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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:06:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PanzerOfDoom: That ain’t gonna go over well; Vodka is the only reason they are as efficient as they currently are. It sounds like they are refusing to say it is a war economy, while bit by bit they are moving toward a war economy. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:07:08 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIPPO: Some old Ivans got smoked in their mystery van by UA small arms. What a shitty way to go and for less than nothing.
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:07:37 PM EST
[Last Edit: Charging_Handle]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Haub:
If that is true, I bet that soon rubbing alcohol, shoe polish, brake fluid and aftershave will become scarce commodities in Russia. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:09:42 PM EST
[Last Edit: kpacman]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: Lmao alco-battalion indeed! Russians never cease to amaze me with their alcoholism. When Gorbachev was president of Russia, he realized that alcoholism made it difficult to compete with the West. His solution was to jack up the price of vodka so citizens would need to reduce the amount they drink. He had a virtual revolution on his hands and he was forced to end his strategy. Russia continues to have a problem with all their cheap vodka. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:09:59 PM EST
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:13:08 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: Man what kinda worries me is potential mobilization of all Ukrainian men. They already can't leave Ukraine but haven't been sent all to fight Putyas orcs. Now that he's throwing more men, Ukraine will be forced to do the same. It's worrisome for me because I have a ton of cousins in Ukraine. Ukraine has got and continues to get force multipliers from the West. I don't think they'll have manpower issues as long as they keep getting aid. I mean.... the Ukrainians kicked the crap out of the 1st Guards. That's like the best unit Russia can ever field. Lol. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:13:27 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jack67: 100% that’s someone trolling. They are making an allusion to the fiasco of WWI mobilization and policies. It was an enormous failure then and no one’s going to repeat it. For one, it destroyed one major - and reliable - source of government revenue and crippled government finances at the time. It’s just a troll to make people chatter. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jack67: Originally Posted By PanzerOfDoom: That ain’t gonna go over well; Vodka is the only reason they are as efficient as they currently are. 100% that’s someone trolling. They are making an allusion to the fiasco of WWI mobilization and policies. It was an enormous failure then and no one’s going to repeat it. For one, it destroyed one major - and reliable - source of government revenue and crippled government finances at the time. It’s just a troll to make people chatter. They banned sales here for a while. Yes, some stores stopped selling, but others didn't. Back to normal now. Obviously it wasn't popular. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:16:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BerettaGuy: Fallout will blow into Russia, China and parts of the Middle East. Sanctions will be coming from everywhere. Depends on how they detonate it. Air burst at sufficient height doesn’t yield much fallout AFAIK. Even a dirty ground burst wouldn’t really send dangerous amounts of fallout all the way to China (would be really bad for western Russia though). |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:17:19 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Easterner: They banned sales here for a while. Yes, some stores stopped selling, but others didn't. Back to normal now. Obviously it wasn't popular. I've always been curious about that, do you have a sense of why that was done? |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:21:14 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FdWw-BNXwAE8fLy?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FdWxxyvX0AACEMX?format=png&name=360x360
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Thanks!  Thousands of posts back in this thread, you may find photos from Ukraine taken during the first month of the war. Epaulets bearing “K” were taken from dead Russian invaders’ uniforms. “K” is used to designate “kadet” or essentially an officer-candidate, still in a military academy. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:22:38 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: They don't want to run over the pig with her little piglets with the captured Russian tank. 
Reminds me of the little hedgehog a couple of weeks ago. 
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:26:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sq40: Russia, if it were smart, would train and equip the bulk of the new mobilization troops up and stage another invasion force. Then use tactical nukes on major Ukrainian cities. Then send in the troops to mop up and take the country. Just feeding the grinder is a loser for them. If Russia was smart they would pull back to the 1991 borders, declare themselves the victors in their media, rethink their actual world status, and decide it is better for them if they simply negotiate fair trade deals with the rest of the world. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:31:29 PM EST
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Grain of salt and all that.
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:32:16 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dracster: "Exhumation of bodies from the mass burial in Izyum is being completed today. A total of 436 bodies were exhumed. Most of them have signs of violent death, and 30 have traces of torture, Oleg Sinegubov, head of Kharkiv OVA There are bodies with ropes around their necks, with bound hands, with broken limbs and gunshot wounds. Several men have amputated genitalia. All this is evidence of the terrible tortures that the occupiers subjected the residents of Izyum to. Most of the bodies are civilians, 21 are military." https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/48680/photo_2022-09-23_10-33-38_jpg-2536228.JPG A curse upon anyone who supports Russia in this sub human conflict. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:46:32 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: I think you are correct. The first priority of Russian society is order. They want ORDER and predictability, even if it's predictably shitty. Lots of Russians complained about life in the 90's after the collapse and some spoke publicly about wanting a "Stalin" back. They just want ONE dictator instead of thousands of little dictators, mafia, etc. I'm sure than many now realize that Putin is bringing chaos and danger, but they also KNOW that the next leader is more often than not worse than the last. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By RolandofGilead: Youre 100% correct. But you also have to understand the Russian way of viewing the world. Their government sucks and they know it. They KNOW it will NEVER change no matter what they do. That's what their history has taught them. You stand up, you go to gulag. Most have not read Soltzinitzen (sp). Now, we could explain to them that nobody could stop a million Russians from overthrowing Putin but they would probably respond with "yeah then someone even worse will come". I'm not excusing it, but this is just the way it is. That said, there's a still a limit I suppose. No idea where it's at though. I think you are correct. The first priority of Russian society is order. They want ORDER and predictability, even if it's predictably shitty. Lots of Russians complained about life in the 90's after the collapse and some spoke publicly about wanting a "Stalin" back. They just want ONE dictator instead of thousands of little dictators, mafia, etc. I'm sure than many now realize that Putin is bringing chaos and danger, but they also KNOW that the next leader is more often than not worse than the last. Exactly. Many Russians crave stability. You can understand why.... |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:48:27 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FdVTwXHXgAACtGE?format=jpg&name=large lmao |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:53:18 PM EST
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I keep hearing Kherson pronounced with a silent “K”. Is the K silent in Kherson?
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:53:54 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Haub:
What’s Putya trying to do? Start a revolution?! |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:54:23 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Charging_Handle: If that is true, I bet that soon rubbing alcohol, shoe polish, brake fluid and aftershave will become scarce commodities in Russia. MiG-25 be scared. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:56:08 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By stgdz: Japan and Germany had the following happen after the war 1)significant reduction in their male populations 2)cities smashed 3)Allies essentially subjugating them, Japan especially. 1 is going to happen but 2 and 3 aren't going to happen with Russia. Ukraine and Poland know this and are arming the fuck out of themselves for the war in 20 more years with Russia. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By stgdz: Originally Posted By Capta: Originally Posted By Cypher15: Originally Posted By _disconnector_: I want Ukraine to win this. I want Russia to get spanked *hard* . . . But just watching average Joes dying in a muddy hole is hard. They are just men that in many cases got tossed into a woodchipper by a dictator. Seeing things like this make me want to go with the Curtis LeMay methodology. Make war as horrible and brutal as possible to get it over with faster. The faster we equip Ukraine to win, the fewer deaths that will occur in the long run on both sides. I will both agree and disagree. The goal is not killing Russians just to kill Russians. The goal is to smash Russian power so thoroughly that they will either reform themselves, or not be a threat for generations. The example in mind is WWII Japan and Germany. They have both genuinely reformed, but it wasn’t because we asked nicely. It was because a LOT of Germans and Japanese died. You can agree or disagree that this is necessary. However, a massive amount of the bloodshed, turmoil, and hatred of the last 100 years can be laid squarely at the door of the Russian Empire. Their genocidal war in Ukraine is absolutely 100% in keeping with their policy throughout the 20th century. Neither Ukraine nor the west chose this path, however Russia will not stop until they are stopped. Ukraine is doing that for us. Japan and Germany had the following happen after the war 1)significant reduction in their male populations 2)cities smashed 3)Allies essentially subjugating them, Japan especially. 1 is going to happen but 2 and 3 aren't going to happen with Russia. Ukraine and Poland know this and are arming the fuck out of themselves for the war in 20 more years with Russia. I agree and have said this before. This is only round one. After Russia loses round one, they will retreat to lick their wounds and will be ripe for the next strongman to run a “stab in the back” campaign. Round two (or even three) is probably where Russia gets ground into powder, as ten years of economic collapse will leave them increasingly unable to maintain their nuclear stockpile. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:56:57 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BigGrumpyBear: I'm on extra morphine today, so is it my eyes, or is that front drive sprocket catywompass? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BigGrumpyBear: Originally Posted By fadedsun: https://i.postimg.cc/0NbnKHrP/C21208-E0-3753-4-EF9-85-EC-EE409-E8-DEA11.jpg What is the writing on the side of this tank? I'm on extra morphine today, so is it my eyes, or is that front drive sprocket catywompass? Yep...It's fucked up/bent.... |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:57:47 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: There are wounded to treat and this guy is filming. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: Originally Posted By HIPPO: Some old Ivans got smoked in their mystery van by UA small arms. What a shitty way to go and for less than nothing.
There are wounded to treat and this guy is filming. Let them rot. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 2:59:37 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sq40: I keep hearing Kherson pronounced with a silent “K”. Is the K silent in Kherson? Yes. It’s pronounced without the K. Herson. But everyone in the West says it with the K lol |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:01:09 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: I've always been curious about that, do you have a sense of why that was done? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: Originally Posted By Easterner: They banned sales here for a while. Yes, some stores stopped selling, but others didn't. Back to normal now. Obviously it wasn't popular. I've always been curious about that, do you have a sense of why that was done? Probably to keep everyone from partying like there's no tomorrow. People here "behave" really well despite it all. I am very impressed with the cool heads, but there is also an oblivious attitude by many. Many stores closed in the beginning. Lines at bank ATMs, lines at the drug stores, shortages, etc. It was a general pain in the ass and we really expected some Red Dawn scenario with troops rolling in everywhere. That didn't happen. After 7 months life needs to continue as normal as possible, because the bills keep coming. Some stores still kick you out during a siren. So we go outside and have a smoke, or walk to a store that is open. McDonald's and a few other places closed and haven't reopened in 7 months. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:03:55 PM EST
[Last Edit: Easterner]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sq40: I keep hearing Kherson pronounced with a silent “K”. Is the K silent in Kherson? Да. Херсон. English has the silent letters. There is no k in our spelling of it. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:04:47 PM EST
[Last Edit: trapsh00ter99]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sq40: I keep hearing Kherson pronounced with a silent "K". Is the K silent in Kherson? Edit: 
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:05:24 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: I agree and have said this before. This is only round one. After Russia loses round one, they will retreat to lick their wounds and will be ripe for the next strongman to run a “stab in the back” campaign. Round two (or even three) is probably where Russia gets ground into powder, as ten years of economic collapse will leave them increasingly unable to maintain their nuclear stockpile. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Originally Posted By stgdz: Originally Posted By Capta: Originally Posted By Cypher15: Originally Posted By _disconnector_: I want Ukraine to win this. I want Russia to get spanked *hard* . . . But just watching average Joes dying in a muddy hole is hard. They are just men that in many cases got tossed into a woodchipper by a dictator. Seeing things like this make me want to go with the Curtis LeMay methodology. Make war as horrible and brutal as possible to get it over with faster. The faster we equip Ukraine to win, the fewer deaths that will occur in the long run on both sides. I will both agree and disagree. The goal is not killing Russians just to kill Russians. The goal is to smash Russian power so thoroughly that they will either reform themselves, or not be a threat for generations. The example in mind is WWII Japan and Germany. They have both genuinely reformed, but it wasn’t because we asked nicely. It was because a LOT of Germans and Japanese died. You can agree or disagree that this is necessary. However, a massive amount of the bloodshed, turmoil, and hatred of the last 100 years can be laid squarely at the door of the Russian Empire. Their genocidal war in Ukraine is absolutely 100% in keeping with their policy throughout the 20th century. Neither Ukraine nor the west chose this path, however Russia will not stop until they are stopped. Ukraine is doing that for us. Japan and Germany had the following happen after the war 1)significant reduction in their male populations 2)cities smashed 3)Allies essentially subjugating them, Japan especially. 1 is going to happen but 2 and 3 aren't going to happen with Russia. Ukraine and Poland know this and are arming the fuck out of themselves for the war in 20 more years with Russia. I agree and have said this before. This is only round one. After Russia loses round one, they will retreat to lick their wounds and will be ripe for the next strongman to run a “stab in the back” campaign. Round two (or even three) is probably where Russia gets ground into powder, as ten years of economic collapse will leave them increasingly unable to maintain their nuclear stockpile. Round one was 2014. This is round two. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:06:41 PM EST
[Last Edit: dillydilly]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Easterner: Да. Херсон. Funny thing is that “Хер” is slang for penis in Ukrainian lol. So Херсон, literally means Penis sleep haha.  ??????--???.?.???. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:07:06 PM EST
[Last Edit: BerettaGuy]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Easterner: Probably to keep everyone from partying like there's no tomorrow. People here "behave" really well despite it all. I am very impressed with the cool heads, but there is also an oblivious attitude by many. Many stores closed in the beginning. Lines at bank ATMs, lines at the drug stores, shortages, etc. It was a general pain in the ass and we really expected some Red Dawn scenario with troops rolling in everywhere. That didn't happen. After 7 months life needs to continue as normal as possible, because the bills keep coming. Some stores still kick you out during a siren. So we go outside and have a smoke, or walk to a store that is open. McDonald's and a few other places closed and haven't reopened in 7 months. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Easterner: Originally Posted By Prime: Originally Posted By Easterner: They banned sales here for a while. Yes, some stores stopped selling, but others didn't. Back to normal now. Obviously it wasn't popular. I've always been curious about that, do you have a sense of why that was done? Probably to keep everyone from partying like there's no tomorrow. People here "behave" really well despite it all. I am very impressed with the cool heads, but there is also an oblivious attitude by many. Many stores closed in the beginning. Lines at bank ATMs, lines at the drug stores, shortages, etc. It was a general pain in the ass and we really expected some Red Dawn scenario with troops rolling in everywhere. That didn't happen. After 7 months life needs to continue as normal as possible, because the bills keep coming. Some stores still kick you out during a siren. So we go outside and have a smoke, or walk to a store that is open. McDonald's and a few other places closed and haven't reopened in 7 months. I read somewhere (maybe on one of the Ukrainian news sites I got posted on page 1 of this thread), that McDonald's was opening soon. Also, are you a gun owner? I posted alot of Ukrainian gun shop and ownership info early this year. (I'm also Ukrainian, half.) |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:07:21 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DonS: MiG-25 be scared. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DonS: Originally Posted By Charging_Handle: If that is true, I bet that soon rubbing alcohol, shoe polish, brake fluid and aftershave will become scarce commodities in Russia. MiG-25 be scared.  Why Soviet Pilots Called It “The Booze Carrier”: The Tupolev Tu-22 Story |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:09:25 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: Yes. It’s pronounced without the K. Herson. But everyone in the West says it with the K lol Kind of like Kharkiv is actually pronounced without the K sound (Har-Keev). I would really love to learn to speak the Ukrainian language. I was actually amazed when I first discovered that Russian/Ukrainian language with the Cyrillic alphabet actually contains sounds that fit in-between English letters. I mean, when I heard that you guys have a sound that fits between G and H, my mind was completely blown. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:11:31 PM EST
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Good breakdown of the current situation.
 Russia's Mobilization Announcement: The Ten Biggest Takeaways |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:14:44 PM EST
[Last Edit: BerettaGuy]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Charging_Handle: Kind of like Kharkiv is actually pronounced without the K sound (Har-Keev). I would really love to learn to speak the Ukrainian language. I was actually amazed when I first discovered that Russian/Ukrainian language with the Cyrillic alphabet actually contains sounds that fit in-between English letters. I mean, when I heard that you guys have a sound that fits between G and H, my mind was completely blown. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Charging_Handle: Originally Posted By dillydilly: Yes. It’s pronounced without the K. Herson. But everyone in the West says it with the K lol Kind of like Kharkiv is actually pronounced without the K sound (Har-Keev). I would really love to learn to speak the Ukrainian language. I was actually amazed when I first discovered that Russian/Ukrainian language with the Cyrillic alphabet actually contains sounds that fit in-between English letters. I mean, when I heard that you guys have a sound that fits between G and H, my mind was completely blown. Not to be picky but placing Russian/Ukrainian next to eachother is not correct. Ukrainian Cyrillic is different and the Ukrainian language has more in common with the Polish and Slovak languages than it does with Russian. It's a phonetic alphabet, I learned it before I went to Kindergarten. Much easier to spell with once you know all the letters (33 of them plus the soft sign). |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:19:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jungatheart: A curse upon anyone who supports Russia in this sub human conflict. There are plenty...either tacitly or directly. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:19:31 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BerettaGuy: I read somewhere (maybe on one of the Ukrainian news sites I got posted on page 1 of this thread), that McDonald's was opening soon. Also, are you a gun owner? I posted alot of Ukrainian gun shop and ownership info early this year. (I'm also Ukrainian, half.) Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BerettaGuy: Originally Posted By Easterner: Originally Posted By Prime: Originally Posted By Easterner: They banned sales here for a while. Yes, some stores stopped selling, but others didn't. Back to normal now. Obviously it wasn't popular. I've always been curious about that, do you have a sense of why that was done? Probably to keep everyone from partying like there's no tomorrow. People here "behave" really well despite it all. I am very impressed with the cool heads, but there is also an oblivious attitude by many. Many stores closed in the beginning. Lines at bank ATMs, lines at the drug stores, shortages, etc. It was a general pain in the ass and we really expected some Red Dawn scenario with troops rolling in everywhere. That didn't happen. After 7 months life needs to continue as normal as possible, because the bills keep coming. Some stores still kick you out during a siren. So we go outside and have a smoke, or walk to a store that is open. McDonald's and a few other places closed and haven't reopened in 7 months. I read somewhere (maybe on one of the Ukrainian news sites I got posted on page 1 of this thread), that McDonald's was opening soon. Also, are you a gun owner? I posted alot of Ukrainian gun shop and ownership info early this year. (I'm also Ukrainian, half.) I don't think McDonald's is going to open up in Dnipro because we're so close to to the actual frontlines. KFC on the other hand is rolling the dice to get those double chickens out to the hungry masses. I am 99.9% American, .1% Ukrainian by marriage ties.  Yes all my guns and armor are in America. What a shame.  Maybe the mobilization in Russia will step up efforts to mobilize here. I checked in a few weeks ago with my volunteer contacts.
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:20:52 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: Yes. It's pronounced without the K. Herson. But everyone in the West says it with the K lol Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: Originally Posted By sq40: I keep hearing Kherson pronounced with a silent "K". Is the K silent in Kherson? Yes. It's pronounced without the K. Herson. But everyone in the West says it with the K lol Happens a lot- pretty much any Russian or Ukrainian word you see that starts with a Kh will be pronounced with sort of a hard H. I don't know why they always write as Kh. Cyrillic X is the hard H sound. (I know you know this, just further explaining the original question lol) |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:21:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By THOT_Vaccine: Italy has a per capita GDP slightly lower than Cuba. Turn off the EU money spigot and that tard won't have a paycheck. I smell bullshit. https://countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/italy/cuba?sc=XE34 |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:22:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sq40: Russia, if it were smart, would train and equip the bulk of the new mobilization troops up and stage another invasion force. Then use tactical nukes on major Ukrainian cities. Then send in the troops to mop up and take the country. Just feeding the grinder is a loser for them. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sq40: Originally Posted By Prime:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FdR4u9bWYAAYHF5?format=jpg&name=large
Russia, if it were smart, would train and equip the bulk of the new mobilization troops up and stage another invasion force. Then use tactical nukes on major Ukrainian cities. Then send in the troops to mop up and take the country. Just feeding the grinder is a loser for them. I don’t with this possibility in principle, and I think we are underestimating the nuclear option. However, they probably no longer have the training establishment or officer corps to stand up new units. They would be sent to bring units up to full strength and keep them there. And then yes, then perhaps follow behind a “rolling nuclear barrage.” Putin has been all in to win since day one. He doesn’t care if he destroys Russia in the process to say nothing of Ukraine. What he’s doing with mobilization can’t turn the tide conventionally, but can when combined with nukes. We need to have a counter ready for the worst case scenario. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:26:26 PM EST
[Last Edit: BerettaGuy]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Easterner: I don't think McDonald's is going to open up in Dnipro because we're so close to to the actual frontlines. KFC on the other hand is rolling the dice to get those double chickens out to the hungry masses. I am 99.9% American, .1% Ukrainian by marriage ties. Yes all my guns and armor are in America. What a shame. Maybe the mobilization in Russia will step up efforts to mobilize here. I checked in a few weeks ago with my volunteer contacts.Okay, you changed your photo. I know who you are! I hope you and your family are well. Any news on the dual citizenship legislation? Some Ukrainian business sites bring it up now and then. If you can get that then you can make a gun shop run. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:27:06 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FdVxSqYWQAIF1WO?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 GEPARD footage, please! |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:31:09 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PanzerOfDoom: That ain’t gonna go over well; Vodka is the only reason they are as efficient as they currently are. Orcs do like the vodka! Goes well with looting,’torture, and rape: 
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:31:33 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: GEPARD footage, please! It's coming, though I bet very very delayed.
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:33:25 PM EST
[Last Edit: THOT_Vaccine]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DPeacher: I smell bullshit. https://countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/italy/cuba?sc=XE34 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DPeacher: Originally Posted By THOT_Vaccine: Italy has a per capita GDP slightly lower than Cuba. Turn off the EU money spigot and that tard won't have a paycheck. I smell bullshit. https://countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/italy/cuba?sc=XE34 Google the phrase "EU PIGS" You can buy houses throughout Italy for one shiny euro... people left because the place sucks, and their birthrate is non-existent. Literally half the houses are vacant and have been owned by the state for years. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:34:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: Yes. It’s pronounced without the K. Herson. But everyone in the West says it with the K lol Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: Originally Posted By sq40: I keep hearing Kherson pronounced with a silent “K”. Is the K silent in Kherson? Yes. It’s pronounced without the K. Herson. But everyone in the West says it with the K lol Thank you! Any other major city/oblast pronunciations that westerners get wrong? I don’t want to misspeak again. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:34:17 PM EST
[#45]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dominion21: ARFCOM CAN DO THAT. Not by actually faking and sending notices. But we have many Russian speakers on Arfcom, and they all have internet access. Just start spreading rumors on every Russian language forum, board, blog etc.: Putin is dropping the exemption for students. Putin upped the mobilization age to 55. Putin has partnered with employers to seize men at their job sites . . . Russians are extremely susceptible to fear and paranoia. Let’s exploit that. We can do it! I like this, we could be friends. |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:35:03 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jungatheart: A curse upon anyone who supports Russia in this sub human conflict. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jungatheart: Originally Posted By Dracster: "Exhumation of bodies from the mass burial in Izyum is being completed today. A total of 436 bodies were exhumed. Most of them have signs of violent death, and 30 have traces of torture, Oleg Sinegubov, head of Kharkiv OVA There are bodies with ropes around their necks, with bound hands, with broken limbs and gunshot wounds. Several men have amputated genitalia. All this is evidence of the terrible tortures that the occupiers subjected the residents of Izyum to. Most of the bodies are civilians, 21 are military." https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/48680/photo_2022-09-23_10-33-38_jpg-2536228.JPG A curse upon anyone who supports Russia in this sub human conflict. Yep. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:36:25 PM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: There are wounded to treat and this guy is filming. I selfishly enjoy all the video's but secretly scoff at all the GoPro's on everybody and dudes going into hot combat holding a cellphone filming shit. It just takes some of the class out of war. I'd rather kill people or get killed in private anonymity. *now eagerly returning to scanning the web for first person combat footage |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:37:22 PM EST
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheHunstman: I wonder how you train soldiers to get blown up in their barracks, housing units, field quarters, etc. while sleeping? It seems pretty easy from the look of it. |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:37:53 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dillydilly: Yes. It’s pronounced without the K. Herson. But everyone in the West says it with the K lol And the 'o' is pronounced as in 'owned' |
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Posted: 9/23/2022 3:38:39 PM EST
[#50]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By thehun06: I think UAF will be given more potent weapons to take out incoming cannon fudder…Russia doesn’t have the modern equipment to wage an effective counter offensive… Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By thehun06: Originally Posted By dillydilly: Man what kinda worries me is potential mobilization of all Ukrainian men. They already can’t leave Ukraine but haven’t been sent all to fight Putyas orcs. Now that he’s throwing more men, Ukraine will be forced to do the same. It’s worrisome for me because I have a ton of cousins in Ukraine. I think UAF will be given more potent weapons to take out incoming cannon fudder…Russia doesn’t have the modern equipment to wage an effective counter offensive… HIMARS going cyclic. |
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