Russia - Ukraine war part ll. News and Discussions

[Yommie]

SECOND ROUND BEGINSUkraine Strikes Russia Through NATO AirspaceKryvyi Rih Goes Dark️MS 11.11.2026​

Zelensky Rejected Everything "No One Has Stopped Putin"Russia Prepares Retaliation️MS 2026.11.11​

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

I'd bet some "advisors" are actually on the ground fighting.

Probably.

There are plenty of "former" .mil over there as well in various capacities.

 

[Master Chief]

https://www.dawn.com/news/2043844/uk-police-question-nato-assigned-us-soldier-accused-of-spying-for-russia

NATO helps both sides.

 

[BigGazza]

Utter nonsense, typical establishment scribbler-class agitprop by Bloomberg

The reality is that 95% of Russian-Chinese trade is conducted in domestic currencies, and the Russian currency is making a resurgence in the yuan/ruble mix. This is not a sign of "Chinese banks pulling back" or some kind of weakness of Russia but on the contrary is a sign of economic strength. Russia-China bilateral trade has surged 30.6% year-on-year to $214.3 billion and the Chinese are accumulating rubles for use in future trades where using the ruble for purchase of Russian commodities is advantageous. Far from Russia becoming an "economic colony" of China (another cherised meme from our profesisonal liar class), Russia is asserting itself and showing it is not an economically weak wholesale supplier of cheap energy and minerals and agricultural commodities as many in the West insist on believing.

This stupid spin-doctor fake-news nonsense is very typical of the Western scribbler-class. Every scrap of financial or economic news is filtered thru the ideological lens to produce support for the anti-Russia narratives, and the word goes out to our privately-owned media machines to get on board the days message.

Meanwhile the Russian economy ticks on and rebuffs all Western attempts to undermine it...

 

[BigGazza]

Last I checked, NATO forces are not on the ground fighting alongside the Ukes.

They are, but they are "sheep-dipped" first. They "formally" retire but then transfer to AFU as mercenaries. Thousands of Polish are KIA but the media has a black-out on this and NATO pretends its all make-believe.

There will also be plenty of NATO uniforms on the ground well behind the lines, though the NATO operation is mostly controlled by remote from Weisbaden.

NATO money is also buying legions of mercs, especially from Latin America like Brazil & Colombia, and while they are dying in droves, the money (and promises) keep flowing and there is a (Portuguese/Spanish-speaking) sucker born every minute it seems...

 

[mnztr]

To be fair, many military analysts think that Ukraine's incursion into Kursk doomed Pokrovsk in the long term, because they wouldn't be able to control the area around Pokrovsk and allow the Russians to stabilize the line. And Pokrovsk should have fallen last year, around the same time now.

Again, Ukraine had not had any US support since April last year. The key for Ukraine is to hold out until 2028, when the Trump admin is voted out (Which is very likely at this point), and support from the US to resume post 2028, and if that is not achieveable (In the unlikely event GOP can hold the office of Presidency), Ukraine is to count on the European to put into speed by 2030 and beyond (that's the reason why Ukraine had sign the Rafale and Gripen deal), there are virtually no chance Russia can break Donbas by 2026, less than 10% chance for Russia to break Donbas by 2028, and if Russia can sustain their momentum, there are slightly less than half chance they can break Donbas by 2030, which mean any talk about conceding without NATO guarantee is basically pointless, because the war will go on if NATO membership or some sort of binding secuirty pact was not offered, the war is not going to stop, which mean any ceasefire in exchange of Ukrainian land is simply giving those land for free to Russia.

The EU has provided hundreds of billions, what are you talking about?

 

[j_hungary]

The EU has provided hundreds of billions, what are you talking about

226 billion euros over 5 years........That may be a lot of money to buy candies, but not a lot if you are fighting a war, especially since over 60% of that money goes to the Government instead of as material support. Only 86 billion goes into military assistance.

EU Assistance to Ukraine (in U.S. Dollars)

Last updated on October 22, 2026. To view a PDF version, please click here. The EU is Ukraine's largest and most consistent partner. Since the start of the war, the EU and our Member States have made available over $226 billion1 in financial, military, humanitarian, and refugee assistance (65%...

www.eeas.europa.eu

 

[Mero]

the Russians are hardcore.

Rosstat: combat deaths and mortality

Russia's combat losses in the data of Rosstat​