I started seeing the shift when I was in liveleak early 2010s, that’s when their propaganda machine started spooling up and targeting conservative corners of the internet.
He needs to be careful. Stick to military targets Vlod. If he starts attacking civilian targets he’s going to lose his high horse from the west.
He needs to destroy that Crimean bridge. It HAS to be completely dismantled. It’s time to overload AA and water defenses and send in a massive attack on a few spans of the Crimean bridge.
I couldnt agree more. The Ukrainians can't afford to be vilified by the Russians in any way. I'm surprised we havnt given them long range weapons to take down that bridge already. It is one if the main lifelines for the Russians. I'm wondering when most of the Russian civilians will evacuate on what's remaining of it.
Why are you saying no? This seems naive and overly optimistic. Explosions at nuclear plants in that area could absolutely spread across Europe unless Russia is extremely careful, and probably even then.
If the Russians cause a meltdown, it will almost certainly be more like Three Mile Island than Chernobyl. i.e. the radioactive mess will be completely contained inside the giant lead impregnated concrete box that surrounds the giant steel pressure chamber that contains the reactor.
That was the lesson of Chernobyl, build a giant ass containment system to soak up an internal explosion. This is why the plant has survived being shelled by the Russian multiple times.
So no, there won't be a giant cloud of radioactive material. There's a containment vessel to keep it all inside, and more importantly, reactors are designed to not explode anymore. Turns out you can design them to just melt instead.
It's still going to be a bitch to clean up, but unless the Russians specifically plant bombs in and around the containment vessel, and then trigger those bombs after a melt down is in progress, the plant will likely contain all radioactive material.
The worst effects on the region as a whole will be the loss of power, and a site that cannot be used to rebuild a plant without tearing the entire thing to the ground and starting over, with added clean up needed at every step of the process.
Depends on how it's done. If they do it the dirty bomb way and winds are unfavorable, sure it could happen, but they'd have to basically set off their own nuke in the plant to make a cloud that would significantly affect anyone outside Ukraine. If they just let it melt down, probably not but it'll wreck the plant and the area immediately nearby.
Still, couldn't hurt to pick up a pack or two of iodine tablets just in case.
Yes and no. Yes, it could release radioactive particles across western Europe. No, it wouldn't just affect Europe - it would likely also spread fairly quickly around the world depending on the damage and atmospheric conditions.
That's part why them fucking about at Chernobyl was highly concerning.
Nature and soil in that area have absorbed much of the damaging materials, if Russia were to set fire to the forests there, all that would be released and spread across a wide area.
The one thing holding them back is that depending on the wind, this fallout can just as easily contaminate Russia as it can the rest of Europe.
Same with this instance, especially since the nuclear plant is also close to Russia. They may try to disable it to sabotage the electricity, but damaging it in a way that creates fallout will pose as much a risk to their own land as it does to Europe.
And then you realize that Russia doesn't give a shit about its own people or apparently any territory outside Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
And you realize those considerations are rational and Russia and its leadership can't be considered a rational actor at any point anymore.
I have a real hard time feeling sorry for that woman in the article, who supposedly has lost her husband. He willingly signed up to go kill other peoples’ husbands, wives, sons, and daughters. Dispicable
I don't think he understands what kind of position we're in. Democrats already tried compromising with Republicans on this issue. We offered pretty comprehensive concessions that addressed their claimed concerns. As soon as they got it, they walked back their claims and demanded more.
The GOP is not negotiating in good faith. They're Putin's bootlickers.
This is bullshit meant to exhaust other leaders, it shows Putin who is open to a peace deal and helps keep the talking point open.
Fact is Russia failed in their offensive also, are going to see half a million dead most likely and after 9 years they occupy less than 20% of the country.
Based on Russia's history these last few decades, they simply want time to peacefully digest their current bite before heading back to the table for more.
In the fury over the bombings in Gaza, let’s not forget what’s happening in Ukraine. Our morally and ethically right ally needs aid. Why is this an issue?
Because the right wants to do dumb shit in the border again. Literally that's it. This is also delaying Israeli aid so I guess it's the one time Republicans do anything good, but yeah this is just more of the dysfunctionality of congress.
Doing dumb shit on the border is just the current lazy excuse. The obstructionist faction has only one objective: to personally profit while inflicting pain.
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