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blue-wave

(5,465 posts)
Tue May 5, 2026, 08:36 PM Tuesday

Moscow on HIGH ALERT as Putin COUP Fear Spreads



Allegedly Putin is hiding in underground bunkers. With this news, I guess the parade in a few days might not be such a party after all. I hope the Moscow mob can get the job done and end this foolish war of aggression against Ukraine.
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Moscow on HIGH ALERT as Putin COUP Fear Spreads (Original Post) blue-wave Tuesday OP
It's over for Putin and the Russian military state. OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #1
I'm hoping you blue-wave Tuesday #2
It sounds like putin really poked the bear. Expect to hear him suing for peace, or escaping to Sochi. erronis Tuesday #3
Actually many Ukrainians have blue-wave Tuesday #5
Great information about that region. erronis Tuesday #6
Or escaping to Mar A Lardo johnnyfins Yesterday #31
Just for perspective, Russian military doctrine was artillary first, tanksnext, then commit infantry, OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #24
Putin is still killing Ukrainians... Lovie777 Yesterday #27
Ukraine's war focus has been stopping the Russian Military/Economic infrastructure. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #28
If Putin goes down I expect Trump's health to go downhill fast. Baitball Blogger Tuesday #4
Silenced when utility ends. erronis Tuesday #7
All that Trump Russian kompromat becomes available for trade. Quid pro Quo. OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #10
One can only hope blue-wave Tuesday #14
I hope this evil man lives in fear Bayard Tuesday #8
Hoping we'll hear soon catchnrelease Tuesday #9
Swan Lake on a chilly Moscow night blue-wave Tuesday #16
I want some chocolate vodka Tetrachloride Tuesday #11
I wonder how his boyfriend in the white house will handle it , if vladie boy is over thrown? MacKasey Tuesday #12
I think there will be blue-wave Tuesday #17
Decorate a lamp post orangecrush Tuesday #13
Also being reported on CNN, for what it's worth. Gaugamela Tuesday #15
The mainstream is actually blue-wave Tuesday #18
Thanks, have been checking all the multigraincracker Tuesday #21
This story makes me feel good. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #25
Where's that ballroom...... Lovie777 Yesterday #29
People, especially hard men and women will only take so much. NoMoreRepugs Tuesday #19
Let's hope he's not replaced by Dukeski Nukemov. NBachers Tuesday #20
I don't know who that is awesomerwb1 Yesterday #30
I love it when these "tough" guys end up cowering on their knees - trembling in fear. Marie Marie Tuesday #22
I'm so tired of this bullshit propaganda. Trump just had a secret 90 minute conversation with him live love laugh Tuesday #23
Why not publish the meeting notes? OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #26
Russia cancels Victory Day celebrations in Crimea over 'safety concerns' amid Ukraine drone strikes LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #32
Obviously he just needs a bigger ballroom ThoughtCriminal 15 hrs ago #33

OAITW r.2.0

(32,490 posts)
1. It's over for Putin and the Russian military state.
Tue May 5, 2026, 09:03 PM
Tuesday

Ukraine is systematically destroying Russian air detection and missile batteries. The Russian Army at the front will have no logistics resupply and support from the back office. They are doomed. 200K+ Russian infantry on the frontlines with no support.

The end, for Vlad, is near.

blue-wave

(5,465 posts)
2. I'm hoping you
Tue May 5, 2026, 09:09 PM
Tuesday

are absolutely correct. The end for the Putin mob could not come soon enough.

erronis

(24,404 posts)
3. It sounds like putin really poked the bear. Expect to hear him suing for peace, or escaping to Sochi.
Tue May 5, 2026, 09:17 PM
Tuesday

If I were Ukraine, Sochi would be built into future plans.....

blue-wave

(5,465 posts)
5. Actually many Ukrainians have
Tue May 5, 2026, 09:38 PM
Tuesday

a valid argument for the Krasnodar region all the way to the Caucus Mountains, excluding the Chechen area. In 1792, Catherine the Great of Russia granted Ukrainian Cossacks, in her "1792 Charter of Grant" the rights to Kuban lands for eternity (the area is known by many as "Kuban" due to the Kuban river running through it). The Cossacks founded the administrative center of Yekaterinodar (literally "Catherine's gift" ) in 1794 (now Krasnodar, Russia). The Kuban region was one of the regions that suffered greatly during the Holodomor. Russia's way of ethnically cleansing the area of Ukrainians.

Putin's palace is in this region. On Edit: If these lands were Ukrainian, Ukraine and Georgia would share a border.

You can read more here:

The brutal Russification of Ukrainian Kuban: from Zaporizhian Sich to the Kuban Cossack Host
https://euromaidanpress.com/2020/11/19/the-brutal-russification-of-ukrainian-kuban-from-zaporizhian-sich-to-the-kuban-cossack-host/

erronis

(24,404 posts)
6. Great information about that region.
Tue May 5, 2026, 09:45 PM
Tuesday

Of course the boundaries have been "fluid" for centuries. (Don't want to talk about the fluids expended.)

A friend of mine has spent quite a bit of time in Ukraine and Georgia. I'm sure he has some history lessons for me.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,490 posts)
24. Just for perspective, Russian military doctrine was artillary first, tanksnext, then commit infantry,
Wed May 6, 2026, 12:35 AM
Yesterday

Worked for 6 months. Then Ukraine changed the rules of the game. The current Russian military hierarchy (what's left) have no clue. How could they? This wasn't a war that they were trained for.

I wonder how Ukrainian drone pilots (best in the world, bar none) will live with their ghosts?

Lovie777

(23,515 posts)
27. Putin is still killing Ukrainians...
Wed May 6, 2026, 01:25 AM
Yesterday

and it seems it won’t stop until he is stopped. Coup to oust him and his comrades hopefully will happen asap.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,490 posts)
28. Ukraine's war focus has been stopping the Russian Military/Economic infrastructure.
Wed May 6, 2026, 01:32 AM
Yesterday

Russia is firing missile/drones into civilian population centers.

Zelenskyy is talking about "mirror strikes" in the future. I think it's time Russia experienced what Russia's war machine has laid on Ukraine's civil population.

Bayard

(30,137 posts)
8. I hope this evil man lives in fear
Tue May 5, 2026, 09:56 PM
Tuesday

Not only has he ruined his own country, he's had a heavy hand in ruining our's.

MacKasey

(1,530 posts)
12. I wonder how his boyfriend in the white house will handle it , if vladie boy is over thrown?
Tue May 5, 2026, 10:23 PM
Tuesday

blue-wave

(5,465 posts)
17. I think there will be
Tue May 5, 2026, 10:48 PM
Tuesday

many in the White House with enough tears to fill the Potomac. Yes, cry me a river Putin lovers.

blue-wave

(5,465 posts)
18. The mainstream is actually
Tue May 5, 2026, 10:50 PM
Tuesday

reporting this too? Well, I'm dumbfounded, I tell ya! Maybe Swan Lake really will play soon.

multigraincracker

(37,956 posts)
21. Thanks, have been checking all the
Tue May 5, 2026, 11:22 PM
Tuesday

news channels and this is the first to confirm it.
Has to be the biggest news of the year. Glad it is finally getting confirmed. Drumph has to be shanking now and look for him to hide.
Can’t wait until tomorrow to hear more.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,490 posts)
25. This story makes me feel good.
Wed May 6, 2026, 01:15 AM
Yesterday

The war changed in January. . about 4 months ago. Check back in after the next 4 months.

NoMoreRepugs

(12,212 posts)
19. People, especially hard men and women will only take so much.
Tue May 5, 2026, 10:56 PM
Tuesday

TrumpenFuhrer - it can happen here too.

awesomerwb1

(5,135 posts)
30. I don't know who that is
Wed May 6, 2026, 01:46 AM
Yesterday

But if in fact someone ends up replacing Putin, he could be just as bad.

Marie Marie

(11,458 posts)
22. I love it when these "tough" guys end up cowering on their knees - trembling in fear.
Tue May 5, 2026, 11:22 PM
Tuesday

Capture him then send him to Ukraine and let them do with him what they will. And may Trump soon follow suit...

live love laugh

(16,454 posts)
23. I'm so tired of this bullshit propaganda. Trump just had a secret 90 minute conversation with him
Tue May 5, 2026, 11:50 PM
Tuesday

in the past week. They’re catapulting bs.

LetMyPeopleVote

(181,504 posts)
32. Russia cancels Victory Day celebrations in Crimea over 'safety concerns' amid Ukraine drone strikes
Wed May 6, 2026, 12:40 PM
21 hrs ago

This "parade" was already not going to have any tanks or military equipment. Now Putin is canceling the entire parade and will remain in hiding in one of his many bunkers



https://kyivindependent.com/russia-canceled-victory-day-celebrations-in-crimea-over-safety-concerns-amid-ukraine-strikes/

Amid intensified Ukrainian drone strikes, Russian proxy authorities in occupied Crimea have canceled Victory Day celebrations due to "safety concerns," Crimea's head of Russian occupation authorities, Sergey Aksyonov, reported on May 5.

Aksyonov said that this year in Crimea, there will be no military parade or other major events, including the regular Immortal Regiment march.

"This decision by the authorities is based on security considerations," Aksyonov wrote in a Telegram post, without mentioning Ukraine or drones.

"At the same time, we will do everything necessary and possible to pay tribute to our dear veterans, honor the memory of the fallen, and hold celebratory events in various formats. Crimea will mark our main holiday with dignity," Aksyonov added.....

But projecting military might will be particularly tricky for the Kremlin this year — it will not feature traditional column of military vehicles "due to the current operational situation," Russia's Defense Ministry said April 28.
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