Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1514986138234023947

He is nothing but a paid propagandist for Russia as it seems

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515074056793600003

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

Looks like operation to clear the Azov Neo Nazis and the foreign mercenaries is full underway.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515723692810063876

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515725434025127951

 

[thetutle]

The only way that Russia can become as it was is to resurrect the Soviet economy. The old economic adage "gu.ns or butter" still stands no matter what currency a country uses. Russia would have to divert its economy and stop producing cars, TVs, washing machines, as well as a wide range of foodstuffs and divert its capacity to the military. Even then, it wouldn't match the capacity of the US on its own - forgetting the rest of NATO. Russia is a second rate power with nuclear weapons. It needs to accept that reality.

True, and don't forget that the USSR at the start of the Cold War had more population than USA and a bigger economy. Now USA is almost 3 times the population of Russia and economy is well, incomparably bigger.

Realistically, the California national guard would defeat Russia in Ukraine with a bit of help form the airforce.

Russia is playing a game way out of its league.

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515746767819743241

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515710054451851269

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515749305222635523

 

[Vergennes]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515724185670234115

 

[Get Ya Wig Split]

RUSSIA IN SHAMBLES: USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) steams through the Atlantic Ocean (Receives 541,000 Pounds of Ordnance)​

RUSSIA IN SHAMBLES: USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) steams through the Atlantic Ocean (Receives 541,000 Pounds of Ordnance)

@F-22Raptor @Hamartia Antidote @KAL-EL

defence.pk

 

[Vergennes]

@F-22Raptor

Russian military is so much corrupt their tanks have fake ERA

 

[Viet]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515746767819743241

https://twitter.com/x/status/1515710054451851269

Simply rediculous
Coming to other country then bombing, killing, looting, then claim liberate the people.
Liberate the people from what?
Washing machine?

 

[PakFactor]

@F-22Raptor

Russian military is so much corrupt their tanks have fake ERA

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I’m not surprised at all when you have these oligarchs funneling money outside I wonder what the defense industry or those responsible for armament are doing. I think one officer committed suicide a few days back when they found out 1 out of 10 tanks were operable in his unit.

 

[Viet]

From the news

Ukraine asks G7 countries for 50 billion USD. In addition non interest loans will be issued to finance the budget deficit in the next 6 months.


+++ 12:06 Ukraine bittet G7 um 50 Milliarden US-Dollar +++
Die Ukraine hat nach eigenen Angaben die G7-Staaten um Finanzhilfen in Höhe von 50 Milliarden US-Dollar gebeten. Außerdem erwäge die Ukraine die Emission unverzinster Anleihen, sagt Präsidentenberater Oleh Ustenko im Fernsehen. Damit solle das kriegsbedingte Budgetdefizit in den kommenden sechs Monaten gedeckt werden.

 

[Lehrasap]

Yes.
The target since the end of the Cold War has always been Russia's riches.
People need to watch Colonel Macgregor who keeps repeating what you are saying: The war is largely America-led and is being fought to the last Ukrainian. But as long as it depletes Russia's resources, it is okay!
Bolded part: What Zelensky is willing to offer now could have been done some months ago. Such tragedy!

NY Times front page--top news right now. This was inevitable but Ukraine was egged on to a futile fight! Idiots!


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One does not surrender one's rights without fighting. Otherwise, Russia will keep on making such illegal demands again and again and there is no guarantee that Russia will ever stop threatening its neighbours in order to achieve its demands.

I am afraid you will still not understand my point of view.

Let me ask, should Pakistan hand over Kashmir to India upon Indi's demand in order to make peace with India?

This is exactly the recommendation that you are giving to Ukraine against Putin.

 

[Viet]

Ukraine Intel chief Kyrylo Budanow presses Germany for delivery of heavy artillery and tanks.
The weapons will help Ukrainian army to fill the great losses, to liberate the occupied territories including the Crime.
For Ukraine army will be very quick to learn, to master Leopard tanks.


+++ 20:32 Geheimdienstchef fordert Artilleriesysteme: "Darin ist die deutsche Armee besonders stark" +++
Der Chef des ukrainischen Militärgeheimdienstes, Kyrylo Budanow, wiederholt in einem Interview mit dem "Spiegel" die Forderung der ukrainischen Regierung nach Waffen aus Deutschland: "Wir brauchen Artilleriesysteme – darin ist die deutsche Armee besonders stark. Und leider brauchen wir Panzer, weil wir sehr große Verluste an gepanzerten Fahrzeugen hatten." Mit den Waffen wolle die ukrainische Armee die besetzten Gebiete befreien – dazu zähle er auch die 2014 von Russland annektierte Krim. Ein Problem mit der Ausbildung ukrainischer Soldaten etwa am Leopard-Panzer sieht Budanow nicht: "Das lernen wir schnell. Mit Verlaub, das ist keine höhere Mathematik."

 

[Piotr]

Russian air defense shot down plane with Western arms for Ukraine near Odessa - top brass​

Military operation in Ukraine
16 Apr, 20:35

Оperational and tactical aviation destroyed 67 areas of concentration of Ukrainian military personnel and hardware in the past 24 hours

MOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. Russian air defense units have brought down a military transport plane carrying Western arms outside Odessa, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday.
"Near Odessa Russian anti-aircraft defense forces have shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane, which was delivering a large shipment of arms supplied to Ukraine by Western counties," he said.
In addition, according to Konashenkov, operational and tactical aviation destroyed 67 areas of concentration of Ukrainian military personnel and hardware in the past 24 hours.
Russia’s missile troops hit 317 military facilities, including 274 strongholds and areas of concentration of the enemy’s manpower, 24 command posts and two field fuel facilities of Ukrainian troops. Two Ukrainian drones were shot down outside Lozovaya and Veselaya.

https://tass.com/defense/1438715