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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #315 on: February 18, 2014, 03:27:06 pm »

Whoa, right now people started to add the fuel to the fire like crazy. Don't know what the speaker said, but seems like the party is barely starting.

Ukrainian Ranger - yeah, I thought so. This is the part I DON'T envy you.  :(
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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #316 on: February 18, 2014, 03:36:39 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d41cRqLkCk4&feature=player_embedded

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It's like some damned surreal dream, Kiev is looking like Damascus
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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #317 on: February 18, 2014, 03:40:57 pm »

Holly shit.

I don't even know what to say.
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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #318 on: February 18, 2014, 03:49:10 pm »

You guys sure know how to put up a good party...

Just make sure this isn't all wasted.
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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #319 on: February 18, 2014, 03:50:53 pm »

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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #320 on: February 18, 2014, 03:53:45 pm »

There's no way those guys survived that.

And that cheer afterward...
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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #321 on: February 18, 2014, 03:59:31 pm »

Well, some seconds later you can see a group of policemen/troopers a bit away from the burning APC trying to douse out the flames on themselves. And, while burning quite a bit, I'd think APC's armor wasn't breached as there were no actuall explosives involved (probably)? So my guess is they did manage do get out.
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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #322 on: February 18, 2014, 04:02:07 pm »

Judging by the tattoo he died in a way he dreamed. R.I.P.
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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #323 on: February 18, 2014, 04:03:47 pm »

Is that what they were doing? My eyes were elsewhere.

Also, what is the guy giving the speech talking about? It doesn't give me captions.
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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #324 on: February 18, 2014, 04:08:40 pm »

Yeah, there's no way that would have killed anybody inside the APC, though it certainly immobilized it. Hard to drive with melted tires.
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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #325 on: February 18, 2014, 04:16:14 pm »

Wow, that's getting intense over there.

Not surprised that the police are siding with the government. Almost all police forces have an us-vs-the people mentality in general. Comes from having the majority of their interactions with the public be negative.  It's an easy mental shift for them to go from looking at people as protesters to looking at them as criminals, and once that happens they're often perfectly fine cracking down with force.

Which is why it's the Military that usually shows which way the winds will blow if things turn into a full-on revolution, as they don't usually have that same mindset.
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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #326 on: February 18, 2014, 04:20:34 pm »

Yeah, there's no way that would have killed anybody inside the APC, though it certainly immobilized it. Hard to drive with melted tires.
Well, it certainly not that healthy. Doubt the APC is completely atmospherically sealed and has it's own independent AC system, so things will get pretty hot in there eventually.
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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #327 on: February 18, 2014, 04:21:48 pm »

Each and every major Ukrainian TV channel pretends that nothing happens. TV shows, comedies, damned Olympics, music.... Whores. I hope they'll find no jobs in Ukraine after our victory

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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #328 on: February 18, 2014, 04:22:12 pm »

Wow, that's getting intense over there.

Not surprised that the police are siding with the government. Almost all police forces have an us-vs-the people mentality in general. Comes from having the majority of their interactions with the public be negative.  It's an easy mental shift for them to go from looking at people as protesters to looking at them as criminals, and once that happens they're often perfectly fine cracking down with force.

Which is why it's the Military that usually shows which way the winds will blow if things turn into a full-on revolution, as they don't usually have that same mindset.
Wikipedia says that the police of Rivne Oblast defected, so it's not a unanimous thing.
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Re: Events in Ukraine
« Reply #329 on: February 18, 2014, 04:26:38 pm »

So, according to BBC at least 13 people have been killed during clashes today alone.

Police says 6 of policemen were shot. ???
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