Russia Invades ukraine

[Stubby]

3 minutes ago, GarethM said:

Nah, it's a huge country I'm sure getting paid in USA dollar or Euros they'll fight.

 

Might even be a tactic to let them get captured, makes the enemy use more logistics & resources which are what win or lose a war.

 

It's the modern equivalent of wounding not killing the enemy, it ties up more resources.

 

Something like 5 to one vs 1 dead and a unit of still fighting enemies.

Who is they that will fight ?  Pretty soon at this rate of attrition the Russian personnel will begin to equal that of the Ukraine numbers fighting . Then I would put money on the Ukrainian soldiers over the Russian . The Ukrainians are good at innovating . If they weren't it would be all over already .    Also you say Russia is a huge country , it is for sure so why does Putin want even more land ?

[GarethM]

11 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Who is they that will fight ?  Pretty soon at this rate of attrition the Russian personnel will begin to equal that of the Ukraine numbers fighting . Then I would put money on the Ukrainian soldiers over the Russian . The Ukrainians are good at innovating . If they weren't it would be all over already .    Also you say Russia is a huge country , it is for sure so why does Putin want even more land ?

Why does anybody or animal want more territory.

 

Food & Resources usually.

 

Unless it's political uprising as historically you could say it was a soviet satellite state as Crimea was Russian speaking etc.

[Steven P]

I put it down to access to the Black sea - he has Crimea and if he can control the land both sides of that inlet behind the Crimea his black sea fleet has a pretty well defended safer port - as it is the Ukraine has half the coastline which could be a threat. Turkey has been friendly to Russia which allows the fleet to get out of the Black Sea.

 

 

All about power rather than food or resources I reckon, though there is some oil down that way too he might be interested in eventually

[peds]

15 minutes ago, Steven P said:

... his black sea fleet ...

 

His what?

Edit: ah, no, that's not fair, is it. He's still got loads of them left.

 

 

Still... what a pillock!

Edited August 13, 2024 by peds

[Stere]

[Mesterh]

With what is going on with the escalating war between Israel and Iran and Russia and Ukraine I hope the nuclear clock isnt ticking any faster!

 

[GarethM]

53 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

With what is going on with the escalating war between Israel and Iran and Russia and Ukraine I hope the nuclear clock isnt ticking any faster!

Just stop the chicken little sky is falling fear porn BS, the big nuclear stick will NEVER EVER be used again.

 

Maybe play a little less COD.

 

Or do you also sit awake at night worrying about chemical or biological weapons or false flag stuff?.

Edited August 13, 2024 by GarethM

[Mesterh]

What a nice little useless rant that was. 😄

No I dont worry about it, there is no use as there is feck all we can do about it, I was just pondering thats all. It seems that you have been kept up at night, false flags, big nuclear stick and bio weapons must be on your brain.

 

 

 

[GarethM]

9 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

What a nice little useless rant that was. 😄

No I dont worry about it, there is no use as there is feck all we can do about it, I was just pondering thats all. It seems that you have been kept up at night, false flags, big nuclear stick and bio weapons must be on your brain.

It's just common sense, I don't sit crying in a corner cowering about the thought of a zombie apocalypse either.

 

If fear porn is your bag, I'm sure your frapping off to BBC news 24/7.

[Mesterh]

22 minutes ago, GarethM said:

It's just common sense, I don't sit crying in a corner cowering about the thought of a zombie apocalypse either.

 

If fear porn is your bag, I'm sure your frapping off to BBC news 24/7.

Well that's good to hear. 

 

I've not seen anything on the news about nuclear strikes let alone on the BBC. What have you read on that BBC that you think is scaring people?

God knows what goes on in your brain, you read a post then have to go all Woody Allan, calm down dear. 

 

I usually check out Reuters for news. What MSM do you get your (sic) news from.