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B2 - General Topic 2024 #17 (November)


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9 hours ago, maxfactor said:

Making more shit up again?  You have no idea if that is why she is crying...but present it as fact anyway.

You are correct..  Excuse my shorthand.  There is a war going on.  War has casualties.  An amputee Ukrainian veteran of that war visited B-4.  In the past, a sudden appearance of weeping and depression was often attributed to a Ukrainian participant hearing bad news associated with this war.  But I believe Lilith is Russian,

So the long version.   The Russian army's inventory of tanks and armored fighting is so depleted that infantry are now becoming the attacking force; with high casualties resulting.  Or as military bloggers characterize it: they are cannon fodder. 

Because of the high losses associated with the use of infantry in this manner, the Russian government recently increased the age for mandatory conscription to 30.  So those who were 26 when this war broke out and who thought they were exempt from military service now find themselves being drafted.  For those Russians who have completed their  service and are in the military reserve, they can now be called back to active duty up to age 70.  Under such policies, someone as old as Lilith's father or grandfather could find themselves back in the army.

 

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19 minutes ago, moules said:

You are correct..  Excuse my shorthand.  There is a war going on.  War has casualties.  An amputee Ukrainian veteran of that war visited B-4.  In the past, a sudden appearance of weeping and depression was often attributed to a Ukrainian participant hearing bad news associated with this war.  But I believe Lilith is Russian,

So the long version.   The Russian army's inventory of tanks and armored fighting is so depleted that infantry are now becoming the attacking force; with high casualties resulting.  Or as military bloggers characterize it: they are cannon fodder. 

Because of the high losses associated with the use of infantry in this manner, the Russian government recently increased the age for mandatory conscription to 30.  So those who were 26 when this war broke out and who thought they were exempt from military service now find themselves being drafted.  For those Russians who have completed their  service and are in the military reserve, they can now be called back to active duty up to age 70.  Under such policies, someone as old as Lilith's father or grandfather could find themselves back in the army.

 

Ukraine is at war?   Holy fuck?  Who knew?...Thank you so much captain obvious.

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19 hours ago, moules said:

From replay looking at what Sara packed, she is staying overnight. 

I believe Lilith is Russian.  The Russian army is currently experiencing high casualty rates, 1.500 or more personnel daily.

Aw poor Russians. What about all the innocent Ukrainians. 

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18 minutes ago, trippingalot said:

Dit appartement doet het niet slecht vergeleken met de laatste maanden... Het helpt ook als er iemand in de mix zit die Engels spreekt, en als er zo'n meisje in B1 zou komen, zou het daar ook interessanter worden.

Totally agree with that. Now you can understand a bit what's being said. I don't understand one single word of Russian. 

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