Are they planning to blow up the last Russian tank during the parade?
I’m not sure how this could be remotely considered news that sounds satirical but is actually real.
I’d fully expect Ukraine to step up attacks preceding a large event Putin is throwing.
It’s great news, but it doesn’t belong here.
At first I had the same reaction, then I realised that “Man takes increasing number of punches to the face while preparing victory speech” definitely sounds like an Onion headline.
While this isn’t a surprising headline, it definitely reads like something that could have been in The Onion, so I think it fits.
Yes, the usual warcrime of attacking large crowds of civilians is ‘great news’.
Are these our ‘western values’ I keep hearing about?
Victory Day parade
Same fucking energy.
Not really, at least the carrier was not actively being shelled while he was doing his big thumbs-up.
Fun fact, also, they had to spend time flipping the carrier around in the water so that San Diego wouldn’t be in the background and people could assume that he was in the middle of the Persian Gulf I guess.
While researching that last little bit, I also found this:
The White House claimed that the banner was requested by the crew of the ship, who did not have the facilities for producing such a banner. Later, the administration and naval sources said that the banner was the Navy’s idea, White House staff members made the banner, and it was hung by Navy sailors. White House spokesman Scott McClellan told CNN, “We took care of the production of it. We have people to do those things. But the Navy actually put it up.”[11] According to John Dickerson of Time magazine, the White House later conceded that they hung the banner but still insisted it had been done at the request of the crew members.[12]
Oh, for those innocent days when we thought that was a big crew of morons and liars who were fucking up directing the ship of state.
Truthiness
it was probably the energy at a non-zero number of roman triumphs, too
It is almost like this happens everywhere for at least a century
You don’t even know what victory day means in Russia.
Is it a day where they celebrate having switched to the winning side 80 years ago?
You mean the side that was losing until the Soviets “switched”?
I’ll speak for myself, I was well aware.
Please happen again during the parade 🤞
Hopefully they will be careful. A single, well documented attack on civilians would justify a LOT of retaliatory strikes on Ukraine civilians (in Russian eyes).
Taking out the troops/equipment during the parade, without hitting civilians, that would send a message.
They bombed a market in Donetsk last week, but you would never see that on the news.
Civilians are their prime target.
Wouldn’t that mean lots of civilian deaths? I don’t like Putin but wishing for innocent people to die seems dark.
Pretty sure the Russians have been wantonly striking civilian targets in Ukraine
Those civilians in military uniform or those civilians cheering the war on?
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Civilians who Ukraine has warned to stay away
Shit happens. Don’t go out and support Putin’s war if you want your parts to stay attached.
When I types the comment I was thinking about hitting a Kremlin tower or something, but I definitely get your response. I just meant some power play without innocent deaths.
I cannot possibly imagine that they are not planning to make the attempt.
Don’t stop! Let Xi see the drones
Amazing
Drone the Washington parade
Oh, so this is why it’s called the Fediverse.
Everyone is accepted here, even idiots 🤷🏼♀️.
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