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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:16 pm to Leopold
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:16 pm to Leopold
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Damn Russians.
Yes they steal, invade their neighbors on a regular basis and do everything they can to mess with us, but some say we just need to understand them because they are different.
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:19 pm to doubleb
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:30 pm to John Barron
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:43 pm to doubleb
quote:How Russians are different from Americans starts at a young age.
some say we just need to understand them because they are different.
When I was working in Moscow a Russian work colleague explained to me that in the Russian version of children's fairy tales, the "hero" of the story was always the character who got what he wanted by deceiving the other characters in the tale.
It wasn't hard work or integrity or even being smarter that was the admirable trait to strive for but rather how tricking your opponent to get your way was the "best" way to succeed.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:51 pm to doubleb
Ukrainian intel: Nearly 20,000 Cuban mercenaries fighting on Russia’s side against Ukraine
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/18/ukrainian-intel-nearly-20000-cuban-mercenaries-fighting-on-russias-side-against-ukraine/
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/18/ukrainian-intel-nearly-20000-cuban-mercenaries-fighting-on-russias-side-against-ukraine/
Posted on 9/19/25 at 4:00 pm to Auburn1968
How did Biden stop the Russian balloons from flying over the United States. It was effective and hadn't happened in the past year?
Posted on 9/19/25 at 4:16 pm to John Barron
The Russians need to be careful with this. The Italians scrambled some of their F-35's and the Russians don't have the capabilities to keep up with that aircraft and the Estonians would have been well within their rights to shoot down those jets.
I'm not sure how to respond to these consistent incursions, but they need to come up with something - this can't keep happening.
I'm not sure how to respond to these consistent incursions, but they need to come up with something - this can't keep happening.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 4:17 pm to Leopold
Since 2014 Russia suddenly ended up with controlling interest of Sakhalin 1 oil/gas field and processing which Exxon paid for around 2006.
Russia picked up BP's interest on the cheap after 2011 when BP had modernized and expanded number of refineries which Russian companies didn't pay for. This is when Rosneft was muscling in to takeover other Russian oil companies.
BTW, Rosneft takeover of Venezuelan oilfields formerly operated by US companies has been an utter failure.
Russia picked up BP's interest on the cheap after 2011 when BP had modernized and expanded number of refineries which Russian companies didn't pay for. This is when Rosneft was muscling in to takeover other Russian oil companies.
BTW, Rosneft takeover of Venezuelan oilfields formerly operated by US companies has been an utter failure.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 4:20 pm to Trevaylin
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How did Biden stop the Russian balloons from flying over the United States. It was effective and hadn't happened in the past year?
Chinese and there is the strong possibility that the US was able to track data transmission back to the actual computers receiving them. Opts were bad for Biden but perhaps this was a goldmine of intel for the US. We can see all of those areas on Google Maps Satellite view or Google Earth
Posted on 9/19/25 at 4:28 pm to CitizenK
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Chinese and there is the strong possibility that the US was able to track data transmission back to the actual computers receiving them. Opts were bad for Biden but perhaps this was a goldmine of intel for the US. We can see all of those areas on Google Maps Satellite view or Google Earth
This.
The balloon idea was possibly the worst spying idea of the 21st Century so far, and apparently someone realized it for what it was for so they let it float on while they tracked it back to the EXACT computer the data was being sent to.
Apparently nobody in the Chinese government bothered to even tell Xi about it, either...
Posted on 9/19/25 at 4:51 pm to John Barron
Posted on 9/19/25 at 4:51 pm to Trevaylin
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How did Biden stop the Russian balloons from flying over the United States. It was effective and hadn't happened in the past year?
With great ineptitude and they weren't Russian balloons, they were Chinese.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 5:21 pm to John Barron
THERE YOU GO BARRON, MY MAN!!
ANOTHER TRIUMPH!
You might have gone too far stating that Putin wants Ukraine 'neutral' considering he's invaded it and slaughtering it's people, but that's okay - but putting a well-known celebrity, even an idiot, on supporting Putin is a good move.
You haven't answered my question, though. Did you have to fellate a Russian official to get that job? I need to know if I'm going to consider an offer.
(Honestly, if they add a couple of zeroes to the end of the check, I might consider it.....)
ANOTHER TRIUMPH!
You might have gone too far stating that Putin wants Ukraine 'neutral' considering he's invaded it and slaughtering it's people, but that's okay - but putting a well-known celebrity, even an idiot, on supporting Putin is a good move.
You haven't answered my question, though. Did you have to fellate a Russian official to get that job? I need to know if I'm going to consider an offer.
(Honestly, if they add a couple of zeroes to the end of the check, I might consider it.....)
Posted on 9/19/25 at 5:49 pm to Leopold
Here is a good, objective, cold analysis of the upcoming war against Russia. It seems to be neither pro-Ukraine or pro-Russia, and his take is extremely well-informed:
Some interesting points:
1) The Russians will not need another 3-5 years to reconstitute in order to take on NATO. They certainly do not have the muscle that they once does, but they will be in a position to just send bodies like they are in the Ukraine.
2) The Russians seem to have given up on mechanized warfare and are relying on incursions on foot. So while the Russians can make gains, it will not be in a traditional way, with large swaths being taken at a time.
3) Russian tactical warfare is not advancing.
4) The Russian takeover of Belarus seems to be done. We need to look at Belarus in the same light as it once was when part of the Soviet Union. The 'million-dollar question' is do we need to look at the Belarussian military as beign under Russian command?
5) Lifting the sanctions on the Belarussian Airline is a mistake because it gives the Russians a backdoor into Western airplane parts.
EDIT:
6) It is no-kidding skin-in-the-game security guarantees for Ukraine that actual may scare Putin and his imperial aspirations.
Some interesting points:
1) The Russians will not need another 3-5 years to reconstitute in order to take on NATO. They certainly do not have the muscle that they once does, but they will be in a position to just send bodies like they are in the Ukraine.
2) The Russians seem to have given up on mechanized warfare and are relying on incursions on foot. So while the Russians can make gains, it will not be in a traditional way, with large swaths being taken at a time.
3) Russian tactical warfare is not advancing.
4) The Russian takeover of Belarus seems to be done. We need to look at Belarus in the same light as it once was when part of the Soviet Union. The 'million-dollar question' is do we need to look at the Belarussian military as beign under Russian command?
5) Lifting the sanctions on the Belarussian Airline is a mistake because it gives the Russians a backdoor into Western airplane parts.
EDIT:
6) It is no-kidding skin-in-the-game security guarantees for Ukraine that actual may scare Putin and his imperial aspirations.
This post was edited on 9/19/25 at 6:00 pm
Posted on 9/19/25 at 6:46 pm to texag7
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Of course, I don’t complain, like the whiny baby.
It says, using vlad's dick as a pacifier.
Posted on 9/19/25 at 6:57 pm to cypher
Posted on 9/19/25 at 10:08 pm to Auburn1968
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Ukrainian intel: Nearly 20,000 Cuban mercenaries fighting on Russia’s side against Ukraine
LINK
At least they have food in Russia that didn't lack refrigeration.
My wife's friend and her husband are rich and like to tour all over the world in luxury hotels. They and their group went to Cuba this year. The luxury hotel had no air conditioning or hot water. They all got food poisoning likely because power for refrigeration was only on every other 4 hours.
Posted on 9/20/25 at 4:40 am to cypher
Ukrainians strike oil refineries in Russia's Saratov and Samara oblasts
Roman Petrenko — Saturday, 20 September 2025, 10:17
Ukrainian forces struck Russia’s strategic facilities in Saratov and Samara oblasts on the night of 19-20 September.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Details: The military report that units of Ukraine’s Armed Forces targeted the Saratov oil refinery in Saratov. This facility accounts for 2.54% of Russia’s total oil refining capacity.
Explosions and a large-scale fire have been confirmed there.
Units of the Unmanned Systems Forces also struck the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Samara Oblast, which accounts for up to 3% of Russia’s overall refining capacity. Explosions and a fire were also recorded there.
In addition, units of the Special Operations Forces hit a main transport infrastructure facility – the Samara line production and dispatching station (LPDS). This is a production station where high- and low-sulphur crude oil from different fields is blended to form the Urals export grade, which makes up to 50% of Russia’s total oil exports.
The results of the strike are unknown.
The General Staff stressed that all these facilities are involved in supplying the Russian armed forces.
Ukrainska Pravda
Roman Petrenko — Saturday, 20 September 2025, 10:17
Ukrainian forces struck Russia’s strategic facilities in Saratov and Samara oblasts on the night of 19-20 September.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Details: The military report that units of Ukraine’s Armed Forces targeted the Saratov oil refinery in Saratov. This facility accounts for 2.54% of Russia’s total oil refining capacity.
Explosions and a large-scale fire have been confirmed there.
Units of the Unmanned Systems Forces also struck the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Samara Oblast, which accounts for up to 3% of Russia’s overall refining capacity. Explosions and a fire were also recorded there.
In addition, units of the Special Operations Forces hit a main transport infrastructure facility – the Samara line production and dispatching station (LPDS). This is a production station where high- and low-sulphur crude oil from different fields is blended to form the Urals export grade, which makes up to 50% of Russia’s total oil exports.
The results of the strike are unknown.
The General Staff stressed that all these facilities are involved in supplying the Russian armed forces.
Ukrainska Pravda
This post was edited on 9/20/25 at 5:03 am
Posted on 9/20/25 at 6:04 am to cypher
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In addition, units of the Special Operations Forces hit a main transport infrastructure facility – the Samara line production and dispatching station (LPDS). This is a production station where high- and low-sulphur crude oil from different fields is blended to form the Urals export grade, which makes up to 50% of Russia’s total oil exports.
That makes it like Cushing in the US except a number of companies have storage and blending at Cushing with pipeline connections between each. It would love to know if it was a pumping station that was taken out or tankage, if not both. A pumping station would have a longer term impact. Tankage can be worked around
Posted on 9/20/25 at 6:40 am to CitizenK
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know if it was a pumping station that was taken out or tankage, if not both
No damage assessment yet but here is more info on the site. Among other atributes - it's the largest tank farm in russia.
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