/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 12, Part 3 (Thread #119)

https://www.reddit.com/live/18hnzysb1elcs

created by WorldNewsMods on 07/03/2022 at 15:38 UTC

2089 upvotes, 272 top-level comments (showing 25)

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Comment by WorldNewsMods at 07/03/2022 at 19:20 UTC

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New post can be found here

Comment by dianaprd at 07/03/2022 at 15:51 UTC

382 upvotes, 3 direct replies

"Zelensky won't leave Kyiv. He is crazy in the good sense of the word. He is not afraid. Attempts to penetrate the areas where part of the Ukrainian government is located are constantly happening. Some are being liquidated, some are not."

"Our president is a man with a big core, he is ready to withstand any blow. He is not ready to break under the influence of any external factors."

(Adviser to the head of the Ukrainian president's office today)

Comment by ApolloX-2 at 07/03/2022 at 16:04 UTC

302 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Russia is intentionally targeting civilians and placing mines on roads. Also they're only allowing vehicles to move through roads that lead directly to Russia and Belarus for people trapped in the fighting.

Putin is the absolute filth of the world, and needs to pay even more and even after he ever stops this war.

Comment by JC61R at 07/03/2022 at 16:10 UTC

249 upvotes, 3 direct replies

1 dollar is worth 163 rubles

https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/USDRUB/

edit: 1 dollar is worth 172 rubles

Comment by [deleted] at 07/03/2022 at 17:04 UTC

225 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Putin’s de facto second in command who people call “darth vader” he got his yacht siezed In France after telling the captain to sail to turkey as fast as possible and they caught it in the Nick of time

Comment by [deleted] at 07/03/2022 at 17:05 UTC

226 upvotes, 2 direct replies

⚡️Man arrested for driving truck into gates of Russian embassy in Dublin.

“I want the ambassador and his colleagues to leave this country, leave this free country,” the driver said as he was taken away, according to the Irish Times.

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1500872688457469952?t=xR7w-1yYfC1nOGkqistTDA&s=19

Comment by rishcast at 07/03/2022 at 17:19 UTC

190 upvotes, 1 direct replies

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1500881907298574347

Belarusian IT company Andersen closes its office in Russia, cuts off relations with Russian clients and allocates $1.5 million to "help colleagues from Ukraine."

Comment by Ifnity at 07/03/2022 at 17:44 UTC

187 upvotes, 4 direct replies

https://twitter.com/RussianEmbassy/status/1500886096837849099

FM #Lavrov: The goal of Russia’s special military operation is to stop any war that could take place on Ukrainian territory or that could start from there.

Where to even start with this one...

Comment by JimmyChill2020 at 07/03/2022 at 15:39 UTC

654 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Finland: I think I'm in favor of joining NATO

Russia: There will be severe consequences if you join NATO

Finland: I'm even more in favor of joining NATO

Comment by smt1 at 07/03/2022 at 15:52 UTC

337 upvotes, 6 direct replies

From ISW[1]:

1: https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-conflict-update-16

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing for the confiscation of assets belonging to “corrupt” Russian officials on March 6, likely to raise state revenue at the expense of alienating some supporters.[22]

The decree allows the Kremlin to withdraw money from an official’s account if its assets exceed three years' worth of income. The Kremlin will confiscate the assets if the official does not provide legal documentation of the origin of his or her land ownership, real estate, vehicles, and other assets.

The Kremlin is unlikely to conduct fair audits and may rely on seizing the assets of disobedient officials to fund Russia’s declining economy. Such seizures would likely damage Putin’s relations with regional governments.

Comment by [deleted] at 07/03/2022 at 17:02 UTC

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Comment by rishcast at 07/03/2022 at 16:23 UTC

411 upvotes, 4 direct replies

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/03/07/britains-private-schools-face-funding-shortfall-sanctions-wealthy/

Britain’s private schools face funding shortfall as sanctions on wealthy Russians tighten

Can you hear my tears? /s

Comment by [deleted] at 07/03/2022 at 15:52 UTC

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Comment by MagicMoa at 07/03/2022 at 16:02 UTC

141 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Anyone else amazed that Mariupol is still standing? The bravery of those defenders is something else

Comment by palikir at 07/03/2022 at 16:31 UTC

135 upvotes, 3 direct replies

A Russian fuel convoy was ambushed in Chernihiv Oblast.

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1500870383075008529?t=-SIwpbay1IuXbccYRto62w&s=19

Comment by JackRusselTerrorist at 07/03/2022 at 15:44 UTC

492 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Two fake stories coming out of Russia and Russian state media at this time

1. Ukraine military planning to blow up nuclear reactor in Kharkiv (as per TASS)

2. There are US built biological warfare labs in Odessa and Kyiv (as per Lavrov)

This is terrifying, because it opens up two things that the Russians might do, with "plausible" deniability.

1. Blow up the reactor.

2. Release their own bioweapons, and say it was released by the US.

Comment by moviegoer5754 at 07/03/2022 at 15:59 UTC

485 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Confirming NYT: Biden admin is weighing easing sanctions on Venezuela so that it can begin producing more oil & selling it on the international market. Move would be aimed at reducing global dependence on Russian oil & isolating Russia from one of its key allies in South America.

Comment by TheNightKing99 at 07/03/2022 at 17:13 UTC

125 upvotes, 2 direct replies

All Big Four accounting and consultancy firms quit Russia.

Accountant firms EY and Deloitte severed ties with Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, following KPMG and PwC.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/accounting-firm-ey-joins-pwc-kpmg-severing-ties-with-russia-operations-2022-03-07/

Comment by [deleted] at 07/03/2022 at 16:03 UTC

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Comment by TimeMachineToaster at 07/03/2022 at 16:18 UTC

120 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Lol, director of Russias space program blocked US astronaut Scott Kelly on Twitter

https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly/status/1500848454657998849?s=20&t=gQI8SFrFBvVGWTrqczpyxg