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[–] [email protected] 230 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused Kyiv of "intimidating the peaceful population of Russia"

do you get to claim that when your country instigates a full-on war?

[–] [email protected] 69 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You’re assuming they admit to being the instigator.

[–] [email protected] 80 points 2 months ago (4 children)

which is absolutely hilarious. like the kid with their hand in the cookie jar claiming they have no idea whats goin on

[–] Lost_My_Mind 30 points 2 months ago

It is merely special bakery extraction assignment. We are winning, commrad...... munch munch munch

What? No. I didn't eat cookie! It was pastry digestion operation. We are winning, comrad!

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago

You’re not allowed to come here, it’s private property \s

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago

Comrade, how can you forgets. Is special military operation, we are not the aggressor

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

What war? It's a special operation /s

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Well, I think she's speaking the truth. Of all the Russians, those that are peaceful are probably pretty intimidated by the shooting in their vicinity.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Yeah, who do they think is killing the Ukrainians? It's the "peaceful" population of Russia.

[–] [email protected] 95 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Imagine if Prigozhin had waited until now for his ill-fated push to the Kremlin...

[–] baronvonj 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As I recall, he called it off after the Kremlin walked back whatever policy it was that pissed him off.

[–] fluxion 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I seem to recall that arresting Gerasimov during a visit to Rostov-on-Don was part if the plan, and one of the generals next in line was friendly to Wagner so it would've created division in the ranks. But Shoigu got tipped off, the general backed out, and Prigozhin eventually realized without military backing he'd eventually lose

[–] Itdidnttrickledown 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

At least he has learned his lesson now. /s

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Don't fly over Russia after trying to do a coup?

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Imagine if he had balls and actually did it back then

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago

As they say in Breaking Bad: no half-measures. It got him murdered anyway, he should have gone all the way with a coup...

[–] ngwoo 7 points 2 months ago

Prigozhin sobering up early is one of history's big disappointments.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 2 months ago
[–] JesusSon 76 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Moscow or bust boys keep grabbing them by the balls and kicking them in the ass.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Seriously the media needs to use more words like these... "Penetration" , "Thrusting into" , "etc ....

It would just grate on 'ol Pootie so nicely.

[–] Agent641 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ukraine thrusts deep into Russia as Russia pushes back gently, but while whimpering quietly. Ukraine pulls russias hair and leans in close, whispering "take it all, whore"

[–] Wrench 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I mean, Ukraine does not have the ability to hold anything or do a sustained push. It would be foolish to try.

Going in, destroying supplies and infrastructure, and then leaving is the smart move unless there are good choke points to hold.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I hope that's the plan, otherwise they'll just lose everyone they sent over there. Go in, destroy a bunch of stuff and leave is the smart plan. It'll force Russia to keep substantial amounts of troops in Russia to avoid a repeat, shows they're weak and boosts morale in Ukraine.

[–] JesusSon 7 points 2 months ago

Obviously, they can't go all the way to Moscow but Kursk or bust doesn't have the same ring to it.

[–] Serinus 67 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Guys, guys, guys. I know a surefire way to get Ukrainian troops out of Russia immediately. Putin, call me.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Little more time and a little more progress, Ukraine will sort that call out to their own.

[–] APassenger 39 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] ik5pvx 72 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fifty thousand dishwashers side by side

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago

Roughly 147,312 if laid end to end, 942,796 if laid side by side

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm gonna need bigger calipers...

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[–] j4k3 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My feet, yours, or potato-supreme court king feet?

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[–] d4rknusw1ld 28 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Any good places to follow Ukraine conflict on Lemmy? Trying again to switch off Reddit…

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Noncredibledefense has updates, but may not qualify as a "good place." Extremely meme focused.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

But the info is so fresh! Newcomers beware... it's hard to tell what's info vs a random meme.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

The Ukraine group on sopuli.xyz gets a lot of updates.

[–] Maggoty 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Not Lemmy but there's frequent updates at ISW, (Institute for the Study of War). Just google ISW Ukraine to get their report page.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago

lol

lmao even

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Putin is about to relocate to Siberia

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

September 22 starts Fall. Winter is coming.

Tell them not to get stuck in Russia. I hear it's bad strategy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know this applies to the French and to Germans, but does the rule hold for Ukrainians?

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The deeper they get, I imagine the more ammunition stashes they'll pass. I wonder how much they've been able to claim.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would assume not much, it's an incursion. Meaning they don't have the infrastructure to ship it back. If they find any caches, they probably would take what they can use quickly, and destroy the rest.

[–] khannie 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That all makes sense. I saw today they have captured at least one tank which is nice.

They've penetrated two prepared defence lines which they may want to hunker down in later so shipping ammo back to those would be less hassle.

There's some talk of them potentially holding that gas plant to force Russia to destroy it to dislodge them too, cutting off gas to Hungary while making Russia the one that does it. Muuuaahahaha.

The whole thing is fascinating. Really looking forward to the Perun video on it which will hopefully be next week.

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[–] Kadaj21 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This isn’t the meme where mist of the guard have gone to fight “over there” and so left like two guards for the place is it? Be funny if it was.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I love the photo. It screams.

"From Russia, with love."

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