Meanwhile in Ukraine

[Smitty-48]

the EU now says they wont kick Russia out of the SWIFT international banking system

that was their big threat

but Germany & Italy refused to allow it

so the NATO response is just more of the same sanctions that have failed to deter the Russians for 8 years now

[Smitty-48]

Current situation.

Odessa was not taken by marines. That was apparently just a rumor.

I was expecting them to try to take everything east of the Dneiper, but not try to take Kiev

but they seem to be after the east, plus they are going after Kiev

trying to take Kiev is a big ask if the Ukrainians are willing to turn it into Stalingrad

cities can swallow whole armies

[Smitty-48]

okay, here come the air raid sirens now

this appears to show Russian recce elements entering Kiev from the north

[Smitty-48]

reports are that the Russian air assault on the airfield did gain lodgement on the objective

the Ukrainians state that they have "prevented the complete takeover of the facility"

[Smitty-48]

the Russians now claim they have taken the airport and are preparing to airlift reinforcements in

reportedly the Russians have blocked the western approaches to the city

[C-Mag]

reports are that the Russian air assault on the airfield did gain lodgement on the objective

the Ukrainians state that they have "prevented the complete takeover of the facility"

Those are difficult operations to pull off

[SuburbanFarmer]

reports are that the Russian air assault on the airfield did gain lodgement on the objective

the Ukrainians state that they have "prevented the complete takeover of the facility"

Those are difficult operations to pull off

Why would it be any different than taking over a factory or something? I don’t get it.

[C-Mag]

reports are that the Russian air assault on the airfield did gain lodgement on the objective

the Ukrainians state that they have "prevented the complete takeover of the facility"

Those are difficult operations to pull off

Why would it be any different than taking over a factory or something? I don’t get it.

The way I took it this airport was in the Ukrainian rear and they dropped helo air assault troops on the airport. It was an all airborne operation. Is that not how it happened ?

[SuburbanFarmer]

Those are difficult operations to pull off

Why would it be any different than taking over a factory or something? I don’t get it.

The way I took it this airport was in the Ukrainian rear and they dropped helo air assault troops on the airport. It was an all airborne operation. Is that not how it happened ?

Sounds right. I just don’t know why taking an airport would be difficult, if everybody lands safely.
Did they get overrun by nearby troops maybe?

[C-Mag]

Ukraine was always a symbol of western kleptocratic gynocracy.
It was always a joke; the leadership was literally installed by a western-backed coup; Victoria Nuland was recorded on phone bragging about installing members of parliament. This is a humiliation for the GAE.

Bizarre American propaganda about mulatto child soldiers, lesbian 40 year old HR "combat training," bellicose rhetoric backed by shrill screams of female "defense ministers" all over the west. This is utterly humiliating. Its the road to delegitimizing every western regime.

every single LGBT promoting, white-genocide advocating insane European leader has been put on watch here; your bullshit is effete, pathetic and completely based in a society and culture that prevents men from asserting their natural dominance.
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