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So, I'm sure it will be fine.
I doubt Poland will take this as a provocation and trigger NATO Article 5 where an attack on one is an attack on all, mobilise the entirety of the Western military machine and start deNazifying the Russians. That would be silly.
They still have Nuclear Weapons remember.
Right? Right?
Bugger.
saganworshipper
Everyone relax. The likely reaction will be more anti-missile defence systems sent. Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is the worry.
battleofhastings1066
Russia and Poland have always gotten along really well. I'm sure they'll work it out just fine./s
MRdotDUCK
Poland said it wasent russias fault as the ukrainian air degences shot the missle causing it to land in poland
Problemwoodchuck
Putin' the miss in in missile dooooohohoho we're so fucked
worhan666
They wouldn't miss if they used a hittle
scottEkarate
AoShin
Legrooveth
If Poland/NATO does get involved then Russia will drop to having the 3rd best army in Ukraine
Varenvel
it was Ukrainian anti missile missile. US made statement half an hour ago.
jicahmusic
NATO won’t do shit about this other than claim some more sanctions.
Zega000
eppykaze
It's enough if they want to push it.
PhailRaptor
If who wants to push it?
Freestila
Currently it is still unknown what happened. From news, it is most likely either part of a shot down missile or a misfired anti air missile
Samaroo24
It would not be the first time Russia attacking Poland triggered a world war.
lespritdelescargot
When was the first?
SlightlyRelatedToThePost
You know, Germany wasn't the only one to invade Poland in 1939...
clarkieboy
but they were the first, starting the war
klean9
Possibilities: 1-Stoopid ruzzians 2-Shit ruzzian missile 3-Not a mistake, rather an attempt by ruzzia to test NATO missile defenses
NacLac
Minimum that Poland will want is a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Nothing in the air without an Ukraine iff.
realizedagain
Nah, minimum will be supplying even more anti-air and artillery.
Rektastic
Considering Russia's tendency to blatantly lie despite the facts everyone already knows, if they say anything, we should assume the opposite
BloodDonor
Beau of the Fifth Column's take https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXKS6d2g0tU
MarkusAwesomesauce
The news says this was a stray Ukrainian missile and wasn't russian. It was an oopsie.
Tsugumi
Not that anyone would stop blaming Russia for this. Some literally keep saying "still Russia's fault".
MarkusAwesomesauce
Yea not arguing that, just that it wasn't a Russian missile.
alsoAzrael
Probably because Russia is still attacking Ukraine and the suggestion is that it was an anti-missile missile fired at Russian missiles.
genepoolboy
Currently I am waiting for more information. Hopefully tomorrow there is more information.
AndreasHokage
It is not confirmed. How would Russia benefit from sending missiles into Poland?
spiceass9000
Can we not? I don’t want to get recalled to murder a bunch of Russian conscripts that want to be there even less than me
jadams999
You’ll do it from the comfort of a shipping container 3,000 miles away though
IOnlyPostThatOneGorillaGif
EZPeaZ
I'm pretty sure they'll all be rusted, screw it antique souvenirs it is.
NonstopRampage
The longer this goes on, the more I hope russia becomes something we have to teach kids in school. Because there's no trace of it on the map
NonstopRampage
Disagree all you guys want- they ONLY gave a shit about the conscriptions, not his threats to ERASE HUMANITY. They're traitors to our kind.
realizedagain
This won't trigger article 5.
GerbilHereReportingLiveFromRichardGeresAss
oh ok den
kojenk
I can see article 4 leading to additional air and anti aie support for Ukraine
SomebodyalreadytookMyPants
I feel weird that this is a tipping point, never mind the invasion of a sovereign nation, the war crimes, the thousands of innocents
DocWino
It isn’t. Nobody is starting WW3 over 2 civilians. If they hit a populated area and killed a lot of people, maybe.
ZanaFromMars
You’re goddamn right... so many war crimes and... well... nuffing happens
MAGICxMURDERxBAG
WW1 started because of the rather sloppy assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. A case of "the straw that broke the camel's back".
lilbrother
Well, that and bunch of mutual defense agreements….aww, crap.
Fasrill
Yes but back then the war was essentially inevitable due to the imperialistic ambitions of... oh goddamnit.
realizedagain
It isn't. This doesn't trigger article 5.
clarkieboy
the difference being Poland is part of NATO, Ukraine isn't
SomebodyalreadytookMyPants
I intellectually understand the difference. just sad that the other stuff isn't worse even.
raminagrobis
This won't be a tipping point. The EU wants to avoid a war with Russia at all costs.
zh5tk5xynm2000
Putin is dying so he figures screw it. If I’m dying so is everyone else, damnit. SMH
jadams999
That’s a pretty weak ‘fuck it’ attempt tbh
AttentionDeficitHyperDepression
Well that's Putin for ya... weak.
threenotch23
Possible reactions - more/deeper trade embargoes, or furnish weapons capable of striking inside Russian territory, or harsh e-mail…
Fasrill
Yes but this is Poland we're talking about, they've been nursing their hate-boner for Russia for literally decades.
threenotch23
Agreed. But,as a NATO and EU member they don’t want to take a step without backing from their neighbors. The day for their revenge is coming
UneventfulLover
I somehow doubt a strongly worded letter will be enough to calm Poland down at this point.
mindstorm8191
I think they've already imposed all the trade embargoes possible on Russia. Not like they can impose more
threenotch23
Oh, I don’t agree. The US may have done that but many EU nations still trade with Russia. Always think outside US borders, the whole world.
GuestChrist
20:11 UTC: The Russian Defense Ministry is calling it a provocation.
whileiappreciateyourenthusiasmidislikethispost
The Russian defense ministry is calling *what* a provocation? Their own missiles?
NoNameFred
I believe they are trying to claim it as a false-flag attack by Ukraine against Poland, to frame Russia. Trying to turn NATO against Ukraine
kojenk
They are calling the accusation a provocation
someuser
Sounds like they're claiming False Flag, which is somewhere on the scale of believability next to anything Alex Jones has ever said
RPCharImages
Probably
RexBry
"Fight me, Pol!"
SteampunkNightmare
Got a source for that?
GuestChrist
Paragraph 3 https://news.yahoo.com/white-house-scrambles-gather-information-202713977.html
JackedUpGinger
Good lord that website, mixed with the total performance decay of mobile Imgur, did not do me well.
Coca08
Well fuck.
datester35
Can nato legally declare war on russia now?
PineappleLoopsBroether
…….. is this the calm breath before the shit is fully on?
nickmuj
Ooooh this ain’t good…
PineappleLoopsBroether
Poland:
charliethewizard
Am I mistaking the how wide Ukraine actually is? Poland is on the far west end. That'd have to be a pretty large miscalculation.
simplefishy
Didn’t think Russia used yards, feet and inches
khora
You have to remember that the Russian army doesn't give a fuck.
Kuroketto
Russia had previously targeted cities close to the Polish border. If the missiles have the range, they don't care if it's on the far west
ssthehunter
Plus they've been firing out of Belarus, so range hasn't been an issue.
lildumptruck
It was a Ukrainian defense missile that went off target. It’s ironic because it’s Russian made. This is a recent update.
lildumptruck
Two*
steveohnoes
Pretty sure they targeted city's that are sub 20 miles from their border
ZeWrongKidDied
They are also firing missiles from the territory of Belarus, which is near the Polish border
joxaro
Because just like in our personal lives, we rarely do the shit we should do until it crosses some imaginary line into “have to”
sverebom
Lviv is just 50 Km away from the border, and some Russian missiles like the CH-101 have shown very poor performance in this war.
sverebom
Plus: The village that was hit is just 2 Km inside Poland.
Vandaii
The entire invasion of Ukraine turned out to be a pretty large miscalculation, lol. This seems tiny in comparison
KaJuN
They must have put a decimal point in the wrong place or something. They're always screwing up some mundane detail.
fastjeff
Or they're using Krusty The Clown calculators, missing 7s and 8s.
armagedon4343
I imagine the intended target was in western Ukrain rather than in Kherson or the east but yea...they definitely missed in a big way...
Bojovnik84
It's Russia. Their guys aren't trained. While they can plead this case, Poland shouldn't take it lying down.
invokeme
It is pretty far from Wyoming, you are right.
njessup1992
No miscalculation needed when cheap-ass Soviet or Iranian missiles don't fly straight. They're like the 25 cent per gross bottle rockets
mycatsings
Putin......"it was Antifa"
C141Clay
Youhavinagiraffe
Moldova have complained about strikes coming close to their border already. Long range missiles are long range..also miss-iles apparently
HiddenSanity
Russia has been targeting West Ukraine lately... and these are the guys that nearly hit themselves with a missile.
3rdoption
In the last 24 hours the Russians have targeted cities as far west as Lviv, which is 40 miles from Polish border.
NoNameFred
"Vonce ze vockets go up, who carez vere zey come down. Zat's not my department!" — Werner von Braun
Mediocreclient
Calculations don't mean much when the cheap, discount steel your barrels and launch platforms are made from are melting under use.
paladindansesgirlfriend
Yikes
DonutOlympian
Thekindofkindlyman
MartyMcNugget
I'm surrounded by assholes.
Auxilium
I mean, Ukraine is bordering Poland, missiles don't really have range issue at that scale, if there's a target far away from frontline
softsuit
Putin is the worst possible thing that happened to Russia since Stalin if he doesn't go nuclear. Melomaniac.
stankginchfurbuger
Stallion sucked donkey balls but left Soviet land in a pretty strong place. Putin is more like a Romanov. Wasteful and ineffective
uououououo
It's not so much that range is issue as the error margin. The max error margin for these missiles is supposedly 6.9 km. They were 8km off.
Zokalwe
If the error margin has been estimated with the same meticulousness that went into planning the russian offensive, well...
uououououo
Honestly, yeah. I imagine the error margin didn't exactly cater to the idea of inept conscripts controlling missiles but here we are.
JayEnfield
Yeah, but the Russian missile strategy is just
smegmaspread
That video is nearly 20 years old now…Has anyone seen my multi vitamins?
shiviro
But I am le tired
reverendbonobo
Well, then, have a nap. THEN FIRE ZE MISSILES!
CelestialSea
I have news for you. The Russian military is totally fucking incompetent!
mindstorm8191
Ok, I think Poland should do this: If Russia can't keep from hitting Poland when firing at Lviv, then they shouldn't fire missiles at it
mindstorm8191
If Russia still does, then Poland goes in & destroys their missile systems
CelestialSea
That's a great way to start WW III. IMO the only things they can do are increase sanctions and give more support to Ukraine.
iExplainTheJoke
So true appeasement
UnattendedDeviant
RU is trying to terrorize citizens since they can win military. Probably aiming for western cities considered somewhat safer than east Uk.
nadeboy
Can we just send Ronnie Pickering?
Thewayofthebear
Yeah, If they hit Lowestoft there'll be hell to pay mate
UnattendedDeviant
*can't win. ...damn auto correct does that to me w/ "can/can't" & "does/doesn't" all time. Dramatically changes point. I gotta get better.
TruckasaurusLex
Also, Ukraine is abbreviated UA, not Uk, your use of which resulted in the joke above about Lowestoft.
Mderms
Russia has started to use lesser technologically advanced and less accurate munitions, Lviv is only 43 miles from the Polish border, it 1/2
Mderms
Could very easily be said a missile or two inadvertently crossed the border with such a heavy barrage (over 100 missiles from what I’m
Mderms
Hearing). 3/3
Mderms
There are also Ukrainian logistics and training bases within 15km of the Polish border that have been shelled
J3lek
I just learned that Kaliningrad is a Russian controlled region wedged between Lithuania and Poland.
Auxilium
Did you go to US school to miss that part of Geography?
ionlyregisteredtosavelinks
I mean... hurdur US schools are shit does hold water, but not knowing about Kaliningrad isn't that big of a deal.
Tsugumi
"Imgur is an American online image sharing and image hosting service with a focus on social gossip". All you need to know.
J3lek
Yes
Auxilium
And it wasn't covered in World history either?
arikelrecords2000
You are severely over estimating world history taught in the US. If it wasn't a war involving the US we weren't taught it.
arikelrecords2000
I was responding to a post about world history and specified world history in my statement. I don't know why you thought I meant Math
SlightlyRelatedToThePost
Kaliningrad was stolen from Germany by the Soviets at the end of WW2, so it kind of *was* a war involving the US.
Auxilium
Not even math? Königsberg bridges?