It’s time for Russia to concede territory and end the war for the sake of all Russians.
Maybe the Russians will be better off under Ukrainian control.
That seems highly probable but let’s be real here: That’s a pretty low bar.
I could do the trick, really. Fucking Big Bird from Sesame Street could do a better job.
I bet Big Bird would actually be a pretty solid leader.
Really Fucking Big Bird sounds terrifying.
Three days to Kyiv, what could go wrong?
Some Tankie argued with me about that because he told me to find a quote from Putin where he literally said that. Like, does that matter? That was the general Russian sentiment.
I don’t think Putin publicly said it to br fair. It’s something that was said by Russian propagandists and there was a leaked FSB report claiming that Putin also believed it.
Clearly things are not going according to plan for Russia though, regardless of they thought it’d take three days or three months. Their actions in the initial hours and days of the war also seemed to indicate they were aiming for a quick decapitation.
I don’t think he did either, but it’s a silly request to make because it was very obvious that, even if the ‘three days’ thing wasn’t literal, they expected the war to be over very quickly and they would roll into Kyiv with little resistance.
Very true. It’s really frustrating having a discussion with those people because they never seem to argue in good faith. I honestly don’t think they can possibly believe some of the unhinged stuff they say.
Apparently Lukashenko said the “Kyiv in three days” part. I can’t find a good source to link, though.
And so Ukraine starts a special operation on Russian territory to defeat the Nazi regime and save the Ukrainian majority population.
I believe that’s more than Russia has advanced in a year
Am area the size of Philly. Whew that’s gonna worry Russia.
IIRC it’s to smash the gas pipelines. If they want to actually hold this they’re gonna have a hard time. Maybe they can turn it into a flanking move or something, otherwise it has the makings of a “high water mark” moment like Gettysburg.
IIRC it’s to smash the gas pipelines.
It’s to make Russia either destroy the facilities in order to dislodge the UAF and retake the area or show weakness and allow the capture to stand for a period.
Those gas pipelines run through Ukraine, don’t they? If they wanted to cut off the pipeline they didn’t need to cross the border to do that.
As long as they don’t fight uphill!
ME BOYS!
Russia is having a hard time because everyone working for Putin is a con man grifter. Some are, in addition to being frauds, also dumb as fuck.
350 sq km, to compare to the previous headline I saw of 200 sq km.
Surprise move by Ukraine! Watch Russia nuke their own territory to be able to use a nuke to look strong, dangerous and unpredictable and not get in trouble for it.
(This is a joke)
They’ve been telling people they’ll nuke anyone that crosses their border that nothing happening now is a letdown. It’s like discovering the gang of bikers all have rub on tattoos.
They’ve actually threatened to nuke themselves? o.O
Belka moment
And they will dig in probably, forcing Russian troops to use their destroy and advance tactic on their own villages.
This wouldnt have been related to the F-16s in action now would it?
I know they are wicked overpowered comepared to a lot of Russian aircraft, but do they have this sort of range?
do they have this sort of range
You mean 6 miles?
Ok. I see why that is silly yes.
I don’t know how far away from the border the fighters take off from. I also don’t know how altitude plays into the whole combat and range thing. For all I know, they take off 300 miles away from the border, cruise at 30k feet, fly lower, drop some bombs, fly back up at 30k and head another 300 miles back.
I don’t actually know if 600 miles is a long distance for an F-16 but it is a small plane.
I also don’t know how big Ukraine is thinking about it.
Yep.
The range is both very important and not applicable to your question. Ukraine fighters will always reach the war zone, whatever range they have, because fighters with less capacity will take-off closer to it and thus be more at risk.
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You are being bullied by Russia into fear. Bullies need to be crushed, not be feared.
Counterpoint: get it over with already
Don’t get cocky, everyone. Remember nuclear warfare has been flirted with.
I don’t think there’s much that can be done for Russia using nuclear missiles on their own territory and that would be why Ukraine’s in an area of value, protecting them from that happening. They won’t be controlling territory much larger while an Su-35 with a nuclear loadout is waiting for them to stray enough kilometres away from the critical infrastructure.
Consider it a siege attempt on resource, not a counter attack for territory.
Edit: Holy shit. I’m clearly referring to the tactical nukes. How did y’all forget that, gloss over the rest of the comment, and go straight to silo level atomic bombs decimating the region and spreading fallout across EU? Fucking hell, this place some times…
Edit Edit: See?
Escalating Russian Tactical Nuclear Drills Now Include Forces Involved in Ukraine War
Brains. Use them. What kind of nuke did people think an SU-35 could even carry?
Nuclear bombs would have fallout that blows across Europe.
Ukraine doesn’t need to defend any territory it has taken, it just needs to be a constant thorn in Russia’s side.
Also, some countries have stated that they would consider fallout blowing into their country as a trigger to invoke NATO Article 5.
I don’t think there’s much that can be done for Russia using nuclear missiles on their own territory
It’s a great way for Russia to instantly lose the war. How fast do you think the EU gets involved when they have radiation on their borders?
I believe, and my memory in this is a little hazy, that Poland already said they’d trigger article 5 if they got screwed with radiation so I suppose the answer to your question is either
- Approximately 0.3 seconds later or
- Depends on the prevailing winds
