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[–] conductor@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Didn’t realize those billions in aid were for tractors.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They stopped Russia with tractors.

Now they're pushing them back with real gear.

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jokerfication: when you kind of pity someone for being this propagandized, but laugh at them because it's pretty funny

jokerfied

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes... I am the propagandized one.

Not the rural poor being marched off to die for half the price of a lada they'll never receive for an oligarch's pride.

All I can say is: Please, PLEASE! Make sure they keep marching.

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago (18 children)

You claim they started with tractors. This is utter nonsense; the AFU started the war as a legitimate military, especially after it took the decade following the Minsk agreements to arm up in anticipation of this war.

You also claim they are pushing Russia back despite the front not moving appreciably in the past year, even during the latest vaunted counteroffensive.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 1 year ago

Remember, libs dont know anything about the context pre-war. It was all Putins desire to conquer ukraine.

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[–] ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 1 year ago (35 children)

'ukraine is totally winning' he continues to say as 33% of ukraine remains occupied by russia

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Russia is 5x the size of Ukraine, and called itself the 2nd most powerful army on the planet.

Now it's the second most powerful army in Ukraine.

You're bragging after they got their ass handed to them by their version of Canadians.

[–] ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

no ones bragging here, the material reality of the situation is ukraines casualities are 3:1 and russia remains in control of the conflict and where the lines are; every ukranian advancement recently has come at heavy cost

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[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Russia is 5x the size of Ukraine,

Consider how much of that is just tundra.

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[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

pushin em back 15 miles is good for you?

Do you know how many people pointlessly died for nothing?