Russian Invasion of Ukraine Megathread

How well is the war this going for Russia?

  • ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Blyatskrieg

    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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Genuine question: Why do people in western countries think they're the good guys?
same reason why people in china think china is the good guy, people in russia think russia is the good guy, etc: it's human nature to think of yourself as the good guy. everybody does it, except for a tiny minority of sadistic psychopaths.
 
They literally post almost every day and have mentioned working with FEMA before. It would be worrying if they didn't say anything.
The draft will basically never happen because the U.S. will always have a surplus of poor kids with no life direction/can't afford college/bad home life and voting for a draft is modern political suicide of the highest order.
While we're briefly on this topic, I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the US military, concerning active personnel, are ranked third in the world after China and India and have close to 800k in reserves according to Wikipedia. I have my doubts a draft would be necessary.
 
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The Brits actually put out a second brief for the day.
 
I can understand this POV, but from my standpoint as an American, if America wins this proxy war with Russia, it's another victory for creeping totalitarianism here. It means their domestic propaganda campaign is validated. It means subverting global economic institutions and turning them into instruments of war worked. It means their ability to flip a switch and direct a huge portion of Americans to mindlessly hate an entire ethnic group passed the test. It means that the US political class can set up a puppet state as a bribe-soliciting apparatus, flaunt it, and see no real consequences at home or abroad. It means that Washington has the power to force the entire first world to be accessories to the money laundering schemes of our most corrupt families.

I'm not "for" or "against" Putin. I simply don't live in Russia or Ukraine, and winning this war will make things worse for us Americans.
I get you. Maybe the best outcome is if every involved party leaves this conflict dissatisfied with the results.
 
While we're briefly on this topic, I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the US military, concerning active personnel, are ranked third in the world after China and India and have close to 800k in reserves according to Wikipedia. I have my doubts a draft would be necessary.
Just wait until the jab kicks in and starts culling the ranks. Joke was on us Pure Bloods all along.
 
My bets are that Ukrainians will be as hated as gypsies by 2030.
Since at least 2006, the majority of unskilled labor round my house has been performed by gangs Ukros under strict guidance of nouveau riche gipsy foremen clad in gold and leather. Join me, brother. Open your heart, lock bedroom doors, offer these stalwart men an extension cord of friendship. Together we'll charge the lithium-ion battery packs of the unholy alliance, build gleaming monuments in our kitchens and bathrooms, at a reasonable price.
 
Since at least 2006, the majority of unskilled labor round my house has been performed by gangs Ukros under strict guidance of nouveau riche gipsy foremen clad in gold and leather. Join me, brother. Open your heart, lock bedroom doors, offer these stalwart men an extension cord of friendship. Together we'll charge the lithium-ion battery packs of the unholy alliance, build gleaming monuments in our kitchens and bathrooms, at a reasonable price.
Gypsies, polaks and Ukrainians can form "The Covenant of the Meek Toilet-masons"
 
Russia isn't the only one with supply problems apparently

The West has already sent so many anti tank rockets to Ukraine that its stockpiles are getting low and it will take some time to increase production and replace them, because apparently you can count the number of factories that make them on one hand lol
 
I’m going to laugh so hard when the reports of Ukrainian gangs leading to massive spikes in crime throughout Europe start to hit. My bets are that Ukrainians will be as hated as gypsies by 2030.
theres already significant numbers of russian and ukrainian emigres in parts of europe. like, germany got hundreds of thousands of them coming in throughout the 1990s, because a lot of people in former soviet territories had some degree of german heritage due to german emigrants being settled there during the times of catherine the great. generally they blend in and assimilate pretty well, and while there definitely is a criminal element present in these populations, it's very tame and tolerable compared to what we're seeing from arabs and africans and gypsies.
 
theres already significant numbers of russian and ukrainian emigres in parts of europe. like, germany got hundreds of thousands of them coming in throughout the 1990s, because a lot of people in former soviet territories had some degree of german heritage due to german emigrants being settled there during the times of catherine the great. generally they blend in and assimilate pretty well, and while there definitely is a criminal element present in these populations, it's very tame and tolerable compared to what we're seeing from arabs and africans and gypsies.
Ok saying someone has a low crime rate next to gypsies is just cheating. All they need to do is go a whole 10 minutes without committing a crime or ten, and they've got a lower crime rate.
 
Absolutely. I have every right to be cynical (not gonna PL) but I find that the world can be more beautiful than what most make it out to be.
I want Dimon and Trump to become world leaders of their parts of the planet, because if we are going to have a gloomy dystopian future, at least let it be funny.
 
In the terminal phase of a launch ICBMs are hypersonic.

Hypersonics are not a magic bullet against naval vessels moving at speed that also have a curtain of Aegis equipped ships surrounding them. They're a threat. They are not an end all be all of flattop destruction like some people wish they were.
They also tend to move in a straight line, so if their path can be predicted, they can be shot down. Laser weapons will probably supplement and then replace the Aegis system, starting a new cat and mouse game between lasers, microwaves, and hypersonics.
 
U.S. Southern Border: Wide Open, Gun-Toting Patriots: Fighting in Ukraine.

Something about this seems wrong.
Going to the Mexican border to shoot illegals is generally frowned upon in the United States. Whereas if you become a "freedom fighter" you just lose your right to own guns, right to ever travel outside the United States, and get placed on a few watchlists. Those are all real things that happened to Americans who volunteered in the YPG by the way.
 
that's kind of exactly their M.O. so it does make sense I suppose.
Remember many Green Berets and SEALs going through language training when stationed at the Defense Language Institute, many years ago. Had a young Green Beret captain as my executive officer while he was waiting for his language class to start. Great guy.
 
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