Comments by "Ghostlight X" (@ghostlightx9005) on "The Russian Dude" channel.

  1. "It's all going according to plan" ~ putin "Unfortunately there was one tiny flaw in the plan.... it was bollocks." ~ Edmund Blackadder
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  2. I've been saying for months that Bahkmut was simply a convenient stalemate area to keep the strongest russian forces well away from areas that actually matter while killing as many as possible in one convenient place. Looking at the map, Bahkmut ceased to be strategically significant after the Ukrainian gains last years (Lyman etc). It was only Zelenskyy's public comments about the city that made it still appear as an absolute central cog in the Ukrainian defence. It isn't. I think this was a cunning rouse that the russians fell for. It also serves double-purpose as a massive embarrassment for the Wagner Nazi group. 8 months, heavy losses, no progress = they obviously suck. I think it was setup to discredit them.
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  3. Anyone criticizing the Ukrainian counter-offensive's pace should have a try at running through a live minefield. Come back and tell us how it went. If anyone deserves criticism it is the West and its stupid hesitancy to supply everything Ukraine needs. This delay gave the bogies time to dig in and crap mines *everywhere*.
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  4. It seems apparent that Prigozhin has something to prove to Putin in Bahkmut. What puzzles me is that the Wagner group's inability to take the city after 4 months would surely mean he has completely failed in this regard? The Wagner performance in Bakhmut has been abysmal and totally incompetent. They have performed worse than the Russia regular army and in any other military their performance would be looked upon very poorly indeed. Even now they are complaining about ammo shortages making further progress impossible, meaning they even squandered all their resources on their inept tactics and still achieved almost nothing. Yeah that's some great work there, Prigozhin, demonstrating to the world just how incompetent you are. So to me, the situation would suggest the Wagners are total failures, and certainly worthy of ridicule. As a private army, they completely suck. Even if they take the city tomorrow it has to rate as a massive fail. Who knew that thugs and prisoners would make such poor soldiers? (Hint: everyone). Footnote: I do not want to detract from the bravery and heroism from those defending the city, they totally rock, no question. But to move forward only 400m in 4 months, or whatever it was, is truly pathetic. If Prigozhin did have something to prove to his "master" then surely he has failed miserably?
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  5. That little kid with the backpack is one of the saddest and sickest things I have seen.
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  6. Irony alert, even a russian who has fled russia and is now homeless and living out of a trashcan, would have a better quality of life than his equivalent russian who still lives in russia.
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  7. My heart goes out to Kadyrov. Removing that beard must be quite a complicated and dangerous procedure. And the thought that someone would have tried to poison him without putin ordering it is hilarious. Of course he did.
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  8. 20,000 Russians are at risk... What a beautiful phrase.
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  9. About time countries stopped announcing publicly what they are sending. Surprises are always fun.
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  10. The book he placed his hand on was the Bangkok Ladyboys Annual 2023
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  11. 4 million shells require equipment to fire them, which requires properly maintained components, including the barrels. So..
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  12. Afterwards, the russian Ministry of Defence proudly reported they hit every target they intended to.
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  13. Shoigu seems to have perfected his "I have no clue what is going on" face.
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  14. Prevailing winds blow from Ukraine towards Moscow. God luck with that, putin.
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  15. "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." ~ Admiral Yamamoto, 1941 (after Pearl Harbour) "Hold my beer..." ~ valdimir putin, 2022
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  16. Soldier: "They are sending us on a suicide mission" Officer: "Yup, now get out the trench and charge" Soldier: "Yes sir!"
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  17. Very smart hitting the boats in the dry dock. Will be very difficult to get them removed from there to make room for other boats that require maintenance. They cannot re-float them as normal, so they will basically have to dismantle them.
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  18. "Mr putin, the war is going terribly and our economy is collapsing as we speak!" "Quick, report about the mayonnaise."
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  19. When your air defence system fails to hit a hovering drone.... lol
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  20. Ever notice that in any footage of Shoigu being shown something he always looks completely clueless of what is going on? He basically just smiles, nods and looks around himself apparently at random. Normal people do not act like that in such circumstances. Dead giveaway. He's either drunk as a lord or too stupid to understand what is happening.
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  21. I bet russia never expect that when they blew the Dnipro damn they were facilitating their own defeat. Sweet sweet irony.
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  22. She should flee the country if she can. When it all goes south she will get the full blame instead of putin. Very publicly too, so he has a scapegoat for the population's misery.
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  23. I respect the russian army. They are the best retreaters of any army on the planet. Few armies can ever hope to compete with the russian army's unrivalled retreating skills.
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  24. Not to mention compulsive liars who will not honour any agreement they sign up to anyway, as they have repeatedly demonstrated. Why are we wasting our time?
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  25. putin will simply move the bridge a few km further away. Remember this guy is a tactical genius and plays 5d Chess or 5d Postman's Knock or 8D Tag or something.
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  26. Withdraw from Ukraine and pay reparations. End of negotiations.
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  27.  @chrishogg1406  Blaming factions inside your country is irrelevant. The fact remains USA has let all their western allies down and cowered to russia. We will never, ever forget.
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  28. Old saying where i come from: "The people always get the government they deserve". Meaning if you let your government dominate and crush you, then you will always get a government that dominates and crushes you.
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  29. Sad but true. Russia is nothing now, indeed a 3rd world country, and will not recover for many many years to come, if ever.
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  30.  @stevealexander5344 Part of the russian mobilization process now requires that conscripts get a tattoo on their foreheads that reads "Discard after use".
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  31. Shoigu must know that if Ukraine goes any worse he will have to carry to full brunt of the blame for putin. It is inevitable. Better take out the boss before he takes you out.
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  32. russia would be good at US football, since they are prepared to throw absolutely everything they have to move forward 100 yards.
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  33.  @Jeremy-wh4di  The hope is they experience economic collapse before that. Which is very very likely, especially if they are removing so many young men from productive jobs etc.
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  34. Indeed. Long-term russia is DONE, regardless of how Ukraine war ends.
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  35.  @jaykellett2327  It is very very important that russia is totally crippled economically before this ends. Beyond all possibility of recovery. So let them continue if they insist, they are destroying themselves just fine.
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  36. Poland know they are next if Ukraine falls. russia's have more or less said so on their state TV comedy shows.
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  37. Ukraine should absolutely start calling this a Special Military Retaliation. Would humiliate putin even more than he manages to humiliate himself. I am going to start using that phrase wherever I can, thanks!
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  38. I fully support the actions and authority of your Dog and pups and recognize your annexing of the Kremin.
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  39. I am embarrassed for anyone who sat in the same room Lavrov and listened to his comedy styling and blatant BS. It renders the UN a laughing stock.
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  40. That said, he will go down in history as the most incompetent world leader in modern history, or perhaps even all of history. That is quite an achievement!
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  41. You tube now deleting comments just for pointing out the direction of the prevailing winds in the area. Sad.
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  42. And Ukraine should refuse to accept the apology until full reparations have been paid.
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  43.  @jaynikk758  If you don't already know where you are wrong, I doubt anyone can tell you.
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  44. Let's celebrate "Actor", he made a second class BSer, but a first class main course.
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  45.  @darthghengis Walter Mitty is the paragon of truth compared to the average russian.
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  46. Remember their specialty is tik-tok centric internet warfare. You don't think they actually fight do you??
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  47. I imagine withdrawing their pardon will go down well with trustworthy people like ex-prisoners.
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  48. Plus very early on Gerasimov told putin the invaders had been defeated.
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  49. In fairness putin promised he would not send conscripts to Ukraine. He probably never guessed he would have to send them to russia itself, and hasn't really broken any promise.
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  50. Not for russia. They do not negotiate in a sensible way like tat. They will make utterly ludicrous demands and see what sticks. Pointless.
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