re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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It's funny, because Russians constantly claim that Ukrainians are really Russians who have been brainwashed into hating their supposed mother country.

That particular bit couldn't be Russian propaganda, because everyone in both Russia and Ukraine would see how stupid it was, because they all agree that Ukrainians and Russians are genetically similar. It has to be just a Politard American idiot.

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Both came from the Kievan Russ mixture of Scandinavian rulers and Slavic people. The real divide started when the cousins in Moscow betrayed their leadership in Kiev to the Mongols.

Then too Stalin oversaw the liquidation of 5 or 6 million Ukrainians by "exile" or forced starvation in the 1930's. I'm sure a little thing like that has all been forgotten and full trust reestablished.

RFK Jr. was on Lex Fridman about a week ago and I watched as much as I could stomach (about half an hour). He regurgitated the "Ukraine is losing 7x as many men as Russia" nonsense and I learned what I needed to know about him. The Russian DNA Biolab nonsense doesn't surprise me a bit. What a weird alliance out there on the fringes.

I swear he was also parroting some random "source" that claimed Ukraine had 300k KIA and 350k WIA minimum and Russia has only suffered 65k KIA...this war wouldn't have lasted this long with those numbers but people slurp it up as fact

Greenlit has Bern given to start F-16 training.

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The president has given a green light and we will allow, permit, support, facilitate and in fact provide the necessary tools for Ukrainians to begin being trained on F-16s, as soon as the Europeans are prepared,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”

Looking at least a tear for Ukraine to complete the training correct?

Roughly 5x as many Shermans made as well.. per wiki

I want everyone to read this and just appreciate how insane the poliboard has gotten.

You’re a neocon if you don’t think Ukraine has biolabs deigned to farm Russian DNA to create a bio weapon.

Words have become utterly meaningless.

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RFK Jr. was on Lex Fridman about a week ago and I watched as much as I could stomach (about half an hour). He regurgitated the "Ukraine is losing 7x as many men as Russia" nonsense

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It is wild how all over the place the man really is. Totally rational about the need to roll back state and corporate power over individuals. But seems to consistently seek out and believe alternative facts about things ranging from nuclear power to vaccinations.

You'd think the fact that Russia is massively larger, was repulsed from Kiev, and is clearly grinding in a war of attrition against a much smaller enemy would erase the seven to one stuff but no. Sometimes smart people believe things too dumb for dumber people to think about.

My guess? The be used used primarily for the guided munitions they can carry. Also they can easier integrate with NATO missiles/other guided bombs. The F-16 can supposedly track the long range missiles Russia is launching to hit civilians much better than the Mig's/Su-25.

They aren't going to be dogfighting Su-35s. But if they do find them away from AA range they can at least engage much farther way than the Mig-29 they are flying now as well.

Ukraine will use them in the best that ensures their survivability. Much like Himars, getting one destroyed will not be a good look, and Russia will of course celebrate it. The question is which version will they get? The F-16A/B are most common, but they are also the oldest. The C/D are the more modern versions.

I'm still curious why Ukraine hasn't requested additional helicopters other than additional Russian ones they currently fly? Given the initial success the Russian had using their attack helicopters wonder why Ukraine doesn't want to try them?