War in Ukraine

[KB5252]

I'm sorry - I'm finding it hard to buy that Russia has had THREE division-level commanders killed by Ukrainians. I am beginning to think Putin is having them liquidated for incompetence. The USA has a total of 231 generals (capped) of all ranks in the army. I mean, how many 2* does Russia have running around in theater?

This occured to me as well. Either leadership is so piss poor at lower levels they require generals to lead... Or these generals are not meeting objectives are being offed.

Either way it's a very bad look for Russia.

 

[Septic]

Sure would be interesting to know what the tankers are refueling. Can't imagine they are just orbiting for no reason.

I've wondered that myself.

 

[Septic]

Fallout for Russia's spies?

Unconfirmed

Just reported on the BBC website by Gordon Corera -

Reports – still unconfirmed – say two senior officials from the FSB – Russia’s Security Service – have been placed under house arrest.
One of them, it is said, is Sergey Beseda – the head of the 5th Service of the FSB. This department is responsible for intelligence gathering and operations in Ukraine. His team is thought to have been behind plans to install a pro-Moscow government in some kind of coup and may be blamed for the failure to understand the level of opposition in the country.

"It seems that after two weeks of war, Putin finally realised that he was simply misled: the 5th Service, afraid of infuriating the leader, simply supplied him with what he himself wanted to hear," said Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, two leading experts on Russia’s spy agencies, who first reported that the arrests may have taken place.

The department was also thought to have been building networks of undercover agents ready to be activated when the invasion started. But either they did not exist as promised or failed to have the desired impact.
If the reports of arrest are confirmed, they could be because someone needs to take the fall for the failures or because of some other manoeuvrings.

“If claims of their arrest are correct, this would indicate that Putin is seriously concerned about the FSB’s role in the military campaign and there could be significant changes at senior levels in the FSB,” one Western official said.

A number of supposed letters from anonymous insiders at the FSB have also been circulating on social media painting a bleak picture inside Russian intelligence – these have also not been confirmed but experts think they sound plausible.

And the extent to which the West has been able to gather its own intelligence on Moscow’s plans will also have set alarm bells ringing – leading to fears in Moscow that they might have Western moles inside their ranks or that their communications are being intercepted.

Add to that the fact that Putin very publicly humiliated the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, the SVR, on the eve of the invasion and you get a sense that beneath the surface of the normally hidden world of Russia’s spies, these are deeply unsettling times.

Tough break pooty, hate to see it.

 

[Vol737]

Let's see if he gets the special treatment or the "everyman" treatment for his second driving without a license for the second time.

Cawthorn charged with driving with revoked license for second time

Kid Congressman has some growing up to do. Paralyzed from a car accident and still drives like a bat out of hell. I really didn't know much about him, but poor decision making seems to be chronic, women included. He's gonna fit right in with most of congress.

 

[MontyPython]

UA spetsnaz ambush Russian column near Kyiv

This is how Russia loses the war.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWar.../?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

 

[85SugarVol]

I think Putin-on-the-Blitz is very concerned about how people feel about him targeting civilians. It is precisely why he is so obsessed with hiding the truth through propaganda. If he didn't care, he'd say "sure I bombed a hospital, what about it? - I'm also demanding my soldiers rape kids and skin old people alive."

I bet he really told them to rape the old people and skin the kids alive.

 

[Vol737]

Fallout for Russia's spies?

Unconfirmed

Just reported on the BBC website by Gordon Corera -

Reports – still unconfirmed – say two senior officials from the FSB – Russia’s Security Service – have been placed under house arrest.
One of them, it is said, is Sergey Beseda – the head of the 5th Service of the FSB. This department is responsible for intelligence gathering and operations in Ukraine. His team is thought to have been behind plans to install a pro-Moscow government in some kind of coup and may be blamed for the failure to understand the level of opposition in the country.

"It seems that after two weeks of war, Putin finally realised that he was simply misled: the 5th Service, afraid of infuriating the leader, simply supplied him with what he himself wanted to hear," said Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, two leading experts on Russia’s spy agencies, who first reported that the arrests may have taken place.

The department was also thought to have been building networks of undercover agents ready to be activated when the invasion started. But either they did not exist as promised or failed to have the desired impact.
If the reports of arrest are confirmed, they could be because someone needs to take the fall for the failures or because of some other manoeuvrings.

“If claims of their arrest are correct, this would indicate that Putin is seriously concerned about the FSB’s role in the military campaign and there could be significant changes at senior levels in the FSB,” one Western official said.

A number of supposed letters from anonymous insiders at the FSB have also been circulating on social media painting a bleak picture inside Russian intelligence – these have also not been confirmed but experts think they sound plausible.

And the extent to which the West has been able to gather its own intelligence on Moscow’s plans will also have set alarm bells ringing – leading to fears in Moscow that they might have Western moles inside their ranks or that their communications are being intercepted.

Add to that the fact that Putin very publicly humiliated the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, the SVR, on the eve of the invasion and you get a sense that beneath the surface of the normally hidden world of Russia’s spies, these are deeply unsettling times.

Interesting. If true, that may explain Putin's/Russia's surprise with the Ukranian military efforts, hence why he's been somewhat "open to negotiations" with Ukraine = looking for an exit strategy and hoping to salvage something of note in the process (?). Also, gives some hope there are, in fact, back channel communications between Russian officials and their Western counterparts to avoid 1) a nuclear conflict and 2) giving Putin an out if he wants to take it.

 

[AM64]

Kid Congressman has some growing up to do. Paralyzed from a car accident and still drives like a bat out of hell. I really didn't know much about him, but poor decision making seems to be chronic, women included. He's gonna fit right in with most of congress.

And to think some people on VN think we should limit politicians over a certain age. "Not too bright" can happen at any age, and it infects some of the youngest most profoundly.

 

[Devo182]

He's such an embarrassment. Guy can't even drive with a valid id and yet wants it to be an absolute requirement just to vote.

Guy's a loose nut up top and is another Q wacko Putin apologist. Oldhead Repubs would be so disgusted what that wing of the GOP has become.

 

[Devo182]

Anyone ever seen the doping/olympic documentary Icarus?

The Russian-Putin govt is freakin scary. I feel for the Russian protestors. They're doing the right thing, but have a rough road ahead. They aren't afraid to do anything to you...there OR abroad.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Looks about like my local Winn Dixie since Biden took over .

 

[OrangeTsar]

This occured to me as well. Either leadership is so piss poor at lower levels they require generals to lead... Or these generals are not meeting objectives are being offed.

Either way it's a very bad look for Russia.

Maybe the generals are faking their own deaths to protect their families at home while they defect or surrender to the Ukrainians

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Sure would be interesting to know what the tankers are refueling. Can't imagine they are just orbiting for no reason.

It's not that hard to figure out. Ever since this started the US and other NATO countries have been patrolling the skies surrounding the Ukraine & Poland borders.

We have deployed F35s to Lithuania, Estonia & Romania.



We also have F35s, F15s & F16 at RAF Lakenheath as well as a couple of B52s at either Lakenheath or RAF Mildenhall.

As you can see it appears these are armed.




Also of note we also deployed some Apaches to Latvia as well.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

They’ve been in that area for probably 3 weeks solid.

Yep, been following them.

 

[Velo Vol]

And to think some people on VN think we should limit politicians over a certain age.

<raises hand>

 

[Devo182]

To be honest , just based off the fact that we witnessed an unmarked truck carrying monkeys with Covid during “ a world wide pandemic “ across multiple states lines with the intention of hiding them from public view inside our own country , and the story completely disappeared … I don’t have any problems believing anything we are involved in abroad .

Tuskegee Experiment, Central America military backing, Lebanon..., numerous foreign US-backed terrorist attacks, CIA ops, Japanese internment, pushing for and supporting insurgency against its own government, The Shah, Pinochet, Viet atrocities, literally nothing would ever surprise me about the U.S. government...

...well, except them being Lizard people. That one would throw me off a bit lmao.

 

[Carl Pickens]

Europeans will end up in a monkey zoo sh*t fight if they’re not careful
EU, this is freaking insane…

 

[Velo Vol]

Not his problem. Every reason to duck the question; the press objected to everything he said and did as president when he couldn't ignore them, so why give them the time of day now. We should prefer ex-presidents who keep quiet and don't publicly tell the newer guys what to do.

He was on TV last night doing an interview about it. What are you talking about?

 

[Devo182]

Boy are they (Putin, govt) sick and delusional.

Praying for the Russian people. Protest, divest, do what they can. And 100x more for Ukranian folks. Fight, go guerilla, get out the truth.

Also hope the Chinese citizens can get the truth. They're being fed the same Russian state crap as the Russos themselves. They're buying in bait, sink, and hooker, outside the academia and Taiwanese, HK folks, Macau, etc...

 

[Devo182]

Europeans will end up in a monkey zoo sh*t fight if they’re not careful
EU, this is freaking insane…

Started waay before the war.

But it is poor timing. Probably should have pushed it off some time.

That said, they are "redistributive funds" and additional. Not something owed to them or their own.

 

[FLVOL_79]

UA spetsnaz ambush Russian column near Kyiv

This is how Russia loses the war.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWar.../?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Those dudes in that tank were f##ked.

 

[KB5252]

EXCLUSIVE: 'We are not leaving. We Will Stay With the Animals.' Caretakers at Ukrainian Rescue Shelters Refuse to abandon Thousands of Pets left behind throughout their war-torn country as Food and Resources Grow More Scarce

• Thousands of dogs, cats and other animals are in rescue shelters throughout war-torn Ukraine
• Their devoted and courageous caretakers have refused to leave the animals behind
• Animal welfare veteran Laura Simpson, who is the founder of Harmony Fund, an American based non-profit, has been providing extensive care to the Ukrainian shelters for years
• 'We have enough food for a few days, but if nobody helps us and if NATO does not close the sky over Ukraine, I am afraid these dogs will have little chance for survival,' Dilly added

As millions of Ukrainians flee their war-torn country, thousands of dogs, cats and other animals remain in rescue shelters throughout the war-torn country with their devoted and courageous caretakers who refuse to leave them behind.

Animal welfare veteran Laura Simpson, who is the founder of Harmony Fund, an American based non-profit dedicated to helping the most desperate of animals across the globe, has been providing extensive care to Ukrainian rescue shelters for years.

'We know these shelters and the people who run them, they are all like family and now more than ever they need our help,' Simpson told DailyMail.com. 'I have spoken with several shelter owners and of course they are scared, but they won't abandon their animals. I have seen so much heart in Ukraine. These animal rescuers are their own distinct breed and they will never give up.'

Marina Dilly is the founder of Shelter Friend located in Dnipro and home to some 650 dogs and 200 cats, plus additional animals being brought in almost every day.

'Our city is empty now, no vet hospital. They shut down. There is nothing,' she said.

Thousands of dogs, cats and other animals are in rescue shelters throughout war-torn Ukraine. Their devoted and courageous caretakers have refused to leave the animals behind

Marina Dilly is the founder of Shelter Friend located in Dnipro and home to some 650 dogs and 200 cats, plus additional animals being brought in almost every day

Despite the lack of food and supplies, Shelter Friend continues to take in animals that have either been brought in from veterinary hospitals that were forced to shut down because of the war or left behind by those who fled the country

'There is no dry dog food available and rice is rationed,' Dilly told DailyMail.com. 'There is a big shortage of cat food. It is not possible to get food or material items to the shelter. We have enough food for a few days, but if nobody helps us and if NATO does not close the sky over Ukraine, I am afraid these dogs will have little chance for survival'. Empty food bins are seen in stores throughout Ukraine

'There is no dry dog food available and rice is rationed,' Dilly told DailyMail.com. 'There is a big shortage of cat food. It is not possible to get food or material items to the shelter. We have enough food for a few days, but if nobody helps us and if NATO does not close the sky over Ukraine, I am afraid these dogs will have little chance for survival.'

Shelter Friend, which opened its doors ten years ago, has been a safe haven for the abused, hungry, disabled and left behind. Dilly calls them the 'forgotten souls' and has no plans on leaving them behind.

'There are just four of us looking after the animals, but we are not leaving. We will stay here with the animals.'

'We just brought in two injured dogs that had been abandoned and we are now helping them,' she said.

Animal welfare veteran Laura Simpson who is the founder of Harmony Fund, an American based non-profit, has been providing extensive care to the Ukrainian shelters for years

Alexandra Levitska (pictured) is the founder of Shelter Ugolyok, which has three different locations throughout the Ukraine, including the country's only rescue sanctuary for farm animals near Kherson

Caretakers at Ukrainian rescue shelters refuse to leave animals behind | Daily Mail Online

I literally cannot read and look through this. This infuriates and breaks me.

I can empathize with these people, it would be me if I lived there. We do without sometimes here to take care of the animals we care for, I can't imagine what they are going through..

May God be with them and these animals.

 

[KB5252]

Maybe the generals are faking their own deaths to protect their families at home while they defect or surrender to the Ukrainians

Possible I guess, but I do not see how it would work out long term. They would be discovered.

 

[85SugarVol]

Dang, Imma have to rewatch Firefox and learn how to slip in an gank a plane.

Well I know what I’m watching tonight

 

[Electric Orange]