks with the French and Germans off trying to placate the deceased little maggot so they can get the taps turned back on. He may yet find a way to Kyiv; God help them.

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doggybag Taking ground and holding ground are two different things. I'm hoping that the Ukrainians are trading territory rather than trading casualties. The reports I've seen are that Russian casualties and equipment losses are very high.

Loose_Lips

space this.

He couldn't hold Kyiv with a million soldiers.

It would hand to hand combat for years.

He needs the east and a new border.

Mitaman

space Given the amount of Russian shelling, Ukrainian casualties must also be very high too.

space

Long write up on the organisational issues of the Russian Army. It kind of spells out why they're taking places via artillery but their mounted infantry can't hold anything.

https://warontherocks.com/2022/06/not-built-for-purpose-the-russian-militarys-ill-fated-force-design/

doggybag

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Fascinating. Enlightening. Thanks for the post

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Russia has now lost 14 generals. Possibly.

doggybag

Two British military fighting for Ukraine and one Moroccan have been sentenced to death in Luhansk. Lavrov blames Ukraine for grain blockade and that repulsively ugly motherfucker representing Russia at the UN says Donbas will soon fall under Russian authority. When this ends, whatever the outcome, let no-one ever speak a friendly word to these barbarians. May they all die roaring.

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Reggie_Perrin Good piece in the Graun this morning. A light shone on how oligarchs were not held to account in the public arena.

British law firms help oligarchs avoid legitimate media scrutiny, MPs told
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/mar/15/british-law-firms-help-oligarchs-avoid-legitimate-media-scrutiny-mps-told?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Following on from this, the Cadwalladr verdict is due out this week.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jun/12/carole-cadwalladr-arron-banks-defamation-verdict-press-freedom?CMP=share_btn_tw

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