I donât know if I didnât post this meme before but I love it so much I donât think it is wrong to post it again. The meme appears often in discussions underneath Ukrainian propaganda in the Czech press, and it features headlines from mainstream Czech media in 2014. Back then, the editors werenât yet informed on how to report on what is happening in Eastern Ukraine. Today you can get sanctioned by the EU, or even be prosecuted for reporting from the wrong side. đđ So allow me to translate the headlinesâŚ
HRW (Human Rights Watch): The Ukrainian Soldiers use Cluster Rounds When Firing on Donetsk
Ukrainian Soldiers in Krasnoarmeisk Violently Put a Stop to the Referendum and Shot into the Crowd
Nazi Patches Have Taken Hold of Kiev; New Banderites are Showing Their Teeth
Kiev is going hard. The Parliament has abolished the language law, protests of minorities are expected.
Witnesses, the Ukrainian military is acting like a conqueror, they are firing at schools.
Czech media are saying Ukrainian coffers will last two months, and then Ukraine will lose the ability to defend itself. Ukraine at present is a zombie on life support from Western countries. Its economy barely exists. Ukraine is also experiencing a fuel shortage.
We get two contradictory forms of analysis in Western press. Ukraine is kicking some Russian ass, and Ukraine canât sustain it. The latter we see above.
Santa quit his job in Czechia and went to fight in Ukraine when Russia invaded. đđ From what I can get, he serves as a contact that delivers supplies to units fighting in the east. Various gear, like thermal vision, winter camping equipment, all crowdfunded by goobers in Czechia.
In the interview he says that Russian influence means communism. Russia today is a hyper capitalist country however. I am not sure Santa understands the cause he is fighting for. And the forces he is supporting. But it is his fight, his fight is cringe.
I was trying to catch this guy with Nazi symbology on one of the few photos available. Apart from this Banderite patch he is wearing, I couldnât find much. I must assume he genuinely believes the shit he says.
Ukraine needs another 250 thousand troops to win over Russia. Apparently, Ukraine is forced to fall back at most parts of the front because it has a shortage of fools. Which is a perfect opportunity for any Western soy-supporter of Ukraine. đđ
Russiaâs strategy since at least autumn 2022 has been to stress Ukraine slowly to a breaking point. This way, Russia doesnât have to mobilize a large force, which will put little stress on its economy. And gradually the Ukrainian and Western resources will be stretched. Either Ukraine runs out of soldiers, or they run out of money, or they do both. đđ Attrition warfare.
Boomer in the Grauniad blames Trump for betraying Ukraine.
Viewed from Europe, the USâs failure to defend the people of Ukraine against Russian aggression is the greatest and most consequential of a host of recent American betrayals. Itâs not just the sickening subservience shown to Vladimir Putin, an indicted war criminal and mass killer. Itâs not only the victim-blaming and bullying of Kyiv into making concessions. Itâs not even Donald Trumpâs crass attempts to monetise the war and milk the misery of millions for Nobel glory, while undercutting Nato allies and trampling sovereign rights.
I don’t know if Trump wanted a Nobel peace prize but he represents the part of America that thinks Europe are freeloaders. And I am sorry, this whole pile of sour grapes proves how much the Eurocucks are dependent on Murica. And I must add that without Murican financial and military help, Russia would probably be done with Ukraine by now.
âThe question of how this war is going to end is actually an existential question for Europe,â said Wolfgang Ischinger, chair of this monthâs Munich Security Conference. âIt will determine â in more ways than one â the future of this continent.â But the war is proving definitive, too, for Trump and his blinkered, bigoted Maga ideologues. Glossing over Russian depredations (and the illegal Venezuela coup), Rubio chose in Munich to target globalisation, âclimate cultsâ and multiculturalism.
I thought the war is existential for Putin, now it looks like he isn’t the only one. And clearly, Trump represents the part of Murican establishment that does not see Ukraine as essential. I am not sure Murica ever had a government that saw Ukraine as essential. Now, if Europe thinks this is essential, they should put their money and gear where their mouth it.
The US betrayal of Ukraine, foreshadowing its broader treachery, did not start with Trump. Bill Clintonâs post-independence 1994 security assurances for Kyiv proved meaningless. Barack Obama blinked when Putin seized Crimea in 2014. Joe Biden, haunted by cold war ghosts, reacted with fatal overcaution to the 2022 invasion.
What should have Obama done about Crimea? Murica enacted sanctions on Russia over Crimea before Europe did. Europe need the strange events of MH17 flight to enact anti-Russia sanctions. Obama’s administration was responsible for supporting the Maidan demonstrations, which were the catalyst to the current war. Had Murica not meddled in Ukrainian internal politics with money and cookies, there would have never be this stand off. Biden provided money, modern weapons like Patriot batteries and HIMARS rocker artillery, intelligence data to navigate Ukrainian missiles and drones, and lots of money to help the Kiev regime survive. Yet according to boomers and bugmen, he should have done more.
Yesterday, there were demonstrations commemorating the start of the Special Military Operation⌠đđ
The boomer is actually holding a piece of paper saying âThank you, Ukraineâ. Thank you for what? More expensive gas? 600k refugees? The worst security situation in Europe since WWII? Ukraine is getting fucked up, and thatâs what we need to thank Ukraine for? For getting fucked up so we donât have to. đđ
The cheap ass drones have made the tanks less relevant. Tanks are still OK, they work very well against snipers in the city but in open terrain they are easy targets for drones. And Russia these days employs a different strategy. It employs small squads of storm troopers, sometimes on light vehicles or motorcycles. It scouts for drone operators, and annihilates the latter with short range missiles like Iskander, or rocker artillery. Glide bombs, rocket artillery guided by drones is the name of the game.
The era of mechanized assaults has ended. And the real question is how long can Ukraine sustain this? Is Ukraine actually winning?
Radoucha is back in Czechia, and she says she is fucked in the head. She received several brain đ§ contusions. Now she canât remember the way to the grocery store. đđ
So, the Ukrainians have scored a tactical victoryâŚ
They have demanded of Starlink to block all unauthorized terminals. That is they have a list of terminals that are legit and the rest would be blocked.
Now the question remains is how much were Russian units dependent on Starlink, and can they find a replacement soon? Will Russia be forced to change its tactics, and will Ukraine be able to exploit this setback to its advantage? This way we will know if this was a win, or a big nothingburger.
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