Quote from: be.open on Today at 02:39:51 AM

Quote from: paxmao on May 17, 2022, 09:37:35 PM

Lol... still pretending that we use "his sources" as credible is kind of fun. But yes, they surrendered, it had to happen.

You are trying in vain to put on a good face on a bad game. No, they shouldn't have given up, it's a shame. The "cyborgs" from Azov were to die and become heroes - that would have been a military defeat, but a political victory for Kyiv. And now it's just an inglorious defeat of Kyiv, and a shameful defeat of the Nazi ideals of Azov, which, in fact, turned out to be not worthy of dying for them. There will be no exchange, military investigators are already working and Nazi criminals will be convicted. The surrender continues, last night another 200 Nazis of Azov came out of the bunker in addition to 265 from the first batch.

Meanwhile, Russia has decided to test the new Terminator tank support fighting vehicle in combat conditions.

A good face? You mean like this Cool

Oh, by all means, go test - the problem of Putin's army has never been having weapons, it is a problem of corruption and poor leadership so any vehicle sent is just another death trap for the young Russ that should be at home fuck*ng their wives and making more little Russ and, instead will die for Putin. Particularly a 30MM with anti-tank is something that most armies have since years ago. Fronts stalled, even some advances by Ukraine in the North and all you have to show is that the last bit of Mariupol conceded after months of siege - and there is no guarantee that it will be kept in the future.

You still think Putin's Russia has something to win from this war. Somehow, Putin will take the coast and perhaps a bit of Donbas and then everyone will call it a day, go home (those who did not die on both sides I mean) and that is it. What could go wrong? Something like Ukraine continuing to fight with plenty of western help is not possible. Or is it?

US strategy is letting Russia bleed itself and it is working. All they are wishing for is another year of war and then another and then more members for NATO... and Putin is just giving it to them. The recession will be worldwide, but you guys are heading for honours.

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The World Bank has projected that Russian GDP will shrink by 11% this year, while the IMF on Tuesday projected a contraction of 8.5% in 2022 and a further 2.3% in 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the government may need to increase budget spending to boost liquidity and shore up the economy.

In case you do not get the last bit - That means big inflation.