Ukrainian War Developments

[Overbom]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1500004075420721154

 

[sferrin]

CNN will no longer broadcast in Russia "while we continue to evaluate the situation and our next steps moving forward," according to host Brian Stelter.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499863796692758535

INTERFAX is reporting that a Russian watchdog says TWITTER is now BLOCKED in Russia, adding to the western social media freeze that now includes FACEBOOK and access to APP STORES.

Vladimir Putin signed several laws on Friday, 04 March 2022 -- including one which would seize the assets of foreigners if they harm Russians or otherwise infringe on Russian rights, according to Interfax.

The threat comes in parallel with another law signed on Friday which will criminalize whatever the Kremlin deems "disinformation" about the military in a crackdown on "fake information." As a result, the BBC has pulled all reporters from Moscow.

Meanwhile, Moscow has offered FOREIGN COMPANIES THREE OPTIONS for a path forward: (1) remain in Russia, (2) exit entirely, or (3) hand over their holdings to local managers.

First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov spelt out the government's position a little more than a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, and a day after FRENCH BANK SOCIETE GENERALE (SOGN.PA) sent a chill through the corporate world by saying Russian authorities COULD SEIZE ITS ASSETS in the country.

Belousov outlined three alternatives for foreign firms.

"The company continues to work fully in Russia," he said in a statement. "Foreign shareholders transfer their share to be managed by Russian partners and can return to the market later," he added, and: "The company permanently terminates operations in Russia, closes production and dismisses employees." -Reuters

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Meanwhile, Russia's communications regulator has blocked Facebook, according to Bloomberg, citing Interfax.

Facebook was banned in retaliation for its freezing of accounts of RT, Sputnik and RIA Novosti and other media, communications regulator Roskomnadzor said in a statement.

Two liberal broadcasters, Ekho Moskvy and TV Rain, went off air Thursday under pressure from prosecutors, while the websites of the BBC, Deutsche Welle (DW) and Meduza, an independent news group, weren’t accessible Friday. -Bloomberg

Some have suggested Ukraine was TRYING TO BAIT THE WEST INTO GREATER ASSISTANCE, while the Associated Press breathlessly repeated the Ukrainian reports.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1499619285676838912

Damn. I wish we could get CNN, Twitter, and Facebook banned here. (US).

 

[stoss860420]

Very unique video by a civilian drone capturing combat on Feb 24 near Kherson. Can see how each side reacts and moves. Russians are suppressing and advancing while the Ukrainians are returning fire and preventing Russians from overwhelming them.

 

[stoss860420]

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Those figures stand out to me. In EVERY single firefight I have been witness to the wounded always outnumber the KIA. I think those figures are propaganda but I could be wrong.

 

[sferrin]

take them down with s-400

LOL, like in Syria?

 

[Overbom]

Those figures stand out to me. In EVERY single firefight I have been witness to the wounded always outnumber the KIA. I think those figures are propaganda but I could be wrong.

They are definetely wrong. If you notice, they cite "Ukranian reporting"

Just assume that the numbers are wrong and only focus on the map

 

[sferrin]

@Deino Sir with all due respect War is hell BUT the way NATO and US wage them are more savage and indiscriminating.

Pure BS. The US has used concrete-filled munitions and developed the "switch-blade" variant of Hellfire specifically to AVOID collateral damage. Can the same be said of Russia?

 

[stoss860420]

They are definetely wrong. If you notice, they cite "Ukranian reporting" lol.

Just assume that the numbers are wrong and only focus on the map

I missed that! Thank you for pointing out. I am still sipping on my coffee to wake up.

 

[Phead128]

Pure BS. The US has used concrete-filled munitions and developed the "switch-blade" variant of Hellfire specifically to AVOID collateral damage. Can the same be said of Russia?

but the hundreds of thousand of innocent civilian deaths in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria suggests otherwise.

U.S. has no moral supremacy, U.S. is one of the biggest imperialistic warmongering nations on earth. Don't pretend US somehow cares about innocent civilian lives, because it does not.

 

[sferrin]

but the hundreds of thousand of innocent civilian deaths in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria suggests otherwise.

U.S. has no moral supremacy, U.S. is one of the biggest imperialistic warmongering nations on earth. Don't pretend US somehow cares about innocent civilian lives, because it does not.

The facts disagree with you.