Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #2

[CSIDreamer]

all of a sudden this is going to flip, as sad as it is

almost feels like its on that knife point right now

Can you expound on that?

 

[cujenn81]

Ukrainian pilots arrive in Poland to pick up donated fighter jets

Ukrainian pilots have arrived in Poland to begin taking control of fighter planes donated by European countries, a Ukrainian government official told POLITICO.

The impending transfer of older Russian-made planes to be used in combat against Russian forces is the most significant moment yet in a wave of promised arms transfers over the past 24 hours that includes thousands of anti-armor rockets, machine guns, artillery and other equipment.

 

[PingTheRouter]

Can you expound on that?

So, i can point you to some research to read about this situation rather than write a 20 paragraph answer

should be a new update for this today or tomorrow, and it'll provide some more insight in to the change in tactics seen today

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-28-2022

on a different note, cyber security
Russia is on the cyber offensive though, some friends in the industry say that companies and government are just hiring like crazy to harden their systems against attacks coming from state players

 

[cujenn81]

EXCLUSIVE Russian news agency in Berlin faces staff exodus over Ukraine invasion

BERLIN, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Ruptly, a Russian state-owned news agency based in Berlin, is facing a staff exodus after President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine that is part of a broader contraction of Russia's global news empire.

Employees complained on an all-staff call that they were being prevented from describing the invasion as such, amongst other editorial objections, according to a recording of the call heard by Reuters. Russia says its military deployment in Ukraine is a "special operation" and has cautioned local media to use that terminology.

 

[tedtink]

To get the message out, Anonymous hacker group is suggesting....

Go to Google Maps. Go to Russia. Find a restaurant or business and go to 'review' then write about what is really happening in Ukraine.

Hacking attacks launched across Europe to help stop Russian invasion

 

[CSIDreamer]

So, i can point you to some research to read about this situation rather than write a 20 paragraph answer

should be a new update for this today or tomorrow, and it'll provide some more insight in to the change in tactics seen today

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-28-2022

on a different note, cyber security
Russia is on the cyber offensive though, some friends in the industry say that companies and government are just hiring like crazy to harden their systems against attacks coming from state players

Ok I see what you're saying. I've been reading similar today. It's very worrisome. JMO

 

[Cool Cats]

Switzerland breaks neutral status to sanction Russia over Ukraine invasion

Russia's invasion of Ukraine — the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II — has prompted many historically neutral countries in the West to impose sanctions or send weapons.

Sweden said on Sunday that it was sending military aid, including anti-tank weapons, to Ukraine, breaking its decades-long tradition of not sending weapons to countries in armed conflict. The last time Sweden did so was in 1939, when the Soviet Union invaded Finland, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson told reporters.

Also on Sunday, the EU announced plans to purchase and deliver weapons to Ukraine, marking the first time the bloc has ever bought and sent weapons to a country under attack.

 

[CSIDreamer]

To get the message out, Anonymous hacker group is suggesting....

Go to Google Maps. Go to Russia. Find a restaurant or business and go to 'review' then write about what is really happening in Ukraine.

They're also suggesting a 5 star review to pop it up to the top. JMO

 

[Cool Cats]

Putin puts Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert in response to 'illegitimate Western sanctions'

Putin blamed the move on statements from member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and on statements from western nations.

Putin:

"Dear colleagues, as you see, Western countries are not only taking hostile actions toward our country in the economic sphere—I am talking about the illegitimate sanctions everybody knows about," Putin said to his top advisors.

"But more importantly, senior officials of leading NATO countries make aggressive statements against our country. That is why I order the Minister of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff to put the deterrent forces of the Russian army in a special regime of duty," he added.

The move means the Russian president has ordered the country's nuclear weapons to be prepared for the increased possibility of launch, The Washington Post reported.

 

[cujenn81]

https://twitter.com/franakviacorka/status/1498429449997537289?s=21

The Statue of Liberty stands with Ukraine!

 

[cujenn81]

U.S. expels 12 Russian U.N. diplomats over security concerns

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The United States has expelled 12 Russian diplomats at the United Nations over national security concerns, U.S. and Russian diplomats said on Monday.

The U.S. mission to the United Nations described the Russian diplomats as "intelligence operatives" who had been "engaging in espionage activities that are adverse to our national security."

"This action has been in development for several months," said U.S. mission spokesperson Olivia Dalton.

 

[Herat]

FEMA has just updated it's Nuclear Explosion recommendations.

https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2020-11/ready_nuclear-explosion_fact-sheet_0.pdf



Probably just a coincidence, right?

 

[LadyL]

Wayne Gretzky calls for Russia to be banned from rescheduled world juniors

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nh...aanIfVp53_MNko6L-y9mW72PjZHhcB0bu1Wp44X7x_5oo

 

[tedtink]

FEMA has just updated it's Nuclear Explosion recommendations.

https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2020-11/ready_nuclear-explosion_fact-sheet_0.pdf



Probably just a coincidence, right?

'While the potential for Russia's invasion of Ukraine to spark a world-ending nuclear conflagration has knocked the pandemic off most frontpages, federal bureaucrats seem determined to prove that they can focus on two crises at once.'

FEMA Encourages Survivors of a Nuclear Holocaust To Mask, Socially Distance

 

[Dontknow?]

Volodymyr Zelensky: Russian mercenaries ordered to kill Ukraine’s president | News | The Times

More than 400 Russian mercenaries are operating in Kyiv with orders from the Kremlin to assassinate President Zelensky and his government and prepare the ground for Moscow to take control, The Times has learnt.

The Wagner Group, a private militia run by one of President Putin’s closest allies and operating as an arm-length branch of the state, flew in mercenaries from Africa five weeks ago on a mission to decapitate Zelensky’s government in return for a handsome financial bonus.

 

[LadyL]

 

[Tiff23fr]

Has this been reported by any other sources?

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Russia used a vacuum bomb on the fifth day of its invasion of Ukraine, it has been claimed.

The bomb, also known as a thermobaric weapon or aerosol bomb, draws oxygen from the atmosphere to create a bigger and more devastating explosion.

The claim was made by Oksana Markarova – the Ukrainian ambassador to the US – who was approached by reporters after a meeting with White House lawmakers in which aid for Ukraine was discussed.


She did not reveal where the vacuum bomb was unleashed.

Ms Markarova told reporters: “They used the vacuum bomb today, which is actually prohibited by the Geneva convention.


Russia used vacuum bomb during invasion, Ukrainian ambassador claims

 

[CoverMeCagney]

I was wondering what they’d do with Kaliningrad there, but it just says “A”, possibly stands for Awkward There are a million citizens in that little slice of Russia and between 100k-200k military personnel. It would be interesting to hear their take on all this, being sandwiched between NATO countries (Poland and Lithuania) and separated from the rest of their homeland.

 

[LadyL]

I was wondering what they’d do with Kaliningrad there, but it just says “A”, possibly stands for Awkward There are half a million citizens in that little slice of Russia, it would be interesting to hear their take on all this, being sandwiched between NATO countries (Poland and Lithuania) and separated from the rest of their homeland.

I think it says 'Also Not Russi A'

 

[Turkeytrot]

Has then been reported by any other sources?

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Russia used a vacuum bomb on the fifth day of its invasion of Ukraine, it has been claimed.

The bomb, also known as a thermobaric weapon or aerosol bomb, draws oxygen from the atmosphere to create a bigger and more devastating explosion.

The claim was made by Oksana Markarova – the Ukrainian ambassador to the US – who was approached by reporters after a meeting with White House lawmakers in which aid for Ukraine was discussed.


She did not reveal where the vacuum bomb was unleashed.

Ms Markarova told reporters: “They used the vacuum bomb today, which is actually prohibited by the Geneva convention.


Russia used vacuum bomb during invasion, Ukrainian ambassador claims

When I googled "Russia vaccum bomb" it came up with quite a few other articles saying the same