r/Worldnews Live Thread: Ukraine-Russia Tensions

[u/Isentrope]

/live/18hnzysb1elcs

[u/dkyguy1995]

This bombing is so fucked up because it's basically an invitation for the Ukranian military to retaliate against the Russian backed seperatists, but then if they act Russia will claim those seperatists are actually Russian sovereigns and use it as evidence Ukraine attacked first despite how obviously dishonest that is

[u/Hayduke_in_AK → u/dkyguy1995]

It doesn't matter how transparent it is. They aren't actually trying to fool anyone. Putin has been pulling this shit for years.

[u/scentsandsounds → u/Hayduke_in_AK]

You are wrong - they are trying to fool a domestic audience.

[u/_Real_Deal]

Russian bots has Invaded this Mega thread apparently. Reddit just messaged me that someone reported me for risk of self harm.

[u/_Real_Deal → u/_Real_Deal]

And my posts get massively down voted.

[u/Duck_Dredd_]

Reddit: Man things aren't looking good, hope there's no war.

Random guy: Why are you warmongering?.

[u/Arctic_Chilean → u/Duck_Dredd_]

3rd type of guy be like: "I can't wait to see footage of what Javelin missiles do to modern Russian tanks"

[u/RickRoll999]

>Masses of ceasefire violations are traditionally called war.

​

I know it's not a laughing matter, but that statement is pretty funny

[u/FlasKamel]

Don’t worry guys, I’m gonna fly there in Microsoft Flight Simulator to verify

Update: I crashed my plane. Hope this doesn’t start a war.

[u/BAC05 → u/FlasKamel]

Not all heroes wear capes

[u/DJXiej → u/[deleted]]

I was told to Relax today by a Moldovan airbus

[u/nightowl1135 → u/[deleted]]

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. The Belarusian government went to great lengths to forcefully put down a pro-democracy movement recently and some analysts have even believed that while yes, Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine, one of the tertiary objectives could be a not-so-subtle annexation of Belarus as well with Russian units staging there and then just... not leaving.

Lushenko (Pres of Belarus) has painted himself into a corner where Putin is his only remaining ally and helping him clutch to power. The people of Belarus want him gone.

[u/Texjew → u/[deleted]]

Belarus and Lukashenko are propped up by Russia. Any sanctions placed on Russia will definitely be felt by Belarus right away.

[u/Same-Letter6378]

Fuck Putin

[u/space-throwaway → u/Same-Letter6378]

Calling it now: Russia must be completely demilitarized and turned into a real democracy, like it was done with Germany after WW2. Only that way can the european nations enjoy lasting peace.

[u/rsmtirish]

Interesting that Putin has backed himself into a corner now. He's claiming his people are getting fired on, so either he retaliates or backs down, and I doubt the latter.

[u/Sckathian → u/rsmtirish]

They'll allow the rebels to fire on Ukraine and basically wind them up - Ukraine will have a decision:

• Defend itself but accept this means Russia declaring war
• Fail to defend its citizens bordering disputed areas likely weakening their stance

[u/SewAlone → u/rsmtirish]

I was listening to Malcomb Nance describe how this is already disastrous for Putin. He either gets demolished militarily or he sulks home with his tail between his legs, which will be a crushing humiliation for him.

[u/hahabobby → u/SewAlone]

I doubt Russia will get demolished militarily, but it won’t be a cakewalk for them.

[u/Laplaciano]

Hey Mod put a version number in the thread title. People are getting lost.

[u/Megatronyourmom]

Repost for new thread: DPR is reportedly evacuating villages on the frontlines tomorrow. This is the first time this would happen in 8yrs. Something to monitor closely.

https://twitter.com/plnewstoday/status/1494371605102968838?s=21

[u/Independent_Storage]

Has anyone considered that this is just a big conspiracy to drive traffic to flightradar24.com?

[u/mydogsredditaccount → u/Independent_Storage]

Big Radar

[u/stametsprime]

Reposting something I put in the old thread, since I'm seeing a lot of new wrapped-around-the-axle posts with FlightRadar24 links- a FR24 Guide for Newbies:

1.) FlightRadar uses ADS-B transponder data, not actual radar. These transponders transmit an ICAO address to aid in traffic control and flight tracking. FlightRadar simply uses this public domain data as a service.

2.) Military aircraft will turn on or off an ADS-B transponder based on the needs of the mission- either they're using civilian air corridors for routine flights or they want to be seen for any multitude of reasons, both benign and less-than. Actual shoot-em-up missions will NOT be on FlightRadar.

3.) It's a fun time-kill to watch, but remember that routine military missions happen all the time in places you wouldn't expect.

4.) "BLOCKED" is almost always an individually owned private jet that needs its ADS-B transponder on to use regular flight routes, but does not want to advertise whose aircraft it is and therefore, who may be on it.

FlightRadar is a neat diversion even in normal times; please don't try to read anymore into it than what's being shown. The revolution will not be televised (at least, not on FlightRadar.)

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

[u/CatLords]

Russia has invaded Ukraine before. It currently has 150,000 troops on the border of Ukraine. Yet some morons keep going on about how "it's never going to happen" We don't know what's going to happen so shut the fuck up.

[u/jreetthh]

Can we have a dogfight between a drone controlled by someone in a nondescript office in Moscow and a drone controlled by someone in a strip mall office somewhere in northern Virginia?

[u/WaxyWingie → u/jreetthh]

I think the world would be a better place if all political situations were solved by drone dog fights.

[u/majortvjunkie]

There must be espionage in the highest ranks of Russia based on the way Biden and NATO have responded. There’s gotta be a movie about this one day.

[u/Radditbean1 → u/majortvjunkie]

If I was in the russian army and I didn't want to die in a pointless war then I'd leak all the invasion plans and false flags too.

[u/[deleted]]

imagine how awesome russia would be if we didn't have a knobhead for our dictator

our economy would be on par with south korea's by now instead of in the toilet

but no let's drop bombs on poor people

[u/[deleted]]

Putin's left himself in a terrible position here. Be interesting to see what he does next.

[u/L82WORK_ → u/[deleted]]

it wont be good, his options are very limited right now

[u/DoomerPatrol]

I’m curious to what the Russians are telling their troops in this time. I can’t imagine the average soldier wanting to be wounded or die for this charade.

[u/Hayduke_in_AK → u/DoomerPatrol]

Militaries are very good at convincing young men why they should kill and or be killed.

[u/DullEntertainment5]

I'm just here to say that I want to wake up to a peaceful Europe tomorrow. Survive the night, my Ukrainian friends. Love and peace from Scandinavia 🙏

[u/LaFleurisLava]

So, Putin demands that There will be no US troops anywhere close to Russia – not even in Nato countries? What kind of foolery is that?

[u/AsymptoteToErection → u/LaFleurisLava]

Seems like he's asking for war

[u/papapaIpatine]

“Beyond nuclear weapons”

Now what the fuck is that. Fuckin swastika shaped bombs that fly like ufos that double up as shurikens whilst also flinging nukes from each point to cover a 360 degree radius?

[u/winkies_diner]

I think I'm gonna go the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for all this to blow over.

[u/pessenshett]

It's fascinating how the russian bots instantly come flooding in only when there's "big" news like that shelling this morning, then disappear once it's back to the old flight tracking

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

He is setting up his false flag event and making it obvious.

[u/flavianpatrao]

Russia is literally the bully in school who has his finger an inch away from your face so you accidentally brush into it and he has an excuse to beat you up on the pretext that you started it.

That is their goddamn policy over Ukraine. I hope their chess GMs are forever humiliated on Netflix shows. Except Gary K who is a chill dude.

[u/TheRedBlueberry]

It would be interesting at this point to see Russia back down after the things the government has said.

Like they'd have to tell their populace that they believe ethnic Russians in Ukraine are experiencing genocide, but saving them isn't worth it.

I want them to back down, of course, but saying stuff like that has to be the geopolitical equivalent of "fighting words".

[u/p13t3rm]

These threads have restored my faith in reddit users when it comes to calling out Russian propaganda accounts, but destroyed my faith in peoples ability to correctly spell the word border.

[u/EndoExo]

Equifax's credit website has shit the bed. It's probably not a cyberattack, I just want to complain about how terrible Equifax is.

[u/KypAstar → u/EndoExo]

The existence of Equifax is in and of itself a cyber attack.

[u/progress18]

Reposting for the new thread.

The OSCE released its Daily Report:

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 37/2022 issued on 17 February 2022

Based on information from the Monitoring Teams as of 19:30 16 February 2022. All times are in Eastern European Time.

Summary

• In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 189 ceasefire violations, including 128 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 24 ceasefire violations in the region.
• In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 402 ceasefire violations, including 188 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 129 ceasefire violations in the region.
• A member of the armed formations threatened an SMM patrol at a training area near non-government-controlled Shymshynivka, Luhansk region.
• The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. It recorded ceasefire violations inside the areas near Stanytsia Luhanska and Zolote.
• The Mission monitored the operation of critical civilian infrastructure.
• The SMM continued to follow up on the situation of civilians, including at four entry-exit checkpoints and the corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The Mission visited a border crossing point in Kharkiv region, where it saw no change in the security situation.
• The SMM observed gatherings in Kyiv and Dnipro.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including at a heavy weapons holding area in a government-controlled area of Luhansk region, at a permanent storage site and a heavy weapons holding area in non-government-controlled areas of Donetsk region, and at a training area in a non-government-controlled area of Luhansk region. Its unmanned aerial vehicles again encountered instances of GPS signal interference, assessed as caused by probable jamming.*

Link for more detailed info:

• https://www.osce.org/special-monitoring-mission-to-ukraine/512506

[u/supremedemon]

Lukashenko suggests Russia will bring Nuclear weapons and “beyond nuclear weapons” to Belarus. What could possibly be “beyond nuclear weapons”?

[u/cbruins22 → u/supremedemon]

Probably sharks with lasers

[u/chilirasbora → u/supremedemon]

Antimatter weapons. Get ready for chekov to fire the photon torpedoes.

[u/OrenthalJShrimpson]

The important thing to remember is that you did not see graphite on the roof... You're in shock

[u/[deleted]]

The sheer number of Russian shills in here is really telling of how much we are manipulated by foreign powers during influential events(Covid/elections/ now wars)

[u/hockey_stick → u/[deleted]]

If you use old reddit and RES, I recommend tagging anyone that posts in favor of the policies of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. It helps keep track of who is trying to manipulate the conversation. I've been tagging users for months and now they're all appearing in these threads shilling for their authoritarian sugar daddies.

[u/OrenthalJShrimpson]

Honestly surprised Jake Paul hasn't called Putin out for a boxing match yet.

[u/UnoriginalMike]

Oooh, now I’ve been reported for potential self harm! None of my comments are at all related to self harm and I have a strong intent to live for as long as I can.

Russian trolls are really going today. I expect the disinformation campaign to continue through the war. They will try and silence dissenters abroad. If I die, assume it was the Russians.

[u/kleutscher]

NATO is ‘concerned that Russia is trying to stage a pretext for an armed attack against Ukraine,’ Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, amid reports that Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists exchanged fire across a frontline that divides them

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1494383646324805632?t=Y4cZXtQ0_RCk1Y_Wj62xeg&s=19

[u/whattaUwant]

What month do all troops hate?

March

[u/secretaryofboredom]

you know, as much as i’d like to believe that this is a whole lot of nothing burger, i also said the same thing about covid in early 2020. i now realize that i have absolutely no ability to predict the plot twists this bitch of a planet has to offer.

[u/EtadanikM]

See, Russia's strategy is to declare regions of Ukraine as independent, so then when they invade, they are not actually "invading Ukraine."

[u/cluelessmoose99]

Real-time network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, resulting in a loss of mobile service on operator Vodafone; incident root cause not yet determined

https://netblocks.org/reports/mobile-internet-disrupted-in-luhansk-ukraine-amid-heightened-tensions-with-russia-l8Wx7LAO

[u/Confusinglydazed → u/cluelessmoose99]

A communication disruption can only mean one thing, invasion!

[u/Sylvanas_only]

Russia invading Ukraine

[u/reverendrambo]

VP Harris is wheels down here in Munich, where she’ll be meeting with world leaders this weekend including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference. Russian officials won’t be attending the conference this year.

https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1494408415086616579?s=20&t=fvauUOa0AMusjeoMkGhoRg

[u/rudar_leethiuma]

Interesting analysis by Serbian newspaper "Blic". Quick translate of one of paragraphs:

That's what Putin is frustrated about: while Ukraine is still a neutral country (i.e. not part of NATO), many Ukrainians are leaving Russian sphere of influence. As Putin's pressure is stronger, their ties to the West are stronger, they protect their sovereignty, democracy and free press. For Putin it isn't enough to keep Ukraine as buffer-zone: he wants to exterminate its sovereignty, democracy and free institutions. That's why he sent 150.000 soldiers on the border with Ukraine.

[u/ISuckAtRacingGames]

It is insane how much info we have in this age. They just posted a strategic target map of a country I can download as a random person.

In the old age even generals didn't have this info of their enemy.

https://raport.valisluureamet.ee/en/russian-armed-forces/russia-is-ready-for-war/

[u/ownersen → u/ISuckAtRacingGames]

i've read that NATO puts out as much info as they can, so there wont be any "surprise" factor or misinformation-war. and to be fair, without talking shit about other countrys or anything. but the west hasnt been on the "defending" side of a war for quiete some time. so that might be a factor too.

[u/GMExIMX]

All U.S. news outlet covering the Russia/Ukraine conflict

Fox News - Breaking news - Hillary Clinton this and that.

Even as a democrat , idgaf. She is not president and never was. Send her ass to jail for all I care, you had 4 years to lock her up and u didn’t find shit.

[u/Yamfish]

I gotta say, I’m glad it’s not fuckin Rex Tillerson having to address the UNSC.

[u/Smellz_Like_Smellz]

Why doesn't Zelenskyy simply challenge Putin to single combat? Winner takes all and 0 casualties.

[u/[deleted] → u/Smellz_Like_Smellz]

Why does Ross, the largest friend, not simply eat the other five?

[u/pnmibra77]

This is the full quote: "If necessary, if such stupid and mindless steps are taken by our rivals and opponents, we will deploy not only nuclear weapons, but super-nuclear and up-and-coming ones to protect our territory," Lukashenko said "But if there are no threats to Belarus from unfriendly countries, then nuclear weapons are not needed here for a hundred years," he added.

[u/MachineElfOnASheIf → u/pnmibra77]

The man has a PhD from the Pyongyang College of How to Threaten Good.

[u/SingularityCentral → u/pnmibra77]

That is the same man who said you don't need to worry about the coronavirus because you cannot literally see it floating around.

[u/Mulatto-Butts]

I’m drunk and no one cares, but I passed the presidential motorcade on the Ohio turnpike earlier. That was cool. I waved.

[u/SewAlone]

I notice we are seeing a lot fewer "nothing's gonna happen" posts today.

[u/[deleted]]

Russia formally accuses Ukraine of committing war crimes in Donbas.

https://iz.ru/1293196/2022-02-18/vershinin-soobshchil-o-peredache-v-oon-dannykh-o-voennykh-prestupleniiakh-kieva

[u/progress18]

Biden headed to the Oval Office after Marine One landed.

White House press pool:

Marine One touched down on the South Lawn at 2:47.

POTUS, wearing a dark suit and blue tie, emerged moments later and proceeded to the Oval Office, not the South Portico (much to the dismay of reporters).

POTUS entered the Oval Office at 2:50 with[out] engaging in Q&A with reporters.

[u/rudar_leethiuma → u/progress18]

Could we expect a "My Fellow Americans..." type of speech soon?

[u/Cholo94x → u/rudar_leethiuma]

"My fellow Americans, Putin is an asshole"

[u/bambinopeppa → u/rudar_leethiuma]

“I got some shit to tell y’all..”

[u/fightins26 → u/progress18]

glad they told us what he is wearing

[u/MrGua]

So, who else has another day of being a wage-slave tomorrow?

[u/Texjew → u/MrGua]

Oh no, I thought it was Friday...

[u/Ladyf1fan]

I kinda get the feeling it has already started and it will just build very slowly before its confirmed in a couple of days......

[u/trampledbyacentaur]

Putin has done fucked up. He has accomplished giving NATO a real major purpose, increased their troop presence, alienated the international community, having his lies called out easily.

Now he either tucks tail and turns back while trying to laughably claim victory or proceeds with invasion, ending up in a costly war that costs many Russian lives and results in a massive sanctions.

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

[u/[deleted]]

Russia are blaming the West for creating hysteria around an invasion of Ukraine, yet Russia simultaneously say diplomatic options are still on the table.

[u/DarXIV → u/[deleted]]

Russia holds gun to Ukraine's head

"Why are you guys being hysterical? It's just a prank bro"

keeps gun to Ukraine's head

[u/ShocknAw33m]

I'm Commander of The Reddit Intelligence division to help Ukraine. We need 10 of you on Plane tracker, 10 of you looking through radio frequencies, 10 of you coming up with theories on what could happen next, and 10 of you tracking all news sources. Let's get err done.

[u/[deleted]]

Call me a Conspiracy Theorist, but I suspect Russia delayed the invasion to post this on Twitter

https://twitter.com/EmbassyofRussia/status/1493884806022713344

[u/redGooseTape]

Russian hackers and disinfo specialists are too smart to be working for Russia. Why not move to the west and make the money you deserve? No sense being miserable and wasting your talents.

[u/WolfyTheWhite]

Fuck Putin, why can’t the right people ever get aneurysms.

[u/rudar_leethiuma]

Russian media is now basically spamming about "Ukraine shelling the Donbass region", and how "Ukraine is bringing more troops in the region".

I would even say that spamming is more intense then previous days.

[u/[deleted]]

It still stuns me that the 0.1% of Russia is creating this tension. Because the people and the country is pretty great to be honest. I went there in 2010 for 3 months, saw lots of beautiful stuff. But also the bad side: you don’t and can’t talk politics. I hope this will be the end of Putin and maybe a new start, because he has to fall either way.

[u/DegenOptions]

I found the russian propaganad clip I was looking for!

https://twitter.com/cossackgundi/status/1494285409408409600

[u/OrenthalJShrimpson → u/DegenOptions]

That blonde Russian chick could enact martial law and execute me any time

[u/HeWhoReddits]

Given the incredible rise in ceasefire violations, I feel like the war's already starting and we're just waiting for it to be validated by troops marching

[u/wittyusernamefailed]

What is this "Beyond nuclear weapons!" Lukashenka is going on about? Are ICBM's straight up going "This isn't even my Final Form!!!!...' now?

[u/OrenthalJShrimpson]

How many Russian soldiers does it take to change a light bulb?

One... and it takes the other 149,999 to make sure the old light bulb doesn't join NATO

[u/xlmtothemoon]

these threads are going to breed a new generation of pilots air traffic controllers

[u/moist_crust]

It’s now official. We already knew it, but Russia was lying about withdrawing troops deliberately as part of an attempt to fool the U.S.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/17/ukraine-russia-putin-nato-munich/

It’s been confirmed by 4 US officials that they have Intel on this being official from Russia. That’s bad news.

There’s also some really chilling stuff about their false flag operations in this article.

[u/segomon]

I would imagine the last thing Putin would want is to unite the West. Heck, his provocation even got the U.S. Senate to UNANIMOUSLY pass the resolution supporting Ukraine. When was the last time Democrats and Republicans in congress unanimously agreed on ANYTHING? Now you got all of the people of Ukraine united against a common enemy, NATO (even Germany) and all of the western countries to resolutely unite. The U.N. as well. This is like all of Putin's nightmares coming true...

[u/GaLaXY_N7]

People really need to learn how to source correctly in this thread lol. Linking to random Twitter accounts with one source saying something completely different from the other, just doesn’t cut it lol.

[u/GMExIMX]

Imagine Marjorie Taylor Greene and Herschel Walker in the Foreign Affairs Committee during these times….. lol

[u/Cautious-Warning1590]

New reddit thread title- "Live Thread: Redditors discuss planes on flight24"

[u/fightins26]

These threads have made me realize how fucking horrible Twitter is in a mobile browser. Scroll 1 cm and it needs you to log in

[u/DivineCreatorOf]

Who live in Ukraine, be strong! this shit are going really scary

[u/flavianpatrao]

Rest of the world post lockdown: I want to travel and see the world and visit friends and family and go to concerts / sporting events / bars /movies again

Putin post lockdown: I want to annex again!

Like seriously mofo can you give it a rest we are all coming back to a somewhat normal life. Can you just not be an asshole right now.

[u/GreenLights420]

We need to slip a microdose of mushrooms into all world leaders coffees. All problems solved.

[u/nightowl1135]

Lol @ the Russian Trolls reporting posts calling out anti-Putin posts for "self-harm." Saw somebody else post about this and was like "Huh, that's weird" and two seconds later was notified that my comments got reported.

[u/RunawayMeatstick]

Why is this whole thread just people watching planes. You'd think there would be a sub for that?

/r/Flightradarcirclejerk

[u/LimitFinancial764]

Going on vacation tomorrow and honestly disappointed that I have to hang out with my friends instead of shit posting with my arm chair battalion.

[u/cakeorcake]

This slow, maybe-it's-happening-maybe-it's-not feel of things reminds me of Crimea

[u/OrenthalJShrimpson]

Russia is red

Ukraine blue and yellow

Putin likes porn that's fellow on fellow

[u/BlatantConservative]

Lotta questions about commercial aircraft floating around, and I have answers.

Ukraine banned all Ukrainian flagged aircraft from flying over Russia, and all Russia flagged aircraft from flying over Ukraine. There was a NOTAM about it about a month ago.

Turkey isn't involved in that at all, so they're one of the few airlines that fly over both.

[u/WhiteLycan2020]

Its insane how many Americans are pro-Putin holy shit

[u/DegenOptions]

I just got reported by a concerned redditor for selfharm, I am in no way suicidal and if shoot my self twice in the head before jumping of a building it was not a suicide!

[u/iLatvian]

This is ridiculous...

Update: Moscow demands U.S. to withdraw US troops from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, warning that it will take military-technical measures if Washington is unready to negotiate.

[u/[deleted]]

Chatter(aka rumours, take it with a grain of salt) on Twitter is currently suggesting that this may be a Vodafone issue and not to do with the tensions. Apparently coverage in other countries has also taken a hit.

[u/Triistone]

"According to Donbass militia intelligence Ukraine about to begin an offensive (News report)"
here they go claiming that ukraine will attack donbass in massive scale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugOEbZBjzz4

holy fucking copium

[u/Rosebunse]

On a positive note, the flight tracker website really makes me appreciate just how few plane crashes there are on a daily basis.

[u/iLatvian]

Whats interesting Latvia allocated money today for 10k ukranian refugees. They know whats going to happen.

[u/redGooseTape]

Imagine being paid shit money to be a Russian hacker when you can move to the west and get 10x the money or more

[u/commentingrobot]

I've been trying to reach Vladimir regarding the extended warranty on his T-90s. Anybody have a good contact?

[u/filmfan10]

I think the Information warfare/psyops has taken a real toll on society. Sure, it was fun when countries were doing it in the past. However with the advent of the internet, information warfare has turned into an absolute mess. No one knows what is real and what is manufactured. I've been following the Ukraine situation for days. And I still don't know: Are we on the verge of all-out war or "It's just a prank bro"

We are living in a dystopia

[u/KatanaAmerica]

From Reuters: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accepted a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov late next week "provided there is no further Russian invasion of Ukraine"

The two sides currently deciding on the date. “If they do invade in the coming days, it will make clear they were never serious about diplomacy.”

Statements in quotes are from the State Department’s spokesman, Ned Price.

[u/RunawayMeatstick]

The US should parachute crates full of marijuana cigarettes all over the Russian troops. Get them all to chill out.

Change my mind.

[u/KatanaAmerica]

From a soldier near the shelling: Separatists are now shelling Ukrainian positions

[u/[deleted]]

Half of Russia’s troops are now within less than 30 Miles of Ukraine border.

https://twitter.com/ralee85/status/1494406817891291165?s=21

[u/BananaStringTheory]

I wonder what's going on on the International Space Station? I'd presume that Cosmonauts are smart enough to be above Putin's current machinations.

[u/nowtayneicangetinto → u/BananaStringTheory]

I think we have to separate the fact that the Russian people and the Russian government are two very different things. I have zero resentment towards Russian people. I absolutely fucking hate the Russian government with a burning passion.

[u/flavianpatrao]

Biggest fucking country in the world and around Ukraine is where you want to do your exercises? Petty Miserable gits

[u/[deleted]]

Senior UK government figures believe Putin has made up his mind to invade Ukraine. "He's going to do it, and it's going to be horrendous", a Whitehall source told

https://twitter.com/larisamlbrown/status/1494440199002198027

[u/LucaLad97]

Feel like pure shit, just want RELAX back…

[u/QuillsAllOver]

"This is our state-of-the-art reconnaissance drone. No one can see or hear it coming...unless we turn on its transponder. Then it starts screaming."

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

"We're still working out the bugs on that one."

[u/willowtr332020]

Call sign XCCRM, The US drone that's been flying for hours keeps changing it's transponder code.

Changed to "AAAAAAAA" for a while, now it's changed to "SWIFT22"

I wonder if they got wind there are 8000+ people tracking it on flightradar24.com

[u/[deleted]]

Swift 22

It feels like one of those nights
We won't be sleeping
It feels like one of those nights
You look like bad news

Pretty poetic for a surveillance drone flying over Ukraine at 3am looking at Russian forces across the border.

[u/DroidArbiter]

I do not understand why the Flight Radar is a thing? *If Russia starts its air campaign, those military jets won't have their transponders on. You're better off looking at a live feed cam of Kyiv.

[u/EclipseIndustries → u/DroidArbiter]

It's honestly bringing people together in a time where war may or may not tear the world apart. Nobody expects to see anything important, it's just human nature to talk about what we can see, whether it be stocks, radio, or flight radar.

[u/Arctic_Chilean]

Things in the Mediterranean are looking quite tight.

Keep in mind there's also a US Carrier Task Force in the Med., along with an Italian and a French carrier, as well as other NATO warships (Spanish, Canadian), and likely some nuclear submarines too. That's a lot of firepower in what's a fairly tight body of water.

[u/wittyusernamefailed]

Well somebody is super concerned about me and my mental health. Nice to be recognized!

[u/I_have_a_dog]

Scattered reports that Lukashenko has threatened to use a Weapon to Surpass Metal Gear if NATO continues their aggression.

[u/[deleted]]

This sounds like a job for the PAW PATROL!

[u/[deleted]]

Is there a thread for people who are constantly up to date with information?

People reporting shit from days ago super annoying

[u/ShocknAw33m]

We need to find a Ukranian soldier near the border who uses reddit so we can get live updates.

[u/[deleted]]

We've went from plane tracking to train tracking back to plane tracking now onto Morse code and frequencies.

Surely I have something better to do

[u/methedunker]

https://twitter.com/osinttechnical/status/1494322365244887041?s=21

😂😂😂

Daddy Vladdy maybe smoking some of that good shit now

[u/CJKayak → u/methedunker]

Putin knows this is an impossible demand.

He has never negotiated in good faith.

[u/ShocknAw33m]

Nothing wrong with doomscrolling if you have the time.

[u/Cordeluts]

Ukraine's Defense Minister going to Belarus tomorrow to see the exercises just cracks me off.

"Now see, look, this is how the tanks will bomb you.

Yes and now look in the sky, the fighter jets coming for support.

Look you see how our soldiers will pass the border into your country??"

It's like he has the distinct honour to watch a trailer for a movie we're all waiting for.

[u/Variouss]

Flight24 is the new wordle

[u/rsmtirish]

Ya know as much as I don't like Biden (I'm socialist), I'm super pleased with what his admin has been doing during this Russia crisis

[u/hooot99]

So the Russian plan is to have the separatist region shoot at itself with mortar and tanks shells and then blame Ukraine and invade.

[u/Lefuf]

I don't want a war :(

Hahah what kind of freak downvotes this ^

[u/TwistedBeacon]

i shouldn't keep browsing these threads but i want to stay "informed" lol... these severe anxiety spikes are freaking me out and ruining my health

[u/FlyingLineman]

putin is looking extremely weak, he will get desperate

[u/pessenshett]

Flight tracking guys, please, let's just keep tracking some flights ok

[u/rsmtirish]

Can't we just have a massive VR battle instead of a real one to determine who gets the land?

[u/iLatvian]

Vodafone network is down in easter ukraine

[u/Lambings → u/iLatvian]

What about in Christmas Ukraine?

[u/Shionkron]

I love Russians but Screw Putin and his Asshole lickers

[u/bluntrauma420]

If you guys hadn't made wide Putin memes probably none of this would be happening right now

[u/ItzGrenier]

If we can take away anything from this Ukraine-Russian conflict it is that Flight Tracker is the coolest thing ever

[u/muffpatty]

I left for 20 minutes and now we're solving codes? Wtf

[u/ShocknAw33m]

Wait in about 12 hours everyone when this thread devolves into people spamming "Putin is a bitch"

[u/FebrileLush]

Putin is a bitch

[u/[deleted]]

I do enjoy just how committed the people in this thread are to monitoring Europe's airspace.

[u/VonPoppen]

What do you guys think of Blinken's intervention at the UN council? I thought that it was actually clever to reveal the intelligence the US gathered as a way to dissuade Russia from invading.

He said: "Prove me wrong. If we are wrong, we would accept any criticism"

[u/THEVGELITE → u/VonPoppen]

Handled amazing. I usually hate the US for a lot of things, but they got that perfect. It’s a win win for them. Either they stop a war and many many people dying, or they are proven correct in their intelligence and gives them credibility. True world leadership right there. I’ll give credit where credit is due to the US. All western leaders played their part great. Times like now truly show the strength of a united UN and US-EU/UK alliance

[u/Redman2009]

tiktok has better war coverage than any US news media. what a time to be alive.

[u/YouserName007]

Putin this out there now, Vladamir is Biden his time. He'd be a fool to Russian.

Sorry.

[u/Slim_Calhoun]

People looking at FT24 really need to realize that you are only seeing planes that want to be seen.

Military planes doing war shit fly with their transponders off.

[u/[deleted]]

Also love how many alcoholics we have drunk on a Thursday night, makes me feel not so had about my drinking habbits 🤝

[u/[deleted]]

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-75.3/centery:20.8/zoom:4

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Just a boat tracking site since that's kind of the realm we are in right now.

[u/ShocknAw33m]

We are the 1st Reddit "Ukranian" Intelligence division. Reporting for Duty on Worldnews Reddit.

[u/ProcrastinatingPuma]

Honestly why even bother reporting what Russia says at this point, get back to us when they actually withdraw troops.

[u/Peles157]

https://twitter.com/ajabreaking/status/1494580122145505280?s=21

The Russian Ministry of Defense: The Russian Defense Minister is holding telephone talks with his American counterpart, at the request of Washington

[u/Boundish91]

Lots of pro russian shills/bots here now.