Chaos on frontlines as Ukraine war threatens to come home for Russia

[pellinore]

If Vladimir Saldo was trying to project a sense of calm among the deluged frontline towns and villages of Russian-occupied Kherson region, he was failing miserably.

The Kremlin-installed “governor”, dressed in camouflage and helmet and sitting in front of the flooded remains of the town centre of Nova Kakhovka, claimed that the city was “alive”.

“People are calmly walking around the streets,” said Saldo, as the flood waters rose up the walls of the city hall behind him. “I’ve just driven around the streets, people are working, the gas stations are open, some stores are open.”

The reality of the catastrophe was playing out around him: people stranded on the roofs of their houses and flats, begging for those with boats to come and save them. Dozens missing and whole towns downriver washed away.

Chaos on frontlines as Ukraine war threatens to come home for Russia | Russia | The Guardian

Edited June 8 by pellinore

[+Nuclear Wessel]

I stand by my long-held conviction that if Ukraine is going to fall, Poland is going to go rogue and clap some cheeks. They have been making a lot of purchases for their military, recently. They bought a massive number of ATACMs a while back, too.

Edited June 8 by Nuclear Wessel

[Occult1]

4 hours ago, Nuclear Wessel said:

I stand by my long-held conviction that if Ukraine is going to fall, Poland is going to go rogue and clap some cheeks. They have been making a lot of purchases for their military, recently. They bought a massive number of ATACMs a while back, too.

Do you think that Poland intends to occupy Western Ukraine ?

[spartan max2]

The longer the war goes on the greater the risk of unrest in Russia. Putin can not afford a elongated war even if he thinks he can

 

 

[pellinore]

6 minutes ago, Occult1 said:

Do you think that Poland intends to occupy Western Ukraine ?

Western Russia is more likely.