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  I thought russia was on verge of running out of supplies …. I guess not or this is a last gasp barrage in the hope it will trigger peace talks that give them
  The land they claim is annexed.
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  KYIV, Ukraine - Russian missiles hit Ukraine Thursday in the biggest wave of strikes in weeks, damaging power stations and other critical infrastructure during freezing winter weather.
  Russia fired 69 missiles at energy facilities and Ukrainian forces shot down 54, Ukrainian military chief Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi said.
  British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons, commenting on the latest attack, said on Twitter that "Russia does not want peace with Ukraine. Russia wants the subjugation of Ukraine."
  
  
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  Impotent flailing of a sick old man. Ukraine will stand far longer than Putin will live >
  
  
  preliminary reports showed Russia fired 69 missiles at energy facilities and Ukrainian forces shot down 54 of them. Several people were wounded, although there were no immediate reports of any deaths.
  
  Nice work Ukraine! >
  
  78% shooting down rate is great. Doubt Russia could do as well if Ukraine started targetting Russian civilian infrastructure. >
  
  Ukraine keeps blowing up things deep in Russia with by all accounts single drones so, probably not >
  
  And all military targets too. >
  
  Right after peace talks ?
  So peace was never an option then 🤔 >
  
  Russia is doing this in the hope that it forces Ukraine into talks.
  And I hope they are using their reserves to do this, so they might run out soon >
  
  They’re launching nuclear capable ICBMs without nuclear payloads.  They’re using their expensive toys out of desperation and pretending nobody knows that. >
  
  Even better (or worse, depending on perspective), they're launching their nuclear missiles with a dummy concrete payload. >
  
  Russia then accuses Ukraine of destroying their missile stockpile with their homes... >
  
  Rushists geting Desperate. its like lavrov was bluffing  when he said we "have time " >
  
  Dear Ruzzia: desperation is a stinky cologne. >
  
  Serious question about military tactics: why do they spread out their attacks like that? is this an issue of logistics, or do they hope with every barrage that this will be enough already? or are they simply inept? >
  
  It is likely that they expect attack coordinates to leak. If they have 1 target, the target will likely evacuate or beef up defenses in anticipation. >
  
  Oh sorry - I meant, why do they spread out their attacks in time. Why not 1000 missiles at once? I guess it's just a matter of not enough transport capabilities, but I wanted to gather a few informed opinions. >
  
  Making a semi-educated guess based on a lot of different stuff I've read. I'd assume it's a limit of their launch platforms. So far as I know, the missiles are mostly being fired from strategic bombers stationed far enough into Russia to be out of range of Ukraine's missile/drones. Vs being ground launched from just across the border like they were at the beginning of the conflict. There were only a few dozen of these in operation and can only fire a few missiles at once. So they create a bottleneck for attack size. >
  
  At what point do you start firing missies into Russia? >
  
  They have already launched explosive drones so deep into Russia they came within 20km of Moscow. The problem is Ukraine does not have the ability to make these very quickly. >
  
  do not smoke on bases >
  
  Stop launching from YOUR OWN COUNTRY. Ukraine has every right to invade you if you keep this up. seriously. If we popped mortars into mexico. I wouldn't blame them for stealing Texas. 
  Fair is fair 
  They have every right to eliminate the threat. Stop being little B/(#@$ and hiding behind your border. >
  
  I’m glad to hear that someone is thinking creatively about how to solve our Texas problem. >
  
  Now what about the Florida problem? >
  
  Climate change will take care of Florida. Have you seen the expected sea level rise? It pretty much obliterates Florida. >
  
  Russia is essentially firing money towards ukraine. We are hearing about sanctions, like europe not buying from gazprom etc. 
  When can we expect russia to run out of missiles in a way that any more spending would be dangerous for their own safety? Can there even be an estimation? >
  
  Definitely Ukraine that needs to quit being aggressive though
  Edited to add the /s since Reddit seems to think I was serious >
  
  Everything they've done has been defensive. Russia has been the aggressor since day 1. >
  
  What do you call day 1? >
  
  I'd say the first day Russia was aggressive. In this particular conflict, it was the day they started sharing troops on Ukraine border. >
  
  
  I'd say the first day Russia was aggressive.
  
  you're talking about several centuries ago.  . . . >
  
  I meant in this particular conflict towards ukraine. If you're gonna go back through history, NATO countries were also very aggressive. I'm talking about right now, and Ukraine/Russia specifically. >
  
  Putin looks like what happens when an alien fucked a monkey. >
  
  You mean a alien fucked a fish