Extraordinary footage of destruction of Russian vehicles including what looks like 1 tank and armored personnel carrier. The sensless loss of life is appalling, but if this is not propaganda, the Ukrainians are putting up one hell of a fight.
Wonder how many mercenaries have joined the fighting on the Ukraine side? When you corner a wild dog they get desperate and,,,,,,
There are videos of people, yes even Americans, flying over to Poland/Hungary to go volunteer to fight. From those that have posted the plan is to sign up then have Ukranian soldiers bring them in to Ukraine.
Long time lurker here and may have nothing of value to add, but this is how it ends, IMHO: now that Biden and the other G7 countries appear to be on board for SWIFT removal, the Russian Rouble will collapse tomorrow morning (late tonight for us, get popcorn ready). There are already bank runs and mass protests inside Russia due to this invasion. The Rouble will collapse and the Russian people will inevitably force Putin's removal from office. It may take a few weeks/months to happen. Either that or one of Putin's trusted aides will slip some tasteless radiation poison in Vlad's dish, which would be sweet irony. The longer this drags on, the higher chance of something like Russian people lynching Putin is a distinct possibility. The Russian people will rise up and end this: Russia braced for 'free fall' in rouble
That only gets you so far. Yuri’s parents are only going to say “Why don’t he write?” so many times before they start knocking on doors and asking questions.
I don't know, but looking at the destruction of entire columns of Russian armor and support vehicles, it really does make me wonder. Are the Ukranians really this well trained in guerilla/urban combat tactics OR are there special forces from European nations and North America already operating in Ukraine, likely in Unkranian uniforms aiding in the defense of the major cities?
Really think this goes to the question of destroyed during battle or destroyed after being abandoned. For some reason, my new security is blocking everything! If the youngster would return my call
Just to add, recall Russia's last two leaders were forced out of office by the Russian people. Yeltsin and Gorby. Yeltsin resigned with an approval rating of 2%. He was wise to do so and in the days ahead, it's going to get a lot worse inside Russia than it was back when Yeltsin resigned. This will be even bigger. Russians will want to remove any Putin-linked politicians, as they understand his style is too dangerous for their survival. It's a different era now. Russians can pick up info from the West a lot easier. I hope this ends sooner rather than later, but Putin overplayed his hand bigly and he won't be able to stave off the people and the Russian military (who have obviously been lied to). He's essentially turning Russia into the new North Korea and the Russians aren't going to allow him to do it. Just my two cents.
To some degree yes. While the internet and social media has played a huge role in disinformation it also allows for near instantaneous flow of information of "on the ground" info and images which Putin has badly underestimated.
This will end when a few generals in a closed door meeting grab Putin and throw him out the window and claim he committed suicide from the stress of being ousted.
Could be a mix. I wouldn't be shocked if special forces from other countries especially bordering ones weren't already mixed in.
Definitely a strong possibility. It's the easiest play by the West. Let the Russian people and/or military do the dirty work. They just need to make sure the next guy is not a Putin crony, ala Yeltsin recommending Putin. The nuclear threats are of the Kim Jung Un ilk. 4 days in and he's scared to death. It's just a matter of time. Stand strong, Ukraine.
