| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 16:57 - Mar 10 with 2339 views | Darth_Koont |
Well-intentioned, I’m sure. But pretty stupid. |  |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 16:58 - Mar 10 with 2329 views | MattinLondon |
If they are over there, and if they are captured, won’t the Russians use them as propaganda or as an excuse to escalate further? |  | | |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:00 - Mar 10 with 2296 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Fking idiots. If killed and or captured, Putin has a ready made excuse to attack NATO.
We should be getting MP's out to Poland rapid to drag them back. |  |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:08 - Mar 10 with 2257 views | jeera |
To be honest I'm more pissed off the media have been reporting this the way they have for days now.
It's one of those rare occasions I'd be for a media blackout on a given matter.
Why the eff are they so keen to tell everyone? |  |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:10 - Mar 10 with 2237 views | MattinLondon |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:08 - Mar 10 by jeera |
To be honest I'm more pissed off the media have been reporting this the way they have for days now.
It's one of those rare occasions I'd be for a media blackout on a given matter.
Why the eff are they so keen to tell everyone? |
Because it’s their job to report on things like this. | | | |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:12 - Mar 10 with 2229 views | jeera |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:10 - Mar 10 by MattinLondon |
Because it’s their job to report on things like this. |
No it isn't.
Not if it could constitute a matter of national security.
They have a responsibility hence they do hold back on items from time to time until the suitable moment. | |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:13 - Mar 10 with 2232 views | hatch |
I saw on instagram that one my friend's boyfriend's has just flown out last night but he's a PT and a former Army Medic. He's only going out to offer medical assistance I think. Brave. |  | | |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:34 - Mar 10 with 2143 views | Fixed_It |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:12 - Mar 10 by jeera |
No it isn't.
Not if it could constitute a matter of national security.
They have a responsibility hence they do hold back on items from time to time until the suitable moment. |
I agree. I also fully understand why they will face sanctions when (if) they return. I'm sure we all sympathise with their intentions, but the consequences could be very damaging. |  |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:50 - Mar 10 with 2102 views | jeera |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:34 - Mar 10 by Fixed_It |
I agree. I also fully understand why they will face sanctions when (if) they return. I'm sure we all sympathise with their intentions, but the consequences could be very damaging. |
If the same soldiers had gone to the Middle East and the media reported it, you can guarantee the same damn media would have the images splashed all over their covers the following week wondering why they've been on YouTube having their heads hacked off.
They'd be targeted immediately.
Why anyone would think widely reporting this wouldn't potentially cause other problems I don't understand. | |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:57 - Mar 10 with 2071 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:12 - Mar 10 by jeera |
No it isn't.
Not if it could constitute a matter of national security.
They have a responsibility hence they do hold back on items from time to time until the suitable moment. |
I completely agree. They will be targets now and I would imagine the Kremlin have a bounty out on them. |  |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:02 - Mar 10 with 2067 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:08 - Mar 10 by jeera |
To be honest I'm more pissed off the media have been reporting this the way they have for days now.
It's one of those rare occasions I'd be for a media blackout on a given matter.
Why the eff are they so keen to tell everyone? |
Probably because a serving Government minister gave them sufficient validation to do it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60544838
It's rather an odd take to blame the media and then suggest we restrict legitimate reporting in this country when that is exactly what Putin is using to control the population. If people, Mums, Dads, Brothers, Sisters, Boyfriends, Girlfriends are aware of this, they may sufficiently spot the warning signs to prevent anyone else going. | |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:11 - Mar 10 with 2007 views | factual_blue |
The daily mail will buy their stories for £25k, but the ex-soldiers will, after their time in jankers, never ever get a job.
Highly likely they'll get picked up by the authorities in Poland.
Also quite likely we've given their names to the Russians, stressing they're on their own and we're washing our hands of them. |  |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:21 - Mar 10 with 1959 views | jeera |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:02 - Mar 10 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Probably because a serving Government minister gave them sufficient validation to do it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60544838
It's rather an odd take to blame the media and then suggest we restrict legitimate reporting in this country when that is exactly what Putin is using to control the population. If people, Mums, Dads, Brothers, Sisters, Boyfriends, Girlfriends are aware of this, they may sufficiently spot the warning signs to prevent anyone else going. |
I blame the media for the reporting of them and potentially alerting others of their presence. I can't see why that isn't clear. Their protection and that of the UK.
I really don't know how you've got from that to this "that is exactly what Putin is using to control the population".
Also nobody gave soldiers permission to go at all Chelters so I've no idea where you got that from.
The thread is of course about British military, not the public.
I don't know how many ways to word the same thing. | |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:25 - Mar 10 with 1942 views | Timefliesbyintheblue |
Careless talk costs lives..... |  | | |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:28 - Mar 10 with 1920 views | factual_blue |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:21 - Mar 10 by jeera |
I blame the media for the reporting of them and potentially alerting others of their presence. I can't see why that isn't clear. Their protection and that of the UK.
I really don't know how you've got from that to this "that is exactly what Putin is using to control the population".
Also nobody gave soldiers permission to go at all Chelters so I've no idea where you got that from.
The thread is of course about British military, not the public.
I don't know how many ways to word the same thing. |
Nobody gave them 'permission' to go, but dopey liz truss's words about supporting people who wanted to go will have appeared to be a green light.
Keeping it quiet would give putain the opportunity to present their presence in the Ukraine as a clandestine SAS operation. I'm afraid that the wider public interest is that these misguided people are hung out to dry with zero support from HM government. | |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:31 - Mar 10 with 1919 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:21 - Mar 10 by jeera |
I blame the media for the reporting of them and potentially alerting others of their presence. I can't see why that isn't clear. Their protection and that of the UK.
I really don't know how you've got from that to this "that is exactly what Putin is using to control the population".
Also nobody gave soldiers permission to go at all Chelters so I've no idea where you got that from.
The thread is of course about British military, not the public.
I don't know how many ways to word the same thing. |
"The thread is of course about British military, not the public"
Now I admit, I didn't read it first time around either.
But Jerra, the article posted by the OP doesn't mention and British Military going AWOL. If you read it, it is ostensively a report on a warning from Boris to servicemen and women not to go AWOL else face court marshal, and then references a 19 year old from Warrington with no military training, who is believed to have gone and then mentions that a small number are believed to have gone awol. No names are mentioned, and it reads to be rumours amongst the military, certainly nothing is confirmed in this article, beyond what is already on social media.
I don't see why the press should not report on what is simply a warning from the PM that our service personnel should not go? And then make vague reference to rumour already available on Twitter.
Is that warning in someway a threat to national security? [Post edited 10 Mar 2022 18:33]
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:32 - Mar 10 with 1915 views | jeera |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:28 - Mar 10 by factual_blue |
Nobody gave them 'permission' to go, but dopey liz truss's words about supporting people who wanted to go will have appeared to be a green light.
Keeping it quiet would give putain the opportunity to present their presence in the Ukraine as a clandestine SAS operation. I'm afraid that the wider public interest is that these misguided people are hung out to dry with zero support from HM government. |
Mate, I would assume that the average soldier would know that did not apply to them.
Even that article linked stresses no British military.
There is no way any army personnel would misconstrue that message and you would think/hope/assume they will be briefed on such matters anyway, given the nature of their job. | |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:39 - Mar 10 with 1893 views | jeera |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:31 - Mar 10 by Cheltenham_Blue |
"The thread is of course about British military, not the public"
Now I admit, I didn't read it first time around either.
But Jerra, the article posted by the OP doesn't mention and British Military going AWOL. If you read it, it is ostensively a report on a warning from Boris to servicemen and women not to go AWOL else face court marshal, and then references a 19 year old from Warrington with no military training, who is believed to have gone and then mentions that a small number are believed to have gone awol. No names are mentioned, and it reads to be rumours amongst the military, certainly nothing is confirmed in this article, beyond what is already on social media.
I don't see why the press should not report on what is simply a warning from the PM that our service personnel should not go? And then make vague reference to rumour already available on Twitter.
Is that warning in someway a threat to national security? [Post edited 10 Mar 2022 18:33]
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It's been all over various news sources for days buddy, not just this one article.
Which is why I said what I said. You really should just put a little more faith in me!
Like say it really does compromise lives and enhances the opportunity of political prisoners too. Maybe another excuse to heighten things against the UK. It complicates things.
I don't like Facters' appraisal though I acknowledge the coldness of decision making may well mean those personnel being hung out to dry as he says. Not comfortable with that though. | |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:41 - Mar 10 with 1879 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:02 - Mar 10 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Probably because a serving Government minister gave them sufficient validation to do it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60544838
It's rather an odd take to blame the media and then suggest we restrict legitimate reporting in this country when that is exactly what Putin is using to control the population. If people, Mums, Dads, Brothers, Sisters, Boyfriends, Girlfriends are aware of this, they may sufficiently spot the warning signs to prevent anyone else going. |
That's just piss poor from you.
Regardless of one's views on Liz Truss, she did not give the green light to serving members of the armed forces to go AWOL and fight in Ukraine. | |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:45 - Mar 10 with 1869 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:41 - Mar 10 by GlasgowBlue |
That's just piss poor from you.
Regardless of one's views on Liz Truss, she did not give the green light to serving members of the armed forces to go AWOL and fight in Ukraine. |
"Piss poor from you"
What are you on about? You understand that a good percentage of this country, including in the military are as thick as two short planks don't you? | |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 19:13 - Mar 10 with 1817 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 18:45 - Mar 10 by Cheltenham_Blue |
"Piss poor from you"
What are you on about? You understand that a good percentage of this country, including in the military are as thick as two short planks don't you? |
I don’t actually. No. | |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 19:20 - Mar 10 with 1804 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 17:08 - Mar 10 by jeera |
To be honest I'm more pissed off the media have been reporting this the way they have for days now.
It's one of those rare occasions I'd be for a media blackout on a given matter.
Why the eff are they so keen to tell everyone? |
I did wonder if it meant special forces were in there (doing recon/advising) and was intentionally leaked to the press for plausible deniability.
Possibly a bit of a stretch but it seemed odd that a) people would go, b) it was so prominently covered in the press. | | | |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 19:23 - Mar 10 with 1784 views | jeera |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 19:20 - Mar 10 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
I did wonder if it meant special forces were in there (doing recon/advising) and was intentionally leaked to the press for plausible deniability.
Possibly a bit of a stretch but it seemed odd that a) people would go, b) it was so prominently covered in the press. |
I dunno mate, that seems a bit fanciful but what do I know?
For a start that would take some level of thought and I'm losing faith as we speak.
More importantly, if there were special forces there in covert missions it would probably be best to keep them covert. | |
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| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 19:28 - Mar 10 with 1752 views | Leaky |
Fair play to them they are showing more balls than NATO are showing. Putin needs to be stopped now. We should have acted when he annexes Crimea. |  | | |
| Handful of British soldiers reported to have made their way to Ukraine on 19:29 - Mar 10 with 1747 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
Admire their bravery bur think it fool Hardy and risky both from a personal and geopolitical perspective |  |
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