[DrCaleb]

To support hosts in war-torn Ukraine, thousands are booking Airbnbs with no intention of staying

[Strutz]

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What looked like a breakthrough ceasefire to evacuate residents from two cities in Ukraine quickly fell apart Saturday as Ukrainian officials said continued shelling had halted the work to remove civilians hours after Russia announced the deal.

The Russian Defence Ministry earlier said it had agreed on evacuation routes with Ukrainian forces for Mariupol, a strategic port in the southeast, and the eastern city of Volnovakha. The vaguely worded statement did not make clear how long the routes would remain open.

"The Russian side is not holding to the ceasefire and has continued firing on Mariupol itself and on its surrounding area," said Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the deputy head of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's office. "Talks with the Russian Federation are ongoing regarding setting up a ceasefire and ensuring a safe humanitarian corridor."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-uk ... -1.6374189

Did Russia forget to pass on the ceasefire "deal" to the people with the damn weapons?

[DrCaleb]

Never trust what Russia says.

[Strutz]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Never trust what Russia says.

I said the same thing a few pages back.

[DrCaleb]

Strutz Strutz:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Never trust what Russia says.

I said the same thing a few pages back.

I've said it for years, and one day someone might hear us.

[Scape]

Calls to boycott Coca-Cola grow after company refuses to pull out of Russia

Under a foreign flag: Canadian veterans explain why they're fighting for Ukraine

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Foreign fighters are being urged by Ukraine to sign three-year service contracts

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Belarusian Soldiers & Officers Massively Refuse To Fight Against Ukraine

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[Strutz]

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Bereft mothers mourned slain children, wounded soldiers were fitted with tourniquets and doctors worked by the light of their cellphones as bleakness and desperation pervaded. Putin continued to pin the blame for all of it squarely on the Ukrainian leadership and slammed their resistance to the invasion.

"If they continue to do what they are doing, they are calling into question the future of Ukrainian statehood," he said. "And if this happens, it will be entirely on their conscience."

He also hit out at Western sanctions that have crippled Russia's economy and sent the value of its currency tumbling.

"These sanctions that are being imposed, they are akin to declaring war," he said during a televised meeting with flight attendants from Russian airline Aeroflot. "But thank God, we haven't got there yet."

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/putin-says ... -1.5806970

"slammed their resistance to the invasion?" Up yours dictator.

[Scape]

Visa, Mastercard Grant Zelensky's Request, Ban All Operations in Russia

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Analysts are worried that Putin may invade Georgia or Moldova to make up for his loss of honour in Ukraine

Russia's military suffers breakdowns as soldiers knock on village doors for food

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Definite list of Russian Air Force losses over #Ukraine in the past 26 hours:

- 1x Su-30SM multirole aircraft (pictured)
- 2 Su-34 strike aircraft
- 2 Su-25 close air support aircraft
- 2 Mi-24/35 attack helicopters
- 2 Mi-8 transport helicopter
- 1 Orlan-10 UAV

Ukrainians march towards Russian soldiers while getting shot at.

[Strutz]

Scape Scape:

Visa, Mastercard Grant Zelensky's Request, Ban All Operations in Russia

Good news, at least, sort of. The Russian people are going to be pissed right off and this may contribute to even more of them to protest.

[DrCaleb]

Scape Scape:

Visa, Mastercard Grant Zelensky's Request, Ban All Operations in Russia

The second nuclear option.

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Russia's military suffers breakdowns as soldiers knock on village doors for food

That's kind of sad, but I know that most Ukrainians will welcome them anyhow.