Ukraine / Russia Situation

[snoopy]

In 12 weeks of war in the Ukraine, where are all the Ukrainian Nazis Russia "denazified"? Any proof they found even one?

Nee wat, volgende skaap vir 'n skeer....

[rainier]

In 12 weeks of war in the Ukraine, where are all the Ukrainian Nazis Russia "denazified"? Any proof they found even one?

You don't need a DNA test to qualify as one.
If Putin says you are a Nazi, you are a Nazi. In fact - some recent comments effectively mean anybody that is against Russia must be a Nazi - or at the very least a supporter therof.

I'm sure the close to 2000 Ukrainian fighters that surrendered at Azov will be branded Nazis. In fact the Duma has already stated that they should not be treated as POW but as criminals. One went so far as to say they should be executed.

[bladerunner]

Enjoy looking at this thread once or twice a day since there are some great viewpoints and discussions.
(A couple of off the wall ones too but I digress...)

Wrt Russian equipment, aircraft and tactics. I am no expert but love history and am reading the book Stalingrad again right now. I do not believe the Russian leadership have ever held on to the idea of the importance, or concept for that matter, of the individual.

Over the years or even centuries (think Napoleon) they have behaved like an ants nest disturbed. No matter how many you trample they keep on coming... But that was when they were attacked of course. And someone has mentioned they have only really been effective against weak or weakened enemies.

I believe it was Stalin who said: "Quantity has a quality all of it's own."

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I believe it was Stalin who said: "Quantity has a quality all of it's own."

Yes,

And Putin is going to find that this is true - to his dismay.
By invading Ukraine - the Western Europeans and US have formed a unified block (not only NATO but also in economic terms), that will probably not rest until Russia is completely and utterly on it's face. The trade boycotts / SWIFT exclusion and oil and gas embargo's will destroy that economy, and that country, for certain.

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[Theuns v V]

indeed the idea of "qualtity may trump quality" holds very true. Look at the largest tank battle in history, the german army had the best most advanced tanks to date in terms of the king tiger but for every one king tiger the russians (who were building T-34 and KV1 in stalingrad and literally driving off the line a few miles to the battle) had many many times the tanks. Even if a tiger managed to kill 15 t34's eventually the superior tanks will be over run...as said like ants.
BUT, having said that, if this is your plan, make sure the damn equpment is actually running and maintained , have enough ammo and fuel to last longer than a few days

a 1000 tanks mean nothing if there is no fuel for them....just ask the germans in ww2 eastern front

[heinrich]

Putin is on short final with colon cancer and he has to leave a legacy. His attempted legacy is to be defiant in the face of the west/NATO. I suspect he will expire before his office term, one way or another.

Every POTUS has left office with a legacy of sorts except for Nixon who is the only president to ever have resigned, but we all know what his legacy was. Bush snr and Bush jnr are war legacy presidents. In this case Bush jnr wanted to impress daddy who was not really a proud father towards George W for most of his adult life. Putin wants to leave a legacy as well and Ukraine has been the perfect opportunity. As I have said, I UNDERSTAND Putin's motives and they are not entirely disimilar to the war legacy US presidents. But for some reason, many here just cannot come to terms with this. They cannot accept that Putin's actions are really no worse than those of Bush snr & jnr.

You mind adding a source here confirming that he has cancer? Must admit it's the first I hear of it.

[Theuns v V]

Putin is on short final with colon cancer and he has to leave a legacy. His attempted legacy is to be defiant in the face of the west/NATO. I suspect he will expire before his office term, one way or another.

Every POTUS has left office with a legacy of sorts except for Nixon who is the only president to ever have resigned, but we all know what his legacy was. Bush snr and Bush jnr are war legacy presidents. In this case Bush jnr wanted to impress daddy who was not really a proud father towards George W for most of his adult life. Putin wants to leave a legacy as well and Ukraine has been the perfect opportunity. As I have said, I UNDERSTAND Putin's motives and they are not entirely disimilar to the war legacy US presidents. But for some reason, many here just cannot come to terms with this. They cannot accept that Putin's actions are really no worse than those of Bush snr & jnr.

You mind adding a source here confirming that he has cancer? Must admit it's the first I hear of it.

If AWF's pro russian media ASWELL as western MSM hints to the fact putin has some or other cancer it must be true

And it the prognosys is not good he is an extremely dangerous man with nothing to loose

[Trevorn]

Putin is on short final with colon cancer and he has to leave a legacy. His attempted legacy is to be defiant in the face of the west/NATO. I suspect he will expire before his office term, one way or another.

Every POTUS has left office with a legacy of sorts except for Nixon who is the only president to ever have resigned, but we all know what his legacy was. Bush snr and Bush jnr are war legacy presidents. In this case Bush jnr wanted to impress daddy who was not really a proud father towards George W for most of his adult life. Putin wants to leave a legacy as well and Ukraine has been the perfect opportunity. As I have said, I UNDERSTAND Putin's motives and they are not entirely disimilar to the war legacy US presidents. But for some reason, many here just cannot come to terms with this. They cannot accept that Putin's actions are really no worse than those of Bush snr & jnr.

You mind adding a source here confirming that he has cancer? Must admit it's the first I hear of it.

If AWF's pro russian media ASWELL as western MSM hints to the fact putin has some or other cancer it must be true

And it the prognosys is not good he is an extremely dangerous man with nothing to loose

There has been a lot of speculation regarding Putin's health. Ranging from various forms of cancer to Parkinson's disease. But it appears to all be speculation as tends to happen in circumstances like this.

[Christo]

https://flip.it/e7w-N0

They know they're a bunch of hypocrits

[MadMacs]

[Airwayfreak]

https://flip.it/e7w-N0

They know they're a bunch of hypocrits

Watch the movie "W".

Its a bit more of a factual account of just how deeply the hypocrisy ran

[Airwayfreak]

I dont see how engine failure would be due to structural issues

Ya, that's why I queried that statement. The way I initially understood him was not what he meant

Who said anything about engine failure anyway?

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I dont see how engine failure would be due to structural issues

Ya, that's why I queried that statement. The way I initially understood him was not what he meant

Who said anything about engine failure anyway?

You did.

I once worked on a ukrainian built crop duster and the inter granular corosion on the lift strut clevis was scary bad, it could be carved with a blade like cheese! This shows that quality control may not have been great in manufactor of said part.

Interesting, not unlike the several Stearman with a cropspraying history that have lost engines due to structural failure

And you are behaving badly - again.
Try to be a bit more respectful - the passive aggressiveness is not pretty

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[MadMacs]

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[lupedelupe]

In 12 weeks of war in the Ukraine, where are all the Ukrainian Nazis Russia "denazified"? Any proof they found even one?

Nee wat, volgende skaap vir 'n skeer....

Well, there was that one guy's bedroom with the 3 'SIM cards'.

And the squadrons of muppets on the Ruskiy-Mir side with Nazi symbols proudly displayed on their uniforms.