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I have coworkers in Ukraine- some of them disappeared without communicating- were not in yesterday and no one was sure if they were ok. We heard one was planning to try to move west, but that was all we got. He may be fighting now because of the under 60 thing. Been hoping they're all ok. Everyone is worried.
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We have some more details on the Russian claim it has seized the city of Melitopol, from the Guardian’s Peter Beaumont, in Lviv.
Russian forces reportedly captured the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol on Saturday, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported. Footage posted on social media on Saturday morning appeared to show Russian armoured vehicles in the streets of the city although the city’s mayor issued a statement saying it remained under Ukrainian control.
The claimed capture of Melitopol follows claims by a senior US defence official that Russia had made an amphibious landing of naval infantry between the Melitopol and the key coastal city of Mariaupol.
It was also denied by UK armed forces minister James Heappey who said he did “not recognise reports that Ukrainian southern coastal city of Melitopol has fallen to Russian forces, adding that the Russian invasion plan is running “nowhere near” to schedule.”
Ukrainian officials were not immediately available for comment on the fate of Melitopol, a city of about 150,000 people. If confirmed, it would be the first significant population centre the Russians have seized since their invasion began on Thursday.
Earlier, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces fired cruise missiles from the Black Sea at Mariupol, as well as Sumy in the northeast and Poltava in the east.
Russian forces reportedly captured the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol on Saturday, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported. Footage posted on social media on Saturday morning appeared to show Russian armoured vehicles in the streets of the city although the city’s mayor issued a statement saying it remained under Ukrainian control.
The claimed capture of Melitopol follows claims by a senior US defence official that Russia had made an amphibious landing of naval infantry between the Melitopol and the key coastal city of Mariaupol.
It was also denied by UK armed forces minister James Heappey who said he did “not recognise reports that Ukrainian southern coastal city of Melitopol has fallen to Russian forces, adding that the Russian invasion plan is running “nowhere near” to schedule.”
Ukrainian officials were not immediately available for comment on the fate of Melitopol, a city of about 150,000 people. If confirmed, it would be the first significant population centre the Russians have seized since their invasion began on Thursday.
Earlier, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces fired cruise missiles from the Black Sea at Mariupol, as well as Sumy in the northeast and Poltava in the east.
Hope all is well
After watching this, I believe Ukraine might win.@Splinty Q @Qat@kneeblock I bet you guys tree fiddy that Putin splits Ukraine into east and west based on the Dnieper then divides Kiev in half and builds a wall.
View: https://youtu.be/GZ-3YwVQV0M
Very sorry to hear. Hoping they can get to safety.
Seems to me the West does have some serious levers of soft power that aren't being used.
The populace of Russia need to be pissed off. Close down their Netflix with a message saying due the Aggression and war crimes of Putin Netflix is cancelled in Russia. The Swyft banking system needs to be shut off for them. That will be a major pain for Russians and will make them draw out loads of paper money. No planes from Russia allowed to land in the west. All sport completely shut off for them. Google and Facebook to shut them down with a message a la Netflix. No Russian ship allowed to dock in the west. All Russian nationals bank accounts frozen. Harsh for the ordinary Russian but it forces them to return home and be pissed off with Putin
Completely ostracise them.
The populace of Russia need to be pissed off. Close down their Netflix with a message saying due the Aggression and war crimes of Putin Netflix is cancelled in Russia. The Swyft banking system needs to be shut off for them. That will be a major pain for Russians and will make them draw out loads of paper money. No planes from Russia allowed to land in the west. All sport completely shut off for them. Google and Facebook to shut them down with a message a la Netflix. No Russian ship allowed to dock in the west. All Russian nationals bank accounts frozen. Harsh for the ordinary Russian but it forces them to return home and be pissed off with Putin
Completely ostracise them.
Once we cut them off from IKEA meatballs game over...Olive oil btw...Healthy oil
Chips and IKEA gravy....Game over
Tis but the fog of war but there is a lot of this about.
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The other issue is there are not that many Russians in Ukraine atm. This first push is a test of the Ukrainian resolve and defensive capacity.
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The other issue is there are not that many Russians in Ukraine atm. This first push is a test of the Ukrainian resolve and defensive capacity.
To think that POS slept with a Chinese spy and sits on the House Intelligence Committee...
Rep. Eric Swalwell suggests “kicking every Russian student” out of U.S. universities
A Bay Area Representative suggested in a CNN interview that the country should kick “every Russian student out” of universities in retaliation against Russian President Vladamir Putin.www.kron4.com
LoL @ that Goof
Was gonna quote OP but..
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It also occurs to me that offing president's of other nations isn't a great PR move even if you're the scary Ruskies.
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@Qat I thought that Germany had agreed to banning Russia from using SWIFT?
www.express.co.uk
‘Have the courage’ Germany challenged by furious Ukraine
UKRAINE'S president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Germany and Hungary to "have courage" and back a ban on Russia using the Swift payment network.
They already are being completely ostracized. All sanctions like that would do is cause the citizens who are currently pissed with the government to side with it
I wouldn't be so sure. This is a different generation of Russian. They've seen the good life. From The Olympics to the world cup to winning the Eurovision. They are culturally more western than ever. We turn off the tap and they be irked. They don't want to be ostracised and cut off. And they won't blame us they will blame Putin.
I'll ignore for a second that you're advocating for a campaign of discrimination that the average Russian would never recover from. Taking away those things leaves a vacuum that would be filled by Russian propaganda. Sanctions never work to do anything other than hurt the public.
I agree with you, but it's also gonna be really tough for them to protest. Over last 10 years they cracked down HARD on opposition and free speech. You can get arrested and beated for wearing your hat backwards, it's insane. And they have alot of cops...it's a damn shame what's happening there.
Also turning off YouTube will essentially cut off regular people from unbiased information sources....they won't even be able to watch what's going on.
They already cracked down on telegram app that was uses in Belarus to organize protests....
Yeah it's grim. But it's grimmer for normal folk in Ukraine.
Absolutely terrible...
is TMMAC hungover from clubbing last night? why the hell is this thread so dead today?
i dont have cable, facebook, or twitter. so step up your games please
i dont have cable, facebook, or twitter. so step up your games please
@Lars stays up until the wee hours and then reappears, angry, around noon. He tends to mellow throughout the day though which is niceis TMMAC hungover from clubbing last night? why the hell is this thread so dead today?
i dont have cable, facebook, or twitter. so step up your games please
Russian media watchdog ordered the few and limited, mostly online media outlets available in Russia to only publish "official information" about Ukraine provided by Russian government. They will probably get shut off in upcoming days.
www.reuters.com
Russia warns media about what is published on situation in eastern Ukraine
Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor on Thursday said media outlets must check the veracity of their reports about the situation in eastern Ukraine and only publish information from official Russian sources.
“The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.”
U.S. Ready To Evacuate Ukraine President Zelensky So He’s Not Captured Or Killed. He Refuses To Go. | The Daily Wire
U.S. Ready To Evacuate Ukraine President Zelensky So He’s Not Captured Or Killed. He Refuses To Go. | The Daily Wire
Another sighting of the ghost
View: https://twitter.com/Ukraine_AF/status/1497502533350211585?t=9fFAroWqzqABxhdvP4qiaw&s=19
View: https://twitter.com/Ukraine_AF/status/1497502533350211585?t=9fFAroWqzqABxhdvP4qiaw&s=19