Recent Military Developments on Fortress Crimea

[Rogue Valley]

LOL now you have lost it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svoboda_(political_party)

See that little yellow dot way over to the left in Lviv Oblast near the Poland border?

That is the only voting district in all of Ukraine that a far-right candidate won.

 

[Fledermaus]

See that little yellow dot way over to the left in Lviv Oblast near the Poland border?

That is the only voting district in all of Ukraine that a far-right candidate won.

Details, details...

 

[Fledermaus]

These Ukraine naval cadets in Sevastopol speak English fluently.


Crimea Cadets Must Choose Their Nationalities: Russian or Ukrainian



Cadets at Sevastopol's Ukraine Naval Academy are to be forced to decide whether they want to join the Russians or leave Crimea to mainland Ukraine.

They face the decision following Russia's annexation of the region.

The gate at the Naval Academy still bears the Ukrainian emblem, but the cadets know that this will soon change.


As to the Putin "referendum" in Crimea it's long been Russian gallows humor that when you vote in Russia you get a ballot handed to you with the X already on it. And there's the one making the rounds that a guy was arrested in Red Square for handing out leaflets but at the police station the cop noticed the papers were blank. So he asked the guy who said, "Everybody knows what's going on so why say it."

Armed Russian soldiers were inside and outside the polling stations during the Crimea so-called referendum. There were no voter registration rolls so anyone with access could vote early, often and in various locations. It's the kind of democracy the Putin-Trump-Fanboys want for the United States.

ROTC Acting Lieutenant Tangmo posting about his fellow cadets...

 

[Rogue Valley]

You do it with every spam post you make here. It's not gonna happen.

Didn't think so. It's supposedly everywhere but you can't dredge up even one example. :no:

 

[Westphalian]

Wrong as usual. The Russian naval facility at Sevastopol (which Russia was leasing from Ukraine) and the military airport at Belbek were the only major bases in Crimea before 2014.



These are facts. Complete with satellite pictures. You just allow your hatred of the US to color your posts everywhere on this board.

RV is actually correct in this.

Crimea has been significantly developed from a military perspective since its liberation in 2014.

 

[Fledermaus]

RV is actually correct in this.

Crimea has been significantly developed from a military perspective since its liberation in 2014.

You misspelled "theft"

 

[Westphalian]

I think PeteEU makes some valid points too.

Crimea has always been hugely significant to the security of Russia's Caucasus. Post 2014 Moscow has been able to take the brakes off and develop it properly - a process which is ongoing because Russia has other plans particularly for submarine facilities.

PeteEU was also right that the CIA backed putsch was a gamble, an attempt to seize Crimea for eventually NATO purposes.

They got it wrong of course, mainly because much CIA analysis of Russia is abysmally poor and based loosely on the popular 'Nigeria with snow' mantra that dominated western thinking post 1991. The brightest people went into China analysis, leaving Russia almost written off.

Not sure if anyone seriously believes the bull posted about Russia by RV et al. Realism if often out the window, but in this thread he's right, although what is the point of stating the obvious that Russia can defend Crimea against any threat?

 

[Fledermaus]

I think PeteEU makes some valid points too.

Crimea has always been hugely significant to the security of Russia's Caucasus. Post 2014 Moscow has been able to take the brakes off and develop it properly - a process which is ongoing because Russia has other plans particularly for submarine facilities.

PeteEU was also right that the CIA backed putsch was a gamble, an attempt to seize Crimea for eventually NATO purposes.

They got it wrong of course, mainly because much CIA analysis of Russia is abysmally poor and based loosely on the popular 'Nigeria with snow' mantra that dominated western thinking post 1991. The brightest people went into China analysis, leaving Russia almost written off.

Not sure if anyone seriously believes the bull posted about Russia by RV et al. Realism if often out the window, but in this thread he's right, although what is the point of stating the obvious that Russia can defend Crimea against any threat?

Shall we accept RT.com's "Its Always Sunny in Moscow" routine?

 

[Rogue Valley]

PeteEU hasn't been right about Russia since I've been here at least.

 

[Rogue Valley]

Coverage of Russia's S-400 anti-air missile systems illegally stationed in occupied Crimea.