Ukraine War Watch Thread

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[firestar464]

Please; it would be nice if you could get an actual article on the subject. Here's one by Business Insider.

https://www.businessinsider.com/first-v ... ans-2024-2

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[firestar464]

He's probably just saying that to not limit his options. In reality that's not gonna happen unless Russia drops a nuke or something

[firestar464]

I also forgot to mention European energy dependence on Russia

[wjfox]

Ukraine Downs Second Russian Su-34 Combat Jet in a Day: Kyiv

Feb 27, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST

Ukraine's armed forces have shot down a second Russian fighter jet in a day, according to Kyiv's military.

"Oops, we did it again! Another Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber was destroyed by Ukrainian warriors in the eastern direction," Ukraine's Defense Ministry said in a post on social media.

Ukraine's military has now claimed to have downed 11 Russian aircraft in 10 days, delivering a much-needed morale boost to Kyiv's forces after their retreat from Avdiivka in the country's eastern Donetsk region.

https://www.newsweek.com/second-russian ... ar-1873862

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[wjfox]

[funkervogt]

Interesting to look back on this essay by a Russian blogger from two years ago. The war hasn't ended yet, but out of the six possible outcomes he forecast, #2 seems the likeliest right now. He predicted there was a 90% chance it WOULDN'T end that way.

2. Bloody slog, “draw” (10%) — Russia’s military tries for months, but proves simply unable to take and control Kiev. Russia instead contents itself with taking Ukraine’s south and east (roughly, the blue areas in the election map above) and calls it a win. In this case, western Ukraine likely later joins NATO.

https://www.maximumtruth.org/p/understanding-russia?s=r

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