Russia Declares War on Ukraine<<MOD WARNING>>

When did veteranstoday.com become a Russian propaganda outlet? How sad.

 

Guerrillas blow up a Russian armoured train in captured Melitopol - media
Ukrayinska Pravda
Wed, May 18, 2022, 8:17 AM

DENYS KARLOVSKYI

In captured Melitopol, the Ukrainian resistance movement has managed to blow up a Russian armoured train as it was transporting soldiers and equipment.

Source: local media; Mirror of the Week, quoting the Defence Headquarters of the Zaporizhzhia region

Details: Eyewitnesses in Melitopol reported hearing explosions and gunfire in the area of the meat-packing plant. Local journalists later confirmed that Ukrainian guerrillas had remotely detonated an armoured train near the meat-packing plant in Melitopol.

... https://news.yahoo.com/guerrillas-blow-russian-armoured-train-131739180.html​

Nice one

 

It is also being awfully generous towards Russia throughout the near east, Africa and Latin America. It's like the artist didn't want to bother filling in any small individual countries.

 

Looks like fresh batch of meth has arrived to Russia:



Rogozin, the head of Russian space agency, accused Boeing and Lockheed Martin of having ties to Nazis for building a rocket that looks like a “Faust patrone”, or an antitank weapon used by Nazis that looks like an RPG launcher.
There is no English version of Wikipedia page for “Faustpatrone”, but a Dutch version does exist. Here, just use your browser to translate to see what he is talking about:
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faustpatrone

 

F*cking tragic.

 

Who the hell uses armored trains in 21st century?

 

Btw ... this thread is misleading:

technically Russia has never declared war on Ukraine.
Moscow is running a "special military operation" to "denazify" the South Eastern region of Ukraine [areas which should become in some way Russian, according to Vladimir Vladimirovich].

 

Third-world wannabe superpowers that can't afford or implement modern military logistics, of course.

 

Despite having enough oil, Russia hasn't advanced enough not to rely on rail for transport.

Ukraine also is in the same boat, but less so.

 

Well, the Germans are historically the greatest inventors and engineers.

This reminds of the US army helmets resembling the stahlhelm. When some become upset over the design, the army said based on modern computer analysis it was the best design to use.

 

This guy?

 

3 hr 47 min ago
It's nighttime in Kyiv. Here is the latest on Russia's war in Ukraine

From CNN staff


Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin is seen behind a glass barrier during his court hearing in Kyiv on Wednesday. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)
If you are catching up on the latest developments on Russian invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday, here's what you need to know:

• A 21-year-old captured Russian soldier has pleaded "fully" guilty to war crimes at a trial in Kyiv: Vadim Shishimarin appeared before the first war crimes trial since Russia invaded Ukraine back in February. He is accused of killing a 62-year-old man in Ukraine’s Sumy region, according to the country's prosecutor general's office. It is the first war crimes trial held since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. The prosecutor expects there to be many more.
• Discussions on Sweden and Finland's NATO membership applications continue: Turkey held phone calls with Sweden and Finland as well as Germany, the US and the UK to discuss NATO membership applications of Sweden and Finland, among other topics. Turkey communicated its expectations that its national security concerns will be addressed in the context of these applications. Erdogan has accused the two countries of harboring members of the separatist militant Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, and supporters of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey accuses of masterminding a 2016 coup attempt, which Gulen denies. US President Joe Biden is set to welcome the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Finland to the White House on Thursday in a key show of support.
• Counteroffensive in Kharkiv: The Ukrainian armed forces say they have recaptured another settlement in the Kharkiv region, as troops continue their counter-attacks in the area. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces in the Kharikiv oblast targeted a Russian tank, with the tank firing back as well, according to new videos circulating on social media. CNN has geolocated and verified the authenticity of the videos. It's unclear when the firefight with the tank happened, but it took place near the village of Nove, just 8 miles (about 12 kilometers) south of the Ukraine-Russia border. Ukrainians also reported heavy fighting in the Luhansk region, where Russian forces continue attempts to destroy Ukrainian defenses.
• Mariupol evacuations: Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Wednesday that a total of 959 Ukrainian soldiers, including 80 wounded, had laid down their arms and surrendered since May 16. He reaffirmed that 51 wounded were sent to the hospital at Novoazovsk, which is in the self-declared region of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). CNN is unable to confirm the Russian tally. The Ukrainian President said Tuesday the negotiation process on evacuating the last soldiers from the Azovstal steel plant continues with Russia. Amnesty International, meanwhile, has said that Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered at the Azovstal plant must not be ill-treated and should get immediate access to the International Red Cross.
• NATO doesn't expect any major battlefield gains for either side in the coming weeks: "I think we'll be in a standstill for a while," a NATO military official with knowledge of the intelligence told CNN on Wednesday. According to the official, the current NATO discussion is that the momentum has shifted significantly in favor of Ukraine. The debate within NATO circles, the official added, is now over whether it is possible for Kyiv to retake Crimea and the Donbas territories seized by Russia and Russian-backed separatists, respectively, in 2014.
• EU unveils $220-billion renewable energy plan to sidestep Russian gas: The European Union Commission announced a 210 billion euro plan ($221 billion) on Wednesday to boost the bloc’s target for renewable energy from 40% to 45% by 2030, as part of efforts to move away from Russian hydrocarbons. The news comes as Finland’s main gas company, Gasum, is warning that Russian gas supplies could be cut off this weekend. On Tuesday, Gasum said it would not pay for Russian gas in rubles or use Gazprom’s proposed payment scheme for gas. In a statement, the company said negotiations over a long-term gas contract with Gazprom were in dispute, and it was taking Gazprom to arbitration to try and resolve the matter.

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Live updates: https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-05-18-22/index.html

 

Russia uses new laser weapons in Ukraine, Zelenskiy mocks 'wonder weapon'

By Guy Faulconbridge

LONDON (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday said it was using a new generation of powerful lasers in Ukraine to burn up drones, deploying some of Moscow's secret weapons to counter a flood of Western arms.

...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mockingly compared news of the lasers to the so-called wonder weapons that Nazi Germany unveiled in a bid to prevent defeat in World War Two.

"The clearer it became that they had no chance in the war, the more propaganda there was about an amazing weapon that would be so powerful as to ensure a turning point," he said in a late night video address.

... https://news.yahoo.com/russia-touts-generation-blinding-laser-095255076.html​

More evidence that Putin's Russia is the next Nazi regime.

 

Since when does VT telling the smart and critical thinking readers the TRUTH become a Russian propaganda outlet.

Perhaps if you had a more personal introspective on what telling the TRUTH actually is; and less regurgitating of the pre-programmed mindless drivel you keep parroting from the 6 MSM corporate liars. Then you would be a much more qualified individual to make real informed assessments on the subject of truth and propaganda outlets.

 

The United States should not have abandoned the principle of peaceful coexistence.
As a result, Ukraine is being destroyed by the war.

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It's not "TRUTH" just because you agree with it. Objectively speaking, there is simply no truth to the Russian accusations relating to alleged Nazis in Ukraine.

 

And that’s the stark difference between me and you.

I apply commonsense and my GOD given critical thinking skills that are coupled with the first GOLDEN rule of sussing out pure BS—-> If something doesn’t make any sense then it’s definitely not true.

You, [and many other MSM regurgitating puppets here] not so much.

 

There is not a drop of sense, common or otherwise, in any of your forum droppings.

 

Julia Ioffe on the Conflict in Ukraine | Standard Speaker Series

Julia Ioffe, Founding Partner and Washington Correspondent for Puck—and one of the most prominent and incisive voices covering the conflict in Ukraine—joins Co-CEO David Winter to discuss how we got here and what to expect in the coming months.​

A very interesting and informative interview.

 

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Looks like it's been Kremlin garbage since its inception in 2003.

 

It is a special operations, that's why Russia went in with only 200 thousand men. Many in Russia are upset with Putin and his soft approach, and feel that since they have so many Russian volunteers and that conscription wouldn't even be needed, that he should declare it an actual war and go in full force and get it over with.

I should think rails would be better and faster, and since they have them why not? Certainly an armored train is a lot better than a truck. Besides trains are not prone to weather conditions. As for Ukraine, well they're not so lucky. The train stations they were using to ship supplies from Poland, have now become null and void thanks to Russia.

Biden and company want to fight their proxy war with Russia to the last Ukrainian.

And here is the latest news from the war front:

A platoon of the 3rd Battalion of the 115th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine refused to defend Severodonetsk.

In a video they stated:

"We appeal to Zelensky and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny:

We refuse to carry out combat missions because we have no reinforcements behind us; we are without heavy equipment; we have been waiting for reinforcement for two weeks, but there is none.

They are sending us to certain death. The Administration is missing. We have no mandate.

There is no technique (means to carry out our task) and respect (concern) for the people. ... in such circumstances, we refuse to carry out combat missions!"


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Ukrainians are moving to sever a Russian salient.

Ukraine’s Guns Are In Range Of Izium. That’s Bad News For Russia.

 

Ukrainian partisan warfare:

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Guerrillas blow up a Russian armoured train in captured Melitopol - media

 

Sounds like the M777 is working its magic