The police went to apprehend the female suspects at a private house in Yalta but were surprised to find them "well armed" and "well prepared," the post said.
You are surprised that two resistance fighters who risked their lives to kill the invaders were prepared for shit to get hot?...
"My lord, someone has empowered the womenfolk!" - Crimean Police
Hopefully they confiscated any vodka they found at the house
You GO, girls!
The free world admires your efforts!
The same free world sucking israel's genociding dick?
Entirely different situation
It is, but it highlights how "the free world" is a silly label. The world isn't composed of good guys and bad guys like a children's cartoon.
It is tho. Kim Jon un is a literal walking cartoon as is Donald Trump.
Also u're using a non sequitur
Alright kid. Enjoy your free world.
The free world? Lmaooooooooooo
“The free world”? Seriously? It would help to not think of the world only in terms of heroes and villains.
Fascist sympathizers mad
Many atrocities have been committed in the name of the free world, but sure you guys keep with the circlejerk if that makes you feel morally superior
I do, in fact, feel morally superior to Russia and literally all of their allies, ty.
This is part of the problem. That feeling of unexamined moral superiority that I am much afraid will lead to the downfall of western liberalism, its replacement with local fascists and all out war. But not enough people are willing to listen sadly.
You're making way too many assumptions and I think that's part of why you're not being well received.
Can you examine your own certainty and superior tone when, to my knowledge, you haven't asked a real question yet? You seem just know.
And, no, you initial exclamation having question marks just makes it an incredulous exclamation. Not a question.
Indeed, it was a rhetorical question. And it’s ok, I wasn’t expecting my comment to be well received, I was just hoping that at least some people reading this would ask themselves why Russia triggers Cold War reflexes and what those reflexes mean. I still hope for some diplomatic end to the war in Ukraine and the demonizing of one’s enemies only serves war.
Why would a former soviet state invading another soviet state cause cold war reflexes to be triggered?
I, on the other hand, don't approve of nations attacking other nations, whether it be America attacking Afghanistan or Russia attacking Ukraine
So, why are you defending a country who is attacking another?
I honestly don’t know why some on here seem to think that any criticism is a defense of Russia. I did not say anything in defense of Russia but assumptions were made regardless.
It's seen as what-about-ism.
Painting everyone here with incredibly broad brushes and very certain tone means you've lost the trust and good will of your readers.
They then see what I said in the first sentence of this comment.
It didn't need to be that way. You're on Lemmy. It's one of the places a person is most likely to see frequent criticisms of US warfare by US citizens. But you're acting like the actions of an aggregate nation are the reflection of unanimous and ongoing support.
It's not an accurate perspective.
You still sound absolutely certIain that everyone here is as you describe. And that means you're wrong.
Please stop, breathe, and recalibrate. Because done differently, you'll find many here agree.
For what it's worth, I agree that it's a little shocking how simplistic people can be about goodies and baddies in this situation. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is abominable and democracy is far preferable to dictatorship. But "the free world" is a propaganda phrase traditionally used to polish up the image of US imperialism, so its use certainly has connotations of unreflectively identifying the USA and its allies as the goodies. And mass poisoning is not morally simple even in war. Meanwhile the "free world" is hurtling from plutocracy towards fascism while liberals congratulate themselves on their countries' democracy. We're not under a dictatorship yet but we're not doing enough to fight it either, partly thanks to this liberal tendency to self-congratulation over the "free world".
Exactly. As a liberal myself I feel strongly about certain things and am all too aware of that supposition of moral superiority and self righteousness that have been very characteristic of western liberalism. In the meantime, many countries in the “free world” are inching closer to authoritarianism by the day. Sure, Putin bad, but leaving some room for nuance would go a long way. The idea that one need only get rid of “bad actors” is flawed. Especially when at the very same time western powers are enabling what more and more people see as genocide in another part of the world. And the country that has brought a case against that in court is South Africa, The world is changing, the global south is rising, China is rising, Russia is also seeking to extend its influence and global cooperation is needed more than ever.
Thank god most of us have even sense and awareness to differentiate actions "in the name of the free world" from good and bad actors. Clearly this is from good actors as Putin is clearly an enemy of the free world. Saying otherwise means ignorance or being bad faith.
I think you will do well to do with less certainties and interrogate the very essence of the concept of the “free world”, a term introduced in the Cold War to demonize communism and basically any challenge to US hegemony. Unfortunately todays polemical and self righteous western liberalism plays right into the hands of the alt-right and fascists in more ways than one. I personally worry more for what is happening in the West right now than what is happening in Russia/Ukraine, because the West is a lot more powerful and is itching for a larger military confrontation, while liberalism continues to fail more frequently back home except in minor wins on identity politics. In this climate I find it disturbing when people dig up Cold War terminology to creat camps and draw lines in the sand.
You should type more words , that'll definitely make Putin less shit.
Crimea has been occupied since 2014, which means it is not free.
No one said "free world is blameless."
You inferred it somehow and railed against what no one said. Many do, however, identify most closely with nations not ruled by an autocrat or dictator.
That the liberal countries are most likely to reject the invasion of another free country is not surprising and the "free world" is an apt descriptor for which countries are most likely to support Ukraine.
But "free world" doesn't mean blameless. No one asserted that.
Ukrainian saboteurs who are alleged to have poisoned and killed 46 Russian soldiers are on the run in annexed Crimea after a shoot-out with police, a local report says.
Two young saboteurs who had poisoned members of the Russian military in Simferopol and Bakhchisarai fled when authorities attempted to detain them in Crimea, Telegram channel Kremlin Snuffbox said on Tuesday.
It was reported in December that members of a Ukrainian partisan group called Crimean Combat Seagulls poisoned and killed 24 Russian soldiers after lacing their vodka with arsenic and strychnine.
At the time, Snuffbox quoted unnamed sources as saying that "two nice girls" tricked the unit in Simferopol, Crimea, into drinking the vodka, per the Kyiv Post translation.
In another incident, saboteurs killed 18 and hospitalized 14 Russian personnel in Bakhchisarai, Crimea, by putting arsenic and rat poison in pies and beer, Kremlin Snuffbox previously reported.
Russian military personnel stationed in Crimea have been asked not to take any food or any drinks from strangers and to detain any suspicious young women who approach them to prevent further incidents of poisoning,
The original article contains 314 words, the summary contains 181 words. Saved 42%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!
I am an unmarried Ukrainian and I need names!
I'm down if one wants US citizenship.
Mysteriously dies after 5 years of being married
That's kind of the point. Well. Close. Having people rely on me keeps me going. I've always liked the idea of helping other people immigrate.
Are you really sure? 😂
Sounds like they have a thing for strong women, unlike you....
Maybe he was referring to their proficiency in poisoning...
Maybe that's what makes him interested...
Kickass
Well, that's material for a future Sabaton song right there.
You are surprised that two resistance fighters who risked their lives to kill the invaders were prepared for shit to get hot?...
"My lord, someone has empowered the womenfolk!" - Crimean Police
Hopefully they confiscated any vodka they found at the house
You GO, girls!
The free world admires your efforts!
The same free world sucking israel's genociding dick?
Entirely different situation
It is, but it highlights how "the free world" is a silly label. The world isn't composed of good guys and bad guys like a children's cartoon.
It is tho. Kim Jon un is a literal walking cartoon as is Donald Trump.
Also u're using a non sequitur
Alright kid. Enjoy your free world.
The free world? Lmaooooooooooo
“The free world”? Seriously? It would help to not think of the world only in terms of heroes and villains.
Fascist sympathizers mad
Many atrocities have been committed in the name of the free world, but sure you guys keep with the circlejerk if that makes you feel morally superior
I do, in fact, feel morally superior to Russia and literally all of their allies, ty.
This is part of the problem. That feeling of unexamined moral superiority that I am much afraid will lead to the downfall of western liberalism, its replacement with local fascists and all out war. But not enough people are willing to listen sadly.
You're making way too many assumptions and I think that's part of why you're not being well received.
Can you examine your own certainty and superior tone when, to my knowledge, you haven't asked a real question yet? You seem just know.
And, no, you initial exclamation having question marks just makes it an incredulous exclamation. Not a question.
Indeed, it was a rhetorical question. And it’s ok, I wasn’t expecting my comment to be well received, I was just hoping that at least some people reading this would ask themselves why Russia triggers Cold War reflexes and what those reflexes mean. I still hope for some diplomatic end to the war in Ukraine and the demonizing of one’s enemies only serves war.
Why would a former soviet state invading another soviet state cause cold war reflexes to be triggered?
I, on the other hand, don't approve of nations attacking other nations, whether it be America attacking Afghanistan or Russia attacking Ukraine
So, why are you defending a country who is attacking another?
I honestly don’t know why some on here seem to think that any criticism is a defense of Russia. I did not say anything in defense of Russia but assumptions were made regardless.
It's seen as what-about-ism.
Painting everyone here with incredibly broad brushes and very certain tone means you've lost the trust and good will of your readers.
They then see what I said in the first sentence of this comment.
It didn't need to be that way. You're on Lemmy. It's one of the places a person is most likely to see frequent criticisms of US warfare by US citizens. But you're acting like the actions of an aggregate nation are the reflection of unanimous and ongoing support.
It's not an accurate perspective.
You still sound absolutely certIain that everyone here is as you describe. And that means you're wrong.
Please stop, breathe, and recalibrate. Because done differently, you'll find many here agree.
For what it's worth, I agree that it's a little shocking how simplistic people can be about goodies and baddies in this situation. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is abominable and democracy is far preferable to dictatorship. But "the free world" is a propaganda phrase traditionally used to polish up the image of US imperialism, so its use certainly has connotations of unreflectively identifying the USA and its allies as the goodies. And mass poisoning is not morally simple even in war. Meanwhile the "free world" is hurtling from plutocracy towards fascism while liberals congratulate themselves on their countries' democracy. We're not under a dictatorship yet but we're not doing enough to fight it either, partly thanks to this liberal tendency to self-congratulation over the "free world".
Exactly. As a liberal myself I feel strongly about certain things and am all too aware of that supposition of moral superiority and self righteousness that have been very characteristic of western liberalism. In the meantime, many countries in the “free world” are inching closer to authoritarianism by the day. Sure, Putin bad, but leaving some room for nuance would go a long way. The idea that one need only get rid of “bad actors” is flawed. Especially when at the very same time western powers are enabling what more and more people see as genocide in another part of the world. And the country that has brought a case against that in court is South Africa, The world is changing, the global south is rising, China is rising, Russia is also seeking to extend its influence and global cooperation is needed more than ever.
Thank god most of us have even sense and awareness to differentiate actions "in the name of the free world" from good and bad actors. Clearly this is from good actors as Putin is clearly an enemy of the free world. Saying otherwise means ignorance or being bad faith.
I think you will do well to do with less certainties and interrogate the very essence of the concept of the “free world”, a term introduced in the Cold War to demonize communism and basically any challenge to US hegemony. Unfortunately todays polemical and self righteous western liberalism plays right into the hands of the alt-right and fascists in more ways than one. I personally worry more for what is happening in the West right now than what is happening in Russia/Ukraine, because the West is a lot more powerful and is itching for a larger military confrontation, while liberalism continues to fail more frequently back home except in minor wins on identity politics. In this climate I find it disturbing when people dig up Cold War terminology to creat camps and draw lines in the sand.
You should type more words , that'll definitely make Putin less shit.
Crimea has been occupied since 2014, which means it is not free.
No one said "free world is blameless."
You inferred it somehow and railed against what no one said. Many do, however, identify most closely with nations not ruled by an autocrat or dictator.
That the liberal countries are most likely to reject the invasion of another free country is not surprising and the "free world" is an apt descriptor for which countries are most likely to support Ukraine.
But "free world" doesn't mean blameless. No one asserted that.
They took out 3 cops and injured 2 it says
Godspeed ladies!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Ukrainian saboteurs who are alleged to have poisoned and killed 46 Russian soldiers are on the run in annexed Crimea after a shoot-out with police, a local report says.
Two young saboteurs who had poisoned members of the Russian military in Simferopol and Bakhchisarai fled when authorities attempted to detain them in Crimea, Telegram channel Kremlin Snuffbox said on Tuesday.
It was reported in December that members of a Ukrainian partisan group called Crimean Combat Seagulls poisoned and killed 24 Russian soldiers after lacing their vodka with arsenic and strychnine.
At the time, Snuffbox quoted unnamed sources as saying that "two nice girls" tricked the unit in Simferopol, Crimea, into drinking the vodka, per the Kyiv Post translation.
In another incident, saboteurs killed 18 and hospitalized 14 Russian personnel in Bakhchisarai, Crimea, by putting arsenic and rat poison in pies and beer, Kremlin Snuffbox previously reported.
Russian military personnel stationed in Crimea have been asked not to take any food or any drinks from strangers and to detain any suspicious young women who approach them to prevent further incidents of poisoning,
The original article contains 314 words, the summary contains 181 words. Saved 42%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!
I am an unmarried Ukrainian and I need names!
I'm down if one wants US citizenship.
That's kind of the point. Well. Close. Having people rely on me keeps me going. I've always liked the idea of helping other people immigrate.
Are you really sure? 😂
Sounds like they have a thing for strong women, unlike you....
Maybe he was referring to their proficiency in poisoning...
Maybe that's what makes him interested...
Kickass
Well, that's material for a future Sabaton song right there.
Women make the best spies.
Can't decide if Crimean Combat Seagulls or Kremlin Snuffbox should be the name of the screenplay (or my new band name)
Fields of ditch meat become fields of sunflowers one day. And once they've been cleared of all the submunitions, the crops will be glorious.
I think I watched this episode of Handmaid's Tale
Crimean Combat Seagulls had me actually chortling.
based
I'm sure there's got to be a Ukrainian equivalent to 'Allo 'Allo!, only it's Slavic and brutal as fuck.