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[ichkeria]

The big push towards Kherson has evidently started.

Shelling by Ukrainian artillery all along the front line

Meanwhile, the Kerch bridge won't be repaired until July 2023, says Russia.
They may not need it by then :-)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63255611

[LadyCG]

Slava Ukraini ❤️

[ichkeria]

Героям слава!

[CoolBritannia]

Ukrainian forces trained by the elite dangerous hardcore British Parachute Regiment who spearhead the 16 Air Assault Brigade.

[CoolBritannia]

While the useless EU, who are doing next to nothing to help Ukraine, Great Britain, is there, even our great Nepalese British Ghurkhas are demanding involvement to defeat these poor amateurs.

[ichkeria]

I don't think it is fair to say that the EU isn't helping Ukraine (!)
Considering there are 27 countries ranging from Estonia to Hungary in their degree of enthusiasm for action, it has actually struck me as miraculous that they have presented such a united front. One of the many nasty surprises Putin will have received since February.
Then of course, countries of the EU act individually also.

[CoolBritannia]

It is the same with Bosnia, the Eu are weak and useless, it always takes the British and their allies, the British win, always.

[Peter Pedant]

Putin is like Boris - - you really cant believe a word they say
or Trump ( "not friends with the truth").

I think CHurchill said - after war war there is always jaw jaw

Let them get on with it

Elon Musk has supported the radar system of Ukraine £10m a month ( peanuts to a man like him) and has said and then unsaid he wd stop the service unless the pentagon paid
Musk's view was give them Crimea and everyone goes home.....

Cheney ( vice pres) used the Iraq war to enrich himself ( he bombed it and then his company rebuilt it) so why shouldnt Musk

these freedom lovers ! who are there to help things

[Peter Pedant]

to clarify haw haw haw
Musk's view was give them Crimea and everyone goes home.....

Musk's view of Peace was briskly dismissed by the Yuke German ambassady - Frack off !
and so THEN Musk said - no more radar
and the world said oops

actually the world said, Musk should stick to computers and not try to be a peace-maker ( not in his 'sphere of knowledge')

such are the people who lead us or wish to lead us

[ichkeria]

Musk has relented on Starlink.
A Ukrainian official told him to **** off so he threatened to but the toys are back in the pram

[LadyCG]

Elon Musk seriously makes my skin crawl.

[Khandro]

Musk's plan was a good one, I have said why ad nauseum elsewhere.

Regarding his, extremely advantageous to the Ukrainians, satellite system, all he has asked for is that the US pay for it not continually him - he is a private citizen after all.

[ichkeria]

I shake my head in disbelief that someone plainly as talented and clever as Musk should have tried to legitimise Russia’s genocide in Ukraine however unwittingly - while at the sane time supporting Ukraine with vital comms links. This isn’t a dispute that requires a “solution”. It isn’t even a stalemate ;-)
I suspect Putin flattered his considerable ego by telling him he was the man to rescue him
:-)

[ichkeria]

Sounds like Ukraine is hitting Belgorod’s airport.
Either that or more Russian missiles have gone south too soon.
One launched from there the other day hit a local apartment block

[Khandro]

ichi: //I shake my head in disbelief that someone plainly as talented and clever as Musk should have tried to legitimise Russia’s genocide in Ukraine however unwittingly - while at the sane time supporting Ukraine with vital comms links.//

Nonsense! you are trying to put a spin on Musk's intentions which don't & have never existed.
He has never tried to give any support whatsoever to Putin, he was merely trying to act as a peacemaker and stop this destruction & bloodshed.

[Old_Geezer]

Musk doesn't just come up with unhelpful gibberish on the Russian invasion, he's done much the same re China & Taiwan too. One wonders if he hasn't the brain to grasp these situations, perhaps it's more geared to getting things done commercially; or whether there's some personal business advantage in siding with aggressive nations, which would be an indication of his moral standing.

[Old_Geezer]

Good one Khan. LMAO.

Peacemaker indeed, encouraging the aggressors to carry on invading, killing, maiming, in order to grow their empire: since they see that they gain when they do, and some folk even approve & encourage.

Yeah, that should work.

[ichkeria]

“he was merely trying to act as a peacemaker and stop this destruction & bloodshed.”

No doubt: like I say: “unwittingly”
But it was “back of fag packet” stuff and grossly offensive to the people he was to give him great credit helping.
He followed up the rubbishing of that one with a different suggestion.
Unfortunately it got far more attention than it deserved

[Khandro]

OG; A little Research in to Russian history would not go amiss.

[Old_Geezer]

Hardly necessary. Ancient history is past and open to interpretation, as your previous link showed. Whereas common sense seems lacking in Elon, well either that or it's a deliberate attempt to make the world more violent & perilous.

[ichkeria]

This morning Ukraine struck russia's S-300 air defense system in belgorod with AGM-88 HARM missiles.

And destroyed it completely with multiple hits