The Orcs talk about “восстановление великой страны”. (Restoration of a great country.)

Beowulf 🇺🇦 defeated Grendel 🇷🇺 with an unexpected display of courage, audaciously refusing to regard him as a superior.

Short answer: A psychological operation – like almost everything else in Russia.

Source: https://twitter.com/kamilkazani/status/1499377671855292423

How is the war in Ukraine going? Today they confirmed the death of Russian General Major Suhovetsky. He’s unsurprisingly a paratrooper. So let’s discuss the role of paratroopers in Russian military doctrine. That’ll shed a light on the course of this war and why Russia lost it.

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I have no idea how much to believe this. The Russians can and do fake anything, and they may have faked the conflict with Russian authorities and this CEO.

If you follow my posts, you know that on my Mom’s side (https://t.me/durov/156), I trace my family line from Kyiv. Her maiden name is Ukrainian (Ivanenko), and to this day we have many relatives living in Ukraine. That’s why this tragic conflict is personal both to me and Telegram (https://t.me/telegram/169).

Some people wondered if Telegram is somehow less secure for Ukrainians, because I once lived in Russia. Let me tell these people how my career in Russia ended.

Nine years ago I was the CEO of VK, which was the largest social network in Russia and Ukraine. In 2013, the Russian security agency, FSB, demanded (https://m.vk.com/wall1_45621)that I provide them the private data of the Ukrainian users of VK who were protesting against a pro-Russian President.

I refused to comply with these demands, because it would have meant a betrayal of our Ukrainian users. After that, I was fired from the company I founded and was forced to leave Russia.

I lost my company and my home, but would do it again – without hesitation. I smile with pride when I read my VK post (https://m.vk.com/wall1_45621) from April 2014, which shows the scanned orders from the FSB and my trademark response to them – a dog in a hoodie.

When I defied their demands, the stakes were high for me personally. I was still living in Russia, and my team and my old company were also based in that country.

Many years have passed since then. Many things changed: I no longer live in Russia, no longer have any companies or employees there. But one thing remains the same – I stand for our users no matter what. Their right to privacy is sacred. Now – more than ever.

It’s possible that the Russians are having problems with their secure communications: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/08/vitaly-gerasimov-second-russian-general-killed-ukraine-defence-ministry-claims

Seven homes destroyed. Five People Killed.

And if you get caught driving drunk, your car is taken and donated to the army.

I know of an incident where this happened. The drunk neighbor of an acquaintance drove to get some cigarettes. He was stopped, and his car taken.

This Researcher says there are some, but not many:

Another UAV video from the Azov Regiment allegedly showing Russian forces trying to move into Mariupol while civilians were fleeing through a humanitarian corridor.

The drones only have a 2.2m wingspan but can carry up to three explosives, and are being used to take out supply lines up to 50km behind enemy lines in a significant blow to Russian invaders.

It’s important to remember this, despite the barrage of good news dominating the media.

https://twitter.com/ragipsoylu/status/1501171000825810947

Don’t worry, be happy. In front of the barricades protecting now Opera House in #Odessa #Ukraine️ .

Watch destruction of a #RussianArmy main battle tank by a Skif anti tank missile launched by #UkrainianArmy. Skif is designed and produced in #Ukraine.