Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #5

[Bit of hope]

Ukraine invasion: False claims the war is a hoax go viral

One example from the article:

A video of a young woman and a young man having fake blood applied to their faces has racked up millions of views on multiple platforms.

It is shared as supposed evidence that the war in Ukraine is a hoax and civilian victims are actually "crisis actors" - people hired to act out scenes from an attack.



But the video is unrelated to the war. It was shot in 2020 on the production set of Ukrainian TV series Contamin.

The male actor can be seen in behind-the-scenes images from the set tweeted in December 2020.

I wonder who will believe this claims...only people who are/were "living under a stone/rock or in a cave" so far?....A part of the Russian people?

 

[Bit of hope]

Well, that’s put me off my breakfast
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...McDONALDS-cash-selling-Big-Mac-meals-250.html
Russian fills his entire fridge with McDONALD'S… as others cash in by selling Big Mac meals for £250 | Daily Mail Online

Don't they know the burgers will be starting to "walk" by themselves after the expiration date (that nobody knows) or maybe they can be used as biological weapon against the Kremlin? Sorry....for being so sarcastic.

 

[MrsWatson]

I wonder who will believe this claims...only people who are/were "living under a stone/rock or in a cave" so far?....A part of the Russian people?

Some people do believe this stuff, even with proof staring them in the face. Sandy Hook school shooting has been called a hoax or a false flag operation.

Sandy Hook ushered in new era of conspiracy and lies, author finds

 

[Elley Mae]

Don't they know the burgers will be starting to "walk" by themselves after the expiration date (that nobody knows) or maybe they can be used as biological weapon against the Kremlin? Sorry....for being so sarcastic.

Years back a guy in Iceland bought burger & fries (McDonalds) and years later it still looked fine.

Iceland livestreams 10-year-old McDonald's cheeseburger

 

[Bit of hope]

Years back a guy in Iceland bought burger & fries (McDonalds) and years later it still looked fine.

Iceland livestreams 10-year-old McDonald's cheeseburger

LOL.....that says it all....what they put in it to survive 10 years

OT but about McD. I still remember what was written down in the book Me (Ali) (originally German title Ganz unten) about him working at McDonald's.

(It is a 1985 book by German journalist and author Günter Wallraff in which he describes working undercover for two years as a Turkish guest worker at various companies in West Germany)

 

[Bit of hope]

Some people do believe this stuff, even with proof staring them in the face. Sandy Hook school shooting has been called a hoax or a false flag operation.

Sandy Hook ushered in new era of conspiracy and lies, author finds

That is shocking to hear. The bloody lies....popping up again and again in this war. It's so hurtful.

 

[Bit of hope]

https://www.tijd.be/politiek-econom...ens-vredesgesprekken-in-antalya/10372566.html

No breakthrough during peace talks in Antalya
Washington warns that the Russian military is "becoming brash", the United Nations recognizes that the actual death toll is likely "much higher" than the official estimate of 516. Peace talks at the highest level so far failed to yield concrete results on Thursday.

11:55
'No ceasefire' after talks between Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers

"No progress has been made on a ceasefire" in Ukraine. This is stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba after a meeting with his Russian colleague Sergei Lavrov in the Turkish city of Antalya.

Kuleba says it has proposed a 24-hour general ceasefire to alleviate the humanitarian crisis. Lavrov, however, could not comment on that. The Russian foreign minister did speak of 'facilitating the fate of citizens'. He stressed the importance of humanitarian corridors.

The first official meeting between the two colleagues ended after an hour and a half. There was no joint press conference, but both ministers say they want to continue their talks in this format.

 

[sds71]

@jimsciutto
@VP Harris announces US has now delivered Patriot missile batteries to Poland


'We have been witnessing atrocities of unimaginable proportion' US Vice-President Kamala Harris condemns a Russian attack on a Mariupol maternity hospital as an 'unprovoked and unjustified' act of violence.

"I've said it may times, I will say it again: The United States' commitment to Article 5 is ironclad. The United States is prepared to defend every inch of NATO territory.

Also announces another $50 million in humanitarian aid to help w/ refugees in Poland.

"When it comes to crimes and violations of intl norms & rules, we are also very clear that any intentional attack on innocent civilians is a violation.UN has set up a process by which there will be a review and we will of course participate as appropriate & necessary"

https://twitter.com/EugeneDaniels2/status/1501895423430176768?s=20&t=VGc4FDbM9HG4iNvjPfM19A

 

[CoverMeCagney]

@jimsciutto
@VP
Harris announces US has now delivered Patriot missile batteries to Poland

Why do they keep announcing this stuff? Like, stop telling Putin and his mob what we’re up to

 

[Skigh]

Why do they keep announcing this stuff? Like, stop telling Putin and his mob what we’re up to

I would like to believe that anything that that is released to the press has been thought through and information broadcast for a purpose.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

I would like to believe that anything that that is released to the press has been thought through and information broadcast for a purpose.

I’d like to think so too, Skigh. But even in this modem era of accountability and transparency I’d make an exception for war tactics!

 

[MrsWatson]

I worry that any of the information released can be misinterpreted and twisted by Russia as being acts of aggression vs aid between allies.

 

[zecats]

Why do they keep announcing this stuff? Like, stop telling Putin and his mob what we’re up to

Announcing a bordering country (to Ukraine) now has patriot missiles is more likely meant to be a deterrent of sort, something Putin should be aware of. This country is now able to better defend if he plans to further attack. JMO

 

[Vern]

War Map

(10) Ukraine War Map on Twitter: "Map of the approximate situation in Ukraine as of 00:00 UTC 10/03/22. #UkraineCrisis #UkraineUnderAttack #Breaking #Kyiv #Kharkiv #Odesa #UkraineRussiaWar https://t.co/LX1qoaFhO8" / Twitter

Update from yesterday:
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 9 | Institute for the Study of War (understandingwar.org)
Key Takeaways:

• Russian forces have likely begun renewed offensive operations into Kyiv and to continue its encirclement on the west, but have not made much progress.
• Russian troops east of the Dnipro near Kyiv are likely attempting to consolidate their lines of communication against significant Ukrainian counter-attacks and disruption to set conditions for attacking the capital from the east.
• Russia is unlikely to attempt to seize Kharkiv through a ground offensive in the coming days, but will probably continue efforts to encircle and/or bypass it.
• Russian and Russian proxy forces in Donetsk and Luhansk are driving to gain control of the full territorial extent of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, but have not yet done so.
• Mariupol remains encircled and under bombardment.
• Russian forces continue to prepare for operations against Zaporizhya City but have not yet initiated them at scale.
• Russian forces from Kherson appear to be encircling Mykolayiv from the east but have not yet crossed the Southern Bug River. Russian operations against Odesa are unlikely to commence before Russia establishes a secure line of control from Crimea across the Southern Bug.

Today's Warning Update:
Warning Update: Russia May Conduct a Chemical or Radiological False-Flag Attack as a Pretext for Greater Aggression against Ukraine | Institute for the Study of War (understandingwar.org)
Key Takeaway:

The Kremlin has set informational conditions to blame Ukraine for a Russian-conducted or Russian-fabricated chemical or radiological false-flag attack against civilians as a pretext for further Russian escalation. The Kremlin is likely still evaluating this course of action but is building out the necessary conditions to justify broader violence against civilians. That risk must be addressed. The United States and NATO must “pre-bunk” such Kremlin efforts, destroy in advance Moscow’s efforts to create informational cover for escalation, and deter Russia’s potential use of a chemical or radiological weapon.

Recent Russian state media narratives have built upon a long-running Kremlin information operation to falsely claim that Ukraine, the United States, and NATO are plotting a chemical or radiological attack on Russia or Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory. Russia may conduct or fabricate such an attack and blame Ukraine and NATO to justify additional aggression against Ukraine.

 

[Elley Mae]

Roman said he began compiling lists of thousands of Russian phone numbers where he sent text messages with death toll numbers and pictures of captured soldiers.

“I think we just want for people to understand what’s actually happening so they can go out and demand their rights,” Roman said. “Mothers are being told not to criticize the army, and they’re not being told anything about their sons.”

The Russian government quickly caught on to the campaign, Marco said, and began manually reviewing text messages.

Since then, the group has changed tactics. It now posts ads on social media and includes pictures and updates from the war in unlikely places such as Google reviews for restaurants in Moscow.

Ukraine musters army of citizen-hackers for info wars with Russia

 

[dotr]

rbbm.
Live updates: Latest news on Russia and the war in Ukraine (cnbc.com)
''Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hit back at claims made by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, saying the leadership in Moscow “live in their own reality.”

Sergey Lavrov earlier denied that Russian forces had targeted civilians in the bombing of a children’s hospital and maternity ward, saying hospital patients had been removed from the hospital days ago, despite video evidence showing pregnant women being carried from the hospital.

“Unfortunately, I can confirm that the Russian leadership, including Minister Lavrov, live in their own reality,” Kuleba said.

“In our talks, behind closed doors and in the absence of the media, he told me looking in my eyes that the pictures of pregnant women being taken from under the rubble of the maternity house are fake, that they hit the maternity house as a military target because the Russian military was absolutely sure that it was under the control of Ukrainian army.”

 

[sunshineray]

Mar 10, 2022, 01:48am EST
'Notable' Drop In Russian Air Activity Due To Effectiveness Of Ukrainian Air Defenses: U.K. Defense Ministry

There has been a “notable decrease” in Russian air activity over Ukraine in the past few days, owing to the unexpected effectiveness of Ukraine’s air defense forces, the U.K. Defense Ministry said in its daily intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine on Thursday.

The large Russian column north west of Kyiv has made very little progress in the past week and continues to suffer losses at the hands of the Ukrainian forces, the statement said.

The update also noted that Russia has deployed conscripts, despite previous assurances by Putin that he will not do so. This has also been acknowledged by the Russian defense ministry which added that a “number” of conscripts had been captured by Ukrainian forces.

The intel update adds that Russia may be forced to draw from across the Russian Armed Forces and “other sources” to replace losses in Ukraine.

— Siladitya Ray

Live: U.K. Sanctions Roman Abramovich, Russian And Ukrainian Foreign Ministers Meet In Turkey

 

[Elley Mae]

Video shows Russian armored convoy caught in Ukrainian ambush on way to Kyiv

Russian armored convoy caught in Ukrainian ambush: video

Several tanks and other armored vehicles are seen exploding in the attack by Ukrainian defenders using artillery shells or mines, the Times of London reported.

 

[sunshineray]

Years back a guy in Iceland bought burger & fries (McDonalds) and years later it still looked fine.

Iceland livestreams 10-year-old McDonald's cheeseburger

Whoaaa the fries carton looks like it's getting a little moldy sheen to it, but not the fries

 

[PommyMommy]

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 6 hours ago
These are the estimates of Russia's losses as of March 10, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
️ Russia has fired 710 missiles on Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24.
Russian forces have also gotten closer to the cities of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv, CNN reports.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 5 hours ago
️ Ukraine expects temporary ceasefire to evacuate civilians from 10 cities.
The cities include regional capital Sumy, encircled Mariupol and Volnovakha, Izyum, in Kharkiv Oblast, and Kyiv’s suburbs - Bucha, Borodyanka and Irpin.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 3 hours ago
️Kuleba: “I came here with a humanitarian purpose, to walk out of the meeting with a decision to arrange a humanitarian corridor to and from Mariupol.”
Kuleba said they didn’t reach an agreement with Lavrov.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
️Foreign Minister Kuleba says he’s ready to meet again with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov “if there will be prospects to a solution.”