Russia invasion of Ukraine

[AnimeFan188]

Massive Explosion From Strike On Government Building In Kharkiv Could
Be A Preview Of What's To Come

"Russia's invasion of Ukraine is now in its sixth day and it appears to be taking a very
dark turn. After being repulsed on multiple fronts by the Ukrainian Army, the Russian
military appears to have moved to attacking highly urban areas with artillery barrages."

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...-whats-to-come


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Ukraine official confirms urgent request for Western satellite data

"On Tuesday, Mykhailo Fedorov, the vice prime minister and minister of digital
transformation of Ukraine, confirmed that his country is seeking the cooperation of
commercial satellite operators. The goal is to obtain data, particularly from synthetic
aperture radar, about the movement of Russian vehicles so that Ukrainian forces can
respond."

See:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022...s-data-please/


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Ukraine Mourns Death Of Former Su-27 Flanker Display Pilot Col.
Oksanchenko Shot Down Near Kyiv

"Ukrainian Air Force pilot Colonel Oleksandr Oksanchenko, reportedly nicknamed “Grey
Wolf”, was killed after his jet was shot down near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
According to a post on Facebook by European Airshows page, Oksanchenko lost his life
on Friday night when his jet was shot down by Russian S-400 Triumph Air Defence
Missile System although this has not been officially confirmed."

See:

https://theaviationist.com/2022/03/0...nko-shot-down/


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Ukrainians Are Manipulating Road Signs To Confuse Russian Invaders

"As Russian forces continue their assault on Ukraine, Ukrainian civil transportation
authorities are instructing citizens and local authorities to remove road signs in an effort
to confuse or delay invaders. Images posted to social media throughout the weekend
also show a number of signs throughout the country that have been defaced or altered
to show obscene messages directed at Russian troops."

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ssian-invaders


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Ukrainian Army captures hundreds of Russian vehicles and tanks

"Ukrainian Soldiers reportedly captured hundreds of Russian combat vehicles, including
T-90 main battle tanks, 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers, Lynx and Typhoon
armoured vehicles."

See:

https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-a...les-and-tanks/


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The Truth About RussiaÂ’s Terrifying TOS-1A Thermobaric Rocket
Launchers Now In Ukraine

"The TOS-1A has an infamous reputation based on the characteristics of the
thermobaric rockets that it fires. There is also much misunderstanding of how it works
and a good deal of speculation on how itÂ’s likely to be used in this conflict, especially
with the suggestion that Russia may be about to employ siege tactics in Kharkiv,
UkraineÂ’s second-largest city, and even possibly Kyiv, its capital."

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...now-in-ukraine


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The Ukrainian Army just captured a Russian TOS-1A thermobaric MRL.

See:

https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/st...R0Yz4cFjCX35bA


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Russian Influencer Posts TikTok Showing How to Drive ‘Abandoned’ APCs

"A Russian influencer has gone viral on TikTok for a video explaining how to drive a
Russian armored personnel carrier (APC)."

See:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/93bg...abandoned-apcs


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Russia pummels UkraineÂ’s No. 2 city as convoy nears Kyiv

"At the same time, a 40-mile (64-kilometer) convoy of hundreds of Russian tanks and
other vehicles advanced on the capital, Kyiv, in what the West feared was a bid to
topple UkraineÂ’s government and install a Kremlin-friendly regime."

See:

https://apnews.com/article/russia-uk...2529d844b5ee2f


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First Sight Of Giant An-225 Cargo Jet Since Russian Invasion Shows
Its Tail Intact

"There may be a glimmer of hope left for the world's biggest cargo jet that also serves
as a major source of Ukrainian pride."

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ts-tail-intact


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Russia introduces Su-34 into fray

"Russian Sukhoi Su-34 ‘Fullback' strike aircraft were seen operating over Ukraine for
the first time on 28 February."

See:

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/d...u-34-into-fray


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These Are Some Of The Most Creative Ways The ‘Ghost Of Kyiv’
Is Being Portrayed Online

"No matter you believe the legend of the “Ghost of Kyiv” or not: it has become the
worldwide emblem of the Ukrainian resistance and is now the main character of many
interesting artworks."

See:

https://theaviationist.com/2022/02/2...trayed-online/


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Putin ally repeats call for Russia to use more brutal tactics in Ukraine,
admits some of his own troops were killed

"A top Putin ally admitted troop losses and called for a change in tactics in Russia's
invasion of Ukraine, which has progressed more slowly than expected."

See:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...led/ar-AAUsS3J


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Reports That Ukraine Is About To Get 70 Donated Fighter Jets Don't Add Up

"There are big timetable and quantity issues with the claim that 70 Soviet-era jets will
be joining the Ukrainian Air Force."

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ts-dont-add-up


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‘Exploiting Cadavers ’and ‘Faked IEDs’: Experts Debunk Staged
Pre-War ‘Provocation’ in the Donbas

"With RussiaÂ’s invasion of Ukraine ongoing, itÂ’s easy to forget the flurry of dubious
provocations and staged events that appear to have been designed to implicate the
Ukrainian armed forces and drum up military aggression in the days before the first
shots were fired."

See:

https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2022...in-the-donbas/


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Russian Strikes On Ukrainian Cities Continue With Attack Near Kyiv's
Famous TV Tower

"There are fears the Kremlin is preparing for a major attack on Ukraine's capital that will
include false claims that the government has surrendered."

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...amous-tv-tower


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Photos: Protests against Russia's invasion of Ukraine erupt
around the world

"But some of the most striking protests have occurred in Russia, where more than
6,000 people have been detained in antiwar protests against Putin since his military
campaign in Ukraine began."

See:

https://news.yahoo.com/photos-protes...201330880.html

[Yu Ominae]

https://mainichi.jp/articles/2022030...0m/030/165000c

Mainichi reports that 70 Japanese nationals are gearing up to head to Europe. 2 are ex-FFL and the rest are former JSDF personnel.

As a FYI, I've seen ex-Japanese FFL soldiers get a lot of praise in Japan, mostly because of combat experience that they use to teach the (mostly) survival gamer community last I checked, although they also teach life-saving skills.

Japanese MOFA said that he preferred if they didn't go to Ukraine.

[mangamuscle]

Ukraine asks ICANN to delete all Russian domains

Plus: Namecheap tells customers in Russia they are no longer welcome, citing 'war crimes'

https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/...icann_domains/
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UK rejects Russian space agency’s demands for launch of OneWeb internet satellites

Roscosmos is demanding the U.K. government sells its stake in OneWeb and the company guarantee that the satellites will not be used for military purposes, with the British government having sanctioned Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/02/russ...atellites.html

[AnimeFan188]

Russia Claims It Has Seized Control Of The Southern Ukrainian City Of Kherson

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...pt-on-zelensky


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Here's Why a Ukraine No-Fly Zone's a No-Go

See:

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2...-no-go/362631/


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Russia Strikes Ukrainian Cyber-defense Center with Precision Weapons

See:

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/31...s#.Yh-lipaIZPY


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Ukrainian troops behind ‘Russian warship, go f—k yourself’ rallying cry are still alive

See:

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/ukra...ssian-warship/


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Russia Says Its Forces In Ukraine Have Captured Europe's Largest Nuclear Power Plant

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ar-power-plant


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Evidence Of Russia's Planned Amphibious Landings in Ukraine

See:

http://www.hisutton.com/Russias-Plan...n-Ukraine.html


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Ukroboronprom to Repair Captured Russian Tanks for Use by Ukrainian Army

See:

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/31...y#.Yh-lopaIZPY


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Belarusian president displays map suggesting Putin plans to attack Moldova

See:

https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-...lans-to-attack


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Hackers changed the call sign of a Putin-linked superyacht to 'FCKPTN' and set the ship's destination as 'hell'

See:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...vyB?li=BBnbcA1


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Ukrainians Citizens Are Taking It Upon Themselves To Capture Russian Military Vehicles

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...itary-vehicles


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Ukrainian authorities say citizens don't need to declare captured Russian tanks and military equipment for tax purposes

See:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...ses/ar-AAUuRTI


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Where Are RussiaÂ’s Drones?

See:

https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/202...drones/362612/


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Ukrainian Army receives more Turkish-made unmanned combat aerial vehicles

See:

https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-a...rial-vehicles/


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‘Tanks and mud are not friends’ — Ukraine’s terrain is proving to be a problem for Russian armor

See:

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/russ...k-mud-ukraine/


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Russian Newspapers Condemn Ukraine War: 'This Madness Must be Stopped'

See:

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukra...-urals-1683987


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Russia May Use Antiquated An-2 Biplanes to ‘Draw Out’ Ukrainian Air Defenses

See:

https://theaviationist.com/2022/03/0...es-in-ukraine/


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Ukraine jets hit Russian column; Russia has used thermobarics, Ukraine military says

See:

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashp...military-says/


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$1 million bounty on Putin offered by Russian businessman

See:

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-699098


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After Russia invaded Ukraine, Credit Suisse asked investors to destroy documents linked to oligarch yacht loans, report says

See:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...ays/ar-AAUvIM1


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Su-27 Returning From Romania Will Likely Be The Last Fighter Ukraine Gets For Some Time

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...-for-some-time


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Some Russian Troops are Surrendering or Sabotaging Vehicles, Pentagon Official Says

See:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-t...130211053.html


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Volodymyr Zelensky Assassination Foiled After Russian Tip-Off, Ukraine Says

See:

https://www.newsweek.com/volodomyr-z...kraine-1683953


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Sean Penn abandons car in Ukraine and walks to Poland amid conflict

See:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...ict/ar-AAUvvW0

[mangamuscle]

How countries voted on UN resolution condemning Russia

https://www.axios.com/united-nations...50f01c754.html

Who voted alongside Russia against the resolution? Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea and Syria.

35 abstained, including this russian "allies":

Armenia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Iran, Cuba, Nicaragua, China, Bolivia, Venezuela, Sudan, Zimbabwe,

India, Pakistan, Iraq & South Africa also abstained.

Voting for the resolution were Hungary and Serbia, seen as the closest allies putin has in Europe. Argentina also voted for the resolution.

At this rate IMO Russia might even be kicked from the UN permanent council member seat they have since WWII.

[TheForsaken]

Lol, who cares? UN resolutions are worthless

Originally Posted by mangamuscle

At this rate IMO Russia might even be kicked from the UN permanent council member seat they have since WWII.

Not gonna happen.
Do you even know how it works?
It requires a lot of things, including Russia agreeing to remove itself. Good luck with that

[Eisdrache]

Originally Posted by TheForsaken

Lol, who cares? UN resolutions are worthless

Yes we know you are a Russian apologist. You managed to go even lower than your take on Corona.

Originally Posted by TheForsaken

Not gonna happen.
Do you even know how it works?
It requires a lot of things, including Russia agreeing to remove itself. Good luck with that

You effectively cannot but there are other options. Removing them from the Human Rights council is one, suspending Russian officials from speaking or voting at the UN is another (this will retain as a member).

[Ithekro]

Regardless, Putin basically has just managed to get his worst case scenario in terms of the European Union actually showing teeth as a whole for maybe the first time in a few generations, and possibly driving the likes of Sweden and Finland into NATO.

Also making threats towards Japan may also be considered a bad move at this point.

With Russia's actions in Ukraine seemingly not going as planned, and reports of the possibility of Martial Law being enacted in Moscow....are we seeing Russia implode itself?

[Sheba]

You know shit got real for Japanese when some even reconsider their policies on nuclear weapons, if not their own defense.

As a citizen of the Euro zone, I am waiting for Germany to finally consider building their own aircraft carrier.

[ganbaru]

Originally Posted by Sheba

As a citizen of the Euro zone, I am waiting for Germany to finally consider building their own aircraft carrier.

Those are usefull for countries like the UK and France, I doubt than it would be a good investment for Germany to get one.

[Ithekro]

For Germany? Tanks, planes, and missile defense systems. Lots of them.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by Yu Ominae

https://mothership.sg/2022/02/can-si...oreign-legion/

No other media outlet in Singapore covered this, but Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan was asked by a MP if government officials will legally stop Singaporeans from trying to help the Ukrainians by enlisting with the International Legion.

Says that Singaporeans have a duty to defend the country/vital interests and not to fight in other conflict theaters, even if it's reasonable. Balakrishnan said that it's important to maintain good with superpowers and non-superpower countries.

Officially, they frown on it. Not sure if in the case they catch someone going to Ukraine that he or she will be treated with restraining orders.

They will. Going to participate in wars where we are not fighting officially in while not government sanctioned is bad for business

[Nachtwandler]

Regarding the Namecheap. As someone working there (though, I am not sure if it still be so, considering I am now in place with no working conditions and plan to move further) I had to add, that while this decision may piss a bunch of innocent people, there are a couple of additional factors here. Majority of companies company support is located in Kharkiv. And our higher ups are actually pissed off with this situation. Same goes for employees. The last push was actually related to the fact that a bunch of former and current staff members asked the CEO for these measures.

[mangamuscle]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

....are we seeing Russia implode itself?

Yes, the real question is, does putin care if Russia becomes a hermit state like North Korea?

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

Am I the only one who thinks this does nothing other than annoy plenty of uninvolved russians? There's loads of Russian hosted sites normal people use

There, fixed it for you. The plan is to have the average russian millenial, who probably does not see television and even if he knows english is not interested in foreign affairs to notice something is wrong with putin's goverment.

As for non-russians using russian internet infraestructure, many pirate sites (including those that stream anime) fled to russia. Legit users should be moving outside russia atm imo.

[ramlaen]

Originally Posted by Sheba

You know shit got real for Japanese when some even reconsider their policies on nuclear weapons, if not their own defense.

As a citizen of the Euro zone, I am waiting for Germany to finally consider building their own aircraft carrier.

It's going to take Germany a decade to rebuild its army.

[mangamuscle]

This appeared in my twitter feed, I think it is real because you can't make up something this fucked up:

https://twitter.com/tenichi08/status...92855837736961

[AnimeFan188]

The Ukrainian Navy's Flagship Appears To Have Been Scuttled

"The pride of the Ukrainian Navy's fleet, the frigate Hetman Sahaidachny, is now
partially sunk."

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...-been-scuttled


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As Russia ‘Stalls,’ Moscow Claims 500 KIA — Ukrainians Say It’s 6,000

"Meanwhile, officials in Moscow admitted that nearly 500 Russian soldiers had died in
the invasion’s first six days. In contrast, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said
his forces had killed 6,000 of the invaders."

See:

https://coffeeordie.com/russia-stalls/


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Ukraine Forces Reportedly Kill Russia General Andrei Sukhovetsky in
Blow to Invading Army

"Ukrainian news outlets were reporting that Andrei Sukhovetsky, deputy commander of
the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District, had been killed on
Wednesday."

See:

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukra...nflict-1684441


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Russian Amphibious Assault Ship Armada Seen Off Crimea As Fears Of
Odessa Beach Landing Grow

"While the huge Russian column north of Kyiv has stalled, a major assault on the Black
Sea port city of Odessa might soon begin."

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ern-city-falls


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The Bayraktar TB2 Drone is so effective against Russian vehicles that
the Ukrainians made a pop song about it. And the Official Video is going
viral on YouTube.

"The Ukrainians have even made a pop song about the Bayraktar TB2, probably one of
the first songs ever written about a Combat Drone."

See:

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-...ws-on-youtube/


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How cheap Chinese tires might explain Russia's 'stalled' 40-mile-long
military convoy in Ukraine

"Those aren't Soviet-era heavy truck radials. Chinese military tires, and I believe
specifically the Yellow Sea YS20. This is a tire I first encountered in Somalia and Sudan;
it's a bad Chinese copy of the excellent Michelin XZL military tire design."

See:

https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-...d-40-mile-long


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Polish Black Hawk Helicopter Brings Ukrainians To Talks With The
Russians

"The meeting is the second of its kind along Ukraine's border with Belarus with the
stakes only increasing as Russia takes more territory."

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...h-the-russians

[Blaat]

Originally Posted by Nachtwandler

Regarding the Namecheap. As someone working there (though, I am not sure if it still be so, considering I am now in place with no working conditions and plan to move further)

*checks your location* How are you and your family holding up? Are you going to flee, stay in Ukraine and keep your head low or stay and fight?

[ganbaru]

Do anyone have read if any side is using Private Military Compagny right now? Before the start of the conflict, there was rumors of involvement of russian PMC but beside that pretty much nothing.

[Der Langrisser]

Originally Posted by ganbaru

Do anyone have read if any side is using Private Military Compagny right now? Before the start of the conflict, there was rumors of involvement of russian PMC but beside that pretty much nothing.

You probably mean the Wagner Group ? There was rumors about its possible appearance, but Wagner is more or less a front for the Russian army when they want to operate somewhere "incognito".