Russian Invasion of Ukraine Megathread

[mr.moon1488]

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https://twitter.com/S_B_R_News/status/1501187089307684866

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Meanwhile in the liberated parts of Ukraine:
- You no longer have debts to banks
- No debts for utilities
- gas prices will be reduced as in the russian domestic market

No clue about the last one, but the first two are almost certainly true since I highly doubt Russia would even want people paying the Ukrainian utility companies, and they certainly won't want people paying any western banks after Russia got the Kiwi Farms treatment.

 

[Meat Target]

Oh this is going to make 2008 like a fun little dress rehearsal for a real collapse. The shooting up of energy prices was already becoming a serious issue in a lot of places, driving that upwards is going to cause major damage to the economy.

We are not to the point where we can wean ourselves off oil and gas nor are our populations in a position to absorb the costs until we can.

As I said in the last thread my utilities were

2020 - £64 a month
2021 - £92 a month
2022 -£262 a month

309% increase in 2 years.

No one is in a position to absorb that sort of jarring rise, and that's before companies need to increase prices to absorbe the increases (which they are doing and fast).

My salary sure as hell hasn't kept pace with all this.

Speaking of 2008, Bloomberg reported that gas prices are at their highest since then.

 

[MindYourSeabiscuits]

As always, Joey's regime puts party over country. Allow more fracking, get the pipeline going again. All this will contribute to a Dem bloodbath at the mid-terms. Bet a lot of people are thinking, 'If Trump was still President there wouldn't have been a war, and gas would have been far less expensive."

One of the biggest winners of this is Trump, it's honestly the easiest campaign you could ever run.

 

[Delicious Diversity]

The BBC is reporting that a Russian general may have been killed near Kharkiv: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60659185

Apparently another Russian general has already been killed?

Seems the thinking is Russian commanders are frustrated with slow progress, and are taking greater risks in the field. I can believe that given how Russia's command doctrine emphasises top-down leadership, as opposed to Western doctrine which emphasises independent action even at platoon level.

Still as far as I know his death is not 100% confirmed, so take it with a grain of salt.

 

[MrJokerRager]

Aftermath. Seems to be an old couple. I don't know what caused this and which side was firing.

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The only reason I could see the tanks blowing up the car was thinking they were insurgents carrying molotovs or even rigged the car with explosives to use in a suicide attack.

Except I don't see Ukrainians having the same kind of die hard mentality for martyrdom like the Taliban or the American hating militias in Iraq had.

Or they were wondering why is there a car all by itself driving towards them.

Not making excuses for Ivan but they just attack the car for getting close.

 

[BradCarter]

Speaking of 2008, Bloomberg reported that gas prices are at their highest since then.

Aren't they the highest ever? In American history?

 

[Coccxys]

Seems the thinking is Russian commanders are frustrated with slow progress, and are taking greater risks in the field. I can believe that given how Russia's command doctrine emphasises top-down leadership, as opposed to Western doctrine which emphasises independent action even at platoon level.

I don't know Russian military structure but is it possible they're the same as one of those tinpot 3rd world militaries where they have a huge number of officers with general level titles basically doing the job of an NCO with a bunch of grunts? That would explain it.

 

[IKOL]

The BBC is reporting that a Russian general may have been killed near Kharkiv: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60659185

>russian general
>on the battlefield
>right among his subjects

Wasn't aware that adults still believe in fairytales, lol.

 

[Strix454]

Aren't they the highest ever? In American history?

In terms of the price of a barrel of oil, the peak price was $145. The current price today is 126.53.
"gas prices" in the US are variable and regional. They are harder to compare.

 

[Rezza]

The BBC is reporting that a Russian general may have been killed near Kharkiv: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60659185

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Apparently another Russian general has already been killed?

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Seems the thinking is Russian commanders are frustrated with slow progress, and are taking greater risks in the field. I can believe that given how Russia's command doctrine emphasises top-down leadership, as opposed to Western doctrine which emphasises independent action even at platoon level.

Still as far as I know his death is not 100% confirmed, so take it with a grain of salt.

Oh wait, I just realized something, "died along with other officers"? What the hell, how did that happened? Was he in a convoy that got obliterated or something?

 

[reptile baht spaniard rid]

The BBC is reporting that a Russian general may have been killed near Kharkiv: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60659185

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Apparently another Russian general has already been killed?

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Seems the thinking is Russian commanders are frustrated with slow progress, and are taking greater risks in the field. I can believe that given how Russia's command doctrine emphasises top-down leadership, as opposed to Western doctrine which emphasises independent action even at platoon level.

Still as far as I know his death is not 100% confirmed, so take it with a grain of salt.

I'm starting to thing Russian Generals are as common as Vice Presidents at a bank.

 

[Meat Target]

Aren't they the highest ever? In American history?

According to AP, yes. The average is $4.17.

 

[hooboy]

>russian general
>on the battlefield
>right among his subjects

Wasn't aware that adults still believe in fairytales, lol.

https://gur.gov.ua/content/pid-kharkovom-likvidovano-heneralmaiora-rosiiskoi-armii.html
it’s literally from the Russians, retard.

 

[buttvomit]

The BBC is reporting that a Russian general may have been killed near Kharkiv: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60659185

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Apparently another Russian general has already been killed?

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Seems the thinking is Russian commanders are frustrated with slow progress, and are taking greater risks in the field. I can believe that given how Russia's command doctrine emphasises top-down leadership, as opposed to Western doctrine which emphasises independent action even at platoon level.

Still as far as I know his death is not 100% confirmed, so take it with a grain of salt.

Generals go to front lines all the time. The first time i took contact in Afghanistan there was a general 2 meters away from me.

 

[eternal dog mongler]

Seems the thinking is Russian commanders are frustrated with slow progress, and are taking greater risks in the field. I can believe that given how Russia's command doctrine emphasises top-down leadership, as opposed to Western doctrine which emphasises independent action even at platoon level.

I think they're trying to boost morale, but catching a bullet to the dome is probably not a good way to do so.

 

[Potatoherder]

https://gur.gov.ua/content/pid-kharkovom-likvidovano-heneralmaiora-rosiiskoi-armii.html
it’s literally from the Russians, retard.

.ua is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Ukraine.

 

[CharlesBarkley]

Generals go to front lines all the time. The first time i took contact in Afghanistan there was a general 2 meters away from me.

What would the army do if you met your general, said hi, then forcefully kissed him on the lips?

Would that be enough to get you out of service or would a MP or something just beat your ass and send you to military prison forever? Just asking for a friend.

 

[Meat Target]

>russian general
>on the battlefield
>right among his subjects

Wasn't aware that adults still believe in fairytales, lol.

Weren't Mattis and that guy he shitcanned on the ground in the opening days of Iraq?

 

[eternal dog mongler]

What would the army do if you met your general, said hi, then forcefully kissed him on the lips?

Cpl. Klinger posts on KF now.

 

[LUNEKO]

No clue about the last one, but the first two are almost certainly true since I highly doubt Russia would even want people paying the Ukrainian utility companies, and they certainly won't want people paying any western banks after Russia got the Kiwi Farms treatment.

Turns out Null was only target practice, the real goal was Russia