Russia Masses Military Equipment Near Ukraine Borders: A Prologue to WWIII?

[L.A.T.1961]

Britain has pledged to continue to supply arms to Ukraine’s embattled military Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said Russians troops had not made the progress they might have hoped“ This is going to be a long slog. It is going to be brutal. We are going to see some horrendous things on our TV screens,” Heappey told BBC.

Heappey disclosed that Britain’s Ministry of Defence was working on plans to support a resistance movement and a government in exile if Ukraine was finally overrun.

“That is a decision for the National Security Council to take but it is something that the Prime Minister has asked us in the Ministry of Defence to look at and plan for,” he told Sky News.

https://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2022/02/26/britain-to-send-more-arms-to-ukraine-as-fighting-reaches-kiev/

[Sir Wearer of Hats]

2 hours ago, Abramelin said:

A few minutes ago I had a socalled WTF! experience.

This is why:

https://m.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis/taliban-urges-russia-and-ukraine-to-show-restraint-solve-conflict-through-dialogue-articleshow.html

Thst’s right kids, the fecking Taliban is trying to be peacemaker. 
Congratulations Vlad, you’ve made THE TALIBAN look like the good guys. You absolutely cupcake. 

[DarkHunter]

Seems the Russians killed 10 Greek citizens in an airstrike on Maripul.

[Helen of Annoy]

Russian artillery hit hospital for children with cancer in Kyiv, one child was killed, two children and two adults were wounded. 

 

[Helen of Annoy]

The Pope visited Russian embassy in Rome and talked with Ukrainian president on the phone. Not at the same time, of course.

I know, I know, but let's remember Vatican does have quite a network which does have diplomatic potential. 

[Helen of Annoy]

Anonymous hacked some Russian state TV and showed truth about Russian aggression on Ukraine.

This is great because Russians captured in Ukraine are very young, poorly trained, disoriented and when allowed to call their parents the parents are shocked to hear their conscript kids are invading Ukraine.     

[Helen of Annoy]

Pro-Putin Chechens are fighting against Ukraine, their leader says they had no casualties... maybe he didn't hear yet that their general Magomed Tushayev was most likely killed. 

https://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/ukrajina-ubili-smo-cecenskog-generala/2342975.aspx?index_ref=rubrika_vijesti_najnovije_d

 

[Helen of Annoy]

"Big boom and pulsing glow" 20 km SW of Kyiv. 

[+Shooter McGavin]

 

 

Edited February 26, 2022 by Shooter McGavin

[DarkHunter]

This twitter thread is interesting, I dont know what qualifications the guy has if any but what he is saying does fit in with stuff happening on the ground along with stuff that seems to of been suspected with the Russian military.

To put it in summary the Russian military did poor planning and believed their own propaganda when coming up with the invasion plan for Ukraine so they didnt build up enough supplies for a protracted fight.  No commander wants to be the one to admit that they are not as prepared as they should be due to corruption and meeting timetables are more important then anything else.  Lastly the Russian battalion tactical group structure has fundamental problems and limitations in what it can do and the Russian military isnt able to overcome the inherent problems and limitations.

But it's still just an opinion piece so take it for what anyone thinks its worth.

 

 

[+Shooter McGavin]

A good read

 

 

[DarkHunter]

Unconfirmed rumor that 5,000 Russian troops rioted in Belarus and have refused to go to Ukraine to fight.  Just a rumor with no confirmation but if it ends up being true that would be massive for Ukraine. 

Shortly before the invasion I do remember reading an article from Radio Free Europe that apparently interviewed locals in Belarus who said the Russian troops moved to Belarus, who are now invading Ukraine, had been of low quality.  That the Russian troops had been selling fuel from their vehicles to locals for quick cash, other reports mentioned Russian troops also selling weapons and ammunition, along with damaging a good bit of their equipment during the unloading process and not caring.

[+susieice]

I just saw this on ABC News but the link I found to it on a quick search is FOX. Everyone is doing their small part in support of the Ukraine. 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/russian-vodka-us-canada-bars-liquor-stores-shelves

Here's a Canadian link.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canadian-liquor-stores-pull-russian-products-amid-conflict-in-ukraine-1.5797257

Edited February 27, 2022 by susieice

[DarkHunter]

Seems 10,000 Chechens have been sent to fight in Ukraine, reports coming out that a high ranking Chenchen general, his name is in the reports but I'm too lazy to look it up and no chance I can spell it by memory, seems to of been killed today during an airport battle.  

[Abramelin]

1 hour ago, DarkHunter said:

Seems 10,000 Chechens have been sent to fight in Ukraine, reports coming out that a high ranking Chenchen general, his name is in the reports but I'm too lazy to look it up and no chance I can spell it by memory, seems to of been killed today during an airport battle.  

The general's name is Tushaev:

https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/802950.html

[DarkHunter]

Increasingly hearing rumors that the Russian general staff have ordered Kyiv to be fully captured by Monday regardless of casualties.  Also part of these rumors are that the VDV leadership are furious with this order as they believe it will lead to their branch being slaughtered in Ukraine.

[Occult1]

1 hour ago, DarkHunter said:

Increasingly hearing rumors that the Russian general staff have ordered Kyiv to be fully captured by Monday regardless of casualties.  Also part of these rumors are that the VDV leadership are furious with this order as they believe it will lead to their branch being slaughtered in Ukraine.

Rumous or propaganda ? We are hearing a completely different story from the Russian side, so I would take these ''rumors'' with a grain of salt.

Edited February 27, 2022 by Occult1

[DarkHunter]

2 minutes ago, Occult1 said:

Rumous or propaganda ? We are hearing a completely different story from the Russian side, so I would take these ''rumors'' with a grain of salt.

You said yesterday Kyiv was going to fall in a few hours but yet on the start of day 4 no major population center has been taken yet and Kyiv is still under complete Ukranian control.

Not really interested in your Russian propaganda and false information.

[Occult1]

18 minutes ago, DarkHunter said:

You said yesterday Kyiv was going to fall in a few hours but yet on the start of day 4 no major population center has been taken yet and Kyiv is still under complete Ukranian control.

Not really interested in your Russian propaganda and false information.

 You do realize that pretty much all Russian and Ukrainian military claims cannot be independently verified? You choose to believe one side's rumors or claims over the other.

But that doesn't necessarily make it more ''true''.

Edited February 27, 2022 by Occult1

[DarkHunter]

5 minutes ago, Occult1 said:

 You do realize that most Russian and Ukrainian military claims cannot be independently verified? You choose to believe one side's rumors or claims over the other.

When I see videos of Russian helicopters and jets shot down, videos of Russian tanks and armored vehicles destroyed or abandoned, videos of Russian soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces, and cities clearly not controlled by Russia when Russia was saying that those cities were within hours of falling days ago I tend to start favoring one side's claims.

My personal favorite is Russian claims of Ukranian airforce completely destroyed along with Ukranian air defense while videos and pics of Ukranian jets flying and Ukrainian air defense shooting down Russian jets and helicopters.

Real question is why are you pushing what is clearly and obviously Russian propaganda and false information.  It's already clear you back the Russian side in this conflict.

Edited February 27, 2022 by DarkHunter

[Occult1]

Quote

Kyiv on heightened alert as Russian forces close in on all sides

 

Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN)Two large explosions lit up the night sky south of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early Sunday morning.

The explosions appear to have been around Vasylkiv, which has a large military airfield and multiple fuel tanks and is about about 30 kilometers south of Kyiv.

The latest development comes after Ukraine's outgunned forces held the capital for the third day on Saturday as battles continued across the country, while a defiant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told citizens to defend the country.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/26/europe/ukraine-russia-invasion-saturday-intl-hnk/index.html

Edited February 27, 2022 by Occult1

[Occult1]

According to reports, the bulk of Russian forces are now at only 18.6 miles (30 kilometers) from the center of Kyiv.

Edited February 27, 2022 by Occult1

[+and-then]

13 hours ago, DarkHunter said:

Seems Russia did not expect the war to go on this long, increased reports coming out of Russian armored vehicles running out of fuel, soldiers running out of food, and Russian military vehicles breaking down and being unable to get the needed parts for repair and thus being abandoned.  

Russian's supply chain is starting to break down as their logistics ability simply cant meet the need of the troops on the ground.  Not surprising given the low amount of logistics trucks and over reliance on railroads that the Russian military has for logistics.

Sounds like the generals BADLY underestimated the will of the Ukrainians to fight for their homes.  If they begin openly committing atrocities with WMD like chemicals, the world needs to cut all contact with Russia... PERIOD.

[+and-then]

 

[DarkHunter]

27 minutes ago, and then said:

Sounds like the generals BADLY underestimated the will of the Ukrainians to fight for their homes.  If they begin openly committing atrocities with WMD like chemicals, the world needs to cut all contact with Russia... PERIOD.

Its impossible to tell if the generals started to believe their own propaganda that the majority of Ukranians wanted to rejoin Russia and the Ukranian military would surrender and the citizens rise up to overthrow the Ukranian government or if the generals are too afraid to tell Putin anything he doesnt want to hear so they just kept lieing about the situation.

Either way the war is not going as they planned.  Heard some suspicions and rumors that Ukranian special forces are wrecking havoc on Russian supply lines but no confirmation but it would be the smart strategic move and a strategy American military advisors would of been pushing when they were in Ukraine training the Ukranian military.