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Babapyro:
This is IGBOFAM dp

Stop wailing blood na

Are you trying to say Russian State TV is now called MISINFORMATION channel?

Discombulator:
You dey reply to yourself mumu, continue

These Russian bots and delusions are 5 and 6

E say na "I dey reply to myself"

Werey is beginning to see strong strong things

The Video with English Subtitles. MUST WATCH


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrXr8VJimQw

1. He warned that myths of the Ukrainian army being demoralised and in disarray are 'to put it mildly, false'

2. Said Ukraine may soon have 1m troops armed with western weapons who are ready to 'fight to the last man'

3.Russia is in 'full geopolitical isolation' with 'virtually the entire world against us', Khodaryonok added, saying it is a situation that the country 'needs to get out of'

Russian state media's trumped-up narrative of Putin's glorious war in Ukraine was last night shattered by a retired colonel who gave an unusually frank and damning assessment of the situation on the frontlines and world stage.


Mikhail Khodarenok, a former air defence commander and graduate of some of the Soviet Union's top military schools, used his platform on one of Russia's most-watched talk shows to warn that the war is going badly and is likely to get worse, and that nuclear sabre-rattling - far from being threatening - actually 'looks quite amusing'.

Ukraine, he said, will soon have mobilised more than a million soldiers who will be trained by the West and equipped with modern weapons, ready to fight and die to protect their homeland against Russia.

Batting aside repeated interruption from propagandist Olga Skabeyeva that the army will be mostly made of conscripts, Khodarenok insisted that how an army is recruited is irrelevant - what really matters is willingness to fight, and Ukraine 'intends to fight to the last man.'

Russia's position on the world stage is no better, he added, pointing out that 'we are in full geopolitical isolation, and that, however much we would hate to admit this, virtually the entire world is against us. And it's that situation that we need to get out of.'

Khodarenok's remarks, broadcast to millions of Russians who until now have been spoon-fed a narrative of their military's prowess and Ukraine's weakness, mark a stunning break with the state-sanctioned narrative and puts him at extreme odds with the Kremlin stooges stood to either side of him.

Speaking on Skabeyeva's evening talk show - which toes the Kremlin line so tightly that she has become known as the 'iron doll of Putin TV' - Khodarenok urged his fellow panellist to wean themselves off of 'information tranquilisers' and look objectively at the situation.

First of all, he said, rumours of a 'moral and psychological breakdown in the Ukrainian armed forces which are allegedly on the verge of some kind of crisis in morale' are 'to put it mildly, is false'.

'The situation... is that the Ukrainian armed forces are able to arm a million people,' he added, who will be equipped with western weapons and trained how to use them by armies that are part of NATO. 'So a million armed Ukrainian soldiers needs to be viewed as a reality of the very near future,' he said.


Batting aside objections from Skabayeva that most of those men will be conscripts, he insisted that what really matters isn't how an army is recruited but its willingness to fight.

'A desire to protect one's homeland, in the sense that it exists in Ukraine, it really does exist there, they intend to fight to the last man,' he said. 'Ultimately victory on the battlefield is determined by a high level of morale among personnel, which sheds blood for the ideas which it's prepared to fight for.'

On the world stage, Khodarenok added, things hardly look better. 'We are in full geopolitical isolation,' he said, adding that: 'However much we would hate to admit this, virtually the entire world is against us.'

Nuclear sabre-rattling, he insisted, will do little to deter Russia's enemies and in fact 'actually looks quite amusing' when the whole world is arrayed against the Kremlin.

Urging those around him to 'maintain a sense of realism', he warned that 'sooner or later the reality of history will hit you so hard that you'll regret it.'

It is hardly the first time that Khodarenok has voiced concerns. Even before the war started, he wrote that Ukrainians would fight like hell to defend their country and that Russia was walking into a longer, bloodier, and far more costly conflict than it was preparing for.

It is not even the first time he has spoken out on state TV. Ahead of Putin's Victory Day speech on May 9, he warned that a rumoured mass mobilisation of troops would not solve the problems Russia's military is facing.

But his latest remarks are the lengthiest, most in-depth analysis of the corner that Moscow has backed itself into and seems intended to spark a conversation about how exactly the country gets itself out again.

What remains unclear - however - is whether anyone, and in particularly those in the Kremlin, are listening to him.

He spoke out after repeated briefings from western intelligence agencies said that Russia's offensive in the Donbass has stalled and that a path to Ukrainian victory is now emerging.

In a sign of growing desperation in the Kremlin, military sources said last night that Putin is now micro-managing the war effort - taking decisions that are typically left to colonels as his battleplan falters.

General Valery Gerasimov is also said to be making similar tactical decisions, micro-managing the war in minute detail which would normally be overseen by a colonel.

'We think Putin and Gerasimov are involved in tactical decision-making at a level we would normally expect to be taken by a colonel or a brigadier', said a Western military source, according to The Guardian.

The same source said that Russian battalion tactical groups (BTGs) had been 'battered', adding: 'If Putin is doing the job of a brigade commander' then 'he could be delving into a force that could be as small as 700 to 1,000 soldiers'.

Putin's soldiers have so far failed to achieve their military objectives in eastern Ukraine, where Russian forces have been attempting to mount a breakthrough in order to encircle Ukrainian troops in the Donbas region.

Officials believe Putin's decision to take personal control of on-the-ground troop movements could be contributing to the military failures.

Radio jamming has forced Moscow to send more battalion leaders to the front line in order to communicate with their troops, only for Ukrainians to take advantage by killing Russia's generals - with 12 confirmed dead.

The news comes after Ukrainian soldiers became the country's first to reach the Russian border after retaking Kharkiv from occupation.

Ukraine’s ministry of defence said on social media that the 227th Battalion of the 127th Brigade of its military had reached the border with Russia, marking the closest Ukrainian soldier's have come to their neighbour since it was invaded on February 24.

On Monday, one of Putin's top propagandists has declared Russia's offensive in the Donbas region has failed as incredible pictures show the inside of the steel plant at Azovstal which has been under siege for much of the war.

Russian intelligence officer and commander Igor Girkin took to his Telegram channel to summarise the situation for Russian forces in Ukraine and said their intention was 'so obvious' that Ukraine Armed Forces have been able to resist.

Meanwhile, incredible photos have been shared of the inside of Azovstal steel works - which has been under siege in Mariupol for months - after wounded Ukrainian soldiers were evacuated.

Girkin, who has spoken frankly about the difficulties facing Putin's forces in recent weeks as their invasion of Ukraine drags on, shared a detailed summary of their progress, or lack thereof, on his Telegram channel, adding that the failure to make headway was not a surprise.

He wrote: 'With regret I must say that the widely advertised [...] operation to defeat the Donetsk group of the enemy has FAILED.

'In more than two weeks of fierce hostilities (which have cost both sides huge losses) only tactical successes have been reached. Not a single large locality has been liberated.'

Girkin said that perhaps some 'local tactical successes' could be achieved before a counter-offensive by Ukraine forces but said it was unlikely the Donbas region would be 'fully liberated', adding: 'It's likely the UAF will not even be pushed away from the outskirts of Donetsk. And I cannot say that this result is unexpected for me. Quite the opposite.'

It comes as Russia said on Monday that it had agreed to an evacuation effort from the bunkers below the besieged plant in Mariupol to a medical facility in the Russian-controlled town of Novoazovsk.

As the soldier were evacuated, incredible images were shared online showing inside the plant earlier today.

One photo shows a Ukrainian soldier standing under a beam of light in the now-wrecked steel plant as wounded forces were evacuated.

The fighting at Azovstal in ruined Mariupol has symbolised Ukrainian resistance throughout Russia's nearly three-month-old invasion. Most civilians who had sought shelter at the vast Soviet-era plant were evacuated earlier this month.

'In order to save lives, the entire Mariupol garrison is implementing the approved decision of the Supreme Military Command and hopes for the support of the Ukrainian people,' the Azov Regiment said in a social media post.

In an accompanying video, one of the unit's senior commanders, Denys Prokopenko, said: 'The main thing is to realise all the risks, is there a plan B, are you fully committed to that plan which must allow for fulfilling the assigned tasks and preserve the lives and health of personnel?'

'This is the highest level of overseeing troops. All the more so when your decision is endorsed by the highest military command.'

Prokopenko did not spell out what action the defenders were taking. The video was released hours after Russia said it had agreed to evacuate wounded Ukrainian soldiers to a medical facility in the Russian-controlled town of Novoazovsk.

Ukraine estimates tens of thousands of civilians died in Mariupol during months of siege by Russian forces who destroyed the Sea of Azov port, a city of around 400,000 people.

The last defenders, including many who were wounded, had been holding out for weeks in bunkers beneath Azovstal, one of the largest metallurgical plants in Europe.

'An agreement has been reached on the removal of the wounded,' Russia's defence ministry said in a statement.

'A humanitarian corridor has been opened through which wounded Ukrainian servicemen are being taken to a medical facility in Novoazovsk.'

Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Malyar earlier told Ukrainian television: 'Any information can harm the processes that are taking place ... Inasmuch as the process is under way, we can't say what's happening right now.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10823981/Ukraine-war-Retired-colonel-tells-Russian-state-media-world-against-us.html

Soludo caused all this by by showing weakness when he visited Nnamdi Kanu.

How can a sitting governor be so desperate that he had to visit the cause of his problems just to save face.

Even hugged him and took pictures while smiling at the camera

Soludo is a bonafide dunce

Merisbankie:
lmao
best propagandist of the year goes to you no doubt
even fernadeslzisback joyfaith all of em don lock up with their fake news only you to start spamming nairaland with fake news

E dey pain Dem wella

You can see a russian news website announcing their deaths but here you are desperately claiming it's lies and propaganda

I thought it was only Western media that spewed lies and propaganda according to the Putin bots manual

When did the Russians also join in the lies and propaganda? Are you saying that Russians are now liar and propagandists too?

Colonel Denis Kozlov was reportedly the commander of the 12th Engineering Brigade. He was killed on May 11 while setting up a pontoon bridge across a river, presumably the Siverskyi River in Donets where Russia lost over 500 men and over 70 military vehicles and equipment

In MuromIn Murom, two servicemen who died in Ukraine were seen off on their last journey. A 26-year-old native of Murom, a graduate of school No. 7, Alexander Dementyev, served on a contract basis in Ryazan. A sergeant of the 137th Ryazan Guards Airborne Regiment died heroically while performing tasks during a special operation.

Kozlov Denis Vladimirovich was born on May 6, 1982, studied at school No. 15. He went from platoon commander to commander of a separate engineering brigade. On May 11, the colonel of the guards died heroically while building a pontoon crossing for the further advance of the troops.

Dementiev A.S. and Kozlov D.V. By decree of the President of the Russian Federation, they were awarded the Order of Courage (posthumously).

Deep condolences to the families and friends of the dead servicemen were expressed by the administration of the Murom district.

Links
https://vlad.aif.ru/incidents/v_murome_pohoronili_dvuh_pogibshih_v_specoperacii_na_ukraine_voennyh

https://xn--24-7lcajlu.xn--p1ai/topnews/11009-v-murome-prostilis-s-zemljakami-pogibshimi-v-hode-specoperacii-na-ukraine.html

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Cubalabloo:
School of the uninformed miserables?

The uninformed Miserables are you Putin bots who keep opening threads where you gather to wail about nairaland and Seun and myself

How we embraced the West and call us all sorts of names hoping to gain our attention or response

Happiness is free oo. Make una dey try apply am

Cubalabloo:
I can only accept Igbofam as friend only and only if he is really ready to learn from me. I hate uninformed friends!

No dey use style beg for friendship. You know you will always be a student of history in my school

VOICEofORIENTAL:
When a boxer in a boxing ring begins to verbally attack his opponent inside the boxing ring,then the complainant has totally & technically been knocked out.

Nairaland is like a boxing ring!.. for you to abandon the very INGREDIENTS that bounds us together in nairaland & resort to character assassination proved that the GUY you are trying so hard to denigrate,had totally knocked you out in the ring of reasoning.

Nigeria,is a product of the west.. every thing about Nigeria is of the west.. Nigerian leaders holidays in the west, hides & invests our money in the west..uses western hospitals more than our own hospitals.. their children school in the west.

However,if anyone decides to do away with the west, you first of all do away with there language...STOP USING ENGLISH LANGUAGE, YOU CANNOT BE USING WHAT YOU HATE.

Many guys, after benefiting from Western made education, hospitals & governance, would still hate them.

I stand for the west & will forever be grateful to GOD for using the west to show me HIS WAYS!.. JESUS CHRIST!!

I thank GOD China or India didn't colonized me else I would have been a hindu or Buddha worshipper,GOD forbid!

Lastly,any person who's anti west should stop using the ENGLISH LANGUAGE, let that person start using Russian, Chinese, Indian or Arabic language.

Aptly put.

Tareq1105:
Cubalabloo and Igbofam should be great friends. You guys are very interesting.

I don't make friends with Russian bots. Their IQ is smaller than an atom

guywitzerogal:
try to read more about Russia and Nato and you will understand

You need to take your own advice.

Why does Russia feel threatened about NATO?

Austria, Cyprus, Ireland, Malta, and Switzerland are all not being threatened by the presence of NATO countries around them and sharing borders with them so why does Russia feel threatened by NATO.

NATO is defensive by nature and not offensive. Could it be that Russia feels threatened because they actually planned to attack some of those countries like they did to Ukraine and they know the only ones who can stop their advancement is NATO?

Why do they feel threatened?

Cubalabloo:
I don't expect you to understand. Do i?

You are grammatically wrong. There was no need to add DO I at the end of the sentence.

You already made a statement of fact "I DID NOT EXPECT YOU TO UNDERSTAND". By including DO I you turned your fact into a doubt. In other words you were doubting your own words in this context which is ridiculous.

Stick to typing in your local dialect

gambojimeta:


I am here already to detail the foolish threads of Putin arse lickers and dick suckers. My aim is to become number one troll in Nairaland foreign section unfortunately for Putin nutcases, I do not side with evil

Ahh you are a friend. Oya na enjoy. Troll them to their kitchen and za oza room

Dia mumu never do

gambojimeta:
I am here already

Wahala no dey finish. Eyyweyy

So who you be guy? Friend or foe? Identify yaself immediately before I position my shakabula for your left yansh

Nna na wa o. This nightmare I am giving these Putin bots is beyond insane

I am deeply honoured to have a thread dedicated to me even though I do not know the other gambojimeta of a person they mentioned in their delusions

Abeg who be gambojimeta come and answer your papa name o.

See the way they are badly craving my attention even though I did not directly reply to any one of them

Na una papa I be for hia.

Insecure lot who only gain relevance when I appear

Winters23:
Lols

Taiwan is China

The greater China doesn’t need to invade Taiwan, there’s no need for that.

Taiwan is not China...China is Taiwan.

China of today broke away from Taiwan and not the other way around.

Taiwan should own China that you know today.

This is why Taiwan has her own Currency, her own Passport and her own President. They have absolutely nothing to do with China

guywitzerogal:
and when you are expanding your land close to my house what are you doing.... So funny how we thinks that what ever the western world does is good and if someone else do the same is a crime..... God help us all

You called it MY LAND and you said CLOSE TO YOUR HOUSE. Did I cross into your land?

My land is my territorial right and what I choose to do on it is none of your business.

See how they are all gathered on this thread throwing a mourning fest among themselves as they chant igbofam igbofam igbofam on every post as If their lives would only make meaning whenever they mention my moniker

Una no go comot my name from una mouths? Abi na so I dey give una nightmare reach?

msughdoo:
That's why nuclear war is a clear danger. He cannot fight conventional war on three fronts, but he can nuke them.

Nuclear bombs these days are a deterrent and not a necessity.

It was only a necessity when very few countries like USA and Russia had it but now that it is in the hands of more countries it is no longer a necessity.

Russia cannot deploy Nuclear arsenal against anyone just because they want to join NATO as sovereign countries who are entitled to deciding what is best for themselves.

Has anyone told Russia how to run Russia or made decisions for them before? If not, why do they think they can do same for other countries?

shogsman:
Turkey already opposed to the joining,it doesn't mean squat

Turkey did not oppose. Turkey gave conditions why they opposed which means if those conditions are met they would accept.

The conditions turkey gave are Kurdish related and not Russia related.

The Kurds are outlawed in Turkey but they claim the swedes and Finns support them and if they can stop their support of them then they would be allowed into NATO.

Very simple condition which would be EASILY AND DIPLOMATICALLY MET

guywitzerogal:
that is what a neutral person will say, those in Ukraine were thinking that same way now see what is left there.... Humanity first... They don't need all this provocation... Last last na war go end am then e go affect everybody

The provocative one is Russia

Cubalabloo:
Sorry, but expect the worst if shit happens.

Shit isn't going to happen because we already cleaned the shit using the Russian flag

PHIPEX:
Instantly it's on front page with 5comments

Soludo visited KANU and suddenly there is a surge in violence in Anambra. Who is benefitting from these violence?

Ipob is benefitting na. Afterall the demand is that they release Onyendu MNK to us or there will be no peace in the East.

Is ordinary visitation now freedom?

InspectorSC:
Can you imagine the amount of insecurity that has increased under this wicked fulani man, chai

Is Buhari the head of UGM?

Cubalabloo:
All i want you to know is that Finland is in real deep shit!

All i want you to know is that you do not even know what you are talking about

All Putin bots need to watch this and listen to how real Russians view things

You are here defending Putin when their own state TV hosts are crying

In an extremely rare moment on Russian state TV today, defence columnist Mikhail Khodaryonok gave a damning assessment of Russia's war in Ukraine and his country's international isolation.

The exchange goes on for a few more minutes, and Skabeyeva insists that it's only the West against Russia.

He replies: "You will agree that this is not a normal situation. As for India and China, which you spoke about, their support for our country is not so unconditional."

It's fairly long but worth your time.

Suffice to say that even back home in Russia their people are beginning to get disgruntled regarding this war with Ukraine and the increasing isolation from the world

They even greatly admire the resolve of the Ukrainians and their high morale in the battle which depicts their professionalism and they decry the fact the Russian military seriously lacks this moral.

They also said that once the US lend lease act comes into effect plus the support of EU to Ukraine then Russia would be in serious trouble.

The host also said that Russia should stop their sabre rattling with missiles toward Finland because that is just funny to watch

In essence the host l knows they would be in deep shit eventually

Subtitles have been included.

Must watch Video below


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrXr8VJimQw

Cubalabloo:
Are you aware that Turkey is also against Finland joining NATO?

i

Turkey is alone in this and their reason is a selfish one and has nothing to do with Russia. They are instead talking about the Khurdish people of Turkey being accepted in Finland and Sweden

That can be easily diplomatically resolved

Cubalabloo:
There death warrant will be signed by Putin very soon!

There is nothing Putin can do beyond his usual rhetoric.

As at now Russia cannot fight on 3 fronts. They are already overstretched as it is