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10. Ukraine is playing to win, Russia is playing to not lose.

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:05 PM

Apr 16

When you play not to lose, you usually lose.

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All alarms go off across whole Russia as the War crosses the turning point - RFU News [View all] TexasTowelie Apr 16 OP

Good Wicked Blue Apr 16 #1

Slava Ukraini. Thank you for the update. niyad Apr 16 #2

Sounds familiar Nasruddin Apr 16 #3

Another reason to oust Fstso Warpy Apr 16 #4

Fuck Trump! red dog 1 Apr 16 #8

Kind of sad in a way LiberalLovinLug Apr 16 #5

Great news! red dog 1 Apr 16 #6

K & R This is awesome news! FakeNoose Apr 16 #7

Another RFU News video red dog 1 Apr 16 #9

Yes, I posted this yesterday. TexasTowelie Apr 16 #11

Sorry, I should have checked before posting it. (I usually do) red dog 1 Apr 16 #12

Ukraine is playing to win, Russia is playing to not lose. BWdem4life Apr 16 #10