Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
I wonder if that has anything to do with Zelensky banning Christianity?
In the meantime, in this time of testing now, maybe the reason the small country has stood up so well against the much larger Orc land is a consequence of Putin’s foolishness in denying and defying God, by violating God’s laws and Russia’s second chance after having being such a pariah to the world last century, while also spreading Satan’s religion far and wide.
The earlier version of Putin was doing so well, but this current Putin is like a “former” drunk who suffers some ordinary life event and goes back on the bottle again … and goes right back to doing all the stupid drunk sh!t he had been doing before, too.
Yo Russia! It’s still not too late to admit your mistakes, take your war back home and bury it, then make amends to your neighbors and to God.
But, just between you and me? I don’t think they’re “there”, yet, even with a million of their own casualties taken and the destruction of their economy, too, all while trying to steal life, land and sovereignty from their neighbors. And asking God for help, too? D’oh!
I think Russia lost a long time ago, but I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how much more they want to lose before they’re done. It’s Putin’s call.
You have a real thing for bearing false witness. Doncha know God hates that?
He hates it so much he wrote it in stone, I guess so we wouldn’t forget.
🕸️ As a result of the special operation “Spiderweb” at the airbases “Olenya”/”Belaya”, Russia began to use new airfields to deploy its aircraft.
https://bsky.app/profile/theukrainianreview.bsky.social/post/3lrfrxrjwh22r
Here is the sound, but not the vibration of the TU-95. 23 hours of this is hard both for the crew and the aircraft. They need to be replaced every now and then:
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear Inflight |
Huh? I could sleep through that - try bunking next to a 675BHP engine with only a 3/8” piece of plywood separating you from it, while running the skipper ran flat out for an offshore tender or to Kodiak from False Pass AK for 3 months without a break, then running for a week back to Seattle.
I think it would be a brutal ride, along with the job related hearing loss and tinnitus, but I guess you can get used to anything if you have to. Kinda reminds me of that scene in the Blues Brothers movie:
Jake:
How often does the train go by?
Elwood:
So often you don't even notice it.
Happy Russia Day!
While Putin celebrates by diddling little boys, we celebrate by taking out another of Russia’s very few allies.
The new Iranian regime will likely quickly get the green light to sell all the oil they can, at the expense of Russia’s former market share.
To the people of Russia, the day of your liberation draws closer.
If Trump was President, this Iran-Israel War would never have started. Its all Biden’s fault.
Oh wait...
“If Trump was President, this Iran-Israel War would never have started.”
It is likely to be more of a beating, than a war. But if it is a Trump-style war, it will be a decisive victory.
Days, or weeks.
Then the new Iranian regime will renounce alliance with Russia, halt drone deliveries, and commence pumping oil, to their utmost.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces have sustained over one million casualties since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, over half of which occurred since January 2024.[1] The Ukrainian General Staff reported on June 12 that Russian forces have sustained 628,000 casualties since January 2024.[2] The Ukrainian General Staff also reported a breakdown of Russian casualty rates since 2022: Russian forces reportedly sustained 106,720 casualties in 2022 (average of 340 casualties per day); 253,290 casualties in 2023 (average of 693 casualties per day); and 430,790 casualties in 2024 (average of 1,177 casualties per day).[3]
Russian forces have reportedly sustained an average of 1,286 casualties per day between January and early June 2025 in exchange for marginal territorial gains. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces had already sustained over 200,000 casualties in 2025 as of June 4, 2025.[4] Ukrainian Ministry of Defense's (MoD) news agency ArmyInform reported on June 5 that an unnamed NATO official stated that Russian forces are sustaining an average casualty rate of 1,140 personnel per day.[5] Ukrainian Presidential Office Deputy Head Pavlo Palisa stated on June 4 that Russia is sustaining roughly 167 casualties per square kilometer of advance.[6] The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on June 11 that Russian forces seized more territory in May 2025 than any other month since the end of 2022.[7] ISW has observed evidence to assess that Russian forces have seized roughly 1,935 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory thus far in 2025 as of June 12, 2025ISW continues to assess that the Russian military command is willfully taking disproportionately large manpower losses for marginal territorial gains across the theater and that these losses are unsustainable in the medium-term and unlikely to result in significant, rapid gains.[8] Russian forces continue to burn through personnel in their ongoing efforts to seize the remainder of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts; advance in Zaporizhia and Kherson oblasts; and establish buffer zones in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts[9]
Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners of war (POWs) again on June 12, in accordance with agreements the parties previously reached during talks in Istanbul on June 2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) confirmed that Ukraine and Russia exchanged an unspecified number of seriously wounded POWs on June 12.[23] Ukraine's Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Head Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov stated on June 12 that the exchange included Ukrainian POWs who defended Mariupol and spent more than three years in Russian captivity.[24] Zelensky and Budanov reported that Ukraine expects another round of POW exchanges soon. The Russian MoD and Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny claimed on June 12 that Russia is ready to conduct daily POW exchanges in accordance with the schedule that Russia and Ukraine agreed upon in Istanbul but accused Ukraine of being unwilling to reciprocate.[25] Russian authorities have recently weaponized POW exchanges and baselessly accused Ukraine of failing to repatriate the bodies of killed in action (KIA) soldiers following the Istanbul talks in order to discredit Ukraine and distract from Russia's own abuses of Ukrainian soldiers and repeated refusals to cooperate in confidence-building measures.[26]
Southeastern European countries reiterated their support for Ukraine on June 11, including Serbia signaling its willingness to improve bilateral relations with Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hosted the fourth Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit in Odesa City on June 11, which included Moldovan President Maia Sandu, Montenegrin President Jakov Milatović, Romanian President Nicușor Dan, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov, Croatian President Andrej Plenković, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Albanian Speaker of Parliament Elisa Spiropali, North Macedonian Deputy President Izet Mexhiti, and Slovenian Deputy Prime Minister Tanja Fajon.[27] Most of the participants issued a declaration condemning Russia's war against Ukraine, and called for continued military, humanitarian, and diplomatic assistance to Ukraine, the full withdrawal of Russian forces and equipment from Ukraine, and Ukrainian membership in NATO and the European Union (EU). Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic notably attended the June 11 summit, marking his first official visit to Ukraine, but did not sign the concluding declaration.[28] Vucic articulated Serbia's willingness to invest in reconstruction efforts in one or two Ukrainian cities or oblasts.[29] Vucic emphasized that Serbia will continue to support Ukraine's territorial integrity and provide humanitarian aid. Russian officials and pro-Kremlin mouthpieces expressed outrage at Vucic’s statements and attendance at the summit and attempted to downplay Vucic’s support of Ukraine by claiming that Vucic only attended the summit due to external pressure.[30] Russian State Duma International Affairs Committee Deputy Head Alexei Chepa stated that Vucic’s statements left a “bitter aftertaste” for Russia.[31]
Germany pledged to supply Ukraine with additional financial and materiel support, including air defense systems. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on June 12 that Ukraine secured a three-year agreement to receive an unspecified number of IRIS-T air defense systems from Germany.[32] German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius expressed his intent to provide Ukraine with an additional 1.9 billion euros (approximately $2.2 billion) in 2025, including to support Ukraine's long-range weapon capabilities.[33] Pistorius’ pledge of an additional 1.9 billion euros of support follows the previously agreed upon amount of seven billion euros (approximately $8.1 billion) — bringing German support to a total of nine billion euros (approximately $10.4 billion) should the German Bundestag approve these proposals.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-12-2025
Little know info: Before the west launched Operation Timber Sycamore to overthrow Assad in Syria in order to build a gas pipeline from Qatar (world's 3rd largest natural gas reserves) to Europe via Turkey, the US approached Iran (world's 2nd largest natural gas reserves) to run a pipeline to Turkey. Russia blocked both, wanting to keep Europe dependent on Russian gas.
More activity in the Middle East as Israel attacks Iran, apparently targeting nuclear sites.
I found a number of articles posted when I used the Search function entering Iran. I imagine there are a number more to be found by an Israel Search. Here is the introductory information to one I found at Iran: “IRGC, Iran military chiefs killed, Khamenei threatens revenge Tehran planning ‘a harsh response,’ Iranian security source says • IDF hits Natanz nuclear site • IDF attacks on Iran expected to continue ‘for days at a time’. June 13, 7:24 AM Israel expecting Iranian response over coming hours By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Israel is expecting retaliatory strikes from Iran to begin over the coming hours, Israeli media reported on Friday morning, citing defense assessments. June 13, 7:20 AM Iran can’t have nuclear weapon, Trump says after Israeli strike...”
How will this affect Ukraine’s fight with Putin?
The IRGC would be the Iranian Republican Guard. I don’t know what the C stands for. I first encountered that group back when our Iraniam embassy personnel were seized by some of them during the Carter administration. Some of the young people who seized our people later became important in the Republican Guard, and were fighting us in Iraq among other places.
If there had not been 8 years of Obama and 4 years of Xiden supporting and aiding Iran there would not have been a need for President Trump to deal with an Israeli/Iran war.
Perhaps the pussy footing is over and kicking the can foreign policy is as well
Thank you for taking off your mask.
Now get the others here to do the same, and your work will be complete.
Friday, 4 am Eastern Daylight time. I have just started listening to Amanpour and Company, and find the people discussing the Israel/Iran attack in the future tense. However when I asked Google what is happening, I found 14 reports listed, some minutes and none more than 4 hours old. Link for page one of Googles Israel and Iran fight info for today:
CNN, eh?
I suppose CNN supports your world view.
Leftist views are welcome on this Thread. Obviously.
I decided to check some of the links on the Google page I posted at comment #17,038. The quote below is from Al Jazerra which I chose as a possible relatively fair Islamic news source. I do not know if they are Sunni or Shia oriented.:
“Israeli attack on Iran serves Netanyahu’s political ambitions
Ori Goldberg, an Israeli political commentator, says Israel’s attack on Iran serves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political goals.
“Israel, under Netanyahu, thrives on the notion of a Forever War, as well as on borders that are as blurry as possible and on the idea that Israel deserves a full and complete impunity for whatever it chooses to do,” Goldberg told Al Jazeera.
“In that sense, a deal between the United States and Iran would have been highly disruptive to what Israel considers to be its interests at the moment,” Goldberg said, referring to ongoing negotiations between the US and Iran on Tehran’s nuclear programme.
The attack, Goldberg said, is also the result of a rapprochement between Netanyahu and the Israeli army after a year of tension over the war in Gaza.
“Both the [Israeli army] and Netanyahu hoped to find redemption in the strike against Iran,” Goldberg said, noting that the list of targets suggests that the goal was not decapitating Iran’s nuclear program, but carrying out assassinations of senior Iranian leaders, which has been a goal of the Israeli army for a long time.”
While it seems Israel’s gpals are to take out key military and nuclear science personnel, they may not desire a wider war, which will then depend on Iran’s choices. Therefore, I wonder what the restive Iranian people might do. Would they consider this an opportunity to overthrow the current theocratic regime? Something like that would probably be a great benefit to Ukraine as I suspect a new popular regime might not want to deal with Russia at all. What a year we are having!
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