Spartacus said:

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And 1 Battleship

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technically the Moskva was a Cruiser.

This is why I fully anticipate Russia to formally declare war on Ukraine within the next several weeks. It's the only way that they can forcibly mass conscript and fully mobilize their only advantage.

Rossticus said:

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This is why I fully anticipate Russia to formally declare war on Ukraine within the next several weeks. It's the only way that they can forcibly mass conscript and fully mobilize their only advantage.

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One has to wonder about the consequences of such a decision. It's definitely why they've been pushing the jingoism lately, but is that enough to get past what is possibly a lot of cognitive dissonance among the Russian public?

Waffledynamics said:

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Rossticus said:

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This is why I fully anticipate Russia to formally declare war on Ukraine within the next several weeks. It's the only way that they can forcibly mass conscript and fully mobilize their only advantage.

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One has to wonder about the consequences of such a decision. It's definitely why they've been pushing the jingoism lately, but is that enough to get past what is possibly a lot of cognitive dissonance among the Russian public?

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Based on domestic Russian sentiment toward Ukraine over the past year and broadening Russian support for crushing Ukraine currently, combined with fear of opposing the government, I don't think there would be enough initial public pushback to prevent Putin from moving forward.

That might eventually change if Ukraine can hold up and send enough Russians home dead but I think that it would have to get really ugly first.

Just sayin'…

Meanwhile on Russian state TV: host Vladimir Solovyov threatens Europe and all NATO countries, asking whether they will have enough weapons and people to defend themselves once Russia's "special operation" in Ukraine comes to an end. Solovyov adds: "There will be no mercy." pic.twitter.com/fCN3vfZy4N

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) April 20, 2022

While he may have been a Civilian he was specifically a Collaborator of the Occupiers, Nazi Collaborators were know to be treated quite harshly by Partisans and other Para-Military Groups during and after WWll so this is not surprising at all and he should have expected it. https://t.co/GKuVFvA4ml

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) April 20, 2022

Rossticus said:

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Just sayin'…

Meanwhile on Russian state TV: host Vladimir Solovyov threatens Europe and all NATO countries, asking whether they will have enough weapons and people to defend themselves once Russia's "special operation" in Ukraine comes to an end. Solovyov adds: "There will be no mercy." pic.twitter.com/fCN3vfZy4N

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) April 20, 2022

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Is this the Russian version of Alex Jones? Or is this Putin's paid spokesperson?

Well, that would just be unfair, now wouldn't it?

An ironic statement to say the least. But sharing it nonetheless.

— spook (@spook_info) April 20, 2022

He's legit and a closely allied propagandist of the Kremlin.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Solovyov_(journalist)

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Well, that would just be unfair, now wouldn't it?

An ironic statement to say the least. But sharing it nonetheless.

— spook (@spook_info) April 20, 2022

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That's a bit outlandish and kind of a weird statement. The Mi-17 is a transport/utility helicopter. I'm sure there are gunship variants floaitng around but its not something anyone would use to attack Russia. Unless it was being used to insert troops which is far fetched at this point.

Kharkiv within the past several hours. Pulled from a tweet posted by a member of TDF that used profanity. I'd use profanity too if Russia was setting my homeland ablaze.

Russia is now accusing Ukraine of cutting off water to its own cities

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) April 20, 2022

Russian MP Alexander Boroday accused Ukraine of shutting off water to Severodonetsk, even though Russian shelling destroyed the city's main water pipe

Russia also says that Ukrainian authorities are laundering humanitarian aid and depriving people of vital services, like water

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) April 20, 2022

Russia has moved command and control systems near the Donbas in an effort to correct problems passing orders down to troops: senior U.S. defense official

— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) April 20, 2022

Is anyone alarmed that this thread falls during the day? I guess we have gotten used to the fact that people are dying every day. Not to say that we don't care, but our attention is worn out. You can tell by the frequency of postings. This is all great information but we have become exhausted.

People dedicated to the cause (Rossticus among others) continue to post valuable information.

We have heard of battles where the Ukraine is making gains. We have seen videos where people like us and their children are subjected to horrendous outcomes. For what?

What are we prepared to do to fight the nastiness that is war? This scenario was replicated many times before in history.

There is nothing we can do. If we act we invite war. Are you ready for your children to die? Russian mother's are sending their children to die. They don't know it yet.

Ukraine didn't allow men of fighting age to leave. Their mothers sent them to die.

This seems risky.

10thYrSr said:

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Is anyone alarmed that this thread falls during the day? I guess we have gotten used to the fact that people are dying every day. Not to say that we don't care, but our attention is worn out. You can tell by the frequency of postings. This is all great information but we have become exhausted.

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For a while, it seemed like there wasn't as much movement as Russia was retreating from near Kyiv and repositioning troops. Ukraine is also holding the line reasonably well, and so a lot of news is just more of the same. Hopefully the next big changes are in Ukraine's favor.

mickeyrig06sq3 said:

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Rossticus said:

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Just sayin'…

Meanwhile on Russian state TV: host Vladimir Solovyov threatens Europe and all NATO countries, asking whether they will have enough weapons and people to defend themselves once Russia's "special operation" in Ukraine comes to an end. Solovyov adds: "There will be no mercy." pic.twitter.com/fCN3vfZy4N

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) April 20, 2022

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We don't have enough weapons to defend against Russia. We have enough to obliterate them, conventionally at least.

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You think we're short of nukes?

10thYrSr said:

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Is anyone alarmed that this thread falls during the day? I guess we have gotten used to the fact that people are dying every day. Not to say that we don't care, but our attention is worn out. You can tell by the frequency of postings. This is all great information but we have become exhausted.

People dedicated to the cause (Rossticus among others) continue to post valuable information.

We have heard of battles where the Ukraine is making gains. We have seen videos where people like us and their children are subjected to horrendous outcomes. For what?

What are we prepared to do to fight the nastiness that is war? This scenario was replicated many times before in history.

There is nothing we can do. If we act we invite war. Are you ready for your children to die? Russian mother's are sending their children to die. They don't know it yet.

Ukraine didn't allow men of fighting age to leave. Their mothers sent them to die.

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Yes people have moved on. Look at the nighty news. Unless you're vested you no longer have a reason to care. In a month this thread will be trickles of info. Ukraine will be forgotten. Johnny Dept is more important now on Fox News than Ukraine.

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Ulysses90 said:

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The semi-annual conscription of 130-150k in Russia is producing a ****ty force. Trying to scale that up to even 500k would be impossible for them especially with their military equipment production lines nearing paralysis.

The list of Russia's military options is quickly narrowing down to nukes.

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This^. For the foreseeable future, Russia's military simply isn't scalable much beyond what we've already seen. Regardless of the quality or quantity of their personnel, they may have too many limitations with their supply chain - materiel, equipment, weapons, supplies, etc.

Which brings us to a big question ... what happens if their offensive stalls or fails?

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The answer will be nukes.

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Who are they going to nuke?

Sharpshooter said:

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Is anyone alarmed that this thread falls during the day? I guess we have gotten used to the fact that people are dying every day. Not to say that we don't care, but our attention is worn out. You can tell by the frequency of postings. This is all great information but we have become exhausted.

Granted I am not trained military; however, isn't it normal that fighting subsides during the night? Our day is their night, so, it seems normal that posts would subside as well. Sorry if I am misunderstanding your post.

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What I mean to say is that people are losing interest in this conflict. This thread used to be at the top of the page every time. Now I wouldn't be surprised to find it on the second page if it weren't for Rossticus late night updates

Jayhawk said:

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Rossticus said:

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Well, that would just be unfair, now wouldn't it?

An ironic statement to say the least. But sharing it nonetheless.

— spook (@spook_info) April 20, 2022

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That's a bit outlandish and kind of a weird statement. The Mi-17 is a transport/utility helicopter. I'm sure there are gunship variants floaitng around but its not something anyone would use to attack Russia. Unless it was being used to insert troops which is far fetched at this point.

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I randomly saw one of those flying in Colorado two summers ago.

Now that I think about it, it was kinda weird. We were going fishing an antero reservoir and there's a Y in the road where we take a right. The police had the Y blocked off where you couldn't continue straight and had to go right. Then, right as we get up the hill, a very low flying Russian helicopter is flying what would have been straight past the Y