Well You Did Inspire An Army Vlad........

[ToraToraTora]

https://news.sky.com/story/it-experts-engineers-and-even-a-nuclear-physicist-russia-is-haemorrhaging-its-best-as-thousands-flee-12706797

[Zacs-Master]

Hard to believe this is happening in 2022. I just hope it doesn't lead to Putin asking for the codes.

[naomi24]

It is hard to believe this is happening in Europe in this day and age, zacs. I’ve thought precisely that since the beginning.

[Zacs-Master]

Indeed. Central Africa, maybe, but things haven't been quite that crazy even there for a while.

[ichkeria]

Meanwhile Zelensky has announced that Ukraine is applying to join Nato.
This may have come from the emergency meeting that was due to be held today with his defence chiefs.
The Pentagon has announced a new training programme in Germany for Ukrainian military recruits.

[ichkeria]

"
It is hard to believe this is happening in Europe in this day and age, zacs. I’ve thought precisely that since the beginning. "

Indeed. You are not the only one.

[ichkeria]

There have been explosions in Yalta, Anupka and other Crimean cities

[fender62]

this will not end well sadly, ukraine allies giving arms, russia enlisting x amount of civilians, war of attrition springs to mind, putin has to go
but another tyrant may take his place, rinse repeat or he goes nuclear
end game for the world..in 2022, it's frightening.

[Old_Geezer]

Who knows, he may have more trouble than he can encourage the forces to quell if he starts with the tactical nukes.

[ichkeria]

I actually think Putin probably is unhinged. Having heard some of his speech and seen him ranting in Red Square later.
But nuclear weapons?
I doubt it

[naomi24]

Told you. He’s mad. His performance tonight left me in no doubt. Frightening to think of the power he wields.

[naomi24]

Sorry, I meant last night. Still half asleep.

[ichkeria]

He's certainly very angry ...

[1ozzy]

And a tad unsettled

[naomi24]

I thought some of the people in the audience were looking somewhat bemused. He's really not all the ticket. He can't be. Even his eyes look weird.

[ichkeria]

More so if he knows about Chernihivka base (Zaporizhzhya) last night.
And the massacres around Lyman.
Mobile crematoria being brought in to cope. Sorry to be graphic.
These things cannot be kept a secret from Russian people indefinitely.

[ichkeria]

If he thought it would be like Crimea 2014 then he must be bonkers.
There is a world of difference.
I'd quite like to see a map of what Russia now considers its borders. It seems very confused.

[ichkeria]

If you mean the audience in the hall, naomi, that's exactly right. They certainly did. They probably aren't a barrel of fun at the best of times, especially Shoigu, but even so ...

[Khandro]

Not only did they look bemused, did you notice how EVERY man was wearing a dark suit, white shirt & a tie, & every woman was not only in her Sunday best but sporting a smart coiffure?

There were no smiles and it was supposed to be a celebration & the hand-clapping was so weak as to be hardly audible.

They were obviously all public employees, there under instruction.

[emmie]

scary times.

[ichkeria]

They would have inclused functionaries from Russia's 21 so called "republics" plus delegates from the Russian oblasts.