Russian Invasion of Ukraine Megathread

How well is the war this going for Russia?

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    Votes: 249 10.6%
  • ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I ain't afraid of no Ghost of Kiev

    Votes: 278 11.8%
  • ⭐⭐⭐ Competent attack with some upsets

    Votes: 796 33.7%
  • ⭐⭐ Stalemate

    Votes: 659 27.9%
  • ⭐ Ukraine takes back Crimea 2022

    Votes: 378 16.0%

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St. Petersburg - McDonald's employees in their last moments at work.
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I don't get why Russia doesn't just nationalize the properties and create a corporate structure for them called McDonalds Russia and continue on as if nothing changed, following copyright and trademarks seems kinda stupid when the company just ditches the entire structure at a moments notice. At the very least give the go-ahead at the national level for the General Managers of these shops to assume control of the property and have them just sort out the distribution chain issues. Its just bread, beef and produce. Nothing special. Strip the stupid Mcdonalds logos and become Boris' Hamburger Shop. You may not have the corporate overhead support but just pay raw cash in wages until you get the processes sorted out.
 
The last update I'm aware of mentioned 140 places in Catholic churches in Poland being prepared for the refugees.
Is that a lot? A little? Genuinely curious as I'd imagine they'd be pretty keen to help the Ukies, it is a Christian duty to be like the good Samaritan and Polacks I know seem to like Ukies and hate Russia. Tho idk if putting lots of families with little kids in poorly heated 19th century church buildings with only one bathroom, no wifi and very few electrical sockets would be better than the other options, they're not designed for habitation or comfort or even fire safety. Maybe donating money, clothes and toiletries is better. Is anyone sleeping in the streets?

In the meantime we have great places like The Temple of Divine Providence, cost of 40 milion Euros mostly funded by the government. It remains empty.

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Ngl, this place is creepy af and the name just makes it worse. If I was a displaced Ukie with a couple kids in tow I'd probably prefer the local municipal sports center than something that looks like a bad guy hideout from Deus Ex
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I've got a place she can stay.
The problem with this war/"war" is that Russian and Ukrainian women are equally sexy and they're both sexier than the local women that the rest of us European/white people have at home. So there's no rational way to choose a side.

However! Ukrainian girls have lighter hair, on average. Given equal eye color, black hair > brown, usually, right?

Go Putin, I guess.
 
Is that a lot? A little? Genuinely curious as I'd imagine they'd be pretty keen to help the Ukies, it is a Christian duty to be like the good Samaritan and Polacks I know seem to like Ukies and hate Russia. Tho idk if putting lots of families with little kids in poorly heated 19th century church buildings with only one bathroom, no wifi and very few electrical sockets would be better than the other options, they're not designed for habitation or comfort or even fire safety. Maybe donating money, clothes and toiletries is better. Is anyone sleeping in the streets?


Ngl, this place is creepy af and the name just makes it worse. If I was a displaced Ukie with a couple kids in tow I'd probably prefer the local municipal sports center than something that looks like a bad guy hideout from Deus Ex
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I'm listening to the Doom Eternal soundtrack while looking at this. I think it fits quite well.

Seriously it looks like a poorly thought out communist monument of sorts.
 
In what way would China world be better ever?
While I do agree competing world powers need to exist I very much enjoy living in the one where I actually do have relatively free speech.
How relative though? It seems like as long as you don't say bad shit about the CCP in China, everything else is fair game.
 
I'm listening to the Doom Eternal soundtrack while looking at this. I think it fits quite well.

Seriously it looks like a poorly thought out communist monument of sorts.
The Catholic church has been corrupted by Satan and it shows in the architecture.

The vatican auditorium literally looks like a serpent's head and the Pope speaks from within its mouth. No, I won't take my meds.
 
The problem with this war/"war" is that Russian and Ukrainian women are equally sexy and they're both sexier than the local women that the rest of us European/white people have at home. So there's no rational way to choose a side.

However! Ukrainian girls have lighter hair, on average. Given equal eye color, black hair > brown, usually, right?

Go Putin, I guess.
I mean if your choices are between HIV-Herpe-syphilaids mole covered Russian women, and Syphilaid-HIV-cam-whore Ukrainian women, you are getting an STD immediately and subsequently murdered by a skinny aids-ridden eastern european mob boss after you finish. Might as well get both, and roll the dice on which one of the three murders you in your sleep.
 
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Well, I'm not getting reports from defence ministries so I can only speculate.
I'm operating on what we are presened from media. And most of it is from Ukrainian side. Loads of it being blatant lies.
Sure they had an ez win scenario. One of many.
Thinking that only retards are making strategies over at war rooms is naive, in my opinion.
I had not seen vids of grizzlied vets or vdv POWs in the first couple if days of operation.
Not getting reports from defense ministries, either. Just using over twenty years of military experience, retiring as a senior officer. I see what is presented in the various media through different eyes.

Not going to see many pics of grizzled vets. Old men cannot climb hills, as it were. The older men are going to be your top people. The generals killed are of the proper age. Even the colonels and lieutenant colonels look pretty young. The Russians can promote their people quickly. Have seen no VDV POWs, but a number of dead VDV.

Would have expected the Russian General Staff to have developed these operational plans years ago. It is their job to develop operational plans for almost any contingency. Those plans should have been fully staffed and coordinated before final approval. All concerned would have had their copy of the plan, with any last-minute changes transmitted in time for incorporation into the plan.

The Russians have apparently changed their strategy, but it remains to be seen if they'll have the forces to make everything happen the way they want. If the odds had been a little more even believe the Ukes would have pushed the Russians out. As things stand, the Russians still have a grind ahead of them.
 
I don't get why Russia doesn't just nationalize the properties and create a corporate structure for them called McDonalds Russia and continue on as if nothing changed, following copyright and trademarks seems kinda stupid when the company just ditches the entire structure at a moments notice. At the very least give the go-ahead at the national level for the General Managers of these shops to assume control of the property and have them just sort out the distribution chain issues. Its just bread, beef and produce. Nothing special. Strip the stupid Mcdonalds logos and become Boris' Hamburger Shop. You may not have the corporate overhead support but just pay raw cash in wages until you get the processes sorted out.
I was just about to say this, literally just call it "McPutins" and continue on as before, I am sure one of the Rich ass Oligarchs in the country would fund it.
 
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