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Holien

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  1. I have read on another forum that Poland is working on converting a railway to the Ukrainian gauge to allow trains to carry grain straight through to a Baltic port. Not seen any reports on this but if true it could help break the blockade.
  2. I am not so sure it really shows that, if the same was done in a "Western Country" you would hit upon a similar set of comments. Nice to see a few folk understood the Orc question just by their response. The reason why we keep having issues in this world is that it is made up of people and people are basically the same. Sure in a country where you are beaten up for expressing a political view opposite to the ruling party folk will on the whole decide they prefer not to be beaten up.... You will get % some folk that get into power and use whatever tools they can to stay in power and pevert power for their own ends and tell people BS to justify it. You then get a smaller % portion of powewr crazed folk that decide that their version of the truth needs to be imposed on others outside their country.... Anyway thanks for posting and it gave me an interesting insight to "modern" Russia. Hmmm that is not always the case but not really for a debate here... Right now back to lurking mode and stop myself from asking ARE WE THERE YET!!! (for when Russia is kicked out of Ukraine)... June has just begun.....
  3. The fruit of war in Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-deadly-fruit-shells-rockets/31871324.html https://gdb.rferl.org/0a630000-0aff-0242-abe3-08da3fc2ea44_w866_r0_s_d2.jpeg
  4. Just made me smile, the Germans acting quickly...
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61529877 Let's hope the deals made behind the scenes hold. Gpig sums up my feelings and I just despair for what is happening.
  6. Unless the Russian submarines can be dealt with too I am not sure just dealing with the surface ships will deal with the blockade. I am all for sinking more Russian surface ships, but that is only one part of the problem.
  7. Yep people should understand this, BUT the vast majority of folk are what Steve rightly called unsophisticated and want just simple messages, they don’t understand complexity and just focus on their day to day living with little regard for what’s outside their horizon. The Mood music is changing in Europe and the world and it is not helping Ukraine. I hope what Steve said a few pages back is true and that the work is done and Ukraine have enough on hand to finish the job as I fear there might be a window on how much help is given, especially if it looks like Ukraine is winning. Some Humans are pretty fickle…
  8. Yep my neck of the woods is very "positive" towards UK support towards Ukraine of the war. I live in a small village and folk have a reasonable life style. Just a comment I picked up on a BBC 2 Talk show hosted by Mr Vine as I was driving somewhere and I thought hmmm the mood can change. So I agree at the moment the UK on the whole seems to be backing the level of support we are giving. I guess cynically it’s a great testing range for our new weapon systems. Seeing Brimstone and NLaw in use and tweaking them if any issues found. As ever Steve is pretty spot on with his analysis of the situation that has led to the economic instability and there are a lot of causes that have nothing to do with Ukraine. But for the unsophisticated who are more akin to goldfish the last thing they hear and if it’s simple is what gets the blame. Just human nature and it’s exploited by those trying to achieve power. So there will be pressure building at some stage to scale back expenditure. As Noted by Steve... Ultimately I think Steve is spot on with this. I think the timescale maybe sooner than a year, but the ultimate sentiment is I think correct. (I hope so but of course we could always be wrong...) My point in what I wrote is that we can not assume that Ukraine will always have support from the West for unlimited aid so the sooner Russia is kicked out the sooner the unsophisticated can be focused on some other issue..
  9. On another forum this has been mentioned and it's from watching the interviews with the Russian POWs. They have said it during the interviews. Not sure how we will know for sure if true as it could be just a bogeyman story put around the Russian units to keep them "motivated". Of course it could be true in some cases. We will never be certain unless an incident happens in front of a cctv camera and caught on film.
  10. Just seen this on another site I follow and just made me smile...
  11. Yep an unintended consequence of the war, people getting to see how other countries behave and operate by staying there. My whole world view was changed after a year as an exchange student in America with folk from all over the world. That one year was the most influential on my education than any amount of time spent in a classroom. I hope they have learnt good lessons and that Ukraine benefits.
  12. Yep the mood music is shifting here in the UK with dire economic forecasts and costs going to hit worst the poorest with a predicted loss of 20% disposable income. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61469532 Already I have heard mention by folk on the street in the UK that we should not be spending so much money in Ukraine and we should be helping the cost of living crisis at home. The war in Ukraine is being blamed for these problems and while their is still popular support once people have to choose heating or food the support will slip away and political posturing move to focus on the economic crisis heading our way. Many families don't have a 20% margin to absorb the price rises coming down the tracks. Ukraine has to win soon and can't afford to wait until winter so let's hope Russian forces do just collapse with a few well aimed kicks with the fresh reserves and weapons systems being brought to bear. I am hoping that August is possible.
  13. Hmmm not what I would call behind the scenes. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-61461805 There was no easy way out of the situation and if they get their fighters home out of Russian hands job done. I am just not sure I would trust Russia, but you have to play with the hand you are given. I have the utmost respect for the Ukrainian fighters and what they have achieved against overwhelming odds. Let's see how it plays out...
  14. Hmmm BBC this morning is saying that the wounded are receiving medical "care" by Russians and the non wounded are in another location being "processed" by the Russians so it does seem like the position has been given up? Let's hope Ukraine gets everyone back in one piece. It's certainly going to be spun by Russia as a surrender.
  15. Surely at some point a decent tractor will pull them out... Then a bit of drying and tidy up for some new owners.
  16. Interesting comments re the possibility of China sharing data with the Russian forces. Not sure if that is true, I guess possible and maybe there are other explanations of how quickly drone Operators have been targeted, such as Russian eyes on the ground and some quick thinking? To get data from China back to the Russian units seems a stretch but who knows... Also shows what we have all known that the youth playing computer games can help defend their country…..
  17. Tie this into a drone targeting program and you would soon see a massive loss of communications within the Russian forces.
  18. Morning folks while military aid is essential for Ukraine I want to draw attention to other aid that is available and that folk in Ukraine might not be aware of. I saw this on local TV the other night and I want to ensure the news is spread. So I would ask any one with Ukrainian friends to take a look and pass this on as it is a unique opportunity that will make a difference to those that succeed in the application process and might make a big difference to Ukraine. Oxford University is running a scheme to fully fund 20 Ukrainians to study for one year at Oxford. FULLY funded so they get accommodation and even £7500 spending money for the year. https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/fees-and-funding/fees-funding-and-scholarship-search/graduate-scholarship-scheme-for-ukraine-refugees Applications to be made by Monday June 20th. Please pass this on as it is IMO a fantastic opportunity.
  19. How do you think Don Diego de la Vega feels!!!
  20. Is there a Russian Resistance? Let's Hope Monday there are plenty of Bangs in Russia
  21. (Puts Popcorn back in packet and waits for Erwin to respond directly to Steve.... After some time..... The cobwebs start to grow around the Popcorn packet....)
  22. Yep great point! Quack Quack Quack... Watch out for ducks, lots about and I hope justice will catch up with the foul creatures in Ukraine.
  23. Karma is paying back years of crap from Russia let’s hope it's a game changer. As for our British Defence minister I do wish he would keep his gob shut on stuff like that, he didn't need to say it, even if I or most folk have no problem with how Ukraine uses the weapons to win the war. I wish our politicians would take some lessons from the Baltic countries or others keeping what they are upto closer to their chests. No need for propaganda own goals.
  24. There was a report on BBC news this morning that Russia is claiming it captured a Ukrainian ammo store. My guess a lie or done in initial days of the war? I am hoping that the hit on an O Group of senior Russian officers is true and ultimately confirmed. I guess we will find out in several weeks.
  25. Maybe, let's see some more live meetings with him from today onwards but he certainly looked crap and it was filmed at an interesting angle.
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