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Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-23 and Invasion

Started by mongers, August 06, 2014, 03:12:53 PM

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Crazy_Ivan80

It just shows that the world would better of without Russia.

That said:
More rumors that the ROK is mightily pissed of and might end up sending help that makes Russians go boom or splut

grumbler

Quote from: garbon on October 30, 2024, 02:20:06 AMTheir chocolate factory moniker is lame.

That's just used by the Register, as far as I know.
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garbon

Quote from: grumbler on October 30, 2024, 05:50:07 AM
Quote from: garbon on October 30, 2024, 02:20:06 AMTheir chocolate factory moniker is lame.

That's just used by the Register, as far as I know.

Yeah it kept taking me out so I googled and saw it is something only they use.
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Josquius

Quote from: Tamas on October 28, 2024, 07:49:03 AMNATO has confirmed that North Korean troops have been deployed in the Kursk region.

I do wonder what the hell is going on. I assume they are used to guard the safest sector because their morale must be the lowest in the history of morales, but how can this possibly be a good look for Putin back home? Is the idea that this frees up a few thousand conscripts to feed into the Donetsk meatgrinder because the Big Push there is just around the corner?

My thoughts are its less about Kursk being safer and more that its within Russia's actual borders.
Russia has shown in the past despite what they say they definitely regard occupied areas differently to actual-Russia.
As...having soldiers from a friendly country within your borders...what could be wrong with that? Just ignore that its North Korea for a minute (horrible racist west something something) and its a lot more OK to have allies send troops over for training than to be using them in an invasion.
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grumbler

Quote from: Josquius on October 30, 2024, 07:00:32 AMMy thoughts are its less about Kursk being safer and more that its within Russia's actual borders.
Russia has shown in the past despite what they say they definitely regard occupied areas differently to actual-Russia.
As...having soldiers from a friendly country within your borders...what could be wrong with that? Just ignore that its North Korea for a minute (horrible racist west something something) and its a lot more OK to have allies send troops over for training than to be using them in an invasion.

If North Korean troops are involved in combat as North Korean troops, the NK becomes a belligerent in the conflict.  If they are just "volunteers" serving in the Russian army (but only receiving the pay and benefits all Russian soldiers get), or do not engage in any conflict, then they are legit.  The distinction is not between whether they are engaged in conflict n Russia or Ukraine.
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DGuller

On the positive side, it seems like things are looking up in North Korea.  If even their soldiers are now getting enough agency to be able to volunteer for assignments rather than just having to obey orders, then imagine how free the civilians are.

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Quote from: Crazy_Ivan80 on October 30, 2024, 03:42:20 AMIt just shows that the world would better of without Russia.

That said:
More rumors that the ROK is mightily pissed of and might end up sending help that makes Russians go boom or splut

A dozen artillery shells and a thousand tons of 79 year old spam?

But only on the condition that they aren't used in Russia, or on a Thursday.
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