Time To Head For The Bomb Shelters?

[ichkeria]

Not that I wish to worry anyone but Vladimir Medinsky and Sergei Naryshkin have been on making fiery speeches claiming Russia faces an “existential threat” from the “totalitarian liberal regimes” of the west.

Yesterday Dmitry Peskov was asked under what circumstances Russia would use nuclear weapons and he said “if Russia faces an existential threat”

Ukrainian intelligence says Russia wants victory by May 9 to dovetail with the WWII victory date.

No link (yet) I’m afraid

[ichkeria]

“What bomb shelters” indeed :-)

[Togo]

// Russia faces an “existential threat” from the “totalitarian liberal regimes”//

What??? The BBC and NHS are going to invade Russia. God help em. ... The Russians I mean.

[ichkeria]

You’ll note the absence of Putin’s name from my OP.

The scariest “what if” for me is that’s not actually Putin driving this …
It probably is, but even so

[choux]

https://twitter.com/SamRamani2/status/1507047660062187523

For what it is worth...

[ichkeria]

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-profile-culture-minister-vladimir-medinsky/24602133.html

[DTCwordfan]

wait for therefinedbyron to appear - he/she is bombed out to begin with, poor old Ukraine and, indeed, Russia, the normal people that is with the Ruskies.

[ichkeria]

An intriguing prospect:
I like my Byron rough and ready :-)

[DTCwordfan]

I rewrote the charge of the light brigade last night!

[royfromaus]

I wonder if any ABers have changed their views on preppers?

[DTCwordfan]

Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Kiev
Drove the six hundred.
“Forward, the Tank Brigade!
Charge for the guns!” he said.
Into the valley of Kiev
Drove the six hundred.

II
“Forward, the Tank Brigade!”
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Putin had blundered.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of Kiev
Drove the six hundred.

III
Anti-tank weapons to right of them,
Anti-tank weapons to the right to left of them,
Anti-tank weapons in front of them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with bazooka and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Kiev
Into the mouth of Ukrainian hell
Drove the six hundred.

IV
Flashed all their guns bare,
Flashed as they turned in air
Bombing the civilians there,
Charging a proud nation, while
All the world wondered.
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right through the line they tried to break;
Cossack and Ukrainian
Reeled from the damning stroke
But stood there, resolute and defiant
Then they tried the retreat, but not
Not the six hundred.

V
Anti-tank weapons to right of them,
Anti-tank weapons to the right to left of them,
Anti-tank weapons in front of them,
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with bazooka and shell,
While tanks and generals fell.
They that had fought not so well
Came through the jaws of Death,
But to face Putin's mouth of hell,
All that was left of them, Kiev or home
Little of six hundred.

VI
When can their shame fade?
O the criminal charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Defend the charge Putin had made!
Defend the Tank Brigade,
Dishonoured six hundred

[douglas9401]

Red for me every time, the green ones are very bitter.

[ichkeria]

Going backwards they are DTC.

I’m hoping it’s not tactical.
Then again I doubt Putin would care if he lasted his own forces

[ichkeria]

“Blasted”

[Ellipsis]

> totalitarian liberal regimes

I looked up oxymoron in the dictionary and ...

[jourdain2]

Nice one DTC.

[Ellipsis]

Does anybody know if psychological warfare is being used against the Russians? Things like leaflets, loudspeakers, etc telling them the truth from Ukraine's POV. Given how close the nations are, sharing cousins etc, the truth must surely dawn on a lot of them if it's presented to them.

[Hopkirk]

Is it me, or is this thread full of nonsense?

[Peter Pedant]

Hi Ich
I agree they seem to be winding up the rhetoric / tone of their speeches