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coward-guy··on 60-80% of Tweeters posting on Russia-Ukraine war are bots, 90% pro Ukraine
Disclaimer: I'm pro ruZZian bot.

> Snake island martyrs, you mean the go fuck your self thing ?

Not quite right. Ukrainian government initially stated that 13 border guards were killed and president Zelenskyy announced that all of them will be posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. However, all of them were alive and 19 Ukrainian salor were later released.

> I’m not sure what’s fake about their evacuation, the last of them have been captured.

Ukrainian government said that Azovstal heroes were evacuated (I'm not a native English speaker, as you may have guessed, but evacuation means release), but in reality they surrendered.

> Mariupol hospital

It is assumed that russians hit hospital w/ aviabomb. Two days before attack, russian government mentioned, that Azov batallion used hospital X as a shelter and there were no (!) patients. But then russians attacked hospital Y (looks like by mistake) and one pregnant woman died. Another pregnant woman, who appeared on photoes, after that gave controversal interview where she said that she didn't hear any bomber, hence russian media assumed that Ukrainians attacked hospital using artillery. Interview is controversal, because it confirmed: everything that russian govt/media said about hospital before was a lie.

> Putin having cancer has always been rumors, no official statements, and it could be true, cancer doesn’t mean instant death.

Second that. He definitely has neurological issues, but not sure about cancer.

And Russia's turn.

> Ukraine being full of nazis, official statements, very harmful.

As far as I can see, there are more nazis in Russia. Russian propaganda always mentioned, that there was a political party (The Right Sector) and they used Nazi symbols, however on last election they didn't surpass minimal barrier. Worth adding, even before 2014, there was a famous Ukrainian chant: "Moskalyaku na gilyaku" - very offensive term towards russians (https://bazovo.ru/en/cerebral-palsy/moskalyaku-na-gilyaku-ch...).

> Bio labs

The funny thing w/ this bio labs is that they were created during Soviet period. The US saw them as a threat after the collapse of the USSR and therefore simply sponsored them to do NOTHING. Technically, they are still bio labs and yes, they are sponsored by US, but they are not harmful.

> Ukraine most corrupt nation on earth

Partially this is true. You can read about this issue from Finnish soldier perspective https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-12602381 (Google Translate is fine) - "Some of the grants disappeared into the wrong pockets".

And finally..

> Ukrainian propaganda is culprit of wishful thinking

As a russian speaking, I read both media and Telegram channels, and I can see all the hatred towards russian citizens, who even DOESN'T support Putin and the War.

And the biggest lie so far is stories about the sexual rape. Notable fact is that Ukrainian ombudsman Denisova was sacked for excessive lies about woman rapes. The Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children's Rights Daria Gerasimchuk on the Polish TV channel "Belsat" exposed fake Ukrainian propaganda about the alleged violence by the Russian military against Ukrainian children (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfUBRGUH-Kc). The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has not a single confirmed fact of violence so far.

coward-guy··on The euro and the dollar are a penny away from parity for first time in 20 years
Ombudsman Denisova was sacked for excessive lies about woman rapes.

The Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children's Rights Daria Gerasimchuk on the Polish TV channel "Belsat" exposed fake Ukrainian propaganda about the alleged violence by the Russian military against Ukrainian children. Proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfUBRGUH-Kc

The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has not a single confirmed fact of violence so far.

coward-guy··on Open Letter to Noam Chomsky (and Other Intellectuals) on the Russia-Ukraine War
Referendum will not happen due to the low support of Russia in Kherson. The situation is not the same as it was in Crimea in 2014.
coward-guy··on Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage
Thanks, I really appreciate your answers.
coward-guy··on Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage
Don't trust these polls. If people do not support the war, then they are afraid to answer because of the new criminal law adopted by the government.

That polls sound for me like an Internet survey showed that 100% use the Internet.

coward-guy··on YDB – An open-source Distributed SQL Database
You mentioned that you live in Kyiv, so you probably know about "Stepana Bandery Avenue".

All other information I took from Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_Sector "Right Sector's political ideology has been described as right-wing, hardline right-wing nationalist, neo-fascist, or neo-Nazi..."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Battalion The Azov Battalion has been described as a far-right militia, with connections to neo-Nazism and members wearing neo-Nazi and SS symbols and regalia, and expressing neo-Nazi views. The group's insignia features the Wolfsangel, a German heraldic charge inspired by historic wolf traps adopted by the Nazi Party and by WW2 German military units.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Bandera Stepan Andriyovych Bandera was a Ukrainian politician, Nazi collaborator and theorist of the militant wing of the far-right Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and a leader and ideologist of Ukrainian ultranationalists known for his involvement in terrorist activities.

coward-guy··on Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage
I'm sorry, but this is not an evidence of "incinerating bodies". I certainly believe that they are committing atrocities, but there is no proof that they are using mobile crematoriums for incinerating bodies. I'm not a native English speaker, but if I got it right, even in article they cite Mr. Wallace "... we EXPECT to see ...”.
coward-guy··on Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage
What's wrong with Kherson? It's occupied by Russia since the beginning of March. Is there any news about the outrages of the Russian army? Destroyed buildings and infrastructure? I'm really curious. Russian propaganda said that the city is preparing for a referendum and silent about the protests of civilians.
coward-guy··on Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage
It's quite simple - cancel culture. From both sides. I am afraid to write under my main account, as it will be easy to track me down and I may have problems because of my position in Russia and rest of the world.
coward-guy··on Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage
Did I say that Russian soldiers are the victims? No. I know they killed civilians. I know that many of them are looters.

I strongly against this war. I want it to stop it right now.

The purpose of my message is to show that most people only read pro-Ukraine propaganda and they don't want to figure out what were the reasons for this war.

They don't want to know that the National Guard of Ukraine has a real neo-nazi battalion, which in 2019, 40 US senators recognized as terrorist. Most people don't want to know that there was a war in the east of Ukraine for 8 years and now it's final stage. They don't want to think about Odessa massacre in 2014 when pro-Ukranian activists burned their opponents alive. Air attack on Luhansk in 2014?

I understand that it is easier to construct a chain of thoughts where the Russians are to blame for everything. But not everything is so unipolar. I recommend to watch George Friedman's talk, a man who can hardly be called pro-Russian, but who predicted this conflict: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeLu_yyz3tc

coward-guy··on Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage
After the meeting in Istanbul, everyone in Russia and Ukraine had hope for an early peace (even the stock market speaks about it), the next day Ukrainian air forces attacked Russia (Belgorod) for the first time. This is was a clear sign, that UK and US has no goal to complete this was as soon as possible. The real goal is to get stuck Russia in this swamp for as long as possible. The model of Soviet-Afghan war.

My motives are not pro-Kremlin, but indeed I live in Russia and consume pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian propaganda. However, I can also read popular Ukrainian Telegram channels (> 1 mln.) and I see the mockery of corpses of Russian soldiers in every second video. Ukrainians are happy to savor photos of disfigured bodies. I quite often see videos of Ukrainian women and men with bare bottoms tied to poles because they are supposedly looters, and if there are such videos, then it's scary to imagine how many did not get on the video.

I see how the Ukrainian government contributes to the process of dehumanization of Ukrainian people. And I know why this is being done.

coward-guy··on Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage
Because the UK and US will not allow a peace treaty between Russia and Ukraine, they want "to fight to the last Ukrainian standing".
coward-guy··on Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage
Most of them are at their home, for example Somalia battalion who is fighting for Mariupol.
coward-guy··on Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage
I couldn't find any proofs... The statement "incinerating bodies" sounds like Ukrainian propaganda.
coward-guy··on Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage
They bury Ukrainian soldiers to avoid diseases
coward-guy··on YDB – An open-source Distributed SQL Database
Their beliefs based on the facts which are hard to dispute:

1) Right Sector - Ukrainian nationalist neo-nazi political party in Ukrainian parliamentary

2) Azov Detachment - neo-Nazi unit of the National Guard of Ukraine, who participated in wars in Donbass

3) Lots of streets are named after Stepan Bandera, for example Stepan Bandera Avenue in Kyiv, who was a leader of Ukrainian ultranationalists and cooperated with Nazi Germany in 1941 against USSR

coward-guy··on Yandex warns of bond repayment and supply risks
That's true. However, to be fair, the monuments of South generals were erected a long time ago, but the avenue was renamed in 2016.
coward-guy··on Yandex warns of bond repayment and supply risks
Yeah, I know. I've just listed the facts what Russian television transmits everyday...
coward-guy··on Yandex warns of bond repayment and supply risks
Unfortunately, Russian propaganda is based of facts which are hard to dispute: * Right Sector - Ukrainian nationalist neo-nazi political party in Ukrainian parliamentary * Azov Detachment - neo-Nazi unit of the National Guard of Ukraine, who participated in wars in Donbass * Lots of streets are named after Stepan Bandera, for example Stepan Bandera Avenue in Kyiv, who was a leader of Ukrainian ultranationalists and cooperated with Nazi Germany in 1941 against USSR
coward-guy··on Namecheap: Russia Service Termination
In Russia your employer pays taxes for you whether you want it or not. You don't even know how much.
coward-guy··on Namecheap: Russia Service Termination
"russian people chose"

We don't choose the place where we are born.

coward-guy··on Russia to restrict Facebook access for 'censoring' its media
It's too late... Where were US and Europe with their sanctions when riots on Bolotnaya square happened? https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bolotnaya_Square_case When Navalny was incarcerated?

Do you think it is easy to stay against government with army? Look at Ukraine, there's the same Russian army there.