the_ukraine_situation

[unreal path]

in case anyone is wondering the L3 action was purposed by South Africa

what denmark said the issue with it wasn't what was in it, but what wasn't in it

gosh dangit while he was talking someone's phone started to ring at the end

[hollow hollow]

damn, that hurts

i don't think ukr has many of those

[clear pebble]

Wikipedia estimates that Ukraine has 99 operational ones, although I'm not sure if that figure has been edited to reflect the recent capture. Most likely it was, as setting up exactly 99 would be odd

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507117009066151946?s=20&t=dGdqzjSth4m18b5G0zLKlQ

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Ukrainian army reports taking down 130 troops, 9 tanks, 6 infantry fighting vehicles at eastern front in 1 day.

Ukraine's Operational Tactical Group "East" repels 5 separate attacks by Russian forces on March 24.

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Twitter · Mar 24, 2022, 10:07 PM

👀 https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507103449728622595?s=20&t=dGdqzjSth4m18b5G0zLKlQ

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

✈️Ukrainian plane manufacturer Antonov proposes starting international fund to build new An-225, the world's biggest plane, to replace the one destroyed by fighting.

Building a new An-225 can cost more than $3 billion.

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Twitter · Mar 24, 2022, 9:13 PM

hm yes, it should end by then, with the biggest Nazis in the Kremlin getting the boot https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507095376247074826?s=20&t=dGdqzjSth4m18b5G0zLKlQ

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Ukrainian army: Russia wants to end war by May 9.

According to intelligence from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian troops are being told that the war must end by May 9 – widely celebrated in Russia as the day of victory over the Nazi Germany.

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Twitter · Mar 24, 2022, 8:41 PM

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/Stuckvisor/status/1507137154065088518?t=LyuWAjNZrJGpUvOBEvX5mQ&s=19

Barbute (@Stuckvisor)

@fri_skytt @CraveVoidStuffs @MENAConflicted Usually yes, never say never though and underestimate the world's ability to develop a more efficient idiot.

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Twitter · Mar 24, 2022, 11:27 PM

Holy shit man

tldr: (i think russian) artilleryman being careless with shells... throws one into the pile... it goes boom

not gorey, cameras immediately blacked out when blast hits

(Theres some arguing over source so take this with a big fat handful of salt, may not be from this conflicf)

absolutely shocking ineptitude eitherway

[tired scaffold]

could be from 2017, according to a couple of the replies

[hollow hollow]

i don't think it's cold enough in ukraine for that much snow rn, probably an old video

[split aurora]

fair

[tired scaffold]

Some poor sap (probably in a separatist militia, according to the replies) was given a 60-year-old helmet with a modern cloth cover: https://twitter.com/Rimmy_Downunder/status/1506049885048475649

Rimmy (@Rimmy_Downunder)

A Russian helmet, translation of video:
"Look at this, power of the RU army. Appears to be a tactical helmet, military and shit. Look at this, appears to be fine. Fucking whoa, a tin can from the 50s, 2nd army in the world. Already pierced, that dude won't need it anymore."

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Twitter · Mar 21, 2022, 11:27 PM

[hollow hollow]

also what was that high-pitched sound at the end of the video?

[tired scaffold]

Someone screaming

[hollow hollow]

jeez

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/Stuckvisor/status/1507140581797023750?t=21SklRWaSaxgTA9UzhBx4w&s=19

Barbute (@Stuckvisor)

But wait there's more! A poorly teained artilleryman can be very dangerous.

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Twitter · Mar 24, 2022, 11:41 PM

again probably not from this war

but God damn

don't play around with artillery shells kids

[hollow hollow]

i don't understand why anyone would ever think that's a remotely good idea

like there's blatantly stupid, and then there's throwing around howitzer shells big enough to atomize both you and the truck you're standing in instantaneously

[split aurora]

I mean

even imagining

there was 0 detonation risk

that would still be damaging the shells

denting them

chipping them

getting in dust and rocks

like "treat your weapon with care" is incredibly basic training shit

[tired scaffold]

Even Corporal Wojtek knew to handle shells with care, and he was a bear

[lilac sparrow]

Video is fake

[leaden grove]

https://youtu.be/Dm0DVkgiw5U

[scarlet crown]

:)

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/1881

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/2798

There's news that Zhirinovsky is fucking dead, awaiting confirmation

[limber wagon]

Lots of losses all around today.

[copper monolith]

Can't be

[copper monolith]

Nice

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/EerikNKross/status/1507080906334425089?t=ZCwf6BKgY_-GwQBJ1M4Kfg&s=19

Eerik N Kross (@EerikNKross)

A joke from Moscow: "According to Putin the special military operation is really a conflict btw Russia and NATO about World dominance. Whats the situation now?" "Russia has lost 15000 troops, 6 generals, 500 tanks, 3 ships, 100 planes and 1000 trucks. NATO hasn't arrived yet."

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Twitter · Mar 24, 2022, 7:44 PM

[limber wagon]

If true, then this makes more sense

[limber wagon]

You couldn't help but post another message in-between smh my head

[split aurora]

:(

fine ill wait an hour or two on the tractor stonks :p

[limber wagon]

Just joking lol

[copper monolith]

Smh oomfie bullying the english

[limber wagon]

so true oomfie

[split aurora]

I mean we do deserve it tbf

[copper monolith]

Post tank stinks

Stonks even

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1507115237866102784?t=jzhBTDlbE3y9GMtrSRYY4A&s=19

NEXTA (@nexta_tv)

Forbes: Ukrainian army now has 43 more tanks than at the beginning of the war

According to analysts, since the beginning of the war, #Russian army has lost 530 tanks, while the Armed Forces of #Ukraine have lost 74 of their own, but captured 117 enemy tanks.

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Twitter · Mar 24, 2022, 10:00 PM

Literally net gain of tanks

[limber wagon]

Should be noted that those gains are less than fully reliable or intact most likely, but still

I bet a good few can be restored or stripped for parts

[split aurora]

ye

and honestly its mostly just amusing

[split aurora]

tbf there are a few captured intact, mostly ones rhat ran out of fuel

but yeah most won't be able to be put back into immediate action

[scarlet crown]

the farmer batallion strikes again

[split aurora]

🚜

[limber wagon]

🚜

[split aurora]

That can happen in a matter of days, if videos depicting ex-Russian T-72s and T-80s in combat on the Ukrainian side are any indication. Russia attacked on Feb. 23. No later than March 11, former Russian tanks were shooting back ... at the Russians.
The steady transfer to Ukraine, via captures, of hundreds upon hundreds of tanks, fighting vehicles, artillery, air-defense systems and trucks underlines the challenge Russia faces in achieving any of its strategic objectives in Ukraine.
The Kremlin realistically can’t kill its way to victory. Not as long as Ukraine, population 44 million, possesses reserves of human capital—and as long as the Ukrainians remain united in the defense of their homeland.

[scarlet crown]

Yeah no, the post was deleted and russian official, Vyacheslav Volodyn, stated that he's still in stable conditions

clowns

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1506200306975223810?t=TE8wwcaiWwKhH4qmNZPoDw&s=19

🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons)

#Ukraine: Ukrainian forces captured another T-72A tank, seen in this drone image.

The UA side claims that the driver was the sole member of his tank crew left & was pursuaded to surrender after receiving pysops SMS messages- this cannot be verified. Tank is previously unseen.

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Twitter · Mar 22, 2022, 9:25 AM

https://twitter.com/Reader13580659/status/1506221216847249408?t=tqXMocPNliyA23ckicYPlg&s=19

Reader🌻 (@Reader13580659)

@UAWeapons Here's the story of the surrender

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Twitter · Mar 22, 2022, 10:48 AM

if true, pretty smart play by ukraine

$10k and application of citizenship for a working t-72 handed over to them

[scarlet crown]

Oh yeah I remember seeing this

[split aurora]

also

the commander said he was shooting and writing off the casualties 😬

[limber wagon]

Almost at Kherson

[scarlet crown]

because we're not fucking barbarians, we welcome anyone surrendering, especially with tech

[split aurora]

yee

[scarlet crown]

oh hell fucking yes, they're way further from Mykolaiv now

[limber wagon]

There are also reports about fighting near or inside Hostomel airport. Dunno how accurate that is though, since they are mostly rumours I think

[split aurora]

Isn't that part of the algedely encircled area?

[limber wagon]

But with the recent news about Russians being pushed back from Kyiv it seems plausible at elast

[scarlet crown]

Afaik they're true, Arestovych today said that they encircled russians there

[split aurora]

theres confirmed very heavy fighting in irpin for days

also part of the ring

[limber wagon]

Not quite sure, still chaotic. I assume we'll get a proper update once the situation has become more clear

[split aurora]

honestly this could be used as a negotiating chip

if it is a large ground encircled

especially if its 10, 20, 30k+

[limber wagon]

I heard reports of it being more likely about 3k-4k.

Fog of war ig

[split aurora]

ah

I hadn't heard any numbers on it

[split aurora]

I assumed given the area it'd be denser in troops

[limber wagon]

I have no clue whether those numbers are accurate or just someone pulling them out of their ass

[split aurora]

fair

[limber wagon]

we'll find out eventually I guess

Too chaotic while there is still fighting going on

[scarlet crown]

He mostly just says that they're leaving tech and are trying to run away, but the status of Hostomel is still unclear

either way, awaiting more fertilizer

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/EerikNKross/status/1506929081614581767?t=Ykgd1-kLr_UXWCp43Po8Jw&s=19

Eerik N Kross (@EerikNKross)

🇷🇺 commander of the 37th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, colonel Yuri Medvedev was run over by a tank of his own unit after casualties in 🇺🇦. In 2021 one of his tank commanders won the 🇷🇺 national tank teams competition.

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Twitter · Mar 24, 2022, 9:41 AM

very competent army

running over their own colonel

[scarlet crown]

they're just going to kill themselves at this point

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/MrKovalenko/status/1506645546571862017?t=TwvvG92kby5ady4qhcCkFg&s=19

Victor Kovalenko (@MrKovalenko)

In retaliation for death of 50% out of 1,500 servicemen of his 37th Russian infantry brigade at #Makariv near #Kyiv, a Russian tankist with his tank ran over his brigade commander Col. Yuri Medvedev. He survived but his legs were broken. Source: #Ukraine journo R. Tsimbaliuk.

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Twitter · Mar 23, 2022, 2:54 PM

I mean fair play, surviving a 42ton tank rolling over you

lmfao

[scarlet crown]

that's one way to pull out

[copper monolith]

Lmao

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/DarthPutinKGB/status/1507265972100599809?t=sxbIv9pQ6kl89JGIJmlAtg&s=19

Darth Putin (@DarthPutinKGB)

Day 31 of my 3 day war. Another general has been killed.

I remain a master strategist.

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 7:59 AM

[limber wagon]

How many are we on now? 7 I think?

[copper monolith]

Lmao

[scarlet crown]

News from Mariupol: https://t.me/mariupolrada/8999
People estimate about 300 killed after the attack on Mariupol's drama theatre (the one that had "children" written in front of it)

[limber wagon]

Damn

thats so many people

jesus fuck

[copper monolith]

Fucking fascist pigs

[copper monolith]

Oh no, not another siege

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/2807

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/2812

[split aurora]

hero

funny thing is, the British almost certainly tried/did arrest him in the past

people who went to fight ISIS were prosecuted on return

[limber wagon]

I like the irony of that last point

Though in their defense, I do believe most of the bridge burning was done by Ukraine for tactical reasons

[scarlet crown]

for a reason though

they're killing fucking civilians and ruin cities

[limber wagon]

Yes

Also that point of G20 being "Just the United States and Europe"

[scarlet crown]

they're really digging their grave here

ngl, they've been doing that for a good while now

[split aurora]

Indonesia, my favourite European state 😻

[stone vigil]

damn didnt know south africa was a part of europe

[raven fossil]

Europe going global
It’s the colonial period all over again

[stone vigil]

oh god

[limber wagon]

oh god, not again

[stone vigil]

this is actually just a map of the UK's global conquest

[clear pebble]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-missiles-in-ukraine-have-failure-rate-of-up-to-60-us-officials/ar-AAVu2Nd?ocid=msedgntp

[limber wagon]

https://twitter.com/avalaina/status/1507322758111318021?s=20&t=T33WKZutyNdSMHNMv0nnxg

Oleksandra Matviichuk (@avalaina)

Russians fired on the Nova Poshta postal department in Kharkiv, where Kharkiv residents were receiving humanitarian aid. Here the video of a rocket hitting a crowd of civilians in line
#RussiansWarCrimes

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 11:45 AM

[limber wagon]

lol

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/1890 please, why were nfts their decision

[limber wagon]

Because NFT's are very easy to create. You basically just need a digital image and some money to auction it. Super easy to create and sell. Thats why there are so many scams. Because literally everyone can create one

And why NFT 'creators' are stealing everyone's existing art. Because actually making art is much harder than just stealing it from someone

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/UA_struggle/529

[viral junco]

Better money in the Ukrainian government than in crypto nerds

[scarlet crown]

probably the right thought

I just hate the overall concept and how they're used

[copper monolith]

babes wake up, new bozo just dropped dead https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507362085860261892

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Another Russian general killed in Ukraine.

Yakov Ryezantsev was killed in Chornobaivka, a site of intense fighting just north of Kherson, according to Oleksiy Arestovych, advisor to the head of Ukraine's presidential office.

Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 2:21 PM

rapidly approaching that 50% death rate of generals in their quick and very successful special operation

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOs6blFXIAUvMbp?format=jpg&name=medium

you dumb shit don't just compare sanctions in reaction to your war to some terf getting shat on for being obnoxiously bad

[limber wagon]

How even

[copper monolith]

🤨

[limber wagon]

And thus the pack pedalling begins

[scarlet crown]

funnily enough there's already reports of occupants burning ukrainian history related books

that includes learning books, poetry

there's one thing that's different from nazis burning them 1930s

we actually have those stored online with pretty much free access

[copper monolith]

hmm where have I seen that before

oh right

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-14597%2C_Berlin%2C_Opernplatz%2C_Bücherverbrennung.jpg

denazifying ukraine by using all the nazi tactics from ww2

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/1891 128..

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/idreesali114/status/1507339108775088150?s=20&t=tEGYxU_7832pBiLDUOqxcw

Idrees Ali (@idreesali114)

March 25 (Reuters): China's state-run Sinopec Group has suspended talks for a major petrochemical investment and a gas marketing venture in Russia, sources told Reuters, heeding a government call for caution as sanctions mount over the invasion of Ukraine.

Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 12:50 PM

[split aurora]

👀

[scarlet crown]

what does that mean

[split aurora]

China's state-run oil company was in talks to invest heavily in russia

they have since suspended talks as a result of caution due to the invasion

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/MotolkoHelp/status/1507315092471402503?s=20&t=mdR7syEh9B_eJXNTKwPv8g

MotolkoHelp (@MotolkoHelp)

This morning, a large column of Russian trucks with “V” marks was moving from Rechitsa (Gomel region) along the M10 highway, then turned onto the Gomel bypass road to the M8 highway.

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 11:14 AM

Russian military priest was killed by Ukrainian Smerch rockets in a village right next to the border
https://twitter.com/666_mancer/status/1507304245665701893

Necro Mancer (@666_mancer)

Помощник командира части по борьбе с верующими протоиерей Олег Владиславович Артемов 1957 г.р. умудрился попасть под обстрел даже в Белгородской обл. Карма, наверно https://t.co/OQqAdsEmKD #всрф #потерьнет #груз200

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 10:31 AM

[split aurora]

RIP

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/UA_struggle/530

[wicked panther]

Straight to whatever hes getting in the afterlife

[copper monolith]

lmao what the fuck is this shit

Irina
Witch

you can't make this shit up

genuine larping

these rituals are for the good of the country
all are big fangirls on Putin and keep praising and wishing well on Putin

Russian convoy near Belgorod, probably on the road to Kharkiv https://twitter.com/herooftheday10/status/1507291555178160128?s=20&t=UWLz5MqGems8X1pgP3bbGw

ЄС_EU_UA_NATO_USA_יִשְׂרָאֵל🇮🇱🇺🇦🇺🇸🇪🇺🇬🇧 (@herooftheday10)

@GirkinGirkin Тоже в Белгородской

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 9:41 AM

[scarlet crown]

update

[hushed magnet]

i just read this, what the fuck lmao???

[copper monolith]

seems like only changes was near Kherson

[split aurora]

when you start simping for any politician you know you've gone wrong somewhere

lmfao

[hushed magnet]

also what the fuck????

[nocturne tusk]

Maybe after first few days Putin understood that after this big of a fuck up, he is done for, and the whole thing became an elaborate ritual to make himself god.

[mighty tusk]

holy shit

is this real

[hushed magnet]

^

[copper monolith]

apparently

[hushed magnet]

yeah

this is a fucking weird timeline

[mighty tusk]

oh my fucking god

holy shit

oh my fucking god

what the fuck

I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ONION ARTICLE WHAT THE FUCK

WHAT IS THIS FUCKING EARTH

I CAN'T FUCKING TAKE THIS SHIT ANYMORE

I want OUT

[copper monolith]

the last 2 years have been the onion articles more and more

[hushed magnet]

the onion might as well just write actual news articles now tbh

no one would be able to tell the difference

[mighty tusk]

They should just mix

Like, half real, half fake

And the whole gimmick is you lose your mind and get depressed

[hushed magnet]

too bad ive already done that

[nocturne osprey]

https://twitter.com/haynesdeborah/status/1507374658877857805

Deborah Haynes (@haynesdeborah)

BREAKING: A Russian brigade commander has been killed deliberately by his own troops after his unit suffered many losses in Ukraine, a western official said.
Colonel Medvechek, commander of 37 Motor Rifle Brigade, was run over by his soldiers, the official said

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 3:11 PM

[scarlet crown]

speaking of

[tired scaffold]

something something broken clock

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/2862

[copper monolith]

holy fuck

[copper monolith]

will I still be able to listen to music by Russian independent artists

russian post punk is the best musical thing to come out of that country in the last 30 years and it's gonna be sad no longer getting new songs until Putler's completely kicked out

[scarlet crown]

hm

that is a good question

[nocturne osprey]

tbh this is kinda just cruel

Putin isn't going to stop the war because he can't listen to Spotify

[split aurora]

Alternate take

I wonder if Spotify left for a similar reason as news crews

[hushed magnet]

has it pulled out of russia against the censorship laws? or is it because of them?

[viral junco]

its not profitable for spotify to get there

[split aurora]

For safety of staff

Spotify could be criminally liable for any anti-russian sentiment on their platform
Spotify has loads of podcasts, some political
Spotify doesn't want people being arrested, nor to censor their own platform

Is a generous take on it

[nocturne osprey]

so much of this stuff is just fucking over russian citizens so companies can get PR points instead of actually doing stuff to help Ukraine

[split aurora]

to be fair

Spotify isn't profitable ever

almost every quarter it makes a net loss

and is kept afloat by investment

its the strategy that many companies, like amazon use

Get a shit load of money
Enter area
Drop prices to undercut everyone and make a net loss
Control market share
raise prices now theres no competitors left

become billionaires

[viral junco]

less profitable now i guess

[split aurora]

I think its a mix of what I said, wrt censorship

and following the group and pulling out

as a company its a lot easier to do what everyone else is doing then stand alone

and usually a lot more profitable

[hushed magnet]

yeah

[viral junco]

yeah guardian says it is that

[stone vigil]

hmm yes, long corridor from the east heading towards Kiev. Never been exploited to cut off and decimate an army before

[copper monolith]

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

[paper cedar]

I don't even get this, that's how wtf the post is

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1507414699024998403

OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)

What are the issues I don’t think it’s mentioned enough is the survivability rate among Russian tank crewmembers.

The T-72/T-80 is not a very fun environment when hit. The crew sits on a carousel autoloader, and if the ammunition is hit, the results aren’t great.

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 5:50 PM

explains why there are so many images with the turrets ripped off

[scarlet crown]

meat grinder

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1507414709531979777?t=HXnshPhriEcUEuvg9_Gxkg&s=19

OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)

In fairness, the autoloader makes the tank much smaller, and removes the need for a human loader.

Unfortunately, as you can see, it’s also extremely vulnerable.

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 5:50 PM

[clear pebble]

skill issue

[zinc talon]

Supporting Russia by displaying approval of the ongoing war as well as using the "Z" symbol in this context are now being prosecuted in parts of germany

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1507422279776587776?t=9ET4j5SiFc6ivGafQbfriA&s=19

OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)

From earlier, Biden landing in Rzeszow, Patriot SAM battery visible at the bottom of the image.

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 6:20 PM

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1507396711576182843

OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)

This is currently circling around pro-Russian telegram channels. A Russian soldier destroys a soldiers memorial plaque in Eastern Ukraine.

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 4:39 PM

someone put an ounce of lead in this mans brain <3

10/10 landing

[copper monolith]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-uJwBcLX6I

[scarlet crown]

just you wait

people like these are usually wanted more than anyone

[copper monolith]

I sure hope his name won't be written on any memorial, let alone a tombstone

[scarlet crown]

he'll be one with the soil

alone, unremembered

[stark inlet]

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-first-phase-ukraine-operation-mostly-complete-focus-now-donbass-2022-03-25/

Certified russia moment

[scarlet crown]

as one of our songs goes "сам хотів землі цієї, тож тепер змішайся з нею"

[stark inlet]

Russia says Ukraine's combat potential 'considerably reduced'

Lmao they have more guns than america now, how is that reduced

[scarlet crown]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40WD9RDAMVc

[split aurora]

lmao

[hushed magnet]

if thats true then it really shows how bad morale is for them rn

[hushed magnet]

also this is really good

[scarlet crown]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/03/25/russia-reinforcements-georgia-ukraine/

This can't be serious

[stone vigil]

paid articles 😔

[split aurora]

whats unlikely about that?

[hollow hollow]

any chance that georgia might try to take back some land they lost in 2008?

[silk iron]

very unlikely

at least not by force

[split aurora]

extremely unlikely

[hollow hollow]

that’s what i thought

maybe some day

[silk iron]

The Russian state is becoming increasingly unstable from the economic isolation, and disappearance of certain high level officials

[split aurora]

armenia-azerbaijan could turn into a war again

as russian peacekeepers pull out

[silk iron]

perhaps there's a feasible, albeit unlikely, scenario in the near future where the Russian state collapses after a botched invasion - so the troops in South Ossetia and Abkhazia aren't funded - so they desert.

either way it's sheer speculation

[split aurora]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict

this 34 year long conflict could very well erupt

[silk iron]

also the Turkish "Bayraktar TB2 drones" used by the Ukrainian forces saw their debut in the July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes

[scarlet crown]

nothing, just observing the absurdity

[split aurora]

whats absurd about it?

russia moving troops to key area during a mass moblization in war

[scarlet crown]

no no nothing

Just world's second army trying to gather troops from literally wherever

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/haynesdeborah/status/1507429096959193094

Deborah Haynes (@haynesdeborah)

A list of the 7 Russian generals killed in action so far in Russia's war against Ukraine, according to western officials:

• Army Commander Major General Andrey Mordvich, 8 Combined Arms Army, Southern Military District

1/

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 6:47 PM

https://twitter.com/AndrejNkv/status/1507365192405073920

Andrej (@AndrejNkv)

I am the very model of a Russian Major General
My standing in the battlefield is growing quite untenable
My forces, though equipped and given orders unequivocal
Did not expect the fight to be remotely this reciprocal

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 2:34 PM

credit if anyone knows the referenced play ;p

[silk iron]

The Putin of Penzance?

[split aurora]

:D

[copper monolith]

this is so good

[icy ridge]

THE FUCK

[hushed magnet]

its MTG, what do you expect other than the worst fucking takes

madison cawthorn has the most punchable fucking face ive ever seen

[fierce arch]

if they're forced to retreat its clear they'll occupy donbas and proclaim a victory

[split aurora]

Assuming they can finish taking it

and hold it

The defence ministry said Russian-backed separatists now controlled 93% of Ukraine's Luhansk region and 54% of the Donetsk region. They jointly make up the Donbass.

thats still an area roughly the size of northern ireland to capture

[fierce arch]

if they can successfully build infrastructure to provide support there (think railroads and such) its likely that they could hold it

[leaden grove]

https://twitter.com/morcos_pierre/status/1507443257638273031?s=21&t=TvXTXoO9B4-pPe2vCM9gCQ

Pierre Morcos (@morcos_pierre)

🚨 Pres Macron just announced that 🇫🇷, together with 🇹🇷 and 🇬🇷, is planning an "exceptional humanitarian operation" to evacuate civilians from #Mariupol. Paris has been in contact with Mariupol's mayor and the 🇫🇷 President will discuss this issue with Putin "in the coming hours".

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 7:44 PM

[copper monolith]

👀

[leaden grove]

Trying to get more info on this, hold on

[copper monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/tuga-numeiro-gif-18302117

macron talking to putin

[leaden grove]

No no

Putin telling Macron about his ambitions

[copper monolith]

lmao

[leaden grove]

I‘m very interested in how this will work out

[copper monolith]

same, quite a hm

[leaden grove]

But at the same time Macron is known for bold promises that often don’t result in anything

[copper monolith]

politician moment

[viral junco]

I hope he follows through rather than using this purely for votes

Lest we forget the French election is weeks away

[leaden grove]

In the end it might just be a bluff

And they might be like "Yeah, Putin was not really too happy about this proposal so we‘ll just pledge support for the city in the far future"

[copper monolith]

this is a good video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn4QhlMTnKs

[scarlet crown]

man he ends it off with such a right question

[copper monolith]

got another vid that might be too close to u, Ein, currently watching, but it's quite good too

[scarlet crown]

I'd like to see

[copper monolith]

English subtitles included https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3o_1mVl7G4

every person I see in this vid, I really hope they will be alive at the end of the war

[copper monolith]

gonna pin this for people to see what it's like to defend Ukraine

[scarlet crown]

I wish I could be there

[copper monolith]

you earlier mentioned you were under the age of military, how old are you actually?

[scarlet crown]

16, I think i've said that before

[copper monolith]

ah

stay safe please

[scarlet crown]

I am safe, pretty much all the time

they won't enter Odesa any time soon

and air defences are working perfectly, 3 missiles were struck down today

[copper monolith]

god bless the air defences

another good video, god bless Kharkiv's defenders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAsf6dsq3rQ

a good video for a no-fly zone

and to defend innocent people

glory to ukraine

russian occupants will pay for this

[split aurora]

Hey ooi anyone heard of the gravel institute

https://youtu.be/gFGQI8P9BMg
Since appearing a few months ago theuve seamlessly transitioned from "anti imperialism" to "anti-american imperialism but when russia does it thats ok bc russia doesn't like america"

[leaden grove]

I vaguely remember hearing about them a while ago and back they seemed okay, but wth

[split aurora]

yeaaaaah it's

Presenting the ukraine govt as nazi's through massive lies of omission

Accepting and presenting widely debunked kremlin misinformation

emotional language galore

its 😩 😩

[leaden grove]

That link you posted earlier didn’t work btw

It said that the video is unavailable

Oh, now it does

[split aurora]

yeah i uh, had a few issues pasting it :p

[molten tartan]

People saying Russia has the second best military in the world

Bro they aren't even the second best military in Ukraine

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/A_SHEKH0VTS0V/status/1507403468612513795

Anton Shekhovtsov (@A_SHEKH0VTS0V)

Ukrainian monitors report that antidotes against nerve agents are being distributed among Russian invaders. If true, this may suggest the invaders are preparing for the use of chemical weapons.

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 5:06 PM

...worrying if true!

[scarlet crown]

It's all leading up to that, better be prepared

[silk iron]

Multiple articles have circulated that NATO is planning to provide Ukraine with equipment to protect itself against chemical, biological, and unlikely nuclear threats from Russia.

So gas masks, potassium iodide tablets etc.

• name a few more key examples of equipment if you find an informative and credible source

what else... there was an information campaign by the Ukrainian gov, one for Ukrainian soldiers and another for Ukrainian civilians, for what to do in event of a Chemical attack - I'm sure ein37 would likely be informed on that.

What I can say is it's very tempting for the Russian military to start using chemical weapons like Sarin, Mustard or Chlorine gas to expedite the process of sieging cities like Kharkiv or Mariupol - Particularly given the invasion's progress has stalled.

I'd advise you all not to look too closely into why chemical weapons are morally abhorrent, even in the context of a bloody full scale war.

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507551706502119432?t=VvQw7QfROgFxk2syypWWrg&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Displaying the Russian "Z" now criminal offense in German state of Bavaria.

Justice Minister Georg Eisenreich said the “Bavarian Public Prosecutor’s Office is taking consistent action against persons who publicly approve the war of aggression that violates international law.”

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 2:55 AM

[clear pebble]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507606140640804868?cxt=HHwWiIC-oYPzi-wpAAAA :/

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Early disclosure of information disrupts delivery of foreign aid to Ukraine.

Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that potentially unwitting disclosure of information surrounding incoming supplies of equipment or weapons has led to interceptions by Russian forces.

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 6:31 AM

You'd think people would have more common sense, but...

[ebon creek]

I just found out that Grammarly supports Ukraine. I respect them a lot more now 🇺🇦

[limber wagon]

2 new boats added. I think that might be the 2 that got damaged as well? maybe.

Also new category Mobile SRBM, or "short range ballistic missile"

These kind of things I presume

[copper monolith]

New Russian losses pog

[leaden grove]

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/26/world/ukraine-russia-war/video-survivors-describe-the-horror-of-mariupol-and-the-terror-of-escape

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/1922

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507643950932410375?t=I71rEqdF0qebEA-nsc1c9w&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Belarusian Volunteer Battalion officially joins Ukraine’s military.

The members of the battalion named after Kastus Kalinouski, Belarusian 19th century writer and revolutionary, took oath and became part of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 9:01 AM

[stark inlet]

Wasnt grammarly made by Ukrainians

[ebon creek]

Yeah i just looked it up

Like just now

[stark inlet]

https://twitter.com/AlexandruC4/status/1507473089952718851?s=20&t=SprRD-7PF9v88KjQqRSmOw

AlexandruC4 (@AlexandruC4)

BREAKING: ⚡️ Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had a heart attack. Therefore, he has not appeared at official events since mid-March,” writes Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 9:42 PM

mmmmyes

Heart attacked by a bullet to the chest

[ebon creek]

Ah yes that’s how that works

[limber wagon]

For all we know his heart was attacked ... by bullets

[ebon creek]

Trueee

[leaden grove]

https://twitter.com/kevinrothrock/status/1507653091579019265?s=21&t=jH_HEj38yiLB9LpGjKJTmQ

Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock)

Holy shit. They’ve run out of paper at the Voronezh regional post offices and now the mail service is forced to write out telegrams (still a thing in Russia) and court summons by hand — on old newspaper advertisements. Here’s a court notice delivered in the town of Novaya Usman.

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 9:38 AM

[copper monolith]

Lmao

https://twitter.com/ua_industrial/status/1507453387515826213?t=SUQJ9ltsccSZHGNcRrmN0w&s=19

Промисловий Портал (@ua_industrial)

Special Operations Forces of Ukraine on a night hunt.

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 8:24 PM

[scarlet crown]

Yep

This is why night time is the scariest for russians

we actually have night vision lmao

[ebon creek]

Nice

[copper monolith]

https://kyivindependent.com/national/​​ukraine-reaches-breaking-point-in-russias-war/

[leaden grove]

Quite a few thermal cameras were donated by Ziedot.lv as well (all sums in €)

[copper monolith]

Based Latvia

[leaden grove]

Very based, so far they‘ve managed to buy 3.12 million € worth of military equipment using donations

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/kamilkazani/status/1507493829007585281?t=oUh4hDgFsAQPGiIbVEuj_A&s=19

Kamil Galeev (@kamilkazani)

Looks like one of these guys is mortally afraid of his own troops. I'm just not sure which one. Could you please help me to figure it out?

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 11:05 PM

[stark inlet]

Saw it live

Biden then was roaming around, talking with troops with a pizza slice in his hand

[copper monolith]

U mean u saw this man eat pizza!!! https://twitter.com/IntuitMachine/status/1507494701137600514?t=21iAGAKQDPUcGUHTjm9bLw&s=19

Carlos E. Perez (@IntuitMachine)

@kamilkazani Better image:

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 11:08 PM

[stark inlet]

I know its a PR move more or less

[copper monolith]

Pr move for whatever company made that pizza, I want it

[stark inlet]

Still its more pleasant to the eyes than watching the cheeto man doing the same

[stark inlet]

'Gusto' Pizzeria in Rzeszów

Ill look for a menu of sorts

[copper monolith]

😋

[scarlet crown]

I think less, the guy is just eating pizza

[stark inlet]

https://m.facebook.com/menu/photo/?page_id=911861035514566&menu_image_index=0

'grilled mayo' wtf

Also they have a pineapple+peach pizza

[scarlet crown]

Honestly shouldn't taste all that bad

[paper cedar]

I absolutely love this

[limber wagon]

God, some people are just braindead stupid

[split aurora]

lmfao

[paper cedar]

lol

[limber wagon]

How weird. Those numbers started suddenly and rapidly dropping at the 24th. I wonder why that is.

[paper cedar]

The government did it!! They are nazis and this shows!!! Glory to Russia!!!
-probably someone on twitter

But for real how can these people be living under the rock that heavily?

[clear pebble]

Shame people actually eat this stuff up

[paper cedar]

Somehow

I think sometimes they are literally just trolling

[limber wagon]

The article is mocking Flynn at least

[limber wagon]

if only

This Qanon bullshit sometimes seems beyond satire, but people actually believe that bullshit

[paper cedar]

And saddest is, we will never know why

[clear pebble]

Russia has definitely been using social media to spread it in the states

[clear pebble]

"sacked"

It has been reported his abrupt dismissal was due to the heavy losses and strategic failures seen during the Russian military’s month-long invasion of its neighbour.
(New York Times)

Methinks that Putin probably added the guy to his bingo book

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/1928

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507669912445243394?t=hohgHOiinZaXA70OMaTeRQ&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️⚡️Another extended curfew in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast: from 8 p.m. on March 26 to 7 a.m. March 28.

Only vehicles with special permits are allowed to be out driving. Residents can leave home only to go to the shelter.

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 10:44 AM

[copper monolith]

Just doing what they do in their borders

[scarlet crown]

one of these fucking monsters straight up shot an 11 year old in the face

[scarlet crown]

the mayor is back

yet another horrifying picture of today's Mariupol

[copper monolith]

What the fuck

[molten tartan]

Chlorine and Mustard gas are some of the cruel weapons humanity has created

they're terrible

[leaden grove]

Don’t forget about HIV and tuberculosis too

[molten tartan]

Fuck man

[leaden grove]

A lot of people can’t get treated so there might be new outbreaks very soon

[molten tartan]

Also the defense minister had a heart attack?

More like was removed from his position and probably arrested or killed

[viral junco]

Both probably

[molten tartan]

arrested then killed is also a possibility

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1507670561014616066?t=nQuc6B8nDnK_-5n7qHqoPQ&s=19

🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons)

#Ukraine: A MT-LBVM (claimed to be from the Ukrainian Army) was destroyed, possibly after a direct hit from a mortar bomb.

Whilst the UA side did not previously operate the type, it is possible this was captured recently then lost, or that the vehicle was in fact Russian.

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 10:47 AM

Ukrainian forces capture a russian command vehicle https://twitter.com/SputnikATO/status/1507661145829687303?t=Yh3yxraw-4msVJqzvhlK7w&s=19

⚡️Спутник News АТО 🇺🇦 (@SputnikATO)

ВСУ захватили орков командно-штабную машину

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 10:10 AM

[limber wagon]

I swear, some people

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/MFA_Ukraine/status/1507621002091671553?t=0PakwLZZYe8hM-02gE_ZYg&s=19

MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 (@MFA_Ukraine)

#Kyiv, panoramic view from the Kindergarten after #Russian Armed Forces shelling.

#StandWithUkraine️
#StopRussianAggression

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 7:30 AM

[limber wagon]

https://twitter.com/MoD_Estonia/status/1507641039745605634?s=20&t=iMu2HShpo48y5ER3cGjlYw

MoD Estonia (@MoD_Estonia)

The military field hospital sent to #Ukraine is now up and running at its destination! This small and mobile hospital can go where it is needed quickly. Made in #Estonia with financing by #Germany. @oleksiireznikov @DefenceU #StandWithUkraine

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 8:50 AM

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/Der_Parrot/status/1507380524498751489?t=4ea6K7myzCPm4F24u9c9XA&s=19

Der Kraut (@Der_Parrot)

Your 18. Toes are freezing off. Half your squad is dead. Mum doesn't know your here. No food. Running out of ammo. No fuel. Tanks burning. Your own airforce bombed you. Enemy drones. The locals firebomb you. And your president is rambling about a Britbong children's book author.

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 3:34 PM

Thread https://twitter.com/WarintheFuture/status/1507462797268901889?t=m1VJgPnGcWCYHo4zgcNS_A&s=19

Major General (just retired!) Mick Ryan (@WarintheFuture)

A month has passed since the beginning of the Russian invasion of #Ukraine. Today I will examine again how the Russian campaign continues to evolve, particularly in light of today’s briefing by Russian Colonel General Rudskoy. 1/25

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 9:01 PM

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507690241200693249?t=oHxt_VsWATQzzRoRpsYV2g&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Ukraine’s general staff: Russian invaders forced into defensive positions.

Nevertheless, Russian forces will likely continue offensive attempts which includes launching more missiles and air strikes on important military objects and civilian infrastructure.

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 12:05 PM

[viral junco]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/26/russia-reasserts-right-to-use-nuclear-weapons-in-ukraine-putin

Honestly there should be a "days since Russia last threatened nukes" counter

It's been 2 days since the last time they did, clearly they're desperate

[wicked panther]

“But Russia’s obstinate attempts to take the city by assault at any price, despite extreme casualties, indicate nothing but Vladimir Putin’s utter desire to put his own emotional, political objectives over military necessity — not a good foundation for the whole campaign.” Very true

[viral junco]

Forget not that hitlers insistence on capturing stalingrad and ignoring what his men were saying caused a massive loss of life for his troops

[stark inlet]

O t90 of the lake what is your wisdom

[copper monolith]

"blyat don't believe when they say "oh they'll happily surrender""

[wicked panther]

Mhm

[wicked panther]

“Ukrainian farmers be wildin”

[haughty yew]

How did that happen

Who drove a tank into a pond

[scarlet crown]

well it's a russian tank

so take a guess

[copper monolith]

alcohol

[split aurora]

might have been a bridge collapse

russian tanks are 40+ tonnes and a lot of inexperienced soldiers overestimate bridges

[viral junco]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/26/russian-soldiers-release-ukraine-towns-mayor-and-agree-to-leave-after-protests

[copper monolith]

👀

[copper monolith]

based

[paper cedar]

Awesome

[stark inlet]

Explosions in lviv rn

Hopefully its not russian shelling

Nope they bombed a fuel depot

30mins ago

[paper cedar]

of course

[copper monolith]

fucking hell

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/UA_struggle/553?single

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/2981

[copper monolith]

[molten tartan]

They haven’t already?

[haughty yew]

I guess not

I would have assumed they would but no

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507746431033036814?s=20&t=AiDlhYl5doGiU1xBIKZXsg https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507751488491249675?s=20&t=AiDlhYl5doGiU1xBIKZXsg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Lviv Mayor: Lviv attacked.

Andriy Sadovyi said that Lviv was hit following reports about explosions. Lviv Oblast Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said that 3 loud explosions were heard near Lviv, from the east. Sadovyi warned that more strikes may be coming.

Video: tplviv/Telegram

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 3:48 PM

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Lviv Oblast governor: At least 5 injured by 2 missile strikes on Lviv.

No residential buildings in Lviv, a regional capital in western Ukraine, have been hit during the Russian attack on March 26, Maksym Kozytskyi said, as quoted by Ukrainska Pravda.

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 4:09 PM

thank god no one died

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/1929

[scarlet crown]

Isn't Joe Biden currently speaking?

[scarlet crown]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV3pkCXpA54

God I just saw chats from other live translations

it's just a mix of trumpies and pro-kremlin scum all over

[limber wagon]

of course. Only the crazies and stupid people are gonna comment. Everyone else knows its pointless

[limber wagon]

This will surely calm the geopolitical situation down

[copper monolith]

https://tenor.com/view/i-said-watch-yo-tone-metal-gear-rising-gif-gif-24125618

[scarlet crown]

biden

as usual

[limber wagon]

This comment

Damn, already a month ago

almost

[copper monolith]

damn

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/1933

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507762696766345216?s=20&t=LB37ApC2fLlD1U2E4XMQkg https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507762737778151434?s=20&t=LB37ApC2fLlD1U2E4XMQkg

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Mariupol city council: Russian forces forcibly deported hospital employees, patients.

The council of the besieged city said that, according to witness reports, Russian troops had forcibly moved the staff and the patients of the Mariupol City Hospital #1 to an unknown location.

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 4:53 PM

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

It is not clear how many people were deported. There were about 700 people in the hospital.

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 4:53 PM

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/3001

[wicked panther]

Bloody hell

[copper monolith]

[wicked panther]

What military advantages do you get from deporting a hospital

[tired scaffold]

None, but it's very useful if your goal is genocide

[copper monolith]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ik4p9ufCcQ

[scarlet crown]

i don't like how foreign media shows the locations fully

[copper monolith]

especially taking footage where soldiers are currently stationed

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/UA_struggle/556

[scarlet crown]

I feel like that might hurt us quite a bunch, hope they can learn from it

[copper monolith]

60 thousand people used to live here, now it's a ghost town

[scarlet crown]

i think you might've replied to a wrong message

[copper monolith]

fuck I did

[copper monolith]

.

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/3011 update on Lviv

[copper monolith]

good that nobody got killed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPutGA3sUgs

[scarlet crown]

very good video

[limber jolt]

only thing I can say here is it's really bad if it's Ukrainian soldiers and it's just showing their position, but if it's an area after a strike and it's showing the damage, the Russians can already look at this damage with their own spy satellites, drones, etc. anyway

[limber jolt]

during the Cold war the US and USSR were saying stuff like this all the time

it's dangerous but it's a return to Cold War policy pretty much

[scarlet crown]

satellites maybe, drones would be taken out of air

[limber jolt]

that's true, although I'd guess that depends on the region

[scarlet crown]

It could also potentially show areas where the most people are at

[limber jolt]

although from what I understand of the situation Russia would have unchallenged air superiority if it weren't for Ukrainian SAMs

[scarlet crown]

like that concert

[limber jolt]

that's true

[scarlet crown]

i personally think it's a pretty incompetent move coming from foreign media organisations that are in this business for more than a year

[limber jolt]

one of the big concerns I've seen with Elon Musk sending Starlink receivers to Ukraine is that satellite radios and phones have been used by Russia before to target cruise missiles

[limber jolt]

many of these media organizations have been covering wars for decades

[scarlet crown]

exactly

[limber jolt]

I do think this is the first large scale war in the 21st century though

[scarlet crown]

so it's definitely not new to them to preferably not disclose any information that might hurt civilians in the end

[limber jolt]

or at least it is the largest in the 21st century

[scarlet crown]

Definitely is

while the fighters are only 2, the whole world is involved

[split aurora]

Largest yet, but certainly not the only large scale war

[scarlet crown]

and trust me, it won't stop on this war alone

[limber jolt]

even the sheer amount of troops involved makes it larger than anything for a very long time

in Europe I think the only thing that beats it in scale is ww2, granted by a lot though

[split aurora]

theres hundreds of wars that beat it in scale in europe

if you count before ww2

[limber jolt]

I'm talking about most recent

[split aurora]

fair

[limber jolt]

Europe is a place that had a hecking 100 years war, wars used to be Europe's thing

[split aurora]

100year war, which saw like 113years of fighting

lmao

[limber jolt]

it wasn't constant though

[split aurora]

ye

ik

[limber jolt]

there were decades long truces sometimes

the 30 years war was literally 30 years of constant war though

[scarlet crown]

With this war though, I feel like we might be spectators of the world making a pretty big change

perhaps even demise of Russia entirely

as a ukrainian, I personally believe in a pretty nice future of the country after all this

surely, seeing all the destruction and ruins now, people who fled abroad

we'll have a ton of things to work on

but it won't be for nothing

it would be a new stage for Ukraine in the worldwide scheme of things

it's obvious by now, I believe in our victory with full heart, there's a very high chance for it

by this victory I also mean Crimea, Donetsk and Lugansk finally coming back to us

with hopefully no threat on the borders in means of another attack

all these 8 years we've put our focus on the army, and it was definitely a good choice

but when peace finally comes, we'll finally be able to address other issues

like ceasing corruption, ruling out pro-kremlin politicians that are still in charge of some capacity

improve the educational system, medicinal system

so so so many things to work on for us to finally match the european standard of living

[viral junco]

what

[scarlet crown]

what about this then?

[viral junco]

i'm just as confused as you

[scarlet crown]

guess it's better to see later

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1507476706151571458

ISW (@TheStudyofWar)

The #Russian General Staff issued a fictitious report claiming Russia’s primary objective is to capture the entirety of# Donetsk and #Luhansk oblasts.

Read the full report from @TheStudyofWar and @criticalthreats https://t.co/0omNfC6nQC

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 9:57 PM

(multiple images)

[copper monolith]

wow geography classes must be absent in the russian curriculum if the general staff don't even know the difference between south, north and east ukraine

god damn morons

[leaden grove]

https://twitter.com/juliadavisnews/status/1507812416347906051?s=21&t=Kq9Cb2U74NAZpubs84xxAQ

Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews)

Meanwhile in #Russia: Deputy of the Moscow City Duma Sergei Savostyanov proposed for Russia to expand its so-called "military operation" and "denazify" Poland, the Baltics, Moldova and Kazakhstan.

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 8:11 PM

[viral junco]

ah yes we should declare war on poland, nato member

as is the case with the baltics

[scarlet crown]

oh so now they put it on paper

interesting

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/3024

[copper monolith]

bro fuck off ur not setting foot here while daddy sam is sending his soldiers to defend us

[stark inlet]

Ah yes they want to capture Donetsk

So thats why they bomb Lviv

200iq

[copper monolith]

bro isn't kazakhstan pretty much ur client state, though not as severe as belarus

[stark inlet]

Im sure that map is already outdated

[split aurora]

Kazakhstan is... not quite a client state

but it still has significant russian infleunce over it

but it still retains independence and can and has refused russian decisions

[stark inlet]

Considering Ukrainians are moving towards Kherson and recapturing all villages along the path

[split aurora]

I doubt its changed much in 24h

fighting remains very slow

[stark inlet]

Still, changes arent particularly in favor of russians

[leaden grove]

^^

And don’t forget the recent missile strikes

[copper monolith]

didn't russia send troops to kazakhstan during those mass protests/coup

[split aurora]

yeah

[copper monolith]

I've already forgotten when it happened, feels like 2020

[split aurora]

Kazahstan refused to help russia in ukraine

though

[copper monolith]

fuck me that was in january wtf

[split aurora]

and has refused to fully commit support to russia

[copper monolith]

👀

when even ur puppets think it was a dumb fuck move to invade

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507807651975118854?s=20&t=ctlcFPdg0pFI_gR_JT0WVQ

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️ Kharkiv nuclear research reactor hit by Russian shelling.

The nuclear research reactor at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology has come under renewed Russian fire.

Ukrainian authorities have not yet been able to assess damage to the site, due to constant shelling.

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 7:52 PM

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/3032

[copper monolith]

wtf

[fierce arch]

moldova is next

transnistria

[limber wagon]

Relatively calm yesterday

[viral junco]

2 sbrms

[limber wagon]

True, that is a big thing

[leaden grove]

https://twitter.com/sarahtaber_bww/status/1507776806090584065?s=21&t=xK0_SRBTqhgdpYk08FodgA

Dr Sarah Taber (@SarahTaber_bww)

More wheat stats.

My personal favorite Misleading Wheat Stat is "Ukraine/Russia grow 25% of world wheat exports."

Why's it misleading? It's technically true, but doesn't mean what people think!

Missing wheat from the war is actually less than 1% of global wheat crop!

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 5:49 PM

[leaden grove]

Possibly, but I don’t think it’s a top priority… it‘d be easy enough, but at the same time I‘m not sure if Moldova has enough ideological value to justify action, and state media has been mainly focused on Poland and the Baltics recently

[limber wagon]

Still sucks for some countries that import a lot

Though its definitely better than just 25% less production

[leaden grove]

Read the thread, the main issue isn’t production but logistics

India will likely make up for the missing wheat but actually getting it to the places that imported wheat from Ukraine & Russia will be more difficult

Especially since there are plenty of issues with shipping already

• unnecessary speculation

[copper monolith]

I think I saw that Lithuania heavily relies on food imports, including wheat, so we're fucked atm and the wheat product prices will def skyrocket

[clear pebble]

https://wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country/ALL/year/2021/tradeflow/Imports/partner/WLD/product/110811

[limber wagon]

Positive thing is that the war happened early enough that farmers are still able to switch their crops.

Dunno how the overall situation is, but I've seen a bunch of Dutch articles about how farmers here are switching their crops to wheat because it will be a lot more lucrative

Also a lovely article that starts with the phrase "pasta crisis possible in Italy"

[copper monolith]

lmao

"referendum" https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1508011054823055360?s=20&t=H8uetL26Ml1XMtB_WsVOyA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️Proxy leader says Russian-occupied parts of Luhansk Oblast may be annexed by Russia.

Leonid Pasichnyk, the head of Russia’s proxies in the region, said on March 27 that a referendum on the annexation may be held soon.

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Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 9:20 AM

ah yes, the eastern city of lviv that's in donbas https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1507979528743931906?s=20&t=H8uetL26Ml1XMtB_WsVOyA

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Rescuers of the State Emergency Service have put out the fire that occurred at one of the industrial facilities in Lviv, a regional capital in western Ukraine, following a missile attack on March 26. It took more than 14 hours to extinguish the fire.

📷State Emergency Service

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Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 7:15 AM

[split aurora]

spicy fire

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/UKRINFORM/status/1508023146716278786?s=20&t=s0_PP2vZyYmnCzCMGgdqRQ
people in Kherson protesting against the occupants

Ukrinform (@UKRINFORM)

Херсонці знову вийшли на акцію протесту – росіяни відкрили вогонь
https://t.co/SAgzjnsUUX

Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 10:08 AM

https://twitter.com/suspilne_news/status/1508021651878952965?s=20&t=sjGZzvsCAPG_mU9JWg9Jbg

SUSPILNE NEWS 📰 (@suspilne_news)

Residents of #Nova_Kakhovka went for the peacefully protest.

"March 27. Kakhovka is Ukraine!💙💛"

Video: Dmytro Sydorcuk/Facebook

#StandWithUkraine

▶ Play video

Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 10:02 AM

why would they put that at the front of their vehicle (near Izium, possible Wagner troops) https://twitter.com/666_mancer/status/1507957436887543814?s=20&t=E1dwBuYepBe7og35y9j4ZQ

Necro Mancer (@666_mancer)

#Изюм, Харьковская обл., вероятно, #вагнер'овцы https://t.co/bebGVky3Dn #роа

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Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 5:47 AM

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1507863020701163523?t=3U9rnaTBwbnqg0OPFGKYPg&s=19

OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)

Russian forces captured a Ukrainian munitions warehouse outside of Chernihiv. Looks like there were still some grad rockets and 155mm artillery shells, note manufacture dates of 1984 and 1989

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 11:32 PM

[split aurora]

its something of a tradition for truck drivers to put objects at the front of their vehicles

[copper monolith]

man 😔

[split aurora]

https://hudsonvalleycountry.com/why-do-trucks-have-stuffed-animals-on-them/

[copper monolith]

village in Kharkiv oblast cleared of occupants, lots of tech destroyed https://twitter.com/donikroman/status/1507953043744202753?s=20&t=QW3aTsCvmhp4wfF4TXiPmQ

Роман Донік (@donikroman)

Гусарівка. Була окупована силами 2 БТГрів російських окупантів за підтримки підрозділів російського спєцназу. Окупанти вибиті. Близько 60 одиниці техніки знищено. Втрати особового складу уточнюються, але рахунок за сотню.

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Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 5:29 AM

[split aurora]

Theres some uh, very concerning videos on twitter, apparently showing POWs being executed, videos from a dodgy source but osint are investigating

Wouldn't recommend looking unless you want to see people being shot

[copper monolith]

oh huh, will be a shame if that talented musician gets bombed then

[copper monolith]

who's doing the war crimes

[split aurora]

The video alleges its ukranian soldiers shooting russian POWs

[copper monolith]

god damn it

[split aurora]

buuuut the author is part of a known pro-putin group which peddles misinformation

[copper monolith]

hm

[split aurora]

soooo we wait for OSINT to try and work out whats going on - the video makes that very clear

Theres definitely pows being shot

the question is just who, when and where

[copper monolith]

either way whoever's doing it must be prosecuted

[split aurora]

mhmm

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1507861246187651086

OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)

Chernihiv region, Ukrainian UJ-22 UAV shot down

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 11:25 PM

[scarlet crown]

what does contested mean

[split aurora]

No overall control

fighting between both sides for that area

[scarlet crown]

ah

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/3090

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/1954

[copper monolith]

man...

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/3099 eternal glory

[scarlet crown]

from what I can see, they seem to weaken their positions on north, north-east, we're already reclaiming whole villages. considering their new "planned" goal is to hold as much south as possible, we'd need to hurry up a bit and work more on freeing Kherson

It would suck if the war gets stalled, but even then comes up a question of how long it could possibly be stalled

[split aurora]

I never saw anything from ukraine cancelling their order to execute captured artilleryman

Did anything like that get posted?

[limber wagon]

Yeah, a lot of towns have been freed recently, and there were reports of "the russian offense collapsing in 3 days" 3 days ago. So hopefully this is a real turning point

[limber wagon]

I havent heard of this.. what are you talking about?

[scarlet crown]

Was there an order for that to begin with? I can only remember that post from one of the military groups but even then it's just words

[split aurora]

lemme find it again

kyiv independent reported it iirc

a couple weeks ago

I remember posting it here at the time

[scarlet crown]

definitely is real, since they'd probably want to relocate forces on south-east and south

[copper monolith]

it was about killing all the artillery men for bombing all the cities

[limber wagon]

Ah

[scarlet crown]

can someone pull the original post already

[split aurora]

There was this one, iirc there was another

[limber wagon]

Well good that they cancelled that, because war crime = bad

[split aurora]

did they cancel it?

[limber wagon]

Didnt you say that?

[split aurora]

I've not heard anything about it being cancelled

[limber wagon]

oh

[scarlet crown]

Thing is, it's barely an order

just a post

[split aurora]

I said I never heard anything about it being cancelled

[scarlet crown]

and there's no reports of them actually killing them all in cases where russians would surrender

So it is just empty meaning, full emotion post

[split aurora]

There was the report i talked about earlier, though as mentioned its dispted

hopefully its just empty words

but even empty words are dangerous

[scarlet crown]

I think you're focusing on not that meaningful things currently

[split aurora]

in ww2 patton said to a group of his troops "take no prisoners" as a slogan/chant... it was misinterpreted as an order, and 60+ men were massacred

[scarlet crown]

well you just said it, it was interpreted as a slogan

due to mass spread

here though it's a singular post

[split aurora]

No, it was a slogan, that people interpreted as an order

[scarlet crown]

Ah, I see

then the difference here is that in the post, there is no slogan

it's just a message to the artillery

[limber wagon]

The difference doesn't matter. Both can be interpreted as instructions by soldiers

[split aurora]

Yeah

[limber wagon]

Or just motivate them to do so

[split aurora]

And I fear it might be, especially amongst less-trained units

and the video this morning of a potential ukranian war crime is what brought this back up in my head

[split aurora]

(what I refer to)

Real POWs being shot, dispute is just who, when and where

[scarlet crown]

yeah, another fog of war situations

no one would probably be able to answer who when and where until this whole deal ends

[split aurora]

I'm being careful not to assign blame or state it as fact till we get more evidence

as I've been trying to do, with failures, since the start

fog of war is very real

[limber wagon]

When you need to know everything that happens within 10 minutes of it actually happening

and with "need to know" I mean just wanting to know the latest thing that happened

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/UA_struggle/562

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/3102 some info

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1508039862217236482?t=Mg2oe-Q8HCzVi_UWnEZFRg&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️ CEO says Auchan won't pull out of Russia.

French retail chain Auchan CEO Yves Claude claimed that his company “is acting in the interests of civilians” and needs to provide food to people in both Russia and Ukraine.

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Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 11:14 AM

good

Auchan is a major retailer in russia, a lot of folks rely on it for food

[scarlet crown]

fair i guess

they need a place to fight for sugar after all

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1508035966472237062?t=V6hXTK167XdIhpGACIf7ZA&s=19

Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko)

Active war is an increasingly brutal thing.
Mutual exasperation of combating parties intensifies with time.
More brutalities are to follow.
Expect nothing but this.

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Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 10:59 AM

https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1508047803603460096?t=oIU37ygF8bcyuVUdwbBcaQ&s=19

Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko)

The streets of Mariupol is just one giant cemetery among ruins now.
Just over a month ago, this was one of Ukraine’s fastest-developing cities. I was very impressed by the progress achieved in the last 6 years.
Now Russia has come.

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Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 11:46 AM

[scarlet crown]

See, this is the fucking result of russian "peace"

they're just going in ruining everything

There's literal graves right in the middle of the streets because these terrorists won't allow for proper burials

fucking awful

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/3104

[limber wagon]

Jesus christ thats so incredibly messed up beyond words

[copper monolith]

When a country is completely run by a small group of oligarchs

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/3114 :)

[clear creek]

heard ukrain retook some city's is it true

[scarlet crown]

yes

small cities, villages

we're counter attacking on most fronts

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/1965

Occupants in Slavutych literally stealing sacks of potatoes (the writing says: Lukashenko, we're brothers for fucks sake, why are you stealing our potatoes?)

[copper monolith]

Man

Smol 🧵 https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1507414699024998403?t=kA3Odiu52hKiT_B_2WsQ1A&s=19

OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)

What are the issues I don’t think it’s mentioned enough is the survivability rate among Russian tank crewmembers.

The T-72/T-80 is not a very fun environment when hit. The crew sits on a carousel autoloader, and if the ammunition is hit, the results aren’t great.

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Twitter · Mar 25, 2022, 5:50 PM

[clear creek]

who nows maybe they'l capture a few of them

[scarlet crown]

meat grinder

[split aurora]

Ukraines tanks feature the same style

[copper monolith]

Russia ur about to become a 2nd North Korea, no need to make a 3rd one smh https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1508058060216049665?t=mIqQL5zPNbLkzQ75U528Bg&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️ Military Intelligence: Russia wants to split Ukraine into two.

According to Kyrylo Budanov, head of Defense Ministry’s Intelligence Directorate, Russia will try a “Korean scenario” by creating a separate political entity in the Russian-occupied regions.

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Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 12:27 PM

[scarlet crown]

what in the actual fuck

[split aurora]

yeah wouldnt surprise me

[scarlet crown]

let them dream a bit more, the war hasn't ended yet

we won't be having none of that nonsense

[clear creek]

also the north korean peapol have been brainwached to a point of not nowing a better time exited so this woudend even work

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/NewVoiceUkraine/status/1507598223858454529?t=BIBJMz2nkif1CFADfDmp7Q&s=19

The New Voice of Ukraine (@NewVoiceUkraine)

🇺🇦 This is the fence of Putin's daughter's villa in Biarritz, France.

Photo: Anonymous Operations / Twitter

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 6:00 AM

[clear creek]

still funny to me that he onley has one reconised kid and its his dauther that doesend even wanne live in Russia anymore

[paper cedar]

This gives me goosebumps

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/ArmedForcesUkr/status/1507993539732508676?t=FuEwjuHgjgczvhVputkWVw&s=19

🇺🇦Armed Forces (@ArmedForcesUkr)

Доброго ранку, Україно! 🇺🇦
Вони - рішучі, усміхнені та хоробрі. Вони - наші воїни!

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Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 8:10 AM

[scarlet crown]

Ongoing protests in Kharkiv and Kahovka

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1507943160076546051?t=2hw21_SMKY1WSP1VoxzPyg&s=19

OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)

I think this video gives a pretty good insight into why we are seeing a lot of vehicles abandoned, the sheer amount chaos when one of these convoys gets ambushed.

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Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 4:50 AM

[scarlet crown]

https://twitter.com/NotWoofers/status/1507926372039155714 connected tweet

[scarlet crown]

they're barely fighting back, this guy alone just grabbed his phone and decided to record how they're getting fired at

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/1968 important

[split aurora]

https://twitter.com/SevaUT/status/1507879190720401409?t=B35ljiFFBV0x-9KxRn05fg&s=19

Seva (@SevaUT)

February: we demand all of Ukraine

March: we demand all of Donbas

April: we demand a Big Mac Value Meal

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Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 12:36 AM

[scarlet crown]

may: just please at least let us be a country

[copper monolith]

During the victory parade, ukrainian tanks roll through the red square, along with farmers towing broken russian tech

[fierce arch]

poland and balkans are nato

[leaden grove]

Not the Balkans

[limber wagon]

I think you meant Baltics, not Balkens

[fierce arch]

fuck im not thinking straight

i just woke up

yeah baltics

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/1969

fucking hell man

[copper monolith]

Overheard some weird ass report about how Azov members are fleeing Mariupol by dressing up in civilian clothing, including women's clothing, and how one hid in some truck transporting dead civilians "that he and other azov members killed", and now theres an interview of some woman who is supposedly a nazi with Hitler's haircut that was using 2 kids as a meat shield, whose parents also got killed

I also heard the term "ukrainization of donbas"

[split aurora]

:/

hopefully not true

but wouldn't surprise me

azov are known to do war crimes

[copper monolith]

Canada about to make some mad caching cachings https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1508105262598692871?t=m6lVwHxxDbHrM7UwN1uUqw&s=19

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️ Canada ready to provide more oil, gas, uranium to countries previously dependent on Russian supplies.

Canadian Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says his country will export an extra 200,000 barrels of oil & an additional 100,000 barrels of natural gas.

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Twitter · Mar 27, 2022, 3:34 PM

[split aurora]

thats only a 2% oil rise

4.7Mb/d -> 4.9
(Million barrels per day)

[limber wagon]

Every bit helps

[split aurora]

mhmm

[limber wagon]

There's also extra stuff coming in from the US and Norway, and I believe ther are talks ongoing with Qatar

[split aurora]

I'm not at home on mobile, not sure about gas as theres some weird unit conversions to barrels for gas

[scarlet crown]

excuse me but let's put in some logic: why the fuck would they be leaving Mariupol?

that whole message just sounds like a kremlin lucid dream

Wish you had some actual links to such report, really wonder who the fuck made up this shit

[split aurora]

lmao

[split aurora]

The same reason any military unit leaves the line

either a tactical retreat, or they just don't want to die

lmao

they know if they stay, they'll fight to the death

[scarlet crown]

Which sounds awfully common for Azov

they'd be the last ones to leave, especially through such means

[split aurora]

[Doubt]

[scarlet crown]

yeah I'm not starting this discussion again with you, but all I can say is this feels like a mirroring situation

Like that Tochka-U rocket Russia launched and blamed Ukraine for it

and we all know how common it is for kremlin dogs to assign each sin on earth to Azov

overall we are arguing over this overheard bit of media without any link for it, so it is pretty pointless

[scarlet crown]

Also the livestream is on! come check it out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQcAX8L31E0

[copper monolith]

the tv

[scarlet crown]

ah yes

let me guess "Zvezda"?"Russia 24"?

[copper monolith]

only the hottest takes

either Rossija 1 or Pervij Kanal

dad usually just watches those 2

[scarlet crown]

then it's absolute bullshit lmao

[copper monolith]

indeed

[scarlet crown]

Really urging anyone interested to watch, the livestream shines light on different issues, also puts concerts. The descriptions also has various links for donations, do give it a look!

[copper monolith]

👀

[viral junco]

https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/status/1507812557817589776

Oryx (@oryxspioenkop)

#UkraineWar: The Russian Army is now visually confirmed to have lost at least 300 tanks since it began its invasion of Ukraine a month ago.

Including:

• 19 T-90As
• 18 T-80BVMs
• 48 T-80Us
• 70 T-72B3 Obr. 2016s
• 31 T-72B3s

Full list: https://t.co/QR37xcY8mq

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Twitter · Mar 26, 2022, 8:11 PM

wsj confirms at least 300 tanks gone

[copper monolith]

nice

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/3136

[copper monolith]

man

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/1975

[copper monolith]

[limber wagon]

Very cool stats. Put them all in a little table

[copper monolith]

ratio

are these equipment losses?

https://www.reddit.com/r/RTGameCrowd/comments/tpj3vb/my_mum_made_the_ukranian_apple_cake_from_rts/

[limber wagon]

Number is Destroyed + Damaged + Abandoned + Captured

[copper monolith]

ah

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1508107320290652160?s=20&t=TEbNsppIOKTRj3sxS97eJQ

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️ Russia fired record number of missiles, Ukraine’s air defense shot down most of them.

According to The Insider, Russia fired at least 70 missiles against Ukraine on March 26. Only eight hit their targets, the rest were shot down by Ukraine’s air defense.

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[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/3142

[limber wagon]

Tried to line up the categories we get from the Ukraine defense ministry and WSJ. Questionable accuracy and utility, since the categories are kinda debatable.

[limber wagon]

Also I missed "heavy Mortar" here

[scarlet crown]

https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish/3143

give it a read

[copper monolith]

roskomnadzor can go fuck itself

[wicked panther]

ratio

[copper monolith]

didn't they also offer like 400k seats back when the war started? based company

[stark inlet]

winter war flashbacks

[copper monolith]

hm

[viral junco]

hopefully they could still join the eu

[copper monolith]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1508142604122312711?s=20&t=TEbNsppIOKTRj3sxS97eJQ

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

⚡️ General Staff: Russian forces may damage insulation structures of Chornobyl nuclear power plant.

The Russian military reportedly uses old ammunition, which can detonate even during transportation. The ammunition is often transported through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.

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can we stop with the chernobyl fear mongering pls

they’re literally just moving ammo

[copper monolith]

how would ammo even detonate

[hollow hollow]

unless they’re tossing howitzer shells down hills like those dipshits from that video that was posted here a few days ago, nothing will come of this

also it just says “through the exclusion zone” which could mean any roads that pass through that huge swath of land. it’s not like they’re parking their transports next to reactor 4 or anything

[split aurora]

^^^

Kyiv independent has been doing quite a bit of fearposting

like, its really not a big deal theres trucks with ammo in the general area

especially when like

submarines have nuclear reactors

and they have weapons on them

and thats never a newspaper concern

[hollow hollow]

it’s not a big deal in general, there’s no chance that ammo accidentally exploding could crack a reactor

those things are unbelievably tough

[scarlet crown]

is this fearposting too

[hollow hollow]

talking about this @scarlet crown

[scarlet crown]

kk

[copper monolith]

yo this is epic

[split aurora]

...are they?

I've not seen that flag anywhere before

[hushed magnet]

ive seen it a few times before, but idk how widespread of a thing it is

[scarlet crown]

probably not so much

[copper monolith]

I started seeing the flag during some protests in the last few days

[split aurora]

And that instagrammer is a meme page

[scarlet crown]

not like meme pages can't post serious content time to time

[copper monolith]

https://new-russian-flag.com/

[limber wagon]

That flag has been pretty widespread already

well, relatively

[split aurora]

huh

[viral junco]

it's a nice flag

[scarlet crown]

Honestly it's pretty cool to see people uniting under a new flag

[viral junco]

i imagine that before long a flag of peace will be one banned because of alleged "Terrorism"

[hollow hollow]

something i like about the opposition flag is that the removal of red represents both the end of senseless violence (blood is red and such) as well as finally moving past the ussr and the whole communist era (soviet flag was almost all red)

[scarlet crown]

^^

it carries very heavy symbolism and i love it

[hollow hollow]

the most important part of reforming russian society is, imo, to stop glorifying the soviet union and start acknowledging it for what it really was

[leaden grove]

Ukrainian flag at the train station!

[viral junco]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2022/mar/27/nicola-jennings-on-putins-occupation-of-ukraine-cartoon

[copper monolith]

lmao

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1508163301963972611?s=20&t=4trqBfFLiIGnBsSp8ONSFQ

The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent)

Zelensky: 'I told Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol they can leave the city, they refused.'

They refused to leave behind injured and dead comrades and civilians, Zelensky told Russian journalists on March 27.

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[scarlet crown]

That interview is genuinely concerning, I'll be honest

for most part, he did shine light on important problems, like the blockade of Mariupol, refugees, who's gonna pay reparations

https://t.me/verkhovnaradaofukraine/1977

[scarlet crown]

but he also stated that he's still willing to negotiate and that the main military goal of Ukraine now is "return everything to how it was before february 24th, move russian soldiers back where they were"

so it kind of puts liberation of Crimea and Donbas under question

I get his point, no one wants wars, no one wants to see death, negotiations are key

But how can we just negotiate after all this

and after all the other negotiation attempts with Kremlin simply saying we should succumb to it's options

Most importantly, how can we just leave Crimea and Donbas

it's just worrying

[copper monolith]

yeah it's concerning

so much suffering was made, 10s of millions of lives have been completely destroyed, there will never be something like before the invasion

[scarlet crown]

I just hope that he changes his mind about this or that he misspoke

People just won't be able to accept it

[split aurora]

I mean, it's likely a case of accepting the reality

To ask for crimea in the peace deal

they'd have to take crimea

which would involve months of war and an ungodly amount of bloodshed

Nobody wants to see war drag on for months and months more

and then ukraine experiences the same issues russia has flipped

as ukraines the one moving into hostile territory

the separatist donbass regions are more likely to be retaken then crimea, admittedly

Personally I'd like to see a NI style resolution for Crimea

[scarlet crown]

can you specify who they is

[split aurora]

Just saying "you are russian now" or "you are ukranian now" are both very incorrect ways of doing this

[split aurora]

the Ukranian army

whats left of it in a few months

We mustn't blind ourselves to reality in the euphoria of victory

Holding off an invasion, and marching miles into enemy territory

are two very very different things

[scarlet crown]

do you mean enemy territory as in the territory enemy has claimed

[split aurora]

Territory the enemy has had control over since 2014

Politics aside... that area is in firm russian control

and would fight much harder

then the Russian army on the ground in ukraine

it'd be an incredibly blood battle to take crimea

mariupol but the sides are reversed

[scarlet crown]

do you mean than or then

[split aurora]

what

oh

[scarlet crown]

like here

[scarlet crown]

and then here

[split aurora]

Tbf im not sure which is grammatically correct

[scarlet crown]

are you kidding

[split aurora]

It's an implied thing in normal english speech

[scarlet crown]

bruh

[split aurora]

similar to "effect" and "affect"

[scarlet crown]

doesn't make too much sense but alright

you'd use then if you'd talk about sequences

something happens and then something happens

and than for comparing

like that is heavier than this

[scarlet crown]

also the hell is a "Ni style" resolution

[tired scaffold]

wat

"effect" and "affect" are distinct words with different (but related) meanings, while "then" and "than" are distinct words with entirely unrelated meanings

[scarlet crown]

yeah literally

[viral junco]

A northern irish style way will not work

Northern Ireland's style didnt even work then and arguably not now

i.e gerrymandering meaning there wasn't minority rights it was just majority rules, division of communities etc

[split aurora]

Not implied I-

I know what I mean in my head

but can't find the words

[scarlet crown]

Then maybe do a better job at finding them

[split aurora]

dude

chill

[viral junco]

not to be rude but like

even a power sharing agreement wouldn't work as it could just lead to russia's side just holding the parliament hostage, similar to what the DUP are currently threatening at the moment

[split aurora]

Hmm, ig that's fair

I was referring to powersharing with NI style

as like

It's a very difficult situation crimea

Theres both a sizeable Russian and Ukranian population - both nations have a degree of claim to the land (Course, these claims are not equal in validity)- and the chance of the communities peacefully co-existing after that is.... unlikely

i dont really know what the best solution is

and I really don't want to see it devolve to a form of sectarianism

[scarlet crown]

Logical solution would be giving back what we owned, you make it sound like Crimea is just this neutral territory while it's clear that it was annexed back in 2014

[split aurora]

Thing is.... It's not so simple

[scarlet crown]

Well, shit, nothing is simple

[split aurora]

Dude

[scarlet crown]

and settling for just "oh please, just end this war" wouldn't be right either

We have every opportunity now to finally return what's ours, with Russia being pressed on almost every front, on the edge of default

[split aurora]

Though.... you must be careful not to go "one bridge too far"

[scarlet crown]

and by that you mean

[split aurora]

One attack too far can doom an entire war

[scarlet crown]

as in

[split aurora]

If ukraine overcommits to crimea, which would be 20x harder then any other battle in this entire war

that could cost them the war

In the soviet invasion of poland, in the 20s, the soviets had poland at the gates of warsaw

The poles won the fight, and marched back mile upon mile into soviet land

Operation Market Garden is another example, and where the saying originated

[tired scaffold]

Market Garden was a failure, but it didn't doom the war for the Allies

so I'm not sure it's the example you're looking for

[split aurora]

Example of a lesser extent

Didn't doom the war, but proved the threat of overextending

and ukraines in a frail military situation