Re:Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West ove...
by vegai_ on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @02:42AM
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Dunno why that would change things since Ukraine has already made counter-strikes into actual Russian territory (Belgorod). But then again, Putin lives in make-believe land and the target for these outbursts is probably the population of Russia, not the west.
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Re:Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West ove...
by Hamuko on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @03:16AM
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They've also (seemingly) made strikes into the recently-annexed Crimea, but that was still during the phase when Russia liked to enjoy that everything was fine and that their men were just tripping over some explosives.
Re:Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West ove...
by vegai_ on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @07:10AM
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Yes, although Crimea is not Russian territory.
Re:Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West ove...
by Hamuko on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @07:20AM
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It is as far as Russia is concerned.
Re:Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West ove...
by r00fus on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @05:12PM
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It was acquired illegally (according to UN) in 2014.
Re:Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West ove...
by nf-x on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @02:47AM
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Bilgorod is actually Ukrainian territory. They are just fighting back what commies took a while ago.
Re:Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West ove...
by donalhunt on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @04:03AM
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Despite many unsourced updates to the Wikipedia article for the city, I've come to conclusion that it was once part of the Mongol empire. Without verifiable sources it seems hard to state more than that. :(
Let's keep this discussion informative and cordial please.