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jl115:
only the US, China and Russia have the capability to project power to the extent you are talking about..... And not even if we were at Egypt level in terms of quantity would it stop such a power from invading.

SuperSixSeven:
I disagree here, I think he is a professional gambler.

GreenandGold:
The objective is to resist and make it costly for that invading force.

Look at Ukraine, in less than 24hrs the Russians are at the gates of the capital, have imposed no flight zones and taken almost all regions of the country. Ukrainians couldn't even hold a line with their equipment.

sczeska:
You’ve made no effort to hide the fact that you’re pro-russian, but I’m sympathetic to Ukraine because I corrected a “disinformation that is far from reality” which YOU shared.

I’m not doubting the ability of Russia to respond, but for now let’s say things the way they are.

Covert1:
[s]I am pro-peace neither Russian nor Ukrainian. I'm being objective with the facts. Your sympathy for Ukraine is misguided if it is to help spread propaganda. What I shared is accurate. You may want to continue to live an alive in wonderland story that says a Russian Airborne Assault Team was destroyed with no evidence. I guess Russia was sleeping when it happened. This is classic warfare mind games to whip up nationalistic fervour to defend the country. The people in the Zelensky presidency saying that are already negotiating their escape into exile or surrender to the Russians which are just 20 miles out of Kiev. This is the reality and those Special forces created the air-bridge for that to happen. This is the way things are. Stop spreading western lies and disinformation which got us here in the first place.[/s]

kabe1:
How did the Russians get so close to Kyiv so quickly?

kabe1:
How did the Russians get so close to Kyiv so quickly?

OutOfContext:
Nigeria doesn't need SA so go fck yourself

Covert1:
Nothing like seeing a Russian soldier move: in this astonishing clip by CNN's Matthew Chance (brave guy) Russian Airborne Assault Special Forces Operators manoeuvre at an airport


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_3L0z1lgAE

kabe1:
How did the Russians get so close to Kyiv so quickly?

Covert1:
NEUTRALITY

Something that should have been done. Sometimes you wonder what this people in power are drinking. How could President Zelensky ever be so deluded to think the west will intervene. Sad to say but this is not Germany or France or the UK. NATO will not even risk nuclear war because of Poland. NATO is just symbolic on the part of the west for its client states in eastern Europe and leverage to encircle Russia with offensive weapons. The real culprit is Washington. What is so wrong with a neutral status. I mean there are countries considered west not in NATO which NATO would actually fight for because they are kit and kin but they are not in NATO and are neutral. Why let Ukraine suffer like this. President Zelensky is already tacitly conceding defeat.

Look at the people a whole nation is trusting abandoning them in their plight and to rub insult to injury Boris Johnson of the UK is offering support for a Ukraine government in exile, talk of capitulation. What an insult.

https://www.rt.com/russia/550546-zelensky-nato-ukraine-neutrality/

Covert1:
That Airborne Assault was a masterclass. I myself I'm truly impressed. Just stunning. And the ease of those guys under fire astounding. Military planners & experts will be studying it.

At this very moment in 24 hours credible sources have confirmed all civilian and military airports in Ukraine including some 24KM to Kiev is under the control of the Russian army.

As I said earlier Kiev will fall in a few. In fact some intelligence agencies say likely in 24 hrs.

Covert1:
Nothing like seeing a Russian soldier move: in this astonishing clip by CNN's Matthew Chance (brave guy) Russian Airborne Assault Special Forces Operators manoeuvre at an airport they captured just outside Kiev. A bridge head is now set up for more Russian Armada to pour in. Expect the fall of Kiev & government in a few.

Its actually sickening for anyone to think otherwise of a certain outcome. Apart from strategic and tactical weapons the Russians are one of the best fighting forces on earth.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_3L0z1lgAE

kabe1:
How did the Russians get so close to Kyiv so quickly?

Faithful007:
The airport has been recaptured by Ukraine.

kabe1:
The air port is still under Russian control, according to recent images seen.

Faithful007:
Wikipedia has been updating who is in charge since. This is the most recent narrative. Apparently it was retaken back this morning or earlier in the night, around the same time a fighter jet was shot down. Those guys on the CNN video are probably dead now. Ukraine has been training for six years on defending their country from a Russian offensive. Russia heavily underestimated them. Their military is different from 2014. A lot of training was carried out by western partners.

The Battle of Antonov Airport, also known as the Battle of Hostomel Airport, was an engagement that took place on 24 February 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Over 30 Russian helicopters landed Russian airborne troops to secure Antonov Airport in Hostomel, a suburb of Kyiv, in an attempt to create an airbridge in which troops and equipment could arrive less than 10 kilometers from Kyiv. Russian forces initially captured the airport after 3 hours of fighting, but a Ukrainian counteroffensive by the 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade of the National Guard ensued, in which the defending Russian airborne troops were encircled at the airport and destroyed.[4][5][6][7]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antonov_Airport

Faithful007:
Wikipedia has been updating who is in charge since. This is the most recent narrative. Apparently it was retaken back this morning or earlier in the night, around the same time a fighter jet was shot down. Those guys on the CNN video are probably dead now. Ukraine has been training for six years on defending their country from a Russian offensive. Russia heavily underestimated them. Their military is different from 2014. A lot of training was carried out by western partners.

The Battle of Antonov Airport, also known as the Battle of Hostomel Airport, was an engagement that took place on 24 February 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Over 30 Russian helicopters landed Russian airborne troops to secure Antonov Airport in Hostomel, a suburb of Kyiv, in an attempt to create an airbridge in which troops and equipment could arrive less than 10 kilometers from Kyiv. Russian forces initially captured the airport after 3 hours of fighting, but a Ukrainian counteroffensive by the 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade of the National Guard ensued, in which the defending Russian airborne troops were encircled at the airport and destroyed.[4][5][6][7]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antonov_Airport

kabe1:
Wikipedia is not a reliable source.

Faithful007:
AA news Turkey reported the capture 16 hours ago

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/russian-troops-take-control-of-airport-outside-ukraine-s-capital-kyiv-official/2513782

And the recapture 14 hours ago

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ukraine-reports-recapture-of-hostomel-airport-in-kyiv-region-from-russian-forces/2513915

This corresponds with the Wiki story. Also there are four citations on the wiki story of the recapture, go and check them out.

Faithful007:
AA news Turkey reported the capture 16 hours ago

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/russian-troops-take-control-of-airport-outside-ukraine-s-capital-kyiv-official/2513782

And the recapture 14 hours ago

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ukraine-reports-recapture-of-hostomel-airport-in-kyiv-region-from-russian-forces/2513915

This corresponds with the Wiki story. Also there are four citations on the wiki story of the recapture, go and check them out.

kabe1:
As long as this conflict is concerned @Rob Lee, @Conflict News, @Cacauswars are the only unbiased sources to get information from.

Everyone else is reporting from a political lens. i.e not trustworthy.

Weapons are being distributed to #Ukrainians volunteering to fight the Russian attack pic.twitter.com/z3R5myQQIf

— Michael A. Horowitz (@michaelh992) February 25, 2022

Faithful007:
I'm more concerned about who has reporters and cameras on ground. News channels are biased, that's true but usually its in terms of pushing a narrative not in terms of misreporting events. Besides you're not in Ukraine to know who is reliable or not.