the_ukraine_situation

[cerulean canyon]

Yee yee

[zealous rapids]

I imagine my enxt assembly in school will be on ukraine

[cerulean canyon]

My college has released a few statements about it so far

[zealous rapids]

back to ukraine tho

[dull crane]

My college hasn’t said much

[cerulean canyon]

I imagine there will be more as the days progress

[zealous rapids]

I wonder if it may be better he doesnt publicise this stuff, cause than russia would know easier?

[leaden grove]

Some colleges here have offered to accommodate students from Ukraine

[cerulean canyon]

We're known for having a multicultural student base and we have students and staff from all over the world, I'd be more surprised if we didn't say anything

[cerulean canyon]

Ayyye nice

[dull crane]

We have a ton of global students as well

[zealous rapids]

I know some neighboring schools who have kids from russia there

[leaden grove]

This is more about deterring Russia tbh

[hushed magnet]

if its already a public deal then it doesnt matter

[dull crane]

I know a girl who is from Ukraine

[hushed magnet]

also this ^

[dull crane]

She has family over there

[zealous rapids]

Some of the schools ive played in hockey have russian players, they are boarding schools (highschool with dorms and living). Ive heard from friends most of them are scared for their families at home

[leaden grove]

My mum‘s side of the family is Ukrainian, they haven’t been there since they left in the 90s though

[dull crane]

Her family lives in Kyiv

[molten tartan]

Evenin'

[hushed magnet]

the more russia knows the world is showing support against them, the more careful russia has to be to not start a war with every one of them

[grizzled steeple]

I mean, this is an economic war already

[leaden grove]

The thing is that I doubt these sanctions will impress Putin, but they might very well impress the public and the oligarchy

[cerulean canyon]

Oh shit!!

[hushed magnet]

i mean a military war tho

[leaden grove]

Because I think the oligarchs will get very very upset

[cerulean canyon]

Tucson said we are prepared to take in refugees if needed

Excellent

[dull crane]

I think Ukraine is putting up way more resistance than Russia expected

[hushed magnet]

well they are

[zealous rapids]

ye

[grizzled steeple]

Defensive war so its easier. Also higher morale

[hushed magnet]

Especially if russia has to deploy even more troops to the border

[dull crane]

Wouldn’t doubt if they’ve had a plan in place for years

Ukraine

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/DAlperovitch/status/1498002460279021570

Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch)

Mayor of Kyiv Klitchko reports that Kyiv is now surrounded making further evacuation of civilians impossible

Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 6:29 PM

[leaden grove]

Probably

[molten tartan]

oh

that isn't great

[cerulean canyon]

[grizzled steeple]

I mean when your neighbor's been eyeing you for the past decade. Of course you would want a contingency plan

[copper monolith]

shit

[solid adder]

HMMM

[dull crane]

Ukraine invasion was inevitable as long as Putin was “president”

[cerulean canyon]

Absolutely

[dull crane]

Also oh shit

[leaden grove]

Every country has defense plans, trust me

[zealous rapids]

i thought that said surrendered not surronded

[hushed magnet]

this aint good

[grizzled steeple]

You keep your shotgun in your closet, and your pistol in your drawer or something idk

[leaden grove]

Well, in reality it’s usually more of a thick book with plans

[molten tartan]

Everyone get your molotovs

[dull crane]

Zelenskyy might not have much longer

[zinc talon]

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-europe-e9cd115540b398be26dfcaf472ec1621 full interview

[cerulean canyon]

People in the comments are wondering how to get food and other resources o Kyiv if they are surrounded and that's a good question

[grizzled steeple]

Drop chocolate from B-52s

[hushed magnet]

its crazy how much morale ukraine has

[zealous rapids]

airdrop?

[leaden grove]

Airdrops won’t work

[zealous rapids]

drone drops

[leaden grove]

Not without achieving air superiority

[zealous rapids]

from countries

which have drones

[cerulean canyon]

It shows the determination of their flower, the sunflower tbh

[grizzled steeple]

drop it from orbit

[zealous rapids]

maybe they have like tunnels to get places?

[hushed magnet]

huh?

[cerulean canyon]

Uhm

[hushed magnet]

is that a saying?

[dull crane]

Use cannons

[leaden grove]

We‘re talking about Kyiv here, that‘s a city of almost three million people

[nocturne osprey]

https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1498005998409289732?t=1NT8RWSWI6cD_Ixu9rd2qA&s=19

Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa)

It was nice to learn that in addition to yesterday's agreements, Belgium is sending us another 3,000 machine guns and 200 anti-tank grenade launchers. Thank you @alexanderdecroo for your leadership.

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 6:43 PM

[grizzled steeple]

Intercontinental logistic missile

[zealous rapids]

it was a thing, a woman said. She wants to put sunflower seeds in the russian soliders pockets so when they die flowers will grow

[hushed magnet]

ohh

i didnt see that

[zinc talon]

that was day 1 when the women apporached russian soldiers

[cerulean canyon]

This is the article I was thinking of
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-soldier-woman-confrontation-b2022993.html

Also sunflowers are known for growing and soaking up radiation from the earth, so they are relentless

[leaden grove]

https://youtu.be/L17Bi7zBJHI

[glacial echo]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1497929591209529347

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️⚡️⚡️BREAKING: Ukraine confirms peace talks with Russia today.

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 1:40 PM

[grizzled steeple]

The guts she has

[glacial echo]

thank god

[dull crane]

erm

[leaden grove]

That was hours ago

[glacial echo]

oh, i just saw it myself

[leaden grove]

Like early afternoon

[dull crane]

I’m not sure that it’ll be real peace talks

[leaden grove]

And they’ve broken their promise of not launching any missiles from Belarusian territory already

[cerulean canyon]

Haha you posted the video and I the article
Incredible

[leaden grove]

Yessir

[cerulean canyon]

Same same

[molten tartan]

I didn't realise they were absolutely surrounded

Did they really advance that far?

[leaden grove]

Yeah

And it’s not full a siege yet

[silk iron]

The Russian army is looking to surround and siege Kyiv, and force the Ukrainian government to the negotiation table without having to take the city itself.

[leaden grove]

But it might be very soon

[silk iron]

If Kyiv is placed under siege, the situation may get dire very quickly

[molten tartan]

This morning they were only in the north

how did they make such quick advances?

[leaden grove]

it’s not really quick

And the units are only pouring in now

[zinc talon]

since they took over hostomel this afternoon..

[silk iron]

I would assume Ukrainian saboteurs targeting Russian convoys and fuel supplies were probably found out

[leaden grove]

This is an interesting viewpoint

[molten tartan]

They need to break the encirclement

they're gonna starve the city out

or launch a full on assault

[leaden grove]

There’s no siege yet, like I‘ve said

But yes

[silk iron]

the soon to be siege won't be broken unless Ukrainian troops withdraw from the eastern front

[rare walrus]

wait havent they taken the city northwest of kyiv tho? they could break the circle from there

taken back i should say

[zinc talon]

also another air raid incoming

[molten tartan]

I'm going to wait until it's officially reported anyway

I mean it has been but

you know what I mean

[viral junco]

the associated press mentioned it an hour ago

[molten tartan]

At the very least

[hushed magnet]

[molten tartan]

hopefully the curfew will protect the majority of citizens

[hushed magnet]

hopefully the military can hold out

[split aurora]

imagine flying all the way from moscow (heading to NYC) only to be turned round by new air rules when you reach greenland

lmao

man you'd be pissed

[granite jewel]

Why?

[split aurora]

its a russian plane

[granite jewel]

Not allowed to go to us any plane that came from Russia?

[split aurora]

the entire EU has closed off its airspace to russian planes

[granite jewel]

That kinda sucks

[split aurora]

And russia has done the inverse

[split aurora]

just another kind of sanction

[granite jewel]

But it's understandable

[nocturne osprey]

hearing Kyiv is fully surrounded

[hushed magnet]

yeah...

[stone vigil]

Yes although as stated earlier troops are still moving into positions

[clear creek]

Siege of kyiv this will be a long wikipedia page that ends with
Russian gave up

[hushed magnet]

i mean lets hope so

its gonna be a long hard fight tonight

[grizzled steeple]

Best wishes as always

[hushed magnet]

yeah support for everyone out there tonight

[rare walrus]

yeah, best of wishes to everyone tonight

[zinc talon]

doubt but lets hope so.. if they can't take it, what's keeping them from bombing it

[split aurora]

https://youtu.be/5dGJOM-EtIE

[clear creek]

International outcry

[hushed magnet]

that hasnt been stopping them so far

[rare walrus]

hopefully the air defense will stop any kind of bombing attempts

[hushed magnet]

if russia cared about international outcry nearly as much as itself, then we wouldnt be in this channel

[grizzled steeple]

Sauce: Associated Press.

[hushed magnet]

if nothing else, hopefully russias economy will force them to pull out

sadly its gonna be devastating for the population tho...

[rare walrus]

yeah, no matter what the outcome Russia's economy is gonna be ruined for quite some time from this whole thing

[grizzled steeple]

Unfortunately sanctions seem to be the only thing countries can do without triggering something worse for the world

[rare walrus]

yeah, i hope those volunteer troops will get there soon as well

[copper monolith]

anger https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498005950980145158?s=20&t=Ivx452IO_cmVv8spYQZ40g

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Belarus missile ruins historical building in Chernihiv.

According to the UNIAN news agency, it was an Iskander ballistic missile system that was fired from Belarus and hit the 1939 building in central Chernihiv, a regional capital 150 kilometers north of Kyiv.

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https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498011610148859904?s=20&t=Ivx452IO_cmVv8spYQZ40g

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️100,000 Ukrainians mobilized in 2 days.

According to Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi, 50,000 are military reservists and 50,000 are Territorial Defense volunteers.

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 7:06 PM

[cerulean canyon]

I found a picture of a sunflower in the colours of the Ukrainian flag

[copper monolith]

it is the national flower

[cerulean canyon]

50k volunteers omg

[cerulean canyon]

Yeah!!!

Sunflowers are also my favourite flower so this works out well.

[hushed magnet]

holy shit

how many troops does Russia have in ukraine?

i know war is more than that, but i mean just as a sense of scale

[split aurora]

uhh iirc US says 2/3rd deployed and I believe they had 200k on border

but I could well be misremembering

(so 135k ish)

[rare walrus]

yeah, and a general rule of thumb is that an attacking force would need 3 times the troops of the defending force to take it over, meaning that ukraine has quite good chances with this

[fierce arch]

where are you getting that from

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1498005998409289732?s=20&t=IuV9ZxAIvbr0EwNixFuOZQ

Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa)

It was nice to learn that in addition to yesterday's agreements, Belgium is sending us another 3,000 machine guns and 200 anti-tank grenade launchers. Thank you @alexanderdecroo for your leadership.

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 6:43 PM

[rare walrus]

ill find somethin definitive, but its somethin i remember from history class a lot when we discussed battles and stuff like that

[hushed magnet]

i think this was already posted

[grand pier]

ya know what i learned today

[hushed magnet]

its hard to keep track tho ffs

[grand pier]

Ukraines flag is a field of sunflowers on a cloudless summer day

[tired scaffold]

I think it's meant to be a field of wheat

[tired scaffold]

ohhhh

that works very well too

wait
are those sunflowers?

[cerulean canyon]

No

Sunflowers are tall

[zealous rapids]

On a bluebird day?

[cerulean canyon]

Those look like wildflowers??? Maybe poppy's?

[tired scaffold]

looks more like canola

[fierce arch]

the national flower of ukraine are sunflowers so

[grand pier]

well yeah we cant tell what angle off the ground the pic is taken could very well be someone on a step ladder to be above the flowers

[fierce arch]

its probably an ai generated image

[limber wagon]

Jeez https://twitter.com/UkraineNews0/status/1498019918624829447?s=20&t=zryrrz_7HtLN_TdzSl0ezg

Ukraine News 🇺🇦 (@UkraineNews0)

🇺🇦Outgoing MLRS fire towards Ukrainian Armed Forces positions near Kherson #Ukraine
https://t.co/jogcvUYpNw

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 7:39 PM

https://twitter.com/realistqx1/status/1498018734585360391?s=20&t=zryrrz_7HtLN_TdzSl0ezg

REALIST (@realistqx1)

Russia is bombing #Ukraine with Thermobaric weapons. https://t.co/mfundChSbT

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 7:34 PM

[copper monolith]

fuck

[hushed magnet]

well fuck

[copper monolith]

it's the grad

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/236

[copper monolith]

based

[icy ridge]

Back from work, thankfully I was allowed to Watch the BBC News while cooking food so I was able to keep up.....Glad there is more sanctions

What have I missed from non mainstream news?

[zealous rapids]

War crimes

[copper monolith]

history being destroyed

kyiv surrounded

[icy ridge]

How is Kyiv holding up in the surrounding??

Also bye bye historical buildings 🥲

[molten tartan]

Apparently Kyiv isn't completely surrounded

[copper monolith]

oh?

[hushed magnet]

huh

[icy ridge]

Oh?

[molten tartan]

Hold on

I'm trying to find a concrete source

[hushed magnet]

good idea

[zinc talon]

prob. TOS-1 Systems in use since yesterday

[split aurora]

fuuuucken hell

thats MLRS

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/UkraineNews0/status/1497680359239999488

Ukraine News 🇺🇦 (@UkraineNews0)

🇺🇦Harkov #Ukraine

I had seen reports that Russia was shipping TOS-1 to Ukraine, but I wasn't sure. I'm sure now. https://t.co/W7b5oZJqoK

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Twitter · Feb 26, 2022, 9:09 PM

[limber wagon]

I just hope they run out of ammo quickly. Looking at the speed at which they're firing

[rare walrus]

yeah, its predicted that russia is gonna run out of missiles soon (source was from that us defense ministry thread that was posted a bit ago)

[split aurora]

these are what they likely are

TOS-1 MLRS systems mounted on tanks

[cerulean canyon]

Jeebus

[split aurora]

firing "sunburn" thermobaric missiles

[icy ridge]

Oh my god

[rare walrus]

i really hope the missile defense can take out the missiles

[zinc talon]

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/02/26/russian-flamethrower-rockets-ukraine-pleitgen-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/russia-ukraine-military-conflict/

[split aurora]

point is to unleash a crippling volley of a missile a second, then reload

they were used heavily in ww2 by the soviets

[molten tartan]

Again

[icy ridge]

How much ammo have they used up already?

[molten tartan]

not sure how reliable this is but

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/BBCkatyaadler/status/1498017173792514051 🙏

Katya Adler (@BBCkatyaadler)

EU announces it has agreed unanimously amongst all member countries to take in Ukrainian refugees fir up to 3 years without asking them to first apply for asylum. Just been announced following a meeting of EU Interior ministers

Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 7:28 PM

[icy ridge]

Based EU

[split aurora]

Entire EU... meanwhile the UK denies them entry

[zinc talon]

strange, let's see if confirmed later

[molten tartan]

This guy is a reporter, says that the army is still fighting in the outskirts

[icy ridge]

:(

[copper monolith]

hell yeah

[split aurora]

this is pretty amazing though

every single EU country

[fierce arch]

"unanimously" and "eu"

thought those were oxymorons

[split aurora]

thats pretty incredible too

[icy ridge]

Not usually something u see yeah

[limber wagon]

Damn

[fierce arch]

now if the uk was still in the eu

[icy ridge]

There would be riots in England

But Wales and Scotland will welcome them in open arms

[molten tartan]

Aye

Not sure who'd want to come to Wales but I'm completely happy with refugees

[silk iron]

@split aurora nah nah the UK government will let Ukrainian refugees in - to pick tomatoes seasonally! How benevolent

[dull crane]

One of my roommate is trying to feamonger smh

[icy ridge]

What 😭

Why

[cerulean canyon]

Wh

Wtf

[tired scaffold]

lock them in the bathroom until they promise to stop

[copper monolith]

wat they say lol

[silk iron]

fearmongering what exactly?

[dull crane]

Keeps talking about nuclear war and the end of the world and all that

[copper monolith]

lol

[silk iron]

it's extremely unlikely

[dull crane]

and I’m like

[zinc talon]

getting desperate

[hushed magnet]

tell them to close twitter ffs

[icy ridge]

Bruh what in the imagination

[copper monolith]

kiselev

[dull crane]

Russia went to their equivalent to DEFCON 4, woop-ti-doo

[viral junco]

https://twitter.com/VMSportIE/status/1497956150028943374

Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE)

A powerful moment in the Aviva Stadium.

A rapturous applause in solidarity with Ukraine. 🇺🇦

#IREvITA #GuinnessSixNations https://t.co/G13QGDmKeb

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 3:25 PM

[icy ridge]

👏👏

[hushed magnet]

this is beyond desperate

[split aurora]

putin is AMGERY

The russian economy is like a cardboard box left out in the rain

[copper monolith]

already posted 😎

[icy ridge]

Oops 🤣

[silk iron]

hey that's unfair cardboard boxes are a lot sturdier than that

[hushed magnet]

they went from "there will be consequences" to "we have nukes ready" to "we have more than half a thousand nukes"

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/christineburns/status/1498020817581449218

Christine Burns MBE 🧜‍♀️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈📚⧖ (@christineburns)

This angle really emphasises how that unfeasibly long table is just a figurative penis symbol. https://t.co/KRliz6NvUY

Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 7:42 PM

That is a long table

[icy ridge]

Wait, how is the Ukraine Twitter doing atm?

[copper monolith]

compensating

[hushed magnet]

compensating

[tired scaffold]

I wonder if he's sitting so far away from his generals because he's scared of them

[haughty yew]

Russia: What do you MEAN you’re not afraid of us?
Russia isn’t as scary anymore they are just desperate

[molten tartan]

compensating

[hushed magnet]

😎

[split aurora]

Can't hear your generals objections if you can't hear them.

[silk iron]

wouldn't be surprised

[copper monolith]

still active https://twitter.com/Ukraine

Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine)

Yes, this is the official Twitter account of Ukraine. Nice pics: #BeautifulUkraine⛰ Our music: #UkieBeats🎶

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Twitter

[molten tartan]

No shit

[silk iron]

I think one or two of Putin's close circle will be considering deposing him, if things continue to deteriorate...

[rare walrus]

could very well be, he is genuinely terrified of getting sick

[zinc talon]

getting far away from poison needles, jk

[rare walrus]

yeah, i agree with ya there

[silk iron]

Putin was also paranoid about catching Covid apparently

[icy ridge]

Nah he just wants himself in the spotlight

[hushed magnet]

hope so

[rare walrus]

yeah, he's deathly afraid of it

[icy ridge]

This, everyone at my work is saying how hasn't anyone attempted an assassination on him yet?

[haughty yew]

https://mobile.twitter.com/nestrangeiro_pt/status/1497958542493507589?cxt=HHwWioCz2fPW6MkpAAAA

N Estrangeiros PT (@nestrangeiro_pt)

🇵🇹🇺🇦Portugal decided to close its airspace to Russian airlines. We take this step in conjunction with our European partners and in response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 3:35 PM

[icy ridge]

Based Portugal

[rare walrus]

i suspect there will be an attempt soon with the way things are going

[silk iron]

@icy ridge well you don't simply attempt an assassination plot on a tyrant, it's very difficult and very costly to make an attempt on a paranoid ex KGB agent.

[rare walrus]

true

[tired scaffold]

There will soon come a time when Russia's generals have to decide where their loyalties lie- to their people and their country, or to a single deranged elderly man

[icy ridge]

True

Imagine the people start turning to the Romanovs out if desperation

[copper monolith]

3rd real option - money

[silk iron]

I think Putin is looking to sue for peace tbh

try and mitigate further economic and diplomatic damage and look for a compromise

[split aurora]

definitely money

[hushed magnet]

Definitely money

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/238

[hushed magnet]

😎

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/239

[hushed magnet]

o7

[copper monolith]

based germany

[zinc talon]

how to turn around germanys politics in 4 days

[hushed magnet]

i wonder how much longer russia can cripple their economy before they have to pull out

[silk iron]

However the only way I see a ceasefire being signed between Ukraine and Russia is if the LPR and DPR are recognised as sovereign states by Ukraine. Putin will not sign a peace deal without himself looking like the victor.

[icy ridge]

Hopefully they rapidly invest in renewable energies now

[hushed magnet]

yep

[icy ridge]

Or Mediterranean oil for cooking

[hushed magnet]

Especially after losing so much

[rare walrus]

yeah, it makes me wonder what the full outcome of this will be

[fierce arch]

yeah like

[hushed magnet]

putins ego is too big to accept anything close to a defeat

[icy ridge]

Is there any updates on the negotiations?

[zinc talon]

coming from the green party

[fierce arch]

@leaden grove can you translate

[leaden grove]

Sure

Do you want me to translate that tweet?

[fierce arch]

yea

[dull crane]

It’d be nice if one of my roommates would stop talking about MAD plz

[rare walrus]

oh hey i can actually read a bit of this in german, my german classes are coming in handy!

[icy ridge]

I think that is his coping mechanism running now.... fearing for the worst

[silk iron]

I think I mentioned the 5 reasons - ages ago why nukes won't be used.

[dull crane]

Maybe

[hushed magnet]

and its been reiterated like 50 fucking times lmao

[rare walrus]

yeah

[icy ridge]

Lmao

[silk iron]

if you can find those reasons it logically explains why a nuclear holocaust isn't coming soon.

however

[dull crane]

Its because we went to DEFCON 4 I guess

[silk iron]

it's understandable why people get emotional over the hypothetical end of civilisation as we know it

[hushed magnet]

for sure, especially if you dont know any better

[zinc talon]

esp. with tabloids using it as "clickbait"

[hushed magnet]

yup

[dull crane]

Anyway, I’m getting away from him rn cause he’s stressing me out

[hushed magnet]

good idea

[leaden grove]

"No ideological bans on thinking", vice chancellor Scholz is saying right now on ARD (a TV station). His ministry is considering operating nuclear power plants for a longer time! Sacred cows are being killed at breathtaking speeds! [as in, policies previously considered fixed are changing very quickly]

[hushed magnet]

nukes or not this whole situation is stressful, especially if your in mainland europe i think you are right?

[dull crane]

1984 type beat

[silk iron]

There's a huge shift in the Overton window in Germany

[zinc talon]

lol the translation was in the picure

[silk iron]

heck the entire EU even

[dull crane]

or was it Fahrenheit 451

the one with the Thought Police

[fierce arch]

ty!!

[copper monolith]

(from bbc)

[fierce arch]

it was hard to unerstand

[hushed magnet]

its important to look after your own mental health

[leaden grove]

Yeah, but it’s not 100% accurate (and even then, my translation is still very literal)

[zinc talon]

ah ok, but it's habeck not scholz

[dull crane]

I’m fine discussing the situation, it just when a guy keeps yelling about nuclear war

I’m like “Dawg, it’s not going to escalate to that”

[fierce arch]

nah we're at defcon 2

[leaden grove]

I did some more research and basically all officials say that the nuclear thing is just a regular bluff

[icy ridge]

What's the difference ?

[fierce arch]

defcon 1 is basically just "oh my holy shit we're all gonna die war war nukes aaa"

[dull crane]

DEFCON 3

[silk iron]

defcon 1 is the highest nuclear alert

i.e. stalin hovering his hand over the big red button

[limber wagon]

defcon 1 is the OH SHIT OH FUCK

[fierce arch]

defcon 2 is like cuban missile crisis

[limber wagon]

not alert

[silk iron]

defcon 5 is meh

[leaden grove]

You can forget about DEFCON now with hybrid warfare and whatnot

[copper monolith]

fuck

[silk iron]

defcon 4 is "i just remembered we have nukes somewhere i think"

[hushed magnet]

defocon is US im guessing?

[fierce arch]

defcon 3 is like ok things might go wrong but might not

[copper monolith]

the prisons are def getting overcrowded

[hushed magnet]

[dull crane]

https://twitter.com/defcon_level/status/1497996304961605632?s=21

[fierce arch]

defcon 4 is like ok everything is fine but maybe not

[limber wagon]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEFCON
For those who want to know how the system works

[fierce arch]

and defcon 5 is ok we're all good

[icy ridge]

How the hell are they gonna keep everyone? The prisons have a limit at some point

[zinc talon]

even cuba missle crisis got only def, 2

[hushed magnet]

"were a democracy pls believe us its ukraine thats not a democracy we totally are"

[fierce arch]

wait

[limber wagon]

Yes, the crisis was it potentially going down to 1

[fierce arch]

defcon 1 basically means that the us is gonna nuke eveyrone

[icy ridge]

Yeah I imagine the building itself is gonna implode due to overpopulation

[dull crane]

We’re only at DEFCON 2 because Russia is at equivalent of DEFCON 2

[leaden grove]

Lmao you guys should see the essay posted by Russian state media

[icy ridge]

What does it say?

[leaden grove]

They’re talking about how Putin is solving "the Ukraine question"

[zinc talon]

can you share?

[dull crane]

wait

[leaden grove]

Which is an awful choice of words

[nocturne osprey]

yikes

[hushed magnet]

defcon 2 is "Next step to nuclear war"

[silk iron]

well when the prisons start getting over crowded the politsiya have two options

one of which is slapping them on the wrist

the other is unspeakable

[dull crane]

Wait

[hushed magnet]

"ukraine are the nazis not us!!!"

[dull crane]

We’re at DEFCON 4

[leaden grove]

They removed it from RIA but I‘ll try to find it on another site, hold on, I only have individual excerpts

[dull crane]

They’re at the equivalent of 4

Their level 2

[zinc talon]

oh nvm

[hushed magnet]

i was gonna say defcon 2 sounds a bit too high lmao

[dull crane]

https://twitter.com/dalperovitch/status/1497952720841584647?s=21

[scarlet crown]

solving of ukrainian question?..

sounds like a fucking genocide prompt

[icy ridge]

What does it say?

[cerulean canyon]

Defcon 2

[dull crane]

First two words are Vladimir Putin

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/c/1449473117/13394 Borrell claims EU will send ukraine it's war airships

[dull crane]

nah, DEFCON 4

[leaden grove]

"Vladimir Putin has taken a - without exaggeration- historical responsibility upon himself, by not leaving the solution of the Ukrainian question to future generations"

[cerulean canyon]

oh thank god

[dull crane]

Well

We’re don’t really know

[fierce arch]

@leaden grove you can read ukrainian???

[hushed magnet]

no defcon 2 apprently??

[leaden grove]

That’s Russian

[fierce arch]

you can read russian??

[leaden grove]

And yes, I can

[fierce arch]

!!!!

[copper monolith]

based fellow russian speaker

[cerulean canyon]

Adrian!! Awesome

[fierce arch]

how many languages do you know what the heck

[dull crane]

but it seems like DEFCON 4

I can read Russian

[fierce arch]

can everyone but me read russian wtf

[dull crane]

Just can’t understand Russian lmao

[zinc talon]

i can't either. Translator ftw

[hushed magnet]

https://www.defconlevel.com/

[dull crane]

so I guess it’s more like I can read Cyrllic

[hushed magnet]

according to this anyway

[scarlet crown]

returning it back to russia?..

[viral junco]

annexation

[copper monolith]

"we are going to denazify ukraine"
uses nazi-like language
this man

[grizzled steeple]

Oh shit we going into defcon?

[split aurora]

Defcon info isn't public, thats a best guess

[hushed magnet]

ah right

[cerulean canyon]

shit it is 2

Well, a guesstimate

[fierce arch]

ukraine was never russia's?

[split aurora]

The current defcon level is not public its a best guess

[fierce arch]

what

[haughty yew]

What, you want what he does to make sense?

[scarlet crown]

that's the thing

[cerulean canyon]

thats why I said a guesstimate

[scarlet crown]

after union fell, Ukraine claimed independence

[leaden grove]

Uhh, I can read almost anything in English and German, most (relatively simple) texts in Russian, and I can also read Latvian, French and Latin with the help of a dictionary

[split aurora]

it means jack shit tbh

[scarlet crown]

this is crazy speak

[dull crane]

I would guess 4

[fierce arch]

what the fuck

[dull crane]

2 doesn’t make sense

[scarlet crown]

truly impressive

[fierce arch]

im insulted

[leaden grove]

Smh

[split aurora]

it won't be 4, 2us offices being murdered in Korea in the 70s got it to 3

lmao

[scarlet crown]

stay mad + L

• ratio

[cerulean canyon]

Good to see that space command is 4

[leaden grove]

My French is terrible though

[dull crane]

hm

[fierce arch]

im american better watch out before we start sending support to russia instead

[split aurora]

pondering on defcon level means absolutely nothing to civilians

[dull crane]

Doesn’t really matter, I don’t think it’ll happen at this point

[scarlet crown]

gun borger borger

[split aurora]

those sites just put low levels of defcom to fear monger and get clicks

:)

[dull crane]

Anyway

[hushed magnet]

right

[cerulean canyon]

I unfortunately don't think we can just discount the possibility, but we'll see how the next few hours/day goes

[grizzled steeple]

Defcon should really only concern airforce not civvies

[dull crane]

I could read that the articles said Vladimir Putin but got lost afterward

[scarlet crown]

in all honesty, im just goofing around, no offense

[fierce arch]

im already calling biden

watch out

[cerulean canyon]

Me with friends in the airforce like

[scarlet crown]

nOoOoOOo

[zinc talon]

i posted the translated version above

[fierce arch]

what possibility

[cerulean canyon]

Nuculear ridiculousness

[stone vigil]

^ speculation only drives fears, if you don't have a conclusive source or info, don't try and guess and speculate

[scarlet crown]

Better not think about it too much

[copper monolith]

based frenchies

[dull crane]

Well Putin knows that future generations would probably accept Ukraine

[fierce arch]

basically everyone is trying to get a ceasefire lmao

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/240 Evening statement from Mayor of Kyiv Vitalii Klychko

[grizzled steeple]

I dont think Putin is living past this

[icy ridge]

👀👀👀 as much I want this to work.....Putin is most definitely gonna say no until they are absolutely broke

[fierce arch]

https://news.yahoo.com/israel-offers-mediate-broker-ceasefire-131057088.html

https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkey-says-its-trying-to-broker-ceasefire-between-russia-and-ukraine/

[scarlet crown]

that's the main thing: newer generations are against wars

[dull crane]

yeah

[fierce arch]

where'd you get that from

i love war

[scarlet crown]

That's why most young russian soldiers can barely fight, they just dont want this

[zinc talon]

cnn reports convoy of russian troops ~65 km from kyiv

[icy ridge]

You guys think the ceasefire is gonna work?

[fierce arch]

can you translate that into football fields

ok 710 football fields

[scarlet crown]

why is this such a common thing for every american to measure things in football fields..

[stone vigil]

No you do it it's your problem for not using based metric

[silk iron]

Europe desires a ceasefire, primarily because of the instability caused by another refugee crisis - there's a humanitarian reason as well ofc...

[cerulean canyon]

I hope so

[copper monolith]

a bit outdated, now that Turkey blocked off the strait

[grizzled steeple]

With who putin is? Take your best guess

[fierce arch]

did it?

i don't think it can

[cerulean canyon]

If the ceasefire proposas ae rejected, what happens

[fierce arch]

since russia is a black sea country

[copper monolith]

ye

[scarlet crown]

It did.

[icy ridge]

That is what I'm saying.....he's just gonna say no

[copper monolith]

.

[grizzled steeple]

If rejected, the war continues til russia falls

[cerulean canyon]

Noted

[grizzled steeple]

Or well, putin falls

[stone vigil]

If only there was a nice little bomber plane

[fierce arch]

it didn't block it

it just said it could block it

[dull crane]

Would be a good time for a Putin heart attack

[silk iron]

Well if the ceasefire is rejected, the siege of Ukraine will begin and things will get very ugly for both sides

[fierce arch]

dictators are always surprisingly healthy

like look at kim jong un

[dull crane]

Well

[grizzled steeple]

Cardiac arrest, not VFib just straight to asystole

[dull crane]

Physically

[copper monolith]

man's a fat slob, he's def not healthy

[fierce arch]

somehow

he's not dead

[cerulean canyon]

!

[copper monolith]

based

[cerulean canyon]

based af

[fierce arch]

i think i talked about this earlier but the ICJ is kinda useless against russia

[solid adder]

based

[icy ridge]

Also Kim is incredibly incredibly thin now so....

[fierce arch]

since when?/

[icy ridge]

Have you seen what he looks like now?

[leaden grove]

They blocked it for the ships that aren’t based in the Black Sea

[grizzled steeple]

KJU has been real quiet recently (except for that missile launch earlier)

[scarlet crown]

^^

[copper monolith]

oh yeah, kimmy boy was mad the world isn't giving him attention so he reminded everyone how much he's compensating with his missiles

[cerulean canyon]

jeebus

[grizzled steeple]

Imagine pirates just start going after Russian warships

[fierce arch]

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/02/26/asia-pacific/north-korea-china-xi-kim/

so

that's been happening

[scarlet crown]

that'd be cursed

[fierce arch]

dictator x dictator

[zinc talon]

taking a break now, see you later!

[grizzled steeple]

Ship it

[cerulean canyon]

pirates do be terrifying though

[rare walrus]

could net em a bit o' cash, however would be quite dangerous for em as well

[grizzled steeple]

Sounds good, take care man

[rare walrus]

cya!

[scarlet crown]

cya!

[cerulean canyon]

Enjoy your break, Dr!

[icy ridge]

Also good news

[rare walrus]

ah wait they sent another at the kyiv site?

[cerulean canyon]

very good news

[icy ridge]

I think it's the same one

[grizzled steeple]

Alr so its def on purpose

[fierce arch]

can the cia do to russia what they did to iran. and guatemala. and congo. and the dominician republic. and south vietnam. and brazil. and chile

[rare walrus]

ah i see, good news nonetheless

[icy ridge]

I think CIA is very careful now...since back then, Internet did not exist or instant communication was in its infancy

[copper monolith]

theguardia

[icy ridge]

Seriously the Man is a True And Worthy Leader for his people

[nocturne osprey]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498033693222387712?t=vF5p-NWC4R2U-5Vr9nscHw&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️70% believe in Ukraine’s victory, 91% support Zelensky, according to a Feb. 26-27 survey by the group Rating.

Across Ukraine, pessimistic sentiment is low and the level of faith in Ukraine’s armed forces has grown significantly, Rating says.

Likes

2436

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 8:33 PM

[cerulean canyon]

Can I just say I really admire and respect, Zelensky

[split aurora]

at pripyat

lmfao

[icy ridge]

I think this was already sent in this thread

[split aurora]

diplomatic conference in a nuclear ruin

[rare walrus]

he really is quite the legend, like this guy deserves so much respect

[icy ridge]

Statues and National Squares are definitely worthy of being named after him

[fierce arch]

the story of how he became president is kinda funny

if you haven't heard of it

[icy ridge]

Yeah

Comedian

First

Joked about running

[fierce arch]

well

[icy ridge]

Actually ran

[fierce arch]

he played a movie

[copper monolith]

lol https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498033959405506561?s=20&t=U_F8FXqrKH1u_BUEyQzfmA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️ A petition on the website https://t.co/09HmRlexrG is demanding the State Duma initiate Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s resignation from his post as “guilty of treason and war crimes due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”

It has already gathered more than 170,000 signatures.

Likes

1800

Retweets

386

Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 8:35 PM

[leaden grove]

His comedy shows were actually pretty funny

9/10 can recommend

[fierce arch]

well it was a movie

[scarlet crown]

Zelenskiy was indeed a good comedian

[fierce arch]

that he played the president in

[leaden grove]

Yeah

[scarlet crown]

He also had a tv series where he played a president yea

[fierce arch]

and the political party he is in

is named after the movie

[grizzled steeple]

Good luck with that Russia

[icy ridge]

This will definitely be shut down but the Russians are trying nonetheless

[scarlet crown]

Was also known for many other comedic media

Which also had fame in Russia

[icy ridge]

Wait really? Thats amazing

[scarlet crown]

Can confirm

[fierce arch]

is ukrainian and russian mutually intelligible

[scarlet crown]

as in

[silk iron]

i believe so

[scarlet crown]

Understandable?

[fierce arch]

as in

[thorn mason]

yes

[fierce arch]

if you understand one

[thorn mason]

partially or fully

[scarlet crown]

Yes

[fierce arch]

you can partially understand the other

[icy ridge]

Oh this is amazing

[grizzled steeple]

Regardless of the outcome of this war, Ukraine and Zelenskyy are gonna have a truckload of documentaries

[scarlet crown]

Partially

Russian and Ukrainian have less in common than say Ukrainian and Polska

[fierce arch]

"servant of the people"

is the political party

[leaden grove]

I can understand Ukrainian much better than Polish

[silk iron]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9smD823aE0

[fierce arch]

polska

is just polish?

[scarlet crown]

Yea

[silk iron]

spoilers he became president

[grizzled steeple]

I cant read Cyrillic

[silk iron]

Comedian to war time leader

[fierce arch]

thats

well

[leaden grove]

Sluga narodu

[scarlet crown]

At the beginning of his campaign, he was treated like a clown

[nocturne osprey]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498035120682455047?t=OYVgTGhkuJx4ZzvQRo3ojQ&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️German Chancellor Scholz announced on Feb. 27 that Germany will build two port terminals for LNG to reduce its energy dependency on Russia.

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496

Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 8:39 PM

WHY

JUST

[scarlet crown]

Most politicians making fun of him and his decision

[nocturne osprey]

RESTART YOUR DAMN REACTORS

[fierce arch]

its

not that easy

[nocturne osprey]

it's easier than building brand new ports

quicker

[grizzled steeple]

Hehe natural gas go CHKCHKCHKFWOOOmmmmm

[scarlet crown]

But this war he truly has redeemed himself

His reputation rose by x3

[cerulean canyon]

Hes a really good leader

Like
holy shit

[leaden grove]

Once again, we don’t use gas for electricity generation here that much

We use it for heating

[icy ridge]

Why build if you already have like power plants

[grizzled steeple]

My theory is his experience as a comedian means he has a connection to Ukranians and a way of speaking to them that gets them going

[icy ridge]

Why aren't they switching to electric heating?

[fierce arch]

wh

[grizzled steeple]

Electricity needs something to create it

[icy ridge]

Oh oop

Hydro?

Wind?

Solar?

[fierce arch]

well for one

[icy ridge]

Or Nuclear?

[rare walrus]

Nuclear power! they already have the reactors smh

[grizzled steeple]

Mmm yes, hydroelectricity in Germany where lol

[scarlet crown]

yeah his skill of public speech is impressive

[fierce arch]

yoiu need to convert everything to be compatible

with electricity

and having reactors =/= having fuel

[icy ridge]

Lol forgot there's only one coastline

[icy ridge]

Wait huh even for Nuclear?

[grizzled steeple]

I doubt thats enough

[fierce arch]

i mean

if youh vae a reactor

[rare walrus]

well you do need enriched uranium

[viral junco]

https://twitter.com/tconnellyRTE/status/1498035480755118086

Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE)

So, Ukrainian armed police are extremely nervous about Russian saboteurs and fake news operators in Lviv. We arrived back to our apt this evening to find police and security officials checking out the building

Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 8:41 PM

[fierce arch]

uranium doesn't just suddenly spawn

[stone vigil]

Yes nuclear requires a fuel source

[viral junco]

thread

[grizzled steeple]

I thought enriched uranium is only used for blombs

[rare walrus]

however enriched uranium has many advantages over fossil fuels

[fierce arch]

well

all uranium used for anything

needs to be enriched

[icy ridge]

Is Russia also another main source for the uranium

[fierce arch]

its just that really really enriched uranium

[rare walrus]

nah im pretty sure the process is the same, just much much much slower in a reactor than in something like a bomb

[fierce arch]

is used for bombs

[rare walrus]

yeah

[grizzled steeple]

Ah

[fierce arch]

sorta

yeah

[rare walrus]

yeah russia has tons of uranium deposits in the north

[icy ridge]

I don't blame them, gotta check Everyone since anything can happen

[grizzled steeple]

Oh am i thinking RTGs?

[fierce arch]

siberia is like

without it

russia would be dead

[loud olive]

just to say on the thing about the Germans building new energy ports

[rare walrus]

possibly, those run off of natural degradation of uranium as it breaks down due to it's half-life

[loud olive]

Usually they make decisions like that for a reason, and just caus it sounds stupid, more often than not there is a thought process behind it

[limber wagon]

https://twitter.com/RomanTkach7/status/1498027054486409220?t=VXN6RKSC28HMFQ1yTvWIyA&s=19
Grand theft auto

Roman Tkach (@RomanTkach7)

Russia: we have “STRONGEST ARMY”in the world
4 days later: village folks in Ukraine stealing russian tank.
Is that army that whole #NATO was frightened of?#UkraineRussiaWar #WARINUKRAINE https://t.co/TuJmr6gmhV

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514

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 8:07 PM

[stone vigil]

Kazakhstan is the biggest supplier of uranium, at 41% of the global supply

[icy ridge]

Based villagers

[rare walrus]

lmaoooo nice

[grizzled steeple]

Grand theft auto PFFFHA

[fierce arch]

probably why russia has so many nukes

cause of the kazakhs

[copper monolith]

[grizzled steeple]

Thats actually crazy

And they know how to drive it?

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1498029493033881601

AFP News Agency (@AFP)

#BREAKING EU countries will provide 'fighter jets' to Ukraine under Brussels funding: Borrell https://t.co/tkmHfrhhlf

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4593

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1944

Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 8:17 PM

[rare walrus]

who knows, but hey i mean its not every day you get to steal a tank

[loud olive]

well I mean they could drive a tractor, that's enough to steal the damn thing xD

[grizzled steeple]

"It must be like driving my (insert Ukrainian car)"

[fierce arch]

eu fighter jets are a lot better than russia's

so thats good

[icy ridge]

Yeah

[split aurora]

god imagine if its modern shit

[rare walrus]

ah nice

[split aurora]

eurofighter typhoons over kyiv

👀

[icy ridge]

After a few hours and pushing some buttons, they should get a hang of it

[rare walrus]

just make sure the things unloaded before pressing everything

[grizzled steeple]

hits the ammo rack button

[stone vigil]

Iirc you can put fx in front of twitter to embed these types of videos, since this one doesn't show any sensitive content

[grizzled steeple]

Its not a steering wheel in those things right? Guessing levers?

[rare walrus]

im not too sure

[snow pecan]

maybe it's like spaceships with those big walls of buttons

[fierce arch]

atari

[stone vigil]

Tanks have a form of a steering wheel which is sorta like a overcomplicated bike handlebar

[grizzled steeple]

Ah

"Just like riding a bike"

[fierce arch]

just put robots in there

in the cockpit

if we have self driving cars why not self piloting fighter aircraft

[viral junco]

https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1498037034958610432

The Guardian (@guardian)

Anger as Fifa decide Russia can continue bid to qualify for World Cup https://t.co/wPO5jlD9qx

Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 8:47 PM

[hushed magnet]

every late 70s sci fi movie

[split aurora]

:(

[stone vigil]

Now there's a whole debate about the morality of using robotic warfare, but lets stay on topic

[icy ridge]

👀👀👀

[hushed magnet]

YES COME ON

[fierce arch]

tax haven

lmao

[grizzled steeple]

Yes. YES. YES!

[icy ridge]

You know it's bad when you are basically making the Swiss forego their neutrality

[viral junco]

well they aren't forgoing their neutrality

as the globe is condemning russian aggression

[grizzled steeple]

Numbers really don't convey the amount of suffering happening over there

[icy ridge]

Yeah :(

[icy ridge]

Makes sense

[split aurora]

R.I.P

o7

[zinc talon]

what did i miss?

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/crisis2022/1566 Kherson, occupants are using busses with peaceful citizens as decoy

they're literally taking our people hostage to not get shot from air

how cowardish

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/bellingcat/status/1498043423198040064 ohno

Bellingcat (@bellingcat)

Geolocation of the dramatic explosion footage being shared online this evening from Ukraine via @john_marquee. The camera is pointing in the direction of an arms depot, likely the source of the explosion. https://t.co/q7kTcJ1SbO https://t.co/DGgGsS3qLo

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 9:12 PM

[hushed magnet]

what the fuck

[scarlet crown]

They did a similar thing trying to get in Kyiv while gathering peaceful citizens from Bucha in busses

fucking hell

[fierce arch]

isn't that like

a serious serious war crime

[scarlet crown]

Another war crime, yes

You already know that's not stopping them

[hushed magnet]

russia really be trying to make it in the history books as the country thats committed the most war crimes

[scarlet crown]

They're going for the world record

ba dum tsss

[copper monolith]

the list of war crimes grows

[haughty yew]

Unfortunately

[icy ridge]

What the actual fuck

[hushed magnet]

putin is definitely building a strong legacy

not a good one

[icy ridge]

https://twitter.com/natiqmalikzada/status/1498038703003824131?s=20&t=M8fl2Ya_qvzkP4BxFb0PDg

Natiq Malikzada (@natiqmalikzada)

Cherkasy, #Ukraine — a powerful explosion moments ago

#UkraineUnderAttack #UkraineWar #RussianArmy #Russian #Ukraina https://t.co/0POrrISqAT

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 8:53 PM

The size of the explosion fuck

[haughty yew]

Oh shit

[zinc talon]

already posted ^

[icy ridge]

Oh....

[zinc talon]

nw

[viral junco]

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kosovo-asks-us-permanent-military-base-speedier-nato-membership-2022-02-27/

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/242

[copper monolith]

lmao

[copper monolith]

holy fuck

[copper monolith]

[copper monolith]

hm

man (bbc)

US said the same for theirs a bit ago (theguardian)

[lofty wind]

yeah good luck getting anywhere in a russian airline lmao

[zinc talon]

"it's not that we can't land anywhere, we don't want to land anywhere!"

[icy ridge]

Lmao how are they supposed to leave???

[copper monolith]

yeah, Europeans would need to travel by bus back home, which would take days and is quite uncomfortable

[lofty wind]

i don't wanna make any rash assumptions but for the average russian citizen you're kinda fucked and probably very pissed off

[copper monolith]

Ein

[scarlet crown]

The sheer pride they have is nauseating

[copper monolith]

how you doing? how are things in Odesa?

[scarlet crown]

Odesa will sleep calmly as far as i know

[copper monolith]

good

[lofty wind]

good to hear man

[clear creek]

How is kyiv douing

[scarlet crown]

There's news of yet another negotiation getting hosted in the morning of 28ths

[scarlet crown]

Bombings, shellings

[lofty wind]

kyiv is surrounded right?

[scarlet crown]

The city is still staying strong

[clear creek]

Has a real siege comenst

[hushed magnet]

stay safe ein

[scarlet crown]

always had

[scarlet crown]

I know I will, i just pray to whatever forces out there to keep our troops and people safe

People in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kherson

Chernihov, Mariupol, Mykolaiv

and many many others

It's mad times we live in

[scarlet crown]

I say so because our calmness here is solely their achievement

[copper monolith]

nope https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498024824991625216?s=20&t=U_F8FXqrKH1u_BUEyQzfmA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Klitschko's spokesperson denies that Kyiv is 'encircled.'

In an interview with AP, Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that ‘Kyiv was encircled’ but ready to fight.

His spokesperson said that he misspoke, and that such information is “a lie and a manipulation.”

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[scarlet crown]

It's not surrounded, but occupants keep preparing forces

[hollow grove]

I wonder how far putin will take this

if he loses all his soldiers that were at the border of Ukraine

[copper monolith]

a big force is approaching

[zinc talon]

i read that to. but why go with "i missspoke" to "it's a lie and disinformation" ?

[hollow grove]

oh okay

I guess I missed quite the stuff

[copper monolith]

dunno

[scarlet crown]

this video is fake, keep your heads up

hell

One moment

[copper monolith]

ye

[split aurora]

they were already banned for all the blue area

[split aurora]

lmfao

oslo and instanbul is about the only destinations left

[copper monolith]

oh, huh

[scarlet crown]

there's a video going around of so called explosion in Cherkasy, it's fake

[stone vigil]

Just out of interest, do you know where the video comes from?

[copper monolith]

@split auroranot even Oslo

[zinc talon]

can you translate that?

[stone vigil]

Since it looks quite real so I assume it's a previous blast

[split aurora]

oh

lmfao

[copper monolith]

Attention, in this video - it's not Cherkasi, don't fall for fakes

[scarlet crown]

!! ATTENTION !!
This video is not from Cherkasy.
Don't spread this FAKE!

[copper monolith]

ah, that's what that word meant

[scarlet crown]

pretty close too

either translations work

[scarlet crown]

Honestly no idea

[copper monolith]

only things for certain is that those are russian/ukranian swear words lol

[scarlet crown]

I'll go get some sleep

Keep your eyes open guys, goodnight

[rare walrus]

gnight, stay safe!

[hollow grove]

get some rest 🫂

stay safe

[copper monolith]

goodnight, king

[keen sorrel]

Guess switzerland doesn't have to bother now

[icy ridge]

Is that same time explosion as https://t.co/0POrrISqAT

[zinc talon]

how come ppl where able to geolocate it there?

[icy ridge]

Stay safe and goodnight 🙏

[copper monolith]

probably in the file data, idk

[zinc talon]

confirmed it myself

https://www.google.de/maps/place/М12,+Khmel'nyts'kyi,+Khmel'nyts'ka+oblast,+Ukraine/@49.4015877,26.7897348,43694m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x4732a46e68f06b7b:0xd478248e22135493!8m2!3d49.4164687!4d26.9819589?hl=de

[copper monolith]

I know it's possible to geolocate in photos

[scarlet crown]

It is, it's fake

[icy ridge]

Ah okay thx

[copper monolith]

boo, not cool https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/feb/27/anger-as-fifa-decide-russia-can-continue-bid-to-qualify-for-world-cup

[split aurora]

:(

[copper monolith]

Under a series of “initial measures” agreed by the Fifa council on Sunday, next month’s World Cup play-off between Russia and Poland will go ahead but at a neutral venue and with no spectators. Russia will also be forced to go by the name “Football Union of Russia (RFU)” in an echo of the punishment imposed on the country at the Olympics. No Russian flag will be flown either, nor will the anthem be played.
huh

[split aurora]

no fuck off ban them

[copper monolith]

ye

[split aurora]

letting them play in all but name is a farce

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498043407029223427?s=20&t=D6fud_fwCAjn8EYf9V80Lg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Russia continues its offensive in Ukraine.

(Infographics by Lisa Kukharska for the Kyiv Independent) https://t.co/6OpbNr2SvD

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[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498041739688427521?s=20&t=D6fud_fwCAjn8EYf9V80Lg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko: 16 children killed in Russia's war.

Lyashko called Russia’s troops “terrorists,” accusing them of targeting civilians.

“This is not an army, these are terrorists,” he said on Ukraine’s Rada TV channel on Feb. 27.

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 9:05 PM

[icy ridge]

:( :(

[icy ridge]

The fuck

[molten tartan]

So I was right about Kyiv not being encircled?

That's good

[copper monolith]

ye

Kyiv is a big city tbh

[zinc talon]

not fake but from the first night of the invasion (probably)

[molten tartan]

They would have had to make massive advances to completely encircle it

I was very suspicious

[scarlet crown]

Still would be considered fake if we take in the time

[icy ridge]

Also, I know I already posted it in Article Form, but if anyone wants to watch the full interview with Ursula Von Leyen about Russian Invasion with Euronews here it is, https://youtu.be/AOslcqRvrsY

[zinc talon]

just saying: https://twitter.com/MichaelYartys/status/1498051553793654790

Michael Yartys (@MichaelYartys)

@OAlexanderDK @john_marquee I had a look at the satellite FIRMS fire map, and one fire was detected at the location at time 2022-02-24T10:24. I guess this would mean that it didn't happen today. https://t.co/1ViSzfP183

Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 9:44 PM

takes some time to get behind things

[scarlet crown]

Yea that's what i meant

The explosion is being spread as a current evebt

While it happened during the first day

thus there is no explosion in current time

So claims of it now are fake

While the explosion is still real

[copper monolith]

schrodinger's explosion

also stop tagging them and let them sleep 😡

[zinc talon]

mb

[zealous rapids]

Isn’t shrodinger the dude who made like the paradox or quantum whatever

Physics

[rare walrus]

started the main stuff of quantum theory

i think

[copper monolith]

one of the most notable physicists, yeah

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/markito0171/status/1497998365174513668

C4H10FO2P (@markito0171)

Bayraktar TB2 drone strike on #Russia'n convoy in #Zhytomyr region
#Ukraine https://t.co/J9xTUT6Oeo

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 6:13 PM

woah

[copper monolith]

ye

[split aurora]

das pretty cool

drone warfare is a fairly new one to me, not seen videos of it used in combat before

[fierce arch]

ukraine has drones??

[split aurora]

knew about it ofc, but not seen it

[fierce arch]

this is probably the first war where its actually been used

like

two armies against eachother

and not just terrorists vs an army

[split aurora]

it did see usage in the middle east

but entirely one sided

but yeah this commentary is pretty true

https://www.dailysabah.com/business/defense/ukraine-to-buy-24-more-turkish-bayraktar-tb2-ucavs

ukraine bought a bunch of turkish dromes

prior to the war

[wind meteor]

Hello again!
There's a new donation link for Ukrainian forces!

https://uahelp.monobank.ua/

[split aurora]

where did that come from?

[nocturne osprey]

can you verify the link please @wind meteor

[split aurora]

Not tryna be a dick, just making sure it aint a scam, since theres no shortage of those

[wind meteor]

One moment

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/KofmanMichael/status/1498042673667706884 good threat on this one

Michael Kofman (@KofmanMichael)

Russian units are not fighting as BTGs. They’re not doing combined arms warfare. They’re driving down roads in small detachments, pushing recon and VDV units forward. Tanks without infantry. It’s not going well for them because this isn’t how they organize and fight (more later).

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 9:09 PM

[split aurora]

Now that, thats brave

[split aurora]

ty

[zealous rapids]

Maybe their trying to not fight

[split aurora]

(read it)

[wind meteor]

Okay, the best I can do is the link for the telegram channel it cane from
This the official blog of the founder of a Ukrainian bank called monobank
The last post talks about making a new simple donation page in English

Блог Олега Гороховского – сооснователя monobank
https://t.me/OGoMono

I can dig around for more proof/translate the page

[zealous rapids]

They probs realize how obscure this is

[wind meteor]

I am a person who just randomly showed up yesterday, so fair enough, lol

[fierce arch]

https://www.politico.eu/article/lukashenko-tries-to-consolidate-power-while-ukraine-burns/

[nocturne osprey]

thanks, just ye as Charlotte said we ain't tryin to be dicks just wanna make sure it's not a scam

[fierce arch]

protests in belarus

[icy ridge]

That is brave omg hopefully he isn't fired

[zealous rapids]

Or jailed or killed

[icy ridge]

Yup

[wind meteor]

Perfectly reasonable
Ngl, the emojis do not do this site any favours in terms of not appearing to be a scam, lol

[split aurora]

yeah ngl these guys need a lesson in how to make a safe looking webpage

[wind meteor]

Well, their whole thing is looking super friendly

They market themselves as super easy online bank

But yeah, that does not help

[split aurora]

ah

I don't have telegram so can't see it myself so I'll leave that to others 😌

[wind meteor]

Darn
I can't attach images, I'm sorry

Body of the message in Russian:

Мы сделали очень простую страницу на английском языке для тех, кто хочет помочь Украинской Армии в войне с Россией.
Принимаем платежи с карты любого банка мира.

Пожалуйста, очень-очень вас прошу максимальный репост.
Передайте ссылку всем вашим друзьям иностранцам.
Но и сами можете платить, она работает и для Украинцев.
Огромное количество запросов на помощь из-за рубежа.
Нам так сильно нужна ваша поддержка, дорогие Друзья!

Слава Украине!

Ссылка:
https://uahelp.monobank.ua/

I can translate, if you would like me to

I really wish they duplicated that message in English

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498054727522820105?s=20&t=XMNEZQxRE8NrdNb69nk4PA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Air raid alerts in Kyiv.

Residents are asked to head to the nearest shelter.

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 9:57 PM

[copper monolith]

the short translation and summary is that they made an english version of the website for the fundraiser to help the Ukranian army against the Russian occupants, they're asking people to share and donate

man, is the hryvnia that low?

[hushed magnet]

hopefully this means we'll see more russian officials speaking out against putin

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/Ukraine/status/1497294840110977024 don't know about you, but i'd take the official ones

Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine)

2. Donate money to support the Ukrainian Army. You can transfer money to the following accounts:

🇺🇦 https://t.co/XXCiLUgMOv

🇺🇦 https://t.co/1Cr5CAEilv

3. Organize street protests in your city to support Ukraine and condemn Russian aggression

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Twitter · Feb 25, 2022, 7:38 PM

[split aurora]

hryvnia to usd

[copper monolith]

man

[split aurora]

keep in mind that been one hryvnia is worth several rubles

[copper monolith]

lmao based

[wind meteor]

Yeah
We never recovered after the economic crisis circa 2008, was it?
And then 2014 tanked it
And it's been steadily low

[split aurora]

friday stonks closed at 84 to 1, but an online russian bank is saying 154 to 1

and russians are trading their money at 120 to 1

to get as much foreign currency as possible

[wind meteor]

This tho
Always put a smile on my face

[zinc talon]

and the sanctios havn't hit yet

[copper monolith]

🙁 hopefully one day it recovers

[hushed magnet]

hryvnia is ukraines currency im guessing?

[split aurora]

ye

[copper monolith]

yes

[wind meteor]

Here's hoping

[split aurora]

When I donated to ukraine it was bang on 1 pound to 40

made me a bit nervous typing in the amount in hryvnia

like "ok i know this is ukranian currency.... but let me quadruple check im not sending away 40x as much as I mean to"

lmao

[wind meteor]

Lmao

[stone vigil]

Sent earlier

[split aurora]

ye i sent it, just reposted as i brought it up

:p

[nocturne osprey]

https://twitter.com/ChristopherJM/status/1497987657212874756?t=fuS6WGApMd5Jm899LCFkLw&s=19

Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM)

NEW: A group of 10 special operations forces veterans are staging in Poland and preparing to cross into Ukraine, where they plan to take up Zelensky on his offer to join a new foreign military unit, according to a US Army veteran arranging their passage. https://t.co/sArf6LE2QT

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 5:31 PM

[split aurora]

woah