https://www.reddit.com/live/18hnzysb1elcs
created by WorldNewsMods on 06/03/2022 at 12:23 UTC
2257 upvotes, 285 top-level comments (showing 25)
Comment by WorldNewsMods at 06/03/2022 at 17:35 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Comment by hopeitwillgetbetter at 06/03/2022 at 14:19 UTC
444 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Found (below) over @ /r/army
Chief of Staff of the Belarusian Military resigned yesterday, citing the refusal of Battalion level commanders and above to take part in fighting.
Source: https://twitter.com/faaytuks/status/1500382557250240513?s=21
Then, the following comment:
Apparently the Battalion commanders stated flatly that they expected the enlisted men to shoot their commanding officers as soon as they were over the border and all fully kitted out, and then either surrender or join the Ukrainians.
The Belarus troops have not been living in the same disinformation bubble as the Russian troops, most of who had their cell phones taken away from them when they went on their "exercises". They both know what a clusterfuck the conflict they are being asked to join is, AND they almost certainly know about the standing offer of amnesty and 5 million rubles(between 30 and 40K USD) that the Ukrainians are offering to every soldier that surrenders of his own accord.
Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/army/comments/t0bked/war_in_ukraine_megathread/hzk1oys/
Comment by DazDay at 06/03/2022 at 13:11 UTC
392 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Protests in Moscow and St Petersburg:
https://twitter.com/mikegalsworthy/status/1500457188774584324?t=W4FIUEQT7DRZpGacPV7s9w&s=19
https://twitter.com/mikegalsworthy/status/1500457761787756545?t=W4FIUEQT7DRZpGacPV7s9w&s=19
Comment by Two_Tie at 06/03/2022 at 13:27 UTC
330 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Every day that Zelenskyy is alive is a victory for Ukraine. Every day that Putin is in power is a danger to the world.
Comment by travelbugeurope at 06/03/2022 at 12:42 UTC
292 upvotes, 5 direct replies
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/putin-seeks-avert-defaults-ruble-230118728.html
Lol - foreign debt payments will be paid in rubles he decrees….umm yeah no..this is not how it works …
Comment by RynheartTheReluctant at 06/03/2022 at 14:06 UTC
243 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Police officers in Moscow today are stopping people, demanding to see their phones, READING THEIR MESSAGES, and refusing to release them if they refuse. This from Kommersant journalist Ana Vasilyeva. (Video)
https://twitter.com/kevinrothrock/status/1500458582902460420
Comment by DisastrousInExercise at 06/03/2022 at 12:27 UTC
441 upvotes, 1 direct replies
A Ukrainian boxer's "We didn't call you here" statement reached at least one russian soldier, who says it helped him understand what is happening in Ukraine:
https://youtu.be/LD_4Y2TQotA?t=547
Comment by [deleted] at 06/03/2022 at 12:55 UTC
418 upvotes, 3 direct replies
[deleted]
Comment by [deleted] at 06/03/2022 at 13:48 UTC*
179 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Edit, it appears to really be an anti-war protest; god bless them all for their courage
Comment by pinkrosetool at 06/03/2022 at 13:53 UTC
159 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Nice to see some protestors starting to take on riot police. I feel this will grow, but eventually, Putin will order them shot probably.
https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1500467887743684613?s=20&t=E96MXOJZNlyjFPrltLs3iw
Comment by javardo at 06/03/2022 at 12:26 UTC
307 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Moscow seems to be packed, good on Russians
Comment by pandas795 at 06/03/2022 at 13:53 UTC
145 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Comment by pisedoff111 at 06/03/2022 at 14:07 UTC
143 upvotes, 5 direct replies
https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1500458582902460420
Russia is literally turning into Mordor at this point.
Comment by clhines4 at 06/03/2022 at 14:49 UTC
133 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Police officers in Moscow today are stopping people, demanding to see their phones, READING THEIR MESSAGES, and refusing to release them if they refuse. This from Kommersant journalist Ana Vasilyeva.
How to say you've gone full dictatorship without having to say it...
Comment by moviegoer5754 at 06/03/2022 at 17:35 UTC
132 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It seems like Zelensky’s strategy has worked. They were asking for a no-fly zone (knowing that it wouldn’t happen), but they will now most likely get fighter jets as a consolatory prize. Now that the U.S. has greenlit it, I don’t see why it wouldn’t happen.
Comment by [deleted] at 06/03/2022 at 12:26 UTC*
1447 upvotes, 8 direct replies
[deleted]
Comment by [deleted] at 06/03/2022 at 15:04 UTC
121 upvotes, 3 direct replies
The St. Petersburg protests are pretty large - wow!
https://twitter.com/mikegalsworthy/status/1500481779089694720?s=20&t=dsdeOKzAmtXYol86kCpxGQ[1][2]
1: https://twitter.com/mikegalsworthy/status/1500481779089694720?s=20&t=dsdeOKzAmtXYol86kCpxGQ
2: https://twitter.com/mikegalsworthy/status/1500481779089694720?s=20&t=dsdeOKzAmtXYol86kCpxGQ
Comment by [deleted] at 06/03/2022 at 13:40 UTC
120 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Protests in Russia are getting more heated. People are starting to get frisky with the police.
Comment by EasternBeyond at 06/03/2022 at 13:11 UTC
239 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Comment by [deleted] at 06/03/2022 at 14:38 UTC
225 upvotes, 2 direct replies
In central Moscow, Russia, thousands are marching in protest against Putin’s war against Ukraine
https://twitter.com/BidenSquadron/status/1500475168010952710
Also, Police are stoping people on the streets to verify their phones. Over 1700 arrested in Moscow so far.
People are talking about a large anti-war protest and hundreds of thousands appear to be starting anti-Putin (coordinating) movements. It seems to be only the beginning.
Comment by RynheartTheReluctant at 06/03/2022 at 14:28 UTC
107 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Across 49 Russian cities today, police have arrested 2,577 anti-war demonstrators (the number is rising). That brings the total peace-protester arrest count since the full-scale invasion to 10,946, says @OvdInfo.
https://twitter.com/kevinrothrock/status/1500475505811898374
Comment by TrustInNumbers at 06/03/2022 at 14:25 UTC
109 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Russian 'heroes' beating up women on streets.
https://twitter.com/brewerov/status/1500465514577022981
Comment by jnicholass at 06/03/2022 at 13:58 UTC
101 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Can we take a moment to point out how shitty Putin's camera quality is.
Zolenskyy has better quality from his cellphone. And he's in the middle of a warzone.
Comment by 10millionX at 06/03/2022 at 15:24 UTC
98 upvotes, 2 direct replies
98% of Ukrainians – including 82% of those of Russian ethnicity – said they did not believe that any part of Ukraine was rightfully part of Russia.
While 97% had an unfavourable view of President Putin and 94% had an unfavourable view of the Russian military (including only 82% saying “very unfavourable”; 12% generously said their view of Russian forces was only “somewhat unfavourable”
Only 11% of Ukrainians agreed “if I could leave Ukraine safely tomorrow for another country I would.” Nearly 7 in 10 (69%) strongly disagreed. Only 1 in 20 (5%) of those aged 65 or over said they would leave if they could.
Nearly 19 in 20 Ukrainians (93%) said they considered their country’s future to be closer to Europe than to Russia. This included 78% of respondents of Russian ethnicity, and 84% of those in the east of the country closest to the Russian border.
Comment by any-name-untaken at 06/03/2022 at 13:11 UTC
94 upvotes, 2 direct replies
CNN:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia is preparing to bomb Odessa, a strategically important port city on Ukraine's Black Sea coast.