Two people (family of daughter and father) that was familiar (not too close though, they periodically meet at dog shows) to my parents was wounded there, if they survive through it they still woud be forced to basically start life from zero with burned out flat.
Chances to get lethally affected or wounded by drone or missle strike is quite small in Kyiv compared to usual ways or being wounded or die — but sadly no one absolutely safe from it even in capital, not talking about less protected oblast centres
Today was special missile attack. After repeated verbal threats to Poland, Russia de facto lunched missiles to Poland border. And turned them around only 20 kilometers from the border. As it was during 2021 year ultimatum, once again stating that Russia doesn’t afraid of any escalation with NATO countries officials.
Relatively to 2014-2024 years Russia-West dynamic, now potential properties of such possible escalation already very well predictable:
1. Because of extreme successfulness of WMD-blackmail strategy in the past, Russia will start everything by treats/hysteria related to bio-weapons, destruction of European capitals, Status-6 nuclear holocaust. By creating escalation to, already habitually, exchange de-escalation for more territorial concessions and another possibility to with impunity violate International Law.
2. Regardless of Russia’s actions, EU, USA, NATO will begin to do the same things as they did during all other 2008-2024 years Russian International Law violations. They just don’t know how to do anything else except Chamberlain-like de-escalation/stabilization/pacification and Kissinger-like Political Realism “for distant future greater good” scheming.
1. In 2024 year only completely naive person can believe that because of abstract “assistance that member state deems necessary” NATO Article 5 words full-fledged RealPolitik Turkey not only will declare war to Russia war, but even will break all economic ties with main economic partner.
3. So in case of aggression, Baltic states and/or Poland will have only 2 choices:
1. First choice – along with others start talk with Russia by language of weakness, turning own cities into Afghanistan, Grozny, Aleppo, Mariupol and so on. For Russia “any impunity is a drug, and any manifestation of weakness – new temptation for escalation”, so in the long run it, as always, will lead to more escalation on Russian terms.
2. Second choice – start talk with Russia by language of strength – its own “WMD-Might make Right/True” logic. By investing absolutely all resources not so much in defense, 2014-2024 years showed that Russia completely indifference to human losses, and because of most Russians – slaves of state corporations, weapon ones. But in creation of any form of WMD. Foremost – Status-6 analogues by loading civil planes by nuclear waste.
4. It’s not exaggeration:
1. As it was with slave demographic resource in 19-20th centuries, right now WMD – main/fundamental Russian cultural/worldview value. Symbol/totem of power-status-exceptionalism, that from Moscow perspective, proves that it have right to rule over inferior-weaker-defective nations and countries. In 2003-2021 years, first and foremost, Russia literally demanded from the West recognition of logic: “Russia – new World aristocracy, that should rule by anything it could scot-free destroy by soviet WMD.”
2. Moscow – Empire, and all other “Russia” parts – its colonies. Because of this, Moscow officials see anything except Moscow as peripheral and free biological resources. And when it is profitable, exchanging them, in any quantities, on more liquid resources. This was so in the 19th century, it was so in the 20th century, and it will be so and in the 21st century. So absolutely anything that not threat/damage Moscow just completely ignored by Russian high officials as unsubstantial.
5. Everything what’s happening right now – result of Western fear of escalation. So the more there will be escalation, not matter by what exactly price – the faster Russia will recognize that the West has some strength, and will start its imperialistic expansion towards more easily South and/or East targets. Creating more meat shields (19-20th centuries strength) and nuclear holocaust WMD contraptions (20-21st centuries strength) for more favorable expansion towards West by WW3. That just inevitable for two reasons at once – essence of imperialism (endless expansion) and complete ideological incompatibility (feudalism VS legacy of the French Revolution).
Any specific reason why you are using oblast instead of region? Is that not the meaning? Or would it mean county instead of region?
it is insane how the west is looking away more and more the more days this is going on.
the eu should prepare for the worst case not the mediocre or best case. worst case meaning, trump getting into the white house and stopping any kind of support to ukraine, putin launching separtist attacks in the baltics etc.
our leaders have no spine and the biggest traitor of them all is merkel for me.
Do you think Tucker Carlson will be asking Putin about this?
We Germans also thought that the bombing of London would force the British to give up.
Slava Ukraine
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[Source](https://english.nv.ua/nation/kyiv-dark-and-cold-after-attack-4-dead-19-injured-across-ukraine-50390712.html), more photo and video in the article.
Two people (family of daughter and father) that was familiar (not too close though, they periodically meet at dog shows) to my parents was wounded there, if they survive through it they still woud be forced to basically start life from zero with burned out flat.
Chances to get lethally affected or wounded by drone or missle strike is quite small in Kyiv compared to usual ways or being wounded or die — but sadly no one absolutely safe from it even in capital, not talking about less protected oblast centres
Today was special missile attack. After repeated verbal threats to Poland, Russia de facto lunched missiles to Poland border. And turned them around only 20 kilometers from the border. As it was during 2021 year ultimatum, once again stating that Russia doesn’t afraid of any escalation with NATO countries officials.
Relatively to 2014-2024 years Russia-West dynamic, now potential properties of such possible escalation already very well predictable:
1. Because of extreme successfulness of WMD-blackmail strategy in the past, Russia will start everything by treats/hysteria related to bio-weapons, destruction of European capitals, Status-6 nuclear holocaust. By creating escalation to, already habitually, exchange de-escalation for more territorial concessions and another possibility to with impunity violate International Law.
2. Regardless of Russia’s actions, EU, USA, NATO will begin to do the same things as they did during all other 2008-2024 years Russian International Law violations. They just don’t know how to do anything else except Chamberlain-like de-escalation/stabilization/pacification and Kissinger-like Political Realism “for distant future greater good” scheming.
1. In 2024 year only completely naive person can believe that because of abstract “assistance that member state deems necessary” NATO Article 5 words full-fledged RealPolitik Turkey not only will declare war to Russia war, but even will break all economic ties with main economic partner.
3. So in case of aggression, Baltic states and/or Poland will have only 2 choices:
1. First choice – along with others start talk with Russia by language of weakness, turning own cities into Afghanistan, Grozny, Aleppo, Mariupol and so on. For Russia “any impunity is a drug, and any manifestation of weakness – new temptation for escalation”, so in the long run it, as always, will lead to more escalation on Russian terms.
2. Second choice – start talk with Russia by language of strength – its own “WMD-Might make Right/True” logic. By investing absolutely all resources not so much in defense, 2014-2024 years showed that Russia completely indifference to human losses, and because of most Russians – slaves of state corporations, weapon ones. But in creation of any form of WMD. Foremost – Status-6 analogues by loading civil planes by nuclear waste.
4. It’s not exaggeration:
1. As it was with slave demographic resource in 19-20th centuries, right now WMD – main/fundamental Russian cultural/worldview value. Symbol/totem of power-status-exceptionalism, that from Moscow perspective, proves that it have right to rule over inferior-weaker-defective nations and countries. In 2003-2021 years, first and foremost, Russia literally demanded from the West recognition of logic: “Russia – new World aristocracy, that should rule by anything it could scot-free destroy by soviet WMD.”
2. Moscow – Empire, and all other “Russia” parts – its colonies. Because of this, Moscow officials see anything except Moscow as peripheral and free biological resources. And when it is profitable, exchanging them, in any quantities, on more liquid resources. This was so in the 19th century, it was so in the 20th century, and it will be so and in the 21st century. So absolutely anything that not threat/damage Moscow just completely ignored by Russian high officials as unsubstantial.
5. Everything what’s happening right now – result of Western fear of escalation. So the more there will be escalation, not matter by what exactly price – the faster Russia will recognize that the West has some strength, and will start its imperialistic expansion towards more easily South and/or East targets. Creating more meat shields (19-20th centuries strength) and nuclear holocaust WMD contraptions (20-21st centuries strength) for more favorable expansion towards West by WW3. That just inevitable for two reasons at once – essence of imperialism (endless expansion) and complete ideological incompatibility (feudalism VS legacy of the French Revolution).
Any specific reason why you are using oblast instead of region? Is that not the meaning? Or would it mean county instead of region?
it is insane how the west is looking away more and more the more days this is going on.
the eu should prepare for the worst case not the mediocre or best case. worst case meaning, trump getting into the white house and stopping any kind of support to ukraine, putin launching separtist attacks in the baltics etc.
our leaders have no spine and the biggest traitor of them all is merkel for me.
Do you think Tucker Carlson will be asking Putin about this?
We Germans also thought that the bombing of London would force the British to give up.
Slava Ukraine