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Russia should quit while they are behind, at this point Putin is inflicting damage and death to both sides

 

[SpeedFlex27]

11 hours ago, Tracker said:

No doubt the soldier will suffer a mineral-induced heart attack very soon.

"Terror must be maintained or the Empire is doomed. It is the logic of history."

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[blue_gold_84]

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-tests-new-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-2022-04-20/

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LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it had conducted a first test launch of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a new addition to its nuclear arsenal which President Vladimir Putin said would give Moscow's enemies something to think about.

Putin was shown on television being told by the military that the missile had been launched from Plesetsk in the country's northwest and hit targets in the Kamchatka peninsula in the far east.

The Sarmat has been under development for years and so its test-launch is not a surprise for the West, but it comes at a moment of extreme geopolitical tension due to Russia's eight-week-old war in Ukraine.

"The new complex has the highest tactical and technical characteristics and is capable of overcoming all modern means of anti-missile defence. It has no analogues in the world and won't have for a long time to come," Putin said.

"This truly unique weapon will strengthen the combat potential of our armed forces, reliably ensure Russia's security from external threats and provide food for thought for those who, in the heat of frenzied aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten our country."

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MUTINY:  Chechen Fighters Executed Fed-Up Russian Troops in Ukraine

As more and more reports leak out about Russian soldiers disillusioned with the war, Ukrainian intelligence says three Russian soldiers who wanted out were “brutally killed” on the spot.

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

Elegant reply.

 

 

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Russian General Lets Slip a Secret Plan to Invade Another Country and Seize Ukraine’s Entire Coastline

As Russian troops tighten their grip on the strategic port city of Mariupol, their strategy is lastly changing into clear. Russian navy commander Rustam Minnekaev now says the second phase of President Vladimir Putin’s “special operation” is concentrated on establishing a “land corridor” from the Donbas all the best way to Moldova, which might lower off the remainder of Ukraine from the ocean.

“One of the tasks of the Russian army is to establish full control over the Donbas and southern Ukraine. This will provide a land corridor to the Crimea, as well as influence the vital objects of the Ukrainian economy,” Minnekaev stated Friday at a assembly with the Union of Defense Industries, as reported by the Russian state-owned Interfax. “Control over the south of Ukraine is another way out to Transnistria, where there are also facts of oppression of the Russian-speaking population.” Transnistria is a separatist area of Moldova that has to date not been formally concerned within the conflict regardless of internet hosting a Russian navy base for the reason that Nineteen Nineties.

The basic’s phrases recommend that Moldova’s sovereign borders would additionally come below risk from additional Russian enlargement. Phony efforts to defend Russian-speaking peoples have usually foreshadowed Putin’s imperial invasions.

[HardCoreBlue]

3 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Russian General Lets Slip a Secret Plan to Invade Another Country and Seize Ukraine’s Entire Coastline

As Russian troops tighten their grip on the strategic port city of Mariupol, their strategy is lastly changing into clear. Russian navy commander Rustam Minnekaev now says the second phase of President Vladimir Putin’s “special operation” is concentrated on establishing a “land corridor” from the Donbas all the best way to Moldova, which might lower off the remainder of Ukraine from the ocean.

“One of the tasks of the Russian army is to establish full control over the Donbas and southern Ukraine. This will provide a land corridor to the Crimea, as well as influence the vital objects of the Ukrainian economy,” Minnekaev stated Friday at a assembly with the Union of Defense Industries, as reported by the Russian state-owned Interfax. “Control over the south of Ukraine is another way out to Transnistria, where there are also facts of oppression of the Russian-speaking population.” Transnistria is a separatist area of Moldova that has to date not been formally concerned within the conflict regardless of internet hosting a Russian navy base for the reason that Nineteen Nineties.

The basic’s phrases recommend that Moldova’s sovereign borders would additionally come below risk from additional Russian enlargement. Phony efforts to defend Russian-speaking peoples have usually foreshadowed Putin’s imperial invasions.

Yea but hey just give in to Putin so no one else gets hurt or killed. Then I'm sure stability will return, Putin will just get back to leading his country with no further demands and wants and we can get back to normal world business.  

[Tracker]

5 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Yea but hey just give in to Putin so no one else gets hurt or killed. Then I'm sure stability will return, Putin will just get back to leading his country with no further demands and wants and we can get back to normal world business.  

Neville? Neville Chamberlain? Is that you being channeled?

[17to85]

12 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Neville? Neville Chamberlain? Is that you being channeled?

Came to make appeasement comments. Beaten to the punch.

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Two Ex-Russian Gas Company Execs Found Dead in Two Days

Two former executives at major Russian gas companies have been found dead for two days under mysterious circumstances, according to multiple reports.

Sergei Protosenya, formerly the chief accountant of Russian gas giant Novatek, is the latest to die, Spanish news site Telecino report.

Law enforcement sources said the 55-year-old millionaire died along with his wife and daughter at a villa in the town of Lloret de Mar near Barcelona earlier this week. However, police have yet to officially name the family.

Protosenya, a former Novatek board member, was found hanged at the scene, while his wife and daughter were stabbed, the report said. Investigators are said to be looking at two different scenarios: that Protosenya killed his wife and daughter before killing himself, or that all three were murdered by someone who later staged the scene. case.

The family was visiting Spain over the Easter holiday. Protosenya is said to be worth around 400 million euros.

His death is believed to have taken place on April 19 – just a day after a former vice president of Russia’s Gazprombank was found dead along with his wife and daughter under similar circumstances in Moscow.

Vladislav Avayev, 51, was found with a fatal gunshot wound in his multi-million dollar apartment on Universitetsky Prospekt Street on April 18, local authorities said. His wife’s body was found nearby, while the couple’s 13-year-old daughter was found in her bed in another room, according to reports. Kommersant.

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Readovka news accidentally published details of a Russian ministry briefing admitting to 13,414 Russian deaths and 7000 MIA, it was quickly taken down. Translation in comments

 

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    China suddenly cut contact with sanctioned Russian firms and said the big deal meant to help Russia go around sanctions is on hold.

           This is  because China fears being sanctioned itself. Seems their friendship only lasted until it might  cost China money.               

 

 

 

                                          

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

22 hours ago, Tracker said:

Two Ex-Russian Gas Company Execs Found Dead in Two Days

Two former executives at major Russian gas companies have been found dead for two days under mysterious circumstances, according to multiple reports.

Sergei Protosenya, formerly the chief accountant of Russian gas giant Novatek, is the latest to die, Spanish news site Telecino report.

Law enforcement sources said the 55-year-old millionaire died along with his wife and daughter at a villa in the town of Lloret de Mar near Barcelona earlier this week. However, police have yet to officially name the family.

Protosenya, a former Novatek board member, was found hanged at the scene, while his wife and daughter were stabbed, the report said. Investigators are said to be looking at two different scenarios: that Protosenya killed his wife and daughter before killing himself, or that all three were murdered by someone who later staged the scene. case.

The family was visiting Spain over the Easter holiday. Protosenya is said to be worth around 400 million euros.

His death is believed to have taken place on April 19 – just a day after a former vice president of Russia’s Gazprombank was found dead along with his wife and daughter under similar circumstances in Moscow.

Vladislav Avayev, 51, was found with a fatal gunshot wound in his multi-million dollar apartment on Universitetsky Prospekt Street on April 18, local authorities said. His wife’s body was found nearby, while the couple’s 13-year-old daughter was found in her bed in another room, according to reports. Kommersant.

 

 

“I do believe in coincidences. But I also believe in KGB”

- Gary Kasparov

[Tracker]

48 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

 

 

“I do believe in coincidences. But I also believe in KGB”

- Gary Kasparov

Difficult to tell who is behind these killings and sabotage, but the probability is that Ukrainian forces are involved as the dead oligarchs were strongly allied with Putin and the disasters were all "soft targets"- that is unguarded, but still important to Russian military and citizens. It seems to be a war of attrition. 

As an addendum, the massive Russian offensive in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine has rapidly stalled, putting Russian plans to create an all-weather access to a port by capturing a corridor and taking Mariupol and Odessa in danger of being yet another failure. In the meantime, weapons and supplies from many countries continue to flow into Ukraine. Putin's generals (those that are still alive) gambled on subduing Ukraine before this happened, and have lost.

Edited April 23, 2022 by Tracker

[Tracker]

In Barvikha, the family home of Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobiev is on fire. Pretty hot in Russia in the last few days!

1 minute ago, Tracker said:

In Barvikha, the family home of Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobiev is on fire. Pretty hot in Russia in the last few days!

UA claims 2 Russian generals died during yesterdays attack. Would love it to be that new guy Russia sent. Unlikely, but would love it.

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

1 hour ago, Tracker said:

Difficult to tell who is behind these killings and sabotage, but the probability is that Ukrainian forces are involved as the dead oligarchs were strongly allied with Putin and the disasters were all "soft targets"- that is unguarded, but still important to Russian military and citizens. It seems to be a war of attrition. 

Huh, i never even entertained that Ukrainian forces would kill the oligarchs. 

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

Very good thread here about the second phase invasion of Ukraine:

 

Edited April 23, 2022 by wanna-b-fanboy

[Mark F]

3 hours ago, Tracker said:

Difficult to tell who is behind these killings and sabotage,

We will never know. Maybe Americans are helping with  american iintel which is  mighty.

Targetting info. 
 

they sure have some mad dogs in chechnya.

Edited April 23, 2022 by Mark F

[Tracker]

1 hour ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

Very good thread here about the second phase invasion of Ukraine:

 

Besides the territorial gains, there are a couple of other reasons behind the Russian invasion: the eastern part of Ukraine has lithium deposits and there are natural gas fields of considerable size off the shore of Mariupol, which would threaten Russia's near-hegemony in gas sales to Europe. 

Edited April 23, 2022 by Tracker

[Mark H.]

1 hour ago, Tracker said:

Besides the territorial gains, there are a couple of other reasons behind the Russian invasion: the eastern part of Ukraine has lithium deposits and there are natural gas fields of considerable size off the shore of Mariupol, which would threaten Russia's near-hegemony in gas sales to Europe. 

And the farmland - it's some of the best in the world

Grain prices are sky high, and they will not be coming down

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

Just came across this thread that recounts the battle of Kyiv. It's pretty good information in the early days of figuring out what happened. It is from the bias of Ukrainian support, just to be transparent, also- his Twitter feed is absolute dogshit, this thread is however pretty good. I am sure much more is going to come out in the future about this battle, but in the early days- this is quite an informative thread.

 

 

Edited April 24, 2022 by wanna-b-fanboy

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

**** YEAH!

 

 

[bustamente]

It's unfortunate but the world and some of it's biggest populations are and or are veering to authoritarian rule, not a good sign for democracy. The next presidential election in the States will be very interesting.

[HardCoreBlue]

3 hours ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

**** YEAH!

 

 

Quit calling it far right. It has no right in it. This is not left versus right.