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UN: More than 4 million people have fled Ukraine since Feb. 24.
According to the recent figures from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office, 4.01 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia began its all-out war. Over 2.3 million of those have entered Poland.
Deputy PM: Special UN mission needed to eliminate risk of nuclear accident at Chornobyl.
Iryna Vereshchuk said that Russian forces had set up an ammunition warehouse near Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
“We demand that the UN Security Council adopt immediate measures to demilitarize the Chornobyl exclusion zone and dispatch a special mission to eliminate the risks,” Vereshchuk said.
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of March 30, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian forces blasted Kharkiv Oblast with Grad multiple rocket launcher systems 180 times on March 30.
Russians also shelled the oblast with artillery and mortars, damaging residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, according to governor Oleh Synehubov.
UK Intelligence: Some Russian units returned to Belarus, Russia to reorganize and resupply.
This is placing further pressure on Russia’s already strained logistics and demonstrates the difficulties Russia is having reorganizing its units, according to U.K. Defense Ministry.
“Russia will likely continue to compensate for its reduced ground maneuver capability through mass artillery and missile attacks,” the report reads.
General Staff: Russia transfers 2,000 troops from occupied parts of Georgia to Ukraine.
According to Ukraine’s military, 5 battalion tactical groups were sent from military bases in Russian-occupied South Ossetia and Abkhazia to strengthen the Russian army attacking Ukraine.
Russia’s war kills at least 145 children, wounds 222 others.
Since Russia began its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 69 children were either killed or injured in Kyiv Oblast, 54 in Donetsk Oblast, 49 in Kharkiv Oblast, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office.
A U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts were set to depart the International Space Station (ISS) together on a Soyuz capsule back to Earth on Wednesday, despite heightened U.S.-Russian antagonism over the war in Ukraine.
current update as of now, i'll update accordingly soon 
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Provided below is air traffic communication in attempt to contact MU5735 by the controller and other pilots. Note that the conversations are more scattered and a timeline for those conversations is not shown.
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An estimated 200-300 civilians were killed in the Ukrainian town of Irpin near Kyiv before the town was taken back from Russian forces this week, the local mayor has said.
Reuters report that mayor Oleksandr Markushyn told a briefing on Wednesday that about 50 Ukrainian servicemen had been killed in Irpin, and some bodies were still trapped under rubble. He said there had been Russian shelling in the area all night.
Photo: A view of a destroyed building in Irpin, Ukraine
More than 4 million people have fled Russia’s “utterly senseless” war on Ukraine, the United Nations has said, as the Kremlin played down hopes of an early breakthrough a day after peace talks between the two sides.
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said 4,019,287 people had fled abroad since the start of Russia’s invasion on 24 February, surpassing the agency’s initial estimate that the war would create up to 4 million refugees. More than 90% are women and children.
An International Red Cross spokesperson has confirmed to the Guardian:
We can confirm that the image being circulated shows the ICRC warehouse in Mariupol. We do not have a team on the ground in Mariupol so we have no other information, including on potential casualties or damage. We can say that we had already distributed all aid supplies in the warehouse.
Russian strikes hit Red Cross building in Mariupol, Ukrainian ombudswoman says
Russian forces struck a Red Cross facility in the besieged southern Ukraine port city of Mariupol, according to Ukrainian ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova.
In a statement on social media, she said:
In Mariupol, the occupiers aimed at the building of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Enemy aircraft and artillery fired on a building marked with a red cross on a white background, indicating the presence of wounded, civilian or humanitarian cargo.
Denisova did not specify when the strikes had taken place and said there was no confirmation yet about casualties.
Her statement continued:
This is another war crime of the Russian army in accordance with the Rome statute of the international criminal court and a gross violation of the 1949 Geneva conventions.
Until now, the only ones who shelled buildings and vehicles marked with red crosses were the troops of Hitler’s Germany.
I call on the world community to condemn the barbaric actions of the occupying country in shelling the ICRC building and to take measures to end the bloody war on the territory of Ukraine as soon as possible.
A Nasa astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth on Wednesday after a US record 355 days at the International Space Station, returning with two cosmonauts to a world torn apart by war.
Ukraine’s defence ministry said Russian forces are continuing their attacks on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, despite the Kremlin’s claims that it would halt attacks there and in Kyiv out of respect for ongoing peace talks.
China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, said Beijing and Moscow are “more determined” to develop bilateral ties and boost cooperation, following a meeting in China with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, Reuters reports.
The Chernihiv governor, Viacheslav Chaus, said Russia had continued to attack the northern Ukrainian city this morning, despite Moscow’s promise to drastically scale back military activities in the area.
Speaking to the BBC, Chaus said:
Right now, as we speak, I can hear which I think are mortar shells.
Chernihiv and the town of Nizhyn were attacked during the night and civilian buildings were destroyed, he said.
We don’t believe [the Russians] because we’ve already seen that there isn’t a single time when their military forces keep their word.
His words came as the city’s mayor, Vladyslav Atroshenko, said Russian attacks on Chernihiv had actually increased since Russia’s claim to reduce operations.
UK not ready to give security guarantees to Ukraine.
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab says his country isn’t ready to become a guarantor of Ukraine’s independence as part of Kyiv’s proposed peace deal with Moscow.
“Ukraine is not a NATO member,” he said.
Russia amasses troops in Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.
According to Ukraine’s Armed Forces, despite Russian claims of a decrease in hostilities in Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts, Russia continues its military buildup in Kyiv Oblast and shelling Chernihiv.
Air quality drops in Kyiv as fighting continues nearby.
According to the Kyiv City State Administration, the number of pollutants in the capital is nine times above the norm. Multiple fires are registered near Kyiv, where Ukraine fights off Russian troops.
Death toll of Mykolaiv Regional State Administration bombing increases to 15.
A Russian missile destroyed the building in the early hours of March 29.
Russia sees no breakthrough in Ukraine's peace proposals.
According to Reuters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia hadn’t noticed anything “really promising” in the proposals Ukraine presented at peace talks on March 29.
Russian forces are still trying to take Mariupol and other towns and cities, Ukraine's defence ministry says - Reuters
UK intel assesment: "Russian units suffering heavy losses have been forced to return to Belarus and Russia to reorganise and resupply. Such activity ... demonstrates the difficulties Russia is having reorganising its units in forward areas within Ukraine.”
U.N. names experts to probe on possible war crimes in Ukraine - Reuters
Erik Mose of Norway to lead panel to "investigate all alleged violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law and related crimes … against Ukraine"
Kremlin welcomes written Ukrainian demands, but says there are no sign of breakthrough - Reuters News
(Reuters) - U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed has begun a hunger strike in a Russian jail to protest at being put in solitary confinement and not receiving proper medical care despite fears he has tuberculosis, his parents said on Wednesday.
Europe's economy is increasingly strained by Russia's war in Ukraine as growth stalls, confidence plummets and inflation soars, data and warnings from policymakers made clear on Wednesday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said Moscow would work with Iran to take practical steps in an effort to circumvent Western sanctions, the RIA news agency said.
candid laurel
jesus fucking christ this is a bitof a chore to read
Wtf
Russians are digging in chernobyl
languid crag
I want to warn everyone
We may all die at anytime because putin can and would go nuclear
safe marten
Yes
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I want to warn everyone
We may all die at anytime because putin can and would...
bit excessive
something that really won't happen
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Taiwan’s defence ministry has set up a working group to study the tactics of the war in Ukraine, including how the country has been able to hold out against Russia, and has been discussing this with the United States, according to a recent Reuters report.
Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has raised its alert level since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, wary of Beijing possibly making a similar move on the island and the possible impact of the war on China’s military thinking on Taiwan.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of parliament, defence minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said they had had “contact” with foreign countries to talk about how the war was being fought, and had set up their own working group to study it.
Topics Taiwan is following include Russia’s poor military performance and Ukraine’s resistance, he said.
It is not only discussed in exchange meetings between the United States and Taiwan, but also discussed with other countries that have regular contacts with Taiwan.
However, we will not make remarks rashly, but through internal discussions which are important, to get results that are helpful for building armaments and preparing for war.”
While the Russian rouble re-emerged from the rubble, oil prices tumbled on Thursday on reports that the United States is considering tapping its reserves to combat a supply crisis sparked by the Ukraine war.
The Russian defence ministry announced a local ceasefire on Thursday to allow civilians to be evacuated from Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol, according to Agence France-Presse.
A humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia, via the Russian-controlled port of Berdiansk, would be opened from 10am (7am GMT), the ministry said on Wednesday.
Heavy fighting likely to take place in Kyiv in coming days - UK MoD
The UK’s ministry of defence has just released its latest intelligence report, suggesting heavy fighting will likely take place in Kyiv in the coming days.
Despite Russian statements indicating an intended reduction of military activity around Chernihiv, significant Russian shelling and missile strikes have continued.
Russian forces continue to hold positions to the east and west of Kyiv despite the withdrawal of a limited number of units. Heavy fighting will likely take place in the suburbs of the city in coming days.
Heavy fighting continues in Mariupol, a key objective of Russian forces, however Ukrainian forces remain in control of the centre of the city.”
Zelenskiy doubts Russia's promise to de-escalate fighting
Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address to Ukraine last night that he doesn’t believe Russia’s vows to de-escalate its fighting.
In a televised speech, Zelenskiy said peace talks with Russia continue “but for the moment there are just words, nothing concrete”.
Today I have few words, not much time, a lot of emotions and even more tasks. It is that kind of moment. A turning point, when we can and should talk only about the most important thing.
Yes, there is an ongoing negotiation process. But these are still words. So far no specifics.”
EU and US officials have concurred with Sir Jeremy Fleming’s remarks.
A senior EU diplomat told Reuters earlier:
Putin thought things were going better than they were. That’s the problem with surrounding yourself with ‘yes men’ or only sitting with them at the end of a very long table.”
Russian troops were being told that they were taking part in a military exercise prior to the Ukraine invasion, but had to sign a document that extended their duties, said two European diplomats.
“They were misled, badly trained and then arrived to find old Ukrainian women who looked like their grandmothers yelling at them to go home,” added one of the diplomats.
There are no signs at the moment that the situation could foster a revolt within the Russian military, but the situation is “unpredictable” and western powers “would hope that unhappy people would speak up,” said the senior European diplomat to Reuters.
Fleming said in a speech in Canberra at the Australian National University:
We’ve seen Russian soldiers short of weapons and morale - refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft.
Putin has massively misjudged the situation ... We believe Putin’s advisers are afraid to tell him the truth.”
Putin ‘misled’ by advisers, White House says
Vladimir Putin has made a strategic miscalculation in launching the invasion of Ukraine and his advisers are “afraid to tell him the truth” about the extent of his error, the boss of British spy agency GCHQ said in a speech on Thursday.
Zelenskiy warns Russia is preparing a large offensive in Donbas
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that Russia is massing its forces in the eastern region of Donbas in preparation for a big offensive.
Speaking in one of his trademark late-night television addresses from the streets of Kyiv, Zelenskiy said any withdrawal of Russian troops from the regions around Kyiv and Chernihiv – as stated by the Kremlin on Tuesday – was due to Ukrainian resistance.
But he added:
We also see that at the same time there is an accumulation of Russian troops for new strikes in Donbas. And we are preparing for this.
Russia and Ukraine will resume online peace talks on Friday 1 April. A senior Ukraine official said leaders of the two countries, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy, could meet “soon”, but the Kremlin downplayed hopes of an early breakthrough. Ukraine’s president said in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday that “for the moment there are just words, nothing concrete”.
compact flower
Wtf
Russians are digging in chernobyl
bruh
also, no way putin will nuke anything
prob wants to rule the world
not turn it into alderaan
candid laurel
bruh
Some russian soldiers in belarus hospitals are being reported with radiation poisoning
compact flower
Some russian soldiers in belarus hospitals are being reported with radiation poi...
b r u h
spiral rover
spiral rover
The ruskis announced a ceasefire yesterday?
subtle gulch
spiral rover
forgot this was still happening
subtle gulch
Since 1948
subtle gulch
limber lagoon
https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1509886397934710784?s=20&t=3tUt7d6knmGT...
Top 3 army in the world my ass
kindred ingot
Paper tiger 💀
rigid garden
Please don't make jokes about the current situation, thanks
severe scaffold
Aiteio
half schooner
https://www.npr.org/live-updates/ukraine-russia-belgorod-mariupol-04-01-2022
Man we’re all fucked. This is just gonna make Russia want to use nukes
candid laurel
Paper tiger 💀
Bear*
kindred ingot
https://www.npr.org/live-updates/ukraine-russia-belgorod-mariupol-04-01-2022
Ma...
No lol
primal hull
https://www.npr.org/live-updates/ukraine-russia-belgorod-mariupol-04-01-2022
Ma...
We're fine
well
as fine as we can be during a war
compact flower
isnt it common to attack infrastructure
i mean, without oil you can't run tanks
without supplies you cant keep your men going
unless they were on meth
spiral rover
https://www.npr.org/live-updates/ukraine-russia-belgorod-mariupol-04-01-2022
Ma...
what makes u think that
lavish sundial
Russia can't be mad that Ukraine hit targets on Russian soil
because Russia believes all of Ukraine is Russian soil
half schooner
what makes u think that
An attack on Russian territory would be a possible nuke scenario
grave flame
An attack on Russian territory would be a possible nuke scenario
oh no no bueno
languid crag
We're fine
Nah I agree with him we’re screwed
primal hull
Nah I agree with him we’re screwed
idk if i can agree
Russia, though their leader might threaten often, won't retaliate in a nuclear war-like manner
im sure the russian military leaders and nuclear arsenal personnel would be more wise on when to launch nuclear missiles
even if we're not talking about nuclear missiles i think it would continue to be a stalemate favouring ukraine, or maybe a bit of an escalation
we'll just have to see
kindred ingot
launching nukes is just plain and simple stupidity
languid crag
Russia, though their leader might threaten often, won't retaliate in a nuclear w...
He would if russia gets attacked or threatened and they got attacked by Ukraine. I also heard that the Brits shot down a Russian helicopter. This is becoming WW3 quickly
primal hull
He would if russia gets attacked or threatened and they got attacked by Ukraine....
The British didn't shoot down a Russian helicopter, I'd like to see your source
languid crag
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/ukraine-russia-starstreak-british-missile-b992103.html?amp
Oh I was mistaken it said Ukraine used a British-made missile
I get it’s a war but Ukraine shouldn’t be doing this
Now russia says any British weapons that are sent to Ukraine could be legit targets
languid crag
spiral rover
An attack on Russian territory would be a possible nuke scenario
It isn’t
calm elm
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Poland’s deputy prime minister accused France and Germany of being too close to Russia, in an interview printed on Sunday.
Russian troops want to capture the Donbas and the south of Ukraine, president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said in his nightly video address.
The UK Ministry of Defence has released the following update on the situation in Ukraine:
Ukraine’s top negotiator said that Moscow had “verbally” agreed to key Ukrainian proposals, reports AFP.
Here is some further detail from AFP:
Negotiator David Arakhamia told Ukrainian television channels that any meeting between Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin would “with a high probability” take place in Turkey.
“The Russian Federation has given an official answer to all positions, which is that they accept the (Ukrainian) position, except for the issue of Crimea (annexed by Russia in 2014),” Arakhamia said.
He said that while there was “no official confirmation in writing”, the Russian side said so “verbally”.
Arakhamia said Moscow had agreed in talks that a referendum on the neutral status of Ukraine “will be the only way out of this situation.”
Asked what would happen if Ukrainians voted against a neutral status for the country, Arakhamia said “we will either return to a state of war, perhaps, or return to new negotiations.”
The Kremlin has insisted that Ukraine adopt a neutral status.
The date of any possible talks is not confirmed.
Ukrainian troops retook the entire Kyiv region, and were met with shocking devastation upon their return into the area: bodies in the streets, evidence of execution-style killings of civilians, mass graves and slain children.
Among the dead were reportedly Olha Sukhenko, the head of the village Motyzhin, and her entire family, all of whom were taken by Russian troops on 25 March.
Maksim Levin, a Ukrainian photographer whose worked appeared in reports from the BBC and Reuters, was also found dead near Kyiv. The defence ministry said he had been shot twice by Russian soldiers.
The United Kingdom said authorities were working to collect evidence in the Kyiv region of Russian war crimes.
The Baltic states have halted all Russian oil imports, and are encouraging the rest of the European Union to follow suit.
Interfax Ukraine is reporting that Turkey is likely to be the place where Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet for peace negotiations.
Baltic states halt Russian gas imports
The head of Latvia’s natural gas storage operator said on Latvian radio today that the Baltic states were no longer importing Russian natural gas.
https://twitter.com/GitanasNauseda/status/1510277034357968898?s=20&t=ZMehjzhSKbYVDi5EGI8arg
Ukrainian photographer killed near Kyiv
Maksim Levin, a Ukrainian photographer whose work appeared in reports from the BBC and Reuters, was found dead near Kyiv. The Ukraine defence ministry said he had been shot twice by Russian soldiers. He was 40.
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and a number of other authorities have accused Russian troops of leaving behind mines and other explosives in their retreat of the Kyiv region. In Irpin, crews have found 643 explosive objects:
Ukraine's Armed Forces: Ukraine destroys 8 aerial targets of the Russian air force.
Ukraine’s Air Command reported in an online post that Russia lost four missiles, two Su-34 fighter-bombers, one helicopter, and one UAV in the last 24 hours.
Ukraine returns gas supply to over 100,000 residents in Luhansk region.
A section of a gas pipeline previously damaged by Russian shelling was located and repaired and is now operational and supplying nearby settlements, according to the press service GTS Operator of Ukraine.
Ukraine said on Saturday its forces had seized back all areas around Kyiv, claiming complete control of the capital region for the first time since Russia launched the invasion.
The general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces on Saturday said the intensity of Russian air and missile strikes had diminished, adding that Moscow continued to withdraw units through the north of Ukraine.
Russia blames Red Cross
(Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry on Saturday said aid convoys had not been able to reach the besieged city of Mariupol on either Friday or Saturday and blamed the International Committee of the Red Cross, RIA news agency said.
half schooner
Russia seems like they’re starting to give up
bronze summit
Russia seems like they’re starting to give up
more like focusing on the South
tries to cut Ukraine off the sea
languid crag
https://twitter.com/TRTWorldNow/status/1510401373841629190
I swear to god if Russia had something to do with this
subtle gulch
safe marten
Fucking hell
Just saw the grave that's fucking sad
People are just laying dead on the street what the fuck man
Russia come on
cursive spindle
Russia come on
Government* and Putin
cursive spindle
oh alr sorry
kindred ingot
"President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating in Russia has soared since he launched his invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24—to 83% from 71% last month—according to independent Russian pollster Levada Center." putins war m yes
languid crag
People are just laying dead on the street what the fuck man
It pains me to say this as it’s potentially a world ender, but NATO may have to start getting directly involved
primal hull
i doubt it
i doubt nato still would want to partake as a unified force
i think the UN will definitely get involved though
languid crag
i think the UN will definitely get involved though
That could still possibly start WW3, and raise the risk of nukes and the world ending
primal hull
That could still possibly start WW3, and raise the risk of nukes and the world e...
Huge doubt
UN operated in Korea, no nukes
also even if we disregard that it'll be more likely the UN will do investigations and peacekeeping missions
stuff that's happened all over the world even in more worse circumstances
languid crag
Starting a peacekeeping mission against a power like Russia is a TERRIBLE idea
half schooner
I don’t want it to happen but I’m preparing just in case a nuclear fallout does happen
safe marten
No one wants to start a nuclear war
Everyone knows if onhapoens the world is gonna end sp it eont happen
languid crag
Someone in another server keeps telling me that russia has already used nukes in Ukraine
He was probably talking about the hypersonic missiles
Which I guess are close to nukes
languid crag
No one wants to start a nuclear war
bronze summit
|| https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-shelter-dogs-die-borodyanka/ ...
nuuuuuuu :(
poor doggo 
spiral rover
|| https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-shelter-dogs-die-borodyanka/ ...
one of the worst ways to die aswell
slowly starving to death
languid crag
he knows the use of nukes are inevitable
rigid garden
~~he knows the use of nukes are inevitable~~
Can you not
olive zealot
russian forces has attacked a cancer hospital and a childrens hospital
Vladimir putin is one of the most dangerous terrorists out there.
crimson imp
~~he knows the use of nukes are inevitable~~
I've been relatively quiet on the matter, one: because I'm not a very political person, and two: because I'm superstitious.
Do you have any idea how unbelievably incompetent the Russian military is?
For over a month, they've been rolling into combat with no strategy in painted cars, with decades-old weapons.
They've had paratroopers who've died because their Cold War-era parachutes haven't opened.
olive zealot
Fax
crimson imp
They've been trapped in elevators, been blocked by traffic, gotten stuck in mud, even blown themselves up if I'm not mistaken.
olive zealot
Don’t forget the farmers stealing their military vehicles
crimson imp
Never mind the fact that they've had several high-ranking officials picked off by ordinary Ukrainian troops.
The idea that Russia is this strong superpower came from Cold War tensions and unease. They lied about their capabilities for generations.
The truth is, they never had much. They have hardly anything.
They only have criminals in their ranks.
olive zealot
Pls keep typing its very interesting
crimson imp
I've seen many of the graphic videos circling the internet. I hate to admit it.
What they don't show on most of the news is that Russia's military is so incomprehensibly bad at doing anything.
To think they're a threat to the world is just unfair to the Ukrainian people that have been crushing them for weeks.
Even from a pessimist, you need to have some faith in the Ukrainians, @languid crag.
languid crag
nuclear weapon use would be inevitable if MAD didn’t exist
Even then idk if putin even cares about that
crimson imp
His arsenal is pathetic. His entire military is a comic book villain.
It's quantity over quality, for lack of any better phrase or word.
languid crag
His nuclear weapons could still destroy an entire country or even worse
it doesn’t matter how “old” they are
crimson imp
I reckon most of "his" weapons aren't even in operation.
There are countless abandoned silos in Russia.
And besides, why would you believe how many missiles he says he has?
languid crag
I think Ukraine can win, but I’m afraid of what Putin will do if he thinks he’s losing. He may try to secure his victory.
crimson imp
His party claims his popularity rankings soar, and his news outlets claim the war in Ukraine is a massive success.
He's a KGB agent. He's only ever lied about things he doesn't have to Western society.
He'll say he has thousands of rockets, but who would believe that?
They rolled into Ukraine with painted vans, outdated firearms and equipment, and Soviet tactics.
We've given Javelins to near-untrained Ukrainian volunteers, and that alone is destroying most of the Russian air force.
languid crag
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-peskov-putin-nuclear-weapons-biden-1692753?amp=1
This makes me think they’re actually considering it…. Knowing russia are a bunch of liars
crimson imp
"Six-thousand warheads."
Of what size? Capability?
Quality?
I could put a warhead on a bottle rocket. By definition, it's a nuke.
If Russia's own military is anything to go by, those warheads are decades old and probably wouldn't even launch.
crimson imp
I honestly doubt they even have people trained to operate them.
They can hardly drive their own tanks.
There's a video of them spinning one out, for Christ's sake.
I hate to put you on the spotlight like this, really.
My point, though, is that we have no right to fear Russia. By comparison, NATO is technological generations ahead.
If there were to come a day when Putin wanted to throw the nuclear football, odds are likely it would blow up in his face more than anyone else's.
Whereas the Soviet Union spent most of the Cold War manufacturing weapons en masse, NATO spent the time perfecting them one-by-one.
We have nuclear defense systems, countermeasures, and an information and communication system on levels I can't possibly describe in word.
languid crag
Most of their weapons are ancient. That’s one reason why russia is kind of failing rn.
crimson imp
Exactly.
languid crag
they will probably beg and plead for someone like China or India to help them with newer weapons
crimson imp
China and Russia aren't on good terms, funnily enough.
Some trade deals went sour, I believe.
languid crag
Well, it’s mostly just Xi and Putin. It’s more of a “we both dislike the west” thing rather than China as a whole being close with them
crimson imp
I'm sure even Xi wants to watch the Kremlin fall apart.
languid crag
China sending them weapons would possibly risk a Third World War anyways. Even if they don’t, we could see an international conflict that spreads throughout Europe.
crimson imp
Russia can hardly get through several towns in Ukraine.
They'd hardly pass the border anyplace else.
As of now they've decided to dig trenches in the highly toxic and radioactive soil of Chernobyl.
We'll see how they get on with that.
candid laurel
They've been trapped in elevators, been blocked by traffic, gotten stuck in mud,...
Even ran over their own general
crimson imp
I heard about that.
spiral rover
safe marten
that is a lot of people
subtle gulch
limber lagoon
What app is this?
trim trout
What app is this?
Flightradar24
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Netherlands has sent four F-35 warplanes to Nato ally Bulgaria to help with its air-policing tasks amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the defence ministry has said.
Germany can only supply arms to Ukraine that the country’s army will know how to use, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said.
He told lawmakers in the Bundestag lower house of parliament:
These are very old inventories that were used by the NVA (army of former Communist East Germany), which have the advantage that they can be used particularly well in Ukraine because they have experience with this equipment.
“We have to supply equipment that can be used.”
Buildings shelled in Luhansk after authorities in eastern Ukraine urge civilians to evacuate
The governor of the eastern region of Luhansk has said that 10 high-rise buildings are on fire in the town of Sievierodonetsk after Russian shelling, with no information yet on casualties.
The US Department of Justice is set to outline new enforcement actions “to disrupt and prosecute criminal Russian activity” later today.
Top justice officials, including the attorney general, Merrick Garland, and the FBI director, Christopher Wray, would discuss the action at 10am (1500 BST), the department said in a statement.
New sanctions were announced earlier today by the United States and its allies against Russian banks and officials. They also planned a ban on new investment in Russia, the White House said, after officials in Washington and Kyiv accused Moscow of committing war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
The European Union has given €35bn (£29.1bn) to Vladimir Putin for energy supplies since the start of his war and €1bn to fund Ukraine’s defence, the union’s top diplomat said.
Kyiv reports 89 deaths since start of invasion
Eighty-nine people, including four children, have been killed in Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, according to the city council.
In a statement, the council said a further 398 people had been wounded and 167 residential buildings damaged by Russian strikes.
The statement read:
It has become safer in Kyiv, but the threat of airstrikes remains.
Russia denies targeting civilians.
The sight of tied bodies shot at close range in the Ukrainian streets of Bucha do not “look far short of genocide”, the British prime minister, Boris Johnson, has said.
Norway has expelled three Russian diplomats, the Norwegian foreign ministry says.
An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) team has led a convoy of buses and private cars carrying more than 500 people to Zaporizhzhia after the civilians fled the besieged Ukrainian town of Mariupol on their own.
An import ban on coal from Russia, worth €4bn a year, intended to cut an important revenue source for Russia.
A full transaction ban on four key Russian banks, among them VTB, the second largest Russian bank, intended to weaken Russia’s financial system. The four banks will be totally cut off from the markets and represent 23% of the Russian banking sector.
A ban on Russian vessels and Russian-operated vessels from accessing EU ports and on Russian and Belarusian road transport operators, limiting options for Russia to obtain key goods. There are exemptions for essentials, such as agricultural and food products, humanitarian aid as well as energy.
Targeted export bans, worth €10bn, in areas in which Russia is vulnerable such as quantum computers, advanced semiconductors, sensitive machinery and transportation equipment. This is intended to degrade Russia’s technological base and industrial capacity.
Specific new import bans, worth €5.5bn, to cut access to funds for Russia and its oligarchs, on products from wood to cement, from seafood to liquor.
The Kremlin has said that peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv are not progressing as rapidly or energetically as it would like.
Speaking to reporters on a conference call, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said work on setting up a new round of talks was under way but that there remained a long road ahead to achieve any progress.
He added that Russia has all the resources needed to service its debt and there are no grounds to default.
Ukraine's Defense Ministry published a video showing massive destructions in Borodyanka, a liberated town about 40 km northwest of Kyiv with a pre-war population of 13,000.
"They wanted to do the same with the whole of Ukraine.
But our army fought back," the ministry wrote.
Video can be found on the defense ministry social media
Zelensky accuses foreign leaders of lacking integrity.
Zelensky said he couldn’t tolerate the West’s indecisiveness after Russia’s war crimes.
“We still have to convince Europe that Russian oil must not provide the Russian military machine with a generous flow of money.”
Mariupol City Council: Russia uses mobile crematoriums to erase evidence of its war crimes.
According to the council, Russia’s special brigades collect and burn the bodies of murdered residents. Tens of thousands of civilians may have been killed in Mariupol, it added.
“The scale of the tragedy in Mariupol the world has not seen since the times of Nazi concentration camps,” mayor Vadym Boychenko said. Russians, he added, “turned our whole city into a death camp.”
Luhansk Oblast governor: Russia building up troops for offensive in 3-4 days.
According to Serhiy Haidai, Russian forces continue to attack Popasna city with Grad rocket launchers and aircraft on April 6, adding that the evacuation of civilians is happening under fire.
Pope Francis condemns massacre of Bucha, calls UN impotent.
At his audience, the Pope called the cruelties against civilians in Ukraine horrendous. He added that the world is witnessing "the impotence of the International Organizations of the United Nation.”
International fund to finance rebuilding Ukraine's energy infrastructure affected by war.
The Energy Community has decided to establish a fund to get financial support for Ukraine from donors, which will mainly be EU member states and international businesses.
Greece to expel 12 Russian diplomats.
The Greek Foreign Ministry announced that 12 members representing Russia on diplomatic and consular missions in Greece will be declared “persona non grata.”
Russians fire artillery at humanitarian aid distribution spot in Vuhledar, killing at least 2 people.
Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said Russian forces also wounded at least 5 other people. He stressed that the authorities are documenting all of Russia’s war crimes.
Russians destroy plant in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Russian missile attack on the evening of April 5 completely demolished the plant’s six tanks for fuels and lubricants, the regional State Emergency Service reported. The plant will no longer be able to operate.
quaint wren
dam
languid crag
Us and EU might sanction Putin’s daughters
That could be a one way ticket to nukes right there
lean stratus
That could be a one way ticket to nukes right there
you gotta chill man, nukes are not going to be used
we're like a month? in i can't remember now
limpid jasper
Putin is pretty much sealing his own fate if he goes to nukes
languid crag
we're like a month? in i can't remember now
It’s not fair to say he would have already used them by now
It’s like day 40 or something
lean stratus
right so that solidifies my point
languid crag
we’re probably lucky that Mutually Assured Destruction is a thing
Tbh
That might be the reason he hasn’t used them
compact flower
That could be a one way ticket to nukes right there
idk why putin would send a nuke flying because his daughters are gonna be sanctioned
we wanna rule the world here
not destroy it
rigid garden
That could be a one way ticket to nukes right there
Dude, stop with the nukes okay? You seem to think any little thing will cause them to be used.
languid crag
I mean just saying it’s possible
rigid garden
Anything is "possible"
frail tide
That could be a one way ticket to nukes right there
how tf lmao
crimson imp
That could be a one way ticket to nukes right there
At this point, you're asking for it man.
languid crag
Asking for what?
broken magnetBOT
Congrats @languid crag, you're now on lap 5
crimson imp
primal hull
That could be a one way ticket to nukes right there
Just stop with the nuke fearmongering, we're almost 2 months in and no nukes have been launched
limber lagoon
Flightradar24
Do you have a premium version cause it’s only showing me local flights
coral crystal
Just stop with the nuke fearmongering, we're almost 2 months in and no nukes hav...
And none should ever have to be
trim trout
Do you have a premium version cause it’s only showing me local flights
No. You can see all planes with basic model
Maybe zoom out and check for filters
languid crag
Just stop with the nuke fearmongering, we're almost 2 months in and no nukes hav...
Doesn’t mean they still won’t be
All I’m saying is the chance is never zero
You know what I’m done talking about it
limber lagoon
No. You can see all planes with basic model
Maybe zoom out and check for filters
How do you see military planes?
Search bar doesn’t show them
half schooner
It’s not fair to say he would have already used them by now
Honestly I think if he was gonna launch nukes he would have already by now. It’s day fucking 40 or something like that.
Stop fearmongering
minor ember
It’s not fair to say he would have already used them by now
US and UK have shoot first policy if threat is credible. No way Russia would consider shooting first so stop worrying
half schooner
Yeah if US shoots first thats just gonna lead to bad things
spiral rover
That could be a one way ticket to nukes right there
what makes you think that
languid crag
I think they’ve been focusing more East
They knew they couldn’t take Kyiv
They gave up on that
trim trout
How do you see military planes?
Only some, they have to have their radar on
merry prawn
transponder yes
lean stratus
Australia to impose sanctions on 67 Russians over Ukraine
Austria to expel four Russian diplomats
Yesterday EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that the EU has given €35bn to Russia in energy payments since the start of the war, compared to €1bn given to Ukraine in arms and weapons. There’s no sign of that changing any time soon.
Russian state-owned gas producer Gazprom said today it continued to supply natural gas to Europe via Ukraine on Thursday in line with requests from European consumers. Requests stood at 105.4 million cubic metres for 7 April, slightly down on the day before.
Ukraine announces it aims to open ten humanitarian corridors today
Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has just tweeted out a response to developments in the US. He said:
Grateful to the US Senate for passing the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act. Important first step towards a lend-lease program to expedite the delivery of military equipment to Ukraine. Looking forward to its swift passage in the House and signing by the US President.
The number of alleged Russian war crimes Ukraine says is currently under investigation has increased to 4,820 according to a recent update from Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office.
It is also believed that 167 children have been killed in Ukraine as result of Russia’s invasion.
Ukraine makes in-person plea to Nato for more weapons
Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has called on Nato allies to supply more weapons to bolster Ukraine’s war effort, including war planes, heavy air defence systems, missiles and armoured vehicles.
Speaking at Nato headquarters, where Nato foreign ministers are meeting later today, Kuleba said there are three items on his agenda when he talks to the allies and holds bilateral meetings: “Weapons, weapons and weapons”.
The Ukrainian foreign minister said there is no distinction between offensive and defensive weapons - any weapons, including tanks and fast jets, would be used to defend Ukraine.
He added that any country making this distinction are being hypocritical.
Ukraine could 'absolutely' win the war against Russia, Pentagon says
The Pentagon has said Ukraine could “absolutely” win the war against Russia, even as US officials speak of the risk of a protracted conflict.
“Of course they can win this,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told a news briefing.
“The proof is literally in the outcomes that you’re seeing everyday ... absolutely they can win.”
US Senate revives Lend-Lease, allowing Biden to more efficiently send weapons and other supplies to Ukraine.
Lend-Lease is a World War II-era measure that allowed the U.S. to quickly resupply Allies in the fight against Nazi Germany.
Taiwan expands sanctions against Russia, targets high-tech exports.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs said in a statement that the list includes designated telecommunications equipment, integrated circuit parts, and variable-frequency drives.
Polish President Andrzej Duda considers Russian actions in Ukraine to be genocide.
In an interview with CNN, President Duda said that it is “hard to deny” that Russian actions in Bucha constitute genocide.
Duda also called for the West to strengthen sanctions and offer Russia an ultimatum saying, “unless you meet these conditions, we have don’t have anything to talk about.”
Reuters: FBI hijacks Russian cyber network.
According to U.S. officials on April 6, the Federal Bureau of Investigation hijacked thousands of routers and firewalls from Russian military hackers.
This was reportedly a “pre-emptive move” to stop the creation of a “botnet,” a network of computers infected with malicious software and used to barrage other servers with traffic.
New York Times: Pentagon trains small group of Ukrainian soldiers to operate portable armed drones.
Pentagon officials reportedly said on April 6 that the soldiers are on a pre-scheduled educational assignment in the U.S. and are being trained on how to use Switchblade drones.
The U.S. included 100 Switchblade drones for Ukraine as part of a $800 million military aid package to Ukraine.
current update as of now, i'll update as it goes
subtle gulch
kindred ingot
Ruski submarine?
bronze summit
oh russian tank under the water pls show me ur wisdom
subtle gulch
Can they suspend from Permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council
granite palm
im thinking China would veto that for obvious reasons
lean stratus
im thinking China would veto that for obvious reasons
nah, China would abstain
candid laurel
https://twitter.com/bnonews/status/1512058820326924289?s=21&t=AyhPhAegya6AsD-b0s...
Oh shit
languid crag
Oh shit
I feel like this could be a bad thing
Russia said they would retaliate if Finland joined
languid crag
Not with the nuke fearmongering again
I’m not talking about nukes
They threatened an attack on Finland if they joined nato
languid crag
Wtf
candid laurel
They threatened an attack on Finland if they joined nato
I know, russia has alot of empty threats
languid crag
I know, russia has alot of empty threats
At some point they could turn into actions.
That’s what I’m worried about.
candid laurel
With the recent russian shenanigans about cutting off europe of its gas if it didnt pay in roubles
Yeah its just empty threats
crimson imp
Remember that this is the same military using parachutes that hardly work.
candid laurel
The kremlin knows damn well what will happen if they go to finland again
languid crag
Finland would probably kick their asses anyway
candid laurel
Remember that this is the same military using parachutes that hardly work.
The same ones that ran over their own general
crimson imp
Oh, Finland would absolutely win.
candid laurel
The same ones that abandon their perfectly usable out of gas vehicles
crimson imp
I'd say their military is far better than they had been at the time of their war.
candid laurel
Finland?
candid laurel
Yeah definitely
And with new tech like thermal scopes and ghillie suits
Finland will definitely have some sort of resistance against russia
crimson imp
I don't mean to downplay the Ukrainian military, because they've done an exceptional job, but the Finnish military is most certainly better.
Nevertheless, the Ukrainians are still humiliating the Russian military.
languid crag
If russia did attack Finland it would trigger a full nato response anyway, assuming they join.
safe marten
Russia is severely struggling down in Ukraine so an attack on finland would just fuck Russia even more
candid laurel
Russia is severely struggling down in Ukraine so an attack on finland would just...
Its like shooting yourself in the foot
Fucking finally
Indepth footage of the wreck
Poor girl :(
At 17:20
quaint belfry
Russia is severely struggling down in Ukraine so an attack on finland would just...
if they would attack finland it would get EU involved so russia would get fucked
spiral rover
Russia is severely struggling down in Ukraine so an attack on finland would just...
yep just ask em what happened in 1940 kekw
bronze summit
if they would attack finland it would get EU involved so russia would get fucked
tbh
Russia would just bully the hell out of Finland until they changed their mind (the Soviets did it before and it works)
kindred ingot
like russia could attack several countries at one time
bronze summit
like russia could attack several countries at one time
in the short run yes
in the long run tho
they are doomed to fail
kindred ingot
russia does not have the resources and capability right now to attack anyone else than Ukraine
bronze summit
russia does not have the resources and capability right now to attack anyone els...
and Ukraine is playing the long run
which is very smart
spiral rover
Well Russia failed to capture kiev in the early days to prevent a long war which made them easy to decide on what to do
coral crystal
Something I’ve noticed is that, the Russian high command is very similar to that of the Nazi High Command during the second half of WW2. They are completely detached from their troops. Not only is this demoralizing, but they don’t seem to care and see them as an expendable resource. It’s honestly kind of disgusting
coral crystal
Which aircraft is this
AAAAAAAA
subtle gulch
AAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIRRRRCRAFT
raw remnant
AAAAAAAAAA
candid laurel
Its the AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIRCRAFT
inland oxide
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAIRCRAFT
merry prawn
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIRCRAFT INDEED
bronze summit
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAIRCRAFT
spiral rover
didnt the russians withdraw their forces from Kyiv?
candid laurel
The russian soldiers who dug trejches in chernobyl have said to have under a year to live
compact flower
tough luck
pastel mural
The russian soldiers who dug trejches in chernobyl have said to have under a yea...
Man it's so fucked up for the Russian army
Their seniors are asking them to do dumb stuff
kindred ingot
nothing new 😂
olive zealot
#fuckputin #fuckrussia
coral crystal
boris johnson is in ukraine
😳
languid crag
What’s y’all’s take on Finland joining nato? I think they shouldn’t be allowed to as it would risk a world war
coral crystal
Please join NATO
coral crystal
What’s y’all’s take on Finland joining nato? I think they shouldn’t be allowed t...
Why would that risk a world war, just marks one less country off the list that borders Russia that they could invade
languid crag
Why would that risk a world war, just marks one less country off the list that b...
Russia threatened retaliation if they joined
languid crag
Russia doesn’t do empty threats
coral crystal
Ok
Why would they attack a NATO country
They have no reason to
And
As proven many times before
A NATO coalition is one of the most combat effective groups there ever is
compact flower
russia invades nato finland = death
candid laurel
Russia doesn’t do empty threats
What about the oil pipeline they threatened to shut down if europe didnt pay in roubles
What happened to that
Yeah
The oil kept flowing
i may be off sending news but i still keep up
Fuck it the news goes on
Twitter
Twitter
Oh current events how i missed you
merry prawn
you sent the same thing twice
merry prawn
Qolors songs are keeping me awake
best songs
candid laurel
Ikr
Incase no one saw
Twitter
3 hours ago
Nothing much coming in im gonna have a lunch break
languid crag
https://twitter.com/mhmck/status/1512913851506900993?s=20&t=API0Z3MI9-3BAI9Nlvwm...
A chemical attack would trigger a nato response. Don’t escalate it
candid laurel
Theyve been doing this for a while
olive zealot
https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1512964581488046090?s=20&t=5qz8S_Lc2X...
lol get rekt
languid crag
It should be taken seriously though
Especially since the US has a fucking stupid president
trim trout
@languid crag just chill mate. A nuclear war is highly unlikely.
Countries have been upping and lowering their nuclear weapons for years.
During the 1980s the Soviet Union alone had 35000. Now Russia has about 5000 nukes.
A full scale nuclear war is super unlikely
rigid garden
It should be taken seriously though
You can take things seriously without claiming every little thing is the end of the world
drifting peak
bro calm down
still stone
holy shit we'd be screwed if this was the case
Chill
languid crag
If russia targets US and actually attacks them it would almost certainly result in nuclear weapons
safe marten
Russia would shoot themselves in the foot if they were to attack someone else
coral crystal
It's not just doom and gloom
That is all he knows how to do
compact flower
It should be taken seriously though
nah
we arent using nukes
thats basically asking for it
youre thinking about this way too hard
languid crag
Russia would shoot themselves in the foot if they were to attack someone else
Maybe the US should not send those heavy duty weapons then if Russia thinks it’s a threat to them
If they attack the US, it’ll become a mess and nukes are 100% gonna become a factor if it comes to raft
languid crag
But what if it happens
rigid garden
It won't
rigid garden
But what if it happens
What can you do to change it?
coral crystal
languid crag
We can all agree it’s a good chance nato gets involved if all the brutal attacks keep happening and it nato gets involved that’s the start of another world war which would involve nuclear weapons
candid laurel
Russia would shoot themselves in the foot if they were to attack someone else
In the fucking leg*
Especially the finnish
languid crag
Finland and Sweden will join NATO as soon as this summer
languid crag
But still
It’s good that they’re getting even stronger
I mean there’s a chance the war won’t even be going on anymore once they join but we’ll se
still stone
We can all agree it’s a good chance nato gets involved if all the brutal attacks...
calm down with the nuke stuff
solar igloo
^^
pseudo thistle
Finland and Sweden will join NATO as soon as this summer
From a Swede we won’t
We haven’t had a war in 200+ years
And have a neutrality
Chances are we will remain friendly but probably won’t join
languid crag
this will trigger WW3 if its true
still stone
Dude chill
primal hull
this will trigger WW3 if its true
no. it. wont.
crimson imp
This is exactly why it's unhealthy to watch nothing but the news every day. You become paranoid and disconnected with reality.
solar igloo
Yeah, exactly.
vale verge
This is exactly why it's unhealthy to watch nothing but the news every day. You ...
Agreed. Who wants to watch the news every day of every hour, when you have F1, video games, streaming devices and to go outside to hang out?
languid crag
I do go outside
coral crystal
I swear Zelenskyy could eat a hot dog and that would lead you to believe that NATO is joining the war 
languid crag
I only watch the news to see if anything is going on, I don’t do it 24/7
languid crag
I swear Zelenskyy could eat a hot dog and that would lead you to believe that NA...
Lol this was kind of funny
We just don’t know how Russia is gonna respond to the west apparently “provoking” them
If they say they are at war with the west there’s a chance it does get NATO involved.. which would possibly lead to a world war..
I don’t believe everything Russia says but I’m still keeping an eye out for threats
daring gust
We just don’t know how Russia is gonna respond to the west apparently “provoking...
western nation doesn't necessarily mean NATO
languid crag
I don’t think the west is doing anything wrong… Russia is just sensitive ass crybabies
languid crag
western nation doesn't necessarily mean NATO
Yeah but it could, not a certainty though
daring gust
I think it's just stupid to go through all the what if stuff, WW3 is highly unlikely
do you know tree diagrams?
you are just looking at one single path and at the end of this path is the outcome of nuke/WW3
the probability is extremely low yet you talk about it all the time as if it was the most likely thing to happen
languid crag
I mean the article said it’s “unclear” how Russia will respond to their apparent “threats” so that’s what I’m keeping an eye on.
Idk what they’re getting on about literally nobdoy has made an existential threat that against them
daring gust
I didn't refer to the article, I saw you fearmongering several times here in the last days and personally, this is the last thing I want when I come to this thread
languid crag
It’s still very bad that Russia could be at war with the western nations.
And that Russian politician in that article I posted said “the west would have no chance of winning this war”…. Could that potentially mean mass destruction? Like the use of chemical or bio weapons
daring gust
FFS STOP WITH THAT DAMN WHAT IF GAMES
mass destruction my ass
please just stop with it
it's neither good for you nor good for anyone else coming to this thread
lavish idol
"Nice" Russia used Chemical Weapons.
daring gust
It’s still very bad that Russia could be at war with the western nations.
And ...
just imagine some 14yo coming here to read about ukraine's situation and the first thing he reads is you talking about the potential of chemical or biological weapons
languid crag
You can’t deny that this is worrying
daring gust
yeah whatever
I'm rather worried about how you make others think there could be nukes or something
lavish idol
just imagine some 14yo coming here to read about ukraine's situation and the fir...
so, they already used it in Mariupol, just half hour ago. All my country now speaking about this (Im Ukrainian)
daring gust
so, they already used it in Mariupol, just half hour ago. All my country now spe...
fuck they really did?
daring gust
mate I hope you, your friends and your family are alright
languid crag
Now Russia is just getting desperate
lavish idol
WARNING!
About hour ago russian forces used undefined chemical substance agains Ukrainian Forces and Civilians in Mariupol. (from UAV).
and text about symptoms
this is from SPRAVDI (Ukraininan Goverment official telegram channel)
languid crag
Oh boy who knows what might be next
languid crag
WARNING!
About hour ago russian forces used undefined chemical substance agains...
This might be really really bad for the world because Joe Biden said that if chemical weapons were used it would trigger a full nato response
lavish idol
¯_(ツ)_/¯
I dont want nuclear war
I just had first kiss with my girlfriend. It will be biggest fail to receive a "Game Over" now
🤨
languid crag
Well, I doubt a nuclear war actually happens but it could still be really bad
lavish idol
Peskov: Russia will use Nuclear Weapons if the (idk how to translate Існування to English) will be under question
‼ ️Chemical weapons of the Russians in Mariupol: the leader of the movement "Azov" Andriy Biletsky states that the attack took place on the plant "Azovstal".
Three people have signs of chemical poisoning, but without catastrophic consequences, he said.
This attack is the despair of the Russians, who cannot take Mariupol, Biletsky said.
languid crag
Not even Russia wants to end the world probably… but that doesn’t erase the fact that nato could respond
coral crystal
💀
lavish idol
half schooner
It is highly unlikely that WW3 or nukes will happen from this
vagrant solar
Oh my god enough with the nukes guys
half schooner
yeah im saying either way they are unlikely
grim tundra
yeah the nuke talk is getting ridiculous, focus on the facts and not the conspiracies people come up with
half schooner
You can’t deny that this is worrying
Ehh
Maybe a little but probably nothing to be that worried about
Probably just a bluff like 95% of their other threats
compact flower
I just had first kiss with my girlfriend. It will be biggest fail to receive a "...
at least you got one
candid laurel
Oh my god enough with the nukes guys
Its getting ridiculous
He has to be trolling
candid laurel
In other news Nikita Mazepins properties in italy got seized
Ah good, johnny guy left
queen sleet
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-seizes-properties-belonging-russian-r...
i saw that
queen sleet
Ah good, johnny guy left
one more ||nuke threat|| and i would explode. thank god and the mods
primal hull
heard there was a military caravan headed for eastern ukraine
ill have to get the post
granted it was posted yesterday
candid laurel
granted it was posted yesterday
Yeah it was yesterday
coral crystal
quaint wren
candid laurel
The bucha massacre yes
lean stratus
Russian president Vladimir Putin is visiting Russia’s far-east Amur region today, where he is expected to meet the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.
Reuters reports the two leaders are due to head to the Vostochny Cosmodrome to mark Russia’s annual Cosmonautics Day, commemorating the first manned space flight made in 1961 by the Soviet Union cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
They are expected to inspect the spaceport and meet staff, and to give a joint news conference.
Ukraine deputy defence minister: 'phosphorus munitions' may have been used in Mariupol
Russia’s defence ministry says it has destroyed Ukrainian ammunition depots in the Khmelnytskyi and Kyiv regions, Reuters reports.
Telecoms equipment maker Nokia is pulling out of the Russian market, its CEO told Reuters. The decision will affect about 2,000 workers
While several sectors, including telecoms, have been exempted from some sanctions on humanitarian or related grounds, Nokia said it had decided quitting Russia was the only option.
“We just simply do not see any possibilities to continue in the country under the current circumstances,” chief executive Pekka Lundmark said in an interview.
He added Nokia would continue to support customers during the exit process, and it was not possible to say at this stage how long the withdrawal would take.
Three people were killed and eight civilians wounded by Russian strikes in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, the region’s governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said in a post on the Telegram messaging app.
i'll update as the week goes on
quarantine has me busy enough, soz
inland oxide
Sit rep?
inland oxide
Three people were killed and eight civilians wounded by Russian strikes in Ukrai...
Yikes
half schooner
Russia doesn’t have the power to starve the world
The US has more power than Russia ever will
frail tide
putin is out of his mind
half schooner
Russia can’t do anything to us that doesn’t involve using nukes which he won’t do
half schooner
compact flower
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10710541/amp/Russia-moves-military-equi...
oooo scary
i find it interesting that many dont mind nuclear war anymore
i dont wanna end the world man
candid laurel
https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1513948689991348224?s=21&t=WnyO6GMBmvp...
Thats true
Apparantly a uncle to putins daughters
compact flower
half schooner
i find it interesting that many dont mind nuclear war anymore
there's not gonna be a nuclear war
if nuclear war was to happen in the ukraine situation it already would have by now.
i mean its been almost 50 days
queen sleet
i saw this really bad news story and i feel even more sick to my stomach like fuck i dont even want to say it
candid laurel
i saw this really bad news story and i feel even more sick to my stomach like fu...
The atrocities the russian soldiers have/are comitting?
Yeah, disgusting
candid laurel
The fuckers that commit these crimes should rot in hell
candid laurel
i saw an article talkling about what they have done to ||woman and girls||
I remember that
Fucking horrible
candid laurel
Honestly, id understand every ukranian wanting everuone of these soldiers dead
queen sleet
and his wife was fine with it
as long as she didnt hear about it
like what the actual fuck
candid laurel
This just shows how russia is fucked up
queen sleet
i wouldnt say everyone
but the goverment and those fighting are
bc some russians are getting there lives ruined for fighting against the government
protesting i mean
compact flower
i saw an article talkling about what they have done to ||woman and girls||
yeah
ive seen photos of ||a dead family||
its really terrifying
if you go to war, at least respect most of the geneva convention
but thats never happening
quaint wren
No it's not
compact flower
eh?
jagged basin
it’s good if they are
inland oxide
kinda
jagged basin
but like, Russia v. Finland… we’ve all seen what happened
inland oxide
jagged basin
snipers
inland oxide
everybody gangsta till the snow start speaking Finnish
jagged basin
lmfao
robust edge
everybody gangsta till the snow start speaking Finnish
Hmm some fins speak Swedish as well
candid laurel
They have balls to go in an active warzone
If sweden does join nato, weapons are probably not gonna come assembles
queen sleet
ive seen photos of ||a dead family||
what I’ve read is almost worse then that
It’s fucking messed up
half schooner
If sweden does join nato, weapons are probably not gonna come assembles
Huh
I wonder if joining nato is a bad thing? Like it’s probably risky but also has its benefits
kindred ingot
Sweden and finland arent getting invaded anyways anytime soon
Russia has thousands of troops in Finland already, but they are all 6 feet underground
coral crystal
💀💀💀
kindred ingot
Russian cruiser moscow sunk rip bozo
candid laurel
I wonder if joining nato is a bad thing? Like it’s probably risky but also has i...
Nato can offer protection to sweden and finland while they are applying if they ask for it
subtle gulch
candid laurel
https://twitter.com/Justin_Br0nk/status/1514383867519643650?t=90ZjAbnf1l8OJWMBTv...
HOLY SHIT THIS IS HUGE
Its a varyag class cruiser
It can theoretically take down a modern us carrier
subtle gulch
She's hit by 2 neptun missile
candid laurel
Not the same pic
Its this one
But flipped and added with a green filter
Twitter
This is not gonna be good
Wasnt it a varyag class cruiser that attack snake island?
No fucking way theyll make biden or harris go
safe marten
legends
granite palm
https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1514287859951456266?t=2b621S0MoU7oEZbPm...
that Estonian dude looks like your average grandpa
kindred ingot
safe marten
Russian troops has reached Gammalsvenskby in ukraine
that village literally translates into "Old Swedish Village"
humble trellis
probably named by the russians themselves in the 1700s, when the swedish empire still had an enormous role to play in european politics
I wonder...it reminds of a battle fought during the great northern war where the ottomans were involved as well, but I can't quite recall it at the moment
compact flower
oh my god its Diana
quaint wren
You like Russia ?
balmy junco
https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1514287859951456266?t=2b621S0MoU7oEZbPm...
Unity
half schooner
So has the threat of nuclear weapons increased now?
lavish sundial
no
half schooner
It’ll be nice when russia stops w with the empty threats
kindred ingot
They never will
chance probably has slightly increased of going nuclear but still very unlikely
half schooner
chance probably has slightly increased of going nuclear but still very unlikely
Like I said
Likely empty threats
They’re trying to scare people
kindred ingot
Yeah, russia tries to scare westerners into submission and to stop sending arms to ukraine
Not a bad strategy as us westerners get shit ourselves when russia says shit like these empty threats
lavish sundial
Did, Belarus just sanction themselves!?!??!
sanctions don't affect the nation
they affect the citizens
inland oxide
Did, Belarus just sanction themselves!?!??!
cant sanction us if we sanction ourselves first
simple cave
We know how much the Belarussian government cares about its citizens
Yeah they really don’t
chilly sun
Post-Soviet dictatorship type beat
spiral rover
bronze summit
@inland oxide why this looks kinda like a deform monaco
subtle gulch
candid laurel
Beat me to it
bronze summit
@candid laurel ngl this is a nice stamp
candid laurel
<@569731590901596160> ngl this is a nice stamp
Id make it a tatoo
safe marten
why would they actually wipe out cities if they wanted to conquer ukraine
there would be nothing left
or did they realize they actually wont conquer ukraine so now they are focused on just blowing it to pieces?
simple cave
I’m working on getting in touch with Myanmar rebel fighters
kindred ingot
why lol
simple cave
why lol
They are fighting against an autocratic regime and I want to show my support for them
chilly sun
Twitter
compact flower
candid laurel
https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1516147844121571329?t=U7nRzp7BQW1QMJoJU...
Godspeed you brave bastards
raw remnant
So where is the US when Israel attacked Al-Aqsa mosque
compact flower
in Washington
chilly sun
So where is the US when Israel attacked Al-Aqsa mosque
No one gives a shit when it’s a brown country, unfortunately
chilly sun
The criteria for global support is that you have to be white, European, Christian, and most importantly, have the States on your side
simple cave
One of the sad things about geopolitics and global media is that it will not learn. Once the Ukrainian war ends, there still will be wars elsewhere in the world that will continue to go ignored.
compact flower
Curious, but whats up with Israel?
ik they dont seem to get along with everyone, but theyve tried to attack everyone
agile scroll
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
simple cave
Curious, but whats up with Israel?
That’s a very long story with many different viewpoints
half schooner
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia will not use nuclear weapons in ukraine, lavrov says/ar-AAWm9Ns?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=67a2333fd34342d0980e56cd4f2ef8e3 the scary part is, russia shouldnt be believed.. this makes me think they're actually considering it, because russia is known for their lies.
compact flower
they probably thought of it
but they arent stupid, dont be so worried
not good for you
kindred ingot
Israel going strong with that ethno state shit
chilly sun
Ethnic cleansing type beat
spiral rover
They are fighting against an autocratic regime and I want to show my support for...
U a legionnaire or smth?
silent wren
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia%20will%20not%20use%20nuclear%20weapo...
yall need to quit whining about nukes
simple cave
U a legionnaire or smth?
No but I can support in other ways
kindred ingot
Ukraine has received new aircraft
ok actually not fighter planes just parts as of now but fighter planes might come in the future
simple cave
ok actually not fighter planes just parts as of now but fighter planes might com...
Parts for?
kindred ingot
extra parts they need to get more Migs in the air
crisp jetty
poor sukhoi
lavish sundial
Russia supported both Syrian and Libyan dictators, so soldiers from those countries volunteered in Ukraine
compact flower
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-islamic-state-group-syria-europe...
bruh
compact flower
https://time.com/6167556/russias-wagner-group-ukraine/
b r u h
candid laurel
since when did Syria and Libya get involved?
Been a while actually
candid laurel
https://twitter.com/mhmck/status/1516487050773598215?s=21&t=CDocvPvZZHF_Te8oEaP2...
NO
theyre like one of my main verified sources
spiral rover
NO
theyre like one of my main verified sources
What did he show anyways? Did it include NSFW or just war updates
simple cave
What did he show anyways? Did it include NSFW or just war updates
Nothing really, just Twitter deciding to support genocide
crimson imp
Twitter is now inherently complicit in the extermination of the Ukrainian People
Unsurprising. Remember that they refused to ban the Taliban account, as well.
crimson imp
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-tv-panel-laughs-while-discussing-nu...
simple cave
Unsurprising. Remember that they refused to ban the Taliban account, as well.
Twitter should be considered an agent of the Russian Federation
candid laurel
2 russian oligarchs have been killed 24 hours apart, along with their families
spiral rover
- And this is coming from the same nation that can't even get a parachute to wor...
coming from the same country which decided to drop their airborne troops without air support
spiral rover
2 russian oligarchs have been killed 24 hours apart, along with their families
they got assasinated or smth?
lean stratus
they got assasinated or smth?
not exactly no, one of those oligarchs was self inflicted
well the father had killed the wife and daughter
and killed himself afterwards
inland oxide
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-tv-panel-laughs-while-discussing-nu...
Tru but same goes for Moscow
well, anything tbh
quaint wren
They are fighting against an autocratic regime and I want to show my support for...
u myanmar?
@simple cave
could u say it in understandable english
simple cave
<@286295565745258498>
No, Belarusian-American
quaint wren
No, Belarusian-American
hmmm u can know the fighters go to thai border
the fighters live near the borders
but dont do it mate its just hell here
burning villages
simple cave
but dont do it mate its just hell here
You live in Myanmar?
quaint wren
drving away 100 yr olds
quaint wren
You live in Myanmar?
yes
simple cave
Ah, I see
quaint wren
killing every ppl that went into the forrest to train
simple cave
I hope that one of the outcomes of the war in Ukraine is that people pay attention more to injustices abroad, but sadly a lot of people have short attention spans in the west
quaint wren
I hope that one of the outcomes of the war in Ukraine is that people pay attenti...
ppl only care about ukraine now
ppl dont care about our country cuz our country is useless
simple cave
I’ve never been exposed to a lot of news from South East Asia, so it’s been very eye opening to see that there’s been conflicts in Myanmar since the beginning of the 1950s.
quaint wren
I’ve never been exposed to a lot of news from South East Asia, so it’s been very...
ye burma been in military control for over half a century
candid laurel
and killed himself afterwards
Pretty sad
Ig its what happens when you deal with the devil
wooden raven
rigid garden
quaint wren
anyone know myanmar here
candid laurel
anyone know myanmar here
Why
candid laurel
the guys from Myanmar i think
Ahh okok
I heard they are having their own civil war there
May their people win
pastel mural
Isn't Myanmar the country with a King
Where if you say something bad you'll get jailed or something
neat lava
Pretty sure that's Thailand
frozen sedge
whats the website that info is on?
kinda interested so I can actually get up to date news
sterile ravine
whats the website that info is on?
quartz tinsel
Why e3 why do you have to cancel the online event
candid laurel
Macron stays as president
Still better than le pen
kindred ingot
Le pen just awful in every way possible
stable nacelle
she lost right why is she relevant
raw remnant
MACRON WINS
merry prawn
macaroni
compact flower
Isn't Myanmar the country with a King
thats thailand
myanmar is the country that recently had a coup
rigid garden
she lost right why is she relevant
Over 2 decades ago my mom learned about her in law school, as an example of why democracy is a good thing, she would never be elected
simple cave
In the situation that the world finds itself in, neutrality should be punished as complicity.
neat lava
If only Lavrov could do something about it...
candid laurel
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/4/25/russia-fm-lavrov-warns-of-real-dang...
I see this is the threat of the day
half schooner
If only Lavrov could do something about it...
he could try to tell Putin not to do it. He cant just launch them anyway. its more than just the push of a button
limber lagoon
Isn't Myanmar the country with a King
That’s Brunei isn’t it?
limber lagoon
I hope that one of the outcomes of the war in Ukraine is that people pay attenti...
I really hope the wars in Yemen Syria and Palestine get talked about more
Along with others of course but these get so neglected by the media it’s actually angering
simple cave
I really hope the wars in Yemen Syria and Palestine get talked about more
Sadly, I don’t think that will happen.
simple cave
People (not everyone, but a significant amount) in the west have this inherent belief that places like Yemen, Syria, and Palestine are just naturally going to be war torn and chaotic
safe marten
simple cave
The Swiss people have chosen to side with genocide and with Russian fascism. Remember that every time you hear someone proclaim they are neutral
There is no such Thing as neutrality, only complicity.
simple cave
I’d like to see them try. It would result in the annihilation of their little communist state
spiral rover
quaint wren
myanmar is the country that recently had a coup
So far so bad
Nobody cares about Myanmar
Like we don’t exist
compact flower
well
hate to say it but yeah
it was just, there
had a coup and after, was like nothing happened
quaint wren
had a coup and after, was like nothing happened
It’s call the trend trap
Theyll only care about it for a day
Well Biden
He just nothing man he don’t care about Burma cuz the country is useless
simple cave
well, as long as America can’t extract any surplus GDP or news headlines out of Myanmar, the media won’t cover it.
quaint wren
well, as long as America can’t extract any surplus GDP or news headlines out of ...
like i said
nobody cares
frozen sedge
Well, thats media for you
Its what gets the media outlets the big cash
you think that the media and everything actually cares about the stuff?
most of the times they just cover that stuff to make the bills go brrr
or you could have a system where the government sucks your money for media outlets you dont even watch/read cough Germany cough
OR you could live in North Korea where theres no press freedom
lean stratus
A checkpoint at the Russian village of Krupets in the Kursk region came under fire, according to Kursk’s governor Roman Starovoyt. The RIA news agency reports he said there were no casualties, and fire was returned. Krupets is close to the Ukrainian border, near the Sumy region in the north-east of the country.
A British citizen has been killed in Ukraine, and a second is missing, the Foreign Office has confirmed, amid reports both were volunteers who had gone to fight in the country.
Alongside this, an American citizen that works with a private contracting company was killed in Ukraine. His body has yet to be found nor recovered.
UN chief admits Security Council failed to prevent and end war
The UN secretary general has criticised his own organisation’s security council while on visit to Kyiv.
During a press conference with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Antonio Guterres said the council had failed to prevent or end the war in Ukraine.
Let me be very clear. The security council failed to do everything in its power to prevent and end this war.
This is a source of great disappointment, frustration and anger.”
Russian gains in Donbas come at ‘significant cost’, says UK
Russia attacked Kyiv with two cruise missiles on Thursday evening, injuring at least 10 people and partially destroying a 25-storey residential building in the central Shevchenkivskyi district.
The blasts came “immediately after” Guterres met with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in the capital.
The UK will send 8,000 soldiers to eastern Europe on expanded exercises to combat Russian aggression in one of the largest deployments since the cold war. Dozens of tanks will be deployed to countries ranging from Finland to North Macedonia between April and June.
candid laurel
It has been more than 2 months now
May ukraine live on to win and gain freedom once more
Now that i have 2 weeks off i might get bavk to sending news updates like before
lean stratus
Now that i have 2 weeks off i might get bavk to sending news updates like before
share the 2 weeks break with my please and tq
spiral rover
simple cave
OR you could live in North Korea where theres no press freedom
That would be like living in Myanmar then, where the news is heavily regulated
candid laurel
share the 2 weeks break with my please and tq
No
compact flower
basically an entire division
grim tundra
The ghost of Kyiv has reportedly died in action after shooting down estimately 40 Russian aircraft.
God speed to him and the soldiers of Ukraine.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ghost-of-kyiv-who-shot-down-more-than-40-russian-aircraft-dies-in-battle-q3sq0hztx
bronze summit
The ghost of Kyiv has reportedly died in action after shooting down estimately 4...
@candid laurel i have terrible news
candid laurel
<@569731590901596160> i have terrible news
Saw it earlier
bronze summit
Saw it earlier
candid laurel
Tragic
True story or not he will live on
still stone
Saw it earlier
nice nickname
candid laurel
nice nickname
Agreed
wooden raven
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
broken summit
The ghost of Kyiv has reportedly died in action after shooting down estimately 4...
Legends never die in our heart ❤️
simple cave
I thought he was debunked already
grim tundra
he's real just most of the videos are bs
kindred ingot
its just propaganda lol ghost of kyiv aint real
kindred ingot
spiral rover
Yh I think the ghost of Kiev is just a representation of all Ukrainian fighter pilots
candid laurel
its just propaganda lol ghost of kyiv aint real
Yep
minor ember
purged chat as it was too political. please remember to abide by the rules
echo ivy
although you have to really tippytoe around anything of substance to talk about current events but not politics
half schooner
What would happen if Russia declares martial law
fleet ocean
although you have to *really* tippytoe around anything of substance to talk abou...
You're allowed to talk politics regarding the war. You just can't go off on a random political speech spree like they did. They weren't even talking about Russia at that point lmao
echo ivy
oh is this thread only for the russia-ukraine war?
echo ivy
What would happen if Russia declares martial law
the poor russian people would suffer even more
stark lodge
What happened
echo ivy
they purged it for a reason, prolly best not to revisit
stark lodge
I see
spiral rover
You're allowed to talk politics regarding the war. You just can't go off on a ra...
this thread is labled current events isnt it supposed to have discussions about eveythings going on rn not just in Russia and Ukraine?
vagrant solar
as long as you dont make it political
I know it's heavy tiptoeing around a very thin line, but them's the rules 🤷♀️
half schooner
https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/the-ukraine-war-might-kill-chinas-nuclear-no-first-use-policy/ is this something to be worried about?
pastel mural
Poland do the funi 
Is this just a meme or are poland actually gonna touch article 5 ?
primal hull
quaint belfry
everyone is told to withdraw money here in case russia decides to try to shut shit down
half schooner
everyone is told to withdraw money here in case russia decides to try to shut sh...
Wym shut stuff down? And where is this at?
quaint belfry
cyberattacks in finland
half schooner
Oh
kindred ingot
Twitter
wanton coral
https://twitter.com/marqs__/status/1525102560125800449?s=21&t=_6xqF0jrV5W6VINNI5...
well, about your terrorist organisations Turkey cough cough
errant haven
well, about your terrorist organisations Turkey *cough* *cough*
worried about competition
wooden raven
ukraine wins back harkov?
errant haven
Russia coming back
stark lodge
I believe they will try to strengthen eastern ukraine/the part that they have already taken and be satisfied with that
kindred ingot
Turkey bein a bitchass
spiral rover
what they doin
wooden raven
What da dog doin
kindred ingot
Turkey rejecting sweden and finland entry into nato
minor ember
not yet
candid laurel
inland oxide
worn pendant
echo ivy
People were warning about this since before Sri Lanka signed up for Belt and Road
worn pendant
what’s belt and road?
echo ivy
China's foreign investment initiative
It has been called "debt trap diplomacy"
Mind you, that's not to say the IMF and western initiatives are not debt traps. They def are.
But in Sri Lanka's case they got a load of money at high interest rates from China to build infrastructure in sub optimal places in the country
It was destined for failure
Not to mention the corrupt af Sri Lankan government who siphoned a huge amount of that money
worn pendant
fair enough
but they don’t owe most of there money to China right?
but iirc China has control of one of their harbours
sharp flare
but iirc China has control of one of their harbours
yeah they do
echo ivy
but iirc China has control of one of their harbours
yup that's the big downside of the debt trap. if you can't pay they take ownership of whatever infrastructure they built. also it's all built using chinese companies and chinese workers so the local population doesn't benefit from experience or anything.
echo ivy
but they don’t owe most of there money to China right?
I'm not sure who they owe the most to
they already had issues before they signed up for BRI
but it def didn't help
sharp flare
I'm not sure who they owe the most to
51 billion to china
echo ivy
big yikes
sharp flare
and some to india too ig
but india gave more time
and another credit line
of 500 million
and b4 in jan they g\ave 1B credit line
worn pendant
51 billion to china
Pretty sure it’s 8 billion
waxen light
rough chasm
plain tangle
