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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. 17:42 - Apr 25 with 519500 viewsEireannach_gorm

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 08:52 - Jul 8 with 6626 viewsWeWereZombies

The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 23:34 - Jul 7 by Eireannach_gorm

Russia “shares the goals of the treaty and supports a world free of mines,” but views antipersonnel mines “as an effective way of ensuring the security of Russia’s borders.”

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/29/ukraine-russia-uses-banned-antipersonnel-lan


The hypocrisy of the Russian administration is indeed striking in this matter:

'Russia's ambassador to the US criticised Mr Biden's decision.

"The cruelty and cynicism with which Washington has approached the issue of transferring lethal weapons to Kyiv is striking," Anatoly Antonov was quoted as saying by Tass news agency.

"Now, by the fault of the US, there will be a risk for many years that innocent civilians will be blown up by submunitions that have failed."'

From https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66140460

No mention there that Russian forces are also using cluster bombs. And the Human Rights Watch report on land mines did note that Ukraine is making efforts to discontinue their use when it poses a significant risk to civilians. But all the problems of an escalated war remain, we all know that once this is over there are going to be people walking the street of Eastern Europe on crutches or less obviously with prosthetics fitted, and some of those will be children.

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 15:18 - Jul 10 with 6513 viewsKropotkin123

The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 08:52 - Jul 8 by WeWereZombies

The hypocrisy of the Russian administration is indeed striking in this matter:

'Russia's ambassador to the US criticised Mr Biden's decision.

"The cruelty and cynicism with which Washington has approached the issue of transferring lethal weapons to Kyiv is striking," Anatoly Antonov was quoted as saying by Tass news agency.

"Now, by the fault of the US, there will be a risk for many years that innocent civilians will be blown up by submunitions that have failed."'

From https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66140460

No mention there that Russian forces are also using cluster bombs. And the Human Rights Watch report on land mines did note that Ukraine is making efforts to discontinue their use when it poses a significant risk to civilians. But all the problems of an escalated war remain, we all know that once this is over there are going to be people walking the street of Eastern Europe on crutches or less obviously with prosthetics fitted, and some of those will be children.


If the children weren't stolen and deported to Russia of course.

If we'd given Ukraine air superiority we likely be in the position of the Americans weighing up cluster bombs.

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 15:31 - Jul 10 with 6492 viewsWeWereZombies

The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 15:18 - Jul 10 by Kropotkin123

If the children weren't stolen and deported to Russia of course.

If we'd given Ukraine air superiority we likely be in the position of the Americans weighing up cluster bombs.


How far back would we have had to planned providing Ukraine with fighter aircraft ? Unless you think we should have sent the RAF in, which brings us back to escalation. Containing the mess is not easy, new move announced by Poland today:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66139757

'Ahead of this week's Nato summit in Lithuania, the Polish government has been warning that Wagner forces could be used to spark more trouble, so it's deploying hundreds of extra officers at its eastern border as reinforcements...Even if Wagner do eventually arrive in Belarus, Poland's worries and warnings may be motivated as much by domestic politics as security fears.

"They are nothing the border guard can't deal with, no match for what we have," argues Piotr Lukasiewicz, of the Polish political analysis group Polityka Insight.

"But as a political tool it can be quite useful to sell [Wagner] as a great danger," he adds. "We'll see how it develops," he says, but he thinks the government is "crying wolf" to boost its own security credentials ahead of elections this autumn.'

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 02:25 - Jul 11 with 6425 viewsKropotkin123

The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 15:31 - Jul 10 by WeWereZombies

How far back would we have had to planned providing Ukraine with fighter aircraft ? Unless you think we should have sent the RAF in, which brings us back to escalation. Containing the mess is not easy, new move announced by Poland today:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66139757

'Ahead of this week's Nato summit in Lithuania, the Polish government has been warning that Wagner forces could be used to spark more trouble, so it's deploying hundreds of extra officers at its eastern border as reinforcements...Even if Wagner do eventually arrive in Belarus, Poland's worries and warnings may be motivated as much by domestic politics as security fears.

"They are nothing the border guard can't deal with, no match for what we have," argues Piotr Lukasiewicz, of the Polish political analysis group Polityka Insight.

"But as a political tool it can be quite useful to sell [Wagner] as a great danger," he adds. "We'll see how it develops," he says, but he thinks the government is "crying wolf" to boost its own security credentials ahead of elections this autumn.'


Yeah, I don't believe/agree with the escalation card. Russia escalates regardless. Eg moving tactical nukes into Belarus, genocide in Bucha, deportation 100,000s of children.

Even without holding an opinion like mine, moderate analysts have said we could and should have given air assistance sooner.

I agree that governments will use it for their own ends. I think that has little to do with containing the conflict.

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 17:31 - Jul 12 with 6330 viewsEireannach_gorm

Clearly beat each other up.
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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 15:20 - Jul 13 with 6260 viewsEireannach_gorm

The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 17:31 - Jul 12 by Eireannach_gorm

Clearly beat each other up.


Hope she is well enough to stand trial.

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 19:09 - Jul 13 with 6210 viewsEireannach_gorm

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 08:38 - Jul 17 with 6065 viewsKievthegreat

Kerch Bridge (road side at least) is out of commission again.



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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 11:20 - Jul 29 with 5846 viewsEireannach_gorm

Reminder.


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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 10:53 - Jul 31 with 5724 viewsSuperKieranMcKenna

I’ve seen today the bizarre claims by Lukashenko that Wagner are building up their forces on the Polish border, and are eager to attack. Does anybody understand the context here, is this just posturing.

If Wagner thought Ukraine was a suicide mission why would they want to engage the powerful Polish military, and potentially the whole of NATO. Seems that would end very badly for them?
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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 16:58 - Aug 2 with 5656 viewsEireannach_gorm

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 17:56 - Aug 2 with 5613 viewsEireannach_gorm

How are we going to use Wenger now?

I have an idea.

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 03:04 - Aug 5 with 5482 viewsEireannach_gorm

This is on the other side of Crimea. Ukrainians messing with the Russian heads.

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 09:10 - Aug 5 with 5426 viewsKievthegreat

Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports is going well.

They've now got a tanker out of operation in addition to the assault ship hit by USVs in the last 2 days.





Maybe they need to restart the grain deal to protect their own shipping!
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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 18:58 - Aug 9 with 5247 viewsEireannach_gorm


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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 02:16 - Aug 15 with 5081 viewsEireannach_gorm

I see that the Russians are only bombing military and economic targets.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0814/1399742-kateryna-carrick/
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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 18:38 - Aug 15 with 4925 viewsEireannach_gorm

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 16:06 - Aug 21 with 4813 viewsEireannach_gorm

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 18:48 - Aug 22 with 4687 viewsEireannach_gorm

Possible explanation of slow progress in Ukrainian offensive?

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 18:11 - Aug 23 with 4519 viewsSuperKieranMcKenna

The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 10:53 - Jul 31 by SuperKieranMcKenna

I’ve seen today the bizarre claims by Lukashenko that Wagner are building up their forces on the Polish border, and are eager to attack. Does anybody understand the context here, is this just posturing.

If Wagner thought Ukraine was a suicide mission why would they want to engage the powerful Polish military, and potentially the whole of NATO. Seems that would end very badly for them?


Newsflash “Ten killed in private jet crash north of Moscow - Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin 'on passenger list'”

I guess there were no balconies nearby…
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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 18:53 - Aug 23 with 4459 viewsEireannach_gorm

Softly, softly, catchee monkey



https://kyivindependent.com/media-russian-helicopter-pilot-surrenders-to-ukraine
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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 18:25 - Aug 24 with 4351 viewsEireannach_gorm



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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 17:35 - Aug 29 with 4107 viewsEireannach_gorm

Winter comes around so quickly. Dig out those squirrel recipes and start cutting up the furniture.

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 15:44 - Aug 30 with 3987 viewsEireannach_gorm

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The 'special military operation' continues to reach new lows. on 00:49 - Sep 2 with 3879 viewsEireannach_gorm

The real war mongering scumbags.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66653837
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