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Reports: Russia Hits NATO Member Romania With Kamikaze Drone (www.kyivpost.com)

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A Russian kamikaze drone on Wednesday flew into NATO air space and detonated near a Romanian village, Ukrainian news reports said, but official Bucharest said the fact of the strike wasn’t confirmed and that they would check.

Ukrainian social media video recorded in the river port city of Izmail, opposite Plaura, showed an orange flash lighting up the night horizon and a booming blast on the Romanian side of the river. Flames and smoke reaching hundreds of meters into the sky were visible following the explosion. A Russian kamikaze drone strike against Izmail had been in progress at the time.

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[–] legion02@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

But sometimes you need to punch a bully in the mouth to protect the subject of their bullying. The only thing needed for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. In this case it would be a selfless act of love and kindness.

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

sometimes you need to punch a bully in the mouth to protect the subject of their bullying

How would you describe what Azov paramilitary groups were doing in eastern Ukraine from about 2014-2022

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee -5 points 3 months ago

Almost like propagating breakaway "states" in all of your neighbors territories empowers nationalist in said neighboring states?

How would you describe what Igor Girkins "paramilitary" group were doing in eastern Ukraine in 2014? You know, when he wasn't shooting down a plane full of civilians......

[–] Xanis@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

When an individual does that, they are doing so with a clear choice that they made. In a war, men die and leave families behind, and because they chose to defend their country, they are used to defend the interests of those with long swords and heavy sticks. They die without a choice far too often because they were tricked into believing they defend their homes.

All too often they're forced into conflict that has very little to do with that choice. If our military didn't try so hard to coerce and trick younger people into joining and thus being forced into conflict, I would be a bit less resentful and hateful towards the practice. That, however, is not the case.