[Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)

[Vin]

 

[A1X]

That's...an escalation

 

[Eric the meek]

That's...an escalation

Could be, but it might be a call to arms by Russia.

Several months ago, the Royal United Services Institute wrote an article predicting that as Russia continues to lose the ground war, expect an uptick in activity on other fronts, e.g. cyber warfare, propaganda etc.

The clip is only a few seconds long, and filmed at a distance, even though there will be a myriad of CCTV systems surrounding the Kremlin itself. There is no evidence of a drone attack. No close ups, no pictures of drones brought down. No identification and no smoking gun.

Then study the replies to the initial tweet. They constitute an avalanche of anti-Ukraine and anti-US comment, complete with GIFs, clips, you name it.

 

[Hamilton]

Well, give Vlad an excuse to cancel his May 9th Victory Day celebrations and avoid any embarrassment.

If the Ukrainian's really do have the ability to hit the Kremlin with a drone then it says a lot about how poorly organised Putin's set up is.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

As Trump would put it, Fake News. Can’t see Ukraine just dropping a banger on the Kremlin.
Russia looking for excuses to escalate their monstrous activities.

 

[Insel affe]

That is evidence of absolutely nothing, more likely an inside attempt to remove him than a drone from the Ukraine, anyway they know it is not just him they need to remove.

 

[SeagullinExile]

Stinks of a false flag. Waiting for a Russian ‘retaliatory’ strike on the Presidential palace in Kyiv.

 

[Eric the meek]

According to Wikipedia, disclose.tv is a far-right fake news site, based in Germany.

Disclose.tv - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[SeagullinExile]

According to Wikipedia, disclose.tv is a far-right fake news site, based in Germany.

Disclose.tv - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Maybe so. But, MSM is reporting the same story.

 

[Braggfan]

Stinks of a false flag. Waiting for a Russian ‘retaliatory’ strike on the Presidential palace in Kyiv.

Absolutely false flag. They've call it an assassination attempt, what was Vlad supposed to be up on top of that dome in the middle of the night or something?

 

[Scappa]

 

[portslade seagull]

Also just happened to be two army guys on the roof probably directing a false flag

 

[Mellotron]

Being reported as a partisan attack from pro-Ukrainian Russians, from within Moscow.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Being reported as a partisan attack from pro-Ukrainian Russians, from within Moscow.

Probably the Russian security services should have a crackdown then?

 

[Eric the meek]

Maybe so. But, MSM is reporting the same story.

Indeed. Here is the BBC article:

Kremlin drone: Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow

"We don't attack Putin or Moscow. We fight on our territory," the Ukrainian leader says.

www.bbc.co.uk

In the clip, you can see that someone is filming the Kremlin with a hand-held camera (you can see the camera move) at precisely the right time to catch the drone strike and its destruction, if that is what was filmed. Whoever was filming it, was expecting it to happen.

Edit: I've just read the Reuters report:

Russia says Ukraine tried to kill Putin with night-time drone attack on Kremlin

Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in an attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin - the most serious allegation that Moscow has levelled at Kyiv in more than 14 months of war.

www.reuters.com

The following excerpt, if true, suggests it could have been just chance that the camera operator was filming at that moment.

'The video was posted in the early hours of Wednesday on a group for residents of a neighbourhood that faces the Kremlin across the Mosvka River. It was picked up by Russian media, including the Telegram channel of the military news outlet Zvezda.'

 

[chickens]

There’s no way that this was a Ukrainian military operation on the Kremlin, I fear it’s meant to try and pre-emptively justify something horrific that the Kremlin wants to inflict on Ukraine’s leadership.

The evidence looks flimsy at best. My first thought is a false flag operation, but possibly could be a disgruntled Russian citizen trying to say it with drones.

Looks decidedly like a poorly staged ‘incident’ to me. I would be surprised if it was genuine.

 

[Mellotron]

There’s no way that this was a Ukrainian military operation on the Kremlin, I fear it’s meant to try and pre-emptively justify something horrific that the Kremlin wants to inflict on Ukraine’s leadership.

The evidence looks flimsy at best. My first thought is a false flag operation, but possibly could be a disgruntled Russian citizen trying to say it with drones.

Looks decidedly like a poorly staged ‘incident’ to me. I would be surprised if it was genuine.

The timing feels too perfect in terms of how Russia can then respond on/with regards 9th May.

 

[chickens]

Because of course, everyone knows that at night Vlad likes nothing better than climbing to the top of the Kremlin and perching on top of the flagpole.

They really do take us all for mugs don’t they?

 

[jcdenton08]

As others have said, I’m not buying it, along with pretty much anything Russia say.

False flag, justification for “reprisals” and more crimes against humanity.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

That's...an escalation

I don’t think so. The Russians sent an assassination squad to kill Zelensky in the early days of the war, over a year ago.