Your lack of historical knowledge is just embarassing
here is the path of Napoleon's Grande Armee - it went through Lithuania and Belarus
Posted on 03/03/2022 8:19:01 PM PST by Meet the New Boss
POLTAVA REGION
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When Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, this small city in central Ukraine — the name of which is being withheld for security reasons — immediately mobilized to resist the Russian invaders. Territorial Defense and police forces fortified road arteries in and out of the city and implemented a strict curfew.
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Armed with assault rifles and sniper rifles, the local resistance unit is an ad hoc group of volunteers who immediately sprang to action when the war began. The outfit is not funded, armed, or commanded by the regular military or city government. Rather, they purchased their own weapons and provide their own equipment, supplies, and vehicles.
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The recent trend of savage Russian attacks against civilian areas in places such as Kharkiv, Mariupol, and the outskirts of Kyiv have resolutely hardened most Ukrainians’ attitudes toward Russia. Even in this part of Ukraine, where many people have family ties to Russia and speak Russian as their primary language at home, the brutality of combat has spurred hard feelings toward Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin.
“Some people here used to be sympathetic toward Russia,” Oleksandr, the Territorial Defense chief, said. “But now 99.9% of the population is against Russia. Actually, they hate Russia and Putin with a passion.”
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“Our hatred is now huge for Russia and Putin for all they’ve done to us. Even those of us who were ambivalent toward Russia now see Russia as our enemy,” said Mykola, a 74-year-old former actor who recently fled his hometown of Kharkiv.
“We’ll never forgive Russia for what they’ve done to us,” said Mykola, who has family still in Kharkiv enduring an indiscriminate Russian bombardment. “Russia has committed a crime against humanity, and we need to show that to the whole world.”
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“We’ll never forgive Russia for what they’ve done to us,” said Mykola, who has family still in Kharkiv enduring an indiscriminate Russian bombardment. “Russia has committed a crime against humanity, and we need to show that to the whole world.”...
Good hunting. Kill the russian bastards.
Both invasions were wrong, but taking only the 5% which is most pro-Russian, is a lot different than taking 100% which overall is strongly Ukrainian Nationalist.
Let’s just assume for the sake of argument that Kiev falls and the political leadership of Ukraine is taken into custody. What is the next move politically? Show trials? No trials? A bullet in the brain pan in some basement cell in Lubyanka?
What is the next move militarily to secure the country? Does Russia move forces right up to the NATO frontier? That might get dicey. If they don’t then they would seem to be conceding a swath of land to a rump-Ukrainian government and a secure basing area for a guerrilla force to rest, train & refit.
This all interlocks. If Russia makes half-measures militarily (as the US would) and treats the legitimate Ukrainian government harshly then there will be a guerrilla war that could last a long time — maybe until the next general European war breaks out.
Central and East present day Ukraine started as part of the Rus Peoples territory.
They got slaughtered by Khan and the Mongol Hordes.
Later, first the French, then Germany swept through present day Ukraine to attack Russia.
I admire their desire to stand, fight and protect their village with small arms. They will get creamed by artillery
The Rus Peoples territory is placed in a shitty location
Good questions and thoughts.
Seems you’ve covered the options up to the point of Russia just keeping on going.
The Crimea was been Russian since the time of Catherine the Great. Russia has it’s largest naval at Sevastopol in the Crimea. Russia has fought a least two wars over the Crimea. The Crimea voted to be part of Russia. The Crimea belongs to Russia, not the Ukraine.
Bkmk
Your lack of historical knowledge is just embarassing
here is the path of Napoleon's Grande Armee - it went through Lithuania and Belarus
Your lack of historical knowledge is just embarassing
Germany attacked in 2 prongs -- north to hit Moscow and Leningrad and south to Ukraine to gather the oil fields
LOSER! Find a hint, I have no interest conversing with a dim wit
Cronosbot
Your lack of historical knowledge is just embarassing
Cronosbot
Your lack of historical knowledge is just embarassing
Stop spamming the board
Can I block cronos?
Your lack of historical knowledge is just embarassing
Germany attacked in 2 prongs -- north to hit Moscow and Leningrad and south to Ukraine to gather the oil fields
Your lack of historical knowledge is just embarassing
here is the path of Napoleon's Grande Armee - it went through Lithuania and Belarus
Perhaps if you were polite and didn’t resort to name calling then I would be inclined to let the historical inaccuracies in your posts slide
Perhaps if you were polite and didn’t resort to name calling then I would be inclined to let the historical inaccuracies in your posts slide
You spend time and energy to craft and write to me.
I understand your words are not worth my time.
I ignore you, and you are too stupid to understand
YOU are one sick puppy
GO AWAY
Cronosbot
Your lack of historical knowledge is just embarassing
Cronosbot
Your lack of historical knowledge is just embarassing
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