Comments by "" (@tomk3732) on "Sky News" channel.

  1. Sure it did - multiple times. See Armenia - AZ war. See US - Iraq war (1st). War is politics through use of force.
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  2. Nah, the surrender is for PR purposes - seen plenty of videos where Ukrainians shoot and kill wounded helpless Russians. Few days ago two BMP-1 vehicles and 10 Ukrainians surrendered on video - most of the 10 were wounded. Russians did not kill them. This is a forward observation position - I think it was manned by militia - it was highly publicized about two or three weeks ago, near Bakhmut where a Russian squad run away from single UA tank. Ukrainians attacked same line now for few weeks without success. I am unsure as to whatever this is one single video or actually two videos from two different time periods stitched together. It feels its a new video and a few weeks old video.
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  3. Its everyone's fault. But mostly its fault of Ukraine for not looking out for its own interests but rather that of foreign power (US). This is not isolated case of stupidity - but its clear in Ukraine.
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  4. Putin so far has far better economic outlook than say UK - with economic growth predicted to be 4x bigger than UK (!) So I would not count on west "neutering" Russia anytime soon.
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  5. Not sure how the Wagner issue can help end the war. It is almost of no help to either side. Ukraine is clearly loosing the war & we are seeing Russia preparing for major offensive in the next 4 weeks. If Russian offensive goes well - we may see Kiev collapse this year!
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  6. I was under impression he would attack by June / July time frame, after pushing Ukraine more. But I guess he decided that waiting will not change much so went for earlier attack. He indeed had not much of a choice, either in short term or long term. Diplomacy failed and military measures had to be utilized. Same as with Iraq, US tried diplomacy, but it failed, so US invaded.
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  7. They cannot push Russians out of Kherson - they tried multiple times. Russia may move out by themselves once they finalize new border - they are now resurrecting old Russian empire province, that is on the river.
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  8. Yes, whopping 4 villages and all 4 have less then 20 houses each.
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  9. Nah, far and wide more likely is Nikoliv will be taken.
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  10. Now continue that line of thought. If Russia lost half of its army yet they continue to advance, how much did Ukraine loose?
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  11. Nah a lot of them have their families right behind them so they cannot run.
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  12. So what are Ukrainian losses? 60%? Many brigades are battalion sized or smaller - so must be at least 60%.
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  13. Russia moved now more in two weeks that Ukraine in their whole counter offensive.
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  14. Russian proposal to give up Crimea and Donbass is dead. Now Ukraine has to give up more for any chance at peace.
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  15.  @Nunya9876  What diplomatic solutions??? All diplomatic channels were exhausted and Ukraine / West refused to negotiate or negotiated in bad faith. What danger to NATO - last time I checked NATO was aggressive alliance that does not care about sovereign states at all & uses international law for toilet paper. Most of the world does not recognize western court in the Hague as "international" and there is nothing international about it - it is about as international as a court in Moscow is or one in Beijing. Maybe NATO (US) should have stayed within its borders as well? Maybe NATO should stop constantly invading sovereign nations and overthrown governments - not that would be a bright idea. Ukraine is already part of UN no need to join. As for joining NATO it will never do that while Russia is still a country. I mean listen to yourself - a war is fought over joining NATO a "defensive" alliance ;) If it was indeed so defensive why would everyone be so scared of it ;) Also NATO is US, it is US and countries it controls.
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  16.  @simongleed  LOL! So I guess was Hitler or Stalin, right?
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  17. Same for Ukraine. But Kiev did not.
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  18. Not sure this was planned but Russian offensive looks certain.
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  19. And yet they managed to cause Donbass defenses to collapse! Amazing job, so few, yet so powerful!
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  20. But they did not. Less then 10% followed the figure head. Maybe even less than 5%.
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  21. At current rate whole Donbass salient will collapse in like few days. Maybe Ukraine should work on that first ;)
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  22. Soon we see 50% and then 66%. By end of summer it will be 110%
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  23. But Russians are moving deeper and deeper every day. New villages and towns are falling.
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  24. 20k - 30k KIA plus 3x as many wounded.
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  25. It was not Putin, it was US.
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  26. They are loosing 10000 KIA per month - double that at least by factor of 2 for WIA that cannot return. Max mobilization potential is about 1.2m, realistic is around 1m. They are already past their peak.
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  27. Ukraine losses are at least 2x Russian losses.
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  28. Yes and this is why Donbass is fought over - for peace and harmony - without Kiev regime.
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  29.  @edmundpasan529  Does that include Ukrainians fighting for freedom of Donbass against Kiev regime? Or is this some kind of "one way" democracy? Also Ukraine is not a democracy - they have one party, one leader with shadows and they fully do not embrace most values of UN / EU.
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  30. Why? Most hard core Ukrainians already left. Most residents that stayed are pro Russian.
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  31.  @rockrabbit253  Negative, they have not lost any territory in about a month in Donbas. Every day they move only forward.
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  32. Sure, they do not have to give up an inch. But its not for them to decide.
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  33. Did Russia or even Soviets ever threaten Fins or demanded land etc. Nope. Never. Are there any claims? No. So Fins joining NATO only means they are getting giant Target over their heads.
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  34. Well, in such war stronger will win - i.e. Russia.
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  35. God bless defenders of Donbass - Freedom is forever!
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  36. Ukraine will never allow a referendum as they would loose all that territory.
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  37. They asked! But US said they have to dance like an obedient bear and it did not go well in Moscow.
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  38. Problem is that Russians are more motivated then Ukrainians. So maybe its a good idea to drop such leaflets on UA side?
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  39. But they are in Orc land - maybe Ukies should move to Kiev!
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  40. Problem is that they failed miserably at this objective. They have taken exactly zero large villages lost 100s of armored vehicles and 1000s of soldiers. They been totally out maneuvered by the Russians.
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  41. Well, soon we say "was".
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  42. I see better solution - let Ukrainians move back to Ukraine!
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  43. Umm, they are loosing so far.
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  44. Come on, they can see it on a post card?
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  45. About 500. Russia holds well over 2000 Ukrainians.
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  46. They did like 100 counter offensives already. All failed. Except on Twitter. Here they have 100 victories.
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  47. So far Russians did very, very well and Ukrainians did very, very poorly.
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  48.  @stephenclues2948  Who will pay these? Ukraine or Russia or EU or US? And by what right?
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  49.  @stephenclues2948  Oh, so US owns then more then its worth.
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  50.  @Manuel-gu9ls  Russia needs to win, not for the future of people of Donbass, no, for the future of all people on earth - to show that freedom will prevail.
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  51. I would be surprised if Ukraine would hold on to Donbass by August. By that time I expect new Russian offensive, I am guessing Zaporozia.
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  52. They are doing record income from oil and gas and this will continue. Ukraine is loosing weapons at rate they cannot sustain, same for troops. So they are getting weaker.
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  53. Nah, everyone already knows he is a strong leader. Reasons for war are spelled by Putin like 1000x times. Same as conditions for surrender, aims of war etc. They are outlined in point form.
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  54. They more or less did - except their surrender is mostly dropping guns and running.
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  55. Russia cares for well being of people of Donbass or Crimea. So it does care. What about these assholes in Europe - do they care about Russian minorities? Or Serbian? Nope. Do EU grant Catalonia its freedom? Nope. What about UK - why block Scottish referendum? B/c afraid it will loose?
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  56. Drones? Maybe if they get something better then TB2.
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  57.    We see later on. It would certainly be tragic for Ukraine to loose access to the sea.
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  58. Which ones? Well, name them.
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  59. What regions? Name them!
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  60. Sure, as will be Russia.
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  61. Mariupol had huge defenses - who is this clown? It was so close to the rebels and was thus uber defended. It may take many days to take it.
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  62. Backing for war is 75% few months ago and I assume its growing. Support for Putin is 90% - mostly backed by people of Russia for the war. The more west pushes the more Russian people push back. Ukraine will be strangled in between.
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  63. Ukraine has lost between 20k to 30k killed in action, about 3x as many wounded and over 1000 tanks destroyed. This is in addition to 1000s of other vehicles, 1000s of artillery pieces etc.
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  64.  @rockrabbit253  LOL, if Russia cannot sustain it, why Russia picked this method of fighting?
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  65. Putin 2.0 will come.
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  66. Chinese wonder why in the west we watch news - they say its all propaganda. Imagine if it was really 450, so like 1500 wounded. Where is any proof of this and if so many, imagine Ukraine losses (!)
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  67.  @mrsnrub282  Ukraine lost so much equipment west would need to give like half of their to account for these losses ;)
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  68. We seen like dozens of attacks there by Ukraine with no result. Ukraine also failed to cross the river multiple times. I doubt they do much there - Russians will continue to slowly gobble up Donbass.
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  69.  @SurfinScientist  Same river, from the Kharkiv side. Russians taken out pontoon bridges with air strikes.
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  70. Force it.
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  71. Its 30k vs. 20k or maybe 35k vs. 25k. Ukraine have 50% advantage and they foolishly attacked. They took heavy losses while Russians are reinforcing and getting ready to counter attack.
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  72. Its close to be gone. Ukraine's troops are refusing to fight.
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  73. Short answer, they are not loosing as many troops as this show claims. Also Ukraine is loosing at least 2x as many.
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  74. What about helping Russians to drive Ukrainian invaders out!?
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  75. If Soviets did not start anything - as Stalin took what he wanted and never bothered to take more, why on Earth would Putin want more. Why? There are zero territorial claims of Russia in Finland. There are very few Russians in Finland. The main worry is of Finland invading Russian land not the other way around. For that NATO hopefully will not aid Finland in their quest.
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  76. A lot of these pp will die and a lot of civilians will die if they do not get uniforms for them - these guys need to be clearly marked so Russian troops know to engage them not unarmed civilians. Molotov cocktails are stupid idea. They were already in WWII.
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  77. But they continue to gain ground?
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  78. Oh they would celebrate big time. But that is super unlikely.
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  79. Certainly, they be defeated in only annexing part of Ukraine, not all ;)
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  80. Nah, Russians destroyed a lot of it. They have it maybe for few more days and then desperate defense of Nikoliv.
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  81. They been out there for like well over a week. Some already destroyed by the Russians.
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  82. But Germany lost the war.
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  83. Idiots, the reason Sweden survived WWII without any scratch is due to their neutrality. Now they are throwing it all away. Even bigger idiots are Fins. During WWIII there was a chance Fins would not suffer too much as they are far away from any nukes blowing up. But not now. Russia can now just add them to the list to be leveled. Even if it somehow only goes tactical - they are now legit targets. What do they gain exactly? Nothing at all.
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  84. So if Russia has lost a third of their army in Ukraine how big are Ukrainian losses?
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  85.  @ADZ01982  I usually look at what UA general staff posts about Russian losses and assume they are talking about their own - a good estimate.
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  86. Certainly it shows now - they know how to properly surrender and have good conditioning in moving backwards.
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  87. Annexed by whom?
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  88. No agreement yet. Probably some will be in the courts to face war crime trials.
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  89. Currently they do not even have 30m
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  90. Why? Why would Russia invade Finland? Didn't Soviets invade, take what they wanted already? In 1945 Stalin did not find it worth while to take more. Why would suddenly Putin decide to take more? Come on. Use some logic.
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  91. Where they would escape anyways - their next objective is Nikoliv and Odessa after.
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  92. Things would need to go badly for Russia - so far they are winning the war so no need.
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  93. Lose what, certainly not the war ;)
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  94. they cannot replace what they lost - for about a month now.
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  95. They are first dealing with Donbass - maybe then Odessa or other target. One at a time.
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  96. And due to their luck of logistics they are now able to cut off Ukrainian forces in Donbass. Something does not add up here.
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  97. Some others said 800. I think tomorrow or day after when they take Kiev it will be 4500. :)
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  98. Production is fine - whole train of brand new T-90Ms arrived on the front line. So far BBC counted over 2300 dead Russians.
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  99. Nah, that honor goes to Stephan Bandera - one of the most blood thirsty humans on earth that makes Hitler look like an angel.
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  100. Why? Putin over calculated this and they are winning this war super easy. His popularity will go up.
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  101. Nah, they can use the road more to the south. I fail to see why they need to use the road right next to the river. Also all roads in the salient are now less then 15km from any Russian artillery - so quite close.
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  102. Not according to the map. Well outside of artillery range.
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  103.  @orlock20  Russia has shown they can replace the losses, but Ukraine, for about a month now, cannot say the same.
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  104.  @GoblinFM  If Russians were so inept, please let me know how on earth they could be attacking heavily defended positions held by 2x or more Ukrainians. Please, would love to know.
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  105. So Ukraine lost like 100 soldiers. Russia lost 450 soldiers. Kiev is to fall within 24h or so. UK is lying through their teeth, lying so hard that its no longer funny. Or Ukraine is lying and they lost like 1500 troops ;) Realistically Russia lost around 50 soldiers killed in the first day offensive.
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  106. LOL, Putin would love that - once they enter Russia he can use over 100k troops that have conscripts in them. Essentially doubling his army.
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  107. Sure, maybe they should first try to make sure they don't loose half of their country to Putin.
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  108. It would be a bit crazy if Russians took Kiev by driving in - maybe then the pp of the west would realize that Ukraine is not resisting. I think they cut city off first from outside - probably doing this right now. Then do probing attacks supported by drones from multiple sides - they need to try to take out any long range AA so they can use airforce freely to bomb any buildings with resistance fighters in them. Kiev defenses are very weak and Russians are know to be brave / foolish / who cares about casulties mindset so they may take it and take Zielniski very shortly.
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  109.  @NesseratiousChannel  Who uses Oryx? Look at some videos where they show UA losses. Oryx never shows these.
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  110. Yes, and imagine that tiny force that is left just forced collapse of whole Lugansk front. These few Russians still alive must be Rambo types!
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  111. Better yet, notice that Nikoliv has only TWO bridges and no barges for Ukrainians to run off .... just pointing that out.
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  112. Yes - it was a honest moment - but not good for Trump as he is in the US. I do not think it was genius due to timing - I would have attacked say in summer, June of 2021. Not towards end of winter! Putin's timing was simply strange. But other then that, like economic war calculus, were excellent.
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  113. its so called "inconvenient truth".
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  114. Why? They are doing their duty. They are fighting for their homes. Well, these in the east literally are fighting against occupier and their homes they can see behind them.
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  115. Nah, 87% of the world is not against Russia. BRICS, the largest economic block on earth is with Russia.
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  116. they did shell some villages and killed at least one boy.
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  117. Counter offensive started around 24h ago. Ukrainian units are attack all along the front line in Donbass. Zaporozia offensive to start soon. So far Ukrainians failed to break through Russian defenses but took from the Russians some advance positions. No news of losses - but I expect Ukrainian losses to be heavy.
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  118. and imagine they are so good they still manage to push forward!
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  119. And yet they made whole Lugansk front collapse - not bad for immobile troops!
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  120. Problem is that right now Russians are heavily reducing Ukrainians. I.e. losses are close to 10:1. So if this continues for more then a week Russians will take Nikoliv.
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  121. No its not - the tank video was from Donbas. So they are the invader. Not sure about the actual troops video - I think it is 3 weeks newer than the tank part. A lot of defenders are from Donbas i.e. they are defending their homes.
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  122.  @EpicCrust  I do not think Kurds have any good words for US - they were thrown under the bus.
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  123.  @telebubba5527  But how did they fake dead Ukrainians???
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  124. Idiot wear a uniform!
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  125. No. Rocket range max at 45km. Like half of what Ukraine has right now.
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  126. This would imply Ukraine actually has tactics ;)
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  127. They been almost in NATO since 1994. So them doing it formally is not exactly a big deal.
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  128. But they refused to withdraw. Which confused Ukrainians ;)
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  129.  @davidpowell3691  Also its industrial heartland and richest area.
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  130. He has no choice - its either that or sanctions.
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  131.  @edmundpasan529  Donbass belongs to the people of Donbass. Not to Ukraine, not to Russia not to Zielinski and not to Putin. To the people that live there. Its not longer colonial times - land belongs to these that live there not to some abstract government or colonial power.
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  132. Well, Ukraine "win" is to take back all territory - which US commander said would be very, very difficult --- impossible. Russia win is to prevent NATO expansion & liberate Donbass - they are quite close to both of these. Russia can simply take few more cities and just like that they can claim a win - than if Ukraine gets 300km missiles they can move 300km to create a buffer zone.
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  133. And be replaced by better and stronger leader!
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  134. Yes, we see that right now with Ukraine were losses cannot be sustained for more then few days. If they go on this attack for more then a week we see Nikoliv in Russian hands by October.
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  135.  @Muzakman37  I speak the truth - whatever someone likes it or not. I like freedom and will stand up for it.
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  136.  @kovacevic6870  But conquered territory is friendly!
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  137. They control it to 12nm just as everyone else.
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  138. And died while trying to go down.
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  139. That is how they are "loosing" - they control too much of Ukraine and then ... they choke on it :)
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  140. So far Ukraine failed at even small counter attacks unless they have huge man power advantage. Once Russians take over these Donbass defenses I doubt Ukraine will ever have offensive power to take it back.
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  141.  @r.j.dunnill1465  LOL, and do pray if Oryx numbers are true, why are Russians on the offense! I counted well over 100 captured Ukrainian tanks on Russian videos, probably closer to 150. Where is Oryx on this?
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  142. It is a bit foolish to say "its a big offensive" given quite clear indication that it fully failed. So is media is going to say "it was a big failure" in say two weeks??? I doubt it!
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  143. Nah, only the west somehow hates Russia despite doing the same on multiple occasions and not facing sanctions. Remember when US invaded (with help of UK and others) sovereign state of Iraq under false pretense of WMD? How legal was that? Or how about occupation of Afghanistan and installing puppet government there for 20 years? Hypocrisy at its finest. Finally we have Kosovo - where US and NATO kicked Serbs out to protect ethnic minority. Why can US protect minority but Russia cannot? Why Kosovo was recognized as a free state, but Donbass cannot? Sure this is more complex, but one can see the ugly truth of global politics and wide spread propaganda from every corner. Its not about people and their freedom, its just a global game run mostly by US.
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  144. Too bad they just like about to doubled them.
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  145. Why would they do that ;)
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  146. LOL. That is proper response to this myth. LOL.
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  147. Why would he need money when he can use any resource in Russia. Such stupid western thinking. Stalin did not even own more then his clothes. The war was 100% necessary. He had no choice.
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  148. Well if they start something Russia seems well prepared as well.
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  149. They were smart in 1949 - especially Fins. But now they lost their heads and are idiots.
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  150. Most, almost all, want to run or surrender. Russia will encircle tomorrow, if not now. The start going for the kill.
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  151. So how are these combat infective units doing it that they are moving forward now, rather swiftly? Magic?
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  152. No will to fight yet they went over some of most fortified land on earth. Russians are... strange. God forbid, they have will to fight, they may take all of Europe!
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  153. So when will Ukraine surrender - after that defeat of Russia or before? Just wondering.
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  154. Yes, both will win. That is the plan. Victory for both. Russia gets 25% of Ukraine, Kiev gets 75%.
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  155. Sooooo Russia wins the war? Question when will Ukraine surrender? We are looking at huge strategic defeat of Ukraine this year - even this spring. There is already pressure for UA to surrender. If US sends its 60B Ukraine may make it to 2025 and then surrender - but its on the ropes.
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  156. Dude, support for war is over 70%. Only some young and rich in the cities are against. Where rail yard is support is easily over 90%.
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  157. What for? So Russians are better armed?
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  158. Collapse? They been moving forward every day in Donbass - its Ukrainians on constant retreat that are about to collapse.
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  159.  @ArchOfficial  Why? Artillery smash - troops move it. Ukraine has over 2 to 1 advantage.
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  160. Maybe, but Ukrainian defenses in Donbass just collapsed - so I guess they been closer to that edge.
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  161. Yeah, I am sure 4x as many Ukrainians that "escaped" Kiev regime will do the same in Russia, right?
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  162.  @stephengraham1153  There is no plan to occupy Ukraine at all. Putin is simply doing Kosovo move - same as US did but also with ground forces. Did US occupy Serbia? Nope. Or similar to first gulf war.
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  163.  @stephengraham1153  Plan is to also destroy a lot of enemy's equipment and knock them out of war. They could not just strike in one place, but many, to make sure all is taken out, no "some". also there may be a plan to cut Ukraine east off. Its really hard to say - but occupying Ukraine would not be a good idea - as far as I know. But then again, I though Putin will first pre-squize Ukraine before attacking. So I have been wrong before.
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  164.  @stephengraham1153  Obviously there was a plan - it must have been in the making for months.
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  165. Well, obviously Russia is winning big now - giving massive losses to Ukraine. Its atrition war - they are wearing Ukraine thin. For Russia its a war of survival as well - the war will continue until Ukraine folds or last Ukrainian dies. I point to the later. I.e. Russia will fight to the end. New Ukraine that emerges... if it emerges - I doubt that. Most likely scenario is no Ukraine.
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  166.  @TheGnue  US said it would be illegal to take that $. And they are right, as it would enable Russia to do the same. So essentially it would mostly be US investors paying for the restoration of Ukraine, not Russia.
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  167. If Putin falls, he will be replaced by Putin 2.0
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  168.  @CharlesAlkhal  I am sure they have a succession plan in place. He is Putin knows well. That someone could be more hard line. It would be bad if that someone was dead as that would lead to fight for power where worst dog wins.
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  169. Some do some don't - if they like to have them its not expensive to get them for a soldier - around $200 plus. So average Russia can get them if the army would not provide them. Then again, that famous Finnish guy, he did not use any optics. So it cannot be that bad without them.
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  170.  @jurgnobs1308  Yes and no. At the same time.
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  171. Maybe tad tougher - they sure prepared well for a long fight. So they knew that it can be a long fight.
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  172. If it was so important it would be part of Soviet Union since like 1945.
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