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Anonymous wrote:There are also reports that the Ilyushin 76 that was shot down was coming from Iran, not from some POW detention facility inside Russia.

There are also reports that a prisoner exchange was being discussed but that no concrete arrangements for today had been made between Russia and Ukraine.

And why would Russia even be using such an expensive mode of transport as an Ilyushin 76 to transport POWs in the first place?

Indeed - it does not add up …

I don’t believe anything the Kremlin alleges and need verification by credible person or agency …

Iran and Russia collaborated to fund, train and provide weapons to Hamas and I would not be surprised if Iran was involved in this with intent to turn West against Ukraine ….

It totally does not add up.

And more evidence is coming out that it was indeed a plane load of rockets.

And another thing that doesn't add up - Russia is circulating a list with names of the 65 POWs who supposedly died on that plane. Except 18 out of the 65 are known to be alive and well and were already returned to Ukraine in a different POW swap at the beginning of January.

OOPS.

You guys are all snooty about sources until something like a dubious POW list starts floating around. No official source has listed the names.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think this il-76 was loaded with Ukrainian POWs. The flight path was Moscow to Iran and returning back. There was no organized prisoner exchange - and that takes a lot of planning. At least 18 of the alleged dead POWs had already been released. And Moscow is only claiming 6 dead among crew. Who takes that many POWs with so little security?

Ukrainians have clearly moved AA closer to the border. And they got a good one today. Likely missiles and drones being transferred from Iran. It was a big explosion if you look at the tape. Likely secondaries with all the weapons on board. They got an A-50 earlier this week - think Russian AWACS. And severely damaged an ll-22, which will likely never fly again.

I knew the Kremlin was lying - there is no way Ukraine would shoot down their own POW. And agree that there is no way Russia would send so many enemy POW with just 6 Russian officers.

This makes total sense and bravo Ukraine for catching the weapons of mass destruction sent via Iran. Russia and Iran alliance was made in Hell.

Putin is a lying, amoral and cynical war criminal. He really belongs in a Siberian prison.

Ukraine is changing their story again, now they are starting to say Russia tricked them into shooting down their POWs.
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-accuses-russia-tricking-it-into-shooting-down-pow-plane-2024-1?amp

Anonymous wrote:The GOP is sacrificing Ukraine and potentially NATO, the billions we have already sent as well as US Southern border security to ensure Biden doesn't get "a win" in an election year.

Meanwhile Putin is JUMPING for joy!

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think this il-76 was loaded with Ukrainian POWs. The flight path was Moscow to Iran and returning back. There was no organized prisoner exchange - and that takes a lot of planning. At least 18 of the alleged dead POWs had already been released. And Moscow is only claiming 6 dead among crew. Who takes that many POWs with so little security?

Ukrainians have clearly moved AA closer to the border. And they got a good one today. Likely missiles and drones being transferred from Iran. It was a big explosion if you look at the tape. Likely secondaries with all the weapons on board. They got an A-50 earlier this week - think Russian AWACS. And severely damaged an ll-22, which will likely never fly again.

I knew the Kremlin was lying - there is no way Ukraine would shoot down their own POW. And agree that there is no way Russia would send so many enemy POW with just 6 Russian officers.

This makes total sense and bravo Ukraine for catching the weapons of mass destruction sent via Iran. Russia and Iran alliance was made in Hell.

Putin is a lying, amoral and cynical war criminal. He really belongs in a Siberian prison.

Anonymous wrote:The GOP is sacrificing Ukraine and potentially NATO, the billions we have already sent as well as US Southern border security to ensure Biden doesn't get "a win" in an election year.

Meanwhile Putin is JUMPING for joy!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are also reports that the Ilyushin 76 that was shot down was coming from Iran, not from some POW detention facility inside Russia.

There are also reports that a prisoner exchange was being discussed but that no concrete arrangements for today had been made between Russia and Ukraine.

And why would Russia even be using such an expensive mode of transport as an Ilyushin 76 to transport POWs in the first place?

Indeed - it does not add up …

I don’t believe anything the Kremlin alleges and need verification by credible person or agency …

Iran and Russia collaborated to fund, train and provide weapons to Hamas and I would not be surprised if Iran was involved in this with intent to turn West against Ukraine ….

It totally does not add up.

And more evidence is coming out that it was indeed a plane load of rockets.

And another thing that doesn't add up - Russia is circulating a list with names of the 65 POWs who supposedly died on that plane. Except 18 out of the 65 are known to be alive and well and were already returned to Ukraine in a different POW swap at the beginning of January.

OOPS.

Anonymous wrote:Putin is a strong capable man.

Biden is a debilitated senior citizen with too much plastic work and shanty Irish roots he cannot escape.

Anonymous wrote:Putin is a strong capable man.

Biden is a debilitated senior citizen with too much plastic work and shanty Irish roots he cannot escape.

Anonymous wrote:I don't think this il-76 was loaded with Ukrainian POWs. The flight path was Moscow to Iran and returning back. There was no organized prisoner exchange - and that takes a lot of planning. At least 18 of the alleged dead POWs had already been released. And Moscow is only claiming 6 dead among crew. Who takes that many POWs with so little security?

Ukrainians have clearly moved AA closer to the border. And they got a good one today. Likely missiles and drones being transferred from Iran. It was a big explosion if you look at the tape. Likely secondaries with all the weapons on board. They got an A-50 earlier this week - think Russian AWACS. And severely damaged an ll-22, which will likely never fly again.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are also reports that the Ilyushin 76 that was shot down was coming from Iran, not from some POW detention facility inside Russia.

There are also reports that a prisoner exchange was being discussed but that no concrete arrangements for today had been made between Russia and Ukraine.

And why would Russia even be using such an expensive mode of transport as an Ilyushin 76 to transport POWs in the first place?

Indeed - it does not add up …

I don’t believe anything the Kremlin alleges and need verification by credible person or agency …

Iran and Russia collaborated to fund, train and provide weapons to Hamas and I would not be surprised if Iran was involved in this with intent to turn West against Ukraine ….

It totally does not add up.

And more evidence is coming out that it was indeed a plane load of rockets.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why Putin supporters still believe that it is possible to "win" in Ukraine? True, Putin can possibly kill many Ukrainians, but I believe he's sealed the fate of Russia. Let me explain why.

"Why are many Russians freezing in their homes this winter?"
https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-many-russians-freezing-in-their-homes-this-winter/a-68025856

"Russia Maps Show 25% of Moscow Without Power Amid Winter Freeze 'Emergency'"
"On January 4, a heating main burst at the Klimovsk Specialized Ammunition Plant in the town of Podolsk, which is around 30 miles south of central Moscow. Since then, tens of thousands of Russians are reported to have no heating in their homes in the Moscow region amid subzero temperatures."
"Affected areas include the cities of Khimki, Balashikha, Lobnya, Lyubertsy, Podolsk, Chekhov, Naro-Fominsk, and Podolsk"
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-maps-moscow-power-outage-heat-winter-freeze-emergency-1859079

"On the same day the temperature reached -21 degrees Celsius outside, Kazimir Belev's heating stopped working."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/freezing-russians-make-plea-to-vladimir-putin-after-heating-fail/103323062

"It turned out that the problem is much bigger than in previous cases,"
"Two large districts of the city with a population of over a million people were left without heating."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/freezing-russians-make-plea-to-vladimir-putin-after-heating-fail/103323062

Note that this is occurring in SOUTHERN Russia.

It's strange that the Kremlin or Putin still believes a 'win' in Ukraine will somehow change this situation and all infrastructure will be magically fixed across all of Russia overnight? I don't think they understand. The uneducated troops they conscripted who built and maintained Russian infrastructure are most likely dead in a Ukrainian field. This is why spy-thugs like Putin makes poor financial decisions. Even a military person would know that logistics are the most important part of long-term warfare.

Remember the egg issue? Russians tend not to be big vegetarians. 2/5 say vegetarianism is unhealthy https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2018/08/03/two-in-five-russians-say-vegetarianism-is-unhealthy-survey-a62435. Eggs are the primary staple protein of pensioners unable to afford meat.

I believe that Russia is falling out of Mass Formation Psychosis around Putin and the War in Ukraine. I believe there is a type of desensitization, a numbness, that occurs when people have clung to a belief that has been shattered, and they're unable to build their reality around the lies. They just stop. There's no fear. No concern. No anxiety. Nothing.

Putin's FSB has clamped the lid down on protest and dissension. It's sealed shut, without a pressure valve. If the State is unable to provide heat in winter, affordable food on tables, security against crime; it ceases to be recognized as an authority. The more governance systems that fail (food supply, heat in winter, etc.), the less control the Kremlin has over the country.

Remember I said an 18-month process would start in January that I didn't think Putin could stop? I believe that's what's happening in Russia. Anarchy is defined as "a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority or other controlling systems." I believe that the path towards Anarchy in Russia has begun.

For pps like you it would be easier to track who said what and when if you signed a name on your posts. Not like sign in or anything, just nom de plume yourself at the end of your post. I’d be kind of interested in what you said but I’m not going to go wading through…