Rus storm troops. Empty bellies, no ammo, no salaries, few left out of 150 that came, the rest rotting in the bushes nearby. (His belly does not look empty but whatever)
The Ruble is a laughing stock... as is Putin's leadership. Russian rouble briefly returns to ‘laughing stock’ level that prompted emergency interest rate hikes last time https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russian-rouble-briefly-returns-laughing-123618941.html
Let's take a look at what aggression Russia is planning on executing in the future. Does anyone in their right mind think that these Russian war criminals intend to stop their military actions with their invasion of Ukraine? Kremlin Official Openly Calls For ‘Return’ of Baltic States Using ‘Russian Weapons’ The Kremlin’s occupational leader of the Zaporizhzhia region said Russia should invade the Baltic States so that “the whole world does not turn into Sodom and Gomorrah.” https://www.kyivpost.com/post/22302 The Kremlin-appointed head of the Zaporizhzhia region has openly said Russia should invade and occupy the Baltic States in order restore the Russian empire to its borders before the Revolution in 1917. In an interview with RIA Novosti filmed last month that went largely unnoticed at the time but has recently circulated widely on social media, Yevgeny Balitsky said: “When the Russian Empire faltered after the Bolshevik coup and took a different developmental path, it lost many of its territories. “I’m not just referring to the land; this includes Warsaw, Helsinki, Revel, Liepaja, and the entire Baltic States.” Balitsky then went on to describe exactly Russia should correct this, adding: “The fact that they have now been made into a herd of wordless, trembling creatures, then we must correct this. “And we will correct this by the power of Russian weapons... to return our people, our subjects. So that the whole world does not turn into the Sodom and Gomorrah that is happening in Europe now.” Balitsky’s provocative remarks come amid a growing wave of propaganda in the Russian Federation advocating for the re-establishment of not only the USSR but the Russian Empire. Balitsky, a former member of the Ukrainian parliament, became involved with Russian authorities in the city of Melitopol following the beginning of the full-scale invasion. He endorsed Galina Danilchenko’s appointment as mayor of Melitopol, a move made after the legitimate mayor was abducted. On April 9, 2022, Yevgeny Balitsky was chosen by Russian occupiers to serve as the so-called governor of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Region. In this role, he advocated for the annexation of the region by the Russian Federation. His comments echo those made by other Russian officials – a newly-promoted Russian general has said the full-scale invasion of Ukraine is just a “stepping stone” to a wider conflict with Europe. Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev was promoted to the rank of Colonel-General by President Putin. Mordvichev was already head of the Central Military District and the Russian Central Group of Forces in Ukraine. In an interview on Moscow's state-run Russia-1 channel, which was filmed in July but released to coincide with his promotion, Mordvichev expressed his belief that Putin's military actions will continue for a long time and may even expand further in the future. “The war will persist for an extended period. Discussing specific dates doesn't make sense... When it comes to Eastern Europe and what needs to be done, it will certainly require more time,” he said. The interviewer then asks: “Ukraine is only a stepping stone?” “Yes, you're correct. This is only the beginning. I believe that the proponents of this war won't stop there,” he replies.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/04/politics/us-iran-seized-weapons-ukraine/index.html Exclusive: US will transfer weapons seized from Iran to Ukraine By Natasha Bertrand, CNN Updated 1:05 PM EDT, Wed October 4, 2023 The US will transfer thousands of seized Iranian weapons and rounds of ammunition to Ukraine, in a move that could help to alleviate some of the critical shortages facing the Ukrainian military as it awaits more money and equipment from the US and its allies, US officials said. US Central Command has already transferred over one million rounds of seized Iranian ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces, it announced on Wednesday. The transfer was conducted on Monday, CENTCOM said in a press release. “The government obtained ownership of these munitions on July 20, 2023, through the Department of Justice’s civil forfeiture claims against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),” the statement says. The Justice Department announced in March that it was seeking the forfeiture of one million rounds of Iranian ammunition, thousands of proximity fuses for rocket-propelled grenades, and thousands of pounds of propellant for rocket-propelled grenades that the Navy seized from Iran as it was in transit to Yemen. “These munitions were originally seized by U.S. Central Command naval forces from the transiting stateless dhow MARWAN 1, Dec. 9, 2022. The munitions were being transferred from the IRGC to the Houthis in Yemen in violation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216,” the statement says. The Biden administration has for months been weighing how to legally send the seized weapons, which are stored in CENTCOM facilities across the Middle East, to the Ukrainians. Over the past year, the US Navy has seized thousands of Iranian assault rifles and more than one million rounds of ammunition from vessels used by Iran to ship weapons to Yemen. The seizures, frequently carried out with regional partner forces, target small stateless vessels on routes historically used to smuggle weapons to the Houthis in Yemen. In mid-January, the US assisted French forces in the seizure of 3,000 assault rifles headed from Iran to Yemen, as well as 23 anti-tank guided missiles. Following the seizure, the US took custody of the confiscated weapons. That illegal weapons interdiction capped a two month period in which the US and its partners seized a total of 5,000 weapons and 1.6 million rounds of ammunition, according to Central Command. Justice Department and defense officials have been working together to find a legal pathway to send the weapons to Ukraine, officials said, and one way is through the US’ civil forfeiture authorities. The Justice Department has filed at least two forfeiture complaints against seized Iranian ammunition and weapons this year. Apart from the announcement in March, DOJ announced in July that that it was seeking the forfeiture of “over 9,000 rifles, 284 machine guns, approximately 194 rocket launchers, over 70 anti-tank guided missiles, and over 700,000 rounds of ammunition” seized from Iran by the US Navy. “At the end of the day, Ukraine needs various supplies for the war effort, and while this isn’t a solution to all of Ukraine’s military needs, it will provide critical support,” said Jonathan Lord, a senior fellow and director of the Middle East security program at the Center for a New American Security who pushed the US to send the seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine in an op-ed in February. Lord added that the move could also have implications for Iran’s relationship with Russia. “For over a year, Iranian UAVs in the hands of the Russian military have been used to attack and murder Ukrainian civilians,” Lord said. “There is poetic justice in Ukraine utilizing seized Iranian weapons to defend its people against Russia’s criminal invasion and abuses. Additionally, this policy may put greater pressure on the burgeoning relationship between Moscow and Tehran.” The decision could drive a wedge between Iran and Russia, which have formed a de facto defense partnership over the last several months, with Iran supplying Russia with drones for its war in Ukraine and Russia cooperating with Iran on missile and air defense production. Slava Ukraini !
Ukrainians made a decent strike inside Russia. Belgorod is only about 70 miles inside Russia but it is the major staging ground for troops and supplies headed to the front. the strike is inside mainland Russia- not Russia Occupied Crimea and occupied Donbass type of thing. So it is significant. Olga and Marguerita on Russian tv will be hyperventilating. The Ukrainians are harassing Belgorod and Moscow and other places with drones day and night to force the Russians to spread their scarce aerial defense systems as thin as possible. Putin knows the Ukrainians are doing that to prevent him from putting more and more of the scarce aerial systems at the Kerch Bridge but he does not know what to do about it. The Russian hardliners and citizens complain when other places closer to home are attacked so he has to commit more aerial defenses there. The Ukrainians are coming for the bridge though it may be months away- but it is coming. Ukraine hit Russia's most treasured air-defense system on its own soil, reports say Ukraine hit Russia's most treasured air-defense system on its own soil, reports say (msn.com)
The bitches on Russian State TV are always trying to be ballsy and have an answer to everything. Nothing new there. Though it looks like the Siberians object to Moscow treating Siberia like it is a wasteland where you can detonate nuclear bombs to make a political statement. I think the Siberians are arguing that they might be real live people living there. That's a radical thought. Why don't they argue for detonating a nuke over Moscow? Margarita needs a good bonking. And when she gets that way she gets really nutty. You may remember that the last time she got that way she was put on leave for a while because she advocating drowning all Ukrainian kids. Later she defended herself by saying her staff said that. Yeh. okay. whatevah. Putin Allies Attack Each Other As 'Nuke Siberia' Backlash Grows A nuclear missile strike on the West may be a common theme when Kremlin propagandist Margarita Simonyan is a guest on Russian TV shows, but her apparent call for atomic weapon use in Russia has sparked consternation as well as legal action. The editor-in-chief of Kremlin mouthpiece RT sparked an outcry when she said that Russia could "conduct a thermonuclear explosion hundreds of kilometers above our own territory somewhere in Siberia" to rattle the West and its support for Ukraine in the war Moscow started. Putin Allies Attack Each Other As 'Nuke Siberia' Backlash Grows (msn.com)