Posted on 07/28/2024 11:16:51 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russia may be proud of its military history and seamen – but Vladimir Putin looks like he would have preferred to be anywhere else during the nation’s state naval display on Sunday.
The Russian president hardly cracked a smile at this morning’s Grand Naval Parade in St Petersburg, a showcasing of around 200 ships and boats all part of the various fleets stationed in Russia’s second city.
During the event, he was seen looking bored and unbothered as he sailed across the city’s water and into the dock while fireworks exploded around him.
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Meanwhile, Ukraine has over the weekend continued to push on with drone attacks against targets located deep within Russian territory.
Recent blasts at an oil terminal in the eastern Kursk region are widely seen as taking something of the shine off today’s parade in St Petersburg, with Russia’s naval fleet in the Black Sea already rendered largely unoperational by repeat Ukrainian attacks.
(Excerpt) Read more at metro.co.uk ...
Since the beginning of the Putin full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have eliminated from 24.02.22 to 31.07.24 are approximately:
personnel - about 578120 (+1060) people,
tanks - 8390 (+9) units,
armoured combat vehicles - 16161 (+20) units,
artillery systems - 16086 (+30) units,
MLRS - 1131 (+1) units,
air defence systems - 907 (+1) units,
aircraft - 363 (+0) units,
helicopters - 326 (+0) units,
UAVs of the operational and tactical level - 12853 (+21),
cruise missiles - 2407 (+1),
ships/boats - 28 (+0) units,
submarines - 1 (+0) units,
motor vehicles and tankers - 21739 (+52) units,
special equipment - 2697 (+1)
CORRECTION
Little queer pedophile Putin has a Napoleon complex.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t have the negative view of his height as Putin obsessive thoughts about his height.
Some signs of Putin’s poor body image:
• Focuses excessive attention on a minor flaw in his
appearance.
• Views his height as unattractive.
• Fears others will note his so-called deformity: height
• Consistently hides his perceived flaw with clothes.
• Compares one’s appearance with other people.
• Needs reassurance: by attempting not to look short in official photos
Again, you can only blame yourself for our porous borders, because you didn't do what was needed to get Pres. Trump reelected.
I didn't either, it's my fault too.
Hopefully, we will correct that problem by November.
Russkiy Mir Alexander Dugin & Vlad the Invader
recreating the Old Tsarist Russian Empire:
But you can't blame Ukrainians for what you failed at, and you shouldn't project your own mental angst onto me, or invent lies about me.
We need to man-up and do what's necessary.
In Ukraine, thank God, that does not include sending American forces to fight and kill Russians, so long as Ukrainians are willing and able to fight for themselves.
But if Ukraine is effectively destroyed, and Vlad the Invader's Russkiy Mir adds Ukraine to his old Russian Empire, then other countries, including NATO will come next, and then we will have to fight.
Except now, instead of being 5,000 miles away in Eastern Ukraine, the battle will be just 4,000 miles away in Poland.
Do you understand how that works?
wildcard_redneck: "I think you are too stupid to fight the real enemy or you are just outright lying.
You disgust me."
Naw, all you're doing here is projecting your own mental chaos onto me.
So here's what I know for certain:
1942 Second World War
included 7 major theaters simultaneously:
Countries by Democracy Index --
shades of blue = more democratic, shades of red/black = dictatorships
We cannot just abandon some theaters while wringing our hands over others.
No, we have to work them all, and we have to do them simultaneously.
To do anything else would be both stupid and dishonest, imho.
Owww..... don’t get all mad.
I notice you already have a few posts just about his height.
You have a creepy, unnatural obsession.
Btw, what does Putin have to do with my question?
“Owww..... don’t get all mad.”
I totally am not! :D ROTFL
There's no doubt that Putin is the bigger man, beast or frog:
“My point is, just as in World War II and Cold War I, in Cold War II we must still be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.
We have to contest in multiple interrelated theaters and we have to win them all.
We cannot just abandon some theaters while wringing our hands over others.
No, we have to work them all, and we have to do them simultaneously.
To do anything else would be both stupid and dishonest, imho.”
Once again, totally thank you for your comment:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4254676/posts?page=85#85
I deeply appreciate your summative assessment.
Now that Finland and Sweden have joined NATO, the Baltic Sea has a new nickname: "Lake NATO". That is not going to sit well with Putin. The Black Sea fleet is getting forced out of Crimea, and the North Sea fleet has always faced real navies.
So....
In the Civil War, when Grant took command of all US forces, he changed things. He went on the offensive everywhere and all at once to push the Confederates to limit and prevent them from concentrating forces. It was bloody, it wasn’t considered elegant by all the ‘smarter generals and historians’ but it was extremely effective.
Russia is killing untrained, poorly armed, and inexperienced recruits likely at staggering rates. No, nobody will ever know how many people the Russians will ‘waste’ in the war in Ukraine. Traditionally, you must have a 3:1 advantage to do effective operations, probably 6-10:1 with inexperienced soldiers. Hence the appreciation of ‘wave’ attacks. Losses of the Russians versus the Ukrainians are likely appallingly enormous as well.
The thing is the Russians have ALWAYS been willing to make that sacrifice. They are a stubborn people who cope with slaughter well, and will see things to the end. Like Grant, Putin will continue with a Universe of War pushing Ukraine’s resources until they fail or Ukraine gets enough airpower to change the land war.
A 74 year old Valley Girl?
Totally!
More BS from the Copy and Paste Queen of FR.
These are all "official photos", mommy, and I found them in less than 5 minutes.
More proof that you don't verify your sources, you just post whatever will get your point across even if it's a total lie.
The lies and propaganda never stop coming from the "REVEREND".
>>>>Little queer pedophile Putin has a Napoleon complex.<<<<
And you call yourself a “REVEREND”?
Here’s another verse you skipped over:
Ephesians 5:4
Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
“The thing is the Russians have ALWAYS been willing to make that sacrifice. They are a stubborn people who cope with slaughter well, and will see things to the end. Like Grant, Putin will continue with a Universe of War pushing Ukraine’s resources until they fail or Ukraine gets enough airpower to change the land war.”
My Grandfather escaped from Russia. His father served in the Czar’s band so was considered a ‘White Russian.’ His earliest memory was running down the street with his mother holding his hand with one hand & his brother’s hand with her other hand. Their village thatched roof farm home was in flames behind her.
His father, him and his brother made it to work in the mines to earn passage for his mother & two sisters. No child labor laws.
When his mom and sisters finally were re-united in the U.S., his mother spoke to him in Russian. He did not respond or answer her. She cried saying he had forgotten her.
Instead, my young grandfather said: “I am an American.”
He serving in WWI for two years to earn his U.S. Citizenship.
ARTICLE OF INTEREST about following the “Russian Revolution:
How millions of Russians fled Russia after 1917 Revolution
https://www.rbth.com/history/333001-how-millions-of-russians-fled
(PHOTOS AT LINK)
>>>>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t have the negative view of his height as Putin obsessive thoughts about his height.<<<<
We all know you claim to be a “REVEREND” because you advertise it in every one of your posts.
Are you also a clinical psychiatrist in real life or just pretending to be one on FR?
Individuals vary. I use the generality of the Russian people. They have in the past, and likely will continue, to sacrifice in large numbers. They are a hard people historically speaking.
It makes me giggle.
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