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Warthog Defense: What we learned from the first day of Russia's Donbas offensive
2022-04-21
[YouTube] Season two of Putin’s war in Ukraine is now underway, and while it’s early, we’re starting to get an idea of Russia’s designs.
Posted by:DarthVader

#6  Frank G, I'm pretty sure the Geneva Convention expressly forbids that
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia    2022-04-21 23:35  

#5  ^ Yoko Ono marathon
Posted by: Frank G   2022-04-21 22:27  

#4  Siege is a better option

Just pipe in Disney plus and Netflix.
Posted by: Slappy   2022-04-21 21:55  

#3   After failing to take Mariupol's steel works plant

Apparently, in addition to being a big-ass steel plant, Asovstal Steel & Iron Works is also a Soviet-era underground city six levels deep with 3 meters of concrete between levels that was designed to survive nuke war. (Shades of the mine-shaft gap!). Cleaning this out would be a high-casualty nightmare. Siege is a better option if you have the time. It's not like the defenders are going anywhere.
Posted by: SteveS   2022-04-21 14:25  

#2  ^ 'drive' was siege before spell check changed it.
Posted by: Clusosh Floluter6074   2022-04-21 13:52  

#1  After failing to take Mariupol's steel works plant, Putin has called off the effort and is resorting to a drive of the area.
Posted by: Clusosh Floluter6074   2022-04-21 13:50  

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