Putin

[Berries]

Bit more here, but info still sketchy.

Refer to post #2.

[TheDemonLord]

Learn your history people.

Russian soldiers were digging defensive positions in the Red Forest. They had been told that this was to protect strategic infrastructure. Even had they heard it’s name mentioned they would not have recognised it. They had never heard of Chernobyl. They were not told it was a nuclear power station, nor were they told of tbe history.

They are now suffering radiation sickness.

This is not necessarily callous indifference on behalf of whoever was in charge, it was more likely ignorance. In Russia news of tbe drama at Chernobyl was kept quiet.

Or....

They are trying to make Escape from Tarkov a reality....

[Pursang]

Putin F**k Off Tour

[Pursang]

[pritch]

A bit ballsy this, a helicopter attack on a fuel storage facility in Belgorod, RUSSIA.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ1PDP28iHI

[Pursang]

It's easy for me to mock Putin as a Fool, ('cos he is) but he is also conducting a real war with devastating consequences for Ukraine.

This quick video shows the devastation of Mariupol.


Putin didn't need a functioning town, he just wanted a land bridge/link between Donbass & Crimea to secure and service each other.
He is not getting that! The Donbass region will be recovered by Ukraine , I expect them to ultimately take back Crimea too!

The rebuild of Mariupol should include a large Military airbase and a navy base. Defense industries and all the civilian industries and infrastructure.
The residents and the defenders deserve a return to a beautiful city that will support them again for generations.
Best way to stick it to Putin and the Orc army.

[pritch]

The Russians took the mayor of Mariupol away but he has since returned and explained what happened. He said the Russians totally believe the propaganda and have no concept of reality. They thought they were freeing the town from Nazis. He told them that he had never even met a Nazi.

Even if the Russians he was talking to were convinced, it's a bit late to sort of go "Ooops!"

[husaberg]

A bit ballsy this, a helicopter attack on a fuel storage facility in Belgorod, RUSSIA.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ1PDP28iHI

I saw that and I thought cool same, as you ballsy move all right. Then i thought Put has been known to do this to get support before.
what better way than "look they are attacking us on our own soil" He might be using it as a reason to escalate the war or gain support.

He did it with the Chechens.
https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-russia.../30097551.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia...0the%20country.
Putins troops were actually caught loading explosives into an apartment building.

remember Poland

On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. To justify the action, Nazi propagandists accused Poland of persecuting ethnic Germans living in Poland.

Czechoslovakia

germany started a massive propaganda campaign which aimed to show that the German minority was being repressed by the predominantly Czech government. Feigning outrage over the supposed mistreatment of German peoples inside the borders of his southern neighbor, in September 1938 Hitler demanded that Czechoslovakia cede the Sudetenland to Germany or be prepared to face war.

The reason i say this is.

The concern is that if Putin feels cornered and that his strategy in Ukraine is failing, he could use tactical nuclear weapons as a "game changer", to break a stalemate or avoid defeat.
But the situation would likely have to get worse in Ukraine - or back in Russia - for him to consider this.
James Acton, a nuclear expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Pace in Washington DC, says: "I am legitimately worried that in that circumstance Putin might use a nuclear weapon, most likely on the ground in Ukraine to terrify everyone and get his way. We are not at that point yet."
Dr Heather Williams, nuclear expert at Kings College London, says one problem is that it is unclear what "winning" in Ukraine would look like for Putin - and thus what might drive Russia to use a nuclear weapon.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60664169

[pritch]

I saw that and I thought cool same, as you ballsy move all right. Then i thought Put has been known to do this to get support before.
what better way than "look they are attacking us on our own soil" He might be using it as a reason to escalate the war or gain support.

That has been suggested as a possibility. In Ukraine the Russians have been experiencing fuel shortages and have targeted Ukrainian fuel depots, so they couldn't use those even if they weren't going backwards. It would be odd behaviour to destroy one of their their own nearest fuel depots. Then again their whole justification for the war is nonsense so who knows...

[husaberg]

That has been suggested as a possibility. In Ukraine the Russians have been experiencing fuel shortages and have targeted Ukrainian fuel depots, so they couldn't use those even if they weren't going backwards. It would be odd behaviour to destroy one of their their own nearest fuel depots. Then again their whole justification for the war is nonsense so who knows...

The way i see it Putins a desperate despot, i don't believe he is not above using tactical nukes to win.

[Pursang]

Hide the Pain Putin!

[Pursang]

The way i see it Putins a desperate despot, i don't believe he is not above using tactical nukes to win.

If it gets to that point, I don't think it will be for the Win!

A Narcissistic Psychopath will just want to 'go out' with a Huge Splash and take as many innocent souls with him as possible. (for street cred in Hell, perhaps)

i.e. "If I cant have Ukraine/a new USSR/Europe/the World.. then you weak, pissy worms won't have it either"

Putin is not an Ideological Fanatic, like say Hitler! He won't kill himself if/when he recognises his total personal failure to achieve his goal.
He will want to be (in his mind) martyred by the USA, NATO, EU. Hence 'loose some nukes' and then let the Enemy destroy their own souls by responding.

This is not a comforting thought!

The Solution is obvious...but not without difficulties!

[pritch]

The way i see it Putins a desperate despot, i don't believe he is not above using tactical nukes to win.

You're jumping ahead a bit there. My concern was chemical weapons since he used them in Syria. The EU is aware of that, and have warned him against using chemical weapons but he may decide, "So what?"

At this stage the fuel depot is only a minor aggravation. Nobody much in Russia will read anything about that.

[Pursang]

Some really Horrific images and details showing what the Russians have done to civilians before withdrawing out of towns.

Groups of people shot with their hands tied behind their backs. Bodies half buried, half burned, dumped in wells.

Girls as young as 10 in hospital with brutal rape injuries.

I'm Not re-posting the pics here, but easy enough to find. (try reddit r/Ukraine and similar) Not for the fainthearted!

Here a link to some street interviews with Russians about Ukraine (Spoiler: Simply Topping Putin is not all that is required)
https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/com...eb2x&context=3

[Pursang]

WAR CRIMES - This image of Zelensky’s face while visiting Bucha today says it all.



https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/com...eb2x&context=3