We all knew that Navalny's death had nothing to with Putin. Just my opinion, but Ukraine and the US used him as a "sacrificial lamb."

The timing in reference to the Tucker interview was highly suspect.

This was so transparent. Yet there are those who still refuse to open their…

— Delta Queen (@DeltaQu57975908) April 27, 2024

Unit2Sucks said:

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bearister said:

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Drudge links propaganda to counter RT propaganda. Have fun with it, RT fans!

Putin has lost 450,000 soldiers, 3,000 tanks & vehicles and nearly 500 aircraft in Ukraine, says UK intelligence | The US Sun

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That doesn't include Wagner and other mercs or any of the "separatist" groups, eg LPR, DPR and others fighting for Russia.

When Russian generals show Putin a dashboard showing their losses they list 0 soldiers*
* = number of Russians Putin gives a fork about.

Putin is perfectly happy to keep fighting for a Pyrrhic victory and have his shills dissemble and pretend like Russia is just getting stronger.

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It gets funny - and a bit awkward - when the "Putin shills" are actual US generals:

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4589095-russian-army-grown-ukraine-war-us-general/

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Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the head of U.S. European Command, said Thursday that Russia's army has grown by 15 percent since before the invasion of Ukraine, raising the alarm that Russian forces are reconstituting "far faster" than initial estimates suggested.

Cavoli, also the supreme allied commander of Europe at the Western security alliance NATO, told lawmakers at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that Russia is recruiting 30,000 soldiers per month.

"The size of the Russian military is bigger today than when the war started," he said.
Cavoli explained that Russia's military is partly growing because it has initiated an annual spring conscription,

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The last Russian mobilization was a year ago, if they were dropping like flies as UK's orwellian intelligence source claims, I doubt they would be getting 30k volunteers per month.

Meanwhile in Ukraine:

Yay! 🥳 One Ukrainian man escapes death sentence — i.e., forced conscription, which means dying in the front lines for the American empire.

This is from Odesa/Odessa in Ukraine.

Make peace with Russia, enjoy your life. pic.twitter.com/BVjuWOJCuV

— S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) April 29, 2024

In the west, you only see this in movies, but in Ukraine, this is the reality.

Conscription officers followed a Ukrainian man at night and kidnapped him in front of his house. 

How is this legal? pic.twitter.com/JViHJssx6i

— Gabe (@GabeZZOZZ) April 20, 2024

In western Ukraine, draft dodgers flee and swim to avoid war - New York Times

▪️Ukrainian border guards often witness their prey—men fleeing conscription—swimming as they try to cross the Tisza River, where it forms the border with Romania.
▪️ Thousands of Ukrainian men chose to… pic.twitter.com/n7vsTvDl15

— Olga Bazova (@OlgaBazova) April 13, 2024

I suppose now for €4000 you can try to avoid conscription by swimming from Ukraine to Moldova on an inflatable mattress 🤣
The man is now detained and is expecting to be sent to the frontline pic.twitter.com/X9ZClNz2bB

— Vladi 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺 (@joiedevivre789) April 24, 2024

Lines in Europe as Ukrainians seek to acquire foreign documents and escape new conscription laws in Ukraine pic.twitter.com/SiXKBRzL6J

— What the media hides. (@narrative_hole) April 14, 2024

Ukrainian men flood consulates in Poland after Ukraine blocked services for conscription-aged men living abroad pic.twitter.com/zNmssUrmZm

— What the media hides. (@narrative_hole) April 23, 2024

Regarding the corruption, how is this ok? Anyone who justifies this nonsense is either in on it or a useful idiot.

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So it is a popular war among Russian men of draft age?

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No, because poor people don't want to die for the political ambitions of the rich and powerful.

Meanwhile, here's a nice history of the U.S. couping the Ukraine government, picking out their new leaders, Democrats searching for dirt on Trump in 2016 (and failing LOLOLOLOL) and more of the story of the fake Russiagate investigation.

New: What 10 Years of U.S. Meddling in Ukraine Have Wrought (Spoiler Alert: Not Democracy)

Far from protecting democracy from Kyiv to Washington, the Biden team's role in Ukraine has resulted in political upheaval for both countries.https://t.co/7ZbmwAGIkD

— Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) April 30, 2024

US issued additional sanctions today in response to Putin's repeated use of chemical weapons in Ukraine. Seems odd given their consistent war criming that we would bother responding. Why aren't we addressing Russia's repeated recent attacks against civilian sites in Odessa?

https://www.state.gov/imposing-new-measures-on-russia-for-its-full-scale-war-and-use-of-chemical-weapons-against-ukraine-2/

Unit2Sucks said:

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US issued additional sanctions today in response to Putin's repeated use of chemical weapons in Ukraine. Seems odd given their consistent war criming that we would bother responding. Why aren't we addressing Russia's repeated recent attacks against civilian sites in Odessa?

https://www.state.gov/imposing-new-measures-on-russia-for-its-full-scale-war-and-use-of-chemical-weapons-against-ukraine-2/

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Ukraine has used drones to drop cannisters of chemical agents on Russian troops last year, this was very well documented, even on this thread, with videos showing assembly of chemical cannisters and their dropping on Russian soldiers. I have not seen any proofs of the Russians doing the same.

As to Odessa, apparently the Russians targeted recent shipments of 155mm shells and cannons, which were stored in civilian structures:

Official City of Odessa telegram claims that 3 kinzhal missiles landed at "objects of tourist infrastructure," destroying 5 buildings.

Russian sources indicate that those were coastal structures housing 155mm howitzers and their crews. pic.twitter.com/DdB30I7gep

— Dr.Snekotron (@snekotron) May 9, 2022

The aftermath of today's Russian missile strikes in the Odessa Oblast.

According to the Operational Command South, the Russians used 3 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles, targeting objects of tourist infrastructure and destroying 5 buildings.https://t.co/OdrFRqIkjN pic.twitter.com/wJlQ1nexU4

— Status-6 (Military & Conflict News) (@Archer83Able) May 9, 2022

Evidence of 155mm artillery being delivered through Odessa:

#Ukraine: One of the M777A2 155mm howitzers supplied by Western states to Ukraine seen being towed somewhere in #Odessa Oblast.
These are very capable systems with range of 40 km when used with Excalibur GPS-guided projectiles- 100 of these howitzer were donated to UA in total. pic.twitter.com/cLdyvoNEfO

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) May 8, 2022

So glad we gave these mentally challenged $60 Billion

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Ukranian army burns a Donald Trump doll, because they got weapons too late.

“You will never be president again.” pic.twitter.com/ojhto5E1J4

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) May 2, 2024

^ is Cyrillic for TDS.

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MinotStateBeav said:

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So glad we gave these mentally challenged $60 Billion

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Ukranian army burns a Donald Trump doll, because they got weapons too late.

“You will never be president again.” pic.twitter.com/ojhto5E1J4

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) May 2, 2024

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You don't actually think Bebo is an authentic account do you?

What other Russian state media accounts do you follow for "authentic" takes on the war?

Why bother with astroturfed BS like bebo, Vigilant Fox, War Clandestine, etc. when you can just copy and paste from TASS or Putin's acknowledged propagandists like Solovyov? Or Greyzone or Zerohedge for that matter.

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Those outlets aren't connected to state media, and furthermore, they have proven to be far more accurate about the facts and outcomes of the Ukraine war than your MIC/Kyiv sources (Anton, Dmitri, Tendar etc) - the truth is in the pudding. Probably the reason why you can't ever address the content posted..

#Ukranian civilians show the reason why civilian structures get damaged...
It's bc #Ukranian military uses them as live shield. Ukraine brings fight into the cities knowing that #Russian military has strict orders to minimize civilian casualties pic.twitter.com/WuYmVk8FTd

— Arthur Morgan (@ArthurM40330824) May 3, 2024

Good catch.

(((Tendar)))@Tendar

"...The reason of the fire is unclear.

"The Diehl Group is the umbrella organisation of the Diehl Defense. The IRIS-T SLM air defense systems, one of their main products, is one of the most successful air defense systems currently deployed in Ukraine."

The EU's top Diplomat Josep Borrell makes an astounding admission about the conflict in Ukraine, which is killing 1,000 Ukrainian Soldiers a Day.

"I can finish the War in Ukraine in a couple of Weeks, I cut the supply of Weapons and it ends, but not how I want"

Remarkable. pic.twitter.com/9mYnOIrL9P

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) May 4, 2024

To the last Ukrainian.

An interesting perspective on rural Russia (Siberia).

The first half focuses on his adjustments in Russia, the culture ('survival'), how sanctions have affected them, etc.

The second half, an elderly Russian woman gives her blunt assessments of the war.

These videos have racked up two million views.

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France estimates that 150,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the Ukraine war

"The BBC reported in April that more than 50,000 Russian military personnel have died, citing its own reporters, independent media group Mediazona and volunteers."

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240503-france-estimates-that-150-000-russian-soldiers-have-been-killed-in-the-ukraine-war

KIA ratio still dramatically in Russia's favor.

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Sejourne', France's sitting Foreign Minister, is a goof and a complete joke, sort of a French Kamala. His main qualification was being the current Prime Minister's Gabriel Attal's lover/husband. Prior to his current assignement, he was in charge of the EU gender equity commission. His command of the French language is awful, as are his qualifications for the job.

His statement reminds me of U2S's, managing to amalgamate several whoppers in one small statement.

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Speaking to Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe, Sjourn said
"Russia's military failure is already apparent. We estimate Russian military losses at 500,000, including 150,000 deaths," he said.
"All of this for what?" he asked. "This can be summed up in two words: for nothing," he said.

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Russian KIAs are around 60k-70k tops (including inmates, Wagner and DPR/LPR units), about 8 times fewer than Ukrainian KIAs, although the current ratio is likely even more lopsided due to several factors weighing down the Ukrainian side: lack of training, poor/suicidal tactics, low ammunition levels, lack of air defense and now, increasingly, lack of motivation.

I figured it was an exaggeration, and the BBC said more than 50,000... quite a difference.

It's a slaughter. Has there been a recent conventional war that was so lopsided?

(I don't call Gaza a traditional war.)

I'm not sure they qualify, Navy Seals vs cousin-marrying goat herders.

Cal88 said:

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movielover said:

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France estimates that 150,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the Ukraine war

"The BBC reported in April that more than 50,000 Russian military personnel have died, citing its own reporters, independent media group Mediazona and volunteers."

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240503-france-estimates-that-150-000-russian-soldiers-have-been-killed-in-the-ukraine-war

KIA ratio still dramatically in Russia's favor.

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Sejourne', France's sitting Foreign Minister, is a goof and a complete joke, sort of a French Kamala. His main qualification was being the current Prime Minister's Gabriel Attal's lover/husband. Prior to his current assignement, he was in charge of the EU gender equity commission. His command of the French language is awful, as are his qualifications for the job.

His statement reminds me of U2S's, managing to amalgamate several whoppers in one small statement.

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Speaking to Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe, Sjourn said
"Russia's military failure is already apparent. We estimate Russian military losses at 500,000, including 150,000 deaths," he said.
"All of this for what?" he asked. "This can be summed up in two words: for nothing," he said.

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Russian KIAs are around 60k-70k tops (including inmates, Wagner and DPR/LPR units), about 8 times fewer than Ukrainian KIAs, although the current ratio is likely even more lopsided due to several factors weighing down the Ukrainian side: lack of training, poor/suicidal tactics, low ammunition levels, lack of air defense and now, increasingly, lack of motivation.

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Remember, Putin88 has been repeatedly caught lying about KIA / casualties

dajo9 said:

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Cal88 said:

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movielover said:

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France estimates that 150,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the Ukraine war

"The BBC reported in April that more than 50,000 Russian military personnel have died, citing its own reporters, independent media group Mediazona and volunteers."

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240503-france-estimates-that-150-000-russian-soldiers-have-been-killed-in-the-ukraine-war

KIA ratio still dramatically in Russia's favor.

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Sejourne', France's sitting Foreign Minister, is a goof and a complete joke, sort of a French Kamala. His main qualification was being the current Prime Minister's Gabriel Attal's lover/husband. Prior to his current assignement, he was in charge of the EU gender equity commission. His command of the French language is awful, as are his qualifications for the job.

His statement reminds me of U2S's, managing to amalgamate several whoppers in one small statement.

Quote:

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Speaking to Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe, Sjourn said
"Russia's military failure is already apparent. We estimate Russian military losses at 500,000, including 150,000 deaths," he said.
"All of this for what?" he asked. "This can be summed up in two words: for nothing," he said.

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Russian KIAs are around 60k-70k tops (including inmates, Wagner and DPR/LPR units), about 8 times fewer than Ukrainian KIAs, although the current ratio is likely even more lopsided due to several factors weighing down the Ukrainian side: lack of training, poor/suicidal tactics, low ammunition levels, lack of air defense and now, increasingly, lack of motivation.

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Remember, Putin88 has been repeatedly caught lying about KIA / casualties

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I've found it hard to believe casualty numbers from anywhere, given that they are so all over the place.

dajo9 said:

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Cal88 said:

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movielover said:

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France estimates that 150,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the Ukraine war

"The BBC reported in April that more than 50,000 Russian military personnel have died, citing its own reporters, independent media group Mediazona and volunteers."

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240503-france-estimates-that-150-000-russian-soldiers-have-been-killed-in-the-ukraine-war

KIA ratio still dramatically in Russia's favor.

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Sejourne', France's sitting Foreign Minister, is a goof and a complete joke, sort of a French Kamala. His main qualification was being the current Prime Minister's Gabriel Attal's lover/husband. Prior to his current assignement, he was in charge of the EU gender equity commission. His command of the French language is awful, as are his qualifications for the job.

His statement reminds me of U2S's, managing to amalgamate several whoppers in one small statement.

Quote:

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Speaking to Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe, Sjourn said
"Russia's military failure is already apparent. We estimate Russian military losses at 500,000, including 150,000 deaths," he said.
"All of this for what?" he asked. "This can be summed up in two words: for nothing," he said.

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Russian KIAs are around 60k-70k tops (including inmates, Wagner and DPR/LPR units), about 8 times fewer than Ukrainian KIAs, although the current ratio is likely even more lopsided due to several factors weighing down the Ukrainian side: lack of training, poor/suicidal tactics, low ammunition levels, lack of air defense and now, increasingly, lack of motivation.

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Remember, Putin88 has been repeatedly caught lying about KIA / casualties

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By the same source that repeatedly claims that Putin is dead.