re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

I’ll say this in regards to the report about 30% of aid getting to where it needed to be. At first I thought it was just poorly written and taken out of context because it was really just humanitarian or other NGO type aid being wasted and abused for fraud. But the quickness at which all the governments and agencies have freaked out about and fought against that report, combined with the fact that the US is sending a General to Kyiv to oversee the shipment and distribution of western supplied weapons in the wake of the report make believe that it’s true. I mean, is it so freaking crazy of an idea that there would be some Ukrainian arms dealers trying to make a buck off of America’s shiny new toys?

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Why don't you rant about that CBS msm report?

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I don't care about it.

Are you needing validation?

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The reports were taken down because the Intel community and DOD told them to take it down.

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And why would we give two shits about humanitarian aid? not our lane.

Ukrainian forces use HIMARS to strike Russian deployment points in Melitopol, killing 100 Russian soldiers
Monday, 8 August 2022, 07:11

On the night of 7 August, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the points of temporary deployment of Russian troops at industrial facilities in Melitopol [a city in southern Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia Oblast which has been occupied by Russia – ed.] using HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System).

Source: Ivan Fedorov, Mayor of Melitopol, on Telegram

Quote from Fedorov: "Last night, high-precision HIMARS rockets struck the points of temporary deployment of the Russian occupying forces at industrial facilities in several of Melitopol’s districts, causing fire damage.

Early reports indicate that a large amount of [Russian] military equipment has been destroyed. Over 100 Russian soldiers who were spending the night in temporary barracks [at those sites] received their tickets to Iosif Kobzon’s concert [i.e., were killed; Iosif Kobzon was a Russian singer who has become a symbol of an outdated Soviet aesthetic; he died in 2018 - ed.]; their parents are already selecting the make and colour of their Lada cars [referring to an interview with a grieving mother and father who proudly bought a new Lada car with the "coffin money" given to them after their son was killed in Ukraine. The interview was broadcast on Russia-1 as part of a propaganda package on how the Kremlin helps families of dead soldiers – ed.]."

Details: Fedorov said that Russian forces had transferred a significant portion of their air defence systems from Melitopol to Kherson last week.

The mayor added that last night was the most productive one for the Ukrainian troops in the region; Russian air defence systems are no longer capable of withstanding the Ukrainian HIMARS attacks.

He believes that this creates favourable grounds for a successful counteroffensive on the Melitopol front.

Ukrainska Pravda

You may have missed my questions, but I’m genuinely curious to know. I have seen several Russian is winning posts…most recently yours.

My questions for those saying that:

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Winning what? Is there an end game where Russia is better off because of this invasion? How does that work/play out?

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Oh the folks at the Pentagon care quite a bit, same with this Administration.

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Well, I was talking about regular citizens, but you are correct.

There is way too much money to be made by the MIC to actually try to end the conflict.

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Hang in there Scruff 28 Billion more just on the current appropriation and there will be more $ after that.

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Absolutely.

Money is ALWAYS the primary reason behind these conflicts.

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Money is ALWAYS the primary reason behind these conflicts.

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And then we have to rebuild.

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Winning what?

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They'll take their advances in the South and East and eventually end the war.

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And then we have to rebuild.

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I'm not Ukrainian.