Actually that's how a Russian would say it. It's palyanytsya in Ukrainian. Y/I are different vowel sounds and the second y wouldn't appear there in Russian, also in Russian ts is always hard so tsya … (View Post)

A few things I don't understand. Why haven't the Russians apparently established air superiority? Why are they sending in conscripts who should be held in reserve to occupy territory later? And why d… (View Post)

I am not enjoying it. I have been to Ukraine on holiday it is a beautiful country with lovely friendly people who want to be part of the European mainstream. I have Ukrainian friends. But to get the … (View Post)

Ukraine used to have a big "Russian speakers" problem, mostly east of the Dnieper. It was said they were compounding this by not giving minority rights to Russian speakers but as time has g… (View Post)

I'd be fucking lost for words. And good luck to the Ukies, those tank columns seem to have been held up somewhere. (View Post)