KHARKIV, Ukraine, May 13 (Reuters) - Ukraine said it had damaged a Russian navy logistics ship near Snake Island, a small but strategic outpost in the Black Sea, while relatives of Ukrainian soldiers holed up in Mariupol's besieged steelworks pleaded for them to be saved.
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2022 9:33 pm Post subject:
cathy78 wrote:
LakerLanny wrote:
The West has done a good job not reacting to Putin's bluster and threats.
I think he is terminally ill personally, the guy is acting bizarrely and seems to be holding his arm to his side like maybe he had a mini stroke or something.
Well, not really. Ukraine got a lot of weapons and now Finland is stupid enough to want to be part of Nato. Sweden unfortunately as well.
With a MONSTER like Russia as your neighbor what would you do
Read up on Russificaton
Look at Kherson..
Removed Ukranians from their homes
Put Russians in their homes and businesses
Moved the Ukranians to Russian land and are forcing them into work camps and reeducation camps.
Along with the rapes and civilian murders
In order to suppress revolts in the military, the Russian command is sending "experienced torturers" to humiliate soldiers who refuse to fight the Ukrainians, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Thursday. New telephone calls that the SBU managed to intercept are supposed to prove it. In the above-mentioned conversation with his father, the soldier reports: "Muradov (a general known for his cruelty during the Russian intervention in Syria) arrived, who ... he did a show trial because no one wanted to go further".
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(Watch CNN's exclusive report on Russian general who oversaw atrocities)
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The US and international community has accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine as Russian artillery has devastated Ukrainian cities and lives. But it has been difficult to associate specific generals to specific crimes, the key to actually carrying out war crimes prosecutions. In Kharkiv, CNN has seen the aftermath of attacks targeting civilians using indiscriminate cluster munitions -- a war crime. In a two-month-long investigation, CNN can reveal the commander responsible for these attacks. CNN's Nima Elbagir reports.
(Finland claims joining NATO won't threaten Russia. Here's what the Kremlin has to say)
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Finland has announced its intent to join NATO, a move the country says will be swift. However, the Kremlin claims this new alliance will pose a threat to Russia. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 6:26 am Post subject:
cathy78 wrote:
LakerLanny wrote:
The West has done a good job not reacting to Putin's bluster and threats.
I think he is terminally ill personally, the guy is acting bizarrely and seems to be holding his arm to his side like maybe he had a mini stroke or something.
Well, not really. Ukraine got a lot of weapons and now Finland is stupid enough to want to be part of Nato. Sweden unfortunately as well.
Ok, I’ll bite. Care to explain that? _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
(Ukraine blows up Russian helicopter on Snake Island)
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Ukraine's armed forces released video showing Ukrainian troops destroying a Russian helicopter on Snake Island. Retired US Army Major Mike Lyons analyzes how Ukraine will fight Russia in the Black Sea.
(War crimes trial for Russian soldier begins in Kyiv)
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A 21-year-old soldier became the first Russian to be tried for war crimes at a trial in Kyiv. He is accused of killing a 62-year-old man in Ukraine’s Sumy region, according to the country's prosecutor general's office. CNN’s Melissa Bell reports.
(Bomb-sniffing dog called hero after uncovering over 200 Russian bombs)
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Ukraine's national hero has helped detect mines and bombs across thousands of miles at two years old. Meet the Jack Russell terrier mix, honored by Ukrainian President Zelensky, that is saving lives in Ukraine.
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 9:44 am Post subject:
FernieBee wrote:
CNN
(Finland claims joining NATO won't threaten Russia. Here's what the Kremlin has to say)
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Finland has announced its intent to join NATO, a move the country says will be swift. However, the Kremlin claims this new alliance will pose a threat to Russia. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.
Russia is a threat to the whole world
They have zero political clout left
Who listens to rapists and child killers
(bleep) the whole nation
What a horrible timeline of life
Why should Russia be treated any differently than North Korea
Edit> This war is just tooooo real.. The Internet and social media have made the hell of war instantly available for all to see and read
I am reacting to it in a way I do not prefer.
I hope the war stops and Putin is tried and war tribunals are set up
and the Russian Citizens can attempt to rebuild their government
minus the corruption Putin and Trump and others love so much
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The Ukrainian armed forces said that Russian forces are focused on ensuring the withdrawal of troops from the Kharkiv region. Those troops have come under growing pressure from Ukrainian counter-attacks along a wide front to the west of their supply lines.
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 11:47 am Post subject:
The Russians have been trying to push forward as far as possible, but now look to be trying to cover their flanks for the expected Ukranian summer counterattack. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
(Russian ‘Preemptive Strike’ Not Likely ‘Before Finland Is Formally Within NATO’: Gen. Petraeus)
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Former CIA Director General David Petraeus joins Andrea Mitchell to assess whether Finland joining NATO will provoke Russian escalation. “It will be provocative. The question is what real options does Russia have? The last thing they need is to open up another military front. They can't even deal with the one fully that they've established with the invasion of Ukraine.” He says “they’re going to cut off the electricity that Russia flows into Finland,” but “I don't think you're going to see some kind of preemptive strike before Finland is formally within NATO.”
The West has done a good job not reacting to Putin's bluster and threats.
I think he is terminally ill personally, the guy is acting bizarrely and seems to be holding his arm to his side like maybe he had a mini stroke or something.
Well, not really. Ukraine got a lot of weapons and now Finland is stupid enough to want to be part of Nato. Sweden unfortunately as well.
They are dealing with a "leader" who looks terminally ill and probably doesn't care if he commits a couple more atrocities. They are thinking its better to have the full backing of NATO than going at it alone.
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 6:11 pm Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
cathy78 wrote:
LakerLanny wrote:
The West has done a good job not reacting to Putin's bluster and threats.
I think he is terminally ill personally, the guy is acting bizarrely and seems to be holding his arm to his side like maybe he had a mini stroke or something.
Well, not really. Ukraine got a lot of weapons and now Finland is stupid enough to want to be part of Nato. Sweden unfortunately as well.
They are dealing with a "leader" who looks terminally ill and probably doesn't care if he commits a couple more atrocities. They are thinking its better to have the full backing of NATO than going at it alone.
Especially since the rest of the Russian government is all in as well . . . at least thus far.
Baffles me why anyone would call such a move "stupid" and "unfortunate" . . . _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Supposedly booby traps in many places.. on a side note.. why do they call it a booby trap..
Booby was a clumsy bird easy to catch. The word booby also means boob or fool and has for a long time.
Extra fun fact: the word sharpshooter comes from the Civil War. Derived from the Sharps rifle or carbine, an accurate weapon. The weapon LeBoeuf carried and extolled in True Grit. They were in short supply during the Civil War and thus were often given to the most talented shooters who then acted as skirmishers with some degree of autonomy to go out ahead and pluck off Reb leaders, which is something akin to a sniper today. The designer's name was Christian Sharps. The term was Sharps shooters and got transmogrified into sharpshooter over time. Otherwise the word "sharp" wouldn't be used in shooting contexts today. _________________ GOAT MAGIC REEL SEDALE TRIBUTE EDDIE DONX!
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 8:47 pm Post subject:
non-player zealot wrote:
ContagiousInspiration wrote:
Supposedly booby traps in many places.. on a side note.. why do they call it a booby trap..
Booby was a clumsy bird easy to catch. The word booby also means boob or fool and has for a long time.
Extra fun fact: the word sharpshooter comes from the Civil War. Derived from the Sharps rifle or carbine, an accurate weapon. The weapon LeBoeuf carried and extolled in True Grit. They were in short supply during the Civil War and thus were often given to the most talented shooters who then acted as skirmishers with some degree of autonomy to go out ahead and pluck off Reb leaders, which is something akin to a sniper today. The designer's name was Christian Sharps. The term was Sharps shooters and got transmogrified into sharpshooter over time. Otherwise the word "sharp" wouldn't be used in shooting contexts today.
Thank you Sir.. I like the last one and never would've thought it was anything other than quality or sharp as a knife shooter
I thought booby trap might be like when get caught catching some side boob action and miss what happens in front of you BAM
When Russia first targeted its military forces on Ukraine in 2014 it also unleashed its intelligence services on the West - from interfering with the US elections using cyber attacks to poisonings and sabotage in Europe.
But in recent months the spy war has intensified as Western countries have sought to hit back and inflict lasting damage on the ability of Russian intelligence to carry out covert operations. This is symbolised by the unprecedented expulsion of 500 Russian officials from Western capitals.
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(Putin Failed To Meet His Own Major Military Objectives: McFaul)
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Ali Velshi reports on significant setbacks for Russia in its war on Ukraine, not the least of which is that Finland and Sweden are poised to join NATO. Michael McFaul remarks on Vladimir Putin's failure to achieve his own major military objectives.
(Ukraine sends images of dead Russian soldiers to their families. Hear the responses they received)
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CNN's Sara Sidner reports on how Ukraine is using facial recognition technology to identify Russian soldiers killed in battle.
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