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Ukraine's military intelligence: Russia plans mass logging of Ukrainian forests (Original Post) highplainsdem Mar 2022 OP
I am thinking this is about removing the ability of the resistance lapfog_1 Mar 2022 #1
Sounds like scorched earth. Crunchy Frog Mar 2022 #2
Putin wants to destroy Ukraine. highplainsdem Mar 2022 #6
This could be difficult when bodies of their soldiers are being stacked like cordwood. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #3
Just when I thought I couldn't hate Putin more than I already do. RandomNumbers Mar 2022 #4
Sure...because they function so effectively, they have thousands of troops just sitting around PortTack Mar 2022 #5
Yep GREED !!! Like parasites !!! uponit7771 Mar 2022 #7

lapfog_1

(31,980 posts)
1. I am thinking this is about removing the ability of the resistance
Tue Mar 15, 2022, 09:39 AM
Mar 2022

to continue fighting after the fall of the government.

to give drones and spy satellites a good view of any group of people and arms.

russia has a lot of forests in siberia if they want wood products.

Crunchy Frog

(28,299 posts)
2. Sounds like scorched earth.
Tue Mar 15, 2022, 09:46 AM
Mar 2022

Of course the loggers would then become legitimate military and legal targets.

RandomNumbers

(19,263 posts)
4. Just when I thought I couldn't hate Putin more than I already do.
Tue Mar 15, 2022, 10:14 AM
Mar 2022

I normally try not to hate people. But have given myself permission with this sh*tstain.

PortTack

(35,824 posts)
5. Sure...because they function so effectively, they have thousands of troops just sitting around
Tue Mar 15, 2022, 10:58 AM
Mar 2022

That could bring in all the equipment, not get bogged down in the mud and cut down the trees...right

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