The Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Mave]

Can't imagine why countries in the same geographic region as Russia would be anti-Russia.

Russia loses election to three UN bodies over Ukraine

Russia loses election to three UN bodies over Ukraine

Russia has lost elections to three United Nations bodies, a sign that opposition to its invasion of Ukraine over a year ago remains strong. This week's votes in the 54-member U.N. Economic and Social Council follow approval of six non-binding resolutions against Russia by the 193-member U.N...

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[Mave]

Well I do hope we get a proper reaction after seeing the disgusting video.

Zelenskyy calls on world leaders to react to video of murder of Ukrainian prisoner of war

Zelenskyy calls on world leaders to react to video of murder of Ukrainian prisoner of war

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has called on world leaders to react to the video in which Russian occupiers cut off the head of a Ukrainian prisoner of war.

www.pravda.com.ua

 

[Mave]

To be a fly on the wall in that meeting...

Putin meets with China's defense minister in Moscow

Putin meets with China's defense minister in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with China's defense minister on Sunday, underscoring Beijing's strengthening engagement with Moscow, with which it has largely aligned its foreign policy in an attempt to diminish the influence of the United States and other Western democracies. Putin and...

news.yahoo.com

 

[Mave]

Seems a bit weird. Why would Russia blow up its own pipeline?

Denmark's Armed Forces confirm Russian ship was seen near the site of Nord Stream explosion

Denmark’s Armed Forces confirm Russian ship was seen near the site of Nord Stream explosion

The SS-750 Crane Ship sailing under the flag of the Russian Federation was spotted near the Nord Stream gas pipeline four days before the pipeline explosion on 26 September 2022.

www.pravda.com.ua

 

[Mave]

I'll believe it when I see it.

Ukrainian Defence Minister suggests that Russia is preparing new "goodwill gesture"

Ukrainian Defence Minister suggests that Russia is preparing new "goodwill gesture"

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov believes that due to defeats on the battlefield, the Russian Federation may announce another "goodwill gesture" under the pretext of a man-made disaster on Russian territory.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Mave]

Kremlin Says It Was Attacked by Two Drones Last Night, Putin SafeRussia/Ukraine

Russia says Ukraine tried to kill Putin with night-time drone attack on Kremlin

Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in an attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin - the most serious allegation that Moscow has levelled at Kyiv in more than 14 months of war.

www.reuters.com

Looks like a small commercial drone...

 

[Mave]

"Only" $5.4 million, but this may be the first of many to follow.

US approves first transfer of seized Russian funds to Ukraine

US approves first transfer of seized Russian funds to Ukraine

The Biden administration has sought increased powers to send seized assets from Russian sanctions evaders to aid Kyiv.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[Mave]

Shameful move from Hungary.

Hungary confirms it has blocked payment from EU fund that provides military support for Ukraine

Hungary confirms it has blocked payment from EU fund that provides military support for Ukraine

The Hungarian government confirmed on Tuesday that it has not approved the disbursement of the next €500 million tranche from the European Peace Facility, which finances military equipment for Ukraine.

www.pravda.com.ua

 

[Mave]

About damn time...

G7 agree to 'starve the Russian war machine'

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-65605263

 

[Mave]

Maybe invading Ukraine was a "colossal risk"?

Russia: Giving F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine a ‘colossal risk’

Russia: Giving F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine a ‘colossal risk’

Western nations ‘still adhering to escalation scenario’ that risks widening the Ukraine war in Europe, official says.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[Mave]

Pretty much the greenlight from the U.S.

White House: We are against strikes on Russian territory, but it’s up to Ukraine to decide

White House: We are against strikes on Russian territory, but it’s up to Ukraine to decide

At a briefing on Wednesday 31 May, John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications of the White House National Security Council, once again clarified the position of the United States on the conduct of hostilities on Russian territory.

www.pravda.com.ua

 

[Mave]

Beautiful.

Hacker drains Russian special services wallets, transfers funds to Ukraine

Hacker drains Russian special services wallets, transfers funds to Ukraine

A hacker gained access to hundreds of cryptocurrency wallets belonging to the Russian special services, and may have transferred stolen bitcoins to Ukrainian aid organizations, cryptocurrency experts now believe.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Mave]

Another one to add to the list

European Parliament recognized the demolition of the Kakhovska dam as a Russian war crime

European Parliament recognized the demolition of the Kakhovska dam as a Russian war crime

Deputies of the European Parliament condemned the demolition of the Kakhovska dam and recognized it as a Russian war crime, the institution announced after a plenary session in Strasbourg.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Mave]

Imagine triggering article 5 with a rock

Object fired from Belarusian side pierced windows of Polish Border Guard vehicle

Object fired from Belarusian side pierced windows of Border Guard vehicle

An unidentified object fired from Belarus at a Polish Border Guard vehicle passed through the vehicle narrowly missing its occupants, it has been revealed.

www.thefirstnews.com

 

[Stybar]

Plottwist: it was done by some pro-NATO guy in an attempt to get NATO to invade and liberate Belarus from Putin's sockpuppet Lukashenko.

 

[Mave]

Plottwist: it was done by some pro-NATO guy in an attempt to get NATO to invade and liberate Belarus from Putin's sockpuppet Lukashenko.

4D chess

 

[Mave]

Strange way of saying "deploy our troops."

Russia plans to dump its rubbish on Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories

Russia plans to dump its rubbish on Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories

The Ukrainian National Resistance Center (NRC) has reported that the Russian authorities are planning to dispose of waste from the Russian territory by dumping it on the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine.

www.pravda.com.ua

 

[Mave]

Some UAV attacks against Russian military targets are being launched from inside Russian territory. Copter UAVs are unlikely to have the range to reach Soltsky-2 from outside Russia.

Let's go.

Ukraine blows up five jets ‘deep within Russian territory’

Ukraine blows up five jets ‘deep within Russian territory’

Five Russian jets have been blown up by Ukraine in the past three days, as Britain said drone attacks on targets within Russia were being launched from inside its own territory.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Stybar]

Oh boy

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin listed in Russian plane crash with no survivors

Russia's most powerful mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a plane which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said, two months to the day after he led an abortive mutiny against the army top brass.

www.reuters.com

 

[Mave]

Oh boy

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin listed in Russian plane crash with no survivors

Russia's most powerful mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a plane which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said, two months to the day after he led an abortive mutiny against the army top brass.

www.reuters.com

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I'm honestly surprised it took this long. As soon as they "set march for Moscow" you knew it was over for the bloke.