Russia-Ukraine war and related tensions Megathread

[Badger]

I assume this means the Russians have brought out the thermobarics, this is gonna get real nasty.

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1498037904496418817?s=20&t=06qxSG-uBQZFA...

It looks like an atomic bomb was deployed. The US and NATO have an obligation to wipe Russia off the face of the earth if that is the case.

I'm almost certain that isn't the case. The explosion that resulted from a missile hitting a pipeline in Kyiv yesterday looked really similar to this, and I'm confident we're seeing the same here.

Yeah. It looks more like the missile that hit Kyiv yesterday. On a side note, my Iranian American friend who I mentioned in the compucomp opinion of thread is thrilled that Putin invaded Ukraine and she keeps sending me pro-Putin propaganda in Facebook and Instagram messenger. She wants Russia, Iran, and China to conquer all of Ukraine and then go into Europe and conquer all the countries there.

Have you told her that’s not going to happen?

 Your friend  Needs to see you next Tuesday, if you get my drift.

[It’s so Joever]

According to Spectator Index Berdyansk has fallen.

[certified hummus supporter 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

https://mobile.twitter.com/franakviacorka/status/1498048621027246086

[Pink Panther]

Oh, no.

Anyways...

https://twitter.com/phildstewart/status/1498050774055673864

Forget Robux, I think Monopoly Money is now more valuable than roubles at this point.

[Storr]

https://mobile.twitter.com/franakviacorka/status/1498048621027246086

If Russia and Ukraine are "bother nations", Ukraine and Belarus are twins.

[KaiserDave]

Is Kyiv encircled or not?

[Buffalo Mayor Young Kim]

https://twitter.com/christogrozev/status/1498029060085075969
Russian state media accidentally pre-published Putin’s planned victory speech.

The upshot, Ukraine is rightfully Russian and denazification means annexation into the Russian federation

Can we finally put to bed the notion that the Minsk agreement Russia ignored anyway or any other unspecified compromise would have prevented the invasion?

[NOVA Green]

I'm certain the Ukrainians had the coordinates of this column quite quickly. People are claiming on twitter it was already targeted/destroyed:

https://twitter.com/andersostlund/status/1498028744807694338?s=20&t=7DAArj_t...

I mean, it does look similar, with vehicles tightly packed together in two lines in a lightly forested area:

https://twitter.com/KiarKini/status/1498039949140049925?s=20&t=7DAArj_t5b1ag...

Sounds likely this is the same convoy which I posted some reported about earlier today??

[Alcibiades]

Turns out that big explosion may not have actually been from today.

https://mobile.twitter.com/COUPSURE/status/1498054955269345283?cxt=HHwWhsC-7e7Cl...

[KaiserDave]

https://twitter.com/christogrozev/status/1498029060085075969
Russian state media accidentally pre-published Putin’s planned victory speech.

The upshot, Ukraine is rightfully Russian and denazification means annexation into the Russian federation

Can we finally put to bed the notion that the Minsk agreement Russia ignored anyway or any other unspecified compromise would have prevented the invasion?

He clearly rules out annexation, but everything else you say is correct

[NOVA Green]

Also, a sidenote: It took us from November 7 last year to February 24 to get to 100 pages. Anyone want to wager how long it'll take us until we've reached 200?

Sunday morning, 8:00 AM.

Also, a sidenote: It took us from November 7 last year to February 24 to get to 100 pages. Anyone want to wager how long it'll take us until we've reached 200?

We've had like 60 pages in the last day, so I'd say Saturday or Sunday

These are both looking unlikely now. Posting in this thread slowed down a lot, not sure why.

I've been trying my best to spread the Gospel today!

Tomorrow I'll be a lot slower since I need to go onsite for work, so won't be able to post until I get home.

[Storr]

Turns out that big explosion may not have actually been from today.
<tweet snip>

More evidence the video is days old:
https://twitter.com/aleksanderrr_/status/1498057583650869251?s=20&t=uC6bTA-4...

[Buffalo Mayor Young Kim]

https://twitter.com/christogrozev/status/1498029060085075969
Russian state media accidentally pre-published Putin’s planned victory speech.

The upshot, Ukraine is rightfully Russian and denazification means annexation into the Russian federation

Can we finally put to bed the notion that the Minsk agreement Russia ignored anyway or any other unspecified compromise would have prevented the invasion?

He clearly rules out annexation, but everything else you say is correct

He doesn’t, ‘statehood won’t be liquidated’ means Ukraine as a constituent republic of the Russian Federation. TBF, it could also mean a Belarusian ‘union state’ agreement.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

https://mobile.twitter.com/franakviacorka/status/1498048621027246086

If Russia and Ukraine are "bother nations", Ukraine and Belarus are twins.

Yes.
Back in 1900, Ukrainians were commonly referred to as "Little Russians", Belarusians as "White Russians", and ethnic Russians themselves as "Great Russians".
Putin may have a stronghold on Russian public opinion, but in Belarus, it's likely not too much has changed since Lukashenko was "re-elected".

[Roll Roons]

Is Kyiv encircled or not?

Doesn't sound like it. But the mayor instituted a curfew preventing people from leaving the city.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Also, a sidenote: It took us from November 7 last year to February 24 to get to 100 pages. Anyone want to wager how long it'll take us until we've reached 200?

Sunday morning, 8:00 AM.

Also, a sidenote: It took us from November 7 last year to February 24 to get to 100 pages. Anyone want to wager how long it'll take us until we've reached 200?

We've had like 60 pages in the last day, so I'd say Saturday or Sunday

These are both looking unlikely now. Posting in this thread slowed down a lot, not sure why.

I've been trying my best to spread the Gospel today!

Tomorrow I'll be a lot slower since I need to go onsite for work, so won't be able to post until I get home.

Best of luck, man!
As usual, we appreciate your contributions and see you as a valuable poster.

[pppolitics]

https://twitter.com/fabtknz/status/1498034191673757696

[Storebought]

https://twitter.com/christogrozev/status/1498029060085075969
Russian state media accidentally pre-published Putin’s planned victory speech.

The upshot, Ukraine is rightfully Russian and denazification means annexation into the Russian federation

Can we finally put to bed the notion that the Minsk agreement Russia ignored anyway or any other unspecified compromise would have prevented the invasion?

The Minsk agreement was a fraud just by the very fact it was held in Minsk. Yes, Belarus was "'neutral'" (note to two layers of scare quotes) in the Crimean war of 2014, but it still shared Russia's hostile intention towards Ukraine as a whole.

[KaiserDave]

https://twitter.com/christogrozev/status/1498029060085075969
Russian state media accidentally pre-published Putin’s planned victory speech.

The upshot, Ukraine is rightfully Russian and denazification means annexation into the Russian federation

Can we finally put to bed the notion that the Minsk agreement Russia ignored anyway or any other unspecified compromise would have prevented the invasion?

He clearly rules out annexation, but everything else you say is correct

He doesn’t, ‘statehood won’t be liquidated’ means Ukraine as a constituent republic of the Russian Federation. TBF, it could also mean a Belarusian ‘union state’ agreement.

I think it is the latter.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

https://twitter.com/christogrozev/status/1498029060085075969
Russian state media accidentally pre-published Putin’s planned victory speech.

The upshot, Ukraine is rightfully Russian and denazification means annexation into the Russian federation

Can we finally put to bed the notion that the Minsk agreement Russia ignored anyway or any other unspecified compromise would have prevented the invasion?

He clearly rules out annexation, but everything else you say is correct

He doesn’t, ‘statehood won’t be liquidated’ means Ukraine as a constituent republic of the Russian Federation. TBF, it could also mean a Belarusian ‘union state’ agreement.

I think it is the latter.

Me as well.

[Storr]

Only the Soviet Union could have created an anti-helicopter mine:

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1497922164808376323?s=20&t=4aruGEX...

[certified hummus supporter 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

https://mobile.twitter.com/ITarmyUA/status/1498055477049147398

[jaichind]

Emerging market currencies down 2%. RUB crashed below 110.  Russian banks raise mortgage rates by 4% in anticipation of rising credit issues and inflation.  So far the shock is about the same or a bit less than the late 2014 shock but this is just the beginning.

[NOVA Green]

Turns out that big explosion may not have actually been from today.
<tweet snip>

More evidence the video is days old:
https://twitter.com/aleksanderrr_/status/1498057583650869251?s=20&t=uC6bTA-4...

Gotta love geo-location gurus shooting down fake news! 

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Turns out that big explosion may not have actually been from today.
<tweet snip>

More evidence the video is days old:
https://twitter.com/aleksanderrr_/status/1498057583650869251?s=20&t=uC6bTA-4...

Gotta love geo-location gurus shooting down fake news! 

They are MVPs, aren't they?