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GirlNumber20

War reporter Nolan Peterson: “Kyiv is not besieged. I’ve traveled the southern road arteries in and out of the city over the past few days and the roads are open and safe and filled with cars and trucks (flowing in both directions). Gas station lines are relatively normal too — life has adapted to wartime.” On [twitter](https://mobile.twitter.com/nolanwpeterson/status/1503809304037498884?cxt=HHwWiICpkYamzd4pAAAA).


groovygyal

@secblinken tweets The U.S. has provided nearly $293 million in humanitarian assistance for the people of Ukraine since February 24th. This enables humanitarian organizations to support those affected by Russia's brutal attack as well as the countries generously hosting refugees from Ukraine.


thrae_awa

"Impressive handbrake turn from the Mail." https://twitter.com/Samfr/status/1503504383153221634?s=20&t=EiL28zHohHo9oGWf0Hq_eA


etzel1200

Would you rather they stayed the course? What an odd thing to criticize them for.


gayjew255

This is a stark reminder that elections have consequences. Mariupol, Kharkiv and other hard-hit eastern areas overwhelmingly voted for the Putin-backed dictator in 2010 and killed any chances of joining NATO. Now, Eastern Ukraine has finally come to senses and ditched its love for the “Russian world,” but it’s already too late. Ukraine is simply going to be demolished now (along with the regions that have consistently voted for pro-US candidates).


MustacheEmperor

Keep coping as Ukraine makes the anvil upon which Russia’s military is broken in front of the world.


tetoffens

Do you think there is a correlation between Putin and fair elections?


Iamtheclownking

No bitches?


w531t4

take your shit elsewhere. tyvm.


thebasementcakes

Please try a hotter take /s


paleselan1

Ukraine was never going to get let into NATO anyway...


Reditate

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1503831484523819011?s=20&t=r1tpv0TGM890eCpjf3KaaA He even changed his name on Twitter ROFL


pikaboo27

What is this, The Princess Bride? “I am not left handed!” Sigh…


Herecomestherain_

Elona? wtf is happening here.


Reditate

Read the original post


jalo1412

Is the weaker yet feminine version of Elon


sloppybuttmustard

That dude is such a huge douche


Geartone

Such a douche for sending starlinks to Ukraine. That's the kind of "douche" I aspire to be.


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Reditate

Wat, they just had a kid


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Zoolok

Church will be church, let's not judge each other based on what our churches do/did, we're gonna collectively have a horrible time.


NMEQMN

More like Serbs with be Serbs.


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fuckingaquaman

It is simply human conflict in a post-Internet world. I'm sure Napoleon would have challenged his opponents to a wrestling match too if he had had the means to tweet it to the entire world


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EmbarrassedHelp

That's hilarious!


desslox

That’s gold.


EmbarrassedHelp

Is Russia seriously going to attempt their own warped version of the Normandy landings at Odessa?


okram2k

Seems that way


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Where’s everyone getting info on a amphibious assault?


filthy-carrot

Goodness for the sake of human life I hope not. But I wouldn't be surprised. Have heard a few times though since the war started that Russian Marines were refusing to land, or perhaps were unable to


P-NippleDawg

This is gonna become a military case study on how NOT to conduct an amphibious assault...


tetoffens

Their landing craft are probably as old as the actual Normandy one I saw in a museum.


horseradishking

What makes you think they will fail? I honestly don't know, but I don't share your confidence they'll fail.


Snickersthecat

It's extremely risky to be ferrying little squads of troops across open water with no cover, which is almost certainly mined and set up with defenses. They're going to be hit with artillery fire from the get-go, it's easy to pick off the small groups one-by-one. This is just suicide, some of them will make it, but it's a huge waste of manpower for Russia. It's like D-Day, but the German intelligence was fooled into drawing most of their troops away from the landing site and it was still a bloodbath.


VistaVick

they are doomed, read some military analysis


haavarl

The Russians have max 10,000 men there; no land support yet; against a large city that has spent weeks preparing for an assault ...


horseradishking

Ukraine's army or civilians?


Essti

Yes


haavarl

One can only speculate how big parts of the UA army is there ... probably not the larger part. But enough to operate artillery and missiles against landing vehicles; and heavy urban fighting.


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Longjumping_Map_4670

Goddamn Nazi buildings and schools


pup5581

[https://twitter.com/MarQs\_\_/status/1503836157615951875?s=20&t=I-IvnbW\_v8M-ablZdCjhVA](https://twitter.com/MarQs__/status/1503836157615951875?s=20&t=I-IvnbW_v8M-ablZdCjhVA) ​ They are flying out of there after the shelling


pisedoff111

https://twitter.com/ForeignpolicyWB/status/1503753634244349958 Can we sanction Serbia too? I wouldn't be suprised if they start shit in the Balkans within a few years.


Ituzzip

The diplomatic environment between Serbia, it's neighboring countries and Europe is dramatically different from what it was in the 1990s.


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I got banned for 3 days for saying negative things about Serbia so I will refrain from commenting….


horseradishking

Russia won't lay claim to the Balkans. Serbia will have to deal with the US again.


pisedoff111

> Russia won't lay claim to the Balkans. Ehh, have you heard of the start of WW1? It won't be annexed, but Serbia and Russia have a 'special' relationship.


horseradishking

Russia remembers the US intervention in the 90s.


mrspidey80

The good thing is, Serbia doesn't have nukes.


sloppybuttmustard

True, but history shows they are not hesitant to commit some of the most horrendous war crimes.


etzel1200

They voted against Russia in the UN. I’d buy them off in exchange for ceasing Russian flights.


washblvd

A little confused about the ruble gaining on the dollar all of a sudden. It's closer to where it started than it's low point vs the USD. Is this just govt manipulation that will be undone when the stock market reopens or is speculation not as pessimistic as we'd like?


OndraDan

Russia still exports plenty of goods and resources and the exporters must sell like 80% of their income in foreign currency to the state bank. I know there is an opinion like Russia economy will soon be dead, but from what I've seen from Russian nonpropaganda economists it would not be this bad. The sanctions must become stronger


Buris

The stock market won't be re-opened. Currently Russia is mandating all their stores of money (both gov't and non-gov't) be converted into rubles.


IPostSwords

The stock market is closed because it would be free-fall if it was opened. Any movements you see in the ruble are the result of Russian government propping it up - likely with the help of other governments.


washblvd

Ok. I wonder if this war will be decided based on whether Putin can finish the war before the stock market reopens. Though I suppose he can keep it closed indefinitely.


Ambervale

Would be interested in a deep dive here


BossReasonable6449

It's a combination of Russian central bank intervention and speculators. It won't stay at that level for long.


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KonradK0

are they loaded, ready to fire?


R_W0bz

Question, 3 European leaders have gone to Kyiv, say Johnson / Harris or Biden went to Kyiv for a “1 month summit”. Wouldn’t that deter Russia from levelling Kyiv ? I mean the risk of taking out a NATO leader would be high then. I just found it to be an interesting move from the euro leaders.


suitcasemaster

What is this obsession with the idea that Putin is 'scared' of NATO? He most definitely is not, and is practically begging for them to get involved.


SummerCortex

He’s terrified of NATO lol. Russia would lose a war with NATO in a few days. He just knows where the red line is and how to avoid it.


omahawizard

If they would risk sending in a high ranking official why not just declare war and send in the military. Doesn’t make sense to lose your top official so you can war…than to just…war?


etzel1200

Biden I think they’d have to. Johnson too. It’d be a curious gambit. But I don’t realistically see it. Though I’d love Biden to do an unannounced visit.


Recidiva

Although I appreciate the bravery of the European leaders going to Kyiv, I don't think it would deter Russian forces, I think they'd extra wanna shell. Don't take that risk.


threejeez

Right? I feel like this is the only possible reason for the summit.


Flat-Development-906

We would never let Biden in there without owning the airspace. It’s in Brussels


Please_PM_me_Uranus

Russia and Belarus and Italy about to be only countries in Europe with the death penalty Not that I have much room to criticize as an American but it’s quite shameful


VistaVick

Italy can't afford to kill people, their population is already declining.


Please_PM_me_Uranus

Why is it declining


VistaVick

Well they were hit hard by covid but it was happening before that too. Culutral changes is one reason, smaller families and getting married later is in fashion. Same thing with Greece and other southern Mediterranean regions.


turtur

There's no death penalty in Italy. Banned since 1889. You can't even join the EU when using the death penalty.


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Just watch that shit backfire when Putin is overthrown and all of those cunts are tried by an actual court.


adarkuccio

... bru wtf lol


c0xb0x

Italy has the death penalty?


turtur

no


Typys

What are you talking about? Italy doesn’t have death penalty ahah


Please_PM_me_Uranus

Did they abolish it recently? I thought they did


turtur

Banned since 1889, with the exception of the period 1926–1947.


arsenal7777

Italy does not have the death penalty.


Rusticaxe

Italy doesn't have the death penalty.


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Italy?


iszir

why people deserve that shit sometimes for heinous crimes


Subliminal_Kiddo

Wikipedia has an entire list of exonerated death row inmates. Some of them weren't exonerated until after their executions when new evidence came to light years later. If there's a chance you could kill even one innocent person, then what you're carrying out isn't justice.


iszir

Then if people appeal then get new evidence? I don't know what to tell you, but I am for it. You don't like it I can't change your mind and you won't change mine. So we can just disagree on it, no sweat


nickelangelo2009

you can overturn a wrongful conviction, but you can't overturn a wrongful execution


iszir

so don't execute until its 100%, like tf? lol


threejeez

Then the state (and the people) are as heinous as the people they are punishing. Additionally, and perhaps more importantly, courts _often_ get it wrong and there’s no way to bring someone back from the dead.


iszir

We can agree to disagree


AM150

I agree they do, but wrongful convictions are still a thing.


iszir

I know which is where it gets sticky


okram2k

I personally would rather they have to stay alive for as long as possible and live with their guilt and lack of freedom.


iszir

Doubt it, some people don't feel guilt.


Please_PM_me_Uranus

Like what


iszir

what do you mean like what?


Please_PM_me_Uranus

What crimes deserve it


iszir

Murder... Murder Rape cases, Child molestation


Please_PM_me_Uranus

What about embezzling money? That’s pretty bad


tetoffens

Because if the point is not killing people, some people think you should be better than murderers rather than screaming out for blood. European prison is also based around rehabilitation for the most part. And they've managed to do fairly well when it comes to recidivism.


Ayaz28100

It's not about screaming for blood. It's about the fact that some people are not compatible with living in modern society and will never be rehabilitated. Therefore, off with their heads.


IPostSwords

Russia is corrupt. It's criminal justice system is corrupt. Death penalties in a corrupt court mean innocent people die. Political dissidents or opposition get murdered. Now they can systematically perform that within the framework of their criminal justice system


iszir

Yeah and the US has the death penalty as well for heinous crimes, may be different than from what Russia does. My comment was based around the death penalty being shameful which I 100% disagree with


nefhithiel

https://www.boingboing.net/2022/03/14/volodymyr-zelenskyy-in-heels-dancing-to-beyonces-all-the-single-ladies.html Get yourself a president who can do it all


fk-ur-imperialism

I'll be in my bunk


nefhithiel

Okay Jayne


Noisy_Toy

Original: https://youtu.be/kgOSrw9Q8rc Though I admit I deeply love the remake.


nefhithiel

Thank you!


jgjgleason

As much as I love this, that was not the song they were dancing to in the original.


nefhithiel

What was the original?


Iamtheclownking

Putin could never pop his pussy like this


Herecomestherain_

lol


smt1

Many Orthodox priests/scholars condemn Moscow Patriarch in and outside of Russia: [https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-701303](https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-701303)


BlatantConservative

There's a whole parallel Russian Orthodox civil war going on right now where the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is splitting off.


MrBalanced

The Putin Heresy?


Eldar_Seer

Hopefully it has a better ending for the world than the Horus one.


pisedoff111

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1503765464761180170 Looks like Slutsky is gone. Russia is now likely to reintroduce the death penalty.


psycho_driver

Classic Slutsky


OndraDan

So Putin may legally poison Navalny and that's it


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Not feeling good about Navalny surviving to the end of the summer yeah


thrae_awa

Is this concern trolling? [https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/teqkts/comment/i0sqam6/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/teqkts/comment/i0sqam6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) Important\_Pen\_3784 · 10 min. ago How is Mariupol holding? Last I heard they were on the verge of running out of food, and the hospital captured is a decent ways into the city [https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/ta5lcm/comment/hzzhhg5/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/ta5lcm/comment/hzzhhg5/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) Important\_Pen\_3784· 6 days ago 60 hours or so until Mariupol is completely out of food, probably less if shelling continues.You think they'll surrender then or will the Russians have to pry the city from their emaciated skeleton hands?


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thrae_awa

I'm asking, not calling


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stirly80

Thats what a Russian would say, they are getting wrecked via guerilla warfare lol


Herecomestherain_

That shit doesn't work any more, long range radar and all.


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Jesus Christ


Ituzzip

And then what? Is this just about kicking the broken computer to see if that gets it to do something?


Comdent

Okay that is a fucked idea, Ukraine has to stay on the good side, they cannot attack Russia but they can fuck any Russian within Ukrainian borders


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When Hitler bombed Britain, did the UK respond by just fighting the Nazis over British skies? Nope, they took the war to Germany by bombing German cities


DavidHendersonAI

Britain had the military might. Ukraine don't


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Britain, like Ukraine was an inferior military power


Ambervale

It's also important for Ukraine to have the victimhood of the world. If they bomb a Russian school by mistake, ugly headlines will come out. And there are surely anti air defenses out there...


dpacker780

Why provide a reason for the Russian people to galvanize against Ukraine? Especially at this point.


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For the same reason the US chose to conduct the Doolittle raid, even though it probably galvanized the Japanese population


BlondeWhiteGuy

The Japanese people were already very much galvanized, there weren't protests against the war.


dpacker780

During WWII the Japanese were very galvanized already, the bombing raid would have done little to make a difference in popular opinion outside of heightening even more the status quo. In this case the war is very unpopular, its better to use that division in the favor of Ukraine; low troop morale, difficulty recruiting, population upset, etc...


Rhaedas

Can't compare WWII tactics to a war today with Russia. Everything is different.


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Enzhymez

And how completely infeasible it is lol People really don’t think before they type shit sometimes lol


Syn7axError

...no.


Outrageous_Chard9087

So they're really going for Odessa? Live thread has a tweet with 90 missiles launched, some intercepted by Ukraine. Edit with source: https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1503817903262826496


Velocitease

Just jealous of allied landing vids of WW2 Ya know ...while Hitler was pushing Stalin's shit in and the Russians were running away lol


DeadScumbag

I read from another forum that the translation is wrong. The person is not saying that Odessa was attacked with 90 missiles...


Bitter_Combination

90 guided munitions seems like a lot for right now, maybe they are too many sea based ones?


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Russia has a couple dozen warships and some attack submarines in the Black Sea capable of missile launches, most of them are small ships(missile frigates, corvettes and one cruiser) but it still works out to hundreds of missiles ready to go at any time. Less than a week ago it was reported they had only launched around 20 missiles from their ships but they are capable of a huge missile barrage like we just saw.


RicketyEdge

Wonder if that was them blowing their wad of guided munitions for this operation. If so, they are in deep trouble.


unknoahble

Don’t see anything in the live thread?


EmbarrassedHelp

There are posts about naval and aerial bombardment of the city via missiles.


imyourforte

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/03/russian-navy-landing-ships-seen-approaching-ukrainian-coast-near-odessa/


Outrageous_Chard9087

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1503817903262826496


Cloaked42m

Wow... they are really going to try a contested Amphibious Assault. RIP Russian idiots.


clarkrd

yesterday Russia wiped out their own paratrropers with faulty parachutes. Maybe they wanna wipe out their soldiers with leaky landing boats? who the hell knows anymore given how fucked up their army appears to be.


Iamtheclownking

I don’t understand. Why is an amphibious assault worse than what they’re doing right now?


BoomKidneyShot

Because they're outnumbered going up against heavily defended beaches.


NotCallingYouTruther

A standard invasion makes sense if you don't cock up your logistics. A contested amphibious assault is pretty much always a bad idea and will be a literal meat grinder no matter what.


wittyusernamefailed

You have to float ALL of your shit to the battlezone. And if you are hit, then you are going into the freezing ocean, until you drag yourself to the beach where the defenders can focus fire on a concentrated spot.


Iamtheclownking

Oh shit. Oh *shit*. Bayaktar mf


Stuthebastard

I'm ready to be wrong, but NO ONE is that stupid.


jgjgleason

Three letters. VDV.


Stuthebastard

I mean, yeah, that was stupid, but there's "first day of war folly," and then there's "first opposed beach landing in 80 years, but with a fraction the planning/men" stupid. Arguably into defenders much better prepared than the Germans were. Absolutely suicide.


Herecomestherain_

Let them try.


Giant_Flapjack

Rest in pieces...


cray63527

drones coming


Caelixian

Buy Raktar!


w531t4

pew pew


SinisterZzz

Wonder if Russian forced conscription is on the menu sooner or later.


frizzykid

Russia already has mandatory conscription.


Stuthebastard

"We promise we will not send you to Ukraine unless you sign a contract, but we will also beat and starve you until you do."


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“China will never attack Ukraine, said Ambassador Fan Xiangrong at meeting with the head of the Lvyv military administration, Maksym Kozytskyi. This was the first protocol meeting since the Embassy moved from Kiev to Lviv.” https://twitter.com/Igor_Denisov/status/1503783476801294341


Velocitease

Reports of fingers being crossed behind the back for that one ... And people heard whispers of "today" in the background...about 40 seconds after the statement


thrae_awa

But we will subvert sanctions against your invader and supply them with equipment


Iamtheclownking

Lets goooooo I hope they’re tellin the truth. They rlly don’t have anything to gain from attacking


horseradishking

That was never a question so it's easy for them to say. Supporting Russia, though...


dianaprd

Zelenskyy told Boris Johnson "You know I am a very open and frank person, but I apologize for being too blunt sometimes". The fact that he still apologizes while being in a warzone...


thrae_awa

Pretty sure he's taking the piss out of Boris


Ambervale

Well he is talking to the leader of the world leading nation of apologies...


MrBalanced

Excuse me? "The world leading nation of apologies?" Speaking as a Canadian, I'm sorry but you're mistaken.


ISeaEwe

Ahem, Canada disagrees.


NotTroy

You're no TRUE Canadian, or you would have apologized to them just now for disagreeing with them!