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20% of the fleet lol at what point does incompetence not become an adequate explanation and treachery become likely. These Zanon people make it seem like its impossible for the military to be completely compromised as if there is no precedent for something like that happening. The head of german military intelligence in ww2 was a traitor who helped the Chabad Rebbe Lubavitch escape to the west and sabotaged a million other things. Actually the whole German government was crawling with spies and traitors! Seems like a very similar situation here. Also at this point I wonder if most wars have been some sort of farce like this one and its only modern tech that allows observers to get some sort of insight into whats going on. The wars aren't real but the massacres are...

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Dieter Honboffer's avatar

I cant believe the RU would attack during black history month. Don't they know that's completely against LOAC? And next month is definitely out. Asian month! The shoigu needs to celebrate the year of the rat.

Was gonna work in 14 days to flatten the Nazis but not a natural place for it, but I thought your sarcastic side would enjoy..

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Archangel's avatar

Rurik,

Thank you for the sober assessment. I am less pessimistic than you because Ukraine has shell hunger as well and it will not be alleviated any time soon.

The war is driven by the USA and American support is real : the production of 155 mm artillery rounds has increased from 14'000 rounds per month in Feb 2022 to 30'000 rounds per month now with plans to reach 60'000 rounds per month in Sep 2024. Most of the production goes to Ukraine.

Whereas the production in Europe has increased from 20'000 rounds per month in Feb 2022 to 30'000 rounds per month now, with vague plans to increase it to 32'000 rounds per months by Dec 2024. Europe's ammunition factories work at capacity and no-one wants to add capacity. Plus 40% of production is exported out of Europe. The American agents in Europe, i.e. the European Commission, Poland, the Balts have crafted grand financing schemes. But the industrialists do not invest much in production.

So European support for the war is tepid. Ukrainian shell hunger will persist and its army be weakened. At some point the USA will give up and wrap up the war.

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Rurik Skywalker's avatar

I agree about the shell hunger.

But I dont see Putin pursuing victory.

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Coriolanus's avatar

With no link to the article above I wanted to write that I enjoy more your articles about christianity, the meaning of life,power politics, Plato and all the philosophy cohorts. Hope to see some articles about life in is essence based on russian authors writings. I know that this topics I suggested don't bring you many new followers but I saw that you have the capacity to write and analyze about those topics hope that you can also find the will. Best regards from a stalker based in Romania.

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Rurik Skywalker's avatar

I enjoy these topics more as well but i lose readers when i publish them and they take time, sadly.

I will continue examining the plato conspiracy dont worry. Rome next.

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erikthegrey's avatar

"German humor" is an oxymoron

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Tazzy.'s avatar

The flogging of the Russian fleet is a reminder of the new way of warfare. These unmanned jetski based drones are super cheap and effective. Imagine fifty of those drones go after a aircraft carrier , they would be almost impossible to stop.

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Logan's Rant's avatar

Americans and British have a long history with comedy and sarcasm, it really isn't a cultural issue. We even have the same jokes regarding Germans not getting humor.

The real issue is simply that when it comes to religion or sacral things, the part of the spirit that processes humor doesn't activate or is suppressed. Reading an article or a book or hearing a newspiece while looking for salvation, one is *not* looking for the harsh rejection of cynicism or mocking jokes. This is why they appear not to get it.

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Confiteor's avatar

I'm almost 60 and not at all ready to go fishing yet. Keep writing

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Phoenix's avatar

RS, here's someone who might talk with you. He loves to talk about politics and religion. He does not have much interest in Russia, but presents the interesting idea that all the military aged Islamic males being imported to Europe will be sent to Ukraine to go into the meat-grinder. He has been staunchly opposed to the vaxx. (About 20 minutes in.) Ireland's most loquacious leprechaun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgO3ikyA5UE

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Phoenix's avatar

How many Israels do they need?

https://www.voltairenet.org/article220453.html

'Jewish separatists in Biafra want to proclaim a second Israel'

Have you met a Black Jew? I have. He was a Lemba, from the other end of Africa.

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Phoenix's avatar

Oops! Britain's nuclear deterrent flops - again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arwZ2OiHN00

Has Putin bought the Royal Navy? Maybe a naval malaise has spread beyond the Russian Black Sea fleet. Perhaps the Russians could sell the British missiles which work better than the American ones, and probably less expensively. Suppose all the nuclear missiles don't really work and 'deterrence' is just a another huge financial scam.

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Tazzy.'s avatar

This is offtopxc but the best insight into the US censorship security state I have yet seen . Tucker-fucker is to be congratulated on this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRYSKaS-XtQ

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Fidel's avatar

You falsely claim that Ukrainian artillery range exceeds 100 km.

The range of Russian and Ukrainian artillery is less than 28 kilometers.

Shadowstorm missiles are only used on VIPs, generals. Where as artillery shells are used indiscriminately and in mass volume. The damage and terror of a few shadowstorm missiles cannot be compared to 24/7 artillery bombardment.

The question is how Ukraine is shelling Donbas with artillery if Russia has rockets and counter battery radar.

Russian satilite radar has 1 meter resolution and can locate all Ukrainian artillery pieces but is not used. Neither is counter battery radar being widely used.

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Rurik Skywalker's avatar

I clearly showed that it was shadowstorm missiles i was talking about.

look at the meme-picture again.

EDIT: i meant to say "hit".

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Rurik Skywalker's avatar

Donetsk got hit again. I thought avdeevka would fix this?

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