Official Ukraine Thread: Putin On The Fritz

That sucks. Hope UA can get some troops for a rear guard action.

 

Your average Russian solider is not, shall we say, very wise in the ways of the world

 

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#Alabama Crimson Tide

Running to meet coach Saban

 

Yeah but still grew up with Granddad Ivan telling stories about how Nazis burned his village to the ground and murdered his sister

 

that guy has "pushed into army after doing a lengthy prison stretch, currently suffering through terrible meth withdrawal right now" vibes tho

 

Was this more clear in your mind? If I place some commas, I can make it work.

 

NSFL but I just don’t understand the mentality of people who could be this barbaric:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/06/bucha-barbarism-atrocities-russian-soldiers/

 

Azov sucks, but the idea that they are somehow gaining more cultural power relative to the vast majority of the Ukrainian armed forces/Zelenskyy is weird.

Why would the Azov battalion come out as greater “heroes” than anyone else?

 

To be fair, most of that ground gained was in

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UKRAINE

 

If our military is only 2% Nazi nationalist color me as surprised.

 

wonder if american legionnaires did that tag

 

I would, I spent 20 years in the military and couldn't name 1 person who was. I understand people don't go around advertising it, but I wouldn't guess it was as common as this thread makes it seem.

 

I hope you’re right but there was more to Oklahoma City than Tim McVeigh

 

I can see a lot of the guys who make the military their whole personality getting radicalized after they leave the service

 

me too but instead of military it’s “high school athlete” and instead of service it’s “high school”

 

SIAP but damn

 

now do this with GOP politicians and media members plastered all over the ad

 

That should win an Oscar. Or whatever it is that is better than an Oscar.

 

Same, I didn’t do 20. I would be shocked if it was .2 percent.

 

Nice just as I’m sitting down for dinner.

Fucking Russians.

 

Wow, I’m active now and have been in for 18 years, 5 years ago I’d have probably agreed with you guys, but the past couple years have brought some things out of the shadows. Still probably not 2% but there’s more floating around than a lot of people would be comfortable with.

 

Least shocking news ever

 

Boston Marathon Bans Runners From Russia, Belarus Amid Ukraine Invasion
The Boston Marathon Association confirmed it has banned all participants currently residing in Russia and Belarus from competing in the upcoming Boston Marathon.

 

Oleg is a good dude. Used to work in Pittsburgh. Glad he’s still okay over there.

 

Just want to reiterate this is a great listen. Good nuanced background on the recent modern history of Ukraine as well as a clarifying insight to what is at stake in the last ~10 minutes.

The Anne Applebaum interview on Fresh Air from March is also a good historical primer.

 

Kids Choice Award

 

Not really Pink Floyd but still cool

 

That is it! It was on the tip of my tongue but could not force it through.

 

Ahhhhhhhh lmao

 

I am much further removed than five years ago so I’d definitely defer to you.

 

A Slappy.

 

Yeah it's definitely a Tony Award winner.

 

this is the correspondent that Greg Gutfield accused of sensationalizing the reporting from ukraine

 

Yeah it should be no surprise that there’s way more now after Trump emboldened all the racists in this country.

 

The animal shelter stuff coming out of Borodianka is truly ghastly.

 

Kind of is a surprise to me because I didn’t see or experience it at all when I was in. It wasn’t something that was even a thought.

 

I searched to see what you meant and saw some things I wish I’d never seen

won’t post videos here but there were hundreds of dogs locked in shelters without water

 

I am so disappointed he didn’t literally say “go fuck yourself.”

 

Same

 

Thermite. Terrifying.

 

BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle* not a tank