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Apparently, Ukrainian drones pushed through and started a chain reaction.

Explosions reportedly continued for hours, and authorities evacuated nearby settlements. Initial reports indicate that the site, previously protected by one of Russia’s densest air defense networks, suffered catastrophic damage.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 64 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah, that’s the fun part of going to war with an adversary that was formerly a part of your empire: they have A LOT of people that can convincingly pass as your nationals - not to mention, there’s a small but meaningful percentage of your own citizens that are going to be sympathetic enough (due to family, social, and cultural connections) to that adversary that they’d be willing to act on their behalf for stuff like this.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

This is exactly why Zelensky is saying Ukraine needs to be made whole for sustainble peace. Bitter Ukrainians will not let go otherwise and Russia is such an easy target for them. How will you keep peace agreement when every Russian car is a bomb now?

[–] kooks_only@lemmy.ca 72 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

This is what the Americans who support a war with Canada don’t realize.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 64 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

As an American, it is utterly insane to me that there’s a good number of Americans that are just like “huh yeah I guess we’re gonna bomb Canada to make them do what we want”.

Then again, there’s a lot of utterly insane things happening these days.

A lot of my countrymen are gonna be finding out about Type II “sorry” if we try any military adventurism. And I’m sure Greenlanders would welcome an expeditionary force of Finns, considering their rich and storied experience (5-6.5:1 KD ratio; ~5:1 overall casualty ratio, without even considering the Continuation War).

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 36 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Type II “sorry”

Love this, and now that I see your username I find this quote has a Banksian quality to it.

Type I: I'm sorry
Type II: You'll be sorry

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 22 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

It is absolutely an Iain M Banks reference (and thank you for noticing <3). I identify as a GSV.

Type II (alternate): said cheekily, immediately after finding a loophole in the Geneva Convention

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

GOU Type II Sorry
ROU Geneva Suggestions
LOU Trench Raid
GCU I Never Agreed to a Truce

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

GSV The Treaty Was Never Officially Ratified

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

VFP 1812 Was a Practice Run
LSV Free Healthcare
GOU Taking the U out of 'Neighbour'

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 6 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

HL Not So Jolly Good Fellow

ROU Memorandum? But I Hardly Know Him!

[–] Someone@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The American government has already shown they're happy to round up people who look like "foreign enemies"whether they are or not. If your enemy has almost the exact same demographics, all of a sudden there's probable cause to detain anyone (I know, it's not like they care about any due process but everything else feels like we're in make believe land anyways).

[–] bufalo1973@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago

So Stalin revisited.