Looks like something is cooking in the Black Sea. https://t.co/kx3pnYFGED

— Petri Mäkelä (@pmakela1) May 11, 2022

Rossticus said:

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I’ll be laughing so hard when the Ukrainian military launch new counter-offensive action in the Kherson region and Russia starts yelling about the “Ukrainian attack upon Russia’s sovereign integrity and territory.”

— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) May 11, 2022

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UPDATE

The village of Solokhi near Belgorod in Russia is currently burning. Reportedly the village was struck by Ukrainian artillery. pic.twitter.com/vj9hmqq0Km

— Woofers (@NotWoofers) May 11, 2022

They've got us! Anyone not following Russian state news really should. It's comedy gold!

"Textbook "English for the military" found at the Azov base in Mariupol"

На базе "Азова" в Мариуполе нашли учебник "Английский для военных" https://t.co/8lQl2orESn pic.twitter.com/yjPF9UpFUP

— РИА Новости (@rianru) May 11, 2022

NEW: Ukraine's military received 34,000 armored vests, 46,000 uniforms, and more than 30,000 helmets from foreign partners in the last 10 days: Ukraine Deputy Defense Minister

— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) May 11, 2022

Who did this https://t.co/19rR5nHNL4

— Oryx (@oryxspioenkop) May 11, 2022

Meanwhile, Ukrainians crowd-source the translation of manuals for the Western weapons - earlier I saw tweets searching for volunteers to translate the manuals for NLAWs, Javelins etc and reports on successful completion of the projects, now the one for the M777 howitzer is ready https://t.co/8oWk3Uk6aK

— English Luhansk (@loogunda) May 11, 2022

aggiehawg said:

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WTH is that if not mustard gas.

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Those are U.S. military personnel, likely from the 90s. That is a yellow smoke grenade.

92AG10 said:

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aggiehawg said:

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WTH is that if not mustard gas.

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Those are U.S. military personnel, likely from the 90s. That is a yellow smoke grenade.

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Googled mustard gas images and that came up.

Whatever the truth of these attacks (who fired, who was hurt, etc.), these reports could serve as the public justification for an official war declaration & mobilization, if Putin ever decides to go that route.

— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) May 11, 2022

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They liked their idea so much they have also translated this into English pic.twitter.com/xlUNiEq68u

— Max Fras (@maxfras) May 11, 2022

Russian strategic bombers in action over Ukraine.

1. No, it doesn't look like a chlorine cloud
2. What kind of dumb chemical attack rises up into the sky where, the enemy isn't, unless you are attacking birds.

— Dan Kaszeta 🇺🇦 (@DanKaszeta) May 11, 2022

5. You know what makes an brown-ish orange cloud like that one you are all talking about? An ammonium nitrate explosion.
6. Go figure. The report on the ground is, erm, an agricultural warehouse with ammonium nitrate got hit. pic.twitter.com/YGd9l2RDy8

— Dan Kaszeta 🇺🇦 (@DanKaszeta) May 11, 2022

FWIW, here’s a chlorine cloud pic.twitter.com/DqlqPb61WX

— Dan Kaszeta 🇺🇦 (@DanKaszeta) May 11, 2022

Now here is a photo of today’s incident. No useful chemical warfare attack rises in the air like that pic.twitter.com/tDQYrE3DUy

— Dan Kaszeta 🇺🇦 (@DanKaszeta) May 11, 2022

Luka getting nervous.

Actively opposing Belarus’ involvement in Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine may now lead to death. https://t.co/pIkSNqyQXX

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 11, 2022

https://kyivindependent.com/eastern-europe/belarus-expands-use-of-death-penalty-democratic-forces-rail-guerrillas-under-threat/

But it's yellow like mustard. And how can something called a gas be a liquid? Next you're going to tell me propane is actually a liquid when it's in those tanks.

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Belarus' parliament approved a bill on May 4 to amend the country's criminal code, introducing capital punishment for acts of "attempted terrorism."

Previously, the death penalty was assigned to those that committed terrorist acts that resulted in casualties.

Belarus' State Security Committee, or KGB, has a long list of alleged "terrorists," which include the "guerrillas" that disrupted the country's national railway earlier in 2022, which means that the new legislation serves to further intimidate those that oppose Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko.

Belarus remains the only country in Europe to impose capital punishment. While human rights activists had hoped for a moratorium on the practice prior to 2020, its application has now broadened.

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Doubt they have ex post facto legal principles. They can likely use the new statute for acts done before it.

Russians and their damn MICLICs

Small village outside of Kharkiv and literally all buildings on both sides of the street looked like this. pic.twitter.com/zVoog7aoi4

— Björn Stritzel (@bjoernstritzel) May 10, 2022

Residents were allowed to return just two days ago, not sure if EODs already cleared up. Several empty launchers for RPO-A lying around, but one still loaded (no pic).
And apparently a Western gift was used here. pic.twitter.com/GNuZYyWgKN

— Björn Stritzel (@bjoernstritzel) May 10, 2022

Luckily I don't think the Russian army is the juggernaut that the German army of the 19-teens and 1930s-40s was. So hopefully that does not come into play. But sides are being chosen and a wrong move can set off a chain of events that could be tectonic on the global political stage.

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The United Kingdom has officially signed a Mutual Defense Treaty with both Finland and Sweden today while the Countries join NATO, the agreement states that the UK will come to the Aid of Finland/Sweden if they are attacked and they will come to the Aid of the UK if they are. pic.twitter.com/BITXXKPEUC

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) May 11, 2022

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Political reassurance is important of itself, but the UK's deeply atrophied military is largely unable to come to anyone's aid in a meaningful way. Nonetheless a welcome move that NATO should copy.

Right now it is regional and they (the Russians) can still be pushed back into their borders. This is superficial at this point. I am talking about full on involvement and actual world changing events. I am prayerful that we do not see anything like that get rolling because death tolls in the 10's of millions is not something I ever want to do more than read about from historical records.

Yes all of that requires major shifts in stuff that can be shifted. It just has to be worked out on the how do we get stuff flowing. That is if we remain in global markets and we don't go back to individual countries securing their own supply chains. It will be hard and we are on a razors edge of it tipping into worldwide destruction. But at this point it can still be averted. What I am talking about would leave London, Paris, Berlin, Moscow, New York, Rome, etc., etc., etc. smoldering ruins.





That can still be avoided. We cannot let the aggression stand. We cannot trade land for "peace" because it would never stop until more that 300MM people were enslaved to the Russian government. But if we can keep it contained to Ukraine and deal with the other issues as best we can perhaps we will not have another generational culling.

Many reports coming from #Belgorod tonight. Not all are confirmed afaik. Death toll reached two, a fuel depot and oil storage are on fire, aviation airborne and possible air defence activity pic.twitter.com/hCaijigH9t

— marqs (@MarQs__) May 11, 2022

Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to President Zelensky, says he, his wife, & their kids have been getting death threats for two days straight from people claiming to be the wives & relatives of Azov combatants trapped in Mariupol. They accuse Kyiv of abandoning their loved ones. pic.twitter.com/HNtJVLQFmi

— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) May 11, 2022

In the same broadcast, Arestovych confirmed that Ukrainian troops have crossed the border into Russian territory in some places around Kharkiv. He says these movements have been for “symbolic, not military, significance.” https://t.co/CBH3OfmLnc

— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) May 11, 2022

AgBQ-00 said:

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Yes all of that requires major shifts in stuff that can be shifted. It just has to be worked out on the how do we get stuff flowing. That is if we remain in global markets and we don't go back to individual countries securing their own supply chains. It will be hard and we are on a razors edge of it tipping into worldwide destruction. But at this point it can still be averted. What I am talking about would leave London, Paris, Berlin, Moscow, New York, Rome, etc., etc., etc. smoldering ruins.





That can still be avoided. We cannot let the aggression stand. We cannot trade land for "peace" because it would never stop until more that 300MM people were enslaved to the Russian government. But if we can keep it contained to Ukraine and deal with the other issues as best we can perhaps we will not have another generational culling.

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Sure, but your original assertion that the existing effects are merely "regional" and "superficial" is preposterous.

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Russians and their damn MICLICs

Wondered how every building could have been hit, then found this at the end of the street: A DM-70 mine-clearing line charge for UR-77. pic.twitter.com/xk05kYPeOE

— Björn Stritzel (@bjoernstritzel) May 10, 2022

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If, like the Russians, you don't care about civilian casualties or collateral damage, then this seems like an efficient weapon when you are fighting and trying to clear built-up areas. Am i incorrect in that assessment?

Nope you are correct, causes a lot of damage in a hurry