Ukraine Crisis

[napshnap]

Guys, is it even relevant what president Brandon says? It's his office press secs you should listen to, they're like autocorrection feature: he says "I want this man out!" - he actually means "I want to dance a cha cha with him and tell another fantastic story 'bout ma family!"", he says "we're going for a (nuclear) WAR!" - it's actually means "It's poo poo time!"

[eatyourgreens]

Russia has stated it will bomb "decision making centres" in Ukraine if Ukraine does not stop attacking Russian territory at the border.

FFS

[Derek27]

Russia is reported, even by western analysts, to have the best anti-aircraft/anti-missile system in the world, that's even a threat to the latest US aircraft. So it's surprising Ukraine can destroy their ships with cruise missiles, which are relatively slow compared to ballistic missiles.

[Derek27]

What is more embarrassing, having a cruiser sunk by enemy missiles or sinking it yourself through incompetence?

[Kai]

[sniffer66]

[Trader Pat]

The Russian military fast become a punchline

Khrushchev must be spinning in his mausoleum

[Archery1969]

What happened to the 500 crew onboard ?

[Kai]

What happened to the 500 crew onboard ?

Those that could swim made it back to shore safely

[Kai]

I wasn't sure whether to put this is the joke thread instead.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov: “If Ukraine continues its provocations by attacking Russian cities, Russia will be forced to declare war against Ukraine”.

[Archery1969]

I wasn't sure whether to put this is the joke thread instead.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov: “If Ukraine continues its provocations by attacking Russian cities, Russia will be forced to declare war against Ukraine”.

Isn’t there something weird in the constitution which says nuclear weapons can only be used if at war ?

[Kai]

I wasn't sure whether to put this is the joke thread instead.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov: “If Ukraine continues its provocations by attacking Russian cities, Russia will be forced to declare war against Ukraine”.

Isn’t there something weird in the constitution which says nuclear weapons can only be used if at war ?

Maybe, they know how easy it is to frighten Westerners with nuclear threats, but probably more to do with the fact that they can't mobilize more men unless the war is official.

[Archery1969]

I wasn't sure whether to put this is the joke thread instead.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov: “If Ukraine continues its provocations by attacking Russian cities, Russia will be forced to declare war against Ukraine”.

Isn’t there something weird in the constitution which says nuclear weapons can only be used if at war ?

Maybe, they know how easy it is to frighten Westerners with nuclear threats, but probably more to do with the fact that they can't mobilize more men unless the war is official.

True. That boat has anti aircraft and anti missiles systems. Question is, why didn’t they work ?

Although, I was watching a program once on the history channel which said if you fire a missile at the back of a ship <= 5 metres above sea level then Radar, Sonar and the ships weapons system want always pick them up. It suggested it was something todo with the noise coming from the ships rudders and propellers which the ships defences have to ignore.

[greenmark]

Isn’t there something weird in the constitution which says nuclear weapons can only be used if at war ?

Maybe, they know how easy it is to frighten Westerners with nuclear threats, but probably more to do with the fact that they can't mobilize more men unless the war is official.

True. That boat has anti aircraft and anti missiles systems. Question is, why didn’t they work ?

Although, I was watching a program once on the history channel which said if you fire a missile at the back of a ship <= 5 metres above sea level then Radar, Sonar and the ships weapons system want always pick them up. It suggested it was something todo with the noise coming from the ships rudders and propellers which the ships defences have to ignore.

The stuff coming out of Russia on this is garbled. They only confirmed it was damaged due a fire (cause of which unkown) and subsequent detonation of the ammunition store and sank due to choppy seas.
But then are threatening to attack Kyiv in retaliation. I didn't realise all fires were started by the city of Kyiv by ....... magic?

[napshnap]

I wasn't sure whether to put this is the joke thread instead.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov: “If Ukraine continues its provocations by attacking Russian cities, Russia will be forced to declare war against Ukraine”.

If you don't understand, Kai, it means the " 'merican way to combat" (carpet bombing and ect.). One of the things that make this conflict very strange is that no side declared war yet and sides involved in this conflict carefully protect gas pipelines and infrastructure across the territory.