Yep, Russia is risking it's $80 billion per year in oil sales shadow fleet to cut cables that haven't once caused HN users to lose their porn for even a day.

Cool story bro's keep smoking it up now it's legal along with big pharma, what could go wrong.

These ships can barely stop their anchor safety equipment from rusting out but they are full of secret spy stuff to cut cables. I think once someone saw a keyboard with Russian letters on it even.

Better question is Russia really getting Ukrainians to suicide bomb recruitment stations? - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/07/ukraine-recr...

I don't think they are, Europe spreads this disinformation as lame wanna-bes pretending they are also under attack, Russia is burning down their Ikeas.

To avoid pay them, is quite laugh out loud - "remotely detonates the explosive early — to kill the witness and also avoid paying them"