the_ukraine_situation

[split aurora]

gonna be honest

I have no idea how airbnb works

i know its something to do with renting homes and thats about it

[fierce arch]

its kinda simple

person rents out house -> it gets listed on airbnb -> someone can pay the rent to live there -> airbnb takes a cut of the money

[split aurora]

ah

its just a middleman

makes sense

17% ish cut

from your pocket to their pocket

is what google seems to say

so not terrible

[cerulean canyon]

Much less then GoFundMe

[split aurora]

much more*

gofundme only takes a 2.9% cut

`
How Much Does GoFundMe Take?

GoFundMe is one of the most popular crowdfunding platforms, so let’s look at the fee they take. While GoFundMe previously took a 5% platform fee, in recent years they dropped this fee and instead decided to rely on ‘voluntary’, ‘automatic’ tips from donors. There is also a 2.9% transaction fee for each donation.

Rob Solomon, chief executive of GoFundMe stated: “As we’ve rolled this new model out in the US, we’ve had a huge amount of positive feedback from our community. It’s a win-win move, and we think people in the UK will recognise the outstanding service we provide – and now we’re offering that service for free.”

A tip is automatically added on their site when you go to make a donation, ranging from 12% to 15%. While you can change this tip amount or choose not to tip at all, the tip is automatically added at checkout. This means you need to manually adjust the tip amount. Some donors can find the tip feature confusing, with reviews suggesting they thought the tip was going towards the campaign total, rather than to the site itself.
`

[cerulean canyon]

Oh shit they lowered it

It used to be a lot more

[split aurora]

there is a 12-15% tip automatically added at checkout

but this can be removed

[nocturne bobcat]

Airbnb waived it's fees though

So I'm not sure what cut they'd be taking in terms of hosting and guest fees

Unless they also take additional money on top of that

https://www.econotimes.com/Airbnb-waives-fees-for-Ukraine-based-hosts-as-company-halts-operations-in-Russia-Belarus-1628516

[split aurora]

oh

nice

[cerulean canyon]

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/05/1084739721/airbnb-ukraine-direct-aid

[nocturne bobcat]

^^

[viral junco]

after talking with my family, my mother donated 50 euro to the red cross

hopefully it goes to good use

[copper monolith]

based

[viral junco]

i myself wasnt able to give much, i did give some money when this war of mine's devs did the charity collection sale

[nocturne bobcat]

Which red cross?

There's quite a few different branches

[viral junco]

ukranian i believe

[nocturne bobcat]

Ahhh

[split aurora]

I gave to the British one, but into their ukranian appeal

also gave a bit to this war of mine/ukraine army/callmekevins appeal

https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1500395176090607617?t=Rsg7lDBAmF5gFnZLNB90OA&s=19

Susie Dent (@susie_dent)

Hearing on @bbc5live how a Ukrainian woman and her 8-year-old daughter slept rough for 4 days and nights in freezing temperatures to cross the Polish border, only to be refused entry to the UK at Calais. Compassion is not complex.

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 8:57 AM

:/

oh hey guys yknow putins room with stewardesses

https://twitter.com/NewVoiceUkraine/status/1500507734797660163?t=VDNYlQuqZ2OQVVydmvQY9w&s=19

The New Voice of Ukraine (@NewVoiceUkraine)

The truth is reflected in Putin's kettle - no "meetings with stewardesses" can be seen there. Just an empty office. https://t.co/WQcYZ4rbcX

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 4:24 PM

it was green screen

[crude depot]

putin is just in a bunker in the middle of the pacific

[viral junco]

its the uriels afaik

[limber wagon]

Why the pacific when they have a bunker inside mount Yamantau

[viral junco]

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/proud-priest-who-threw-paint-on-russian-embassy-gates-says-he-won-t-pay-fine-1.4819624

[nocturne osprey]

based

[copper monolith]

what the fuck https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500538428542402578?s=20&t=4Kr31POdDwgLHD3HdHh4mA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

8 missiles that destroyed Vinnitsya airport were shot from the Black Sea.

The missiles were launched by Russia’s strategic missile carriers in the Black Sea, according to Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the country’s Air Force Command.

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 6:26 PM

deranged lunatics https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500533380210962436?s=20&t=4Kr31POdDwgLHD3HdHh4mA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️8 civilians killed during evacuation from Irpin near Kyiv.

Approximately eight people, including two children, were killed when Russian troops opened fire at civilians who were trying to evacuate from Irpin by buses, according to Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushin.

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 6:06 PM

[copper monolith]

(bbc)

[icy ridge]

Good

[icy ridge]

Oh my god Ein please stay safe and everyone in Odessa 🙏🙏🙏

[scarlet crown]

so far i haven't heard a thing

it might happen in the night

or might not happen at all now that their plans are spoiled

[copper monolith]

stay safe

[hushed magnet]

oh damn, interesting

and holy shit, stay safe ein

[scarlet crown]

Odesa seems to be ready for action

Anti air defences are also working perfectly

[copper monolith]

🙏

[icy ridge]

🙏

[scarlet crown]

Honestly even if they do bomb the port, what are they getting from it

They'd have to go through Mykolaiv to do any real damage

[icy ridge]

Question, why does Zelensky keep asking to close the skies even if he knows truly well that it would spark world war

[scarlet crown]

He knows that it's what other world leaders believe

Although he thinks that Putin cannot do shit and probably won't dare press the red button

From what we can see, Russia lacks both tech and logistics to actually do something

[icy ridge]

👀 but it's Putin....who knows what's in his mind

[scarlet crown]

So all of Putin's threats kind of sound like a chihuahua barking

Plus, not just one person decides to launch a whole nuke

And it's more than possible that someone will dip launching one

[split aurora]

I talked about this before

[scarlet crown]

Also probably due to the fact that Putin won't stop on Ukraine

[split aurora]

lemme screencap

[nocturne osprey]

https://twitter.com/mjluxmoore/status/1500453609984733186?t=Q-y4YJGgDT_EgReeTXUwwQ&s=19

Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore)

Protesters are marching past St Isaac’s Cathedral in St Petersburg chanting “No to War!” https://t.co/Iz5CbQsvHU

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 12:49 PM

[split aurora]

if the west says "No we cant close the skies" they always follow by saying "but we will give you X,Y,Z to help instead"

[scarlet crown]

Valid point too

[scarlet crown]

I feel like his point is that if the world has to stop Putin, that moment would be now

[split aurora]

I do still think closing the skies is a bad idea, but I also think putin won't stop

the ideal is to flood ukraine with weapons and aid

imo

including jets

poland has indicated it will send ukraine MIGs, if american F16s will replace the polish planes

soooo thats upto the US Congress

[copper monolith]

knowing how congress works it'll take them like 5 years to decide

[split aurora]

(Poland wants to swap its Russia based stock for US based ones, so it benefits poland - and no point directly giving ukraine F16s as they don't have pilots or spare parts ready for US Airframes)

[scarlet crown]

Honestly i can agree

Even if partners don't close the sky, they're providing quite a lot of aid

And sanctions

[split aurora]

The MIG29/SU25s poland would be giving are still very capable aircraft

similar to the F-16, which is still operated by quite a few nations

[icy ridge]

Also the Discrimination that is sadly happening mostly on the Polish-Ukrainian border....man....why can't everyone just leave equally 😢

[split aurora]

Fighter jets can manage a solid 50 or so years before becoming obselete

pretty amazingly

[scarlet crown]

such is the human nature

[split aurora]

yeaaah its pretty fucked

[scarlet crown]

humans just love making issues out of everything

[icy ridge]

Lithuania 👀

[split aurora]

Russia: starts invading its neighbours
Lithuanians: It's hunting season.

[scarlet crown]

same reaction from Mykolaiv's hunters when they hear about occupants lost in the woods

[viral junco]

https://twitter.com/TikTokComms/status/1500535434610368518 https://twitter.com/TikTokComms/status/1500535437861048320

TikTokComms (@TikTokComms)

1/ TikTok is an outlet for creativity and entertainment that can provide a source of relief and human connection during a time of war when people are facing immense tragedy and isolation. However, the safety of our employees and our users remain our highest priority.

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 6:15 PM

TikTokComms (@TikTokComms)

2/ In light of Russia's new ‘fake news’ law, we have no choice but to suspend livestreaming and new content to our video service while we review the safety implications of this law. Our in-app messaging service will not be affected.

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 6:15 PM

[scarlet crown]

??

[buoyant sundial]

Are these fuckers really about to start supporting Russian propaganda

[hollow hollow]

they’re a chinese company

[viral junco]

the livestreaming and such is in russia

[limber wagon]

Wait, they're not just disabling it in Russia?

But globally?

Because otherwise whats the issue?

[scarlet crown]

don't fucking tell me they'll ban anything besides russian propaganda

[viral junco]

its just russian things

only in russia this is banned stuff

as far as i know

[buoyant sundial]

…What the fuck

[viral junco]

and that is the law there in russia as of the other day

[limber wagon]

Ah, then this makes complete sense right. What s the issue people have?

[buoyant sundial]

…

[viral junco]

new fake news law means anyone "lying" about the war gets 15 years

[scarlet crown]

about the ""war""

[azure plover]

take a look at this https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/t6w001/russian_influencers_on_tiktok_defend_the_invasion/

[limber wagon]

Of course a company that doesnt know exactly if they're complying with such a law is gonna temporarily suspend their service to examine it

They just dont wanna be liable for anything

[split aurora]

if they have hosting in russia it does make sense tbf

[buoyant sundial]

Those aren’t “influencers” those are “traitors of the entire human race”

[viral junco]

christ

[leaden grove]

Even the head of the Russian Orthodox Church supports the invasion

[limber wagon]

I am so confused, how are we going from tiktok to “traitors of the entire human race”?

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/kamilkazani/status/1500495309595725831?s=20&t=fntGxeAdDt8vxQsXRJk7MQ - very good thread

Kamil Galeev (@kamilkazani)

Let's discuss what's happening in Russia. To put it simply, it's going full fascist. Authorities launched a propaganda campaign to gain popular support for their invasion of Ukraine and they're getting lots of it. You can see "Z" on these guys' clothes. What does it mean? 🧵 https://t.co/F2zjcpJCDZ

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 3:35 PM

https://twitter.com/kamilkazani/status/1500517705606217737 (part of the thread)

Kamil Galeev (@kamilkazani)

And after they fought back, Russians had to start mobilising. Here you see a Ukrainian soldier with a СОБР (SOBR) t shirt taken from a Russian invader. It's often misinterpreted as a shirt of some "elite spetsnaz" soldier. BS. СОБР aren't soldiers, they're cops https://t.co/9d3WV2mbgg

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 5:04 PM

[viral junco]

good thread however some info is iffy, such as the case with the russian pilot in syria

[split aurora]

whats iffy about that pilot?

[buoyant sundial]

The people supporting misinformation intentionally are really pissing me off. Information should never be either concealed, or faked.

[limber wagon]

Can we at least try to keep the discussion grounded then? calling some random tiktok influencer that are spreading misinformation “traitors of the entire human race” kinda leaves reality

[buoyant sundial]

There is absolutely no reason for a fucking draft, it sickens me.

[buoyant sundial]

Accurate Information is key to our continued survival as a species. That’s my logic.

[viral junco]

we had mentioned it yesterday, some were unsure whether it was the same person or not, and the same info was used in the thread

[split aurora]

ah

[limber wagon]

This is a thread about the war in Ukraine

[split aurora]

based on what I saw, it looked relatively clear cut

but yeah there is a chance its not the same guy

[scarlet crown]

a very important thread

[buoyant sundial]

…Of which misinformation is being spread.

[limber wagon]

yes?

[leaden grove]

Wdym

[buoyant sundial]

…

Nvm

[hushed magnet]

^

its kinda hard to take that claim seriously lmao

[scarlet crown]

yeah

but the thread itself is very informational

only further showing how many are supporting this war

[copper monolith]

fucking zombies

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500565829540323332?s=20&t=nqA8FaY9VDBxaDzChD4Fhg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Vadym Denysenko, advisor to interior minister of Ukraine:

"Russian occupiers gathered sufficient troops near Kyiv and will try to seize the capital in the next few days."

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 8:15 PM

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500549784410759170?s=20&t=nqA8FaY9VDBxaDzChD4Fhg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️5 people killed, 1 wounded as Russian troops fire at Ukrainian checkpoint in Kyiv Oblast.

People were killed in machine-gun fire on March 5 at a checkpoint in the village of Yasnohorodka, some 55 kilometers north of Kyiv, the Interior Ministry reported.

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 7:12 PM

[split aurora]

russia preparing yet another failed offensive

[scarlet crown]

sounds like a job for a bayraktar

[split aurora]

nice convoy you got there russia

be a shame if someone

bombed it from the sky

[copper monolith]

the song instantly started playing in my head when I read this message

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/MotolkoHelp/status/1500535599752753154

MotolkoHelp (@MotolkoHelp)

❗️According to our information, the most massive flight of aviation from the territory of Belarus towards Ukraine over the past week starts now.

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 6:15 PM

its hunting season for the SAMs

[loud olive]

also for those who may be interested in helping, I got this message from a friend about the AirBnB help system

people have been paying for AirBnB to directly support those in Ukraine

"It is helpful for people who offer their places on Airbnb for sure. Not sure how to check if they actually need help, but chances are high that in Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Mariupol', Melitopol, Bucha, Volnovakha, Mykolaiv and a couple more small towns near Kyiv and in Kyiv itself tbh, people would really appreciate money. Not sure if they're able to use them tho, especially in Melitopol and Mariupol' that are temporarily occupied right now, but I think it's a nice way of helping.
Most major cities get humanitarian help and our army tries to fend off the enemy from there, but small towns are in horrible state rn and only get humanitarian aid directly from the government and red cross.
But our national bank created a separate account for humanitarian aid and not just for our army like the previous one. So donating here could be the best way to keep people alive."

https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-rahunok-dlya-gumanitarnoyi-dopomogi-ukrayintsyam-postrajdalim-vid-rosiyskoyi-agresiyi

"And they added some new payment tools instead of just listing different ways of paying in different currencies"

[hollow hollow]

ukrainians watching a russian jet go down in the night sky https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/t82gax/ukrainians_cheering_as_a_fighter_plane_was/

hopefully that was a fullback, they’re pretty expensive and they’re getting eaten alive by SAMs rn

[viral junco]

that was earlier @hollow hollow

[hollow hollow]

sorry didn’t know

[copper monolith]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0bstjsk

[scarlet crown]

quick, make a wish

[copper monolith]

end2putin

[scarlet crown]

you said it outloud now it won't happen :(

[copper monolith]

no i didnt

i wrote it

[scarlet crown]

fair enough

[viral junco]

netflix is gone in russia

[grizzled steeple]

Worldpeace

[split aurora]

cheese

[copper monolith]

no more chilling 😔

[hollow hollow]

mriya gets rebuilt and zelensky is present for its first flight

[copper monolith]

BASED

[scarlet crown]

honestly such a blessed wish

[azure plover]

did you guys know that zelenskyy voiced the ukrainian dub of paddington bear

[scarlet crown]

Yes!

[loud olive]

really??

that's actually dead cool xD

[lofty wind]

I'm pretty sure nobody can claim to have as many talents as zelensky

like damn he used to be a comedian

[grizzled steeple]

You know, after this, Ukraine is gonna get so many tourists

[lofty wind]

idk about that one

[grizzled steeple]

Or at least a lot of people interested in it

[scarlet crown]

if this war ends, hopefully in our favour

Ukraine might just begin it's life anew

[lofty wind]

that'd be ideal for sure

[viral junco]

some speculate russia will collapse by june if the sanctions keep piling at the rate they are

or rather the economy

[scarlet crown]

mainly due to food crisis

[dull crane]

Ukraine will take over Russia

Ukrainian superpower

[scarlet crown]

that's not our goal

[grizzled steeple]

Ehhhhh

[dull crane]

I know lol

[copper monolith]

may crimea and donbass go back to ukraine

[dull crane]

Your goal is survival

[grizzled steeple]

I know russia is gonna need a lot of help after putin is brought to justice

[scarlet crown]

honestly i have no idea how life in Russia will change after the dust settles

[viral junco]

hopefully russian lands are returned to other countries

like the japanese islands and finland

as reparations for this illegal war should they (hopefully)

[dull crane]

As if any war is legal

But I get what you mean

[lofty wind]

I mean war crimes make it especially illegal

[grizzled steeple]

Reparations how?

[viral junco]

some wars have a casus belli, this didn't have any
in addition several treaties were violated due to this

[scarlet crown]

I wouldn't be so sure for the land of other countries, but they will have to repay quite an amount

[dull crane]

true

[viral junco]

also the bullying of a smaller nation by a nuclear power

[scarlet crown]

Thing is though they might just fucking ignore it all

[copper monolith]

paying for all the damage that has been done, and giving back stolen land from 8 years ago

[dull crane]

cases belli

that’s like

cause war

[scarlet crown]

just like soviet union

[dull crane]

Cause for war

Neat

[loud olive]

and once again continuing on on the things I posted earlier

"Here's a useful link too in case some people prefer directly donating to red cross or other organizations. But our national bank's account could be considered the best way until Ukraine exists anyway (grim haha). It's not in this list sadly, but I checked and it's 100% legit."
https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/

[copper monolith]

@loud olivemake it all 1 message

[loud olive]

yep okay

[copper monolith]

based

[loud olive]

thank yee

[viral junco]

cheers eli!

[split aurora]

yknow it is slightly concerning the food crisis

thats gonna hit large parts of europe + africa + asia

including western europe

[scarlet crown]

yet another reason to end this war as soon as possible

[split aurora]

yep

[viral junco]

food prices in ireland have already increased a ton

[split aurora]

:/

[viral junco]

i believe we're to add in the wartime farmer planting order soon

[split aurora]

genuinely isnt a bad idea to buy and freeze some surplus

[copper monolith]

vertical farms in cities when

[viral junco]

also after doing research further no, russias oil and gas do not account for 5% of the output

its 15

and half of all exports, 3rd of revenue

[split aurora]

hm

I fear whether this will actually be used against russia

or if ministers just want this to threaten the EU with

[copper monolith]

there are many tweets so have a couple screenies instead

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1500586370158448641

OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)

Via the @TheStudyofWar map, Russian forces have made very few gains in the last couple of days.

Probably running into short term supply and fuel limitations. https://t.co/dS6Gi1PDKR

Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 9:37 PM

[copper monolith]

may they quickly lose

[split aurora]

the craziest thing about this invasion is

its pretty fucken identical to one of russias previous wars

how the FUCK they didn't learn half these lessons in Finland is beyond me

[scarlet crown]

you really overestimate russians

they never learn

all they have is a neverending sense of pride and complex of superiority

like they're above this entire world

[tired scaffold]

I think that's dictators in general, rather than Russians specifically

[split aurora]

yeah

putins surrounded by spineless yes-men

drunk on overconfidence and pride from chechnya/georgia/crimea/donbass

and making the mistake of believing his own propaganda

[scarlet crown]

that's the funniest part

they've been putting up this lie for so long now that they actually fell in for it themselves

[viral junco]

they pride on chechnya but ignore the 1st one

[split aurora]

true!

80k civilians to 25-30k soldiers sums up russia's military tactics

[copper monolith]

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/mattia_n/status/1500568167164297217?s=20&t=a0wvVZOmLIFQ5E7TpFjx5w saw this earlier..

Mattia Nelles (@mattia_n)

Odesa is preparing for the worst. This is the Derybasivka Street, Odesa’s scenic pedestrian zone, usually filled with chic and creative restaurants and cafés… #Ukraine https://t.co/vamvT4w2HM

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 8:25 PM

[scarlet crown]

yeah it's unusual to see anti-tank cogs instead of cheerful folk

[zinc talon]

Hope you're staying safe

[copper monolith]

day 11 ends in Ukraine, here's the stuff that happened https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60640063

[scarlet crown]

it's already been 11 days?

[copper monolith]

doesn't even feel like it

[scarlet crown]

man..

[stark inlet]

https://twitter.com/hromadske/status/1500586028100423684?s=21

Hromadske Int. (@Hromadske)

Russian troops fired at and robbed Swiss journalist Guillaume Briquet. While working in the Mykolaiv region, his car with PRESS marking was shot, he was dragged from it

1/2

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 9:36 PM

"Russian invaders took away the passport, 3000 euros, personal belongings, a helmet, the material filmed on the camera, and the laptop. He is currently safe in a Ukrainian hospital"

[viral junco]

https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0306/1284795-dooley-kelleher/

"The local people said they want more help from Europe, including helmets and bulletproof jackets."

[silk iron]

there have been multiple instances of attacks on journalists

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1500598902042542080

Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ)

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 06 March 2022

Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/eiocXaCcoT

🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 https://t.co/MOPCAhea6i

Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 10:27 PM

[silk iron]

by the number of the attacks on journalists - I'd be so bold as to suggest there's actually a Russian military policy in place to silence journalists, particularly Western ones, by whatever means necessary. It doesn't seem to be isolated incidence attacks from ground troops acting independently.

[viral junco]

one cannot write off the courage of reporters on the frontlines

[silk iron]

they are true journalists in every sense of the word

[haughty yew]

I assume this was posted already?

[split aurora]

+every journalist in russia, risking persecution for years

especially those still reporting

[viral junco]

Indeed

[clear pebble]

Instead of suspending service, they should use their platform to provide truthful coverage of the Ukraine situation to the Russian people

[viral junco]

a famous video here shows a prime example of risking life for news

[split aurora]

i mean, then they'd just be banned by the government, and any russian employee would be arrested and imprisoned

[viral junco]

https://youtu.be/89_3DgW_7mg

[silk iron]

Russian journalists now tow the narrative line of the Kremlin or they tow blocks in Siberia (well not quite true, but at the rate things are going you never know)

[copper monolith]

agreed, instead of pulling out, the platforms only start showing the truths of the war, and only pull out when the government actually blocks them

at least it'll get to several eyes before the crackdown

[viral junco]

isnt that what south park did?

[split aurora]

as long as they aren't putting staff at risk*

[clear pebble]

I wonder how much on the ground staff they actually need in Russia to broadcast it

[split aurora]

I have no idea tbf

[copper monolith]

uuuuuuuuuuuuh

[viral junco]

in regards to china

[clear pebble]

I feel like in this day and age it could probably be remote

[copper monolith]

idk but thanks for reminding me I need to watch the latest episode

which is about the war btw

[silk iron]

South Park got censored in China for taking the piss out of the CCP censoring everything.

[split aurora]

ik news media are pulling out of russia as they can't broadcast remotely

[copper monolith]

or at least, related

[silk iron]

ironic really

[copper monolith]

"back to the cold war"
"A lot is riding on Butter's ability to crush the competition in the all-important dressage championship."

available to watch for free, legally, from anywhere, from southparkstudios.com 😎

[stark harness]

Hold the fuck up

[copper monolith]

I wonder how many of those missiles were shot down

[silk iron]

do remember Russia can draft more troops in months to come, perhaps even redeploy forces on other borders.

this war is going to go on for a while by the looks of things

[stark harness]

Russia’s “power” is really just a meme lmfao

[copper monolith]

their 2 main bargaining chips are the energy (gas and oil) and their largest number of nuclear weapons

[silk iron]

however high tech Russian military equipment will be hard to replace with the semiconductor sanctions

[copper monolith]

granted, most are probably outdated 70s soviet tech

[silk iron]

currently Western countries (particularly Germany) are reluctant to sanction Russian oil and gas, because it'll hit the European economies severely and make gas prices rise even further damaging the American economy as well.

The last thing nations want in wake of the pandemic is further economic instability

[clear pebble]

Yeah, hopefully they figure out something soon so they can sanction hose industries too

[copper monolith]

shouldn't have decommissioned the nuclear power plants, god damn morons

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/shaunwalker7/status/1500589274420420618?s=20&t=HED46nsb3BAFs5rZe9iMHA

Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7)

Written down like this Zelenskiy’s address tonight reads like a powerful poem. https://t.co/R915iHzc0v

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 9:48 PM

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/IlvesToomas/status/1500602398045315075

toomas hendrik ilves (@IlvesToomas)

Russia is recruiting Syrians for urban combat in Ukraine, U.S. officials say https://t.co/LF3wLQgWTe via @WSJ

Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 10:41 PM

wow they're getting desperate

[viral junco]

I've seen images of ukranian-syrian solidarity as a result of Russian involvement

Why they're recruiting there I don't know

[split aurora]

russia is on the site of the syrian state

is presumeably why

they'll be recruiting out of the thugs who fought for assad

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500600030968877058?s=20&t=sMK_mjG3OhfnWqahFw2Acg https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500600031879086080?s=20&t=sMK_mjG3OhfnWqahFw2Acg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Russian invaders failed to break through eastern front in the Luhansk direction, according to Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation.

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 10:31 PM

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️During the fighting on March 6, Ukraine's military destroyed 8 infantry fighting vehicles, an armored personnel off-road truck, multi-passenger sport-utility vehicle, artillery systems, and 40 Russian soldiers were killed, the JFO reported.

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 10:31 PM

[silk iron]

The Assad government in Syria is a satellite of Russia, propped up during the Syrian civil war back in 2012 - onwards.
There are plenty of experienced Syrian fighters who'd be a great asset to the Russians.

Note the US/UK/France/Turkey bloc backed the 'Free Syrian Army' a.k.a. the initial rebels .

[split aurora]

yeeep

[silk iron]

probably be a few weeks before Syrian veterans will be deployed

but in that time some volunteer veterans from the Western bloc will have arrived as well

it's going to get messier and more confusing over the coming weeks that's for sure

[clear pebble]

yeah

[icy ridge]

WTF that's is definitely going to hamper serious efforts by Pope Francis on Reconciliation, since his entire being is basically to shun people who poison religions with politica

[silk iron]

btw if the scenario arises - please discourage those without any military or medical experience from volunteering, including Ukrainians in foreign countries.

[icy ridge]

Although there seems to be quite the division within the church as well 👀

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/AVindman/status/1500525878874361857

Alexander S. Vindman (@AVindman)

This is interesting. Russia’s biggest gains were from the southern axis of advance. This company of Russian airborne forces abandoning there vehicles, vicinity of Nikolaev, may indicate that attack is stalling out as well.

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[split aurora]

^^^^

If veterans want to go, that's their decision

but untained civilians should not go

they can do a lot more productive work to support the war at home

primarily fundraising

no need for senseless bloodshed

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500613277302280193?s=20&t=qVNI0idYGbGC1rISoAaL1w

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Reuters: U.S. does not see imminent Russian amphibious assault of Odesa, according to U.S. official.

Earlier on March 6, President Zelensky said Ukraine had maps and records, obtained from captured Russian soldiers, that showed Russian forces were planning to bomb Odesa.

Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 11:24 PM

[split aurora]

or, if they insist on being on the ground, assisting refugees crossing the border

[silk iron]

Practically Ukraine isnt short of mannpower, they need arms and funding.
Also - i personally don't want to see young men with no experience be broken by war.

there's too much emotion, too much desperation to do 'something'.

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/DanLamothe/status/1500599461202083844

Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe)

A senior U.S. defense official just released an updated assessment of the war in Ukraine as of early Sunday evening in Washington. Basic updates:

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 10:29 PM

🧵

[scarlet crown]

like bomb a tank or two

the usual morning routine of a ukrainian teen

[split aurora]

Theres a difference between a ukranian choosing to fight rather then run

and someone travelling from safety into a warzone to "fight" with no experience

[copper monolith]

yet another thread to put off for "later" 😔

[silk iron]

btw "servant of the people" is on channel 4+1 - if the true British zoomers still watch tv that is.

lmao

[scarlet crown]

ou yes bruv i love me telly

[unreal path]

Any major updates today?

[molten tartan]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_of_cities_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War This is a good page to look at if you want details of certain offensives or just looking at what cities are currently under siege

[nocturne osprey]

I haven't watched television since early 2020

[loud olive]

yeah but I mean the threat of nuclear war is still massive, and too big of a risk surely

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500631918584467464?s=20&t=pxDB3d5a-L0fZrQNgwmkyg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Hacking group Anonymous interrupts Russian state TV programs with footage of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and an anti-war message.

It claims to have accessed TV channels “Russia 24”, “Channel 1”, “Moscow 24”, & streaming services Wink and Ivi.

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 12:38 AM

wtf https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500619811675594756?s=20&t=pxDB3d5a-L0fZrQNgwmkyg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

WSJ: Russia recruiting Syrians skilled in urban combat to be sent to Ukraine to help take Kyiv, according to U.S. officials.

The WSJ said it is unclear how many fighters have been identified, but some are already in Russia preparing to enter Ukraine, according to one official.

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 11:50 PM

[grand pier]

they actually cant, part of the process of applying as a volunteer is proving you have combat experience or training

[icy ridge]

Wtf, this has to be a violation somewhere

[grand pier]

what i suggest for people that want to do more than just fundraise and actually physically help: learn basic construction so once it is all over and done you can go over and help with rebuilding

[split aurora]

also grow a vegetable garden

:p

[icy ridge]

I've actually been to this place, it's the literal food court of my University's Vancouver Campus in Canada, and they seem like nice people 😢

It's quite side people forget that this is Putin's War

And Not the Russian Peoples

In which many of them oppose this War

Also reading the translated comments of Russian Gamers in CDPR's new video on Cyberpunk because they took a stand with Ukraine is so toxic 😭

[fierce arch]

why would it be

they do a lot of fucked up shit and geneva convention violations

but this is probably the least geneva violation-y thing they've done

[icy ridge]

Oh nvm then

[clear pebble]

smh people really think some bakery is propping up Putin's regime

[clear creek]

What happend tonight

[clear pebble]

"There does not appear to be any significant movement along the Russian axes. Leading elements remain outside these city centers. We cannot give specific distances today. We assess that the Russians have now committed inside Ukraine somewhere near 95% of the combat power they had amassed along the border."

Also talks of Russia trying to get Syrians to help with the invasion

[proven steppe]

What?!??

Saw this online, is ruble really that worthless now?

(1 month)

[limber wagon]

The decision makes sense for them. Urban combat is a special type of hell. Its complete chaos, you're fighting street to street and enemies coul be hiding in every building. Its not something barely any Russian soldier will have experience in, so having people who do have that experience will be a valuable asset to them.

[frail gulch]

It is something that their commanders have had experience with though.

I don’t like drawing parallels to conflicts, but in terms of modern conflicts involving heavy and direct urban fighting, Russia is most notable for the Chechen thing (idk what to call it, I don’t want to sound pro/anti Chechen/Russian I hate conflict labels please don’t crucify me)

There was heavy street fighting which heavily clashed (but occasionally benefited) with the Russian IFV doctrine

Because Russia relied heavily on IFVs and tanks to do a majority of the fighting in the war (and we know how well tanks perform in tightly packed cities), they were much easier to take out by the Chechens

Convoys were devestated as the Russians attempted to besiege Grozny. Because of this, the Russians essentially razed the city to (in rather brutal terms) remove ambush tactics from the equation.

God this is a horrible parallel

I am in no way, shape, or form saying that Kiev will have the same fate as Grozny. I’m just saying that Russian commanders have experience in Urban fighting, and are kinda afraid of it too.

The end

Goodnight, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite

[limber wagon]

Really hope it doesnt come to that, but I dunno if that might just be wishful thinking

[viral junco]

https://twitter.com/fbkinfo/status/1500450208404103173?t=pzyiR56PBOzVur2M3bpp5g&s=19

ФБК (@fbkinfo)

Москва, у Большого театра

Нет войне! https://t.co/zJkvrivbmL

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 12:36 PM

[split aurora]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/t871gu/pirates_are_broadcasting_troll_faces_on_russian/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

[limber wagon]

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/847?single

[limber wagon]

School number how many?

[copper monolith]

too many

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500765748364521474?s=20&t=l2zSEIQVqRsuWrmtAtQHGg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

These are the indicative estimates of Russia's losses as of March 7, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/8rfBcPS6gJ

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 9:30 AM

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/851

[copper monolith]

god damn savages

[hollow hollow]

there was several explosions at the russian-held kherson airport a few hours ago. these came alongside reports that ukrainian marines had destroyed 30 russian helis at that airport. huge if true. https://mobile.twitter.com/loogunda/status/1500728204771930113

English Luhansk (@loogunda)

Last night there were strong explosions in the area of RU-held Kherson Airport

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[copper monolith]

👀

[split aurora]

the destroyed heli count has jumped 24 since yesterday

[copper monolith]

nice

[clear pebble]

Embedded video not playing for anyone else?

[copper monolith]

ello blazas, no fuck ass here, with how it's like to live in russia now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFcmAkoHD1Q

[copper monolith]

happens to me sometimes too, I guess people should either go to the twitter, or the posters add fx at the start of the link

[limber wagon]

Put all the numbers from the Kyiv Independent in to a chart.

And to give a bit of a visual

[copper monolith]

hm, some numbers haven't been updated in days

[limber wagon]

Change per day

[copper monolith]

nice

I wonder why not many fuel tanks have been destroyed after day 2, probably that's why all the vehicles are running out of fuel xd

[clear pebble]

Interesting how fuel tanks and boats were only destroyed on one day

Same day, actually

[copper monolith]

yeah sea warfare isn't that big here, the only thing to come out of the black sea in the recent few days is the rocket fires that destroyed an airport

[limber wagon]

Might also have something to do with what is reported to them by the Military.

Some categories got renamed a bit in the first few days. So maybe whats reported for the categories also changed a bit.

Talking about the graphic here. We can only assume these numbers are correct, which they very likely aren't completely.

The categories changed in the first few days and we also need to consider their sources and how they might report the numbers

[copper monolith]

ah yes, people would def want to evacuate to the countries that have been mercilessly shelling them for days (bbc)

[limber wagon]

Of course, you forgot that they were the liberators after all. /s

They told us so themselves

[split aurora]

also the reports will only come in in waves

the damage toll from a battle may not be counted and reported till a few days afged

and they'll probably come in waves

[copper monolith]

true

[split aurora]

lmao

fuck off russia

[scarlet crown]

honestly fuck them

people are not accepting any aid from them

because they're literally the same fucking people behind this war

aid yourself, shithead

[copper monolith]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/07/ukrainian-children-violence-terror-military

[viral junco]

I mean its estimates for troops for instance

[copper monolith]

based person who I voted for

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500788997227962371?s=20&t=qxUilMrZhJHjU3kuF72QTA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Klitschko: 'Heavy fighting around Kyiv, primarily northwest.'

“With extreme rage, the enemy is destroying Bucha, Hostomel, Vorzel, Irpin. They deliberately kill civilians,” Kyiv mayor Vitalii Klitschko said.

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 11:02 AM

[split aurora]

and what can be done

OK heres an idda

build a shit load of hydro/wind off the coast

I'm a genius no need to thank me italy

Italy proceeds to probably switch to Saudi oil instead

[clear pebble]

That's a Lithuanian politician though?

[copper monolith]

yeah there were talks of even getting Algerian gas

[split aurora]

The bottom of the article talks about Italy

[split aurora]

😔

Just stop burning hydrocarbons please I beg you

[copper monolith]

^

https://fxtwitter.com/pan_goldman/status/1500761721543311361?s=20&t=gKRBFKCSz5fHsqlj74Z2ZA

[clear pebble]

Dox them

[clear pebble]

(The soldiers not the camera guy)

[copper monolith]

fuckers hiding their heavy vehicles between people's homes so they can't be bombed by Ukranian forces

time to chuck molotovs off the high floors

[clear pebble]

Turn fire sprinklers on

Get em cold and wet

[grand pier]

and what would be used while those get build? the issue is that countries need to get off russian oil and gas now but there being no alternatives, which is why they were on the russian oil/gas in the first place

[clear pebble]

True

[grand pier]

the north of the netherlands is already offering to suffer more powerful earthquakes just to fill the gas gap a little

but that is not a sustainable solution

and would not even be enough

[clear pebble]

A switch to alternate energy will likely not occur before the Ukraine situation resolves, but hopefully it serves as a lesson for the future

[split aurora]

yeah

but this needs to be a lesson

find some stopgap fossil supply then commit to building an ungodly amount of renewable

its both an ecological and geopolitical necessity

Hell even ignoring russia, so much of the oil producing world is incredibly unstable

[copper monolith]

(bbc)

[clear pebble]

( 6 AM PST/9 AM EST)

[split aurora]

sadly the Uk/norway no longer really produce enough oil to feed europe

even though they deffo help

[copper monolith]

👀

[clear pebble]

Hopefully third time's the charm

[scarlet crown]

he has the most carricature face imaginable

[copper monolith]

lmao yeah

[limber wagon]

Excuse me what the actual fuck https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/desperate-ukrainian-refugees-told-humanitarian-26401682

[copper monolith]

what the fuck

[proven steppe]

Just why

I guess putin has never lost someone close to him huh

[limber wagon]

From the BBC liveblog

[clear pebble]

Ugh, mines

[copper monolith]

man

[clear pebble]

Just horrible stuff, there's still active mines leftover from wars across the globe

[limber wagon]

This shit sticks around centuries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_Rouge

Huh, apparently discord thinks the minefield map of WW1 is explicit

[clear pebble]

Mines certainly aren't sfw

[copper monolith]

man

[clear pebble]

No surprise there

[split aurora]

yknow given the holodomor it really is ironic that its russia accusing ukraine of genocide 💀

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/melissakchan/status/1500751211477315585?s=20&t=ApnDV_HoIf4PSNaC009UOQ well..

Melissa Chan (@melissakchan)

BEIJING, March 7 (Reuters) - The issues of Taiwan and Ukraine are different as Taiwan has always been a part of China, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday.

Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 8:32 AM

[silk iron]

well some questions were going to be asked and some comparisons were going to have to be addressed at some point

[copper monolith]

fuck off pisscow

[silk iron]

doubt

[stark inlet]

how about no

[silk iron]

The People's Republic of China's own expansionist history with questionable justifications for wars (particularly the annexation Tibet in the 1950s) has a lot of similarities to Russia's actions the past 20-25 years.

It explains China's caution when commenting on the Russo-Ukrainian not a war, choosing to condone it as opposed to support it.

[copper monolith]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1461F/production/_123578438_russian_evacuation_routes-2x-nc.png

[scarlet crown]

ah yes we will stop, you just have to surrender

[fierce arch]

they're trying to convince themselves lmfao

ukraine has demonstrated how even if you have the superior firepower

you can still get absolutely dropkicked

[hushed magnet]

Based

[split aurora]

https://mobile.twitter.com/jonnytickle/status/1500589595834130440

Jonny Tickle (@jonnytickle)

On February 24, Russia's most famous talk show host Ivan Urgant came out against the invasion of Ukraine.

Urgant is the country's answer to Jimmy Kimmel, and has hosted more than 1,500 episodes. Immediately after speaking out, his show Evening Urgant was canceled. https://t.co/pwuJcMWIan

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 9:50 PM

loooong thread of famous russians coming out against the way

[hushed magnet]

o7

[split aurora]

|| https://mobile.twitter.com/GuyChazan/status/1500765693985370113 || [mildly graphic, blooded-face protestor ]

Guy Chazan (@GuyChazan)

Anti-war protester in St Petersburg https://t.co/3umJsofWJA

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 9:29 AM

o7

these people are unbelieveably brave

[copper monolith]

that was a surreal read, I've known most of them since I was a kid, didn't even think they'd be against the war, and are now paying for their opinion with their careers

[split aurora]

oh, wow

[fierce arch]

it'll get vetoed by like

spain

mark my words

[copper monolith]

why

[split aurora]

Gonna be honest Kozlovsky is the only one I've seen before

[split aurora]

Spain is against new members with controversial borders joining

bc. catalonia

[copper monolith]

man

[viral junco]

Spain would be against Scotland but I wouldn't say ukraine

[split aurora]

I could see spain going either way honestly

https://mobile.twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1500821110606213129

OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)

The Ukrainians are claiming they hit the Russian Navy Project 22160 patrol ship Vasily Bykov last night with MLRS fire. https://t.co/KDvETpIGs7

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 1:10 PM

godspeed

[viral junco]

Big if true

[split aurora]

thats a very new and probably rather expensive ship

[copper monolith]

large even

[split aurora]

It was one of 2 ships that attacked snake island

wait

lmfao

"ukraine had 16 ships and 82 men on this 100population island defending it"

russia moment

[copper monolith]

lol?

russia inflating numbers to seem cool for capturing a tiny island

[split aurora]

pulled 16 ships out their arse

[copper monolith]

wikipedia already gave it the past tense treatment lmao

[split aurora]

:D

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3422528-ukraine-army-hits-russian-warship-in-black-sea.html

"We will be destroying the enemy. Minus one enemy warship. The enemy suffers losses. Good job, you guys. Glory to the Armed Forces," Bratchuk said.

The operational headquarters provided no details of the strike on the enemy warship.

"There is no confirmation yet whether it was a patrol ship or a rocket boat, but for sure it’s minus one vessel," Bratchuk said.```

minus one vessel 👀

[copper monolith]

I hope the missile that sunk it had "Russian warship, go fuck yourself" written on it

[split aurora]

https://mobile.twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1500819885559103492

🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons)

#Ukraine: In the vicinity of #Mariupol the Russian Army lost 4x T-72B3/Obr 2016 tanks (Some with the famous "Javelin Cage") and likely 6x BMP-3.

Some destroyed, some possibly usable. https://t.co/drXuXRpVGW

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 1:05 PM

mariupol is under one hell of an intense urban fight

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/07/shocking-behaviour-russian-gymnast-shows-z-symbol-on-podium-next-to-ukrainian-winner

gettttt fucked

[copper monolith]

fucked

post with a bunch of links about the 30 destroyed russian aircrafts https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/t8kg0z/30_russian_helicopters_destroyed_at_chernobaev/

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500830350100123653?s=20&t=MAnq6vYyrXtssRjzNbmAwQ

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️For those leaving Ukraine, the Customs Service recommends using the checkpoints on the border with Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Moldova as they are less busy compared to Poland.

Map showing how busy each checkpoint is in real time: https://t.co/cnn4OGAN5H

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 1:46 PM

[cerulean dagger]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500832884004831232?t=YUF3qPM-hxfU0YxVHRggEQ&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Russia claims it will stop the war immediately if Ukraine agrees to:

• cease military action
• change constitution to enshrine neutrality
• recognize Crimea as Russian territory
• recognize the Russian-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 1:56 PM

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/waerth/status/1500833124644798464?s=20&t=MAnq6vYyrXtssRjzNbmAwQ

Temporarily mr unknown (@waerth)

@KyivIndependent Please forward my demands
Russia leaves all occupied territories worldwide
Russia pays for all damages
Kaliningrad will become EU territory
Karelia returns to Finland
Russia signs peace with Japan and returns islands
All Russian leadership to the Hague ICJ
Russia demilitarises

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 1:57 PM

[mighty tusk]

https://twitter.com/Dictionarycom/status/1498033493561032710?s=20&t=IrM4nBGury-w5hRyiHcCUA

Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom)

@RepClayHiggins We’re not entirely sure what this tweet is supposed to mean, and we’re literally the dictionary.

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 8:33 PM

[limber wagon]

I looked up the prices. Seems each helicopter costs around 36M. Though take that number with a big grain of salt

Assuming its a Mil Mi-24, which it looks like

[stone vigil]

Go fuck yourself putin

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1500828725113499649?s=20&t=sQkmTVVNKoff_SthFFfvIQ lol

Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock)

Protest takes many forms. eg, Moskva-24 state TV presenter Vyacheslav Tikhonov, live on the air, urged Muscovites not to stick “toilet-paper Z’s” on their car windows, saying they’re a debris hazard. He was fired immediately after this segment aired. https://t.co/EMGPmaJRTn https://t.co/losllU5bq3

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 1:40 PM

[limber wagon]

Reporting in the middle of a very busy road

That does take some amount of courage .... and stupidity

[copper monolith]

based man

also the 3rd round of talks is suppose to have started 22 mins ago

[hollow hollow]

i love seeing javelin cages on those old hunks, they’re terrified of that missile

[limber wagon]

Do those cages even help? since the thing explodes

[hollow hollow]

i assume it’s a case of “it’s better than nothing”, since getting hit with a javelin is basically guaranteed death

[limber wagon]

Fair

[copper monolith]

@unreal path (the guardian)

[split aurora]

its a HEAT round, high-explosive armoured piercing

ig the idea is to try and make the high explosion happen as it penetrates the cage

rather then penetrating the armour

ik in ww2 german tanks did a similar thing to some success against bazookas and the like

but i dont really know if cages will have much success against modern javelins tbh

[limber wagon]

I've been seeing this propganda map pop up a bunch of times now. Can we just take a moment and appreciate how shitty it is?

[split aurora]

hahaha

[limber wagon]

Yeah, completely delusional

[split aurora]

I mean at least they're now admitting theres significant fighting going on lmao

[limber wagon]

It is kinda interesting how these maps are made. A thread.
https://twitter.com/JennyCafarella/status/1500487549659365376?s=20&t=_P4VKimLvn7bHT5d8GL2bA

Jennifer Cafarella (@JennyCafarella)

What does Russian "control" of terrain in #Ukraine mean & what are its limits?

Our team @TheStudyofWar & @criticalthreats is mapping Russian advances & publishing these daily.

This thread will unpack our methodology & explain how to read these maps.

1/ https://t.co/gVLFOwq6oV

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Twitter · Mar 6, 2022, 3:04 PM

[limber wagon]

I've also seen the same thing happen in reverse. And while yeah, this is for the most part where the actual russian troops are, it understates the areas they effectively control

[copper monolith]

god damn what a shitty map

"liberated cities"

[limber wagon]

hmmm yes

Liberated

Thats how an invasion works

You liberate the cities

[fierce arch]

russia vetoes china abstains

[copper monolith]

lol

[limber wagon]

smh spoilers

[viral junco]

A special truck operation occurred at the dublin Russian embassy today

By which i mean a truck crashed through the gates

The guy who did it got arrested but still

I'd post but I don't have time

[mighty tusk]

https://twitter.com/drmistercody/status/1497631455945519105?s=20&t=Poc9u4JYx7_TLCMB2xo-dA

Cody Johnston (@drmistercody)

A little help for you plebs who might not understand what's going on. https://t.co/Ai7d5fWX7U

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Twitter · Feb 26, 2022, 5:55 PM

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500855662628282374?s=20&t=6vtSgBR6MRHwjHu9nphg5Q

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Russian forces have deliberately targeted multiple cities and villages across Ukraine. https://t.co/238nXyaMuF

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 3:27 PM

[unreal path]

Man it’s been busy there

[copper monolith]

lol

(the guardian)

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500859476877918209?s=20&t=RwF9n2X1foGGyYxteZfnCw

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

United Nations: 1,207 civilian casualties of Russia’s war in Ukraine, 406 people killed and 801 injured.

Most casualties were caused by the use of explosive weapons with a wide impact area, including heavy artillery, multi-launch rocket systems, missile and air strikes.

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 3:42 PM

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/04/xi-putin-war-ukraine-taiwan-russia-china-nightmare/

[split aurora]

uhhh

https://mobile.twitter.com/aldin_ww/status/1500838282829172742

Aldin 🇧🇦 (@aldin_ww)

Reportedly some very special train around Melitopol. https://t.co/AApeYj5g8C

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 2:18 PM

What stage of "special military operation" involves the armoured trains being taken out of museums and into combat

[limber wagon]

Sorry, whats so special about this train except that its a russian one?

[copper monolith]

fuck

[split aurora]

its an armoured combat train

https://mobile.twitter.com/BurckhardtFelix/status/1500845689781297161

Felix Burckhardt (@BurckhardtFelix)

@aldin_ww It's insane the Russians still have these tings. https://t.co/kZwMbvApR4

Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 2:47 PM

[limber wagon]

ah

[split aurora]

its the best technology of 1910

1 drone strike on the rail infront of it and that trains getting derailed and flipping over into the field

[loud knot]

Jeez, the ruble is now 1/150th if a dollar

[copper monolith]

this also shows these assholes can resupply things via trains now in the south

[limber wagon]

Thats kinda bad

so hopefully that rail will be blown up soon

[copper monolith]

also the thing the woman is screaming the entire video is the f-slur

[split aurora]

yeah, but they're also like, very susceptible to modern warfare

[split aurora]

oh

:/

[copper monolith]

quite a prolific insult in the russian language unfortunately

[split aurora]

😬

remove the video if you want, your call

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/DanMcL99/status/1500862924293877762?s=20&t=usYUYhbbHBNDuDNhw_SB5A found the link

Dan McLaughlin (@DanMcL99)

The gates of the Russian embassy in Dublin have been flattened by a truck carrying church supplies. “I’ve done my bit, lads," the driver said as police led him away. "It’s about time the rest of Ireland done their bit." https://t.co/UOCgl3AQHs

Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 3:56 PM

[coral idol]

Lmfao why is San Marino on that list?? Tf did they do?

[copper monolith]

San Marino single handily tanking the entire Russian economy

[split aurora]

oh there's way more

including

Micronesia

[stone vigil]

"Korea" so which one do they recognize as the real one?

[split aurora]

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-700559

The countries, international organizations and territories considered "unfriendly" include "Australia, Albania, Andorra, United Kingdom, including Jersey, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Canada, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, San Marino, North Macedonia, Singapore, USA, Taiwan, Ukraine, Montenegro, Switzerland, Japan." Russia lists Taiwan as being part of China.

A complimentary item of legislation from Sunday states that Russian citizens and companies must apply for a special permit to deal with "unfriendly" foreign entities.

Russian government closing the country off even further

What will Jersey possibly do without russia

or micronesia

[copper monolith]

literally preventing their own businesses from working abroad

[split aurora]

this is a bad day for pacific islanders :(

[zinc talon]

China might not like Taiwan being addressed as a country

Ah nvm.

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1500855769931132930?s=20&t=usYUYhbbHBNDuDNhw_SB5A

Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand)

Confirming NYT: Biden admin is weighing easing sanctions on Venezuela so that it can begin producing more oil & selling it on the international market. Move would be aimed at reducing global dependence on Russian oil & isolating Russia from one of its key allies in South America.

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 3:27 PM

[copper monolith]

nothing poses more danger to the Russian military than... a bread factory https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500862826226896898?s=20&t=-Ddu0x9VxzpcX5m7MpWLoA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️State Emergency Service: At least 13 civilians killed in air strike on bread factory in Kyiv Oblast.

Five people were rescued.

There may be more victims: Around 30 people are believed to have been at the factory.

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 3:55 PM

[copper monolith]

eeeh......

[stone vigil]

fucking bastards. a bread factory, what the fuck

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/Nrg8000/status/1500861897251655682

Nathan Ruser (@Nrg8000)

Putin's War - The Ukraine Daily Briefing Map for March 7th.

The second picture shows only Russian advances from the last 24 hours.

Russian gains on the Zaporizhzhia axis, with very slight gains on both sides of Kyiv and near Nova Odessa. Ukrainian gains near Kharkiv. https://t.co/FV2cQ0S7vw

Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 3:52 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/06/us/politics/us-ukraine-weapons.html

[scarlet crown]

This map looks like a disease

Like if Ukraine is slowly getting infected

[copper monolith]

indeed

[split aurora]

https://mobile.twitter.com/RALee85/status/1500870383075008529

Rob Lee (@RALee85)

A Russian fuel convoy was ambushed in Chernihiv Oblast.
https://t.co/5mgLVsp406 https://t.co/wfXv7TWV6w

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 4:25 PM

well that'll be the destroyed fuel truck number going brrrr

[copper monolith]

based

7 of them

[viral junco]

Time to flex the might of the Russian economy by shooting it in the foot and arms and legs and chest

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500873502630551562?s=20&t=XkzaSlFxoiTyy06QrXohmg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️All Big Four accounting and consultancy firms quit Russia.

Accountant firms EY and Deloitte severed ties with Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, following KPMG and PwC.

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 4:38 PM

man https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500874610740498436?s=20&t=7JF2M3Nr5HleyJa88M6vcw

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Germany rejects proposed European embargo on Russian oil imports.

Scholz said he's “preferring to focus on ‘sustainable’ pressure on Moscow that would not impose too heavy a burden on Germans.”

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 4:42 PM

[limber wagon]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/t8nk69/destroyed_convoy_of_russian_fuel/
Another one

[split aurora]

to be fair I do see his point that it needs to be sustainable.... though yeah I disagree with him severely

[viral junco]

Maybe an emergency production of renewables could work

Like

Wind turbines n shit

[split aurora]

A war in ukraine is far less sustainable the a German gas shortage

[limber wagon]

It seems these numbers will be quite a bit higher tomorrow. 30 heli's, a ship, and now a bunch of fuel trucks as well

[split aurora]

this should serve as a great wakeup call for europen nations to start spamming out renewable energy

that isn't directly dependent on imports from unstable / potentially hostile states

[viral junco]

24% of energy in Ireland was gas made

So we need to make use of some tech companies

[limber wagon]

Yes please. Because by now its pretty clear a nebulous 'things will be bad in the future' aint working

[split aurora]

uk seems about a third, I'd say gas + coal roughly 40%

from watching gridwatch wayyy too much

[viral junco]

A hundred euro or two for a voucher on the energy bill won't mean shit soon

[copper monolith]

🙏

[clear creek]

Its now evry country's goal to get on this list

Also how is kyiv

[copper monolith]

still standing, putler is barely making any progress there

(the guardian)

[clear creek]

Few heard somone say the western city fell this morning

[zinc talon]

Local hospital is lit up every night

[clear creek]

The 1/4th Russian girl in my class today: i think putin is righ...
Me: yea no gonne stop you there

My class: not again

Got another civel war guys

[copper monolith]

man

hm

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/TsybulskaLiubov/status/1500836238516969475?s=20&t=szA8VVrwbFgMN3bRB1pXiQ lmao

Liubov Tsybulska (@TsybulskaLiubov)

Update, everyone. Our media found that lady. The story is proved. With a small correction: it was pickled TOMATOES. https://t.co/UV5mqAEWLQ

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 2:10 PM

Original Tweet

[limber wagon]

Chad lady

[proven steppe]

fr

[copper monolith]

based

[viral junco]

Don't fuck with Ukrainian fruit

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500889500440043525?s=20&t=bu2lzgxx2wkQIGC4e1rozg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

4,000 people stuck in hot spots outside Kyiv.

According to Vadym Denysenko, advisor to the interior minister of Ukraine, 2,000 people have been evacuated from Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel settlements outside of Kyiv, which all have seen heavy fighting since the start of Russia’s war.

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 5:41 PM

[zinc talon]

i'd still take it with a grain of salt but i 've been waiting for a confirmation and if true, it's hilarious

[proven steppe]

yeah

[split aurora]

https://mobile.twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500872688457469952
https://mobile.twitter.com/KevindeHiggins/status/1500873006276620288
Thats one way to make a statemenet

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Man arrested for driving truck into gates of Russian embassy in Dublin.

“I want the ambassador and his colleagues to leave this country, leave this free country,” the driver said as he was taken away, according to the Irish Times.

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 4:35 PM

Kevin Higgins 🇮🇪🇺🇦 (@KevindeHiggins)

@KyivIndependent Video here for anyone interested 🇮🇪🇺🇦 https://t.co/K1ZAXrX6qm

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 4:36 PM

video of the truck at irish embassy

https://mobile.twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1500865130615214084

Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly)

🇷🇺 NEW diplomatic row: the Russian Embassy in Dublin says the truck which rammed its gate today did so “in the presence of Garda officers, who stood idle” - and accuses Ireland of breaching the Vienna Convention by not protecting the premises from any damage. @VirginMediaNews https://t.co/QjRg8i70O9

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 4:05 PM

Russia is amgery

petition to call this controversy GateGate

[copper monolith]

lol

[split aurora]

o7

lads

[viral junco]

I mentioned it ages ago

[viral junco]

Also nobody's upset sure we're all mocking the embassy here

Bar like 2 people

[paper cedar]

so pretty much they are staying neutral

[split aurora]

The russian embassy are angry and thats about it :p

[copper monolith]

lol https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500895966047739912?s=20&t=DW-koJxzw82BEYqPHHe0vw

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Ukraine: Russians shoot fake video in Chornobyl.

Ukraine’s state company Energoatom said that after the Chornobyl plant staff refused to participate, the invaders filmed their troops dressed in the uniform of the French company Novarka, which had left the zone in 2020.

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 6:07 PM

[split aurora]

lmfao

[copper monolith]

welp https://twitter.com/Podolyak_M/status/1500891711450583041?s=20&t=8nBS8bly8IO7nwYC3jh_FA

Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M)

The third round of negotiations has ended. There are small positive subductions in improving the logistics of humanitarian corridors... Intensive consultations have continued on the basic political block of the regulations, along with a ceasefire and security guarantees. https://t.co/s4kEwTNRhI

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 5:50 PM

[viral junco]

FINALLY

there is a great need to provide jets to Ukraine

if there is none then there will be little hope of them enforcing their own no fly zone

[zinc talon]

https://twitter.com/RussianEmbassy/status/1500886096837849099?t=fhlTxnvCp9tJ8oYZrRkiOA&s=19 ummm

Russian Embassy, UK (@RussianEmbassy)

FM #Lavrov: The goal of Russia’s special military operation is to stop any war that could take place on Ukrainian territory or that could start from there. https://t.co/tLf7798DIh

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 5:28 PM

[copper monolith]

[zinc talon]

when you go full circle and forget where you left off

[grizzled steeple]

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-entertainment-media-social-media-896ac1afc240fdf349c0d4c96d5e2afc

[viral junco]

comparing him to churchill would be iffy

as churchill is not nearly as good as most people made him out to be

see gallipoli, the drunken offer to give northern ireland to the republic should we have joined the war, bloody sunday 1920, wanting to go to normady on dday

[clear creek]

still respect churchill kinda have to as im part of the peapol who helped saving

[viral junco]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/07/ukraine-news-russia-war-latest-news-vladimir-putin-zelenskiy-kyiv-russian-invasion-civilian-attacks-irpin-ceasefire-live-updates @copper monolith

[copper monolith]

yes

[viral junco]

wait was it that before

huh

i'm dumb

[mighty tusk]

wow

this is just

jesus

[stark inlet]

What

[clear creek]

"we now we invaded you and have made it clear that we want to distroy your culture so we are now gonne allow a cease fire so you can flee to us to save us the hastle of tracking you down in the future"

[zinc talon]

love this quote

[clear creek]

what dous Putin think that the same peapol that have been puching his soldiers out of city centers withoud fear of being shot will now just willingly give themselfs up to him

whats the front line today btw

[split aurora]

basically the same as yesterday

afaik theres been not much movement

[clear creek]

good

[buoyant sundial]

Wow.

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500915342515789828?s=20&t=nPgmWr6zH0lxujdwYtksPA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Reuters: US may ban Russian oil imports without Europe.

The U.S. is willing to ban Russian oil imports into the country without the participation of its European allies, according to the sources cited by Reuters.

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 7:24 PM

based???

[paper cedar]

Noice

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500903313344245763?s=20&t=nPgmWr6zH0lxujdwYtksPA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

First foreigners have already joined International Legion, Ukraine's volunteer military force, and are fighting outside of Kyiv.

According to the Ukrainian Ground Forces, the volunteers came from the U.S., U.K., Sweden, Lithuania, Mexico, and India.

📷 Ukrainian Ground Forces https://t.co/2TvelInMqa

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 6:36 PM

[paper cedar]

I hope more will join

[split aurora]

this madlad looks like he's having a hell of a time

[paper cedar]

especially would love military guys also volunteering themselves into it

[paper cedar]

You mean enjoying the most of his life rn

[split aurora]

tru

[paper cedar]

For me he looks like he is having the best time of his life

[split aurora]

damn thats some wild face paint

[paper cedar]

That guy has so much camouflage, I didn't even see him

[scarlet crown]

what guy

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/JimPethokoukis/status/1500915282600206339?s=20&t=ePDOuxbRSk_5gIfvRwHbbw

James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis)

JPMORGAN: "The sanctions will hit their mark on the Russian economy, which now looks headed for a deep recession. We forecast a peak-to-trough GDP drop of 12.5%, greater than the drop during the 2020 pandemic or the 1998 debt crisis" (3/3/22)

Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 7:24 PM

[leaden grove]

There’s nothing like arguing with your Russian grandparents

[clear creek]

oof

[copper monolith]

its truly a zombie nation https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60600487

[leaden grove]

I watched live coverage of the anti-war protests in Riga a few days ago, and one speech stood out - I forgot the guy‘s name, but he‘s a Russian journalist who now lives in Latvia and he clearly said that the best thing we can do as citizens is call relatives in Russia and tell them what’s going on and show them pictures of the war - and even though my grandparents live here, they grew up in Stalin‘s USSR and therefore still hold some very skewed beliefs

[leaden grove]

Yeah, I believe I sent this article here a few days ago but it is very relevant once again

[brisk parrot]

dang

[stone vigil]

Based now use this chance to move to low-no carbon

[leaden grove]

^^

[hushed magnet]

^^^^^

[leaden grove]

Of course it might make sense to temporarily reactive nuclear power plants and get gas from other places, but it‘s the perfect time for investments into public infrastructure

And also another thing I‘ve noticed is how defeatist many economists seem

I read this interview with an American professor today who said that the sanctions will likely hurt Russia‘s economy, but not be enough to cause any political change

And the journalist asked him what countries should do then and he was just like "Yeah, let‘s just negotiate with the Russians again"

Clearly that has worked very well before

[nocturne osprey]

we need to permanently reactivate reactors

not temporarily

[leaden grove]

That‘s a debate for another time I think, but yes, at least for another five years or so

The point is that if we let this slip through, Russia‘s going to take advantage of it

I‘m not sure if you‘ve seen Russia’s demands today but apart from a land grab they also included a constitutional pledge to never join any sort of bloc, which includes the EU

And arguably that might lead to a halt to this war, but it is highly likely that Russia will try again in a few years

And something many commentators often tend ignore is the people who actually live at the borders of Russia

Most of us probably live relatively far away, and yet we can’t neglect the experiences of Ukrainians, nor of any of the bordering countries

Moreover this is something we can argue about, but in my opinion we are witnessing one of the defining moments of the 21st century so far

And while the sanctions will take another week or two to fully kick in, I don’t think they have managed to deter Russia any less

The MOD keeps publishing new lies every day, and the Putin and his leadership seem very determined on going forward with the war

And I believe that we need a full-on embargo on Russian gas and oil to cut off their funding, while making sure that Russian citizens have the ability to leave their country and are not stripped of their most basic needs

[split aurora]

yeah, theres a lot of things that are gonna take time to roll in

like, the ban on new airplane repair parts

[leaden grove]

Yeah

[split aurora]

will take ~1month to kick in

ban on importing smartphones, tech etc. might take a bit longer

[leaden grove]

But even so, there aren’t as many flights abroad anymore

[split aurora]

iirc aeroflot is only doing one abroad destination now

[leaden grove]

And the ones that take place are booked out

[split aurora]

no prize for guessing what city this is to

[copper monolith]

oh yeah the stream started a bit ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd7dRQhqYFI

cc: @unreal path

[leaden grove]

Well, Minsk obvs

[split aurora]

yep

https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1500885966302679042

Flightradar24 (@flightradar24)

Some of the last international flights by Aeroflot and its sibling airlines as all will stop international flying as of tomorrow, 8 March—partially to avoid having its leased aircraft repossessed. https://t.co/wVuYh9RoLv https://t.co/bjAUUbbes0

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 5:27 PM

[leaden grove]

I know a lot of people try to leave through Dubai and Istanbul

[solid adder]

chat enabled

[leaden grove]

The only way to enter the EU by public transport rn is by taking the Helsinki train or one of the buses

[copper monolith]

it's dogshit indeed

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500926986260299788?s=20&t=1khmw6cYWue7EBW5VPwi9g

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Two oil depots in Zhytomyr Oblast on fire after air strikes.

According to the State Emergency Service, the targeted oil depots are in Zhytomyr and Cherniahiv. The fire has been extinguished. No casualties have been reported yet.

Video: State Emergency Service of Ukraine https://t.co/il97wfmMwI

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 8:10 PM

[leaden grove]

Yes, truly catastrophic

You know

Maybe people need to realise that sometimes sacrifices need to be made

And that means supporting the poor to keep up with the rising costs, while reducing overall use

[split aurora]

^

Cut off russian oil

nationalize the electricity/gas industry

[leaden grove]

It’s literally what‘s funding their army

[split aurora]

get the corruption and for profit incentive out of it

[leaden grove]

This ^^

[split aurora]

and help people weather the storm

I'd rather go the night without gas, if it means a ukranian can go the night without shelling

[leaden grove]

I had to explain to my grandparents earlier that most of the gas prices are determined by the companies, not the state because they‘re private companies

[split aurora]

yeep

gas price rises early this year

France rose prices 4%

the UK 44%

[leaden grove]

Yeah, and give people who need it public transport tickets + people who absolutely rely on their car extra support

[split aurora]

Guess which country kept strict control over their prices and gas industry

[split aurora]

bastards

[leaden grove]

jeez

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500934655935234051?s=20&t=8LPyNZAA8wxFOVPDaRCz7A

huh tweet got deleted

[leaden grove]

It‘s there for me

[copper monolith]

I think?

[hushed magnet]

its just the embed thats broken i think

[leaden grove]

This?

[copper monolith]

the replies also aren't loading hm

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oh nvm

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but yeah,

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it worked for me but not anymore

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500934655935234051

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Russian forces strike at military unit in Mykolaiv.

A cruise missile hit the building the early morning of March 7, when soldiers were sleeping inside, according to Mykolaiv Oblast Governor Vitaliy Kim. Eight servicemen were killed, 19 injured, and eight went missing.

Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 8:41 PM

[leaden grove]

Okay, but this quote is amazing

[copper monolith]

they're letting the bald fuck speak

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did you post that earlier or am i just getting deja vu?

[leaden grove]

I definitely haven‘t

Not sure if someone else has

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oh nvm it was drdont

its a great quote tho

[leaden grove]

Also i need to figure out how that set up a VPN later to check on what Rossija 24 is doing these days

Most Russian channels did go poof

[viral junco]

catastrophic prices for things we wouldnt be buying if we rejected them

[copper monolith]

yes

fuk forgot to say, @viral junco Irish representitive is speaking

[viral junco]

yep watching

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60651973

W https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500936843675721728

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Ukraine’s air defense forces shoot down Russian aircraft over Kyiv.

Soon after that, at 9:10 p.m., another Russian plane was destroyed in an air battle on the city’s outskirts, according to Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerіy Zaluzhny.

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 8:50 PM

faster pls https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500942377506476033

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Reuters: EU may gradually decrease energy dependence on Russia.

According to a draft statement, EU countries may agree to decrease their dependency on the imports of Russian oil, gas and coal as early as this week, Reuters reports.

Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 9:12 PM

I feel like I've had an information overload and just feel tense from following the stuff almost constantly the past 13 hrs, so gonna stop reading stuff for the rest of the evening and probably get back here some time tomorrow

[silk iron]

rest well

[scarlet crown]

take care man

[paper cedar]

Not a bad idea, have fun resting Val

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https://twitter.com/sumlenny/status/1500952928399597573

Sergej Sumlenny (@sumlenny)

Russian General-major Vitaly Gerasimov, deputy commander of Russian 41st army, was liquidated near Kharkiv, Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate said. This is Russia’s second general KIA within the last 11 days. https://t.co/rWpuAHihdg

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Twitter · Mar 7, 2022, 9:53 PM

Another one bites the dust

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rest in piss

[proven steppe]

HOLY

IT DROPPED BY 0.0020 IN A DAY

[silk iron]

Rubel went from $0.012 to $0.007 in under 2 weeks

[scarlet crown]

honestly no, fuck him, don't let his soul rest

[fierce arch]

again why are celebrating the economy of a country crashing at the expense of the civilians

[scarlet crown]

no one is celebrating

we're literally just looking at the drop

[silk iron]

well it's at the expensive of all Russians

[proven steppe]

I live directly next to russia, so i feel alot of the sanctions in a way too

[silk iron]

both innocent civilians and the general Russian economy funding the Russian war machine.

and on top of that the stock market is taking a dive across the world

most fund managers and savvy investors sold shares at the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainians and are now holding in cash or investing in gold etc.

[scarlet crown]

how many more are there

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every division has at least one, so quite a lot

so far 2 russians + one chechen have been killed

god damn

[solid adder]

💀

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I didn't think it could go much lower tbh

is there a reason it changed so drasticly again?

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gah dayum

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from specifically yesterday to today?

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markets only open on weekdays

Sooo this is the effect of friday -> monday

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ah fair enough

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the russian markets are still closed

[silk iron]

basically buy/sell orders over the weekend are enacted upon on the Monday

and well... with ever increasing sanctions and embargoes against Russia a lot of shareholders have been selling shares in companies with Russian stakeholders.

[fierce arch]

i wonder if people buying the dip are pushing it up

[silk iron]

some are divesting from an ethical standpoint

probably not

things are extremely volatile atm

nobody knows if the war will escalate or if oil sanctions will come into place.

so the only shares being bought are in arms (e.g. BAE) or in gold

it's a truly awful time to be an investor - particularly if you were caught by surprise with this war.

the Russian dude saying his prayers to the Russian stock market basically sums things up.

[fierce arch]

hedge against the ruble

easy

[scarlet crown]

god i loved that video

it's a shame it was soda he was drinking

[fierce arch]

send the video

[silk iron]

couldn't even afford vodka

[split aurora]

Gold is just the eternal "shits going wrong" commodity

[molten tartan]

Heard there were explosions near Odesa

Are you alright ein??

[silk iron]

basically

[scarlet crown]

yeah

we had sirens here for like 30 minutes straight

[silk iron]

anyway i'm going to go get a part-time job as the easter bunny

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https://youtu.be/mOAdYUb4Erw

[fierce arch]

dont let the kiev's getcha

[scarlet crown]

??

[molten tartan]

Russian economy is in shambles

[scarlet crown]

i love how the woman is instantly in denial

[silk iron]

odds are the stock market is going to crash at some point

when i don't know

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thing is

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I assume she doesn't want to be criticised

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individual companies are crashing

the stock market as a whole

cant crash

[silk iron]

...

[split aurora]

unless they open the stock market

and russia refuses to open it

lmfao

[silk iron]

im talking about the global stock market

[split aurora]

the moscow + st petersburg markets have been shut for days and days

[silk iron]

not just Russia's

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ah

[silk iron]

Russia is screwed 100%

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tbf i cant see a huge crash

more likely a gradual decline over the next few weeks

unless theres some big escalation

[silk iron]

depends on if the oil/gas is cut off by Russia

[split aurora]

then it'll crash

[silk iron]

that would crash the stock market

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ye, that'd do it

[silk iron]

escalation would also do it

FTSE100 is already down by 10% over the past 2 weeks

[hushed magnet]

yall ready to live through the worst economic crisis in a long while 👍

[split aurora]

owch, didn't realise it was quite that bad

[silk iron]

not anywhere near as bad as the pandemic dip

many small companies funds are down 20%

[split aurora]

I am 17 and have lived through two "once in a lifetime" tier economic crashes

pls not a third

[silk iron]

honestly the arms industry is having a field day with German and NATO rearmament

so that's basically the only winner

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"wow this is so bad that its once in lifetime"

[silk iron]

and yknow i sadly have standards

[split aurora]

2008... 2020.... and now maybe today

[split aurora]

yeah my friend and I discussed this, she controls her families 5 figure stock fund

and like

[silk iron]

oh boy

it's all red

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it was very clear that good money could be made from investing in arms industry

but we both agreed we couldn't morally do it

[silk iron]

but hell i don't want to invest in the killing

[split aurora]

yeah

[silk iron]

even if i did donate some of the proceeds to refugees

[fierce arch]

if you invest in nato

suppliers

[silk iron]

yh in theory investing in BAE would contribute to fighting Russia...

but remember

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BAE also does a lot of fucked up shit

[silk iron]

arms are distributed to nations like Saudi Arabia

[split aurora]

yep

BAE sells a lot of jets that fly over yemen

[silk iron]

i'm aware of this

had a Yemeni friend a while back

his family fled the country like back in 2012 before things kicked off

[fierce arch]

that doesnt mean you condone that behavior tho

[silk iron]

well... it effectively does

[viral junco]

off topic

[split aurora]

fair

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jesus christ