the_ukraine_situation

[clear pebble]

Rubble

[molten tartan]

yeah, that

[molten tartan]

FUCK THAT'S SO MUCH BETTER

I wish I had the wit to think of that on the spot

[solid adder]

hahahaha rubble

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/278 horrible news

pray for people in Kharkiv 🙏

[copper monolith]

holy fuck

[scarlet crown]

Internation legion is being created. About a couple of thousand applications from foreigners who wish to fight against russian occupants

[copper monolith]

👀

[molten tartan]

Wow

[scarlet crown]

A defective rocket landed in a house in Kharkiv.

[molten tartan]

Jesus

that's gotta be terrifying

[clear pebble]

The warhead too? Or just a booster stage?

[split aurora]

https://mobile.twitter.com/AVindman/status/1498007949104533508

Alexander S. Vindman (@AVindman)

⚡️Russian Chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, reportedly fired today. Gerasimov was very highly regarded, the most important military leader of the past generation, & the architect of today’s Russian Armed Forces. He’s served as the head of the military since 2012. https://t.co/zlEVbCPvZ1

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 6:51 PM

this might have been posted already

[scarlet crown]

It hasn't been yet

interesting

[scarlet crown]

what's a booster stage

[split aurora]

wait till they open the moscow stock market again

theyve refused to reopen it today

[solid adder]

oh

[split aurora]

its only trading on foreign exchanges atm

[scarlet crown]

School number 134 in Kharkiv, or at least what was left of it.. (No one was harmed)

[clear pebble]

Multistage rockets (and missiles) have multiple engines (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multistage_rocket)

[scarlet crown]

i think the one i sent was past booster stage but didn't explode

[zealous rapids]

Didn’t know it was used in missiles. New about it in like space rocket

[clear pebble]

It is more common for space, but no reasons missiles can't use em. Some hobby rockets do too

[zinc belfry]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498255934333894656?t=DOGMnO6nMXmns_jc94zAiw&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Russian forces burn museum with paintings of Maria Prymachenko.

A history museum in Ivankiv town, Kyiv Oblast, was destroyed by a Russian attack, according to Ustyna Stefanchuk, an art collector. The museum had about 25 works by famous Ukrainian artist Prymachenkoю

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 11:17 AM

[scarlet crown]

a great cultural crime..

[zinc belfry]

yikes

[molten tartan]

That's unfortunate

[clear creek]

Burn the portrets of peter the great in revenge

[scarlet crown]

Not verified, but if true - highly hilarious

[molten tartan]

Odesa will stand

But it does help if the Russians can't even reach it

[copper monolith]

man

[split aurora]

God damn the poor troops

you can tell they are green as fuck

being sent in to die at the point of a gun

[molten tartan]

This is in shambles

[scarlet crown]

that's why this war is insane

most of these are very young men

[split aurora]

I feel just as bad for the Russian soldiers as Ukrainians

in war everyone loses

[molten tartan]

also only 50 paratroopers for a city as big as Odesa?

[molten tartan]

You should

People being forced to kill or be killed on order

[split aurora]

tbf the point of a paradrop like that is usually to secure a key point

eg, an airport

to support a wider landing

[molten tartan]

Perhaps a port?

[split aurora]

if you can paradrop, grab an airport, get air supremacy

[molten tartan]

Odesa is on the coast

[split aurora]

or a port

that works too

[molten tartan]

Also explains why they were dropped in the sea

[clear pebble]

50 in the water, probably not the entire amount they sent

[molten tartan]

Another thing

it's been days now

I can't imagine how many Molotovs the population now have

[split aurora]

ukraine is now an anarchists dream

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/UkrainaOnlline/19418 THE SOLDIERS FROM SNAKE ISLAND ARE STILL ALIVE

[molten tartan]

They are???

Please translate

[scarlet crown]

It's been a mystery for over 2 days if they're alive or taken hostage

[limber wagon]

Holy shit

[scarlet crown]

Ukrainian military forces confirm that soldiers from Snake Island are still alive and are held hostage

war prisoned

this is actually big

[molten tartan]

Didn't the warship fire on the island though?

[scarlet crown]

It did

but turns out they're alive

[molten tartan]

They must have surrendered, or the Russians sent forces in

Which I mean with all due respect

I would have pissed myself

[scarlet crown]

Still. it's a blessing they're alive

[molten tartan]

Yeah

[scarlet crown]

it means the legends that told the russian warship to fuck off are still with us

[molten tartan]

No point fighting a battle you can't win

[copper monolith]

based Anonymous https://twitter.com/YourAnonTV/status/1498263109299064833?s=20&t=7NFZpiHMOpSG17AAxY7aIA

Anonymous TV 🇺🇦 (@YourAnonTV)

JUST IN: The websites belonging to the Russian propaganda news media TASS, Izvestia, Fontaka, RBC and Kommersant are hacked by #Anonymous. #OpRussia #OpKremlin #StandWithUkriane #FCKPutin https://t.co/YOoLxOdDA0

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 11:45 AM

[molten tartan]

I'm glad they're alive

even if they're POWs

[scarlet crown]

There's been reports of occupant forces using vacuum bombs in Okhtyrka, which are banned to use by geneva convention. Waiting for more verification

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1498124485173600263?t=O_ANMoyDagWU-lhHufdUPQ&s=19

Rob Lee (@RALee85)

Obviously, we can only make tentative conclusions so far, but the Russian military is committing some very basic mistakes from the strategic to tactical levels. Putin also put his military into a very bad situation with unrealistic goals and without giving them much warning.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 2:34 AM

Good overview of the situation

from one of the leading OSINT figures

[copper monolith]

[hushed magnet]

Looks like we might need to add another war crime to the list

[scarlet crown]

They're shelling the entire city in goal to scare the people (Kharkiv)

this is fucking insane

this is crossing any possible moral border

[copper monolith]

absolutely deranged

[scarlet crown]

they're just digging a deeper grave each day

wasting resources on peaceful citizens

[scarlet crown]

It's true, they're actually using them

this is beyond fucking insane good god

From words of Okhtyrka's mayor, Pavel Kuzmenko, they dropped them on oil storage

[limber wagon]

A very interesting thread as well

[limber wagon]

Jesus wtf

[scarlet crown]

Aleksiy Arestovych claims, that since morning until 2pm, more than 200 various occupant tech has been neutralised on Irpen - Zhytomyr highway

[copper monolith]

based

[hushed magnet]

How desperate and morally bankrupt can putin be

[rare walrus]

Good mornin/afternoon everyone, what have I missed?

[limber wagon]

warcrimes

[copper monolith]

and yeah war crimes

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/281 connnfirmed

[copper monolith]

HELL YEAH

[hushed magnet]

FUCK YEAH

[hollow grove]

yo pog

[hushed magnet]

Fucking respect to them

[hollow grove]

they will forever be legends

[rare walrus]

Ah i see, i hope those talks and the UN meeting go well

[rare walrus]

Ah nice!

[scarlet crown]

let's fucking go, the word goes on

[molten tartan]

Just saw a video of some ukrainians stealing a russian tank with a tractor

amazing

[copper monolith]

ye

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/282 Another confirmation, international legion is being created

[hushed magnet]

Rest in peace 😔

[hushed magnet]

Based

[limber wagon]

2 very interesting analysis of the invasion
https://twitter.com/kamilkazani/status/1497993363076915204?s=20&t=9kn4yoQA-Wd3lfu_qfkORg

https://twitter.com/bazaarofwar/status/1498119251672059909?s=20&t=9kn4yoQA-Wd3lfu_qfkORg

Kamil Galeev (@kamilkazani)

Why Russia will lose this war?

Much of the "realist" discourse is about accepting Putin's victory, cuz it's guaranteed. But how do we know it is?

I'll argue that analysts 1) overrate Russian army 2) underrate Ukrainian one 3) misunderstand Russian strategy & political goals🧵 https://t.co/pXpfIcq3Zs

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 5:53 PM

Bazaar of War (@bazaarofwar)

Updated scaled side-by-side of the 4th day of Iraq & Ukraine (map by @miladvisor).

It was an interesting day, here's a thread with some observations. https://t.co/K9WdvfvwY1

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 2:13 AM

[limber wagon]

Deffo didnt forget to include the first one here

[scarlet crown]

American embassies suspend operations and are preparing to leave territories of Belarus and Russia

A curfew announced in Kharkiv: from 3 pm until 6 am

[rare walrus]

There is one thing of note here though: most of the Russian army that has invaded so far is armed quite poorly in tech, with most not even having night vision. I’m not sure whether that means they don’t have any good tech at all or they just have reserves. However, there have been various US defense reports on the matter as well supporting the theory of them not having the tech (like the thread that was posted earlier about the currents of the invasion)

[scarlet crown]

https://liveuamap.com/kt a live map resource with most current action

[rare walrus]

And i will add, im not sure if my theory on this is correct, but if Putin is having to resort to threats about nuclear stuff, id have to say that shows weakness on his part and his army. However, this could also be aimed at getting NATO off his tail, so im not too sure

[molten tartan]

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/t3eq2p/kyiv_after_curfew_is_over_local_bakery_began_to/

[copper monolith]

based

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/283 do spread

[limber wagon]

I dont know what the validity of this is, but it appears we've got another case of Grand theft auto by farmers https://twitter.com/breaknewsi/status/1498257797103947781?s=20&t=SZgBwFb_k_1Tvmw9DKuw1g

breaking news (@breaknewsi)

Ukrainians continue to harvest ❗
#Ukraine #Russia
#UkraineRussiaWar

https://t.co/5rHMYNExor

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 11:24 AM

Does have a Ukraine coloured thingy at the front, so unlikely to be from somewhere else

[scarlet crown]

That is real footage

yet another "trophy" from the occupants

still in working conditions

[rare walrus]

it looks like ukraine flag colors on the front of that tractor

[limber wagon]

Yeah

[scarlet crown]

Yeah it's becoming popular for tractors to just

chain away enemy tech

[limber wagon]

I've seen way too many videos or images from other conflicts that people have been claiming are from Ukraine.

Twitter is just great

Also love all the batshit crazy takes

[scarlet crown]

everyone from twitter on their way to hype on war and spread disinformation:

[rare walrus]

i never realized tractors were so powerful until i saw ukrainian civilians stealing tanks

[molten tartan]

He'll have a hell of a museum after the war is over

[rare walrus]

it does make me wonder if they'll be required to give the tanks to someone like the Ukrainian military when this whole thing is over

[limber wagon]

We had this farmers protest 2 years ago. I think most of the police were shitting their pants. Kinda hard to stop an army of pissed off farmers in heavy vehicles

[rare walrus]

lmao that does look quite terrifying

[limber wagon]

Chads https://twitter.com/Gadhwara27/status/1498278460371836934?s=20&t=SZgBwFb_k_1Tvmw9DKuw1g

Ukraine live (@Gadhwara27)

#Ukraine Ukrainian self-defense forces stopped Russian column at the entrance to #Enerhodar

#Russia #UkraineRussiaWar https://t.co/HesK4BVIdY

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 12:46 PM

[zinc belfry]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498280759509012480?t=t7iBbL7AfFlu909tK8KhzQ&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Ukrainian defenders of Zmiinyi Island in Black Sea, presumed dead in a Russian bombardment, are alive and held captive, according to Ukrainian navy.

The 13 border guards became celebrated when they told a Russian warship to “go f*ck yourself” after being ordered to surrender.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 12:55 PM

absolute badasses haha

[scarlet crown]

Posted previously, thank god they're safe

The shellings have stopped in Kharkiv. Counting losses

[hushed magnet]

Idk if putin would resort to those kinda threats if they can just pour enough military power in ukraine and get it over with, like they were hoping they would
But im not sure

[rare walrus]

yeah that's what im thinkin too

[copper monolith]

yup... https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498282971412979713?s=20&t=AZH3EuXvzSgSVtHnfe8k_A

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Oil depot burns after artillery shelling in Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast.

Mayor Pavlo Kuzmenko reported that Russian occupiers dropped a vacuum bomb. This type of weapon is known as the most deadly non-nuclear bomb, producing high-temperature explosions.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 1:04 PM

[scarlet crown]

good fucking lord

[hushed magnet]

😬

[scarlet crown]

they just allow themselves anything while negotiations are going, don't they

[hushed magnet]

Yep

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498283832914685955?s=20&t=7NFZpiHMOpSG17AAxY7aIA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️National Bank of Ukraine receives Hr 1 billion ($33 million) in support for armed forces.

Earlier, the bank had opened a special account where Ukrainians and foreigners can donate money to support the military.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 1:07 PM

[hushed magnet]

Yooooo

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/285

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/288

[copper monolith]

L https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498287402112143364?t=Wcvu77O9W5kVJcf63-O93w&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️JPMorgan: Russian economy to shrink by fifth in second quarter.

Throughout the whole year, the decline will be about 3.5% with inflation rising to 10% or even higher as a result of tightening political and economic isolation, global financial company JPMorgan forecasted.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 1:22 PM

[viral junco]

AMD and Intel to no longer sell CPUs to russia

Source: pcgamer

For military AND civilian use

[limber wagon]

AND civilian!!!!

Holy shit

This could be very big

[viral junco]

https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/global-tech-industry-begins-halting-sales-to-russia/

[scarlet crown]

The entertainment sector is also issuing losses in Russia

twitch and youtube bans russian propagana

twitch denies donations to russian streamers

[limber wagon]

CPU market is incredibly consolidated. and with how essential they are nowadays this could be pretty significant in the long term

[keen sorrel]

I'm afraid nothing there says civilian use things are affected, only dual use things

[scarlet crown]

Onlyfans creators from russia won't get their money also

[limber wagon]

Poor streamers though :(

[keen sorrel]

Pcgamer's source is also a tomshardware article that says this:

The extent of the halted sales is currently unclear. The new export restrictions are primarily aimed at chips for military purposes or dual-use chips that could be used for both civilian and military purposes. That means sales of most consumer-focused chips, like AMD's Ryzen and Intel's Core chips, likely won't be impacted. However, it is widely expected that there will be a temporary halt for all semiconductor sales to Russia as companies work to decide which products and customers are impacted. Additionally, the US DoC has added 49 Russian companies to the Entity List.

[limber wagon]

Well, there goes a lot of that bans power.

[viral junco]

Ah my bad

[scarlet crown]

The negotiations on Ukrainian-Belarus border have ended

we're awaiting results

[limber wagon]

👀

[viral junco]

Likely negative but we shall see

[limber wagon]

Still something pretty interesting. And I wonder how many countries have even considered things like that. Suddenly not being having access to CPU's anymore. With how widespread x86 is, not having those could be a major issue.

[viral junco]

Hopefully russia will leave

[limber wagon]

And its not trivial to just change Chip architectures. That takes a lot of work and likely a loss in performance

[keen sorrel]

If consumer ones are still there they could adapt

[limber wagon]

True, no doubt impossible to only make it so regular consumers get the chips. But it still puts their supply in a precarious situation

[zealous rapids]

What’s the consumer stuff

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/293

[limber wagon]

Chips for the military generally are different than chips for regular consumers. They tend to require higher temperature tolerances, higher reliability, EMC tolerances, larger operational ranges, etc. They also tend to be a bit less capable because of all those requirements

So consumer is just the normal type of chip that you will find in almost every PC around

Another common type of chip classification is Industrial. Which tends to have higher temperature and EMC tolerances as well. But also typically have a bit of a smaller operational range in order to drive down the complexity of production as well as costs.

And as a bonus space grade chips are a thing. They tend to be incredibly expensive as quite often they are radically different from all other categories. They require a lot of reliability, radiation hardening and redundancy

[scarlet crown]

Holy hell, even Switzerland, one of the most neutral countries ever, is planning to make sanctions against Russia

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/MarquardtA/status/1498298197684408332?s=20&t=rjBVGrd_7EoGKE7nxugZIQ

Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA)

The “Russian warship, go fuck yourself” Ukrainian forces are “alive and well,” according to the Ukrainian navy which adds that they repelled two attacks by Russian forces but in the end were forced to surrender “due to the lack of ammunition.”

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 2:05 PM

[clear creek]

🇧🇪 🤝 🇺🇦

We got you fam

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/UkrainaOnlline/19452 They're now shelling villages around Chernihiv, this is fucking disgusting

People against occupants, Berdyansk

[clear creek]

Any updates on the peace talks btw

[hushed magnet]

what the fuck???

thats horrific

[scarlet crown]

Nothing yet, but there's already controversy: while Ukrainian media confirms that the talks have ended, Russian media still says they're going on

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/296

[limber wagon]

lmao, went on the r/russia subreddit out of curiosity. They're really claiming the fact that the estimates went up by 1k is somehow indicative that the numbers are made up

[scarlet crown]

yeah and of course we're not gonna talk about those tanks

around 260 more cars...

i wonder who drove these, hmmmm

another 100 of personnel carriers...

yeah, definitely made up

there's no way another thousand could die, yea

surely

[limber wagon]

"well we wouldn't have to bomb those schools and kindergartens if your soldiers weren't there. So its really your fault"

[hushed magnet]

holy shit what the fuck

[limber wagon]

Wait hang on. Its the exact same poster. ANd there are a dozen posts all by them

Also seeing a bunch of other repeat names

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/298 maximum spread

[hushed magnet]

invades country, bombs kindergarten
"well actually its because there was a solder there smh"

[scarlet crown]

another fucking spread of propaganda

that tag of "russia is best country in the world" speaks for itself

[buoyant sundial]

I wish there was something that I, an American, could do to fuck the lying Russians up.

[scarlet crown]

bloody fucking bastards

[limber wagon]

Same person for the third time

[hushed magnet]

ah yes

[limber wagon]

Fearmongering and spreading bullshit like that

[scarlet crown]

i wonder why the fuck that's happening

[hushed magnet]

people are clearly gonna be tortured and killed... for being russian

[scarlet crown]

surely not because of the fucking war crimes, no, couldn't be it

[limber wagon]

Yeah, there are like 5 people who make up nearly all of the posts

[hushed magnet]

also ignoring the fact russia is at the same time invading a fucking country and commiting warcrimes like its nothing

[limber wagon]

No, he's talking about russiaphobia. Regular citizens all over the world

[buoyant sundial]

The only Russian I would want to torture or kill would be the maniacal dictator sending soldiers to kill innocent civilians

[hushed magnet]

its crazy how far people will go to defend Russias horrific acts, and then project them onto the rest of the world

[buoyant sundial]

Torture preferably tbh

People shouldn’t get away with that.

[split aurora]

[not to defend this idiot of a poster]. There is unironically a spike in russiaphobia happening globally, and its fucking disgusting to see

[buoyant sundial]

I mean

It’s kinda fair

[hushed magnet]

yeah ofc, its fucking shit

[split aurora]

People having their property destroyed for being russian

its disgusting

[buoyant sundial]

That is disgusting

[limber wagon]

no?

[hushed magnet]

its not, at all

[buoyant sundial]

I misunderstood

[hushed magnet]

how could you misunderstand that?

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/odessa_info01/18403 President of France is requiring to inventorise all villas, cars and yachts that went into the russian sanction list

[limber wagon]

Also so much whataboutism in that subreddit. "well USA did a bad therefore we should also be allowed to do a bad"

[cerulean canyon]

Yeah we've had a few Russian restaurants vandalized here

[buoyant sundial]

“People being afraid of Russian people” makes sense from a “what if they support the propaganda” bs

[hushed magnet]

yeah its just a deflection

[cerulean canyon]

People need to be afraid of Putin

Not Russians

[limber wagon]

why?

[cerulean canyon]

There is a distinction that needs to be made.

[hushed magnet]

like yeah, those issues need addressing, but they shouldnt be used as propaganda against the support of ukraine

also like, the invasion of ukraine could escalate to a global war involving everyone if no ones careful

[limber wagon]

Damn Swiss sanctions

[scarlet crown]

Even fucking Switzerland is stepping in

That's gotta mean how much you fucked up

[buoyant sundial]

How is the Russian subreddit still online

[limber wagon]

Not breaking reddit rules I assume

[hollow grove]

if switzerland is doing something it has really gone way to far

[buoyant sundial]

…

[hollow grove]

as switzerland never does anything

[limber wagon]

No rules against being the propaganda tool for another country

[buoyant sundial]

That’s a real shame.

[scarlet crown]

I think they mean how they're still up after all possible hacker attacks

[limber wagon]

Its a subreddit, hosted on an american website.

[buoyant sundial]

No I mean in general how are they still being hosted

[limber wagon]

Ask the reddit admins ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[cerulean canyon]

What's the latest btw

I saw that Switzerland is stepping in

Which???? Holy shit

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/303 MAXIMUM SPREAD EVERYONE

Russian occupants are leaving Berdyansk after more and more people started surrounding them and singing national anthem, while telling to fuck off back to Russia

[hushed magnet]

hell yeah 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦

[scarlet crown]

This only goes to show how demoralised occupants are

Together we are strong!

[hushed magnet]

also so much for having a strong military when they get scared of a few people singing lmao

[opaque violet]

Tbf I would to if my country suddenly became the world's most hated country

[cerulean canyon]

Yesssss

[hushed magnet]

russia is seriously lacking the morale and organisation they need to take ukraine

also sounds like they’re mostly pretty underpowered, but idk shit about military tech and stuff tbh

[cerulean canyon]

The power of the people is much stronger than the people in power seems like a fitting quote here

[hushed magnet]

yupppp

[opaque violet]

Probably why they decide on war in the first place and try blaming it on Ukraine

Fighting of an invasion together could be good to rally the people

Luckily that didn't work and even decreases morale instead

[hushed magnet]

its more that putin overestimated russia and seriously underestimated ukraine

[cerulean canyon]

Absolutely

[hushed magnet]

you should never underestimate people that are fighting for their lives

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/novosti_Ukrain/9591 Kharkiv's troops just got Javelins, NLAW's, SMAW-D's and stingers

Time for Kharkiv to strike back for that shelling earlier.

[limber wagon]

Nice

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/304 cryptobros doing good deeds for once

[hushed magnet]

theyre probably gonna regret shelling innocent people now

[hollow hollow]

it seems like the same thing that happened in vietnam, a bunch of young boys who don’t want to fight up against people clamoring to defend their friends, family, and homeland

[hushed magnet]

its crazy how much people can unite when its put to the test, i never thought id be supporting cryptobros lmao

yeah thats true

what else would happen when you take a bunch of people who dont want to be here, and put them against people fighting for literally everything they know

[cerulean canyon]

Exactly

The Vietnam war is a classic example of the power of the people tbh

LBJ was kicked out of office iirc

[hollow hollow]

not kicked out, he just didn’t seek seek another term

for obv reasons

[cerulean canyon]

I thought he was impeached

Or

[hollow hollow]

that was nixon

[cerulean canyon]

Woops my bad

[hollow hollow]

tbh nixon would be a solid a-tier president if not for watergate

[limber wagon]

I do love me some trickle down economics™️ /s

[cerulean canyon]

Tbh I often think about a world if JFK hadn't been assassinated
But that's off topic

[opaque violet]

Thinking about it, Russia might've lost because of people knowing Hitler.
While Russia's history fighting against Hitler could be useful for propaganda purposes to show how Russia gloriously fought against the Nazis, Nazis was lead by a dictator that tried to invade other countries under the premise that they were supposed to be Nazi land.
People could start to realize that what Putin is doing is similiar to the Nazis in that aspect, using proganda to delude the people to fight for an unjust cause, leading them to lose faith in Russia itself.
TL;DR neat possibility of how Russia's former victory against a corrupt regime destroyed it's own corrupt regime.

[scarlet crown]

Odesa, sirens

[nocturne osprey]

https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1498304589405343744
https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1498313741221380104

Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz)

@capellaspace BlackSky imagery captured on Sunday shows shelling damage and craters near residential areas north of Ukraine city Kharkiv: https://t.co/uBaB3pb0Kk

Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 2:30 PM

Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz)

Planet imagery taken on Saturday of the destroyed Kamaryn Slavutych Border Crossing Bridge, which connects Belarus and Ukraine across the Dnieper River: https://t.co/NrDHbegm8C

Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 3:06 PM

[scarlet crown]

I'll try keep updates, gtg

[hushed magnet]

oh shit, stay safe

[molten tartan]

Jesus, please stay safe

[opaque violet]

Stay safe man

[scarlet crown]

They ceased a little, only working in separate areas of the city

[copper monolith]

based https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498318991328169990?s=20&t=BlfH8fuI_IsLJUxrfJu-YQ

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Switzerland adopts EU sanctions, freezes Putin's assets.

Switzerland broke its historically neutral status to adopt EU sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 3:27 PM

[hushed magnet]

based

[molten tartan]

based indeed

[opaque violet]

based

[scarlet crown]

Sirens ceased, occupant airforce retreated

[molten tartan]

Nice

[hushed magnet]

retreated? damn

[molten tartan]

they seem to be retreating all over the place

[opaque violet]

Can't complain tho

[copper monolith]

started half hr ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2MoQnBYCqU

[paper cedar]

Wow that's based

[copper monolith]

man https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498321859187978240?s=20&t=BlfH8fuI_IsLJUxrfJu-YQ

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Pivdennyi mayor in Kharkiv Oblast detained on suspicion of high treason.

Oleksandr Briukhanov, along with a few local officials, have been captured on suspicion of high treason for allegedly negotiating with Russian forces, according to Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Synehubov.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 3:39 PM

[opaque violet]

Man indeed

[hushed magnet]

man

[scarlet crown]

Yeah, sadly

Odesa's mayor is pretty suspicious now, but after seeing this, he finally started being more active

[zinc talon]

Hello, how is it going?

[scarlet crown]

Had sirens, they ended

[silk iron]

How's things going?

still alive?

[scarlet crown]

That's quite the question pal

[silk iron]

well can never be too sure atm

I think my brain is saturated with what is going on atm

have the peace talks somehow come to anything?

[scarlet crown]

No, they're still going

[zinc talon]

I've been at work so i lost track since the night

[scarlet crown]

And while they're going, Kharkiv was getting shelled, Berdyansk was occupied

[scarlet crown]

Check my messages, i try to send news by the time they come

[zinc talon]

"the west [of Ukraine] needs to be turned into a fortress the east is most probably lost"

Holy shit what happened all day?!

[silk iron]

hmm

[scarlet crown]

where did yyou get that?

[silk iron]

I know the Russians are advancing in the south from Kherson over the Dnieper, but i'm sceptical that the east is lost just yet.

[scarlet crown]

Zelenskiy signing an application to EU

[solid adder]

poggg

[copper monolith]

[zinc talon]

military analyst [on the current situation]

[limber wagon]

Doesnt mean they're in the EU. this is the application process.

[scarlet crown]

honestly i think military analyst is a bit shit right now

[scarlet crown]

still cool

[limber wagon]

Yeah

[silk iron]

the symbol is what is important

[solid adder]

that desk is looks very out of place lmaoo

compared to the background

[silk iron]

further messaging that Ukraine and her people are aligned with the West and democracy

[zinc talon]

just scrolling through things atm. to catch up

[hushed magnet]

ukraine is holding out pretty well still afaik

[scarlet crown]

Our scouts gathered some info around the invasion:
Putin planned to take Kyiv, Kherson and Kharkiv in 2 days
Russian military gave false info about our forces before war
Russia is spending about 20milliard$ a day to keep up the war

[split aurora]

It won't be $20mil aday

a lot fucking more then that

1 plane shot down is 20mil

[copper monolith]

milliard is another way to write billion

[limber wagon]

Deffo not 20mil

[split aurora]

oh

[limber wagon]

Ah, yeah. that makes sense

[split aurora]

yeah that makes sense

[hushed magnet]

thats a shit ton

[split aurora]

the estonian report said $20bn

[copper monolith]

by this point Russia has spent around $100b

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/314 truly a historic moment

[copper monolith]

the economy will be trashed in the end, no matter the outcome https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498324831074410497?s=20&t=CeW9m2kQuPYQFdWqywgW9A

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Some experts say that financial isolation of this kind kills any country’s economy.

https://t.co/w0bnDcGHOh

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 3:50 PM

[hushed magnet]

with the economy tanking they probably wont be able to keep up for long

[copper monolith]

[dull crane]

EU moment

[hushed magnet]

im no expert but things aint looking too hot for Russia rn

[dull crane]

Russia

[hushed magnet]

huh

[solid adder]

how long is this application process

[copper monolith]

usually takes years

[limber wagon]

We dont know. Since they're trying to do it speedy this time

[copper monolith]

buuut...

ye

[limber wagon]

Likely a lot faster because war.

[hushed magnet]

i imagine itd be a lot faster as long as the EU is willing

[rare walrus]

If they do join quick, would that mean the entire EU goes to war with Russia? If so i think russia would have to pull out of the war quick then

[scarlet crown]

No one knows, but it's heard that they're doing it under a special operation

so it could be faster than usual

still long

[limber wagon]

its not just the EU. Ukraine also needs to promise a bunch of things and show a bunch of things.

[split aurora]

the EU application process will take years, not due to any baseline reason, but simply because of the pre-resquisities

[rare walrus]

Was this a result of the emergency UN meeting as well?

[split aurora]

Including:

Joining NATO
Adopting the Euro as currency
Joining the single market

[scarlet crown]

:))))

[split aurora]

its a gigantic amount of change that will take years

[hushed magnet]

yeah true

[dull crane]

makes it so the Hryvnia doesn’t die

[clear creek]

Brussels will welcome kyiv with open arms

[dull crane]

or isn’t the cause of death

[clear creek]

Welcome european brother

[scarlet crown]

unsure

[grizzled steeple]

Airbnb is announcing its aid to Ukranian refugees

[solid adder]

I hope it doesn't take long

[hushed magnet]

joining NATO is a prerequisite for joining the EU?

[split aurora]

These processes are lengthy and extensive ones, and not ones people can just speed up at the flick of a pen

[split aurora]

afaik it is now

[clear creek]

No not realy

[limber wagon]

Especially the "EU's standards and rules". But Im willing to bet that the EU is willing to drop a bunch of prerequisites with the condition that they will be met later.

[solid adder]

isnt adopting the euro optional

sweden doesn't use the euro

[split aurora]

for members in before the adoption yes

new members have to

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/CITeam_en/status/1498284746262126597 predicted

CIT (en) (@CITeam_en)

The Russian Airspace Force is bombing Kharkiv and the surrounding areas, and evidence suggests they are using unguided bombs, just like in Chechnya and Syria. https://t.co/itwUZWw3gs

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 1:11 PM

[solid adder]

oh

[dull crane]

There’s light in the future of Ukraine

[clear creek]

Yes but it will help a state in the long run

[dull crane]

Love to hear it

[split aurora]

gonna be honest guys we have to be realistic here

you cant just "Join" the EU at the flick of a pen

[clear creek]

We now

[scarlet crown]

Keep it up lads!

[split aurora]

same as you cant just "become" an independent state at the flick of a pen

[solid adder]

nobody said you could

[hushed magnet]

no one said otherwise

[grizzled steeple]

Follow-up

[clear creek]

Still dont forgive you charles but nice

[split aurora]

i mean this chat did

lmfao

[scarlet crown]

I think everyone understand that it's a long process either way, it's just good that we are doing our first steps towards it

[silk iron]

ty airbnb

[limber wagon]

no

[silk iron]

the symbol is what matters

[hushed magnet]

no..?

[solid adder]

no

[hushed magnet]

^

[scarlet crown]

you kind of just came in explaining the process of joining

but that's good info too

[split aurora]

tbf I would get the nukes ready if I heard liz was coming

[silk iron]

lmfao

[clear creek]

Its evryone but them

[viral junco]

Hello again everyone

[clear creek]

Cant wait for Putin to blame somting on new zealand

[zinc talon]

helloo

[clear creek]

Sub bag

[viral junco]

Happy to hear about the snake Island soldiers being alive

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/WUTangKids/status/1498325012394164230

Wu-Tang Is For The Children (@WUTangKids)

The Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN just stuffed Putin in a locker in front of the General Assembly:

"If he wants to kill himself he doesn't need to use a nuclear arsenal. He has to do what the guy in the bunker did in Berlin in May 1945" https://t.co/tA2JsZhHFK

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 3:51 PM

hahahahaha

[viral junco]

Hopefully they stay safe

[split aurora]

"If he wants to kill himself he doesn't need to use a nuclear arsenal. He has to do what the guy in the bunker did in Berlin in May 1945"

absolute badass

[zinc talon]

pow but hope they return unharmed

[viral junco]

Yes

Harming them would further increase resistance

[scarlet crown]

THE RAWNESS OF THAT LINE MY GOODDDDDD

[viral junco]

It would be idiotic if they did harm them

[scarlet crown]

what makes it better is that there's already some info being gathered that currently Putin is in one of his bunkers in Ural

sooo

[hushed magnet]

LMAO

[opaque violet]

Great quote worthy of a history book

[hushed magnet]

what a fucking chad

[copper monolith]

after him, the Russian ambassador was talking and he spewed the same old bullshit that we all know about, and now a EU representative is talking

[grizzled steeple]

Ukraine is badass

[hushed magnet]

ikr holy shit

[scarlet crown]

I'll be honest, our unity cannot be broken by any bomb

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/YelchenkoUN/status/1498326929002442754

Volodymyr Yelchenko (@YelchenkoUN)

Я стоял на этой главной трибуне ООН сотни раз. А сейчас смотрю и думаю: Василий, ты же был нормальным человеком, мы же с тобой были когда-то, как говорится, на одной волне. Что ты сейчас несёшь? Я бы на твоём месте застрелился или хотя бы заболел. Гори в аду, Вася. https://t.co/R6ZjI6pG0t

Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 3:59 PM

[copper monolith]

but also

[scarlet crown]

all they can do is utter same shit

[zinc talon]

?

[scarlet crown]

Im talking about the Russian ambassador

[copper monolith]

Ukranian ambassador is talking again

[zinc talon]

ah, yeah

[scarlet crown]

all they say is that "occupation of Ukraine is not in their plans" "we're not having any losses" "It is a saviour mission"

blatant and foolish lie

[opaque violet]

"Is not in their plans" "Is a saviour mission"

I thought missions was planned lol

[copper monolith]

no wait whoops my bad I switched ot bbc's coverage and they stopped showing the EU representative

[zinc talon]

"we are not killing civilians"

[hushed magnet]

russia is spreading the same bs propaganda while ukraine is spitting bars

[icy ridge]

Hello everyone just woken up, what has happened in the past 8 hours

[scarlet crown]

The negotiations are still going, presumably they're going nowhere

[hushed magnet]

"there was no shelling, it was just strong hail"

• russia probably idk

[scarlet crown]

Kharkis has been shelled, still is in tough battle

[hushed magnet]

hopefully

[scarlet crown]

There were sirens in Odesa, but airforces of occupants retreated

[copper monolith]

TASS says they're over now (the guardian)

[scarlet crown]

So far the whole world is pressing Russia, this world hurts them more than us

[silk iron]

1. Volunteers signing up in Latvia, UK and other countries to fight or other medical assistance in Ukraine
2. Peace talks ongoing in Belarus between Ukraine delegation and Russian Delegation
3. Refugees fled from Ukraine reached 500k

[zinc talon]

do you guys have any nearby shelter?

[scarlet crown]

Yep, it's true, just ended

[silk iron]

Possible talks in the Tory party about changing tact on their immigration policy in light of the refugee crisis.

[icy ridge]

Huh I guess nothing significantly major has happened then, glad everyone is still going strong 🙏

[molten tartan]

Hahaha

that's poetic

[scarlet crown]

honestly no, not really

[molten tartan]

"If he wants to kill himself he doesn't need to use a nuclear arsenal. He has to do what the guy in the bunker did in Berlin in May 1945"

[hushed magnet]

holy shit please

[scarlet crown]

this is how ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 is dealing with enemy columns

[silk iron]

there seems to be divide in the Tory party in recent days, the Justice minister has spoken in support of simplifying the procedure of admitting Ukrainian refugees into the UK. Issuing temporary visas now, doing the paperwork later.

[nocturne bobcat]

Has anyone already seen the posts about the Snake Island crew being alive?

[silk iron]

yes

[nocturne bobcat]

Cool cool cool

[hushed magnet]

yup

fucking legends

[silk iron]

my head is in a spin, i think news saturation is kicking in

[zinc talon]

yeah i know what you mean

[scarlet crown]

check the thread earlier, there's a lot of stuff shared

It's honestly a big thing that they're still alive

living legends

[nocturne bobcat]

Will do!

[silk iron]

Funny though how people assumed they all were martyred

how did that come to be?

[nocturne bobcat]

I have no clue, there were tons of articles saying they died and like

Didn't have any real proof

It was just kinda assumed

[icy ridge]

Has the UN general Assembly meeting ended?

[scarlet crown]

well it was a last thing everyone saw, it's still unknown how many are still alive exactly

[keen sorrel]

They're being a warship there n stuff along with loss of contact imagine. Not a huge jump.

[silk iron]

sensationalism I suppose, and a lack of response from snake Island.

[keen sorrel]

A bit dumb to claim sensationalism tbh

[zinc talon]

wouldn't call it sensationalism

[silk iron]

well it was wasn't it

[keen sorrel]

No it was a logical assumption with the available information. Being wrong isnt sensationalist.

[nocturne bobcat]

I think iirc it was mostly cause the President was awarding them posthumous awards for their bravery

And at the time the info they had suggested that they had probably died

[icy ridge]

Who has spoken so far in the General Assembly?

[grizzled steeple]

Wait so the crew at Snake island who said fuck off to a russian warship are still alive?

[silk iron]

@grizzled steeple yes, at least some of them

[zinc talon]

also a good way to create sympathy, unite people and boost moral

[nocturne bobcat]

News cycle has been real crazy these past few days so it kinda makes sense, but still

[silk iron]

If you read some of the stories I did there was plenty of martyrdom for those soldiers on snake island who's deaths were greatly exaggerated.

[nocturne bobcat]

Yeah that's what rubbed me the wrong way too

[grizzled steeple]

okay metroman

[nocturne bobcat]

Some reports that they died, fair does but some took that simple statement and 100 meter dashed with it

In any case it's a great deal that they're alive

[hushed magnet]

news headlines are gonna news headline

[silk iron]

I myself believed the stories, so really i'm not much of one to complain either.

[nocturne bobcat]

Yup yup

[grizzled steeple]

Nothing new on Associated Press

[nocturne bobcat]

In the same boat

[silk iron]

that's the problem with compelling narratives they suck you in and distort objectivity

[keen sorrel]

Not like there was a reporter on snake island watching either. The only people who know whats going on there are the people fighting. Dumb to assume anyone can report accuratley there.

[nocturne bobcat]

Fair

[zinc talon]

also only the audio, and later a vide, was published

[silk iron]

Anyway's im going to write to my local MP to ask him to support a motion to allow temporary visas without the red-tape for Ukrainian refugees.

[scarlet crown]

Either way a small recap of today's negotiation:
It was only the first round
Main goal: cease of fire on ukraine's territory
There's already vague solutions that were discussed, but for their implementation both sides are returning to their capitals
Both sides agreed upon a second round of negotiations

[copper monolith]

that's progress

[scarlet crown]

step by step

could go worse honestly

[silk iron]

I really hope a treaty is reached

no one wants street by street fighting in Kyiv, not even the Russian soldiers.

[scarlet crown]

Oh russian soldiers want it in the very last place, they're genuinely afraid

[zealous rapids]

Suddenly everyone at school is an expert on ukrain

Ukraine

Very annoying

Cause they all saying the false stuff

[scarlet crown]

but i don't think a treaty will hold well, considering who we're dealing with

[silk iron]

better than them being completely oblivious @zealous rapids

[scarlet crown]

ehhh, arguable

misinformation is worse than obliviousness imo

[hushed magnet]

to a degree, but when people start spreading misinfo it makes it worse

[silk iron]

Uninformed vs Misinformed

[zealous rapids]

Ye. They started talking about the ballistic missle thing

[zinc talon]

isn't this normal? everybody tries to form an opinion. Imagine someone who's analysing this war for a living would read our chat here?

[silk iron]

I'd like to think we have a decent idea of what is going on - at least from a bigger picture perspective

[hushed magnet]

true, but like you know how people are in school lmao

[silk iron]

ah right

[zinc talon]

i know. Wouldn't expect them to stay up all night to verify twitter posts

[zealous rapids]

Bro they all saying like Russia invaded ukraine cause they don’t like nato

[silk iron]

sorry been years since I was with... well naive peoples - people were talking about the referendum back then

well they're not entirely wrong - Putin invaded Ukraine to establish a puppet regime loyal to the Kremlin which would not join NATO or fall under the EU's sphere of influence.

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/324

[zealous rapids]

Ye but than they started saying zelensky is dead

[zinc talon]

had a colleague who argued like this and that the west isn't better because all eu states are puppets to US government

[scarlet crown]

bruh...

[silk iron]

Putin wishes he was, but no Zelensky is alive

[zealous rapids]

Ye

[silk iron]

lmao EU states being puppets of the US

thats a good one

[rare walrus]

Literally how even does one come to that conclusion

[grizzled steeple]

We call this "projection"

(At least i think so?)

[silk iron]

There's a huge difference between similarity in political ideology, government systems and cultural influence and being under a great power's sphere of influence or being a direct puppet or subject.

[rare walrus]

Indeed

[opaque violet]

In a way that's not wrong. US is so big, EU is influenced by it.
Tho, saying they're puppets is as true as saying the world is.

[zinc talon]

EU states (esp. western ones) have very strong ties to the USA. Many decisions on an international level are coordinated with them

[hushed magnet]

yeah its a huge jump lmao

[zinc talon]

I can go out and protest against the us government and noone would do anything about it

imagine doing this with russia from inside belarus

[silk iron]

the EU is a decentralised political and economic union who's interests often align with the US, but the US cannot dictate policy of the EU.

and then there's us in the UK, who are in the sphere of influence of both the EU and the US.

[zinc talon]

sry didn't mean to start a discussion

[silk iron]

nah i forced it

[scarlet crown]

Right after the negotiations ended, explosions are heard in Kyiv

[silk iron]

typical

[hushed magnet]

great

[split aurora]

russian sbrbank stocks - 5year chart

[scarlet crown]

it fucking died

[hushed magnet]

holy shit

[split aurora]

from 20k in october to 1k today

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/ChristopherJM/status/1498339608706301961

Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM)

Just now on the edge of Kyiv I saw series of surface-to-air missiles fired and heard explosions. Sky lit up. At least one plane heard overhead. Fighting ongoing around Kyiv.

Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 4:49 PM

[silk iron]

it's good manners not to bomb a city duration talks yes, but i also believe bombing Kyiv will put pressure on Zelensky for the second round of talks

[scarlet crown]

here's a cool song our polish brothers came up with))

[split aurora]

eh, adding more bombs wont change much now

throwing a 101st shell wont make a difference in pressure to the 100 already thrown

[silk iron]

I would suspect heavier shelling than the previous days, if Putin is trying to play hard ball.

[scarlet crown]

it literally says "fuck putin, the son of whore and scurvy, fuck putin who started a war again"

[hushed magnet]

russia probably wont be lenient on their demands either

[silk iron]

Putin can't afford to come off as a loser

[hushed magnet]

nope

[grizzled steeple]

pFFHA

[hushed magnet]

not at any costs

[grizzled steeple]

I mean putin is already tonight's biggest loser

[silk iron]

For a deal to be reached Putin will need some concessions from Ukraine, probably desiring annexation of Luhansk and Donetsk (LPR DPR).

[scarlet crown]

definitely

but we can only guess

I think ukraine won't come to those conditions

[hushed magnet]

putin has already embarrassed himself enough, he’s probably not gonna withdraw without a significant gain

[silk iron]

but that's assuming Putin actually wants to reach a reasonable deal...

[hushed magnet]

unless hes left with no other option i guess

[opaque violet]

A good move would probably be giving barren lands to show Russia, "this is what Putin made you fight for, is it worth it?"

[hushed magnet]

if russia gets anything from ukraine there’s probably a good chance they’ll be back for more in the future

[silk iron]

hard to say what he's thinking atm, considering he was audacious enough to launch a full offensive against Ukraine instead of keeping conflicted isolated to Russo-Ukrainian majority regions.

[scarlet crown]

There's enough media to show it

giving up lands is still unwise

[opaque violet]

True is guess

Barren land is usable

[grizzled steeple]

I think Ukranians are more likely to burn their towns and cities before giving it to russia

[hushed magnet]

i imagine russia would demand ukraine demilitarises and stay out of NATO

[silk iron]

well ceding territory to a tyrannical expansionist tends to follow that fateful the path of appeasement - which was the prelude to the beginning of WW2.

[hushed magnet]

which, is dumb af actually

[silk iron]

Ukraine wouldn't want to join NATO in the first place if Russia wasn't a threat

[zealous rapids]

@scarlet crown how’s ground life ?

[hushed magnet]

"we'll only stop invading you if you give up all defences against us"

[scarlet crown]

a pretty comedic footage from one of the anti war actions in moscow

[grizzled steeple]

Out for a stroll

[scarlet crown]

just a mornin jog

[zealous rapids]

@scarlet crown is it kyiv or kyev?

[hushed magnet]

moscows strongest force

[scarlet crown]

Kyiv

[zealous rapids]

Thank you

[hushed magnet]

kyiv yeah

[silk iron]

"Disarm or we will use military force to disarm you!" "Adopt pacifism or we will attack!"

hypocrisy levels are off the charts

[grizzled steeple]

Pronounced Keev right?

[hushed magnet]

kiev is the russian spelling so people are avoiding it

[silk iron]

Kiev is also acceptable

[scarlet crown]

better to look up

[silk iron]

well was acceptable*

[nocturne tusk]

It's not so comedic if you know that just touching this guy can send you into prison

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/ASLuhn/status/1498221649010872321

Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn)

Major Russian companies have lost half of their value in start of trading on London Stock Exchange
Lukoil -58%
Novatek -55%
Phosagro -51%
Novolipetsk Steel -51%
Rosneft -45%
Nornickel -44% https://t.co/ydezmeaZDD

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 9:00 AM

[zinc talon]

when winter sale starts and you're late

[zealous rapids]

Bruh in my class thought it was kyev

[copper monolith]

L

[icy ridge]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498338782646611987?s=20&t=btuc3cl7CKd_AqzRV1n5xg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Several loud blasts heard in Kyiv.

Sirens blare out, residents need to head to the nearest shelter.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 4:46 PM

[grizzled steeple]

Ah got it

[hushed magnet]

L

[icy ridge]

:(

[copper monolith]

oh no

[hushed magnet]

uh oh

kyiv has been able to hold them off so far, i think theres enough hope

especially with support coming in

[grizzled steeple]

How far down can stocks tumble?

[hushed magnet]

either way this is already looking different than i wouldve imagined tbh

[zealous rapids]

A lot

I think stocks for Russia are already down

[grizzled steeple]

Just hits rock bottom

[rare walrus]

I wonder if any major russian companies will go actively against putin

[zealous rapids]

@scarlet crown I am now talking about Russia and Ukraine in class so I’m gonna go soon

[zealous rapids]

Hope you stay safe

[scarlet crown]

I will, better pray for those in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kherson and many other cities

[opaque violet]

Ruble? You mean rubble?

[scarlet crown]

ba dum tsss

[grizzled steeple]

Sick burn

[hushed magnet]

im there was a major oligarch that was calling for peace

[zealous rapids]

Yes. Also are u on the part of Odessa which is like an island? More west and south

[hushed magnet]

because his wallet obviously got hit harder than he expected

[zealous rapids]

Yes

[scarlet crown]

No, i'm closer to the centre. Google Potemkyn's stairs, they're leading right to the center of the city

[zealous rapids]

Ah ok. Gtg

[icy ridge]

How is the City holding up?

[scarlet crown]

It's calmer than most regions, mainly thanks to defence in Mykolaiv and Kherson

people are donating blood and resources from here so we're trying to support them as much as possible

[grizzled steeple]

What's wartime life like?

[nocturne tusk]

A few people spoke out against war, but not actions of Russian government just yet

[scarlet crown]

On edge. Trying to keep up with as many news as possible, while somehow remembering some of your peaceful life duties

For now I'm trying to spread as much truthful information as possible

so far this server has been the most welcoming of all servers i've tried to reach

[hushed magnet]

you’re doing good for sure

[icy ridge]

Thank god

[grizzled steeple]

Oh i saw that too

[copper monolith]

L

[icy ridge]

Yeah, I wonder where their limit is at

[grizzled steeple]

"We've been able to help you this much, but this is too far man"

[scarlet crown]

Just imagine seeing all these rocket warnings for other cities, the terrorist acts occupants come up with, peaceful folk dying on hands of their families

[hushed magnet]

thats reassuring considering china and russia had a good relationship before this right?

[scarlet crown]

It's awful and pretty stressful on itself

[grizzled steeple]

I think china's leader has condemed the sanctions imposed, but more or less has done nothing to support russia (aside from normal trade?)

[hushed magnet]

yeah i cant begin to imagine how stressful that would be

[nocturne bobcat]

China probs doesn't wanna deal with its own economic hits by being buddy buddy with Russia at this point tbh

[scarlet crown]

But despite all that I do believe in our victory. The whole world is joining us at this point so it's reasonable to be optimistic

[nocturne bobcat]

Russia went too far off the rails, even by china's standards lol

[scarlet crown]

to deal with stress i usually make as much tea as possible

taking vitamins, sleeping pills for the night

[hushed magnet]

seems like china is trying its hardest to tow the line between being allied with russia and not jumping in the same sinking ship as russia

[grizzled steeple]

Thanks for keeping us in the know, ein

[hushed magnet]

^

huge respect

[nocturne bobcat]

Yeah I mean especially considering how much money China sunk to paint themselves in a positive, charming light with the olympics

Probs not in their best interest to side with people blatantly committing war crimes in another country

[hushed magnet]

yup

[scarlet crown]

News on the negotiation

[icy ridge]

😭

[nocturne bobcat]

Even if they aren't not condoning it, they're not gonna outright say "yup we wholly support Russia in their conquest to forcefully take another country"

[scarlet crown]

at least they're not putting ultimatums like they used to

[hushed magnet]

china cares and relies on its reputation too much to jump ship with russia

[scarlet crown]

I think they've stated not so long ago that they're less friends but more strategy partners

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1498332884121399307

Read The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin (@JoshuaPotash)

The future is a very weird place. Ukrainians are uploading videos on TikTok about how to drive abandoned or captured Russian military vehicles. https://t.co/ElE7lxoBV8

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[silk iron]

alliance of convenience in other words

[hushed magnet]

yeah its a good sign for sure, it could mean russia knows it wont be able to last much longer

[hushed magnet]

yeah that makes sense

[scarlet crown]

now ukrainian gopniks (street gangs) will not only steal tech, but drive it into occupant forces))

pretty funny imagery

[opaque violet]

Tiktok does oddly seem useful for tutorials, though, I don't know how safe this is

[grizzled steeple]

Everyone in Ukraine is doing their part. EVERYONE

[scarlet crown]

Literally

not so long ago local drunkards would be pouring out beer from bottles to make space for molotov cocktails

[hushed magnet]

thats amazing lmao

[copper monolith]

based

[scarlet crown]

This war is horrible but I think it serves a good example to ukranian folk

Our unity is perhaps the strongest force there is

If everyone acts as one, we can beat many odds

[silk iron]

well it's consolidated the Ukrainian national identity that's for sure

[hushed magnet]

yup

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/325 give it up for finland 👏

[silk iron]

ironic really, given Putin's belief that Ukraine was not a true nation state - has lead to a truly unified Ukrainian national identity.

[hushed magnet]

based

[zealous rapids]

My friend is apparently an expert on ukraine.

[scarlet crown]

https://tenor.com/view/halloqueen-patrick-spongebob-gif-6136967

patrick are you alright

FINLANDDD

[zealous rapids]

Is ghost of kyiv real?

[silk iron]

dont know, almost certainly exaggerated

[hushed magnet]

its ironic how everything has been backfiring for russia tbh

[silk iron]

but as a pragmatist a good narrative, a good war hero does wonders for morale

[scarlet crown]

Honestly it's debated, but government does seem to support the version of him being a real person

[copper monolith]

hmm (the guardian)

[scarlet crown]

Not so long ago there were notices of him setting his spree up to 10 now

He's truly a ghost

Guess we'll see once the dust settles

[hushed magnet]

i know there was some footage that was proven fake, but honestly who cares tbh, its a great story for motivation

[copper monolith]

what if ghost of kyiv is the friends we made along the way

[hushed magnet]

its probably gonna be another tough night for kyiv

[viral junco]

Hopefully they're driven off

[copper monolith]

watching this UN emergency special session makes me think, it'll be quite surreal if Russia gets kicked out

[hushed magnet]

but there’s definitely been a huge amount of supplies from other countries

[scarlet crown]

Most of the nights have been rough for Kyiv

[humble arrow]

H wow

Switzerland literally picked a side

[scarlet crown]

the city is doing gods work at keeping itself stable

[hushed magnet]

yeah it is for sure

[humble arrow]

Switzerland has joined in with the EU and has adopted the sanctions

Sweden too

[copper monolith]

you know you've fucked up so much when the most neutral of neutrals picks a side

[scarlet crown]

They're going to play even more aggressively due to the fact that papers to join EU had already been sent

[copper monolith]

oh shit Chinese rep is talking

[humble arrow]

Straight up

[silk iron]

dear god switzerland has left their neutrality

[hushed magnet]

what countries are siding with russia?

[silk iron]

the world really has gone off the rails

[hushed magnet]

just belarus??

[silk iron]

yeh basically

[hushed magnet]

link?

[copper monolith]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2MoQnBYCqU

[silk iron]

UAE, India, China are disassociating from Russia

[hushed magnet]

thanks

[hushed magnet]

come on india 💪

[silk iron]

honestly India's ties to Russia are unorthodox

memory seems to remember me remembering the ties but not the actual ties themselves

brain fog

[scarlet crown]

Russian forces are being desperate, they're sharing way more disinformation than usual

Kyiv and Brovary are recording loud explosions

[copper monolith]

china being neutral and telling both russia and the west to calm down and talk instead of fighting lol

[hushed magnet]

yeah im hoping they take more of a stance against russia in the next coming days

[scarlet crown]

man it'll be a tough night

[hushed magnet]

what a fucking situation

[zealous rapids]

Any negotiations updates

[silk iron]

2nd round of talks tomorrow

[hushed magnet]

^

[scarlet crown]

.

[silk iron]

Russia no longer after unconditional surrender of Ukraine

[scarlet crown]

Please check the thread above

just helps not to repeat the same thing over and over in the chat

[hushed magnet]

yea

[zealous rapids]

Ok

[zealous rapids]

Does that mean like Russia is isolating more.

[scarlet crown]

There's been reports from Belarussians that about 20 helicopters were sent from Belarus to Kyiv

hoo mama

[clear creek]

How is Kyiv

[copper monolith]

[clear creek]

Welp

[copper monolith]

let's hope those AA guns reached Kyiv

[scarlet crown]

Currently reporting big explosions happening on the outskirts

it'll be one of those nights lads

[silk iron]

apparently heavier shelling since first round of talks ended

[scarlet crown]

keep up the prayers

[clear creek]

There preparing tomorows asult

[zealous rapids]

Oh

[clear creek]

Any news from chernobyl

[silk iron]

also some citizens have been scavenging for food

Chernobyl is not that important atm, and probably won't be important in the future

[scarlet crown]

It's really not important

the radiation levels are stable, no one is doing anything drastic there

[copper monolith]

time to camp livestreams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH0ic4jptCw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jejrBrBCBPQ

[clear creek]

Putin nows if he can take kyiv he can stack the deck during peace talks

[scarlet crown]

what's important now is the capital

[silk iron]

I don't think Putin wants to risk an assault on Kyiv

[copper monolith]

no one knows what that deranged man wants

[rare walrus]

Yeah, especially not at night (it seems like russian military has like no night vision?)

[scarlet crown]

Mayor of Mykolaiv tells citizens to get ready because there's 2 columns of enemy tech coming from different sides

[copper monolith]

[silk iron]

The Russian strategy atm seems to be to surround any lay siege to Kyiv - to maximise the Russian's strength at the negotiation table.

[scarlet crown]

although he's being optimistic, reassuring that if people show oppression, they'll back away

and honestly there's is truth in that

[clear creek]

They cant do it fast enoug do

[zealous rapids]

It also seems like they are trying to blind side them

Stay safe I’m logging off

[scarlet crown]

cya

[clear creek]

To do that they woed have to amas almost the entire invasion force and hope to strike fast enoug to incercle the ukranian army

Honestly i dont think russia has the morale for such a cordenated atack

But we will see

I am no expert

[scarlet crown]

We only have to see

all i can tell to you guys, please spread info, check links i've sent

and send prayers

I'll go make some tea

[hushed magnet]

for sure

[clear creek]

Im atheast but ill believe in the strenth of the ukranian army

[split aurora]

cya later ein

[zealous rapids]

Do u need more tea?

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/UkraineVSRussi1/status/1498189351494172672?t=H95z221oigOTpA0lodnltQ&s=19

Ukraine VS Russia Breaking News! (@UkraineVSRussi1)

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 ENG: Ukrainian soldiers spotted a freezing puppy alone outside, and took him into their post. He stands guard for them now. They've named him Rambo #Ukraine #Russia #PutinHitler #kyiv #europe #war #warukraine #conflict #invasionofUkraine #Kiev #putin https://t.co/O5Fv7nRHwi

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 6:52 AM

rambo!

[hushed magnet]

🥺

[zealous rapids]

Damn

That’s kinda sad.

[scarlet crown]

Helps me calm down a little

[copper monolith]

nice (bbc)

[split aurora]

🙏

[icy ridge]

Nice

[grizzled steeple]

About time FIFA

[icy ridge]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498353410797621249?s=20&t=fZxkjVJ7pvSAfNlJ0sS6Ww

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️NATO rules out 'no-fly zone' over Ukraine.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO had no intention of entering Ukraine by land or air to stop Russia.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 5:44 PM

[solid adder]

yo what happenin

[icy ridge]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498353467244621824?s=20&t=fZxkjVJ7pvSAfNlJ0sS6Ww

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

NATO’s responsibility is to ensure that the conflict does not “spiral out of control, escalate or turn into a full-scale war in Europe with NATO allies,” Stoltenberg said.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 5:44 PM

[copper monolith]

yeah, understandable...

[icy ridge]

https://twitter.com/ua_parliament/status/1498326340591919110?s=20&t=mEHkT_W9EQYGiISYaJmLTA

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (@ua_parliament)

President @ZelenskyyUa has signed application for the membership of #Ukraine in the European Union.

This is a historic moment! https://t.co/rmzdgIwArc

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 3:56 PM

👀👀

[copper monolith]

ye

[icy ridge]

An hour ago

[haughty yew]

That’s great

Was this shown already?

[copper monolith]

nice

no

hmm (the guardian)

[haughty yew]

Interesting

[icy ridge]

Hmmm

[clear creek]

We will welcome our Ukranian brothers into the union of europeans they shall never be opresed again also moldova your coming to get in the car

[zealous rapids]

The UI should send tea.

Uk

[clear creek]

And Japan shoed send some actiely decend tea to wash that down

[scarlet crown]

hah

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/329

There's some news that occupants might try to suppress internet connection

If that ever happens folks, just so you know, as always

spread truthful info, dont be silent

[viral junco]

Hopefully musks satellite may help

[limber wagon]

They will need to first ship out the starlink receivers. Which might be difficult inside a warzone

[solid adder]

they did

I think?

[limber wagon]

I mean distributing them across the country, not just SpaceX giving them to the government itself

[solid adder]

yeahhhh thats more unlikely

[nocturne osprey]

https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1498359965131673610?t=15Ni8Wumt3Btu0xB8QExmw&s=19

Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz)

Planet imagery captured on Sunday of a fire at Ukraine's Vasylkiv Air Base outside of Kyiv: https://t.co/jKnJh7yGZB

Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 6:10 PM

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/331

[icy ridge]

If anyone wants to know what celebrations would look like once Ukraine joins the EU, then look no further at what Croatia experienced 8 years ago https://youtu.be/Prhmh7TNIRc

[low rover]

I stg if i see one more meme about the ukraine situation im gonna FUCKING LOSE IT

[scarlet crown]

they're going so far to just paint out their symbolics and put out ukrainian flags

truly disgusting

There's also been instances were russian tech would approach with a raised white flag, only to shoot back again

[copper monolith]

what the fuck

[clear creek]

Even the nazi's respected the white flag of truce

[grizzled steeple]

I mean, if they're going so far out trying to prove they're Ukranian with false flags, then they're not Ukranian

[scarlet crown]

which is true

most of our tech does not fucking go around with a flag

[icy ridge]

What in the actual fuck

[scarlet crown]

the war crimes never stop

do share this

[clear creek]

It shoud be a war crime to dishoner the white flag of truce

[scarlet crown]

just how much lower can they go

[scarlet crown]

it is

[clear creek]

Ah good

[scarlet crown]

it is fully against geneva's convention

[viral junco]

Yep

From the little green men to the targeting of civilians to this

To cluster bombs to killing children

[clear creek]

What has he not done chemical/biochemical warfare

[icy ridge]

Shouldn't Geneva convention violation trigger a more serious international response?

[grizzled steeple]

They haven't

[clear creek]

But i honestly see him droping gass soon

[grizzled steeple]

And thats why people jokingly call it the Geneva suggestion.

[hushed magnet]

i imagine its also not as simple when the war criminals are a nuclear superpower

[clear creek]

Peapol discredit the UN to much they shoud respect the hell out of that shit

[grizzled steeple]

I mean in a sense he already has dropped gas, bombing the oil depot

[hushed magnet]

what war crimes wont putin have committed by the time this is over

[clear creek]

Biochemical warfare?

He still can get that one tbf

[scarlet crown]

No, those were vacuum bombs

[grizzled steeple]

Oh

[scarlet crown]

Also fun fact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBqBJ6C5Mkw
This new polish song about Putin is actually made by the same guys behind the polish cow song

[clear creek]

I wanne say inslavment but sending young men to die may count for that

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498361981950169090?s=20&t=WasAjOvWKfS3Djowit5wQg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

CORRECTION: The air strike hit Brovary, a city outside of Kyiv, not the capital.

According to Ihor Sapozhko, the mayor of Brovary, there are injured people.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 6:18 PM

[scarlet crown]

Another footage of hungry occupants storming stores for food

[grizzled steeple]

Is the russian MRE that bad?

Are they even getting food?

[scarlet crown]

Seems like not

[hushed magnet]

nice to know my parents support a war criminal dictator

[grizzled steeple]

texas?

[hushed magnet]

UK

[grizzled steeple]

Oh

[scarlet crown]

Odessa 2022 and 1942

history just repeats itself

[viral junco]

https://twitter.com/hvist_luska/status/1497986063670951939?t=l3GvTicu2oTm2IJZu2matw&s=19

хвіст та луска РУСНЯ НЕ ЛЮДИ (@hvist_luska)

аааааааАААА ВОНИ ДУМАЛИ ШО ЗАХОПЛЯТЬ ВСЮ УКРАЇНУ І НА ТАЙМЕРІ СТАТТЮ ПОСТАВИЛИ https://t.co/OwbjIe16c7

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 5:24 PM

@scarlet crown

Also @copper monolith

[scarlet crown]

Truly fucking horrible

After that failed, they quickly edited the article

[hollow grove]

I heard the russian troops deliberatly get very little food supplies as it would make them more aggressive or something like that

[scarlet crown]

but web archives..

ooh web archives

this wont go without notice

[copper monolith]

bruh

[grizzled steeple]

Could probably leverage that to get soldiers on Ukraine's side, or at least POWs.

[hollow grove]

i do not have a source for this information

so please do not take it as fact

[hushed magnet]

im guessing the article was meant to announce a victory or something?

[scarlet crown]

The article was made to spread misinformation, during very first days of wa

r

they were so confident that they added a timer on the article

although when defences lasted, they quickly removed it

[copper monolith]

Lmao

[hushed magnet]

lmfao

[keen sorrel]

TIL "aaaaaaaAAAA" is ukrainian for "aaaaaaaAAAAA"

[solid adder]

l + ratio

[grizzled steeple]

Shocker

[nocturne osprey]

well hey you're not alone

[viral junco]

Google teaches something new everyday

[hushed magnet]

thats kinda the worrying part tho lmao

[icy ridge]

😭

[hushed magnet]

its crazy how effective propaganda can be

[keen sorrel]

Let's keep the "I heard x" things to a minimum here pls

[keen sorrel]

Facts with sources are the way otherwise we're no better than the propaganda we're bashing

[hushed magnet]

i agree with your point but idk if thats true

based finland

[icy ridge]

Also situation on China's perspective

[hushed magnet]

yeah it was talked about a bit when it was live

[hushed magnet]

its good to see that the world has essentially isolated russia

except mini russia belarus i guess

[viral junco]

Here's something i read earlier

A Cork based security expert made a hypothesis that Putin could be assassinated by a Russian citizen

Though it comes from the Irish mirror so take with a mountain of salt