First video might be fake Russian propaganda? If it's real, they captured a ton of Ukrainians. But compare the demeanor to the Russian POW vid just below it and others we've seen. Their heads are still held high and they don't seem utterly exhausted and/or ashamed like the Russian soldiers usually do. Some of the comments have pointed out that none of them have tape on their arms, also.

Captured Russian soldiers in the #Kharkiv oblastpic.twitter.com/SQJCs1yTwQ

— marqs (@MarQs__) March 26, 2022

So now confirmed that South Ossetian units are in Ukraine fighting on the behest of Russia. https://t.co/5qKSdwkP8z

— Woofers (@NotWoofers) March 26, 2022

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Saw military trucks on 6 today in BCS, presumably from Ft. Hood headed to port. Probably means little but I haven't seen that since the last Gulf War.

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Could be any number of things but probably not that. We would like haul them there most likely and I'm not tracking anything like that.

So. Much. Copium pic.twitter.com/hbMCj8InCD

— Mike Yeo 杨启铭 (@TheBaseLeg) March 26, 2022

Yeah... You don't flood a ship to put out a fire, and those fuel tanks look fine. That thing is going nowhere.

I could see them spending moe to fix it than replace or just to support the propaganda, though.

This is a big statement, and if successful will enable Ukraine to conduct future offensive operations to regain lost territory from Russia. https://t.co/HN8P9xs20m

— The Intel Hub (@The_IntelHub) March 26, 2022

Ukrainian forces have reportedly staged a counter-offensive in vicinity of Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv in the northeastern portion of the country near the border with Russia.

— The Intel Hub (@The_IntelHub) March 26, 2022

Russian cruise missiles have reportedly struck Lviv fuel depot. https://t.co/sgbUesHdDp pic.twitter.com/Q9Z8Koa2Gc

— Aldin 🇧🇦 (@aldin_ww) March 26, 2022

Stay in doors seems to suggest there is still a threat and active warning. https://t.co/kzk2xOJnYg

— The Intel Hub (@The_IntelHub) March 26, 2022

⚡️FM Kuleba: Ukraine, US agree on next steps to reduce number of Russian missiles hitting Ukraine.

Dmytro Kuleba made the announcement following his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, and other top U.S. officials on March 26 in Poland.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 26, 2022

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⚡️FM Kuleba: Ukraine, US agree on next steps to reduce number of Russian missiles hitting Ukraine.

Dmytro Kuleba made the announcement following his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, and other top U.S. officials on March 26 in Poland.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 26, 2022

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I've thought about this. Even if Russia were to withdraw, what could prevent them from launching missiles into Ukraine from Russia?

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First video might be fake Russian propaganda? If it's real, they captured a ton of Ukrainians. But compare the demeanor to the Russian POW vid just below it and others we've seen. Their heads are still held high and they don't seem utterly exhausted and/or ashamed like the Russian soldiers usually do. Some of the comments have pointed out that none of them have tape on their arms, also.

Captured Russian soldiers in the #Kharkiv oblastpic.twitter.com/SQJCs1yTwQ

— marqs (@MarQs__) March 26, 2022

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I know it's hard to believe, but Ukrainian soldiers are being captured, wounded, and killed in this war.

It's probably real AND intended to be propaganda, just like all the Ukrainian stuff posted here is.

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So first Ukraine was capturing actual ADA assets such as SA-15s ect, now they are capturing portions of Russia’s IADS radar capabilities. Essentially Russia is losing their ability to identify targets, track, and pass target info to systems to engage. https://t.co/0vJdLR2OEB

— The Intel Hub (@The_IntelHub) March 26, 2022

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Radars aren't front line systems.

Either the Russians are abandoning high value but inoperable vehicles or they are being overrun. The average Russian soldier's psyche is probably pretty fragile at this point and I could see panic start to set in. I'm not suggesting the Ukrainians are about to rout the invaders, but hopefully the Ukes have contingency plans and are prepared for mass surrenders and don't get over extended themselves.

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If it's a rout, I think the Ukes will hold mass executions. They will be out for blood.

I don't know the effective range of Patriot systems, but could they intercept cruise missiles, fired at Lviv for example, from across the Polish border? They would be acting in a defensive capacity against unmanned targets. Not saying it should happen, but rather could it happen?

War crimes? The world is just standing around watching Putin do anything he wants. I don't think the Ukraine will GAF about war crimes. My fear is that Ukraine will be determined to flip the bird to the same people that watched them burn (the West) without getting heavily involved. Besides, what gives the west the right to judge the Ukraine on war crimes when we didn't do a whole lot to stop the crimes committed on the Uke citizenry?

I'm not advocating anything here. I jus think the level of anger will boil over if the Ukes pull this off. The surrounding countries will certainly look the other way.

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MeatDr said:

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So first Ukraine was capturing actual ADA assets such as SA-15s ect, now they are capturing portions of Russia’s IADS radar capabilities. Essentially Russia is losing their ability to identify targets, track, and pass target info to systems to engage. https://t.co/0vJdLR2OEB

— The Intel Hub (@The_IntelHub) March 26, 2022

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Radars aren't front line systems.

Either the Russians are abandoning high value but inoperable vehicles or they are being overrun. The average Russian soldier's psyche is probably pretty fragile at this point and I could see panic start to set in. I'm not suggesting the Ukrainians are about to rout the invaders, but hopefully the Ukes have contingency plans and are prepared for mass surrenders and don't get over extended themselves.

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If it's a rout, I think the Ukes will hold mass executions. They will be out for blood.

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I would hope they don't. They have all of the free world, less a few bass ackwards countries, on their side right now. Committing their own war crimes would make it very easy for the military aid they've been receiving to come to a halt.

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This is insanity. Ukraine has managed the nearly unthinkable in defanging and demoralizing the Russian military... and there are folks reveling in the idea of threatening the rank and file with execution!?! Instantaneously swapping out a dejected adversary backed by a divided country for a desperate enemy willing to fight to the death backed by a 100% unified and pissed off country. Brilliant. The love children of Sun Tzu and Clausewitz - to be sure.

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MeatDr said:

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First video might be fake Russian propaganda? If it's real, they captured a ton of Ukrainians. But compare the demeanor to the Russian POW vid just below it and others we've seen. Their heads are still held high and they don't seem utterly exhausted and/or ashamed like the Russian soldiers usually do. Some of the comments have pointed out that none of them have tape on their arms, also.

Captured Russian soldiers in the #Kharkiv oblastpic.twitter.com/SQJCs1yTwQ

— marqs (@MarQs__) March 26, 2022

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I know it's hard to believe, but Ukrainian soldiers are being captured, wounded, and killed in this war.

It's probably real AND intended to be propaganda, just like all the Ukrainian stuff posted here is.

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Oh no doubt Ukrainians are being lost and captured. My biggest point was that if this particular video is real it shows a lot about the morale of Ukrainian troops versus Russian just in the way they are conducting themselves as POWs.

I agree. I just think the Ukraine won't give a damn. I'm not optimistic that they share our values in this situation.

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I agree. I just think the Ukraine won't give a damn. I'm not optimistic that they share our values in this situation.

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Ok. I was surprised at that post. I see your point and you are right. Ukraine would make a huge mistake. I know they are pissed and hurting. If someone shelled a city and killed my loved ones I'd feel the same. They must remember, that 20 year old Russian kid most likely just wants to go home.

The officers now, that is another matter hunt them down like Israel hunted nazi's They must face justice.

Thread. Russia doubling down. Again. Think that they can outlast this isht storm and that nobody will stop them.

Medvedev claimed Russia's war with Ukraine had killed the unipolar order, and hailed the strength of the emerging Russia-China-India bloc

This decision mirrored his rhetoric as president during the 2008 Georgian War, which he viewed as a step towards multipolarity /2

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) March 26, 2022

Despite this, Medvedev appeared to decry Russia's expulsion from Europe, claiming that anti-Russian EU countries do not have a "monopoly on Europeanness"

Medvedev hinted earlier that Russia might restore the death penalty now that it was out of the Council of Europe /4

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) March 26, 2022

Medvedev predicted the 1998 ruble crisis would not happen again as Russia learnt from the 2008 crisis

Medvedev reassured investors that Western companies would not be nationalized, and said Western companies privately discussed returning to Russia's market /6

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) March 26, 2022

Medvedev's message is that Russia is not isolated. Instead, it has expedited a multipolar order to respond to US aggression and European exclusion.

This message has resonated before in Russia and might do so again, in spite of mounting economic costs /end

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) March 26, 2022

Ukrainian Artillery and Air Assets have been Striking Russian Positions in and around Kherson City since then, Kherson Airport which has been a Primary Operations Base for Russian Forces in the Region has seen most of the Attacks as Ukrainian Forces advance towards the City.

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 26, 2022

Exclusive: Russian intelligence agents are attempting to recruit spies to provide information on Estonia’s border and how easy it might be to penetrate https://t.co/AKOECAam31

— Larisa Brown (@larisamlbrown) March 26, 2022

Targets include those crossing into Russia for cheaper fuel or into Estonia for cheese. They are then manipulated into taking photographs of border infrastructure and military sites

— Larisa Brown (@larisamlbrown) March 26, 2022

We're going to hear a lot more about Russia's potential war crimes in Ukraine.

Here's a nice primer on the Law of War to understand the legal references.

CRIMINAL?

Russia would need a mass of troops adjacent to the Baltics before even thinking about an invasion.

They don't have the personnel or materiel in place.

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I hate that they keep calling it "Peace Keeping". There is no peace to keep. That just sounds less risky. It's "Peace Making" if anyone goes in and does anything other than humanitarian aid delivery.

⚡️ According to Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki, support for the peacekeeping mission in Ukraine is growing among NATO members.⚡️

— spook (@spook_info) March 26, 2022

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I don't think it matters how many NATO members support the idea, it only matters what Putin thinks. And I can't imagine a scenario where he would be cool with the introduction of NATO troops into Ukraine. The fear of that very scenario is what drove him to this invasion in the first place.

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Fear of NATO expansion may have played a big role in the invasion.

But Putin's motivation has be primarily restoration of the Soviet Union. He's been talking about this for years, and he's been very explicit, and just a few years before he took Crimea, he called the fall of the Soviet Union the greatest tragedy of the 21th century and he longed for it to be restored. He's been blaming NATO more lately because that offers Putin some level of logic behind being proactive militarily.

NATO expansion was, I'm sure, a driver to invade, but only because it would have made restoring the USSR much more difficult.

Just my two cents

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He started talking about it in public speeches way back in 2007. Called the Cold War good for the world because Moscow could balance out Washington DC. Said the unipolar world created chaos and bloody wars in Iraq and Afghanistan etc.

I've posted before but she gives great background on his mindset.