Posted on 06/03/2023 6:05:56 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
But I suspect you already know that and just pretend you don't.
Do realize back when Vlad authorized 300,000 prior servicemen call up, an additional 50,000 Russians signed up voluntarily. With a current military of 1.2 million, and according to the Duma, approved expansion by 2024 to 1.5 million shows they have no shortages of troops.
Russian nationals view this war as a war against the collective West and NATO’s expansion, which when observing NATOs expansion over the years is correct.
Saw some contradictory reports about at least one of the recent 'attacks' from what I believe what was in Donetsk. One televised report (10 News Australia) said the Russians shelled the area. A reporter on the ground said that the Ukrainians that are nearby (in the area where there is still a bulge of Ukrainian controlled area) did the shelling. A third report stated that the damage was caused by Ukrainians shooting down Russian attacks and the damage was a result of that.
I check out RT Today on Rumble at least once a day to see what 'the other side' is saying and there doesn't seem to be alot of war coverage there either. Who the hell knows the actual truth is. I, for one, don't believe any of our Western media.
And their overall economy is shrinking.
A few actual numbers from that report:
Shelling: 66 killed and 452 injured
Small arms and light weapons: 11 killed and 96 injured
Mines, unexploded ordnance and other explosive objects: 81 killed and 231 injured
Other: three killed and six injured
That is the total for people on both sides of the DNR/LPR and Ukrainian government controlled areas.
From 2017 to 2020 55 civilians died in the Ukrainian controlled areas, and 97 civilians died in the Russian DNR/LPR controlled areas. See page 11 of the report linked above. Most of the deaths resulted from people accidentally setting off mines or unexploded ordnance.
I have shared this information with you before, but you insist there was a genocide against the DNR/LPR civilians, with Ukrainian shelling causing huge loss of life. That just isn't true.
What is true is that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused tens of thousands of deaths, and vast amounts of destruction in formerly peaceful areas of Ukraine. The Russian invasion has killed thousands of Russian speaking Ukrainian civilians in places like Mariupol, Kherson, and Bakhmut.
Vlad has plenty of foreign fighters, good ones too. Remember when Kadyrov and his bunch cleaned up Marioupol? We may not like them, but they are back, in force after a well deserved rest.
Being in Moscow during the Chechnya wars ( training Ivans) I am amazed at how the Chechens who terrorized Russia with suicide bombers, school attacks and displaying such hate are now voluntarily spilling their blood for Vlad…..
You don't have to, and you shouldn't believe Russian media either. But you can look at what the local residents are saying and showing in videos.
That lets you see for yourself what the situation is.
Somebody's house and neighborhood in Russia.
Pretty clear that some explosive ordnance arrived nearby from the shrapnel damage to the cars and fences, but not a heavy artillery shell. So it was probably from a mortar or air launched missile.
And yes, I always look at authors' names when reviewing an article, no matter the source platform.
So good try sneaking that one through but NO SALE! LOL!
BTW...
Actually I find the news channels based in India are the most objective.
To put your comment in perspective the first quarter profit for ExxonMobil, one of many western oil companies was $11.4 Billion dollars, or almost three times as large as the profit from Russia's entire oil industry.
It is delusional to think that the economy of Russia is anything but that of a third world country.
You forgot the satire tag.
WE shall not know the truth until the war has been over for at least ten years. The fog of lies—From Both Sides—is too thick. This war will end—as all wars do—there is enough war crimes, criminal acts for all sides (like most wars). No good guys here—I believe.
Feint
Diversion
You don’t have a right to an answer Mr. Chekista.
Well, bless your heart. I didn't expect one which means you are true to form.
No good guys here—I believe.
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Exactly. This war is accomplishing only one thing, re-organizing the new world pecking order. The EU, US, and collective West is in severe decline. History shows war is what brought down empires making way for the new.
Who benefits? Everyone but the war mongers; China, India, Brics, ME nations, most likely. US hegemony is dying….in my opinion, exciting times.
Right, the russians under Putin who invaded to grab territory, are just like the Ukrainians defending their families, towns and country. Sure
Vlad stronk. So it's a matter of weeks. He will destroy all the homo Nazis and there will be peace, the Russkiy mir.
Here’s the deal: Say something nice about America and I’ll answer any question you ask.
What you are really after is to change the subject.
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