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Quote from: paxmao on Today at 08:33:32 AM

Quote from: be.open on Today at 06:08:25 AM

It is very difficult to predict which direction Russia has a higher priority now ...

No is not. The gas and iron ore and industry of the Donbas. Encircling the Ukranian army south of Izum, taking Mariupol and, if they observe weakness, trying a push for Odessa.

It is difficult to say that Russia’s advance in the Donbas is very slow, because there Russia is opposed by the most combat-ready grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is very well entrenched there. There seem to be more Terodefense militias in the south, who are now having a very hard time against the regular army. On the other hand, armored vehicles with the letter O from the central military district are increasingly visible in the front-line chronicle, and the letters V and Z now look like rotations or regroupings. Shelling in the Donbass is more like "harassing" fire to prevent the Armed Forces from regrouping than to prepare for a decisive offensive.

Quote from: Branko on Today at 09:48:12 AM

Quote from: paxmao on Today at 08:33:32 AM

There are 8000 of this "flechettes" in a shell. There is only one possible use for it when fired on a civilian area.

It is still strange using those on area you keep occupied...bullet is simpler, cheaper, and harder
to find out who killed them, but Russians seems to insist to kill civilians with weapons that
can only be traced to Russia. Stupid Russians. And if missed slightly, they could kill their won troops

Theoretically, both sides of the conflict have the opportunity to use such ammunition. The Armed Forces of Ukraine used them during the siege of Slavyansk in 2015. Also, the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not hide the fact that they carried out artillery shelling of Bucha at a time when it was occupied by Russian troops.

I met on the net the opinion that the UK is thus blackmailing Zelensky so that he continues to escalate the conflict. In general, it is strange that the English newspaper discloses the details of the forensic medical examination before the end of the investigation, especially if it does not fit with the original version of the Ukrainian side.

Quote from: paxmao on Today at 08:33:32 AM

Mariupol still has not fallen and even Putin recognised it in his farcical appearance with his chief psycho, while holding the table as if it was to run away from him.

Are you seriously?

I am especially amused by your ability to diagnose Putin by his hand on the edge of the table, while Biden regularly shakes hands with the void. Grin

The "flechettes" have never been used by Ukraine and they did not have any opportunity to use them. That is fake information aimed to created doubt. The facts are very clear, the dates are very clear, the testimonies are clear. There is no shadow of doubt of Putin's Psychos using it on civilians.

Biden is outdated, but has relatively efficient people around and listens to them - you may not like his politics, but there is a technocratic machine around him. Putin is trying to be in charge or pretending to be and his courtiers are "loyal" as in Mafia loyal, but unable to tell the truth nor achieve other than the killing of Russian soldiers and Ukrainian civilians.

The UK is forcing the war now?? Try retreating from Ukraine, that is most likely to end any "blackmailing.2