Looks like the Ukrainians are starting psychological warfare Jesus christ.

Incredibly based Ukranians.

What a heckin good boy @gario

It looks like Russian forces are deploying internationally banned land mines

How the U.S. helped Ukraine prepare for a Russian invasion

Can confirm this is the case. Anonymous collective is indeed going after Russia from the cyber front. And from the looks of it the message at hand is that they're already at work.

Honestly, it seems like everyone is going after Russia over this. Semi-Related the only idiot in high status rooting for Putin is Trump of course based on what was being talked about earlier but if Anon isn't pulling any bluffs on this then they'll probably show whether or not Putin and Trump had any talks behind the scenes to get involved in American Politics.

I mean lets be real Russia hasn't just bullied Ukraine they've also been getting their noses under every other country's business and they've been lying about it for ages. It's only a matter of time if any evidence comes to light.

https://nypost.com/2022/02/26/ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelensky-declines-us-evacuation-offer/

He would rather defend his country then abandon it

That is based

I hope Ukraine gets the support it needs, and soon

So, one of the areas in Ukraine that Russia invaded was Chernobyl, the site of a nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 that pretty much made the entire area uninhabitable for years to come. Government sources are concerned by it.

What especially started to bother me is whether any Russian company can currently advertise on Newgrounds through any ads program or earn even a single cent because of Newgrounds? @TomFulp - any comment on this?

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1497701484003213317?s=20&t=ojswlQ0QBry9-F1aopMVAQ

Elon Musk setting up satellite service for Ukraine. This is the kind of speedy support we come to expect from the US.

If the leaks are true and Ukraine Grinds them and more sanctions come its going to force Russia to negotiate if they do the SWIFT sanction on Russia that would be a linchpin for Ukraine.

I am seeing reports this is not true. That is why it is always important to wait for verified sources to confirm instead of random people on twitter. Everyone please keep that in mind.

Well, have you ever thought about it? Even the Russia don't send the army to Ukraine at this time, American won't send forces to stop China regain Taiwan. It is worthless to risk losing aircraft carrier to send forces to that small island(and Taiwan is not a country)

Oh you mean that comedian? I think he will be a good actor in the future, to act himself, just like Gorbachev.

It just a good time to show that picture.

(We'll give them every support, short of help.)

I highly doubt that’ll happen for one reason. If Moscow does resort to using nukes, the whole world will respond in kind, and Russia will lose easily. (Nobody wins in this situation obviously) As bloodthirsty as Putin is, he isn’t suicidal to resort to that. Plus, I would imagine that they want Ukraine to be a part of them relatively intact, not cratered with fallout from nukes.

A long Ukrainian holdout of Kyiv and constant guerrilla warfare will sap the Russians will to fight is the best case scenario, because if they can’t handle Ukraine, what chance do they have against a more advanced force in Poland?

plantin' them sunflowers

i don't like russian soldier deaths, but they attacked ukraine

they're in the "finding out" phase of the war

Yup lol

I wouldn't be surprised if Russia was using Chernobyl as a strategic "safe area" that way Ukraine can't really use missile or bomb strikes on the enemy troops in the area.

I also would be surprised if Russia were to sabotage the working reactors or the hazardous area, causing environmental effects.

Just got Vietnam it out and Russia could and would never attack Poland since its a member of NATO and the EU it would cause all of the EU and NATO ganging up on Russia and Russia doesn't have the military or economic capabilities to face such odds even with Belarus backing it up.

And the posturing against the Nordic countries joining NATO is just theater ad a majority of them are EU members and the EU has membership level defense cooperation just for being a EU member and that doesn't even take the Nordic Defense treaties.

They'll probably do something like use heavy weapon systems to indiscriminately attack the highly populated areas in Ukraine. You know, like what they were already doing, but worse.

Putin is old, and feels like he's losing power and wants a "legacy" to leave in the history books, so he decides to invade Ukraine under the guise of "military exercises" like the prick he is.

I think there is an obvious answer as to why they took over Chernobyl and that is its proximity to the border of Belarus and Russia. It does not seem likely that Russia has any intentions to destroy Chernobyl and cause a nuclear crisis.

It does make for a sexy headline though!

Слава Україні! Have some LiveUAmap data depicted over ESRI mapping. Much as I like LiveUA, their map is terrible. To note these events are as reported via twitter sources such as ELINTnews and are not beyond manipulation. Events depicted on this visual have had some level of vetting for accuracy.

Events from the past 24 hours:

For shits and giggles, here's a collection of the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) events for 2022. These events are located by named place and not tied to a specific spot on the ground, which can skew the appearance. This data updates weekly so does NOT yet include most of this past week's shenanigans:

Keep in mind Chernobyl is directly in between the advance of Russian forces travelling South to Kiev from Belarus. Securing that provides a save crossing of the Pripyat river and unimpeded access along the highway. Securing the reactor also provides assurance that any materials won't be used by non-state actors looking to capitalize on the shitshow.

In fact it is. It is a legal successor of the Republic of China. Not PRC.

This is true.

There's currently no way a Russian company could be making money here.

Is there in fact a way any company could be making money here?

Russia: We are unaffected by sanctions.

Also Russia: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-business-europe-moscow-2e4e1cf784f22b6afbe5a2f936725550

Pathetic for them to be doing this when they were the one who wanted all the smoke first.

It could be interpreted as a sign of desperation. And/or insanity. But there's probably a gameplan behind this move as well...

there's no possible scenario where russia attacks NATO and comes out on top.

ACTUAL UKRAINIAN CHAD MOVES MINE WITH BARE HANDS

so based.