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War in Ukraine

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by PITBOSS, Jan 21, 2022.

  1. chemgator

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    I don't think that anyone knew exactly what was going on. Something strange happened (whether coincidental or intentional), and people tend to drift toward conspiracy theories and other mystical events to explain it. It happened at night, and I suspect that everything that you may have heard about "the fog of war" definitely applies. Even my friend's story was really bizarre (and vague) and hard to believe (or understand). I have to believe that he experienced it through the fog of a 3-pack a day cigarette habit in addition to the other fogs that may have applied.
     
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  4. ursidman

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    Have no idea if this is altered but if not Putin looks bad. Parkinson’s maybe. Uncontrolled arm shaking some leg tremors too. In a recent meeting he was videotaped holding onto the tabletop nonstop for 13 minutes.
     
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    In response to Sweden and Finland discussing NATO membership, Russia announced that they will move 150,000 men and aircraft to their north western border, including bombers capable of carrying a nuclear payload. A day later, a NATO task force has entered the Gulf of Finland led by the Flagship HMDS De Zeven Provincien (Dutch Air Defense and command frigate - Flagship), HDMS Peter Willemoes (Danish Missile Frigate), FGS Berlin (German Combat Support Vessel), FGS Erfurt (German stealth Corvette capable of launching multiple vertical take off UAVs) and HMS Northumberland (British Type 23 Frigate with the primary role of sea-to-air missile defense).

    The task force is on exercises in the Gulf of Finland, less than 50 miles from St. Petersburg, Russia.
     
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    Any idea as to why he was meeting with Steve Addazio? Perhaps Putin is chipping in some NIL for the Aggies?:p
     
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    I just hope Putin hires Grantham to run his defense. The Ukrainians will usually break through on their third attempt anywhere along the front in my opinion.
     
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    Putin does have a NE Patriots SB Ring. Kraft claims he let VP borrow it and did not get back. Sure.
     
  9. ursidman

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    Something keeps happening to military sites in Russia

    EXPLAINER: What occurred at ‘top-secret’ Russian defence research facility fire in Tver?

    A HUGE fire has broken out at a ‘top-secret’ Russian air-space defence research facility in Tver, located northwest of Russia’s capital of Moscow. The blaze was reported at around midday (local time) on Thursday, April 21 and initial reports suggest that at least two people have died, while another 30 people have been injured, according to local media,” was how EuroWeekly broke the news of the incident that shook the world on Thursday, April 21, and since then the death toll has risen with a source telling Russian state news agency TASS: “We confirm a number of seven deaths at the moment.”

     
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    Oil depot up in flames

     
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    Post of the Day!
     
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    Cnn live

    "Russia strikes five railway stations in central and western Ukraine, says head of Ukraine state railways

    From CNN's Nathan Hodge, Petro Zadorozhnyy and Sofiya Harbuziuk in Lviv

    "Russian troops continue to systematically destroy railway infrastructure," he said in a statement. "This morning, within one hour, five railway stations in central and western Ukraine were struck."
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    Maksym Kozytskyy, the head of the Lviv regional military administration, gave details earlier Monday of a Russian strike that damaged a railway station in western Ukraine.

    "Today, on April 25 at about 08:30 am, as the result of a missile attack, an explosion occurred at a substation of the Krasne railway station," he said. "Units of the State Emergency Service are working on the site and extinguishing the fire."
    Kozytskyy said there was no information on casualties at this stage.

    According to Kozytskyy, one of the incoming weapons was downed by anti-aircraft missile troops of the Air Command West of Ukraine's air force. He said the missiles were launched into Ukraine from the southeast, saying Russian forces likely launched them from strategic bombers."
     
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    If you want a good laugh some of the tweets under the main one are hilarious LOL

     
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    A few

     
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    Last one...you'll have to read the replies for more

     
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