Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

These two Ukrainian soldiers are husband and wife.

There's been protests in Moscow and St Petersburg over the war.

worrying thing is that they now conscripting the people they have been arresting

(22-09-2022 09:07 )Charlemagne Wrote:  There's been protests in Moscow and St Petersburg over the war.

And in 36 other cities.

(22-09-2022 11:33 )4waydiablo Wrote:  

(22-09-2022 09:07 )Charlemagne Wrote:  There's been protests in Moscow and St Petersburg over the war.

And in 36 other cities.

But those are the important ones that Putin needs to keep insulated from the war. Drafting from there isn't going to go down well.

Most of the cannon fodder currently in Ukraine comes from further east.

Good luck with keeping St Petersburg "insulated". Sky News is still freely available there.


In other news, the secret part of Putin's mobilisation plan allows up to 1 million people to be called up.

Presumably they'll be armed with pitchforks & pointy sticks.

(22-09-2022 10:31 )HannahsPet Wrote:  worrying thing is that they now conscripting the people they have been arresting

interesting fact: back in day, they used to send criminals to northern ireland to be soldiers instead of some prison sentence's in england, scotland or wales.

putin could start doing this or just emptying his prisons.

(22-09-2022 14:48 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  Good luck with keeping St Petersburg "insulated". Sky News is still freely available there.


In other news, the secret part of Putin's mobilisation plan allows up to 1 million people to be called up.

Presumably they'll be armed with pitchforks & pointy sticks.

I meant insulated from the consequences.

But yes, apparently none of the paperwork mentions 'partial' anywhere. Just mobilisation.

(22-09-2022 19:24 )terence Wrote:  

(22-09-2022 10:31 )HannahsPet Wrote:  worrying thing is that they now conscripting the people they have been arresting

interesting fact: back in day, they used to send criminals to northern ireland to be soldiers instead of some prison sentence's in england, scotland or wales.

putin could start doing this or just emptying his prisons.

yeah but a bit different sending people arrested for something else it would be us like sending republican sympathisers to northern ireland

Russia has started with their referendum in the 4 regions of occupied Ukraine.
The result is already known