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Since Russians began a big offensive on December 19 at Svitlodarsk salient, war zone, Eastern Ukraine, fighting continues.
On December 18 during fighting on Svitlodarsk salient no Ukrainian serviceman was captured, but 9 were killed and 35 were wounded, 17 concussed and 11 injured.None is missing. The one that was missing, was found yesterday, dead.
"Today we have two wounded," said officer of the Armed Forces callsign Kupol (Dome).
And since December 18 Russians try to storm Ukrainian positions 3-4 times a day.
https://youtu.be/3jaQ4Iq5dic
b1ggusd1ckus
Good luck Ukraine.
melotprieks
Don't forget - there's a war in Europe. And we all seem to have forgotten about Ukraine. Stay strong, Ukraine!
StrokeFlavoured
Fight on. Even if our dear politicians do nothing we stand with you. If that counts for anything.
christopherwalkin393
It's nuts how long this has been going on with some out sort of change
BurnsDream
you cannot win against mother russia, you are like little children
FGmate
Why are we celebrating nazis, exactly?
SilentStrangeness
I still hear about stuff in Ukraine is from a host-brother who's parents live in rebel-held Ukraine. He's a foreign exchange student.
isayfuckoff
Instead of posting on imgur, kill russians
RexMundus
Why aren't we helping Ukrainians who openly wear Nazi symbols more? Why don't we support the Govt that is more corrupt than its predecessor?
thesixfingerman
I wish I could do more than just pray for you guys. Keep fighting for freedom.
amildpsychosis
+1 for sharing, I have wondered how it's going but have heard nothing. Good luck.
LSAH
Pls keep posting with news and updates for awareness. Like others have said, we get no coverage of this on our local media. Absolutely none.
baronridiculous
No Russia didn't invade Ukraine and Russia didn't hack the DNC and RNC and only release one to affect a US election Russia are good guys. /s
LavaAxe
Russia is the evil regime looming over Europe with a threat of war. Enemy of all peace loving people.
whiteandnerdyro
it's so much more to it den that man...
baronridiculous
Oh wow you mean I left part of the truth out how awful of me what a really terrible act.
slavik
Another interesting thing. Majority of Ukrainian army has Russian as their first language.
perebiy
No, it's not - Ukrainian is the native language for 73% of military
slavik
Except the military (especially in the Donetsk Airport) used Russian as their operative language.
Gerazius
If Ukraine wants to end this war, just get rid of the Ukrainian Oligarchs on both sides.
broarni
What the difference between wounded and injured?
IsaacZehPanda
Injured is accident- like jumping off a structure and breaking a leg. Wounded is being shot, hit by shrapnel, intentionally attacked
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
Didn't the Russians bomb/shell an entire hospital because the enemy took refuge inside... Wasn't it for like, weeks, and then they paused
shepurrrd
Mistaking Ukraine with Syria, i don't have words
IsaacZehPanda
They also agreed to let Ukrainian forces who were cut off with wounded men retreat- as the regiment retreated, the Russians killed them all
molotovb
In Syria, yes, dunno about Ukraine. Double/triple tapping - bombing the building, waiting for crowds and rescue workers, bombing it again.
JoeinCanada
If you want an excellent documentary on what is happening in the Ukrainian, "The Russian Woodpecker" which is the name of a Russian over/1
JoeinCanada
The horizon radar in the Ukrainian. It sits beside Chernobyl and is connected to it. The documentary shows the Russian backed repression/2
JoeinCanada
That is taking place today and shows how the Russians have historicaly treated the Ukrainian people in truly criminal ways.
Gerazius
If you have the time read this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacres_of_Poles_in_Volhynia_and_Eastern_Galicia
JoeinCanada
Yes, yet another horror of WWII that most people in the west do not know about. Remember though, that in 2003 the President of Poland/1
JoeinCanada
Said that the entire nation of Ukraine could not be blamed, that it was an act done by specific people. It is now a time of reconciliation.
Actuosity
The internet makes modern war.. a bit different. You can easily openly see both sides
monty82
Ukraine is the point of the iceberg. Russia's been testing Western Europe defenses for months with bombers & warships to see how NATO reacts
ravinoff
They've been doing that ever since the beginning of the Cold War, it's not new at all.
monty82
(1) Not really. Most of these activities stopped after the fall of the USSR (mainly because they didn't have money to even pay for fuel).
monty82
(5) as common (they are not, they shouldn't be) and diminish their severity.
monty82
(2) They were not common in the 90s and early 2000s, but restarted at a much lower scale in the mid-late 2000s. Since the war in Ukraine,
monty82
(4) airliners) were unheard of for decades; European countries were outraged and considered it a provocation. Let's not consider such events
monty82
(3) these activities have resurged, and events like the one in September 2016 (with Russian bombers flying near Spain and close to civilian
Ph0sPh0r
We need a translator for the Youtube link.
IForgotMyOldAccountsPassword
What is going on?
PffftNext
Everyone's an expert in geopolitics on imgur now
Chernobyx
I mean you don't need a degree in it to know that the Russians have gunned for Ukraine since its separation.
ragingATyou
Russia is invading Ukraine without actually invading Ukraine.
IsaacZehPanda
They're supplying "Russian separatists", a lot of ex-Russian military with anti-air rockets and many other things lol
HepasyphilaidsIV
TIL wounded is not the same as injured.
angels1
Are you say Minsk treaty not valid , or holding out?
CatnipPhilosophy
The whole world has covid problems and still they arr waging war? Stay classy, russia.
azmdmf87
I don't get people who is supporting Russia killing Syrian civilians alongside Ukraine against Russia at the same time?!! Good luck Ukraine
mossysabertoothtiger
because Russians can kill all the brown people they want, just not any white ones. It's the law
BOBMASTAFUNK
but syrians are light skinned bruh
HypnoButler
Not light enough.
jeepriot
This needs more attention. Why is something so important being ignored?!
whiteandnerdyro
ikr, also just watched 2 Turkish soldiers being burned ALIVE, ppl talking shit about Russia bombing the shit out of isis
JoeinCanada
True Fact: When the Soviet Union collapsed the Ukraine was the site of a huge number of nuclear ICBMs. The Ukraine handed over all of/1
JoeinCanada
The nuclear weapons to Russia only after making Russia sign a treaty promising that it would never invade or occupy the Ukraine. This is/2
Keydan
They also had no means to use the ICBMs. All they keys and safeguards were in Moscow.
JoeinCanada
True, but they still didn't want the responsibility of guarding all of that nuclear material and being the target for terrorists.
Keydan
Ukraine lost millions worth of military stockpiles after USSR broke apart. Guns, ammo. Just poor. Imagine ICBMs.
JoeinCanada
Why Russia has created an "invasion by proxy" by using "Russian sympathizers" and sending in non-uniformed Russian military to blend in.
chloramphenicolderivative
http://imgur.com/XLAW4Ys This is basically how Russia does these things. Read to the end, it's long but very worth it.
seakira
Haha I love that one.
Cheomesh
Non uniformed Russian military?
glaug
The polite people!
JoeinCanada
Yes, the Russians are covertly sending in members of its military who are engaged in fighting while wearing Ukrainian Russian Symp clothing.
Wesugi
Non uniformed Russian military!
d0o0o0d
The "Green Men". Who happen to be in possession of prototype Russian equipment that has not been generally issued yet.
SirsSir
Russia needs a good beating. Like the one they gave Germans during WWII
Numbing
Yeah what a beating! Those Russians killed 5.3 million Germans, and they only lost 20 million Russian lives!
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Numbing
Fuck off he referred to the USSR as Russians and so will I if I'm going to make a joke about who"wins" in a war.
SirsSir
That must be the German history class
SanFranciscoKnights
No, Russia seriously lost more people than all the other forces combined. Stalin kept shoving people in the grinder with or without weapons.
SirsSir
I was only taking about when Germany tried to invade Russia
Numbing
Yeah when Germany tried to invade Russia the winter killed the Germans, not the Russians.
varsipieru
What is truly amazing is that there is a European country in war with Russia and mainstream media coverage is zero ar least here in Finland.
thisisprocrastination
"European"
bart2pl
because noone care if ukraine will or will not be under russian control again, there is no money in either scenario so why bother ?
cerwin
Same in France
Keydan
Until OP showed up this happened every so often, pro-Russians go on offensive, Ukraine shells. Most sides want this to continue, except ppl.
5tradivariuS
Same in germany...
vorpalblade82
Same in the UK. Seen and heard nothing here on mainstream media.
danholo
Yep. Nothing here!
Kennleth
Was mainstream news in Canada about 4 months ago, no regular coverage since.
luxymitt3n
What are they fighting about?
Andews
russian is second language in ukraine
HardiSMH
Same here in Germany.
melotprieks
Your media even lies about muslim rapists pillaging across Germany, don't expect them to report about other bad news. 1984
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
I have a best... Best friend in Finland as he's mostly busy working a new job (promoted). Would you please let me know if the war gets close
varsipieru
That war is far, but Russia is always flexing its muscles around here too. I'm not worried though, they know that fight wouldn't be quick.
thisisprocrastination
Finland has absolutely nothing to worry about. No EU member does.
Andews
what is amazing is that is no russians in ukraine its ukraines vs ukraines who doesnt agreed with new goverment
Andews
and i tell you with 100% honesty there is no fucking russians in ukraine they talk russian too but they are not fucking russians
NeverSayNeverAgain
What are they fucking then?
Kligan
Wanna be even more amazed? I'm russian and I'm hearing about it from Imgur...
LavaAxe
Well, isn't the official story that Russia isn't involved in it at all?
Kligan
Yup... Those are just some random mercenaries that happened to be there and happened to kill people that happened to be Ukrainian troops.
Andews
the world will be totally fucked up when peoples will start to belive in media
Rustycaddy
Ukraine hasn't officialy declared war on Russia just for your info. They're fighting Russian backed Ukrainian rebels.
alchemist12345
Thats why we have this webpage: http://liveuamap.com/en/
SuurFett
What is this page?
alchemist12345
A map that keeps track of the Ukraine conflict based on uploaded pictures, videos, tweets of local people.
alchemist12345
Also keeps track of ISIS related and Syrian conflict related events.
tevskapoan
That's not amazing. What's truly amazing is how big of a moron you are for thinking/writing that crap.
BojidarMartinov
You're russian.
IAMWEARINGSPACEPANTS
How is he a moron for stating that the mainstream media isnt covering the story?
beanssproutss
I practically live right next to Ukraine (in Hungary) and I don't remember hearing anything about the conflict this past year in the media
Vandammit
Media in America goes as such: Syria, Syria, Syria, Trump does something insignificant, Russia Emails, Syria, Syria, Syria, Hillary.
gotodefcon
Neonazi Ucrania, don't forget that
glaug
L o l
Andews
and im telling you this because i tired of all that bullshit on tv about russia im ex russian soldier and i dont give a fuck about putin
FineNevermind
Zero fucks given from the Norwegian media as well.
vergie8
In Australia we don't get told anything that could hurt the Liberal Coalition, including wars or even Question Time. 1/2
vergie8
the first news I had ever seen on a battle or war was the attack on Mosul, most Australians don't even know why Ukraine is fighting.
Phukdup
Proxy war, the Russians support eastern Ukraine, what's interesting is that the conflict has split the neo-nazi community
Phukdup
Some are serving the eastern force AS they view the nei regime as a puppet of the whole globalist conspiracy regime
Phukdup
While some support the western forces as the right sector(Ukrainian party/organisation)has some serious fascist undertones to say it lightly
PffftNext
*Gasp* you mean both sides are shady? But isnt everything black and white? For real tho thanks for speaking sense
JahNoodles
America here. no big media, have to actively search
youroldfrienddarkness
It's getting kind of out of hand. "Oh you want to know about a war that is taking place rn? But-- what about Kim K's new butt lift!??"
CluelessTennisball
....what about it?
Varenvel
in poland we speak about it a lot and quite often in news , lots people here scared of russia
LavaAxe
Fun fact, Poland has the strongest military in Europe.
Varenvel
Still not quite up par with russia
LavaAxe
Well, others have good militaries too. Together, we'd give the Ruskies a run for their money.
Varenvel
if war was won by army and numbers , British and france , would never lose in 1939-1940 , this topic is far too complex.
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
My bestest friend is Finnish, and lives there and is Reserve Army... So I'm scared
LavaAxe
Every Finnish male is reserve army.
KuistiPanu
Why?
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
Maybe this will help. I study the USSR/Russia. Russia is nowhere strong enough to go to war with Finland, imo. It would be waaay (1)
varsipieru
That's an important point: war is about money.
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
Too militarily and economically costly, especially since that carries with it the possibility of provoking a war with the rest of Europe. (2
UseARandomName
Bet ukraine said that at one point
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
The difference is that Ukraine is not nearly as powerful or well-connected. Russia used the confusion after Euromaidan to seize (1)
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
Russia has support. I also think this was done to keep the Ukraine out of the EU, which would make it much more difficult to mess with. (3)
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
Crimea (which has a big Russian population and also a lot of Ukraine's economy), and to start a proxy war in other regions where (2)
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
Finland, on the other hand, has a powerful military, a strong economy, and EU membership, which Russia wouldn't be able to handle.
girdzer
Isn't any able bodied male a reservist in Finland? AFAIK, Finland has mandatory conscription (or social service) if you are between 18-30
huldinos
Dont bring Finland into this. We are in the EU. We are the weastern world. Russia is our bully but an attack on us is highly unlikely.
girdzer
Err. I didn't say anything about the political situation. I just said how is the army/conscription service works in FI. Jeez,calm your tits.
huldinos
Between 18-40. And what I meant was no need to worry...
Tutor
Yes. It doesn't change the fact that his bestest friend would be fucked. Just because we'd die by hundred thousands doesn't take fear away
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
He says he would sacrifice himself either way for his country. He's a very dedicated soldier
LavaAxe
He ain't a soldier of he's in the reserves.
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
I don't know... I just know I have feelings for him, and don't want him to die because Russia wanted to be an ass.
varsipieru
I'd honestly be way more scared if he was in Russia. There are actually people getting killed in conflicts.
LavaAxe
Was he in a fighting unit in the army? If not, he ain't got a worry in the world.
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
All I know is he is in reserve. I don't know if he's fought before.