Gotta keep the rubles flowing to supplement the welfare.

In other news, phase 2 of the Russian operation - the battle for Donbass - has apparently begun as of today.

A massive uptick in shelling has been reported on Nikolaev and Kharkov.

Russian forces have taken a few villages around Izyum.

All signs seem to point towards big offensive operations taking place in the next few days.

Lol they already stormed parts of it and it was hit with heavy bombing this morning. You're behind the curve man.

And yes, there are Nazi's there. Azov retreated specifically to Azovstal because of its massive underground infrastructure.

Why would they bomb/storm the place if no enemy soldiers were there? You're not making any sense.

Strange, I saw reports of a few villages around Izyum being retaken in a counter-offensive. Here's to hoping the Ukrainians drive the fascist invaders out of their country altogether.

Watching millions of people unquestioningly fall into an MSM-induced borderline hysterical Russophobic trance will do that to a person.

Not a single one of them have a clue about the events that took place in Ukraine going back to 2014, but that doesn't matter to any of them.

Actually you're correct, there is heavy fighting around Izyum and Ukraine is counterattacking the area.

Russia took these villages: Malinovka and Kremennaya, which are in other areas of the front. My mistake.

Ukraine has been trying to kick Russia out of Izyum for weeks now and is throwing tons of forces into the battle. So far it hasn't worked out for them though.

Fun fact: Izyum means 'Raisin' in Russian

This post was edited by chopstickz777 on Apr 18 2022 03:08pm

But you do realized that if you keep fighting people in that manner, you will not be able to let them see your point of view.
Although this is a gaming forum and we are discussing in this particular political thread.

I am very sure that a lot of us are able to penetrate the fog of propaganda from both sides.
What we lack though is the clarity of expressing the clarity of the current issues and tackling them.

Let me guess, you were there?

Entire front line positions of Ukrainian forces are reportedly being targeted by Russian forces. Areas include Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv Oblasts.

https://twitter.com/Caucasuswar/status/1516140804728840192?cxt=HHwWgICz9e2BtYoqAAAA

Strikes against Nikolayev, Kharkov & Gulaypole are being reported, as well as heavy shelling across the whole Donbass contact line.

https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1516150727558770691?cxt=HHwWhsC54bjDuYoqAAAA

combat footage:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1516150765991215111

https://twitter.com/i/status/1516151231982759936