The War in the Ukraine

[güero]

Don't know if there are more videos in English but what little I've watched from the other ones, those are well-informed and -structured videos on what's happening at the frontlines:

 

[Fwiffo]

Putin mobilizes more troops for Ukraine, threatens West with nuclear retaliation

In a rare national address, the Russian leader announced the partial mobilization of his country’s military Wednesday, calling up military reservists after a series of setbacks.

www.nbcnews.com

But Erdogan said he was ready to push back and call it a day yesterday.

 

[Dropbear]

 

[Dropbear]

Russia exchanging Azov Regt. prisoners:



Wasn’t that supposed to be the whole reason for the invasion?

 

[Fwiffo]

Russia exchanging Azov Regt. prisoners:



Wasn’t that supposed to be the whole reason for the invasion?

Low level nazis were released after WW2 too.

In other news...

• Since his announcement yesterday morning, Russian men have been fleeing across the border to Georgia. Two people who crossed told the BBC a queue of at least 5km (3.1 miles) had built up on the Russian side at the Upper Lars checkpoint
• Putin's order also sparked protests on Wednesday which led to more than 1,000 people being arrested

Alright! 1,000 conscripts are now available for Wagner to use as cannon fodder.

 

[Dropbear]

2 Azov Regiment leaders released from Russian captivity

ALONA MAZURENKO - THURSDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2022, 00:10 Denys Prokopenko (aka Redis), Lieutenant Colonel in the National Guard of Ukraine and Commander of the Azov Regiment, and Sviatoslav Palamar (aka Kalyna), Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine, have been...

news.yahoo.com

 

[Fwiffo]

2 Azov Regiment leaders released from Russian captivity

ALONA MAZURENKO - THURSDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2022, 00:10 Denys Prokopenko (aka Redis), Lieutenant Colonel in the National Guard of Ukraine and Commander of the Azov Regiment, and Sviatoslav Palamar (aka Kalyna), Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine, have been...

news.yahoo.com

Ukrainska Pravda reports that Ukraine has handed Viktor Medvedchuk over to Russia. [A businessman and pro-Russian politician], he is the godfather of Putin’s daughter and is suspected of treason in Ukraine.

 

[Fwiffo]

Ukraine war: Zelensky calls for 'just punishment' for Russia

In an impassioned UN speech, the Ukrainian leader calls for the creation of a special war tribunal.

www.bbc.com

"Mr Zelensky detailed allegations of war crimes in the city, including against one man said to have been castrated and murdered.
'Why are the Russian military so obsessed with castration?' he asked."

Time to start castrating in retaliation - it's only just punishment.

 

[prince nez]

Ukraine war: Zelensky calls for 'just punishment' for Russia

In an impassioned UN speech, the Ukrainian leader calls for the creation of a special war tribunal.

www.bbc.com

"Mr Zelensky detailed allegations of war crimes in the city, including against one man said to have been castrated and murdered.
'Why are the Russian military so obsessed with castration?' he asked."

Time to start castrating in retaliation - it's only just punishment.

PRO TIP come here and say things like "time to start castrating in rataliation" around me and the people I know; on my mother's life I could make one phone call and send you back to puberty with your balls cut off and stuffed in your face, later to be found in a ditch on the outskirts of Tijuana by Polica Federal. No joke, have respect for everybody and yourself or deal with the consequences of your actions. That is grown man talk so handle your business accordingly.

 

[Grand Potentate]

From ‘special military operation’ to open war

From ‘special military operation’ to open war: significance of the referendums in Donbas, Kherson and Zaporozhie The televised speech yesterday morning by Vladimir Putin and the follow-up remarks b…

gilbertdoctorow.com

very good piece on the putin speech and where they go from here.

 

[Fwiffo]

PRO TIP come here and say things like "time to start castrating in rataliation" around me and the people I know; on my mother's life I could make one phone call and send you back to puberty with your balls cut off and stuffed in your face, later to be found in a ditch on the outskirts of Tijuana by Polica Federal. No joke, have respect for everybody and yourself or deal with the consequences of your actions. That is grown man talk so handle your business accordingly.

Why? Do you think I am Ukrainian or Russian? I'm not even slav.

 

[Fwiffo]

Dmitry Bulgakov: Putin fires deputy defence chief amid supply failures

Analysts have cited supply chains as a reason why Russia's invasion of Ukraine has faltered.

www.bbc.com

The butcher of Mauripol takes over. Before Mauripol he was butcher of Syria. An upgrade of sorts.

 

[Grand Potentate]

Russian Partial Mobilization: And Then There Were None | naked capitalism

Two Russian militarty experts comment on the partial mobilization and what might come next.

www.nakedcapitalism.com

 

[Dropbear]

The Venn diagram of covidiot antivaxxers and Z symps would look like a circle.

Pink Floyd founder cancels Poland concerts after war remarks

Roger Waters wrote an open letter to Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska early this month in which he blamed “extreme nationalists” in Ukraine for having “set your country on the path to this disastrous war.”

www.nbcnews.com