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Russia is trying to find its "wonder weapon", which indicates the complete failure of the invasion and the fear of admitting catastrophic mistakes - address by the President of Ukraine
President of Ukraine Official Website ^ | 18 May 2022 | Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Posted on 05/20/2022 10:08:24 AM PDT by Widget Jr

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To: Boogieman

The only existential part of this battle for the West is saving the existence of their kickbacks


61 posted on 05/20/2022 2:03:52 PM PDT by rottweiller_inc (inter canem et lupumWell for me I think we shouldn’t have gotten involved in the first place I think)
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To: Widget Jr

Hey, Zelensky... SCOREBOARD, BABY!!!!


62 posted on 05/20/2022 2:10:24 PM PDT by dmzTahoe
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To: rottweiller_inc

Well, no.

There are two opportunities in one

The first is helping Ukraine to win and stoppinf ryssian expansion eastward.

The second is extending Europe to the Russian border.

I understand that posting this is frivolous because isolationist can’t grasp the concept of a world greater than their own county


63 posted on 05/20/2022 2:11:27 PM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Promoting Afro Heritage diversity will destroy the democrats)
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To: Pelham

The pro-Bandera Nazi Azov “battalion” (actually much more, a battalion is 1,000) was sent to Mariupol after the 2014 USA-sponsored Maidan coup to forcibly occupy it AGAINST the will of the Russian-speaking pro-Russian majority.

That’s why it took less Russians than Azovite occupiers to drive the Azovites into the steel plant tunnels. The actual pro-Russian locals HATED the Azov Nazis.

Now, the Azov Nazis are heading to various POW camps.

Non-Azovite Ukrainian Marines surrendered 3 weeks ago. No problems.

The most recent Azovites who just surrendered are going into 2 categories: No Nazi Tats: POW camp in Donetsk, for POW exchange.

Azovite Nazi POWs who surrendered, with swastikas, SS Azov flashes, Nazi “black sun” tats....they are going to Russia, for more questions.


64 posted on 05/20/2022 2:21:13 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: itsahoot

Not quite, but, yeah, I get your point.
Overall, I’d have to say “True”.


65 posted on 05/20/2022 4:13:36 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: Widget Jr

The best thing that ever happened to Ukraine was the Russian invasion. Destroying the Nazi rats and exposing the corruption of the USA and the West….
The West is sick and greedy and willing to kill many Ukraines to satisfy its lust for money and power Yes, that includes us.
USA THE EMPIRE OF LIES


66 posted on 05/20/2022 5:44:14 PM PDT by rusureitflies? (Not much to say, yet.)
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To: Travis McGee

That’s kind of what I figured.

That vetting process of Azovite Nazi POWs reminds me of something that my father described experiencing when he arrived in North Africa in 1942.

The fighting had just ended and my dad’s unit was given the task of processing German POWs. There were SS mixed in among the Wehrmacht. Hard cases, as opposed to normal German soldiers.

The SS all had tattoos on their arms. Blood type and maybe something else. A tough New York Jew took the job of having the POWs roll up their sleeves to expose the distinctive SS tats. He likely took a special interest in his job. About the same as the Russian speaking Ukes probably are.


67 posted on 05/20/2022 6:42:28 PM PDT by Pelham (World War III is entering on cat's feet.)
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To: bert; rottweiller_inc; Travis McGee

“I understand that posting this is frivolous because isolationist can’t grasp the concept of a world greater than their own county”

Liz Cheney applauds.

John McCain seconds from the Great Beyond.


68 posted on 05/20/2022 7:34:44 PM PDT by Pelham (World War III is entering on cat's feet.)
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To: rottweiller_inc

It’s an existential battle for Ukraine.


69 posted on 05/20/2022 10:43:01 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: rusureitflies?
Invading a country of 44 million, destroying their cities, making 14 million of them refugees, to get rid of few thousand undesirable, who's main offense is resisting Russian efforts to take over their country (and steal all their natural resources), makes perfect sense to conservatism. Neither side has perfectly followed international law, both sides have made accusations and counter accusations, and that is not going to change. The facts are Russia invaded Ukraine with intent to conqueror the entire country. Ukraine did not invade Russia.

All the U.S. has to do is what 40 countries have agreed. Give Ukraine weapons, let them drive out Russia on their own. There is no need for direct U.S. and NATO involvement and Putin is not going to escalate to nuclear weapons.

70 posted on 05/20/2022 11:34:55 PM PDT by Widget Jr
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Instead he stood his ground and fought for his country and now his country is winning. The invaders are losing ground and the possibility is now real that the invaders will be forced to quit Donbass and Crimea.

Yes. How did the media fail to notice the victory march from Azovstal to the buses waiting to take the victorious Azov Brigade to a victory celebration being held in their honor?

Following the example of the glorious victory of the Azov Brigade, it is clear that the Ukranian army is unstoppable.

71 posted on 05/21/2022 12:01:35 AM PDT by woodpusher
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To: Pelham; Travis McGee

DPR requested white armbands fo identify civilians in Mariupol where 9/10 are pro autonomy

This of course made them easier targets for Azov who’ve been killing
Civilians there for 8 years

I’ve yet to see any videos in Donbas by anyone ….scores …where the civilians speak well of Azov although I admit they do fight just also as terrorists

Whereas only negative I’ve heard about DPR …is why didn’t they protect civilians more and I’ve heard no civilians criticize Russians who in Donbas most welcome

I did see one nurse say she blames both sides for not settling this without war and she was a nationalist who also spoke Russian

She didn’t like Azov

She may have been jewish

Slavic Jewish surnames are not as identifiable to me as Yiddish or Germanic are

I recall Z sending Azov east in large numbers and all ukrop to do just what they’ve done

Fight it out door to door in Donbas against DRP and Russian Arty

This is where 95% of the fighting has been and seems total war to me

In Mariupol but not Donetsk since Azov was weak there

Russian convoys here and there seem more strategic.

Putins goal has always been wha he said

The east and no euro puppet state on his border

I think he has that

I don’t know about Odessa

Hard to tell local support there

Western media says he has none but they said that about crimea too years ago

Putin will get his original objectives and the western globalists will declare he’s whipped

Both sides win

Civilians die for something we provoked and enabled as much as he invaded

Beautiful

These globalists given the chance would do to Texas and the south and any red state area what they’ve pimped out Azov to do in Donetsk given the chance

Don’t doubt that for an instant

The disease of the public mind

I always go back to your book pelham

It’s perfect


72 posted on 05/21/2022 1:17:26 AM PDT by wardaddy (Have you ever seen more crazy assed women than on parade nowadays.....it's astounding ...and ugly.”)
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To: wardaddy; Travis McGee

“DPR requested white armbands to identify civilians in Mariupol where 9/10 are pro autonomy”

“This of course made them easier targets for Azov who’ve been killing Civilians there for 8 years”

That’s like the picture I remember. A photo of civilians lying dead in the street, some with their hands tied together. Someone pointed out that they also had white ribbons or armbands but I didn’t know what that meant.

This was before I’d ever heard of Maidan or Azov or the Orange Revolution or any of the rest of the convoluted post Soviet politics of Ukraine.

The Russian troops who had occupied the village were accused by the press of murdering civilians as they pulled out. I was suspicious of that claim and thought it was more likely to be some kind of gang or criminal war.

When armies pull out they leave a power vacuum and then you get a chance to see what real anarchy looks like. Rule by the violent. My dad had seen that in WWII as his unit moved through France and Germany and it was something he never forgot.


73 posted on 05/21/2022 12:27:18 PM PDT by Pelham (World War III is entering on cat's feet.)
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To: woodpusher

If one victory against besieged infantry makes you happy then enjoy it while you can.

Izyum is about to be encircled with 20,000 orc troops facing a similar siege. Let’s see if the Soviet forces can hold out for three months like the Ukrainians did.


74 posted on 05/21/2022 1:47:47 PM PDT by MercyFlush (☭☭☭ The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce. ☭☭☭)
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To: Pelham

“The Russian troops who had occupied the village were accused by the press of murdering civilians as they pulled out.”

The Orcs did murder & rape the villagers. The white arm bands were the Ukrainian police


75 posted on 05/21/2022 4:16:13 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com (et, so p)
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To: Travis McGee

Don’t know where you get your info. But, I would rather trut the Freepers on this board that have family there.


76 posted on 05/21/2022 4:18:30 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com (et, so p)
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To: rusureitflies?

“Destroying the Nazi rats”

Members of the Russian National Unity (RNU), one of the largest official neo-Nazi groups in the Russian Federation, in the public announcement of their entry into the Ukrainian conflict in support of the invading forces. Ukraine War, 2022.
https://preview.redd.it/z1km4xziafl81.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=dc0e1abc1fff41379eab1aefd962d95c119ac847

Putin lies. Need to look at Russian military because there are far more Nazi’s embedded in Russian military.


Russian media pours on propaganda accusing Ukraine of “fascism”. But, do you know how many nationalist (fascist) organizations exist in Russia and Ukraine?

In the Russian Federation Nazi. (fascism) organizations are divided into moderate, radical and forbidden, and there are 53 of them!

Moderate - 23 organizations:
1. Russian National Union - ROS
2. National Democratic Party - NDP
3. The New Force
4. EO Russians
5. Great Russia - VR
6. National Democratic Alliance - NDA
7. National Cathedral - National Assembly
8. Russian Imperial Movement - RID
9. NSR (National Union of Russia)
10. Russian People’s Cathedral - SRN
11. Russian public movement - ROD
12. National Russian Liberation Movement - NROD
13. Party for the Protection of the Russian Constitution “Rus” - PZRK “Rus”
14. National Patriots of Russia - NPR
15. National-Democratic Movement “Russian Civil Union” - NDD RGS
16. The Nation of Freedom - NS
17. Russian National Patriotic Movement
18. Resistance
19. National Socialist Initiative - NCI
20. Congress of Russian Communities
21. Restructuring
22. OD “DAWN” (Public Movement “DAWN”)
23. National Organization of Russian Muslims

Radical - 22 organizations
1. People’s militia named after Minin and Pozharsky - NOMP
2. Other Russia
3. Russian Liberation Front “Memory” - Russian Federation “Memory”.
4. OOPD “Russian National Unity” - “Barkashov Guard”
5. VOPD “Russian National Unity” - VOPD RNE
6. Alexander Barkashov Movement
7. National-State Party of Russia - NDPR
8. People’s National Party - NNP
9. True Russian national unity - IRNE
10. Baltic Avant-garde of Russian Resistance - BARS
11. Russian United National Alliance (RONA)
12. The Guard of Christ
13. National Union - NS
14. Union of Orthodox Khorugvenos - SPH
15. The Union of the Russian People — FRN
16. Northern Brotherhood - SB
17. The Black Hundred
18. Parabellum Movement
19. National Socialist Party of Russia - NSPR
20. Freedom Party - PS
21. Russian Image
22. National trade union offensive line - NSN

Banned - 8 organizations
1. Movement Against Illegal Immigration — DPNI
2. National Socialist Society - NSO
3. National Bolshevik Party - NBP
4. Slavic Union - SS
5. National Revolutionary Action Front (FPRD)
6. Russian National Union - RONS
7. Defense League of Moscow
8. Format 18
___________________________

In Ukraine, only 4 nationalist organizations were found, and they can be considered fascists only by Kiselev [a Russian television presenter, news executive and propagandist aka

“Putin’s mouthpiece” list:

1. IN THE “Liberty”
2. The Congress of Ukrainian nationalists.
3. UNSO
4. Ukrainian National Assembly, on the basis of which the “Right Sector” has recently been created within the residents of Southeast Ukraine and the whole of Russia.
AND THAT IS ALL!

So what more proof do you need? What other arguments do you need to prove that modern Russia is Putin’s Reich?!


77 posted on 05/21/2022 4:23:26 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com (et, so p)
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To: mvonfr

RUSSIAN ARMY GENERALS KIA/MISSING

Magomed Tushayev Major General 26 Feb. 2022

Andrey Sukhovetsky Major General 1 March 2022

Vitaly Gerasimov Major General 8 March 2022

Andrei Kolesnikov Major General 11 March 2022

Oleg Mityaev Major General 15 March 2022

Andrey Mordvichev LT. General 18 March 2022

Yakov Rezantsev LT. General 25 March 2022

Vladimir Frolov Major General 16 April 2022

Andrei Simonov Major General 29 April 2022

Anton Gerashchenko Chief of Staff injured 1 May 2022

RUSSIAN NAVY

Andrei Paliy Captain 1st rank [deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet]

Anton Kurpin Commander of Russian cruiser Moskva,

Admiral Igor Vladimirovich Osipov Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, arrested?

* One-star general, equivalent t o brigadier general
Two-star general, equivalent to a major general in U.S.

** The Times [British Newspaper counted 5 Russian colonels killed in Ukraine so far}

*** On 23 April 2022, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense reported a strike on a Russian 49th Combined Arms Army command post in Kherson Oblast, killing two generals and critically injuring one.

**** Colonel Yuri Medvedev [Commander 37th Motor Rifle Brigade] One of the officers from the brigade’s tank battalions blamed Medvedev for the deaths of his friends and co-workers: two of the brigade’s battalion tactical groups, totaling around 1,500 men had lost “about 50% of their personnel,” and “many soldiers were injured in various degrees of gravity.”

In protest, one of the officers ran over Medvedev with a tank during a “convenient moment” amid the fighting and injured both of the brigade commander’s legs. The injured brigade commander is currently in a hospital in Belarus


78 posted on 05/21/2022 4:36:35 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com (et, so p)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Yet another list of fakes, no point to collect them, they will go the way of the Ghost of Kiev.

The accurate answer is two, both confirmed, and both were reported to be killed by snipers.

Incidentally, one of the Brits captured in Mariupol turned out to be a sniper — he claimed to be a cook but his Azov friends ratted him out.


79 posted on 05/21/2022 5:14:11 PM PDT by mvonfr
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To: mvonfr

Believe what you want to believe


80 posted on 05/21/2022 5:48:04 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com (et, so p)
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