Someone is trying to start a war in the Ukraine, It's NOT Russia (edit: yes it is)

There is a problem with hospitals and military. One side may use them as a shield on the basis that the other side will be criticised if they attack. Then comes some one attacking one and say there were military there etc when there wasn't.

Thee is another aspect as well. Rather hard to miss. It wasn't the hospital that was bombed. It was the square outside leaving a pit at least 20ft deep. If that had hit the hospital it would have destroyed and entire block. If full of people a lot more would be killed. Instead of that blast damage, 17 injured and 3 dead. This even suggests there were few people in the rooms as rather a lot of windows. :( blast damage seems to figure a lot in Russia's technique plus some blast stuff to bits but not much. It's why for this sort of thing casualties seem to be low. So far anyway. Attack types seem to relate to either night when there is a curfew or during the day when people are in basements. Given a siren they will be sheltering. There may be some feints that cause those to go off but some of them need to leave visual results otherwise people would disregard the sirens. War is nasty full stop and civilians will suffer.

Personally not sure what gives in regard to tanks. They are often regarded on the ability to take out other tanks -
During the Korean War, the USA captured a T-34-85. US engineering analysis and testing concluded that the T-34-85 could penetrate 4.1 in (100 mm) at 1,000 yd (910 m), performing similarly to the HVAP rounds of the M41. The Americans also concluded the maximum range of the gun was 2–3 km (1.2–1.9 mi), but the effective range was only up to 1,900 m (1.2 mi)
Suppose it depends what type of shells they fire. The T34 came as a bit of shock to Germany in WWII. One aspect was better ability to operate on Russian soil in it's various conditions. The other problem was antitank gun shells of the time initially mostly just bouncing off them. It developed rapidly and cheap.
 
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Ukrainians have some javelins, I saw at least one in video footage. Clever bits of kit that send a rocket up in the air and strike the top of tanks. Guided by themselves on the heat signature of the tank. Hopefully they have many in Kyiv. Seems to be the way they are stopping the tank conveys - I think range is up to 2km, so troops can ambush approaching tanks from cover. And they are using a combo of drones and satellite from allies to know where the tanks are.

Hopefully this will be enough, but this is probably also why Russia is resorting to bombardment from a distance.
 
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Have to ask ourselves what a Ukranian is fighting for, what his motivation i

freedom from Russian control.

if Russia takes over they will take all assets and all money generating industries for personal profit, leaving the Ukrainians nothing.

sadly the British seem to applaud when the Conservative govt does the same thing here
 
What are you on about?

Britain's governments and all British institutions are now run by loony lefties, and loony-leftism in Britain stems from the 1950s/60s/70s when there was a flirtation / fixation with Russia and communism by certain types at British universities..

There has been what is called a "Long march through the institutions" (read about Gramsci).
 
The Putin regime is far closer to Trump and Johnson than the left.

In the Cuban missile crisis many of Britain's communists tried to distance themselves from Russia, seeing at that time the evil that communism brings. You are doing this now Notch, seeing communism red in tooth and claw.
 
about using chemical weapons
Some from Syria are regarded as fakes. Propaganda can take strange forms.

Russia had problems with Chechens once with hostages. Very tricky so they flooded a church with an anaesthetic. Shown on the TV and Chechens not that well regarded. There is a Rambo film showing it differently.

Chechens figure pre Minks too - fighting on both sides. All sorts around so Russia claims about genocide may have some basis. How much pass. Several groups on Ukraine's side including fascists who have now merged and are still in action and better regarded now than they were. :( I should have kept a link to that. Sorry etc

This one is worth a read, Some of it relates to pre Minsk. They are a respected source
https://www.rand.org/blog/2022/01/us-military-aid-to-ukraine-a-silver-bullet.html

The money in indicates why a Ukraine politician said we are now prepared - for what? The UK has been in there too.

This one questions NATO aspects. Sort of observation really
https://www.rand.org/blog/2022/01/speaking-aloud-what-nato-has-left-unsaid-could-help.html
 
Britain's governments and all British institutions are now run by loony lefties, and loony-leftism in Britain stems from the 1950s/60s/70s when there was a flirtation / fixation with Russia and communism by certain types at British universities..

Ah, loony conspiracy theories.

So, the Tories are run by the loony lefties?

Who are these "certain types" at British universities, and what are they doing?
 
Britain's governments and all British institutions are now run by loony lefties, and loony-leftism in Britain stems from the 1950s/60s/70s when there was a flirtation / fixation with Russia and communism by certain types at British universities..

There has been what is called a "Long march through the institutions" (read about Gramsci).

Things in this area are only seen that way by few people. Not many at all really given how often comments of this nature crop up. Loony right maybe? They come about due to certain factors about modern society. Probably vote Tory who for some reason or the other enhance the stuff that annoys them. If Mosely was still about ....................
 
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