Doc Dutch (05-05-2023), Phantasmal (05-06-2023)
(Reuters) -Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russia's Wagner Group mercenary force, said in a dramatic announcement on Friday that his forces would pull out of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut that they have been trying to capture since last summer.
Prigozhin said they would withdraw on May 10 - ending their involvement in the longest and bloodiest battle of the war - because of heavy losses and inadequate ammunition supplies. He asked defence chiefs to insert regular army troops in their place.
https://news.yahoo.com/russian-merce...083500662.html
“If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image.”
— Golda Meir
Zionism is the movement for the self-determination and statehood for the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland, the land of Israel.
“If Hamas put down their weapons, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons, there would be no Israel."
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Doc Dutch (05-05-2023), Phantasmal (05-06-2023)
In a war of attrition, Russia will lose.
While Russia still thinks of itself as a global superpower, its GDP is lower than that of Texas or New York or California.
“If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image.”
— Golda Meir
Zionism is the movement for the self-determination and statehood for the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland, the land of Israel.
“If Hamas put down their weapons, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons, there would be no Israel."
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Doc Dutch (05-05-2023)
How in the world do you think Ukraine has more supplies than Russia?
Ukraine is running out of soldiers and they aren’t getting enough to replace them while Russia has around 25 million conscripts they can call up whenever they want
Russia has also only committed about 10% of their military forces to this fight
Really?
LOL
Earlier on Friday he appeared in a video surrounded by dozens of corpses he said were Wagner fighters, and was shown yelling and swearing at Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov with whom he has a long-running feud.
"We have a 70% shortage of ammunition. Shoigu! Gerasimov! Where is the ******* ammunition?" he shouted into the camera.
And a year since Putin's invasion that he said would be over in a few days
“If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image.”
— Golda Meir
Zionism is the movement for the self-determination and statehood for the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland, the land of Israel.
“If Hamas put down their weapons, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons, there would be no Israel."
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Phantasmal (05-06-2023)
Wagner Group warlord records profanity-laced rant directed at 'scumbag' Russian military leaders
The Wagner group announced a retreat from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in an expletive-laden video as tensions between the mercenaries and the Russian Ministry of Defense continue to peak.
"Their blood is still fresh, and now, listen to me, b----," Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner’s founder and leader, said in a video as he walked among the bodies of dead soldiers. "These are someone’s fathers and someone’s sons."
"And those [expletive] who don’t give us ammunition will burn in Hell, eating their guts, [expletive]," he continued, aiming his rant at Sergei Shoigu, the Russian defense minister, and Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the general staff. "We have a 70% shortage of ammunition. Shoigu, Gerasimov, where is the ammunition? Look at them, b----!"
https://news.yahoo.com/russian-merce...083500662.html
“If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image.”
— Golda Meir
Zionism is the movement for the self-determination and statehood for the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland, the land of Israel.
“If Hamas put down their weapons, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons, there would be no Israel."
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Phantasmal (05-06-2023)
“If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image.”
— Golda Meir
Zionism is the movement for the self-determination and statehood for the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland, the land of Israel.
“If Hamas put down their weapons, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons, there would be no Israel."
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Guno צְבִי (05-05-2023), Phantasmal (05-06-2023)
anonymoose (05-05-2023), Guno צְבִי (05-05-2023)
ExpressLane (05-05-2023)
How much do you have to pay Wagner soldiers to fight and die?
The Wagner boss is talking about not having enough ammunition. Send them to fight and don't supply them.
Guno צְבִי (05-05-2023), Phantasmal (05-06-2023)
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- -- Aristotle
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
- -- The Buddha
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- -- Aristotle
ExpressLane (05-05-2023), Guno צְבִי (05-05-2023), Phantasmal (05-06-2023)
First of all don’t believe most news sources since they are openly lying about the war because they don’t want you to know how bad it is for Ukraine.
Secondly, Putin is purposefully taking his time. He is in no rush and it doesn’t matter if the war takes three or five years because he knows Russia will get it eventually.
Thirdly, Putin is going slow because if he takes it too rapidly then it would probably trigger the western powers to rush to defend them out of fear.
So these reports about shortages or battle losses are irrelevant to Putins long term plans.
There is absolutely no way Ukraine wins this without massive western support and that is what Putin is trying to prevent.
Believe me, when Putin thinks it’s safe to do so then Russia will swoop in and have the country in a matter of weeks.
His ultimate goal as well as most of the leadership is to rebuild the Soviet Union but it needs time and lots of strategy
Guno צְבִי (05-05-2023)
Guno צְבִי (05-05-2023), Phantasmal (05-06-2023)
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