Putin to send 'doomsday' warning to West at Russia's WW2 victory parade
Category: News & Politics
Via: hallux • 2 years ago • 18 commentsBy: Guy Faulconbridge - Reuters
LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will send a "doomsday" warning to the West when he leads celebrations on Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia's vast firepower while its forces fight on in Ukraine.
Defiant in the face of deep Western isolation since he ordered the invasion of Russia's neighbour, Putin will speak on Red Square before a parade of troops, tanks, rockets and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
A fly-past over St Basil's Cathedral will include supersonic fighters, Tu-160 strategic bombers and, for the first time since 2010, the Il-80 "doomsday" command plane, which would carry Russia's top brass in the event of a nuclear war, the Defence Ministry said.
In that scenario, the Il-80 is designed to become the roaming command centre for the Russian president. It is packed with technology but specific details are Russian state secrets.
The 69-year-old Kremlin leader has repeatedly likened the war in Ukraine to the challenge the Soviet Union faced when Adolf Hitler's Nazis invaded in 1941.
"The attempt to appease the aggressor on the eve of the Great Patriotic War turned out to be a mistake that cost our people dearly," Putin said on Feb. 24 when he announced what he called a special military operation in Ukraine.
"We will not …
Gee Vlad, you're more repetitive than one of Aesop's Fables.
joe should send him a punch bowl for the occasion, made from depression glass, and labeled moscow...
My mom loved that stuff, especially pink and blue pieces.
He's also most likely desperate and bluffing heavily.
"Russia's vast firepower"
Vastly reduced, and not being replaced. I suspect this article is substantially correct
From the execution of the war in Ukraine they may shoot themselves in the foot.
Lol nah, the one thing the Russians can do is put on a parade. Bout the only thing their military can do with any competence.
Lol yeah, okay Putin. What is with this guy and the Russian leadership in general always threatening nukes? Yes Putin, we know you have them, but everyone also knows that if you decide to use them you are basically committing suicide.
He is already dying from cancer. I doubt he really cares at this point.
What did his oncologist tell you his chances are?
He stands a very good chance of being served some chicken soup flavored with some herbed polonium
Oh my, that is serious.
with any luck one of his treatments won't go so well.
A message to Putin --
As Ukrainian border guard Roman Hyrbov said to the Russians on the ship Moskva (since sunk!), who demanded that he and his fellow defenders on Snake Island surrender:
Иди на хуй
The Russians probably wished that they hadn't taken Snake Island. In the last couple of days Ukraine drones have taken out two Raptor patrol boats, and one Serna class landing ship and blew up the ammo and or fuel depot on the island.
All of this was accompanied by a video of the attacks and destruction.
Additionally, Ukraine has claimed a missile hit Admiral Makarov Russian frigate and she is on fire.
By the time this is over, let's hope the Russians regret the whole damned thing.
This just in. The tiny outgunned Ukrainian Air Force just hit Snake Island. Two Su 27 came in at a super low level and had major hits on the island. There is a video of this in the link.
Good