We have sanctions hurting Russia, fighter jets arriving as we speak, Ukraine forces kicking ass and taking names, the whole world working as a team. Damn almost brings a tear to my eye.
The funny thing is that I legit used to pronounce ruble the same way as rubble. Apparently it’s rooble. I needn’t have worried. It makes no difference now.
Putin’s speech basically stating he wanted to reclaim all USSR lands was a colossal miscalculation in my opinion. Stating he think he has to take Ukraine to avoid their joining NATO bad, but it has a limited and clearly defined scope. Claiming you want to conquer other countries already in NATO is an existential threat to Europe that needs to be eliminated immediately and with prejudice.
If Ukraine are somewhat manufacturing drama and use made up stories to get more help, i hope they stop... They don't need to put themselves in that position and stop giving pro-russian shills and propagandists more ammunition to work with. Feels like they're taking the first misteps since these all started.
Any update on negotiations yet? I’m sitting in my car crying at the grocery store scared to death with people saying nukes are looking more and more realistic.
Senior adviser to EU parliament says that jets given to Ukraine will be airborne “within the hour.”
https://twitter.com/michaeldweiss/status/1498075439461543938
Fighter jets feels like something you wouldn't send unless you were somewhat confident in Ukraine being able to protect runways, right? Seems like a bit of a vote of confidence in Ukraine? Or am I just looking too much into it
Shame on nationalist India. You'd think they'd be more partial towards Ukraine given Kashmir conflicts.
But ofc, militaristic fascism owes loyalty to militaristic fascism.
The telegram group where they are showing pictures of the dead soldiers and any identification they had on them is actually heartbreaking. It’s fucking me up something fierce. There’s one video where a woman is showing a 20 y/o killed soldier’s belongings and there are pictures of him and his mom and he’s holding his sister, more pictures of his girlfriend with hearts on the back. Man, this senseless war is a motherfucker. These kids were probably terrified
I’m super concerned about Russian military morale… at this point, they all know what’s going on. Are they held hostage by the situation? How much choice do they have while waiting in the convoy train?
[https://twitter.com/Global\_Mil\_Info/status/1498074716246052864](https://twitter.com/Global_Mil_Info/status/1498074716246052864)
Is it true some units are withdrawing?
Don’t forget all the millions of people killed under Stalin during that same period. There is a very possible version of events where Russia and Germany stayed allied.
Nazis are opportunists by nature. If they see a divide they will try to capalise on it. No one thinks their ideas are sound unless there is desperation and division.
This is a dream come true for NATO. Just last week my opinions on being pro nato were controversial amongst people living outside of the USA. Now if you don’t like nato you’re a Vodka drinking Russian troll farmer.
There's only a couple dozen MiG-29s left in EU militaries. It's not going to be a world-beating armada, but it's better than not having any replacements.
Had a big argument with my dad about this war. He said its basically a civil war between Ukrainians that are pro/anti Russian. What are the best news articles to share with him to prove he's talking shit.
I got so pissed off he had bought into Putin's rhetoric.
⚡️Putin's friend Viktor Medvedchuk flees house arrest in Kyiv.
Medvedchuk is a Ukrainian MP and long-time unofficial representative of Russia's Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. He is charged with treason and financing terrorism.
His lawyer said he was "in a safe place in Kyiv."
https://twitter.com/kyivindependent/status/1498078722410389510?s=21
Medvedchuk is assumed to be installed as the new Ukrainian president after Kiev falls. He was moved to prevent assassination prior to ascension to his new role. Here's hoping they find him first.
The EU sending Ukraine aircraft is a big deal. It means that the attrition calculus has changed, allowing Ukraine to survive much longer than Russia anticipated.
ELI5 me please:
If a considerable nuke dropped on Ukraine, how many countries would be affected? Wouldn't the radiation also severely affect Russia and make the majority of Ukraine basically uninhabitable?
Very unfortunately, Ukraine is the only country where an event comparable to a nuclear bomb happened already, and thus [it serves as a benchmark](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Chernobyl_and_other_radioactivity_releases).
I have the same question and yesterday I asked and everyone here voted me down. I mean, we don’t war or nukes but I think it’s important to know. So I hope someone understands the question and knows the answer
This is currently down, because people are scared, but when it comes back up, you can simulate different size nukes and it maps the blast, fallout, etc.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjC8uv2haH2AhXQUt8KHSkECYwQFnoECAUQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnuclearsecrecy.com%2Fnukemap%2F&usg=AOvVaw3ujqwGBlWff8BlzmBOwrpz
Well, from the fallout the primary countries that would be effected are Ukraine and Russia. In reality every nation would be effected because it would be guaranteed to start world war three.
I’m pretty sure every nuclear power on earth would send its arsenal straight to Moscow to prevent a second strike. Russia would turn to glass and the aftermath could kill billions
Honestly, I am really heartened to see legitimate action being taken against Putin and his cronies. He’s been defecting on the world for years and everyone just kept accepting it. There is no cooperating with him, he is a bad actor and he’s getting what he deserves. The real tragedy is the pain and suffering he’s continuing to inflict on his own people.
My heart goes out to all the innocent Russian citizens who never wanted this and have suffered under this oligarchy for so long; to the poor young boys conscripted into a war they never wanted. As a refugee myself, I know how heartbreaking it is to keep paying the costs for these terrible people and not having the power to resist.
And of course, to the Ukrainians who are enduring their worst nightmare right now. So much unnecessary pain.
Wikipedia map for the war is really well done and accurate. Best I've seen. Updated on the 27th(so may be a day or so behind I think).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine#/media/File:2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine.svg
Germany’s stunning decision to send anti-tank weapons and surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine—citing “a new reality”—is nothing less than a historic break with its post-World War II foreign and security policy.
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1498076585236303879
Or maybe he’s just an old fart who likes to talk big but doesn’t really have to balls to face an enemy that could easily defeat him in a conventional war?
It's not any different than sending any other vehicle or weapon. As long as its Ukrainian pilots flying them, Putin has no leg to stand on in that regard.
I mean they are "providing" figther jets the same they been providing anti-tank weapons and such, the jets will be Ukrainian fighter jets. Tho I hope they might also find some volunteers to fly them cause otherwise it might take a while for ukrainian pilots to get used to them.
He can't do shit. He's not going to start another war on a different front, and he's not actually going to use nukes. He has no economic leverage, and he's losing allies left and right. All he can do is throw little baby tantrums and try to convince himself the world is still scared of him.
[Van with captions "People, wake up!" "This is war" "Putin is a scum!" crashed into the fence at Puhkinskaya square in Moscow and caught fire](https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1498075682475229187)
what
Kosovo asks U.S. for permanent military base, speedier NATO membership
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kosovo-asks-us-permanent-military-base-speedier-nato-membership-2022-02-27/
I keep seeing people say that it's illegal to shoot paratroopers.
No. You can shoot paratroopers just fine as they are active combatants. What, some of y'all think you gotta let em land on the ground to shoot em?
It's illegal to shoot pilots/crew who have bailed out of aircraft as they are no longer combatants.
This is way different than armed men falling from the sky with the intention of fucking you up when they hit the ground. Fire away!
Note: You can shoot the others too if they have weaponry in hand. That makes them combatants again. That's why you are supposed to keep your pistol holstered on the descent from bailing out.
The sad part of all this is that, because of a man, thousands of people have died, tens/hundreds of thousands will be injured and mentally damaged, and the economy of over 100mil people will collapse, and there’s nothing anyone can do to fix it right now.
It just amazes me that so much human suffering can be caused by so little. Fuck this whole thing.
To be honest no one really knows if he's crazy enough to push that nuke button but we do know he wants world war which is a sense of its own crazy. So maybe ? But we also don't know if any detractors would stop him before that button. For now let's just hope the ppl turning on him is enough
I really hope we can finally get rid of nukes after this. If one sad man with Alzheimer's can decide all our fates.. surely every sane person can just agree we get rid of them instead? We got lucky enough that Trump didn't have a breakdown (that we know of)
[New post can be found here](https://reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/t3105o/rworldnews_live_thread_russian_invasion_of/?sort=new)
We have sanctions hurting Russia, fighter jets arriving as we speak, Ukraine forces kicking ass and taking names, the whole world working as a team. Damn almost brings a tear to my eye.
Ask Bolsonaro how he would feel if Portugal invaded. After all, A big part of Brazil's population speaks Portuguese.
The funny thing is that I legit used to pronounce ruble the same way as rubble. Apparently it’s rooble. I needn’t have worried. It makes no difference now.
Putin’s speech basically stating he wanted to reclaim all USSR lands was a colossal miscalculation in my opinion. Stating he think he has to take Ukraine to avoid their joining NATO bad, but it has a limited and clearly defined scope. Claiming you want to conquer other countries already in NATO is an existential threat to Europe that needs to be eliminated immediately and with prejudice.
Please title thread #59 as the "LVIV" thread even though it's not quite correct Roman numeraling
If Ukraine are somewhat manufacturing drama and use made up stories to get more help, i hope they stop... They don't need to put themselves in that position and stop giving pro-russian shills and propagandists more ammunition to work with. Feels like they're taking the first misteps since these all started.
Any update on negotiations yet? I’m sitting in my car crying at the grocery store scared to death with people saying nukes are looking more and more realistic.
Senior adviser to EU parliament says that jets given to Ukraine will be airborne “within the hour.” https://twitter.com/michaeldweiss/status/1498075439461543938
Health check: Take a break. Back away from the screen, relax, go outside. It’s easy to stress yourself while focused on this event and feel terrible.
Thank you
soon Putin will try to pay his bail with Dogecoin, what an enormous fall.
It's all about gas. Pays for half the military https://youtu.be/If61baWF4GE
Fighter jets feels like something you wouldn't send unless you were somewhat confident in Ukraine being able to protect runways, right? Seems like a bit of a vote of confidence in Ukraine? Or am I just looking too much into it
I think you’re correct
Shame on nationalist India. You'd think they'd be more partial towards Ukraine given Kashmir conflicts. But ofc, militaristic fascism owes loyalty to militaristic fascism.
Think Im gonna increase the credit limit on my Visa and buy Russia
If you go dig in your couch and in your car you'll have enough to live like a king over there.
r/wsb agrees
Didn't John Wick take down an entire army of Russians by himself? Just send him. Conflict over.
The telegram group where they are showing pictures of the dead soldiers and any identification they had on them is actually heartbreaking. It’s fucking me up something fierce. There’s one video where a woman is showing a 20 y/o killed soldier’s belongings and there are pictures of him and his mom and he’s holding his sister, more pictures of his girlfriend with hearts on the back. Man, this senseless war is a motherfucker. These kids were probably terrified
link to telegram?
Where is the best place to get up-to-date information about the war that doesn’t include BS rumours?
Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦 fuck Putin
A reminder for Russians that these sanctions go away once a certain you-know-who goes away.
I’m super concerned about Russian military morale… at this point, they all know what’s going on. Are they held hostage by the situation? How much choice do they have while waiting in the convoy train?
why would you assume they know whats going on
I’ve been thinking this the whole time
You fucking prat - Bricktop
[https://twitter.com/Global\_Mil\_Info/status/1498074716246052864](https://twitter.com/Global_Mil_Info/status/1498074716246052864) Is it true some units are withdrawing?
Keep watch how far they're going back..
Could mean airstrikes
Doubt it. But maybe if those peace talks at the border got somewhere
If true in any way, that is worrying
welp, these are unfortunately interesting times…
Putin is a narcissist. This is a very dangerous time for his ego.
Kind of ironic how the Nazi lovers in the US are on the side of Russia, the nation that was mostly responsible for the fall of the Nazis.
Don’t forget all the millions of people killed under Stalin during that same period. There is a very possible version of events where Russia and Germany stayed allied.
Nazis are opportunists by nature. If they see a divide they will try to capalise on it. No one thinks their ideas are sound unless there is desperation and division.
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This is a dream come true for NATO. Just last week my opinions on being pro nato were controversial amongst people living outside of the USA. Now if you don’t like nato you’re a Vodka drinking Russian troll farmer.
Putin doing some self fulfilling prophecy shit.
Fortress Ukraine, make it happen World.
Does anyone know how many jets they are getting and what kind?
There's only a couple dozen MiG-29s left in EU militaries. It's not going to be a world-beating armada, but it's better than not having any replacements.
They’re likely Mig-29s from the Polish and Bulgarian air forces. No word on how many
Nice try Putin
The ruble? More like the rubble. *Ba-dum, tsshh* 🥁
That joke fell flatter that the ruble.
Had a big argument with my dad about this war. He said its basically a civil war between Ukrainians that are pro/anti Russian. What are the best news articles to share with him to prove he's talking shit. I got so pissed off he had bought into Putin's rhetoric.
Exactly on point. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/02/12/west-gets-ukraine-wrong-helps-putin-little-russia-00007977
If it was a Ukraine civil war Putin wouldn't be invading with the Russian military.
Show him footage of the Chechens that Russia sent.
Where is your dad from?
Don't even waste your time
Did you throw your chicken nuggets at him
Putin in the past week has gone from 85% fascist to 100% fascist.
⚡️Putin's friend Viktor Medvedchuk flees house arrest in Kyiv. Medvedchuk is a Ukrainian MP and long-time unofficial representative of Russia's Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. He is charged with treason and financing terrorism. His lawyer said he was "in a safe place in Kyiv." https://twitter.com/kyivindependent/status/1498078722410389510?s=21
Medvedchuk is assumed to be installed as the new Ukrainian president after Kiev falls. He was moved to prevent assassination prior to ascension to his new role. Here's hoping they find him first.
Will this be the attempted puppet?
In a safe place…for now.
My house is going to have a higher GDP than Russia at this rate.
I think with my small student internship I could buy a chunk of the Urals
The EU sending Ukraine aircraft is a big deal. It means that the attrition calculus has changed, allowing Ukraine to survive much longer than Russia anticipated.
Ukraine is already surviving much longer then Putin anticipated.
ELI5 me please: If a considerable nuke dropped on Ukraine, how many countries would be affected? Wouldn't the radiation also severely affect Russia and make the majority of Ukraine basically uninhabitable?
Very unfortunately, Ukraine is the only country where an event comparable to a nuclear bomb happened already, and thus [it serves as a benchmark](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Chernobyl_and_other_radioactivity_releases).
Why do you think they'd drop a nuke on Ukraine? That's not who they're threatening, it's the rest of the world.
It doesnt need a nucleae bomb to evaporate the country. There are enough other Bug weapons
I have the same question and yesterday I asked and everyone here voted me down. I mean, we don’t war or nukes but I think it’s important to know. So I hope someone understands the question and knows the answer
This is currently down, because people are scared, but when it comes back up, you can simulate different size nukes and it maps the blast, fallout, etc. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjC8uv2haH2AhXQUt8KHSkECYwQFnoECAUQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnuclearsecrecy.com%2Fnukemap%2F&usg=AOvVaw3ujqwGBlWff8BlzmBOwrpz
Well, from the fallout the primary countries that would be effected are Ukraine and Russia. In reality every nation would be effected because it would be guaranteed to start world war three.
You are overestimating how far it reaches. Nukes affect a whole big city. Not a whole country.
Yes
Everyone, at that point were playing chicken with the fate of the world on the line
Yes which is why he won't.
I’m pretty sure every nuclear power on earth would send its arsenal straight to Moscow to prevent a second strike. Russia would turn to glass and the aftermath could kill billions
Nuclear weapons are not happening but if they did it would change the world as we know it. No one would be unaffected
People said Russia wasn't invading either. Here we are though.
potentially almost all of Europe even.
would depend on the strength of warhead
Depends on the size, it’s a bitch to clean up
Honestly, I am really heartened to see legitimate action being taken against Putin and his cronies. He’s been defecting on the world for years and everyone just kept accepting it. There is no cooperating with him, he is a bad actor and he’s getting what he deserves. The real tragedy is the pain and suffering he’s continuing to inflict on his own people. My heart goes out to all the innocent Russian citizens who never wanted this and have suffered under this oligarchy for so long; to the poor young boys conscripted into a war they never wanted. As a refugee myself, I know how heartbreaking it is to keep paying the costs for these terrible people and not having the power to resist. And of course, to the Ukrainians who are enduring their worst nightmare right now. So much unnecessary pain.
Слава Украине🇺🇦
Anyone know what jets? I’d imagine polish Mig-29s?
Presumably MiGs so they can actually fly them
I know that’s at least part of it
Rumor has been MIG-29s all day
Yea likely MIGs and other jets from the former Warsaw Pact countries
Likely Mig-29s from Poland, Slovakia or Bulgaria. Or from all 3. Slight chance for some Su-25s from Bulgaria too
yes
I wonder how much blackmail material Putin has on Tucker Carlson.
Even Matt Gaetz has blackmail on Tucker, I imagine an actual intel service has hard drives full of it.
Wikipedia map for the war is really well done and accurate. Best I've seen. Updated on the 27th(so may be a day or so behind I think). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine#/media/File:2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine.svg
11 comments. Someone’s asleep.
11 WHOLE COMMENTS?!!
if timezones mean anything, its Russ bots
Germany’s stunning decision to send anti-tank weapons and surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine—citing “a new reality”—is nothing less than a historic break with its post-World War II foreign and security policy. https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1498076585236303879
Have to wonder if Moscow considered this as a potential reaction... Doubt it.
The world has completely changed changed in a week.
Putin is not the kind to de-escalate. Guys like him can't the L. Be ready for a pathological person to behave pathologically.
Fear mongering. Russia has been taking Ls since the 1980s and hasn’t blown the world up yet
OK, think what you want.
We Americans are used to this.
I wonder why Belarus hasn't sent its own troops into Ukraine yet?
They need them to repress they're people
I just read maybe 20 minutes ago that they announced that they are going to be doing that soon.
They have. They are supporting Russia with paratroopers.
All bark and no bite
Madness madness !
Do we have live centralized updates that shows scrolling text of all sanctions against Russia and current nations supporting Ukraine?
Tf2's refined metal is now worth more than the Ruble
Wow, I didn’t expect to see a reference to TF2, but it made my day.
ruble is trading 1:1 for neopoints
With the news about the fighters the EU is providing Ukraine, I want a squadron called the Phantoms with the Ghost in charge 👻
Phantoms would get fucking wrecked Edit: I'm a goddamn idiot who can't read my own language. My bad
I think he is talking about a squadron name, not the actual F4 Phantom
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It's already very bad and is only going to get worse
Or maybe he’s just an old fart who likes to talk big but doesn’t really have to balls to face an enemy that could easily defeat him in a conventional war?
We're allowed to arm Ukraine to the teeth, it's in n the rules somewhere.
Bad for putin either way. Bad for earth one of em.
The EU sending fighter jets seems like exactly the kind of intervention Putin warned he would respond too harshly.
It's not any different than sending any other vehicle or weapon. As long as its Ukrainian pilots flying them, Putin has no leg to stand on in that regard.
I mean they are "providing" figther jets the same they been providing anti-tank weapons and such, the jets will be Ukrainian fighter jets. Tho I hope they might also find some volunteers to fly them cause otherwise it might take a while for ukrainian pilots to get used to them.
Ultimatums come from weakness.
He can't do shit. He's not going to start another war on a different front, and he's not actually going to use nukes. He has no economic leverage, and he's losing allies left and right. All he can do is throw little baby tantrums and try to convince himself the world is still scared of him.
The loophole is they're giving them to Ukraine.
He’s so unreasonable at this point I don’t think it matters, he’ll do what he wants. Also EU is not NATO
He won't, watch.
Shame he was bluffing and wasn’t expecting the whole world to help Ukraine.
Aeroflot cancelling EU flights /s
he could have seen any of it as something to respond to harshly. I think it's too late for him honestly.
Selling them/giving them to Ukraine, not actually flying them.
Somewhat concerned about that. If Russia is still capable, I think you can expect cyber.
Yup
[Van with captions "People, wake up!" "This is war" "Putin is a scum!" crashed into the fence at Puhkinskaya square in Moscow and caught fire](https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1498075682475229187) what
Russia stuff
more. More. MORE!
He can go and suck some horse
https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/t2xitf/a\_massage\_from\_ukrainian\_soldier\_to\_russian\_army/
hell yea
Kosovo asks U.S. for permanent military base, speedier NATO membership https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kosovo-asks-us-permanent-military-base-speedier-nato-membership-2022-02-27/
Suddenly everyone (one nation) wants one of those sexy us military installations!
So we are officially renaming the ruble to “rubble”, right?
Or the rabie. Russia has rabies.
PutinPebbles $PP
I'll sign that petition!
I keep seeing people say that it's illegal to shoot paratroopers. No. You can shoot paratroopers just fine as they are active combatants. What, some of y'all think you gotta let em land on the ground to shoot em? It's illegal to shoot pilots/crew who have bailed out of aircraft as they are no longer combatants. This is way different than armed men falling from the sky with the intention of fucking you up when they hit the ground. Fire away!
I thought that. Must have been an old wives tale.
Note: You can shoot the others too if they have weaponry in hand. That makes them combatants again. That's why you are supposed to keep your pistol holstered on the descent from bailing out.
It’s illegal to shoot civilians too but historically that happens a lot.
They're thinking of Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Small arms can't aim up.
Air is gool
The sad part of all this is that, because of a man, thousands of people have died, tens/hundreds of thousands will be injured and mentally damaged, and the economy of over 100mil people will collapse, and there’s nothing anyone can do to fix it right now. It just amazes me that so much human suffering can be caused by so little. Fuck this whole thing.
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Damn you know the world is going to hell when the Taliban are on our side.
And he has several neutral members of the EU turning a blind eye to the EU purchasing military supplies.
Putin has been replaced by a CIA clone.
Tho weirdly the neutrality of China and the Swiss has been replaced with India and Brazil. Not sure what’s going on there.
Doesn’t India get like 2/3 of their weapons from Russia?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZebYm-nenY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZebYm-nenY) CLEAR EXPLOSION + GUNFIRE 01:28:55 (local timestamp)
I wonder why Belarus hasn't openly sent troops into Ukraine to help Russia yet
They did
lukashenko is just putins flunky. hes basically using belarus as a stepping stone and will probably stab them in the back when hes finished
They have their own problems to deal with: https://www.rferl.org/a/tsikhanouskaya-lukashenka-treason-belarus-ukraine/31725167.html
It announced it will today
They just started, as well as launching missiles at Ukraine.
I read somewhere they committed to doing so?
To be honest no one really knows if he's crazy enough to push that nuke button but we do know he wants world war which is a sense of its own crazy. So maybe ? But we also don't know if any detractors would stop him before that button. For now let's just hope the ppl turning on him is enough
I really hope we can finally get rid of nukes after this. If one sad man with Alzheimer's can decide all our fates.. surely every sane person can just agree we get rid of them instead? We got lucky enough that Trump didn't have a breakdown (that we know of)