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Russian military vehicles descend on Ukrainian border, don 'invasion stripes'
https://www.foxnews.com ^ | 4/15/2021 | By Jesse O'Neill | New York Post

Posted on 04/15/2021 1:00:39 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19

More than 100,000 Russian troops in assault vehicles painted with "invasion stripes" were headed to Ukraine’s border Wednesday, intensifying fears of war between the neighboring nations.

The advancing force includes 1,300 battle tanks, 3,700 drones, 1,300 artillery and mortar units and 380 multiple launch rocket systems, according to documents leaked to the Daily Mirror.

Tensions between the countries have been escalating following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea territory in 2014, an attempt by Moscow to keep NATO away from its borders. Ukraine is not a member of NATO, but support for the organization has risen in recent years, and the country is allied with many NATO nations — including the U.S.

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To: ASA Vet

I’m at a loss in figuring out what will/might happen. I have NO, ZERO, NADDA trust in Biden doing anything either sensible or that won’t backfire on the USA and/or NATO.

See also my post #40 of memory about “invasion stripes” and the Soviet quashing of the Prague Spring revolt in Czechoslovakia


41 posted on 04/15/2021 4:06:35 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: lurk

Joe’s influence is about to get flushed.


42 posted on 04/15/2021 4:07:58 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: RomanSoldier19
and the country is allied with many NATO nations — including the U.S.

What is the nature of the US "alliance" with Ukraine?

43 posted on 04/15/2021 4:10:57 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice)
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To: PIF

Poland won’t go down without a fight. Again.


44 posted on 04/15/2021 4:11:04 PM PDT by JerryBlackwell (some animals are more equal than others)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Don’t send ANY of our kids to fight these bastards on the ground. Taiwan or Ukraine.

The three B’s.................bullets, bombs and beans........ONLY!

The best weapon against Putin is FLOOD the WORLD with fracked oil from the U.S. Drive the price down and bankrupt Putin’s piss ant country PERMANENTLY!


45 posted on 04/15/2021 4:12:17 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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To: JerryBlackwell

If Putin is smart he will return Kresy to Poland and call it a day.


46 posted on 04/15/2021 4:15:27 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice)
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To: sockmonkey

“Ukrainian Emblem on passenger train in background. “

I would think that a piece of Ukrainian rolling stock could end up just about anywhere down the line. Especially if the Russian armor is forward-deploying to the border area.

But it being CNN, an outright falsehood is very possible, too.


47 posted on 04/15/2021 4:20:23 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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To: GreyFriar

Again, missed the point of my post.

But, thanks for explaining for, literally, the fifth time.


48 posted on 04/15/2021 4:25:46 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: PLMerite

*** I would think that a piece of Ukrainian rolling stock could end up just about anywhere down the line. Especially if the Russian armor is forward-deploying to the border area. ***

That pic was taken at the Dnipro Train Station. Dnipro is in Ukraine.

UK and US have been training Ukrainian troops:

“We compete to win. We deter, and, if deterrence fails, we’re prepared to respond to aggression with the full weight of the transatlantic alliance.”
@US_EUCOM
Commanding General Tod D. Wolters

____________________________________________
I am waiting for a FFS by the Ukraine to be blamed on Russia.
US has to get something for their recent 125 million dollar contribution to Ukraine.


49 posted on 04/15/2021 4:48:11 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Conservative. Not a Neocon.)
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To: cuban leaf

Good point. We are in a terrible position now...Biden..Russia and their allies...a worthless NATO....
Things don’t look good.


50 posted on 04/15/2021 5:04:59 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: RomanSoldier19
well, it's not like it's a foreign concept...


51 posted on 04/15/2021 5:17:09 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there is no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: Travis McGee

I see it. Salients are a military magnet.


52 posted on 04/15/2021 5:18:55 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: cuban leaf

I care very much about Taiwan. I don’t give a rat’s a$$ about Ukraine.


53 posted on 04/15/2021 5:37:08 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now!)
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To: Vermont Lt

4 major tank fights around Kharkiv 1941 thru 1943


54 posted on 04/15/2021 5:45:05 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (Count Rostov "The tyranny of indistinguishable days.")
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To: Travis McGee

If I were a tyrant, id go after the same arable land.
Btw, how does a Russia with a GDP of $1.3T (less than Texas) afford to go to war?


55 posted on 04/15/2021 7:41:57 PM PDT by griswold3
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To: SgtHooper

Wars and rumors of wars.....


56 posted on 04/16/2021 5:14:41 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (Delete FB, TWTR, GOOGL, AMZN, YHOO, Gmail/chrome. Use Gab, Brave + DDG, VPN, Freerepublic )
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To: cuban leaf

They may be losers under Biden and his career of stealing, scams, and money under the table. They are not the BIGGEST Losers. WE ARE. Yes, America is the biggest loser. Trump got us back to a real economy, add border protection plus much more. I was wondering why the RNC has gone down hill.
Look up Ronna McDaniel. She is a niece of Romney and a BYU grad.


57 posted on 04/16/2021 2:53:38 PM PDT by Lumper20 (If one never served in war-He/she should never be a Gov. Department head.)
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To: Cen-Tejas

Send the Biden supporters kids along with the gender-confused military.


58 posted on 04/16/2021 3:04:21 PM PDT by Osagegirl
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