alta-pete Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Just now, ICTChris said: Head of mobilisation and submarine commander shit dead while out jogging. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-deputy-chief-krasnodar-shot-dead-/32497651.html Shit dead? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Just now, alta-pete said: Shit dead? Oh dear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Head of mobilisation and submarine commander shot dead while out jogging. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-deputy-chief-krasnodar-shot-dead-/32497651.html Sub Rosa. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Turkey no longer blocking Sweden joining NATO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Have some faith in Magic Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 53 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Head of mobilisation and submarine commander shot dead while out jogging. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-deputy-chief-krasnodar-shot-dead-/32497651.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Have some faith in Magic said: They call it the Widowmaker for a reason... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDickFingers Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 4 hours ago, ICTChris said: Head of mobilisation and submarine commander shot dead while out jogging. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-deputy-chief-krasnodar-shot-dead-/32497651.html 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 10 hours ago, ICTChris said: Head of mobilisation and submarine commander shot dead while out jogging. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-deputy-chief-krasnodar-shot-dead-/32497651.html And folk say that exercise is good for you. A cautionary tale there for us all, I think. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 11 hours ago, ICTChris said: Head of mobilisation and submarine commander shot dead while out jogging. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-deputy-chief-krasnodar-shot-dead-/32497651.html A disappointing lack of windows or balconies here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 That's because the Ukrainians did it rather than Russia's FSB. Looks like the Ukrainians are making no secret of going full Mossad or Tito's UDBA on hunting down perpetrators globally: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 (edited) NATO used cluster bombs in Yugoslavia in 1999. Dutch planes dropping them on a hospital was a particular lowlight and the RAF's efforts alone left thousands of unexploded "bomblets" lying in Kosovo and Serbia. The work in clearing them since has been mostly done by the demining charity Halo Trust. It's funded by various governments, USA being the largest donor with other major contributors being UK, Norway, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Netherlands and Canada. The work isn't expected to be complete until 2024, a full quarter of a century after the cluster bombs were dropped. So its a long process and no doubt an expensive one. As was the case with Kosovo and Serbia, Ukraine is not going to have the resources to organise or fund its own state demining come the end of this war. Again it'll need done by international charity. Well a potential upside to USA's recent decision to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions is that it'll hopefully engender a greater sense of responsibility in USA to fund the demining later. Some info: https://declassifieduk.org/cluster-bombs-for-ukraine-a-warning-from-kosovo/ Edit: This too, on work Halo Trust is already doing in Ukraine: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/19/ukrainian-farmers-improvise-to-clear-their-land-of-mines Edited July 12, 2023 by FreedomFarter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ICTChris Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 A lot of Western countries have neglected the production of ammunition because they assumed they or their allies would never fight a war like this again. A few months before the war Boris Johnson said to the defence select committee that we wouldn’t see wars in Europe with tanks driving across battlefields again. Reverse Nostradamus. Anyway, a UN report has detailed the widespread sexual violence and torture used in Russian occupied territory. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/how-russian-soldiers-terrorise-ukraine-sexual-violence/ The only way this will stop is to hold those responsible accountable, those on the ground, their commanders, those directing the operations. A minor but related point is that plenty of the complete weirdos in the west who support Russia due to their self absorbed politics, contrarianism or general inadequacy lap this stuff up. If you search back in this thread you can find posters, some banned some not, salivating over castrations or the destruction of civilians. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 These fucking nutters don't deserve to be in NATO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Usually a good sign when Igor Girkin is worried about what is just around the corner: Three more villages to go after Staromaiorske before they can attempt to break through the Russian main defensive line. After that there is nothing much prepared all the way down to the Sea of Azov from what I've read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDickFingers Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Russians showing off the new lancet loitering munition today. Quite the piece of kit if it works as advertised. Many reasons to hope it doesn't obviously, one of which would be getting to reuse the pic in the compo faces thread later. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Kerch bridge closed to traffic, reports of explosions, something happened about the 145th support from the Russian side. https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/16/europe/russia-crimea-bridge-intl-hnk/index.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 9 hours ago, TommyDickFingers said: Russians showing off the new lancet loitering munition today. Quite the piece of kit if it works as advertised. Many reasons to hope it doesn't obviously, one of which would be getting to reuse the pic in the compo faces thread later. It looks like garden storage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 9 hours ago, TommyDickFingers said: Russians showing off the new lancet loitering munition today. Quite the piece of kit if it works as advertised. Many reasons to hope it doesn't obviously, one of which would be getting to reuse the pic in the compo faces thread later. Looks like Wall E has been radicalised. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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