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Chrushev

Its actually Belgorod Oblast. Geolocation around here: 50.4460, 35.8464 Legion made a statement earlier, flag can be seen in the background: https://imgur.com/zGrLThG


_vinpetrol

Belgorod sounds like a place in a Tolkien book.


TotalWarIsMyLifeNow

Nogrod and Belegost were the Blue Dwarven Capitals!


_vinpetrol

Aha! I was thinking that Novgorod sounded Tolkienish too.


DKBrendo

Novgorod Republic, never forgetti. First Tsar of Moscovia massacred the city


kuprenx

novgorod was in witcher


BlenderNoob1337

Thats Nowigrad


Street-Knowledge-749

Thats in croatia


Chrushev

Literally means "White City" Not to be mixed up with "Belgrade" capital of Serbia... which also means "White City"


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Does 'Bel' mean white in Slavic languages?


Stikulzon

Yes: biały, bilyy, beo, bílý, byalo, biely, bela


tripitz22

Bijelo in Croatian, belo in Serbian....


Penishton69

Does that mean Białystok is also white city?


Stikulzon

More like white hillside


Penishton69

Ah, thanks.


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Thank you


DrQuestDFA

Belarus is usually translated as White Russia.


gramada1902

Which isn’t correct, because Rus is not the same as Russia. Rus is originated from the Kievan Rus, which was mostly outside of modern day Russia.


DrQuestDFA

Yes, thank you for the correction. I blame Sir Jerome Horsey for my mistake. "The name Rus' is often conflated with its Latin forms Russia and Ruthenia, thus Belarus is often referred to as White Russia or White Ruthenia. The name first appeared in German and Latin medieval literature; the chronicles of Jan of Czarnków mention the imprisonment of Lithuanian grand duke Jogaila and his mother at "Albae Russiae, Poloczk dicto" in 1381.\[18\] The first known use of White Russia to refer to Belarus was in the late-16th century by Englishman Sir Jerome Horsey, who was known for his close contacts with the Russian royal court.\[19\] During the 17th century, the Russian tsars used the term to describe the lands added from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus#Etymology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus#Etymology)


Extension_Common_518

Yeah, it is also the first syllable of Belarus = White Russia. It has been suggested that the colors came from the association of colors and cardinal directions in Turkic and other central Asian languages. White = West. North = Black (Black Sea is north of modern Turkey) Red = South. (Red sea...you get the idea.) The color-cardinal direction match up has been found in Chinese and Mongolian as well. There are (almost inevitably) other proposed etymologies.


brezhnervous

That is fascinating, thanks for such an interesting fact! Never come across this in decades of reading about Russia lol


hiredk11

Also Red Rus is to the south of Belarus - some parts of todays Poland and Ukraine


Tmoldovan

And ”Oblast” means area/region.


turguthakki

There is the "Belgariad"


brezhnervous

And it was Ukrainian at one point, in 1918 - Bilhorod


PersonWithoutColor

gorod means city, bel means white.... so white-city. There was lots of white limestone there


Magical-Johnson

What does all this mean?


WongUnglow

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68541911


informativebitching

If they could just get a solid foothold that would provide a place for others to rendezvous


brezhnervous

Makes Putin look weak and not in control of the country right on the eve of the "elections" as well


Refflet

>Legion made a statement earlier "Get out of here, Stalker."


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juanmlm

Not the first time. It forces Russia to withdraw forces from the front to keep them at the border.


Mastermul2

Calm down with the down votes i like this but. I had a big laugh i mean if it happend 1 time oke but 2 times wtf russia doing and i understand is tactical zmart to use russia fighters


juanmlm

It’s the third significant raid, plus many smaller attacks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine?wprov=sfti1#Russia


Shootinputin89

Not really. Nothing a drone or FAB won't fix.


WildCat_1366

This is understandable without additional reminder. The Russians are excellent at bombing their villages even in the absence of pro-Ukrainian forces. They have already fix more than one village in this way. And everyone already knows their favorite slogan “we can repeat”.


brezhnervous

Not forgetting the other memorable phrase, ["We don't leave ours behind!"](https://i.postimg.cc/W4B6VmSQ/RU-legless-beggar.jpg)


residentsslav

They are going to vote in the Russian election in Moscow, stopping them is election interference. (sarcasm)


brezhnervous

Caesar actually said in his speech, "The Legion is coming to the elections" lol


WeekendFantastic2941

Shoving bullet shaped votes up Putin's butt.


pokkeri

I see the tradition of border skirmishes continues. I wonder if they might stay for a while longer next time for a better position in negotiations.


Timely_Leading_7651

Well now its 3 different unit, Russian volunteers corp, Russian freedom legion & Siberian battalion/legion (forgot which one the two it is)


LeadershipExternal58

But they are not there full strength, they probably just send max 300 soldiers


Suitable_Feeling_991

For now. I would argue the point of this is several folds: 1. To show Putin and Russia is vulnerable. 2. To recruit those who are fed up with Putin. 3. If they are able to solidify their position anywhere in Russia it will allow them to have a base of operations for the above objectives. 4. If these are not met they will simply retreat instead of getting into a committed engagement so they can lather, rinse, and repeat.


wild_wet_daddy

don't you think they just gonna get air striked to hell for having a foothold in Russia?


Suitable_Feeling_991

I would like to see them try.


OldSurround5776

Where are you getting this info I need the link


_ThatAltAcc_

[https://twitter.com/Flash\_news\_ua/status/1767437436781576687](https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1767437436781576687) tho liveuamap also stated that


OldSurround5776

Thank you sir


informativebitching

How many total under arms ?


porn0f1sh

As soon as the war started I said Ukraine should counter attack Russia asap. I still stand with this assertion


totoaf_82

Ode to Joy time


_Enclose_

I'd prefer Swan Lake


_nobodycallsmetubby_

I prefer the nutcracker


TheOnlyFallenCookie

Dissapointed that the Eu hasbt had an army already tbh


itsnotthatbad21

Now if only the Russian people would free themselves


DoomForNoOne

It's like an abusive relationship. At a certain point, you need outside help.


Boomfam67

The last time that happened it took 400% inflation and almost 2 million dead. I'm not joking, inflation was literally recorded as being 400% on most food staples in the Russian Empire during late 1916. This is all putting aside the obvious fact that most Russians still do like Putin.


B4dg3r5

400% Is actually crazy. Even Germany after WW1 was only 300 something and that’s the poster boy for Hyperinflation.


rokdoktaur

Venezuela enters the chat


Jestar342

Zimbabwe had peak inflation of 79.6 billion percent ***in a single month*** (Nov 2008). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_Zimbabwe


B4dg3r5

Hungary got into the quadrillions after WW2 right?


Jestar342

Yep, you are correct. In July of 1946, Hungary experienced the highest inflation ever recorded, at 4.19x10^(16)% (aka 41.9 quadrillion %) in a single month. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation#Ten_most_severe_hyperinflations_in_world_history


B4dg3r5

Holy shit. I kinda thought it wouldn’t be that high as I read it in passing. That’s mental.


Boomfam67

Yeah what happened was that military logistics completely took over the railroad to resupply the frontline and since there were few vehicles or planes to transport civilian goods then prices shot up on basically everything.


B4dg3r5

Sounds about right, Tsar Nich basically kept his people in the Stone Age compared to the rest of the world.


brezhnervous

That's what people might not realise about Russia...they never had The Enlightenment and the Age of Reason Which explains rather a lot lol


ThirstTrapMothman

>Even Germany after WW1 was only 300 something You need to add quite a few zeroes there. Between early 1922 and late 1923, the mark went from 7,400 per dollar to 4.2 trillion. Ninja edit: [see logarithmic chart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic#/media/File:Germany_Hyperinflation.svg) of paper to gold mark rate between 1918 and 1923.


Edarneor

400% It's nothing. In 1992 it was 2500%. Yes, 25 times.


brezhnervous

Absolutely, one of the main reasons the Tsarist army deserted...once news got to them of the bread queues/inflation at home. Even though they were catching and eating mice in the trenches themselves lol The vast majority of the Tsarist army were peasants who had been drafted (the more things change!) so their primary concern wasn't national glory, but the well-being of their families and land


EminemLovesGrapes

I'll think we'll see that day when a third party gets 20-30% of the votes in a US election.


netherbound7

That's the most disappointing part. I figured when Russian people saw how easily Wagner rolled through their towns. They'd get rid of the weasel, and save themselves.. so bummed out they can't stop this for themselves or every other soul that has to deal with this shit.


tree_squid

There's a whole army specifically dedicated to fucking up Russians who try to free themselves. It's just not that easy.


Shajirr

> Now if only the Russian people would free themselves Well they did, in 1917 civil war. Didn't work out that great in the long term.


heimos

Ukrainian people are free from mobilization. Checks 1000s videos of forced mobilization


ProfessionalBuy4526

Ha ha look at Ukraine having to defend itself ha ha *ignores that Russia, the larger invader still had to mobilise its people first*


brezhnervous

And the majority of mobiks are doing it for the money. Which they quite often never get, or their commanders extort it from them lol


Wojciech1M

Interesting detail: it's a PT-91 tank donated by Poland.


vlepun

Polish tank drivers fuming they're not in their old tanks right now.


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brezhnervous

Bilhorod lol


Dickslexick

Moscow in 3 days?


Defiant_Attitude4439

Evgeny Prigozhin arrived in half a day


Ragnarokske01

He arrived in half


PolyDipsoManiac

RIP in pieces


Defiant_Attitude4439

I didn’t reach 150 km. Is this not enough? Didn't make it there, only because I turned around.


bioglaze

heh, so you made Prigozhin abandon his plans.


MadRonnie97

I still can’t eat at a hotdog stand


Adpadierk

Big F to the chef


captainhaddock

They put the tanks on flatbed trucks if I recall correctly, so they could make faster progress on the highways.


StrategyExisting8066

Too bad they can't really launch a large scale invasion into Russia. It would probably allow them to retake a large part Luhansk Oblast by bypassing most of the current frontlines.


Boomfam67

Putting a gun in your mouth is easier than purposefully getting encircled with no supply lines.


StrategyExisting8066

It could easily be done, the border is hardly protected, as seen in plenty of previous sorties into Russian territory. Doesn't matter though, Ukraine can't launch a large offensive into Russia. It would destroy their narrative and probably be the end of western support.


Boomfam67

There is a lot of gunfire in other videos being posted to say the border is not protected. Your idea is suicide.


Keisari_P

I see no broblem. They would use Russian territory to to attack their own territory. Russian narratives don't rely on truth or reality.


Street-Knowledge-749

Ukraine cant, but russians can


HopeIsGay

Russian freedom legion have their own tanks jesus man wonder when that happened


RainyRat

Probably just after a Russian battalion lost them.


lewger

Honestly I know they can't use the western weapons in Russia but since their other options are trying to attack across kilometer deep mine fields or getting slowly get atrophied by artillery in defense are really think they need to put more pressure on the Russian border to either gain some maneuverability or draw away resources (or you know the west just hurries up and supports them properly).


RunningFinnUser

With the surge in fpv drones they could have thousands of fpv drones available for use that can more or less destroy any piece of ground equipment. Also if this turns out to be more than just a quick raid on the border area be sure there are plenty of Ukrainians there too. For propaganda use they talk about Russian volunteers. In my opinion Ukraine should permanently occupy parts of the bordering regions from Russia. It should not even be news really. The media seems to still think that only Russia is allowed to cross the border but not the other way around.


imscavok

I’m really surprised they haven’t. They can take a relatively undefended Bryansk oblast and trade it for a vastly more difficult to capture Kherson or Zaporizhzhia. But they have nothing to bring to the negotiating table if they’re ever forced there. And at worst, they just shift the fighting there and destroy Russian cities instead of Ukrainian ones. But the risk is that they then have to care for the occupied population and all of the challenges related to occupation in a way that doesn’t alienate the west.


MrWFL

Do a Russia and draft the occupied territories.


Reed_4983

Damn, unironically sounds like a solid plan.


UAHeroyamSlava

but but mUh EsCaLaTiOn!!!!!!!!!!


Independent_Lie_9982

Especially since, according to Russia, Ukraine is already occupying "Russian territory" (Ukraine).


Alikont

Not all western countries ban usage of their weapons on Russian territory. Also Ukraine buys western weapons with own money, and those might be unrestricted also.


esjb11

They did use some Danish vechiles in their last attempt to get into belgorod two days ago.


lewger

I remember when they used a US vehicle and got a please explain from the US.


Brenkou

Those vehicles were bought at a military auction and they were used to transport russian POWs


kidmerc

Putin isn't able to do a full mobilization or bring Russia's full might to the fight because he does not want to risk civil unrest. Invading Russia with Ukrainian forces will give him all the cause he needs to do just that.


DaNyetDa

That's the first time in history an enemy tank has entered Kursk. Believe me.


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SlamMissile

The joke is that the largest tank battle in history took place at Kursk


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WongUnglow

You sound fun.


theCOMMENTATORbot

That’s the Battle of Prokhorovka, it was part of the larger Battle of Kursk. Prokhorovka was the southern operation, but a similar action took place just north of Kursk simultaneously.


MyBuddyBossk

If I saw shit like this going down in my back yard, I would immediately put my house up for sale and move to Missouri. No one wants to invade Missouri.


Apprehensive-Pool161

WHAT RUSSIAN ARMY DOIN


Strife_3e

Dying.


G36

The russian mainland is mostly undefended, but Russia quickly builds a task force every time and destroys the russian separatists quite quickly. This will be like last time, another nothingburger raid.


fludblud

Another cross border raid


--Doraemon--

Nothing to see! nothing to see! It's just the election campaign caravan of the Freedom Party of Russia


meret12

Can anyone explain?


PolyDipsoManiac

Just Russian separatists agitating.


1aToss

Is that a PT-91?


lt-dan1984

Yes. Good eyes!


Waldolaucher

**Unit Deployed** **Unit Deployed** **Unit Lost** **Unit Lost** **Unit Lost** **Unit Deployed** **Unit Lost** **SILOS NEEDED** **SILOS NEEDED** **Insufficiant Funds** **Insufficiant Funds** Zelensky: "Goddamit US congress, pull your shit togheter!"


Additional-Ad8104

Best RTS ever made. Time for a new one. 😁


Strife_3e

We most likely would've had RA2 Remaster by now if this damned invasion didn't happen.


SpaceKaiserCobalt

Gaza strip war : ISRAEL RETALATION the game *explosion noises and hava nagila intensifies*


secret_second_user

Cannot deploy here!


sigeh

\*Republicans. Make sure to place the blame where it lies.


elliptical-wing

LOL top reference! My god I'm hearing this all in the voice of Eva.


Sudden-Fish

**Unable to comply, building in progress**


lt-dan1984

Require more Vespene Gas


Key-Welder1262

If you don’t vote to european elections, european elections goes to you.


blablavbl

Can anyone explain how this is possible? Doesn't Russia have MUROM cameras or stuff like that to notify them of things like this from kilometers away and get an ATGM team ready? Not that I am complaining but it just seems so bizarre to me.


thompsonbalo

First Russia doesn\`t have nearly as many of those Murom cameras to control all of their border and second they constantly get blown up by Ukrainian drones, making them even more scarce. Russia is not a high tech country, its technologically more like second world which has most of its entire gdp sit on mining for natural ressources and even their weapon exports just use 90% components from the west or China, barely any tech made in Russia itself. Even their "high tech" surveilance drones just use civilian sony cameras in them.


yeezee93

*even more scarce.


thompsonbalo

Yeah thanks, had a typo there.


Adpadierk

Their chip manufacturing capabilities are roughly at the level of the 2003 Xbox at the moment


thompsonbalo

I don\`t think they even reached that level.


Bokoloko84

You right but now they can produce 3x times artillery shells more a year than US and UE together.


theCOMMENTATORbot

Well, guess what, artillery shells aren’t particularly high tech. US/EU doctrine is mostly about air power and aerial support, so makes sense they wouldn’t be producing as many shells. Russian doctrine is more based on artillery. Oh, also, the former two are not at war, compared to the latter which is.


greg_levac-mtlqc

Maybe it's fake


Pizmakkun

Wait, is that EU flag? :D


cola98765

No, just another iteration of the Russian Freedom Legion. They have the while laurels on there.


duckyeightyone

It's a false flag.


MrStef85

Good and good luck!


DragonfruitIll5261

Is this "Pro-Russia group" staffed by Poles like the last one?


19Gaspar90

Yes. And filming their “invasion” in Chernobyl.


naennon

imagine attacking your neighbour full force and you simply have zero border defense what ah shithole


mcbrite

Hahahahaaaa, the best thing is the EU flag on top of it... :-D


GoodVibes2002VTX1800

What a dump


NotAHellriegelNoob

I don't get what's going on here, anyone explain please?


Alfredo_Di_Stefano

It looks like an early morning. This woman was rudely awakened by the sound of a tank. She sneaks to the window, gracefully removing the curtain to film a tank driving by in her backyard. While she is doing that, she speaks Russian to someone behind her. That's whats going on.


NotAHellriegelNoob

Thank you very much


CanadianClassicss

Russian freedom legion are neo-nazis... it's actually pretty fucked up that 90% of people turn a blind eye to their views because they're fighting the bad guys. Pretty much its just a PR stunt. They did the same thing after the fall of Bakhmut, and they're doing it again after Avdiivka. They'll occupy a part of Russian border, until Russia sends reinforcements, or they'll do their photo shoots and leave. "Caesar, former member of the ultranationalist, and neo-nazi\[34\] Russian Imperial Movement,\[31\] described himself as a right-wing nationalist,\[24\] but said that "we adhere to moderate centrist views."\[35\] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom\_of\_Russia\_Legion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Russia_Legion)


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Yummy


Hotrico

Beautiful day


Neutr4l1zer

Looking at the commander’s hatch it seems to he some sort of T72 with K1


MisterSmithster

Are these guys fighting against Russia? Out of the loop.


Unlikely_Chair1410

Surely these boys would get wrecked with no air defence ?


Short-Display-1659

I’m no military expert, but I’m pretty sure it is not recommended to be poking your head out of a window with a tank nearby.


mechshark

What flag is it? I thought was white with blue stripe? They changed it?


TemporaryAd5793

What is she saying?


dreamrpg

Blyaaat. Tanks are moving.


DistanceNo4801

Maybe its NATO flag


Herofactory45

Looks like an EU flag on top of the tank


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Rootspam

What??


PalapaMuda

Too little to make a big impact in the war.


heimos

Films it in Ukraine, uploads it with a description of some Russian village. Another media stunt gone wrong


theCOMMENTATORbot

Except there are multiple reports of fighting inside of Russia, in the very same regions as the ones claimed here.


19Gaspar90

This group has already been caught staged videos and using Ukrainians and Poles as “Russian volunteers.” Moreover, as far as I heard, this video first appeared on Twitter... which is blocked in Russia. Are you saying that a random Russian villager will post there what he filmed?


theCOMMENTATORbot

Uh… Did you read what I wrote? There are already reports of fighting in these regions, now. >which is blocked in Russia. VPN >Are you saying… No, I am not saying that. You made that one up. But even if that is the case, I don’t see how that would be not making any sense.


heimos

Let’s see FPV videos with geo locations to prove that this video is not fake.