" First they came for the journalists...
We don't know what happened after that . "
Maria Ressa.
cancel2 2022 (09-26-2022)
You're entitled to think what you like.
Putin has been holding back, imo. Now he's opening it up into a real war.
He hasn't made use of his vastly superior air-power or his heaviest weapons.
Maybe he won't. Maybe he will . Time will tell.
Don't go bragging 'til the dealing's done.
Last edited by moon; 09-25-2022 at 03:17 PM.
" First they came for the journalists...
We don't know what happened after that . "
Maria Ressa.
ExpressLane (09-25-2022)
" First they came for the journalists...
We don't know what happened after that . "
Maria Ressa.
cancel2 2022 (09-26-2022)
Sure they are.......
Even if they were really reservists, they are not trained and not equipped. At best they are fodder for Putins ambitions. And that is why men are deserting the country by the 10's of thousands.
If Putin said they were fully trained and equipped troops, you would gladly suck up his lies, as you do for those of trump.
cancel2 2022 (09-26-2022)
cancel2 2022 (09-26-2022)
Flash (09-25-2022)
The 300,000 reservists being called up by Russia are "not trained, not experienced and not ready" and it could be an "extremely dangerous" move, a military analyst has told Sky News.
Retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell said the size of the call-up may sound impressive but that those being mobilised were not active, battle-hardened soldiers.
"Because of conscription you serve in the military [in Russia] for a short time," he said.
"They've actually got something like two million reservists who've served in the military in the last five years. If you extrapolate, it's something like 25 million reservists that have at some stage served in the military.
"The challenge with all these numbers is that they look very grand.
"In context, 300,000 sounds a big number but these people are not trained, they're not experienced, they're not ready, and this is an incredibly hostile environment.
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