September 9, 20223 yr Mmmm, pizza Quote Russian Officials Who Plotted To Overthrow Putin Summoned by Police Russian officials who appealed to the country's State Duma to remove President Vladimir Putin from power on the charge of high treason say they have been summoned by police for "discrediting" the Russian government. Nikita Yurefev, a municipal deputy for Smolninskoe in St. Petersburg, and Dmitry Palyuga, another municipal deputy for the area, both shared screenshots of text messages from the city's police department No. 76. The pair were ordered to make an appearance at a police station located on Mytninskaya Street in St. Petersburg at 9 a.m. local time on Friday, according to the messages. They were informed that the purpose of the summons was to draw up a protocol on an administrative offense under a stringent new law that cracks down on dissent over the war against Ukraine. Yurefev and Palyuga were accused of committing actions aimed at discrediting the Russian government, police said. It comes after Yurefev published a tweet on Wednesday, writing that the Council of the Smolninskoye Municipal District "sent a proposal to the State Duma demanding to remove Putin from office based on the charges of high treason," Newsweek previously reported. The treason charge appears to be directly related to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which is described as a "special military operation" by Putin. "His decision to start the Special Military Operation led to 1) deaths of Russian servicemen, 2) problems in the Russian economy, 3) the expansion of NATO (the border with NATO has doubled!," Yurefev's tweet read. "Ukraine is militarizing and has received $38 billion worth of weapons to fight Russia. All these are the consequences of the decision to start the Special Military Operation. Putin's actions pose a threat to Russia's security. He should be fired! Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council of Smolninskoye," a separate tweet states. Yurefev said that the draft decision proposed to the State Duma was introduced by Palyuga and signed by six other deputies. The pair said the proposal was supported by a majority of deputies present. Palyuga told Russian-language independent news outlet MediaZona that all seven deputies of Smolninskoye municipality were summoned. The appeal says that in the course of the war, "young able-bodied" Russian citizens are dying and that the Russian economy is suffering. Shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, deputies of the Smolninskoye municipality called on Putin to "stop the bloodshed, immediately withdraw Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine and resign." Since the war began, Russia has charged multiple officials and even its own soldiers with "discrediting" the country's armed forces and government. Russia's parliament passed legislation in March imposing jail terms of up to 15 years for intentionally spreading "fake" news about the country's armed forces. The Kremlin has used the law to crack down on those who veer away from Putin's narrative of the war. Russia introduced Article 207.3 which states that "public dissemination of deliberately false information about the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation" is punishable by fines and jail terms of up to three, five, 10 or 15 years. Article 280.3 was also introduced, which states that "public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation" are punishable by fines and jail terms of either three years, or five years, depending on how damaging the offense committed is considered to be. Newsweek has contacted Russia's foreign ministry for comment.
September 9, 20223 yr 19 minutes ago, barho said: They need to watch their flanks here. If I had to guess, and my military tactics knowledge is limited to Risk and what I picked up playing Age of Empires, they're going to try to secure the northern line of the newly gained territory all the way to that lake and isolate Izyum as much as possible laying siege both there and in Kherson at the same time.
September 9, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, barho said: They need to watch their flanks here. read replies. Theyve advanced further than that. And probably how the rest is going to play out
September 9, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said: If I had to guess, and my military tactics knowledge is limited to Risk and what I picked up playing Age of Empires, they're going to try to secure the northern line of the newly gained territory all the way to that lake and isolate Izyum as much as possible laying siege both there and in Kherson at the same time. Yea, I would put a blocking line between the lakes to the north then try to pin as many as possible into the lake to the west. Course I have no clue what is going on or the size of the forces. Just looking at the map. F yea on the AOE reference.
September 9, 20223 yr Lyman is south east of Izyum. So on the opposite side of Izyum from where the northern push has been so far. Definitely seems like part of the play to isolate Izyum, probably to keep any reinforcements from coming in.
September 9, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Ugluk said: F yea on the AOE reference. I think I'm going to take Age of Empires IV for a test drive this weekend...
September 9, 20223 yr 7 hours ago, Jsvand12 said: Abra’s been pretty quiet in this thread recently? I wonder why… Ukraine lost an entire division in less than a week around Kherson. This scale of bloodshed is disgusting from any standpoint. After taking such a beating, it looks like Ukraine has found a weak spot in the line of contact near Kharkiv and exploited it to take a few small towns. They are literally throwing thousands of bodies into a death machine hoping to overwhelm the gears with mangled flesh. Once the Russians make the necessary adjustments, the inevitable will become clear- Ukraine cannot sustain the push nor hold on to the territory gained. They just don't have the logistical capability needed to solidify their positions. These poor **** will be cut off and liquidated. A few tactical gains will not alter the outcome of this conflict. Russia will achieve all of their objectives. Enjoy the headlines written in Ukrainian blood.
September 9, 20223 yr Russia’s 237th Guards Airborne Assault Regiment no longer exists: soldiers either dead or wounded @Abracadabra the butchers of Bucha are no more. Russian army is retreating. Time will tell if they're able to regroup, but they're in disarray. Maybe one day you'll stop believing the propagandists. But I guess today isn't that day.
September 10, 20223 yr On 9/6/2022 at 11:42 PM, dawkins4prez said: Dude wtf. Russia and Europe will be just fine this winter. I'm bullish on the sanctions but neither of these mega economies are going to crumble over one expensive winter. This is absolutely chicken little hyperbole at its worse. Is Europe going to see the end of the world? No, it won’t be Mad Max. But this idea that Europe is going to be just fine is crazy. They have serious issues to deal with and not very many practical solutions.
September 10, 20223 yr Russians start arming Ukrainians.... All part of the plan I'm sure. They're just baiting the Ukrainians. The trap will spring any moment....
September 10, 20223 yr This is wild. Russians are in full retreat and leaving faster than UA can cover ground. Tens of thousands of Russians will have been killed or captured within the week.
September 10, 20223 yr FRIDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER 2022, 18:39 Russian occupying forces deployed helicopters and weapons in search for deserters near the village of Babenivka Druha, in Kherson Oblast, in order to ensure their return to combat positions.
September 10, 20223 yr Ukraine has/is taking the two most important logistical hubs in the Donbas region.
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