Boy, the Ukrainians seem to be kickin ass lately…

[gadje]

Don C wrote:
Guess we can expect a lot of "mysterious" suicides coming up soon.

This.

[GGD]

gadje wrote:
[quote=Don C]
Guess we can expect a lot of "mysterious" suicides coming up soon.

This.
Yes, they should avoid all buildings that have windows.

[kj]

I worry they'll essentially withdraw and just continue lobbing missiles into Ukrainian cities for some amount of time. Seems like if they were to rid themselves of Putin, it would give them an opportunity to pull out and save face though. Putin hasn't used nukes yet because he wants to continue living. I think he'll continue to prefer living.

[SteveG]

A high-level executive in Russia’s energy sector has died after apparently falling off a boat over the weekend, becoming the latest Russian powerbroker to perish under mysterious circumstances.

Ivan Pechorin, 39, managing director of the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (ERDC), was sailing off the coast of Russky Island in the Sea of Japan on Saturday when he fell overboard from the speeding vessel.

His body was recovered from the water on Monday following an extended search.

Only days earlier, Pechorin had attended the Eastern Economic Forum, which was hosted by President Vladimir Putin in Valdivostok.

“Ivan’s death is an irreparable loss for friends and colleagues, a great loss for the corporation,” ERDC said in a statement posted on its website.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

cbelt3 wrote:
The problem becomes when Ukraine STOPS at the Russian borders. And they will. They have no desire to start a land war in Russia in winter.

Which makes them wiser than many other armies throughout history.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

vision63 wrote:
[quote=Ombligo]
And another 18 deputy ministers have called for Putin to resign.

“We, the municipal deputies of Russia, believe that the actions of its president Vladimir Putin are detrimental to Russia’s and its citizens’ future. We demand Vladimir Putin's resignation from the post of the President of the Russian Federation,” said the petition posted by Ksenia Thorstrom, a local deputy of the Semenovsky District in Saint Petersburg.

The council of one Moscow district (Lomonosovsky) also demanded Putin's resignation, saying: "Your views and your model of government are hopelessly outdated and hinder the development of Russia and its human potential."

https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news...a2a1e12d6e

That's brave.
That's a lot of future open windows, is what that is.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Steve G. wrote:
A high-level executive in Russia’s energy sector has died after apparently falling off a boat over the weekend, becoming the latest Russian powerbroker to perish under mysterious circumstances.

Ivan Pechorin, 39, managing director of the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (ERDC), was sailing off the coast of Russky Island in the Sea of Japan on Saturday when he fell overboard from the speeding vessel.

His body was recovered from the water on Monday following an extended search.

Only days earlier, Pechorin had attended the Eastern Economic Forum, which was hosted by President Vladimir Putin in Valdivostok.

“Ivan’s death is an irreparable loss for friends and colleagues, a great loss for the corporation,” ERDC said in a statement posted on its website.

Lemme guess: He fell out of the window, amirite?

[Carnos Jax]

Tiangou wrote:
My concern is that a military desperate to impress Putin with swift retribution and progress will move on to super-conventional weapons that can take out a small city in one blast or even tactical nukes.

This vvvvvv

kj wrote:
Putin hasn't used nukes yet because he wants to continue living. I think he'll continue to prefer living.

[RAMd®d]

A rolling reversal would work well in that situation.

If only Pootie were Slim Pickenin' an inert 500-pounder.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

RAMd®d wrote:
A rolling reversal would work well in that situation.

I C (for Charlie!) what you did there.