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Ukraine message 'to all Russian troops who aren't burning bodies... use your heads, little soldiers' (Original Post) bigtree Feb 2022 OP
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2022 #1
Wow! K&R. c-rational Feb 2022 #2
Short and pointed. niyad Feb 2022 #3
That is a "killer" message. I hope they all see it. dchill Feb 2022 #4
KnR! I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #5
K&R BlueJac Feb 2022 #6
My Marine Corps father would have called this "the straight dope" -- Leghorn21 Feb 2022 #7
The airplane at the 1:10 mark... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2022 #8
Sounds to me as though. . . AverageOldGuy Feb 2022 #18
Looking into it a bit further, that particular aircraft (N782CK).... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2022 #41
From the looks of it, a lot of sophisticated weaponry is making it into Ukraine. sop Feb 2022 #20
His Nephew, Doug, Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #33
Flies into Stewart International in New Windsor several times a week... Historic NY Feb 2022 #42
I learned something yesterday... druidity33 Feb 2022 #44
damn skippy! sarchasm Feb 2022 #9
I love that KentuckyWoman Feb 2022 #10
Watch this! Picaro Feb 2022 #11
K&R Wow! onecaliberal Feb 2022 #12
Kick! burrowowl Feb 2022 #13
They creamed that Chechen convoy...article below KewlKat Feb 2022 #14
This is worthy of its own thread! What a morale booster that must be oldsoftie Feb 2022 #34
Woah! Laying it down. (Really well done). 🌻🇺🇦💛💙 electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #15
Just a warning... some graphic stuff at the end. Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #16
That's Delphinus Feb 2022 #23
Talk about talking SMACK!! Wow!! nt Samrob Feb 2022 #17
Wow, that is really impressive and very effective PatSeg Feb 2022 #19
Damn! Mr. Evil Feb 2022 #21
Not propaganda BidenRocks Feb 2022 #22
Can anonymous post this on RT? dlk Feb 2022 #24
Really? MiroJarvis Feb 2022 #25
Yes, really. Looks like another case of Russians getting what they deserve. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #35
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2022 #49
Are you suggesting the Russians do not deserve what they are getting? TomSlick Feb 2022 #54
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2022 #59
I remain unclear about what you are saying. TomSlick Feb 2022 #63
The Russians got what they deserved. Period. Ukraine has done nothing. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #58
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2022 #60
Most killed were the Russians were in the building. You have it backwards. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #61
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2022 #62
No, Ukrainians killed Russians. Period. NO mention of "NeoNazis" anywhere in that article. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #64
I think that poster only talks so much about Ukrainian neonazis Hav Feb 2022 #65
Couldn't find the word in that article. And apparently just got the boot! oldsoftie Feb 2022 #66
Try harder. canuckledragger Feb 2022 #55
Isn't RT offline thanks to the hacker war on Russia? L. Coyote Feb 2022 #26
What he says is true, not just bravado. radius777 Feb 2022 #27
thanks.. i have been happily surprised to learn about the strength of their Armed Forces... msfiddlestix Feb 2022 #50
This is classic battlefield propaganda. mn9driver Feb 2022 #28
K&R n/t denbot Feb 2022 #29
wOW.. n/t TeamProg Feb 2022 #30
our house lefthandedskyhook Feb 2022 #31
Wow. A great message, w/ two sides, one being very positive for Ukrainian operatives, and on... SWBTATTReg Feb 2022 #32
more than that lefthandedskyhook Feb 2022 #36
something I don't get... cab67 Feb 2022 #37
Wow! NQAS Feb 2022 #38
There's a reason Putin took cell phones away from his conscripts. SunSeeker Feb 2022 #46
Wow! NQAS Feb 2022 #39
excellent llashram Feb 2022 #40
Excellent! Powerful! mysteryowl Feb 2022 #43
Dayum. Those are some crispy Russians on that road. SunSeeker Feb 2022 #45
Oh my goodness, are all Ukrainians courageous & smart? Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2022 #47
Putin underestimated Ukraine. The people of Russia will have Emile Feb 2022 #48
This one post sums it up. colorado_ufo Feb 2022 #51
+1 2naSalit Feb 2022 #52
Yup, it's time for Putin's "et tu, Sergei" moment. 11 Bravo Feb 2022 #56
Go Ukraine! SweepPicker Feb 2022 #53
Wow! lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #57

Leghorn21

(13,526 posts)
7. My Marine Corps father would have called this "the straight dope" --
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:57 PM
Feb 2022

WOW

And our narrator friend there isn't even over-stating the truth or exaggerating the little soldiers' dilemma

hope all those young, befuddled Russian troops see this and take heed

asap

A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)
8. The airplane at the 1:10 mark...
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 04:09 PM
Feb 2022

Is a Kalitta Air 747.

That’s Connie Kalitta’s cargo airline, based out of Ypsilanti, MI.

Kalitta has had an NHRA drag racing team for years and his son Scott was tragically killed in one of their Top Fuelers back in 2008.

Kalitta Air is one of those cargo airlines that always seems to be doing the coolest and sometimes somewhat dangerous moves. If this is a recent shot of them moving necessary items into Kiev, then they deserve a round of applause.

Good on ya, brave pilots. Well done. Well done indeed.

AverageOldGuy

(1,542 posts)
18. Sounds to me as though. . .
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 04:31 PM
Feb 2022

. . . "Kalitta Airlines" is under contract to a government agency headquartered in McLean VA.

Back in the day when I was in Vietnam, the same government organization used a "contract airline" -- Air America.

Regardless, let's hope they keep hauling munitions to the Ukrainians.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)
41. Looking into it a bit further, that particular aircraft (N782CK)....
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 06:44 PM
Feb 2022

Was not in Ukraine in the last 7 days, according to FlightRadar24.com

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n782ck

They have 24 747’s, but the other two 74’s of Kalitta’s that I looked at - N744CK & N745CK have not been there in the last week either. To search further back on that site requires registering and subscription.

There is no doubt Kalitta has done transport for the DOD and CIA in the past.

Mr.Bill

(24,319 posts)
33. His Nephew, Doug,
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 05:36 PM
Feb 2022

drives a top fuel dragster and works during the week flying those planes. Every DHL package going to Europe is flown by Kallita Air. At least the last I heard a few years ago they were doing that.

Historic NY

(37,453 posts)
42. Flies into Stewart International in New Windsor several times a week...
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 06:47 PM
Feb 2022

it has a Air Guard wing with C-17's with global reach.

druidity33

(6,446 posts)
44. I learned something yesterday...
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:12 PM
Feb 2022

that Ukranians call their capital Kyiv and Russians call the city Kiev. It is pronounced differently as well. I have taken the stance of the Washington Post and the Guardian and begun calling the city Kyiv as it is listed on maps and as the "natives" prefer it to be called that.




KentuckyWoman

(6,692 posts)
10. I love that
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 04:16 PM
Feb 2022

Basically We know you hate that clown Pooty Poot too. Why die for nothing? Surrender and we'll give you warm tea, a blankie and send you back to your mommy.

Mr. Evil

(2,856 posts)
21. Damn!
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 04:45 PM
Feb 2022

When the Russian economy begins its spectacular collapse tomorrow, coupled with the Ukrainians resolve, Putie's days will be numbered. As in 3-5. Hopefully.

Response to oldsoftie (Reply #35)

TomSlick

(11,109 posts)
54. Are you suggesting the Russians do not deserve what they are getting?
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 02:48 PM
Feb 2022

If so, is it your opinion the Russian invasion of Ukraine is justified?

Response to TomSlick (Reply #54)

TomSlick

(11,109 posts)
63. I remain unclear about what you are saying.
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 09:04 PM
Feb 2022

Is it your position that Ukraine is not engaging in a justified act of self-defense. Is it your position that the Ukrainian Army may not properly fire on Russian tanks within Ukrainian territory? Am I reading you correctly in saying the Ukrainians are Nazis?

oldsoftie

(12,597 posts)
58. The Russians got what they deserved. Period. Ukraine has done nothing.
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 03:38 PM
Feb 2022

ANY statement other than that is false.

Response to oldsoftie (Reply #58)

oldsoftie

(12,597 posts)
61. Most killed were the Russians were in the building. You have it backwards.
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 08:34 PM
Feb 2022

"Thirty of the victims died of smoke inhalation after a fire was set in the central trade union building, where pro-Russia separatists reportedly had taken up sniper positions to fire on pro-unity demonstrators, police said."

"The report by the Kremlin-controlled state television channel also said that video from the scene showed most of those subsequently found dead in the trade union building wore insignia attesting to their support for Russia."

Yes some innocents died but far fewer

Response to oldsoftie (Reply #61)

oldsoftie

(12,597 posts)
64. No, Ukrainians killed Russians. Period. NO mention of "NeoNazis" anywhere in that article.
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 09:06 PM
Feb 2022

“It is abundantly clear that the pro-Russia side was very well armed, well organized and that this action was planned long ago,”

Ukrainians supporting their country were marching and were attacked by the pro-Russian insurgents.
Get over it

Hav

(5,969 posts)
65. I think that poster only talks so much about Ukrainian neonazis
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 09:17 PM
Feb 2022

and about an event in 2014 because Putin's claim is that he needs to denazify Ukraine.

radius777

(3,635 posts)
27. What he says is true, not just bravado.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 05:09 PM
Feb 2022

There's a false impression that all Ukraine has is a rag-tag army of volunteers. They do have that, but they also have a professional armed forces that is 200k strong plus 200k reserves that was trained over the past 8 years by the US to fight exactly this type of asymmetric war. The javelins, stingers and other weapons we're providing them are highly effective.

msfiddlestix

(7,286 posts)
50. thanks.. i have been happily surprised to learn about the strength of their Armed Forces...
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 11:55 AM
Feb 2022

and how well prepared they seem to be from all these reports...

so relieved that seems to be the case.




mn9driver

(4,428 posts)
28. This is classic battlefield propaganda.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 05:19 PM
Feb 2022

In earlier wars, it was broadcast by radio, or dropped from airplanes. Now it’s sent out on Twitter.

It’s very effective stuff if it gets to the intended audience.

SWBTATTReg

(22,166 posts)
32. Wow. A great message, w/ two sides, one being very positive for Ukrainian operatives, and on...
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 05:35 PM
Feb 2022

the other side, one that foretells doom and gloom for the Russian invaders, saying basically, no peace, no rest, until you're dead!

cab67

(3,007 posts)
37. something I don't get...
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 05:54 PM
Feb 2022

I realize the Chechen leader is a Putin stooge, but I thought Chechnya as a whole wasn't favorably disposed toward Moscow. Have things changed?

SunSeeker

(51,691 posts)
46. There's a reason Putin took cell phones away from his conscripts.
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 02:40 AM
Feb 2022

He doesn't want them to know what's happening. He won't even let them communicate with their families.

NQAS

(10,749 posts)
39. Wow!
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 06:10 PM
Feb 2022

Now that’s a message!!

How do they get that to every Russian?

Sound like a task for anonymous.

🇺🇦

llashram

(6,265 posts)
40. excellent
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 06:37 PM
Feb 2022

tough people...and angry. Pootie stepped in a pile of it. And I don't care how many troops, planes tanks he has this will not be easy.

mysteryowl

(7,396 posts)
43. Excellent! Powerful!
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 06:48 PM
Feb 2022

I have shared the clip with some people I know, and they will share it...


The Ukrainians are inspirational!

SunSeeker

(51,691 posts)
45. Dayum. Those are some crispy Russians on that road.
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 02:38 AM
Feb 2022

Putin is not only killing Ukrainians, but poor 19-year-old Russian conscripts. All for his ego. He should be tried for war crimes in the Hague.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,771 posts)
47. Oh my goodness, are all Ukrainians courageous & smart?
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 05:15 AM
Feb 2022

Volodymyr Zelensky is amazing. This guy is amazing. The righteous fighting spirit of the people there is amazing.

colorado_ufo

(5,737 posts)
51. This one post sums it up.
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 01:06 PM
Feb 2022

No one wants to come out and actually say it, but Putin's ego will allow nothing else. He will make wrong decisions and push the wrong direction until either mother nature or some disgruntled Russian finishes the task.

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