This was always on the cards, #former #uk #defense #minister #sir #geraldhowarth is suggesting we may need to send #nato #soldiers into #ukraine to #fight #russia https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/f.. This will really #escalate - the moment the #un and #nato #countries go involved, it was always going to.
Not much #discussion on the real #ukrainian #deaths , but this #article apparently suggests 20k #civilians and 100k #soldiers , which would be much higher than #russian #deaths https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/e.. The #eu training 15k or 30k #soldiers is just not going to cut it. The real problem they have is that #ukraine will at some point run out of #men to #train .
Apparenty the #newyorktimes have #estimated that 200k #russian #soldiers have #died in #ukraine so far: https://www.zerohedge.com/military/nyt-c.. I bet they are still having trouble #recruiting for this insane objective. Even if it's just 100k, it's seriously #demoralising for them. No #western #modern #war has seen such losses.
Very interesting #question raised by the #nytimes about #ukrainian #war #crimes https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/n.. A bunch of #russian #soldiers ordered to face-down and then get #executed doesn't look good at all. #prisonersofwar is a very hot topic and is most definitely to be taken seriously.
Interesting, seems like #ukraine are making a move on #kherson , which could turn into an almighty loss of #russian #soldiers https://youtube.com/watch?v=ejEKxfCxbAY #putin has declared #martiallaw in the " #annexed " areas, meaning they are not at all #confident that they can keep them.
40k #nato #soldiers are currently sitting in #poland , with more on their way: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/n.. I highly #suspect we will see 100k before the end of the month - queue #threats from the #kremlin ... This is clearly an #escalation and #threat from the #west about their #willingness to #provide #direct #support in #ukraine .
The #us #economy must be *really* bad if the #russian #threat is at its highest level since the #coldwar - and the #us is still cutting #soldiers https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/army-p.. Not a great look and this brings them to under 1 #million #soldiers , only half of which are #active #duty ...
#us #training #ukrainian #soldiers in #poland ... https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bide.. This is quite an #escalation . I am also aware that other #countries join this effort too. This also means using their #modern #equipment too - a clear #escalation in the #russian #invasion .
Apparently a high-up #russian #tank #commander was #runover by his own #soldiers https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russi.. The #soldiers then apparently #surrendered to the #ukrainians - this appears to be #validated by #intelligence ! This is *massive* if true...
Watch this space - #ukraine 's #special #operations #command suggesting they will start #committing #warcrimes by #executing #soldiers that #surrender https://www.infowars.com/posts/ukraines-.. This will also server to #russia 's #advantage , their #soldiers now are #forced to fight no matter what.
Apparently the #un #reports 368k #ukranian #refugees have #fled from #russian #soldiers #fighting in #ukraine https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/u.. Strangely, none of them choose to go to #belarus - weird! Their #president #claims the #west are at #fault here and push for #wwiii https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/b.. Nice take!
Great #advice to #ukrainian #civilians #fighting #russian #soldiers https://twitter.com/SpencerGuard/status/.. I also have some advice here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=304.. It's an awful situation, I wish them the best.
Holy shit. As #jefftaylor #reports , #russian #tanks appear to be #stranded due to running out of #fuel and #russian #soldiers appear to be running out of #food https://youtube.com/watch?v=2GhtaYZU9_g I #speculated that #russia would not #invade #ukraine for exactly this reason - that they did not have the #assets ready to establish a forward operating #base ... If #kyiv can hold out a little longer then #russian forces will be forced into a #retreat ! Well damn!
Looks as if #russia have begun de- #escalation on the #ukraine #border by sending 10k #soldiers home for #christmas https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/r.. We'll see what happens in the coming days...
Apparently a #terrorist who #killed 13 #us #soldiers in #afghanistan was freed after the #biden #withdrawal https://timcast.com/news/terrorist-who-k.. Fun!