[PGR88]

it is clear that all is not going according to President Vladimir Putin’s plan.

Do they know Putin's plan?

[ifinnegan]

These are stupid articles, really.

Instant analysis, pithy and pat.

Based on nothing but rumor, scuttlebut, propaganda and emotion.

[Ceebass]

But one thing is clear: If Russia does succeed, it could come at a cost that is greater than it is prepared to pay....

That is a given.

And when you censor war news in the middle of a war, the audience will believe the worst.

[Secret Agent Man]

I know China sure wishes it was going better.

[Meet the New Boss]

A "whistle-blower" letter supposedly has been issued by a disgruntled FSB officer. Is it real? Unknown. Bellingcat thinks it possibly is.

The letter indicates that Putin bit off WAY, WAY more than he can chew and everyone is now FUBAR ************************

Bellingcat tweet

Christo Grozev @christogrozev

Last night, an alleged FSB whistle-blower letter was published that damned Russia's military performance in Ukraine and predicted a disaster for the RU in the next weeks and months. I wasn't sure if it was authentic - as Ukraine had previously leaked fake FSB letters as psy-ops.

This letter appeared different though: it came via a reputable source (founder of http://gulagu.net), and it was way longer than a forger would choose to make it (the longer the text, the more risk of making an error).

I showed the letter to two actual (current or former) FSB contacts, and they had no doubt it was written by a colleague. They didn't agree with all of his conclusions, but that's a different story. Here's the text, worth reading

[algore]

Remind me, how many days did it take us to win in Afghanistan

[McGruff]

These day 10 days is a quagmire. Longer than peoples attention span.

[nickcarraway]

Looks like it. They should have wrapped it up by now.

[Revel]

Part of an email message from Andrew Torba of Gab

Yesterday Gab engineers discovered a massive anti-Russian botnet on our platform, which we quickly banned. There were hundreds of newly created accounts all sharing the same dozen or so IP addresses. They were reposting, commenting, and liking anti-Russian fake news to the Gab Explore page. Our bot detection systems caught them quickly and we removed them from the platform.

This type of activity is eerily similar to CENTCOM’s Operation Earnest Voice. We have no proof who was behind this activity, all we know is what their agenda was: promoting anti-Putin and anti-Russian propaganda. Gab is not a platform for state-backed PSYOP campaigns. We’re not going to allow this coordinated inauthentic activity to take place in our community, not from foreign state actors and not from our own government.

We also aren’t going to ban a foreign news outlet or Russian citizens from Gab for no reason. RT News has been on Gab for over a year now and has never once even come close to violating our terms of service. Gab is now the one place on the internet where you can find RT News and you can do so by clicking here.

Andrew Torba
CEO, Gab.com

Happening here to some extent too.

[Chad C. Mulligan]

What’s the weather over there? Ukraine turns into a sea of MUD in spring, restricting armor and even ordinary trucks to hard roads.

Fish in a barrel for Javelin missiles, which can be transported and fired by one man on foot. Range of two miles, it’s all but impossible to defend against them except by intense air coverage.

Which the Russians apparently don’t have, perhaps due to our Stingers?

A million rounds of 7.62x39 won’t hurt, but what they really need is Stingers and Javelins by the planeload.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Ukraine's armed forces shoot down Russian military helicopter

[Vaduz]

What’s Putin have to fear Biden troops on the march.

[Portcall24]

Anyone can eat an elephant...they just can’t do it in one sitting.