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Re:Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces by csee on Thursday February 24, 2022 @03:56PM (#30460174)
He should be worried about catastrophic losses like that, it'd be a propaganda coup against him. Small scale killings can be swept under the rug though.
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Re:Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces by drekipus on Thursday February 24, 2022 @04:27PM (#30460533)
This isn't the US in Iraq, we're talking about Russia and Ukraine here
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Re:Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces by csee on Thursday February 24, 2022 @05:26PM (#30461187)
Russia still has social media. A catastrophic loss of Ukranian civilians in one event won't get buried easily.
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Re:Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces by beaconstudios on Thursday February 24, 2022 @05:47PM (#30461415)
However, as an autocratic state, I wouldn't be surprised if Russian social media was shut down if it was used to spread messages contrary to state propaganda.
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