Talk about target of opportunity. I’d throw whatever I could at that overnight and try to destroy it with as much prejudice as possible. The loss of such a large column could very well be the catalyst to an unlikely stalemate.
Come on. Hammer it, hammer it, hammer it. Unlikely but that’s a disastrous error on the part of the Russians imo. Only hope Ukraine has something left in the tank to attempt it.
Hardly moving. 
Not sure they have the capacity (this one is bound to be guarded by a lot of AA), but hope so.
Magnus, you’re still here?
Better go take a good rest and continue after you’re refreshed.
We don’t want you overworked and falling ill.
Take care.
Molotov drive by . And then I take Phenom’s advice:
They really did believe their rigged polls stating that 93% of eastern Ukraine was ‘pro’ russe, is that the best take?
I thought Magic moments was an indian brand Vodka 
such a shitty name for an alcoholic drink btw
Their Turkish drones seem to be doing pretty well.
I don’t agree with banning Russian teams to be honest. Understandable if they are sponsored by sanctioned entities or otherwise connected to them but outright banning and expelling them just for being Russian seems humiliating and vindictive. It’s a token gesture that doesn’t move the needle towards ending hostilities and causes further resentment to the average Russian.
It’s important to remember that it’s not the Russian people who have to answer for this and yet they are the ones who are going to experience the brunt of the sanctions. There should be a limit at some point and the West also needs to allow Putin the possibility to make a dignified exit from the mess he’s got himself into. Otherwise, the more cornered he gets, the more dangerous he’ll become.
THIS is very true and I support it to a degree. We westerners sometimes forget we can oust a democratic leader that becomes an idiot. but other countries are no so lucky…
Ultimately the only ones that can do anything about Putin is the Russian people.
These sanctions do hurt the people but is one of the few levers that can bring about change. The hope is that people ultimately blame Putin.
Also important to remember that it’s the Russian people who can end this. If Putin loses domestic support his position becomes vulnerable.
Oh my…
I know from experience that sanctions do enable leaders to play the victim card and even enable them to consolidate power. Doesn’t matter if it’s a totalitarian dictatorship or whether it’s an elected leader.
Also people too often have been known to back the existing power setups in times of crisis , as in , it happens that the shit you know is better than the shit you don’t.
It is imperative to find a solution to this crisis. Also it is imperative that Russia , while Putin has to be cut down to size , doesn’t be overburdened by this (This would simply delay the conflict to another date and not stop it altogether)…
Russia is still a valid force when it comes to keeping the peace in the Asian region… (One that both Xi and Modi will listen to) , If there’s a compromise to be made, It has to be keeping in perspective the increasingly volatile situation between India and China… Any alienation of Russia on this front will only push Russia closer to China which is something that will be even more catastrophic.
@Arminius did mention that India lost a whole lot of credibility by not criticizing Russia, I do agree that India should have criticized Russia there. But on the global picture, If India had criticized Russia , It would have pushed Russia more to Xi’s belt and the repercussions on that would have been much more catastrophic to the world.
500000 refugees already, mothers with babies, young kids and elderly people. Most of them had to wait for many many hours or days to get on a train, or, think about that, they just walked lots of kilometers. Guess what, these students can wait until there is free space or do you think there is any reason for a special treatment? Women and children first. That’s how it is.
India’s had to deal with the refugee crisis during the 1971 war as well so I can understand where you are coming from. India’s had to handle 10 million immigrants as a fall out of that war (and that was at the time when India wasn’t even equipped to do the same)
The Indian students should have been evacuated by their government before getting stranded. India delayed, and didn’t get them all out. Now they are down the priority list of people who need help in Ukraine, given what is going on.
Women and children first, is right.