Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Day 205 Review:
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Ukraine Invasion Day 205: Kharkiv offensive weakened Russian command-and-control
Russia quietly admits hundreds of billions of dollars in "direct losses" due to sanctions and war in Ukraine, but they persist. In terms of natural resources, for Western Europe, Russia’s expanded land grab in Ukraine amounts to a tactical setback....
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dickie davies
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Wow!
Gabriel
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Scottyboi
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Yep that figure doesn't include Wagner or any of the people fighting under luhansk and donetsk republics.
metalblue
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It certainly helps China to have the US having to look at more than just Chinese regional ambitions
Bilboblue
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metalblue
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Only thing Russia won’t quickly run out of is victims to send to the front line. They may not have any weapons to give them however.
It is when events such as this are ongoing that you really see the importance of the media and how it can inform, galvanise and unite....or blinker, control and divide.
And whilst (from my POV) it is a wonderful thing can that can educate us and allow us to form our own opinions (because this meands more to me ;-D) it does rely on the consumer of the media to start with a relatively open mind. I think that in itself can only come from a background where the individual has been exposed to a wide variety of news sources, cultures, experiences.
I think that when you have that interest and open mind you have a desire to learn more and seek out the latest news which is why this thread and others like it are superb. However, as was said a few pages back, so much of this is now fed by twitter where there is often no ability to check it (in fact or time). So this then gives the more established media sources issues as they do need to validate any news stories.
So it is only a "Special Military Operation"...yet they level whole towns and cities to to (try) and get what they want.
They claim to want to "de-nazify" yet a facist dictatorship is attacking a democracy
They support the death penalty for (claimed) mercenaries yet have "Private Military Companies" openly recruiting.
A case of if you say it often enough , (some) people will believe it.....
"It is a special military operation to De-nazify"
Or
"The election was stolen"
And whilst (from my POV) it is a wonderful thing can that can educate us and allow us to form our own opinions (because this meands more to me ;-D) it does rely on the consumer of the media to start with a relatively open mind. I think that in itself can only come from a background where the individual has been exposed to a wide variety of news sources, cultures, experiences.
I think that when you have that interest and open mind you have a desire to learn more and seek out the latest news which is why this thread and others like it are superb. However, as was said a few pages back, so much of this is now fed by twitter where there is often no ability to check it (in fact or time). So this then gives the more established media sources issues as they do need to validate any news stories.
So it is only a "Special Military Operation"...yet they level whole towns and cities to to (try) and get what they want.
They claim to want to "de-nazify" yet a facist dictatorship is attacking a democracy
They support the death penalty for (claimed) mercenaries yet have "Private Military Companies" openly recruiting.
A case of if you say it often enough , (some) people will believe it.....
"It is a special military operation to De-nazify"
Or
"The election was stolen"
