the_ukraine_situation

[viral junco]

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/vladimir-putin-russian-leaders-hideout-26345493

[hushed magnet]

i mean its more likely now than ever before

[dull crane]

remember the last time a crazy dictator was locked in a bunker

[icy ridge]

Well now that's it's news, the police are gonna go into mayhem mode.... assassination should be like in high secrecy

[hushed magnet]

whethers its likely to actually happen who knows

[scarlet crown]

yeah it was a banger

[viral junco]

Again it's a prediction so it's not gospel

[hushed magnet]

theres no plans to assassinate him as far as anyone knows

and if its likely then putin wouldve already made sure his safety is put above anything else

[tired scaffold]

I should hope no-one knows about plans to assassinate him

[icy ridge]

👀 but the same person Killed himself

[hushed magnet]

well yeah, im just saying its just a prediction and not fact or anything

also supposedly putin is a pretty paranoid dude, so i dont think hed wanna take chances anyway

[icy ridge]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498370359183220738?s=20&t=AZzun8N2TVFTWeZ_sxYH7g

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️⚡️⚡️Another Air raid in Kyiv.

People must urgently go to the nearest shelter.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 6:51 PM

Another one 😭

[scarlet crown]

there's so many it's almost pointless to post

[icy ridge]

👀 Anonymous doing their work

[viral junco]

https://twitter.com/barri_ann17/status/1497670008637476868

Abigail 🤍🇺🇦 (@barri_ann17)

IMPORTANT!
Ukrainian Government WARNED everybody: TURN OFF GEOLOCATION on your phone! Make sure it's OFF.

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Twitter · Feb 26, 2022, 8:28 PM

[scarlet crown]

they're doing a lot rn

[scarlet crown]

There's still debate if it's real or not, but we turn it off anyway as a precaution

[split aurora]

can't be too careful

[icy ridge]

Idk if this has been posted already but

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/sumlenny/status/1498325562590470152?t=2bjlACy229skSsxDb8jhUQ&s=19

Sergej Sumlenny (@sumlenny)

Russian propaganda has published a pre-scheduled article, celebrating annexation of Ukraine. They named it "the Final solution of Ukrainian question" (sic!), stated that Ukraine and Belarus are now integrated into Russia. Putin planed his victory for Feb26
https://t.co/kEDTKK9YTO

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 3:53 PM

'the final solution'

not nazi at all guys :)

[hushed magnet]

"nono its ukraine thats the nazis !!!!!! "

[icy ridge]

It's now on its way to Brussels

[stone vigil]

Where was it signed?

[icy ridge]

Kyiv

[clear creek]

And we will accept it

[hushed magnet]

damn those are some heavy threats

[stone vigil]

Ah, let's hope it gets to Brussels safely

[stone vigil]

Also. Could someone translate please?

[hushed magnet]

hopefully it'll cause more russians to rise up against putin

[icy ridge]

Hold on

Translation not perfect but you get the gist

[solid adder]

hmmmm https://twitter.com/WendyRogersAZ/status/1498295102283866114

Wendy Rogers (@WendyRogersAZ)

The European Union is New World Order tyranny and Germany’s attempt to rebuild the Third Reich.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 1:52 PM

HMMMMM

[stone vigil]

Thanks!

[limber wagon]

Makes total sense

[grizzled steeple]

Who dat bitch

[limber wagon]

Remember when Nazi germany offered that nation that was under attack by another nation to join their union?

[icy ridge]

Isn't EU headed by France now??

[stone vigil]

A: wouldn't it be the 4th Reich?
B: also where the fuck did your brain cells go?

[hushed magnet]

ah yes, the famously far right country in 2022, germany

[hushed magnet]

cause its "rebuild" it kinda makes sense

well

[limber wagon]

I've seen so many incredibly outlandish takes

[stone vigil]

Ok pro trump makes sense

[clear creek]

The country that demonises even its own flag

[hushed magnet]

the phrasing does

[icy ridge]

Ah Arizona, republican and Trump supporter makes sense

[cerulean canyon]

Wait

[stone vigil]

I mean they rebuilt the 1st into the second and the second into the 3rd

[hushed magnet]

if putin gets taken out can we do the same with trump pls

[cerulean canyon]

Son of a fucking bitch

GET OUTTA MY STATE

[grizzled steeple]

Every trump supporter just parrots nonsense from the orange's mouth.

[stone vigil]

Let's not advocate for death

[cerulean canyon]

Agreed.

[hushed magnet]

fair

[grizzled steeple]

Cant look at the situation in front of them and think for themselves

[cerulean canyon]

Putins fate will probably be worse then death tbh
He can't come back from this

[scarlet crown]

It's just an application, they mostly follow pre-existing formats

this one says they're accepting agreements and such

to join

[stone vigil]

Ah ok! Thanks

[icy ridge]

Yeah it took Croatia from like the late 2000's till 2013 to get into Eu

Plus a few more years for Shengen and Single market

[limber wagon]

Still, thats not really comparable given whats goin on

[stone vigil]

EU members don't have to be shengen/euro do they?

[limber wagon]

Swedan and previously the UK werent, so I dont think so

[icy ridge]

Yup

[stone vigil]

So I assume they could make some special agreement for now to help Ukraine

[icy ridge]

Micro states, Nordic States

[stone vigil]

And then complete? Integration later

[nocturne osprey]

god I wish we could rejoin

[icy ridge]

Remove UK from the chart but yeah 😭

[scarlet crown]

"and that;s pretty much the difference" says the writing

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/332 message from Dmytro Kuleba

[icy ridge]

👏👏👏

[nocturne osprey]

a united Europe would be such a wonderful thing

[icy ridge]

Yeah

I would love to become a EU citizen one day

[hushed magnet]

where are you from?

[scarlet crown]

We managed to neutralise a big column of occupant tech near Kherson

[keen sorrel]

Huh well actual possible proof it is going worse than expected

I'd have called it conjecture up till now but huh

[icy ridge]

Canada

[hushed magnet]

wtf

[solid adder]

I mean

fair reasoning

[keen sorrel]

Nothing wrong with that tbh

Besides poland has already volunteered to be a "logistics hub"

[grizzled steeple]

Understandable

[hushed magnet]

fair

[grizzled steeple]

Especially if there are cities near the border

Which i should look into

[icy ridge]

Based Finland

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1498377982771359745?s=21

The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex)

BREAKING: Moscow says countries sending military equipment to Ukraine will be responsible if they are used against Russian forces.

Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 7:22 PM

[solid adder]

now this is exactly what Hungary was talking about

[icy ridge]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3020955631488126&id=100007211555008&sfnsn=mo

[keen sorrel]

Best of luck working that out I guess

[icy ridge]

Zelensky just posted this video

[grizzled steeple]

Transporting stuff via Poland seems like the better bet anyways

[viral junco]

i can assure you a stinger firmly lodged into a helicopter is very traceable

it's not as if they're single use weapons

[grizzled steeple]

Its not as if the munition blows up leaving practically no identifying traces

[limber wagon]

I mean if its a weapon not in their normal arsenal

but otherwise it might be a tad hard

[split aurora]

I mean

question is

what's russia gonna do

[viral junco]

like

[split aurora]

against half the world

[viral junco]

nobody sticks a big fuckoff flag on their guns

i get it if its something like an MP7 and it shows the calibre and such

[wind axle]

this is what I was also thinking, how many countries have sent equipment at this point?

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/334 Update on Kyiv from official sources

[hushed magnet]

yeah right?

if russia can barely handle ukraine, how is it gonna handle NATO?

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/leonidragozin/status/1498364641617092618

Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin)

The municipal council of Yakimanka district in the heart of Moscow, literally facing the Kremlin, condemns Putin’s war on Ukraine in a statement that describes Russia as an aggressor state, dubs the war annexationist and calls for antiwar protests. Adopted anonymously. https://t.co/jpqCCaAzCn

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 6:29 PM

https://twitter.com/leonidragozin/status/1498374707560787971

Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin)

unanimously - apols, tired

Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 7:09 PM

[icy ridge]

FUCK

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498380774713827332?s=20&t=gbziuWfrO5pDBFw6-_PvKA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Hacking group says it will transfer money from all Russians' bank accounts to Ukrainian army if they don't start protesting war until March 3.

If Russians don’t want to change the government it means they are “on the same side with the bloody power of Putin,” the group said.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 7:33 PM

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498380868091629569?s=20&t=gbziuWfrO5pDBFw6-_PvKA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

The Anonymous hackers also said that they would launch “the biggest cyber attack in the history of the world” targeting Russia.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 7:33 PM

[buoyant sundial]

Good

[solid adder]

oodg

[icy ridge]

Practically making everyone broke at this point 🤣

[buoyant sundial]

I’m unsure how “big” that would be though…

[icy ridge]

Woooo

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/335 FOR PEOPLE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP

[haughty yew]

The tweet was deleted

[icy ridge]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498385468689461248?s=20&t=TzSiFaDPQRvj216Y9S_maA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

CORRECTION: Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation said the video address by the Anonymous hacker group that threatened to withdraw money from Russians' bank accounts if they don't protest Putin turned out to be fake.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 7:51 PM

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/337 counting losses..

[scarlet crown]

shame

[icy ridge]

Yeah 😭

[hushed magnet]

figured it was too much of a bold threat

anonymous seem to be mostly focusing on taking down propaganda afaik

[nocturne tusk]

It would have been targeting regular people most of which wouldn't have even known the plan for attack existed, yea real shame. It's one thing target people who actually support this war and completely another targeting regular people whether they oppose it or not...

[split aurora]

I mean

do all sanctions not target regular people

when we close the air borders, who does that target

when we drop the ruble value, who does that target

Not saying whether I believe the claimed actions would be beneficial, but every single action or punishment you can put onto Russia

does so via the people

its the nature of war

It's a necessary evil to defeat a greater one

[scarlet crown]

Nimssy, i noticed how much you're trying to validate the stand of peaceful russian citizens, but I think you should understand that now is the most efficient time to act than ever

Yes people get jailed, yes people can be assaulted by police

but that shouldn't stop them if they truly want a change

Take Maidan of 2014 for example

The entire nation was furious at the sudden change of plans in government

Basically tearing apart all efforts to join EU

People had to act, they went out and protested

they knew what they'd be dealing with and still stood there for a change

Even after the first bullet was shot

[hushed magnet]

agreed, but i think transferring all money from russian citizens who likely wouldnt know about the attack crosses a line

[nocturne tusk]

They don't actually stole their money or means for existence, just damages economy slowly enough for people to adapt

[split aurora]

No, nothing about it is slowly

[scarlet crown]

Who if not people can truly make a change?

[split aurora]

People have lost 20%+ of their moneys value

overnight

[hushed magnet]

yeah

[split aurora]

War hurts everyone

sanctions have destroyed millions of russians way of life, and incomes

[nocturne tusk]

Slowly enough, not just poof all your money is gone

[limber wagon]

Thats definitely not true. Sanctions target basically everyone who interacts with the economy. Which is basically everone

[scarlet crown]

Will they still sit in fear about getting arrested, worried for their family like as usual?

[split aurora]

In the same way shells have destroyed millions of ukranians homes

and life

[scarlet crown]

Or will they stand up for change?

[split aurora]

War hurts everyone, in different ways

[scarlet crown]

Not just for themselves

For everyone.

[limber wagon]

20% overnight isn't poof?

[hushed magnet]

20% overnight

[split aurora]

if i lost 20% of my family income overnight id be living on the street by friday

lmao

[nocturne tusk]

I know, I am not saying it's not necessary, just don't like vigilantism

[limber wagon]

Are we still talking about sanctions?

[hushed magnet]

in what sense?

[scarlet crown]

Boy and I sure do like seeing my people get blown to damn shreds

While some folks there won't try fucking anything

[hushed magnet]

it started with the fake anonymous threats

[scarlet crown]

to prevent this madness

[limber wagon]

Yeah, some people in poverty is better than people dying. Wish it wasnt a choice and that no one would have to suffer, but its kinda too late for that

[scarlet crown]

Russians need to understand that they're not sheep, that all of this won't be solved by just some silly treaties.

These times call for action

They are hostages of Putin, sure

[scarlet crown]

But there's nothing keeping them away from changing that besides very own needs

[hushed magnet]

i mean its either sanction russia to hell, or let them invade an entire country and commit countless war crimes, while also making other numerous threats including nukes

[cerulean canyon]

Same

[nocturne osprey]

that's why thousands of Russians are protesting on the streets of Moscow and other major russian cities

[nocturne tusk]

I know and I am sorry
I am just as scared of this madness as everyone else, and I have a feeling that it will end very very badly.

[scarlet crown]

I know that, and that's why I'm calling on for more to join

[hushed magnet]

i mean sure, the threats are a response to sanctions, but its a testament to how unhinged putin is

[scarlet crown]

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONG, PEOPLE

[scarlet crown]

I'm sorry if anything said here stresses you out, but believe me, I'm just as anxious about this at times

[limber wagon]

None of this is fair, everyone is suffering from some 69 year old dipshit who let his power get to his head

[scarlet crown]

https://www.euronews.com/2022/02/27/ukraine-is-one-of-us-and-we-want-them-in-eu-ursula-von-der-leyen-tells-euronews this is getting big lads

[hollow hollow]

just wondering, is there any strategic value in ukraine being an eu member rn? not saying it shouldn’t happen, i’m just wondering if this is a symbolic move or something more

[scarlet crown]

the anonymous have already mythbysted previous claims

[limber wagon]

Swift reaction

[hollow hollow]

yeah i had a hunch that was fake

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/ArmedForcesUkr/status/1498381064565317638

ВОЇНИ УКРАЇНИ🇺🇦 (@ArmedForcesUkr)

❗❗❗ЛІКВІДОВАНО
96 ворожих танків, 20 градів, 8 бензовозів під Лебедином спалили вщент артилерією та точними ударами Байрактарів.
Це була заправочна база росіян.
Також були знищені позиції "градів".
https://t.co/vqPCmOhDOj https://t.co/kIhNUztOTW

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 7:34 PM

[scarlet crown]

Honestly i'm not that read up on strategy to make claims, but it's surely a huge morale boost for everyone

[split aurora]

@scarlet crown any idea the validity of this account?

[scarlet crown]

I'll ask my pals

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1498371888304766984

Clash Report (@clashreport)

Most of the military equipment of the #Russian Army was destroyed by #BayraktarTB2, which plays an active role in defense of Ukraine.

📍#Ukraine. https://t.co/yeQEOjpG6j

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▶ Play video

Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 6:57 PM

some footage supposedly of it

fucking amazing if true

[scarlet crown]

From what I can gather, it is true

[split aurora]

🙏

[scarlet crown]

Yes, this account is valid

[split aurora]

yoooo

[rare walrus]

Oh yeah, the drones have been destroying tons of russian equipment, they got an entire russian convoy on the highway to Kyiv (was posted earlier i believe)

[copper monolith]

nice!

[split aurora]

fucking nintey six tanks

n i n e t y s i x

[rare walrus]

That’ll deal quite the blow to the Russian lines i must say

[hollow hollow]

i’m not saying that drones aren’t steamrolling russian forces rn, but take these numbers with a grain of salt

[split aurora]

yeah course

[copper monolith]

fair

[scarlet crown]

Yeah, the numbers are presumable

[split aurora]

like, even if the real is only 1/2 of that

its still massive

[scarlet crown]

But if they're actually close to reality

It's still a big L to russian military

[rare walrus]

i bet they’ll have a hard time making more stuff for the army with the amount of people against the war and the lack of global trade to russia as well

[scarlet crown]

STARLINK IS IN

[split aurora]

honestly by the look of those columns

I could absolutely see how you could knock that many out

[hollow hollow]

i mean i’m sure russian casualties are really substantial, but ukraine’s numbers are def inflated at least a little

[rare walrus]

Nice!

[split aurora]

just knock out the front tank

knock out the back tank

[copper monolith]

based

[split aurora]

then rain shells from the sky as they can't get round the knocked out vehicles

[scarlet crown]

again, even if we take a half of those numbers

[rare walrus]

And itll be easy, they’ve all been in a line too since they’re going on highways

[scarlet crown]

it's still pretty fucking high number of losses for a country that planned to take Kyiv in under 2 days

[rare walrus]

Indeed

[cerulean canyon]

Baseddddd

[hushed magnet]

elon musk doing something good???????

[stone vigil]

@solid adder its the dish

[solid adder]

yes I saw

val posted in space_stuff too

[stone vigil]

fuck I just saw

[molten tartan]

Just saw a video of some Ukrainians doing a drive by molotov of a Russian Military vehicle

[limber wagon]

Ya know, I'm actually kinda disappointed by how few sanctions the Netherlands has done. Given that we did lose almost 200 people back in 2014 and were ready to send in the army back then. https://nltimes.nl/2020/03/03/dutch-army-ready-invade-ukraine-mh17-crash-report

[molten tartan]

it looks like they got them pretty bad

They did nearly light themselves on fire though

so that wasn't great

[limber wagon]

Oh, yeah, I saw that I think. Poor woman

[scarlet crown]

they managed to put themselves out so that's good

true heroes

[molten tartan]

they got 2 or 3 on there

it looked pretty bad for the vehicle

just

don't kill yourselves while doing it lmao

[scarlet crown]

that video is already going around everywhere, good example for people to stay careful

on this note I'm gonna go get some rest

Goodnight and i'll see you guys in the morning

[copper monolith]

goodnight

[scarlet crown]

Слава Україні!

[tender canyon]

gn comrade

[cerulean canyon]

Goodnight, Ein!!
Stay safe

[hushed magnet]

gn, stay safe

[molten tartan]

Night, stay well

"Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die."

[nocturne osprey]

https://twitter.com/VeraMBergen/status/1498334352870150146

Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen)

Here's a transcript of a Russian soldier's last text messages to his mother that Ukraine's Ambassador to the UN just read out from screenshots at the emergency session of the UN General Assembly https://t.co/j8fTAz3xwr

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 4:28 PM

gnight ein!

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/irgarner/status/1498334397904441344 very interesting long thread

Dr. Ian Garner (@irgarner)

Big Thread: After a few more days of war, I've been carefully monitoring Russian social media reaction and production and I'm more convinced than before that Putin's regime has totally overestimated its ability to win a propaganda war.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 4:28 PM

gnite ein

[stone vigil]

... jesus

[molten tartan]

fuck...

That's horrible

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498399960626257920?s=20&t=Ztc_EeHgswy35OWomnqkMA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Kremlin warns against supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the countries supporting Ukraine with lethal weapons would bear responsibility if they are used during Moscow’s ongoing offensive.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 8:49 PM

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498397066879512583?s=20&t=Ztc_EeHgswy35OWomnqkMA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️EU imposes sanctions on Peskov, 26 high-profile Russian oligarchs.

The EU’s sanctions target among others Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, as well as Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 8:37 PM

[hushed magnet]

based

[icy ridge]

Based 👏

[copper monolith]

good

[icy ridge]

Yess

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498401867986083841?s=20&t=4AOr7ZnU_H8qejpsj63lvw

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️EU accepts to integrate Ukraine into its electricity network.

Ukraine was supposed to join the EU electric grid in 2023, synchronizing with it instead of the Russian and Belarusian ones. The Ukrainian electric grid will synchronize with the European one in a few weeks.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 8:56 PM

👀👀

[keen sorrel]

slaps

[solid adder]

SLAP

[icy ridge]

I thought the grounds of the UN is considered International Territory, thus technically a separate nation ish like how embassies work

[zinc belfry]

slapped

[haughty yew]

I think it means they were told to leave the US

[icy ridge]

So they can't technically just stay at UN headquarters no?

[zinc belfry]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498404385801576450?s=21

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Boxer Usyk joins Territorial Defense Forces.

Ukrainian heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk will fight among the Territorial Defense Force in Kyiv.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 9:06 PM

[haughty yew]

I have no idea

[icy ridge]

👏👏👏

[leaden grove]

No

[leaden grove]

And no, contrary to popular belief the area around an embassy doesn’t actually belong to the country that runs it

[stone belfry]

You guys see the organization anonymous hacked Russian websites

The hackers are against putin

Look what they said

[hushed magnet]

it was posted here a while ago

[stone belfry]

Heck

[hushed magnet]

also the latest thing about the bank accounts was fake btw

if you were gonna mention that idk

[stone belfry]

Whats that

[hushed magnet]

oh nvm, you can just scroll up a bit

[stone belfry]

Did you hear about snake island

[hushed magnet]

yeah

[stone belfry]

Lmao I thought it was funny

[hushed magnet]

those guys are legends

[stone belfry]

They said fuck you and hid

[zealous rapids]

How can they send this stuff.

Like how does ukraine recurve it

[solid adder]

Through Poland I think?

[split aurora]

^

[zealous rapids]

Oh

[split aurora]

polish/ukraine land border

[zealous rapids]

Si russia could just stop the border of Poland?

[split aurora]

yes, but it'd have to militarily control the border

easier said then done, its not a small border

[rare walrus]

Yeah, it would also cost a lot of troops to constantly monitor it

Say, can other countries like poland fly planes into specifically Ukraine but not join the war? Like is it a no-go zone for everyone?

[clear pebble]

Russia will probably say that it is a sign of foreign interference and potentially retaliate with military force

[rare walrus]

Hmm

[split aurora]

yeah russia will shoot it down

lmfao

[rare walrus]

Well, if it doesn’t directly start a war, they could airdrop supplies in as well (although quite risky, but russia might be scared to shoot em down cuz of war. Not sure tho since they’ve already shot 4 unrelated tankers in the Red Sea)

[split aurora]

i mean, even in the very unlikely event the polish border gets shut

theres a border from romania

[rare walrus]

That is quite true as well

And i think they also have a large border with Moldova? Im not sure on Moldova’s stance in the war tho

[split aurora]

the eastern area of moldova is occupied by the Republic of Transistria

TLDR Communist seperatists with a russian army in their land

[rare walrus]

Ah i see

[split aurora]

there was some worry that army would march into ukraine but they havent

[rare walrus]

Ah well, i hope they dont. That would put Ukraine at like an almost peninsula of sides to defend from

[nocturne osprey]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498401867986083841

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️EU accepts to integrate Ukraine into its electricity network.

Ukraine was supposed to join the EU electric grid in 2023, synchronizing with it instead of the Russian and Belarusian ones. The Ukrainian electric grid will synchronize with the European one in a few weeks.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 8:56 PM

AYOO

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498416895560720385?s=20&t=n8i3XcGxKw5K56UwAQ4Wqg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️PM Justin Trudeau: Canada to impose new sanctions prohibiting all imports of Russian crude oil, a commodity that enriched Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and the Russian oligarchs surrounding him.

Canada will also send a 3rd shipment of lethal weapons to Ukraine.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 9:56 PM

[rare walrus]

Woah nice to both!

[fierce arch]

ukraine also borders hungary, romania, and slovakia

which are also nato

[split aurora]

hungary stated it wouldn't allow weapons to pass through to ukraine

which is fair tbh

[fierce arch]

it is

but the us still partially controls it

like

[split aurora]

its a very complicated matter

sovereignty in international areas

embassies, airports, UN zones

[rare walrus]

yeah

im just imagining some scenario like the Berlin Airlift, however it does seem quite unlikely with how aggressive Putin's been to literally any foreign thing flying/sailing by

[viral junco]

ireland is to send non lethal weapons to ukraine

[split aurora]

....non lethal weapons?

[viral junco]

https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-weapons-deal-ireland-ukraine-5696247-Feb2022/

[split aurora]

TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN has said that Ireland’s “main contribution” to the European Union’s unprecedented military support to Ukraine will be the provision of medical supplies.

ahhhh

fair enough

[rare walrus]

oooh i see, medical supplies

[split aurora]

Our money will be used for non-lethal weapons, things like helmets, protection, vests, medical case fuel, that kind of stuff.

fair enough

[rare walrus]

yeah, that's fair

[paper cedar]

ah that makes sense

why call it a weapon though

it's more like protection and medication

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498420986336935936?s=20&t=veW2PPCqI1oyF2T0WTYTWg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Zelensky: The talks (with Russia) took place, as our territory was being bombed and shelled.

Russia is trying to put pressure. Don't waste time. We do not accept such tactics.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 10:12 PM

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498428389698506753?s=20&t=veW2PPCqI1oyF2T0WTYTWg https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498428800706789381?s=20&t=veW2PPCqI1oyF2T0WTYTWg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️President Zelensky orders to temporarily lift visas for foreigners wishing to join the International Legion and fight for Ukraine against Russia.

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 10:42 PM

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Source: Zelensky's presidential decree, signed on Feb. 28.

https://t.co/ViNIgtlPZj

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 10:44 PM

[viral junco]

https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1498414772743720965 tripple whammy of misinformation

Daniel Dale (@ddale8)

1. Trolls make fake "CNN" accounts to tweet weird stuff
2. Anonymous account mocks CNN over the fake troll stuff CNN didn't actually tweet
3. Russian official amplifies the fake troll stuff as evidence of "MSM #fakenews" https://t.co/FtCbtM1KC3

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 9:48 PM

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/IFazilaBaloch/status/1498376540203200513 kind of surreal

Fazila Baloch🌺☀️🇺🇦 (@IFazilaBaloch)

Meanwhile in #Ukraine🇺🇦..

Ukrainians are spreading tutorial videos on Tik Tok to teach how to drive an abandoned or captured #Russian tank... https://t.co/zYiwto8wUP

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 7:16 PM

[copper monolith]

infographic showing weak points and where to throw molatovs https://twitter.com/GeneralStaffUA/status/1498225748234182658?s=20&t=s5Gjw-Nd6NuMvt2S7mbVog

Генеральний штаб ЗСУ (@GeneralStaffUA)

Вразливі місця ворожої техніки. Бий окупанта! Разом переможемо!
https://t.co/L4e2u1BMGx https://t.co/g64CdCvgZI

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 9:17 AM

[zealous rapids]

do they have bullet proof tures?

tirews

[copper monolith]

[viral junco]

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/28/russia-chechnya-ukraine-magomed-tushayev/

Good news

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/peterwsinger/status/1498355174649311232 while talking about this earlier, i found a threat summarizing it all

Peter W. Singer (@peterwsinger)

Why has Ukraine been so successful at information warfare/propaganda vs the supposed Russian masters of it?

A thread 🧵 of 10 persuasion messaging themes working for them:

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 5:51 PM

[split aurora]

:D

I'm glad this bastard is gone

[hushed magnet]

hell yeah

[fierce arch]

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-crime-war-crimes-europe-crimea-ccffad6bee5c7730e5ba15b0435b6f9a?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP

[zealous rapids]

possible. should be confirmed

also what is the punishment of a country for comitting war crimes

[split aurora]

I mean

the theoretical punishment for offenders goes upto life in prison

but like

that implies they can enforce it

[zealous rapids]

ye

[split aurora]

"Hey russia send your general to be arrested"
"fuck off"
"welp we tried"

[hushed magnet]

yeah thats the biggest issue here probably

[zealous rapids]

they should hire hitmen

[zealous rapids]

ye

they also released a statement

[rare walrus]

wait what's NHL stand for?

[zealous rapids]

National Hockey League

[rare walrus]

oooh i see

alright cool

[copper monolith]

they were recently defeated by a Finnish team in the olympics lmao

endless L after L

[zealous rapids]

ye, and there player was thought to have been doping

[dull crane]

https://twitter.com/NHLJets/status/1498436607178940417

Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets)

https://t.co/Z25A0zzol3

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 11:15 PM

Good gesture on their part

[unreal path]

thank you discord for giving me the notification now

[copper monolith]

wtf that was 5 days ago

epic program

[unreal path]

[hushed magnet]

fastest discord notification

[unreal path]

discord is almost as slow as the progress of the Russian invasion

[copper monolith]

some sad news (the guardian)

[unreal path]

:(

[zealous rapids]

is wiki editor like wikipedia?

[copper monolith]

#rtgame-wiki

[hushed magnet]

what the fuck.. 😔

its great this is getting coverage tho

[copper monolith]

(bbc)

[split aurora]

this just sounds like free target practice

like the convoy of 96 tanks apparently destroyed earlier

also these tanks are moving fucking slowly lmao

[copper monolith]

based

[vocal wren]

Damn, destroyed 96 tanks is very impressive

[rare walrus]

yeah, the drones have been preforming really well

[tame harness]

If its a line of tanks you just need to stop the one in front and probably the one in the back

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1498371888304766984

https://twitter.com/ArmedForcesUkr/status/1498381064565317638

Clash Report (@clashreport)

Most of the military equipment of the #Russian Army was destroyed by #BayraktarTB2, which plays an active role in defense of Ukraine.

📍#Ukraine. https://t.co/yeQEOjpG6j

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 6:57 PM

ВОЇНИ УКРАЇНИ🇺🇦 (@ArmedForcesUkr)

❗❗❗ЛІКВІДОВАНО
96 ворожих танків, 20 градів, 8 бензовозів під Лебедином спалили вщент артилерією та точними ударами Байрактарів.
Це була заправочна база росіян.
Також були знищені позиції "градів".
https://t.co/vqPCmOhDOj https://t.co/kIhNUztOTW

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 7:34 PM

[rare walrus]

yeah, from the satellite views that we've seen it looks like they often like to be in lines on the highways

[copper monolith]

Hopefully the Kyiv forces will be able to repel that long ass convoy

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/ITarmyUA/status/1498451439554895876

IT Army of Ukraine (@ITarmyUA)

⚡️Elon Musk's Starlink satellites are already working over #Ukraine! According to Speedtest, download speeds in #Kyiv are over 100 Mbps. https://t.co/QjexycvaNT

Twitter · Mar 1, 2022, 12:13 AM

[rare walrus]

yeah, and that'll also halt the russian seige of kyiv by a good bit probably

[rare walrus]

daaaaang usually im not a fan of elon musk but he's really outdone himself here

[hollow hollow]

just call in a couple frogfoots and we got highway of death pt 2

[rare walrus]

what's a frogfoot?

[hollow hollow]

su-25, a ground attack jet

[rare walrus]

ah i see

[hollow hollow]

basically a russian warthog

[split aurora]

for once in his life he's doing good

[rare walrus]

ukraine is gettin some EU fighter jets right?

[rare walrus]

indeed, its a bit surprising but im really glad to see him using his money and company for a very good cause like this

[split aurora]

ngl I am concerned by the convoy

if it reaches kyiv

then thats gonna cuase some problems

[rare walrus]

yeah same here

if they do take it out however, that'll be like a lot of the front line stuff gone

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/eimer_mcauley/status/1498289485267836928 wow

Eimer Mc Auley (@eimer_mcauley)

Pavlo the plumber from Cork pictured here with other men who travelled from Ireland to join the fight in Ukraine. This was taken in Kracow this morning and they’ve since crossed the border on foot, they are headed to Kyiv now @corkbeo @gavinocal https://t.co/OtP19Wvif8

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 1:30 PM

[rare walrus]

do we know approximately how fast the convoy is moving?

[split aurora]

extremely brave

[copper monolith]

Sleep time, may Kiyv still stand in the morning

[split aurora]

it seems to be doing 10ish miles per day

goodnight valentin, sleep well

[hushed magnet]

Fuck elon musk, but his help is great to see

[rare walrus]

ah i see, then relatively slow i suppose?

[split aurora]

yeah

[hushed magnet]

Gn val

[rare walrus]

gn val

[rare walrus]

ah are those some of the volunteer foreign soldiers?

[split aurora]

ye

[rare walrus]

ah i see, that is indeed extremely brave of them

[copper monolith]

Some of them are Ukrainian immigrants coming back to defend their homeland

[rare walrus]

ah i see, that takes a lot of courage i must say, to volunteer and join, let alone walk the entire way to Kyiv

[tired scaffold]

Viva la international brigada

[icy ridge]

Did anything significant happen in the last few hours? Just got back from Hospital for hearing test

[rare walrus]

we got confirmation of the starlink system working perfectly with speeds up to like 136 Mbps. There's also volunteers now entering Ukraine heading to Kyiv

[split aurora]

also 96 russian tanks got blown up in a convoy

if you missed that

[icy ridge]

👀 nice

[split aurora]

tank go boom

[grizzled steeple]

Wait you can see russian tanks from satellite?

[rare walrus]

yeah, im not sure what site its on or whether they're using military satellites specifically tho

[zealous rapids]

I think it’s starlink stuff

Cause it’s a private company

[grizzled steeple]

im using google maps

[zealous rapids]

Lol

[grizzled steeple]

I wonder how many russian soldiers have deserted or surrendered

[fierce arch]

spy satellites are really good

as in

they have the ability to detect footballs

[grizzled steeple]

european or american

[rare walrus]

if its starlink then its american (elon musk's)

[split aurora]

Not just state

OSINT satallites have been tracking this shit

[zealous rapids]

Yes but starlink is privately owned. It’s Elon doing it not America

[rare walrus]

yeah, im just sayin its like based in america

[zealous rapids]

Ye

[hollow hollow]

france honoring the an-225 with this fancy new livery

[fierce arch]

oh yeah

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/russia-ukraine-news-worlds-largest-plane-destroyed/

it was confirmed

[hollow hollow]

i heard they may take the other one out of storage and restore it if russia doesn’t destroy it too

[fierce arch]

the other one isn't completed

[hollow hollow]

whatever, point is we may see another mriya some day

[grizzled steeple]

Apparently Brazil will host Ukranian refugees

[fierce arch]

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-ambassador-us-says-russia-used-vacuum-bomb-monday-2022-02-28/

[hollow hollow]

out of curiosity, what’s special about a vacuum bomb besides how it creates heat?

[rare walrus]

a vacuum bomb is like the largest bomb you can get without going into nuclear stuff

[lofty heart]

also doesn't it suck all the oxygen in the area to create in explosion, brutally suffocating everyone within the blast radius and causing a very painful death?

like, it's bordering that point of being an illegal weapon due to how brutal it is

[rare walrus]

yeah

from the article just posted by racc, it seems the U.S. is looking into whether the claim is true, and what to do as it can very well be considered a war crime

[hollow hollow]

if you’re in the blast radius, isn’t lack of oxygen the least of your problems

[rare walrus]

also yeah, but it's still an extremely painful way to die id think

[lofty heart]

I mean either way you're dead, but it's super fucking painful and torturous

if it was a different type of bomb, death is just instant

you live long enough in a vacuum bomb to go through hell

[snow pecan]

is that a war crime or just horrific?

[lofty heart]

I'm not sure

I dont think it's a war crime?

[hollow hollow]

it’s a case of “it isn’t a war crime, but it should be”

[snow pecan]

yea

[lofty heart]

wait no they are illegal to use in war

[hollow hollow]

i think

[rare walrus]

it can be considered one, if its classified as unjust/torturous death im pretty sure

[snow pecan]

oh

[rare walrus]

ah i see

[snow pecan]

it sure sounds bad

[lofty heart]

it falls into the category of illegal weapons

[hollow hollow]

til

[lofty heart]

plus russia's already comitted a lot of war crimes anyway so

[snow pecan]

russia using illegal tactics? how out of character

[lofty heart]

vacuum bombs is just another thing to add to the list if true

[rare walrus]

also, at the bottom of the article posted by Racc, it seems Ukraine requested the U.S. enforce a no-fly zone above Ukraine, which was denied but it looks like if the U.S. will believe the claim is true about the bomb then they'll do something, not sure what tho

[snow pecan]

i've never heard of them until now

but it does sound horrific

[rare walrus]

yeah they're fairly new in tech stuff

wait a minute

i just looked it up apparently they're not

[lofty heart]

I've seen things saying they're banned and that they aren't

considering how new they are it probably hasn't been fully agreed upon if vacuum bombs are illegal

but given just how deadly and brutal they are, they very well could be made illegal

[rare walrus]

here's a quote from the article that could clarify some on the illegality of it: "Human rights groups and Ukraine's ambassador to the United States on Monday accused Russia of attacking Ukrainians with cluster bombs and vacuum bombs, weapons that have been condemned by a variety of international organizations."

[lofty heart]

cluster bombs are 100% illegal

any weapon that's super unpredictable (like cluster bombs) just aren't allowed

[rare walrus]

yeah, hopefully the UN meetings will get something good done, not sure what it would be tho besides like the possibility of Ukraine getting a quick access to the EU, since an enforced airspace could be good but also could cause a WW3 or something

[grizzled steeple]

Sauce: Associated Press

[lofty heart]

you know things are nuts when they're publicly recruiting people to do that

[grizzled steeple]

Same article

[rare walrus]

woah, russia's secret stuffs are about to get hacked big time

[grizzled steeple]

It already has

Their defense department got its database leaked

[rare walrus]

oh yeah, i heard about that, whoever that hacker group was is doin wonders

[grizzled steeple]

And then we got the stuff in the article above

[rare walrus]

yeah

[grizzled steeple]

Anonymous and a few freelancers

[rare walrus]

ah i see

wait wait

hold on

is anonymous an individual or a group? i always thought it referred to a group

[snow pecan]

yea it's a group

[grizzled steeple]

a few
230k follower Telegram group

[rare walrus]

ah i see, alright cool

[snow pecan]

and there's groups within it

[rare walrus]

looks like morning in ukraine will arrive quite soon

[grizzled steeple]

Sauce: Ukraine government Telegram group

[rare walrus]

woah, that is a lot of stuff

[grizzled steeple]

Not including individuals' contributions to them from all over the world

[rare walrus]

true

[grizzled steeple]

Follow-up: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-ee7cdf19bdab43a22cb1391c98c62b4d

Zelenskyy delivers such good lines

[fierce arch]

cyberattacks are a slippery slope

you can go from attacking military targets to civilian targets very easily

theres a reason why its illegal

[grizzled steeple]

Right

[icy ridge]

Seriously this has been the most United I've seen Europe since time has begun

[rare walrus]

oh yeah, i agree with ya there

[grizzled steeple]

Ukraine's EU application has been delivered

[rare walrus]

ah sweet

i hope they get some leverage for a quick joining of the EU

[grizzled steeple]

This is the most united the world has ever been (aside from ISS)

[rare walrus]

yeah, i agree

[grizzled steeple]

I wonder what's going on up in there?

brawling in space

[rare walrus]

lmao, im not sure but id guess putin isnt like giving orders specifically to any russians on the ISS

[grizzled steeple]

The astronauts are probably tuned in and worried

[rare walrus]

yeah, that's what im thinkin too

[grizzled steeple]

They probably wouldnt be fighting because everyone needs to work together up there

[rare walrus]

yeah, and there's probs a likeliehood that the russians up there are against the invasion in general, like most of the russian people

[grizzled steeple]

Right

If the unthinkable happens, they get front view seats to the action

[rare walrus]

i suppose, but i dont think there's any likeliehood of that

i think ima head to bed for the night, cya later!

[grizzled steeple]

Cya, sleep well

[fierce arch]

i doubt they'll get in eu

iirc it has to be unanimous

[icy ridge]

Is there pics of the delivery lol?

Nvm found it

https://twitter.com/VVChentsov/status/1498447259826065410?s=20&t=13zgXlakGUKQodAKhDldtQ

Vsevolod Chentsov (@VVChentsov)

Handed over 🇺🇦 application for the EU membership signed by President @ZelenskyyUa to 🇫🇷 PermRep to the EU Philippe Léglise-Costa, current Presidency of the Council of the EU @Europe2022FR.
Application is registered. Process has been started. #UkraineIsEU #EUisUkraine 🇺🇦🇪🇺 https://t.co/BBcx7UI6ST

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 11:57 PM

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498520888840540166?s=20&t=13zgXlakGUKQodAKhDldtQ

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Roskomnadzor, Russia’s state communications regulator is blocking sites that write about Russia’s invasion into Ukraine.

Among blocked sites is the Siberian news site https://t.co/uiJZb5xe04 which has called Russia's so-called military operation in Ukraine a full-scale war.

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Twitter · Mar 1, 2022, 4:49 AM

[clear creek]

Good morning what is the situation?

[grizzled steeple]

5 more russian fighter jets shot down

Ukraine is applying to join the EU

And that application was hand-delivered a few hours ago

[clear creek]

New about EU but the 5 jets are big

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498556065620836353?t=qyeOV9eumU5sCeCLw1fuUw&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️ Russian forces have struck Independence Square in central Kharkiv with a powerful explosion.

According to a video of the event, the blast detonated right in front of the headquarters of the Kharkiv Oblast government.

Video: Ukraine NOW/Telegram https://t.co/poZjYcjRjD

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Twitter · Mar 1, 2022, 7:09 AM

[split aurora]

like most of the world refuses to sign the treaty to stop using them

[split aurora]

Holy shit

https://twitter.com/w4rw4tcher/status/1498550534931992582?t=rAzkpDHhQYdYiCHx9-wM7A&s=19

Ω (@w4rw4tcher)

Aftermath in Kyiv Central Square. #Kyiv #Ukraine #Russia https://t.co/Q06G1B5Urp

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Twitter · Mar 1, 2022, 6:47 AM

(was kharkiv not kyiv, but yeah, fairly minimal damage)

[limber wagon]

Oh shit

[nocturne bobcat]

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-sends-27-tonnes-medical-supplies-ukraine-2022-03-01/

[split aurora]

this is one insane coalition we got forming

[copper monolith]

Based

[clear creek]

Cant wait till the PRC claims this help as theres since they claim evryting that taiwan does that lookd good

[clear creek]

Not even one of the great powers signed of on it

This is why we need a morr united europe so it can help make shit like this ilegal

Oh @dull crane you lost your sub btw might want to resub as soon as you can no presure

Wait was he/she subed

[queen valley]

I don't think that the PRC will, purely because it's already trying super hard to toe the line as Russian "allies" kinda

[clear creek]

Fair point

[scarlet crown]

Heya folks, just woke up

[limber wagon]

Mornin

Hows it going?

[leaden grove]

Morning

[scarlet crown]

Woke up seeing quite a lot of tweets and tiktoks from russians crying over lost films and music

Still blaming the world for sanctions despite people here actually dying

funnnn..

[leaden grove]

woo

We‘ll see how long Putin lasts with the impending economic crisis

Russian TV is just trying to get people to put money into their accounts again

[viral junco]

They're trying desperately to avoid the worst depression ever faced by Russia but now that SWITZERLAND, THE tax haven has joined in, things will ramp up significantly

[leaden grove]

"You‘ll get 18% on your savings! And you should put your dollars back into the bank!"

[limber wagon]

For the people waking up. here is a recap from 4 hours ago:

And a newer one from 2 hours ago from BBC

[leaden grove]

Good lord, they’re trying so hard on Rossija 24

"The national association of musicians and writers supports the special operation!"

Shame on them for supporting this

[scarlet crown]

Rosija 24 is the scummy propaganda channel

[leaden grove]

Yep

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498574179188330501?t=n6p-VI8Md_XEQpr-gl-tsw&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Russia's losses as of March 1, according to Ukraine's Defense Ministry. https://t.co/Z0V7C4FiZt

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Twitter · Mar 1, 2022, 8:21 AM

[leaden grove]

But it has quite a significant viewership

[lilac sparrow]

Which defense ministry though

[leaden grove]

Ukrainian

Take these numbers with a grain of salt

[lilac sparrow]

Even if the real number is half that, it is still an impressive feat

[leaden grove]

Though the relative scale won’t be too off

Yep

[limber wagon]

2 ship though. I think those happened in the last day right?

[leaden grove]

This interview I’m watching is painful to listen to

[lilac sparrow]

They could be small inflatables though

[scarlet crown]

There's news of Mastercard blocking access for sanctioned banks in Russia. The cards will now work only on Russia's territory.
https://t.me/UkrainaOnlline/19661

[lilac sparrow]

It’s like people saying the army has more boats than the navy

[leaden grove]

"Our academy is committed to staying politically, religiously and ideologically independent… that‘s why we support the Russian government" - I have no words

[limber wagon]

well I mean, would russia ever lie? I dont think there is any proof of that. Btw, if you say anything bad about the Russian government you're going to jail and what you're saying is a lie. /s

[leaden grove]

Of course you can protest! No one said you‘ll be free after that though

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/UkrainaOnlline/19660 Mykhailo Podolyak says that masks have finally fell off. Russia is openly shelling centres of cities, civilian structures. The goal of occupants is clear - massive panic, high losses for peaceful people and destruction of infrastructure . Ukraine is fighting strong.

[leaden grove]

oml

The acting is especially bad today

"Thank you, uhhh, for signing up for the, um, patriotic service with the Russian federation. You will receive, ummmmm, your orders… looks confused … uhh, soon!"

[scarlet crown]

They're very confused and scattered now

Have you seen the recording of Russian ambassador at the belarus-ukraine negotiations?

The guy had nowhere to look at

[leaden grove]

Oh yeah

They all look very tense

And like, there’s reports we have from Russian soldiers who don’t even want to fight

[copper monolith]

At the gym, and a guy who apparently knows my dad yells "Слава Украине!", I saluted him and he asked me if I'm pro russian or Ukrainian, considering my dad, and my answer was ofc obvious lol

[leaden grove]

Whereas on TV they just showed "patriotic young men" who "voluntarily" signed up for the war - they just looked sad as hell

[lilac sparrow]

Well the lack of information is mainly for opsec reasons, hell I have my bag ready for deployment and was told I may or may not be leaving some time soon

Like

[leaden grove]

Yeah, but I suppose you still wouldn’t be sent to join a full-on invasion without hearing anything about it beforehand

[lilac sparrow]

I’m just a mechanic, I repair helicopters all day, I am not told a single bit about what happens to a bird after we are done working on it, if every single soldier is told the entire invasion plan then one of them is going to whip out their phone and tell their buddies what they are doing

Thats why I can see why the soldiers are sometimes told “head 20 miles that way”

[leaden grove]

That makes sense

[grizzled steeple]

Loose lips sink ships

essay inbound

[lilac sparrow]

It would but I keep deleting it and restarting

[grizzled steeple]

lol mood

Economy analysts have predicted China will capitalize on Putin's stupidity and on the west's sanctions by demanding more for cheaper from russia out of their trade deal due to the drop in demand caused by sanctions on Russia

Eat shit Putin

I got your sauce right here: Associated Press

[lilac sparrow]

Ah fuck it, I’m trying to pin the reasons of the incopentence of the Russian army, but I’m just moving between lower officer and NCO incompetence, and the lack of motivation in the Russian army

The fact we can track every single event that is happening in this war is insane

[grizzled steeple]

That's the internet for ya

Omnipotent

[scarlet crown]

There's news that Odesa could've gotten stormed yesterday, right in the civil territory near a mined beach, but russian operatives stopped right near the end: the rioted on the ship and refused to obey commands. They also contacted our forces and politely asked to just leave

Incredible

[grizzled steeple]

Truly incredible if it gets confirmed

[limber wagon]

Well, they might not be willing to pick a side, but at the very least they're willing to abuse the situation

[nocturne osprey]

https://twitter.com/charliehtweets/status/1498240437122961409?t=nNDCN29jO4uKC4TvIEAY6A&s=19

Charlie Haynes (@charliehtweets)

A Ukrainian man has been arrested for attempting to sink the €7m yacht owned by his boss - Russian arms tycoon Alexander Mijeev. He opened valves in the engine room and compartment - then told the crew to abandon ship. Hauled in front of a judge, he said "I'd do it again".

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Twitter · Feb 28, 2022, 10:15 AM

o7

[limber wagon]

A weird thing to feel positive about

[lilac sparrow]

https://tenor.com/view/goofy-trial-crazy-evil-ill-fucking-do-it-again-gif-17111514

[grizzled steeple]

Exactly what i was thinking of lol

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/380?single information on Kharkivs region

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/374 confirmed info about mastercard

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/373 Zelenskiy's speech, march 1st

[limber wagon]

Anyone know the charges? I'm curious

[lilac sparrow]

Probably attempted destruction of property totaling over a certain amount

[grizzled steeple]

At a stretch, maybe attempted murder

[lilac sparrow]

Wait, they’re using lingo that could mean various things, so is Mastercard no longer allowing the use of their card on Russian soil?

[limber wagon]

The use of russian cards outside or russia

[scarlet crown]

No no, Mastercard doesn't allow to use russian cards anywhere else but Russia

payments gone

[limber wagon]

Well this is positive at least .... If its true

[scarlet crown]

It's never fucking true, it's yet another lie from Lukashenko

They keep saying that while Belarussian soldiers are already spotted in Chernihiv

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaukrainy/6789

[lilac sparrow]

What will Belarus add though, their army equipment is still the same as it was 20 years ago, they are better off supporting the logistics and supply the Russian troops

[grizzled steeple]

putin desperate

[scarlet crown]

For the entirety of this war, they've been mostly adding some of their own troops and allowing russia territory for rocket launches, adding spaces in their hospitals onto that

[grizzled steeple]

Man's used up (probably more by now) 2/3rds of his allocated invasion force and hasnt gotten very far

He probably doesn't want to use his main military might for fear of embarrassment

[limber wagon]

There were 200k people at the border iirc. So thats quite a lot inside of Ukraine.

But numbers dont really mean much anymore if you dont have supplies and primarily fuel

[grizzled steeple]

Right

[limber wagon]

Also, large numbers of that 200k figure will be support. The logistics teams, medics, etc.

[grizzled steeple]

well russia has its own fuel supply... as long as they can extract it from the ground fast enough i think??

[lilac sparrow]

Yea the actual fighting number is around 40-50k

[limber wagon]

Issue is getting it to the soldiers

Which in a war situation mostly means Fuel trucks

[grizzled steeple]

Very flammable fuel trucks

[limber wagon]

yes

[limber wagon]

Tried looking at some sources and wasnt able to find any definitive numbers, but it seems most armies have a soldier to support ratio (called Tooth-to-tail ratio) of about 10% to 25%. As in, only between 10 to 25 percent of the people are the ones with guns

[lilac sparrow]

Depends on the unit as well

[grizzled steeple]

Makes sense

[limber wagon]

Yeah

Air force and navies have higher numbers

Tried limiting it to mostly land based forces

[grizzled steeple]

Maintenance staff for those two first ones

[scarlet crown]

Yet another footage of rocketing civilian structure, Kherson

[limber wagon]

Jesus, they just wont stop.
Like I get that its impossible to not at least once in a while accidentally hit the wrong thing in a war, but they seem to really just carelessly aim wherever they want

[scarlet crown]

That's the thing

they're not firing them aimlessly

[grizzled steeple]

Calling that its nowhere near a military target

[scarlet crown]

they're fucking targeting houses at this point

[limber wagon]

Seems like it

[scarlet crown]

Military targets are beyond question, they're desperate enough already to just shoot whoever and whatever

[grizzled steeple]

Logging for the night. Take care folks, stay safe

[lilac sparrow]

This is not going to be a successful invasion in the long run

It’s gonna turn into afghan part 2 if they keep shelling civilian targets

[limber wagon]

gn

[lilac sparrow]

Night

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/381 another compilation of results from this "peaceful operation"

[limber wagon]

Apparently there are also about 200 Russian POW's already

I've seen some videos where they're interviewed. They were almost all 18-22 year olds who were told to hand in their cell phones and were told they were going on a training exercise, but then found themselves inside Ukraine

Granted, there is probably a huge bias in the videos released as well as the people who become POW's, but its still pretty telling

[scarlet crown]

Kharkiv's region, another bunch of russian POWs

[limber wagon]

Do you know why and how they became POW's?

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/382 confirmation

[scarlet crown]

Honestly, no idea. Most accurate assumption would be that they just left their tech again and gave up

It's definitely not staged either

The uniforms have a very big difference

[limber wagon]

Apparently there were also some Russians who were just driving aimlessly in circles so their fuel would run out and they wouldn't have to fight

[scarlet crown]

Yeah i sent that story here a while ago

[limber wagon]

ah

[scarlet crown]

Visa's gonna leave Russia

I might stop updates for a bit to switch my mind a bit

[limber wagon]

Yeah, I understand

[scarlet crown]

It's been long 5 days of constant search for news and confirmations

[limber wagon]

Might be good to take your mind off of things for a bit

[scarlet crown]

So stay tuned people, Слава Україні

[limber wagon]

Take care

[copper monolith]

Слава Украины!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/jun/24/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskiy-hails-eu-decision-russian-forces-encircle-troops-in-lysychansk-kyiv-officials-say-live-news

[solid adder]

[copper monolith]

(the guardian)

[limber wagon]

r/russia has been quarantined for basically just spouting Russian propaganda. Their reactions

[copper monolith]

malding paid kremlin puppets

[copper monolith]

confirmed https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498599127818682373?s=20&t=4qQe-kN9Ke_yaX_f1lGPyw

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️⚡️⚡️Belarusian troops have entered Ukraine.

According to parliament, Belarusian troops have entered Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast to assist Russia in its war against Ukraine.

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Twitter · Mar 1, 2022, 10:00 AM

[limber wagon]

This take

[copper monolith]

u should not look at that shithole, for ur own sanity

[limber wagon]

Probably a good idea

[scarlet crown]

sounds like a yet another source of unblockable propaganda

reddit is a shithole, always has been

better off without it

[copper monolith]

reddit users on their way to make call of duty references in regards to this war

[limber wagon]

Reddit can be pretty good, it can also be pretty awful. Its hit and mix and depends a lot on what subreddits you're looking at.

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498602648542621696?s=20&t=KcL9av5y0b1AMuB7Iorz_Q

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️ Indian student killed in Kharkiv shelling, according to Indian foreign ministry.

“With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning,” the ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Twitter.

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Twitter · Mar 1, 2022, 10:14 AM

hi india, it's time to drop russia from ur friend list

[hushed magnet]

😔

[hushed magnet]

Please

[copper monolith]

rare based bojo moment

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498608096859537409?s=20&t=y4GRjuGM1VnapPmI1-q6kQ

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Zelensky: Launching a rocket at the central square of Kharkiv is an outright, undisguised terror.

After that, Russia became a terrorist state. No one will forgive. Nobody will forget.

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Twitter · Mar 1, 2022, 10:36 AM

bbc showing Lavrov having a press conference, and he's spouting such bullshit, now he's saying the Orthodox church of Kyiv is prosecuting people and creating a schism wtf

daily new bullshit reason lmao

oh thank god they switch away from that fuckface to a slightly better man (Bojo), and he's pissed off lmao

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/387 update on the global action against mouthspieces of Kremlin

[clear pebble]

Good

[copper monolith]

good

oh yeah, I think it was on his twitter

[zinc belfry]

https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/1498614836497944576?t=hIZL5ekhPrCsBKdesYYCYg&s=19

Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian president says Russian missile hit central square in city of Kharkiv, calling it 'undisguised terror.’

Twitter · Mar 1, 2022, 11:03 AM

[copper monolith]

yup

[zinc belfry]

yikes

[viral junco]

It's fake

[scarlet crown]

sad

[viral junco]

There is an Irish man who is staying in ukraine to fight the fascists

I'll post the rte link later

[clear pebble]

RT (jk)

[hushed magnet]

How is kyiv holding atm?

[stone belfry]

Idk actually

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/388 important message

very funny man

[copper monolith]

@stone belfryplease avoid posting unfunny shit if you're unaware of the situation

[stone belfry]

Idk what it meant so my b

Thought it was the snake island

Them guys were awesome

[hushed magnet]

They're alive anyway

[scarlet crown]

The Kyiv is holding up fine even to this day

[hushed magnet]

Good to hear

[stone belfry]

Still don't know what it is

Educate me

[paper cedar]

Can I have a TL;DR of what happened the past 14 hours?

[copper monolith]

are you asking what Kyiv is

[stone belfry]

Maybe lol

Yes actually

[scarlet crown]

aaand now they're aiming at peaceful civilians

[copper monolith]

that's genuinely sad

[clear pebble]

The capitol

[stone belfry]

Ah

[hushed magnet]

The capital city

[paper cedar]

Basically Kyiv is the capital of the country Ukraine

[stone belfry]

The more you know

[copper monolith]

terrorists

[stone belfry]

Well then

[hushed magnet]

What else is new

[copper monolith]

oh Zelensky beat me to calling them terrorists lol

terrible

[hushed magnet]

😔

[scarlet crown]

I'm glad the outer world is sharing this madness too

people need to be aware

[hushed magnet]

Yep

[copper monolith]

check the latest pinned link, The Guardian just posted a summary of the latest events

[paper cedar]

Thanks Val

[zinc belfry]

https://twitter.com/lamiTWO/status/1496835838998634500?t=lnNbGzJYq_628nkRkqXh6w&s=19

lami alt ! 🇺🇦 (@lamiTWO)

IF YOU WANT TO DONATE - HERE !!

The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The number of the special account: UA843000010000000047330992708 https://t.co/izPNyrv6uo

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Twitter · Feb 24, 2022, 1:14 PM

[paper cedar]

I just read about the summary and my god the Russians are really barbaric at this point

[zinc belfry]

that's really sad, i hope his family is okay

[copper monolith]

I mean they just lost their son, so not really

[copper monolith]

might encourage more indians to protest against Russia, but dunno if it'll be enough for Modi's government to do anything, since they still want to remain neutral cuz Russia gives them all the military tech

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/389

[hushed magnet]

Yeah sadly

[zealous rapids]

Any update been about 8 hours

[hushed magnet]

Seems like they're towing the middle like china are

[copper monolith]

@zealous rapids.

[hushed magnet]

😔

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/AuroraIntel/status/1498595181297287168

Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel)

Around here I think 50.6149990, 30.484421

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Twitter · Mar 1, 2022, 9:45 AM

[scarlet crown]

Dmitriy Medvedev is threatening french for one of their ministers saying that France is holding an economic war against Russia, claiming that they should watch their tongue, for most economic wars in human history often became real wars

Dmitriy Medvedev is a politician from Putin's following

[limber wagon]

"for most economic wars in human history often became real wars"
Remind me again how long globalisation has been a thing?

[scarlet crown]

they keep trying to come off strong and prideful despite already losing 2/3 of their war power in Ukraine

[limber wagon]

Oh wait, I think I misread that a bit. I thought he said most wars started as economic ones

But still, *citation needed

[copper monolith]

they're so full of themselves

[limber wagon]

I wonder how much the people saying this stuff actually believe

[hushed magnet]

"You better watch out france, haha"
barely fighting against ukraine

[scarlet crown]

not to say that attacking France would mean a full on war with EU

[hushed magnet]

Yeah and US because NATO

[zinc belfry]

he would be insane to start that big of a war

[clear pebble]

I mean Putin doesn't really scream "sane"

[limber wagon]

People have really been overrating the Russian army. I can understand this because of a lot of factors, but damn, does their yearly spending and revenue paint a different picture.

[hushed magnet]

And unless theyd get the help of China and possibly India, they'd be instantly fucked

[hushed magnet]

I never knew it was that relatively low tbh

[copper monolith]

most of the army funding goes into the pockets of putin's generals xd

[limber wagon]

Russia has a disproportionate amount of geopolitical power nowadays. I think mainly because of what happened after WW2 and the cold war. But they haven't really kept up with a lot of other countries.

[scarlet crown]

actually true

There's still a mental image kept for some people that Russia is this war-ready land of tough folks

which was mainly true during times of Great World War and cold war

but those times have changed

[split aurora]

Thing is

[limber wagon]

Yeah, the 'bare-chested putin riding a bear while carrying an RPG' kinda image

[split aurora]

Tech wise, russias army is insanely strong

But they don't have the stratgy

or planning

or competent generals

[scarlet crown]

It's under question if they even have that tech anymore

[split aurora]

and you can't win a war by throwing tanks at the enemy

[stone belfry]

I thought India wasn't are these side

Their

[split aurora]

tbf the T72s they are using as still more then capable MBTs

[stone belfry]

And they were apart of nato

[split aurora]

its their strategy losing them tanks

or rather, complete lack of it

[clear pebble]

Def not nato

[wary cedar]

e

[hushed magnet]

At that point they might as well be giving tanks away

[wary cedar]

dam

[zinc belfry]

isn't nato just eu countries + us?

[hushed magnet]

NATO is just a large chunk of europe + US

[wary cedar]

i had to join thread so i put e

[hushed magnet]

Hence the name North Atlantic

[split aurora]

nato

[limber wagon]

There is a 'join thread' button

[hushed magnet]

oh yeah and canada

[wary cedar]

yeah

[zinc belfry]

canada is in nato?

huh

[wary cedar]

but the thread didnt stay

[scarlet crown]

oh like the one they just left?

[split aurora]

nato+us were founding members in 49

[zinc belfry]

wtf lmao

[split aurora]

(France joined 49, left nato then rejoined)

[split aurora]

lmfao

No use without fuel

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/391 launch of cruise missiles

[solid adder]

I hope Sweden & Finland join in the future

[hushed magnet]

Yeah having tech is great and all if your not just giving it away for free basically lmao

[clear pebble]

Bring fuel, leave with "new" "car"

[stone belfry]

Yoooo free loot

[wary cedar]

when you need key

[scarlet crown]

I'm telling you, ukrainian gopniks fucking up occupants with their own tech is closer to reality than ever

[split aurora]

I notice a pattern in Eastern Europe

[solid adder]

atleast Finland

[clear pebble]

This is the lockpicking lawyer...

[split aurora]

pfffft

[hushed magnet]

Looks like they're pretty justified lmao

[scarlet crown]

Zelenskiy live on euro parlament https://youtu.be/CwQl49tDPTk

[limber wagon]

Yeah, we should definitely spend a bit more. as the NATO agreement kinda says you need to spend 2% of your GDP on defense

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/393 confirmed

[paper cedar]

sketchy

why does it even have so many dislikes?

[scarlet crown]

since it's a news livestream

[paper cedar]

ah okay makes sense

[scarlet crown]

they just tuned in the live stream on europarlament

Await a subbed version soon

[limber wagon]

Because stupid people believe that matters. same happens with everything people disagree with. I saw people argue that people hated Biden because of the like/dislike ratio on the whitehouse YT channel

[hushed magnet]

Lmfao

I mean angry republicans are gonna dislike like it as "protest", but who tf would be liking the whitehouse YT channel anyway

[limber wagon]

Plus there is always a huge bias towards people who care about the subject. Specifically if people are against something. People who are in agreement or just dont care are much less likely to watch

[hushed magnet]

Yeah

[paper cedar]

wow okay

[limber wagon]

Its also the same reason that whenever you watch a livestream of some political debate there always is a disproportionate amount of crazies in the chat.

[wary cedar]

obama's skits are funny tho

i watch obama white house

[stone belfry]

Most of reps are mentally impaired anyway

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/395 here's the eu livestream

[limber wagon]

Thanks

[scarlet crown]

they're all just applauding

[hushed magnet]

Dont have time to watch it atm but thanks

[rare walrus]

good mornin/afternoon everyone, what've i missed so far?

[limber wagon]

See pins

[hushed magnet]

Check the pins for an update

[limber wagon]

Liveblog there

[rare walrus]

alright, cool

[limber wagon]

Ah yes, This footage in the background we can really see clearly

[scarlet crown]

hard to keep production value high during well

war

[limber wagon]

Fair

[stone belfry]

Love how he just wearing a sweatshirt

Looks tired af

Looks like me

I like his style

[solid adder]

isnt he the ukraine defense minister or something lol

[scarlet crown]

yea he is

[copper monolith]

a bit old news but epic https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1498517263309225984?s=20&t=Va1scJEj4WMCkt89DJ4b_Q

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Ukraine to receive 70 fighter jets from the EU. Ukraine’s Air Force said on March 1.

Bulgaria will provide 16 MiG-29s and 14 Su-25s, Poland will provide 28 MiG-29 units, and Slovakia – 12 MiG-29s.

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Twitter · Mar 1, 2022, 4:35 AM

[solid adder]

fuck its march

[copper monolith]

fuk

[scarlet crown]

this is big

like actually big

[copper monolith]

massive, even

[scarlet crown]

we're awaiting more ghosts of kyiv)))

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaukrainy/6846 From Klychko to everyone in Kyiv. occupants are nearing the capital but military and territory defence forces are working hard as hell to prevent them from entering

[copper monolith]

[copper monolith]

based

[clear pebble]

rekt

[scarlet crown]

Such a historic moment

[copper monolith]

quite worried about that massive column of russian hardware, I hope Ukranian army can inflict massive damage to them

[limber wagon]

Hope they still have a few of those Turkish drones left

[scarlet crown]

without a doubt

[copper monolith]

I hope many in Kyiv use this lol

[stone belfry]

Nothing like war every like 50 years

Or 20

Sad world

[copper monolith]

there's always a war somewhere

[stone belfry]

Thanks realism

[copper monolith]

there was something like 7 years of peace between the end of WW2 and now?

[cerulean canyon]

YESSSSS

[stone belfry]

Idk

[cerulean canyon]

Yup

[zinc talon]

hello, hope everyone is doing ok

[cerulean canyon]

Has this been posted already?
I'm assuming yes
https://twitter.com/iwriteok/status/1498552367129587717?s=21

Embed

[limber wagon]

Just a few conflicts every now and then