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Why Putin's '£15BILLION-a-day' invasion is NOT going to plan: As Ukrainian forces OBLITERATE enemy convoy, Estonia's ex-defence chief says Russia will run out of money, weapons and resources if Kyiv hold out for 10 days
UK Daily Mail ^ | January 26, 2022 | Jack Wright and Will Stewart

Posted on 02/26/2022 7:31:01 AM PST by C19fan

Vladimir Putin’s war with Ukraine is not going to plan due to Kremlin ‘overconfidence’, poor tactical planning, and ‘shock’ at the fierce resistance put up by brave Ukrainians fighting for national survival, intelligence sources have claimed.

Dramatic video shows a destroyed Russian convoy with Z-markings near Kherson in the south of the country on the third day of fighting after Ukraine’s army held control of Kyiv and last night successfully repelled Russian advances on the capital.

Kyiv’s defence ministry has so far put Russia’s losses at around 2,800 troops, 80 tanks, 516 armoured vehicles, and 10 airplanes and seven helicopters so far.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: dailyfail; jackwright; russia; surejan; thedailyfail; ukraine; willstewart
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To: Alas Babylon!

Kiev - Massengrab!


101 posted on 02/26/2022 9:21:52 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Brian Griffin

And yet, with supposedly 1990 warplanes left, Ukrainian jets and helicopters are still in the sky shooting missiles at Russian armor.

The Russkies STILL haven’t taken out the Ukrainian air force despite promising to do so on day one!


102 posted on 02/26/2022 9:22:13 AM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Jimmy Valentine

I would love to think that, but more likely these were just carrying supplies. Likely artillery rounds and rockets.


103 posted on 02/26/2022 9:24:11 AM PST by dila813
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To: Alas Babylon!

Not behind paywall.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-assault-on-ukraine-presses-forward-as-street-battles-rage-in-kyiv-11645864200

Ukrainian Forces Repel Russian Attack on Kyiv, Prepare for Next Assault

Thousands of civilians take up arms to help defend the capital, while Russian forces face fierce resistance throughout Ukraine

Ukrainian service members looked for unexploded shells after fighting with Russians in Kyiv on Saturday.

By Yaroslav Trofimov
Updated Feb. 26, 2022 11:15 am ET


104 posted on 02/26/2022 9:24:51 AM PST by abb
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To: Alas Babylon!
Civilians defying a foreign invaders was something I thought FReepers would be for.

While I've been no recent fan of Ukraine, especially with regard to all the criminal bribes and ties to US politicians, I definitely see them as the lesser of two evils when compared to the long term US adversary Russia who just overran their border.

And I think most of the sympathy we're seeing from Freepers towards Russia is related to the likely fictitious but still possible secret partnership between Trump and Putin, that many Q supporters here honestly believe in. They are outright admitting it on some of their posts, saying that previous posts by Q convinced them that the true battle right now is Trump/Putin verses the Deep State/NWO, and Trump's recent comments praising Putin are in their minds perfect proof of that partnership.

Most of them seem to be taking a break from posting since Ukraine didn't just collapse in the first 48 hours, but they're still out there, and little is probably going to convince them that Putin is wrong no matter how it turns out, because they believe in Q so strongly and Trump has done little to dissuade them in that belief.

It's a shame that Russia and the US can't be partners, especially against China, but actions such as the ones Putin just did are ample evidence it's unlikely to happen anytime soon, no matter what Trump's true feelings might be.

105 posted on 02/26/2022 9:27:12 AM PST by Golden Eagle ( What's in YOUR injection? You have no way of knowing, and no natural defenses from injections.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
United States did not lose entire columns of armor, over and over again, with Iraqis crawling all over them with their cell phones saying, “This United States shit is in even worse condition than our own!” (Ukrainian soldiers recently said this when inspecting captured Russian armor-—apparently Russian equipment is still a POS even after 50 years of “modernization”!)

Quantity is a quality all its own. I think Putin's objective is to capture and/or execute Volodymyr Zelenskyy and then leave. Then Russian peacekeepers will be stationed (most likely in the "independent Russian speaking republics".

106 posted on 02/26/2022 9:28:23 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: The MAGA-Deplorian
Corrupt Neo-NAZI 3rd world sh!thole

A photo of Ukraine's ruling "Neo-Nazi" with friends about to read a good book:


107 posted on 02/26/2022 9:29:05 AM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Owen

They have made multiple attempts to enter the city. The result can be seen of videos and photos of dead Russians splayed across the streets of Kiev. If the plan is to lay seige to Kiev and wait the weeks/months it’ll take to starve them out, they’re doing it wrong.


108 posted on 02/26/2022 9:32:09 AM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: calenel

That has to be in the back of Putten’s mind. Resources in Eastern Russia Vastly more beneficial to China than Taiwan would be.


109 posted on 02/26/2022 9:34:38 AM PST by Bailee
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To: SaxxonWoods
I have no side to root for in this mess, but I pray for the citizens of Ukraine.

The safety of innocent civilians is also at the top of my list, but the destruction of as much of the Red Russian Army as possible is definitely second.

Not because I necessarily support Ukraine's current government, but because if the Russians incur significant losses, the chances of this current conflict somehow even accidentally expanding into a war with NATO will be reduced significantly.

It could also serve as a warning to China that any assault into Taiwan might not go according to plan, either.

110 posted on 02/26/2022 9:36:18 AM PST by Golden Eagle ( What's in YOUR injection? You have no way of knowing, and no natural defenses from injections.)
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To: C19fan

The article is deluded wishful thinking.

Russia’s goal appears to be the destruction of flagged Ukrainian forces which is proceeding apace.

They are taking losses. I’m sure they expected to.

But they will probably occupy every Ukrainian military facility within 10 days after start. And there will be no more flagged resistance.

The mopping up will be the job of the new government.


111 posted on 02/26/2022 9:36:27 AM PST by Mariner (War criminal #18)
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To: cuban leaf
I still see Russia as a second world nation.

I see russia as Mexico, but with a LOT of nukes. Several of which are still functioning. Only Mexico is run by drug cartels and pooty is just old school mafia. Our CIA is a combo of both. Proceed with caution.

112 posted on 02/26/2022 9:37:59 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: The MAGA-Deplorian

Frank Gorshin was better than Cesar Romero, but Heath Ledger was better than Jim Carrey.


113 posted on 02/26/2022 9:39:21 AM PST by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: rrrod

Yes. But, leaders in our nation are no angels either.


114 posted on 02/26/2022 9:43:59 AM PST by HollyB
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To: MinorityRepublican; LS

CHINESE SCIENTISTS CREATE SYSTEM TO CARE FOR EMBRYOS IN ARTIFICIAL WOMB

https://futurism.com/neoscope/chinese-artificial-womb-robot-nanny


115 posted on 02/26/2022 9:46:50 AM PST by Golden Eagle ( What's in YOUR injection? You have no way of knowing, and no natural defenses from injections.)
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To: C19fan

can you say, BROKESKY???


116 posted on 02/26/2022 9:48:54 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: C19fan

How many troops has the UK sent to support poor Ukraine?


117 posted on 02/26/2022 9:50:13 AM PST by McGruff (In war, truth is the first casualty.)
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To: Golden Eagle; LS
CHINESE SCIENTISTS CREATE SYSTEM TO CARE FOR EMBRYOS IN ARTIFICIAL WOMB

This kind of thing will probably take off in China and Russia around 2030, that's 10 years from now, give or take. Just about when demographics will be a serious problem for both nations. Now they have a little bit time. But not that much.

118 posted on 02/26/2022 9:53:24 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Grzegorz 246

Thank you!

“Praise Ukraine”
Ukrainian Trident ( meaning and history at link)
https://ukraine.ua/stories/trident-tryzub/


119 posted on 02/26/2022 9:55:20 AM PST by boxlunch (10th Amendmt: nullification or Texit? PS We're in a hot war: globalists, CCP, media, Dems, RINOs)
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To: dfwgator; Leaning Right

“I think it would have been a cakewalk for us“

The red army of 1945 was no joke, they fielded arguably 3 of the top 5 generals of the entire war. One only needs a cursory glance at the eastern front to understand that was next level stuff. The largest battles ever fought by humankind were on the eastern front. There would be no cakewalk east of Berlin.


120 posted on 02/26/2022 9:56:30 AM PST by walkingdead (We are sacrificing American youth's future on the altar of our own fear. And it is a travesty.)
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