Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (Official Thread)

[hashmander]

Ukrainians agree. They have called on the West to help them deal a shattering blow. “Ukraine can win the next phase of this war with timely and proper Western support,” wrote Nataliya Bugayova in a brief for the Institute for the Study of War, where she is a fellow.

“The outcome of this phase is far from determined,” Bugayova added.

that's why russia sent that note to the US asking them to stop sending weapons because they know the eastern phase is going to be difficult.

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

Bro how you think Ukraine winning ...​

They aren't really getting their asses kicked or anything. This is way, way closer than anyone ever predicted. Russia was expecting this to be a few days. Ukraine has pulled them into the mud. Ukraine is definitely outnumbered and outgunned, but they are using guerilla tactics, psychological warfare, hardware sent from the west, and exploiting chinks in the armor of Russia's logistical problems, lack of air superiority, uncoordinated battle plans, less will to fight among conscripts, etc.

In some ways Russia has already lost. Russia not winning is a loss for Russia in the long run. One way or the other, Ukraine at this point will never be conquered and have a puppet government installed. Ain't gonna happen. If Russia stopped the war right now they'd still face political and economic consequences for years.

lemme put it like this, the two largest militaries in Europe are Russia and Ukraine.
Everyone thought that Russia was the Super Heavyweight champion of Europe.
Ukraine was considered a washed up Middleweight, not even in contention.
Russia went in dropping haymakers and everyone was predicting a first round knockout but Ukraine had footwork and was controlling the ring.
Everyone just shut up and watched because it turns out that this Middleweight had been training for this fight for almost a decade on the low low and had the best coaches on Earth.
Then you have the Heavyweight going into round two looking like he's gonna pass out and the Middleweight smells blood in the water...literally.
Now Ukraine ain't dancing around, nope...*body blow, body blow, body, blow*....*flex*...*upercut*

and the world is stunned.

if you don't see that this war is an inflection point in history then you are blind.
Ukraine is winning and it's fukking incredible.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

lemme put it like this, the two largest militaries in Europe are Russia and Ukraine.
Everyone thought that Russia was the Super Heavyweight champion of Europe.
Ukraine was considered a washed up Middleweight, not even in contention.
Russia went in dropping haymakers and everyone was predicting a first round knockout but Ukraine had footwork and was controlling the ring.
Everyone just shut up and watched because it turns out that this Middleweight had been training for this fight for almost a decade on the low low and had the best coaches on Earth.
Then you have the Heavyweight going into round two looking like he's gonna pass out and the Middleweight smells blood in the water...literally.
Now Ukraine ain't dancing around, nope...*body blow, body blow, body, blow*....*flex*...*upercut*

and the world is stunned.

if you don't see that this war is an inflection point in history then you are blind.
Ukraine is winning and it's fukking incredible.

Great way to explain it.

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

 

[Arianne Martell]

In Bucha, the story of one man’s body left on a Russian killing field — The Washington Post


I don’t know why I read this article


This is horrifying.


The Bucha mayor told the residents that things were under control then the Russians were there in a few hours and residents didn’t have enough time to evacuate

 

[85 East]

don't know if this was posted...

Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brands

Just put the glove on and backhand these bytches for even suggesting they want the smoke...

 

[TheDarceKnight]

@Skooby going right on the ignore list. We don't even interact, never said anything crazy at you and just going out of your way to neg people?

 

[Cuban Pete]

Europe is taking in a huge amount of refugees and don't have the military weaponry and equipment to give the same way the US does. Everyone is making sacrifices.

By Europe I really mean France

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

@Skooby going right on the ignore list. We don't even interact, never said anything crazy at you and just going out of your way to neg people?

he negged me in the TLR thread for calling him a retard.

 

[Skooby]

@Skooby going right on the ignore list. We don't even interact, never said anything crazy at you and just going out of your way to neg people?

You got negged for dapping Orbital's post.

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

 

[jj23]

You got negged for dapping Orbital's post.

Lol, so you neg the poster and anyone who daps the post?

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

Lol, so you neg the poster and anyone who daps the post?

got him feeling a certain type of way...

Spoiler

 

[Orbital-Fetus]