# Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** ukraine-invasion, breaking-news\ **Created:** [October 29, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972 "2022-10-29T17:49:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 389
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7895 "2025-06-02T14:40:50Z")
Artyom, the name was selected for a reason. The game Metro 2033 was published by an Ukrainian company (4A Games). > **[Artyom](https://metrovideogame.fandom.com/wiki/Artyom)** > > I was filled with doubt. We had already scorched the Earth once. Now, the fire was in my hands, and I had to carry it through.ArtyomArtyom (Russian: Артём), called Artyom Dark in the Spartan Order and Artyom Alekseyevich Chyornyj on his... ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7896 "2025-06-02T15:08:51Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > A criminal case has been opened under terrorism-related charges. This from a regime that launches missile attacks against apartment houses and hospitals. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7897 "2025-06-02T16:51:15Z")
Satellite imagery is becoming available. First 8 mins for the Satellite images [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zw4svc_Yk6g/maxresdefault.jpg "Operation Web Update: Satellite Imagery of Destroyed Bombers at Belaya Airbase, AI Targeting & More") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw4svc_Yk6g) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7898 "2025-06-02T17:39:47Z")
One point hinted at in that video is that Russia is going to be cracking down hard on trucks and truck drivers inside the country. But that’s already one of the weak points in their weak-overall logistics: They don’t have enough trucks. Start paying undue attention to the ones they do have, and they’ll be stretched even thinner. So that’s another benefit from this operation. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7899 "2025-06-02T18:27:45Z")
Right. As I’ve repeated many times, war is fundamentally a contest of logistics and morale. This attack will boost Ukrainian morale at the same time it damages Russian logistics as well as Russian morale. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7900 "2025-06-02T19:43:42Z")
I wouldn’t be surprised if Ukraine has the elements of their next attack already positioned so that they don’t have to be transported through any new security. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7901 "2025-06-02T22:54:49Z")
Never let it be said that Ukraine’s military isn’t cost-effective. > ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7902 "2025-06-03T00:11:38Z")
I’m not xittering, could you give a brief description? ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7903 "2025-06-03T00:31:22Z")
I lifted the image and posted it on Bluesky. Here it is: [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreigrd2zdnaotv4n24ebw6hqfgl6bqxda746wkus6qr2mwm4lq6blaa@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreigrd2zdnaotv4n24ebw6hqfgl6bqxda746wkus6qr2mwm4lq6blaa@jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7904 "2025-06-03T00:33:57Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > I lifted the image and posted it on Bluesky. Here it is Nice! And thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7905 "2025-06-03T13:54:33Z")
Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea has been attacked again. Ukraine is saying they mined some of the supports with explosives that detonated a couple of hours ago. Looks like the bridge is still standing, but is closed to traffic until the extent of the damage is known. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7906 "2025-06-03T14:17:33Z")
The Russians are handling it in their usual manner. The bridge was closed this morning then re-opened, but has since closed again The officials are probably trying to spin the story. The video shows a section badly damaged. > **[Russia closes Crimea bridge hours after Ukraine underwater strike](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cr58e9yr2ezt)** > > Ukraine says it hit the bridge with underwater explosives - the crossing was built by Russia after it annexed the Crimean Peninsula. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7907 "2025-06-03T14:27:35Z")
The Business Ukraine journal wrote a sarcastic line referencing Trump’s ‘You have no cards!’ attack on Zelensky: ‘Today Zelensky played the King of Drones.’ ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7908 "2025-06-03T14:37:42Z")
> [@Sauron](#): > > Ukraine is saying they mined some of the supports with explosives that detonated a couple of hours ago. Jesus. This and the drone attacks are both showing that, even in the middle of a war, and as paranoid as Russians usually are, Ukrainian agents are moving almost at will throughout Russia and the areas it controls. That’s got to be embarrassing to a country that’s been one form of police state or another for over a century. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7909 "2025-06-03T14:41:58Z")
As much as Russia’s enormity is a defensive advantage, it’s also got to be a drawback when it comes to enforcing various authoritarian aspects. How can they keep track of the goings on in every little remote hamlet around its massive territory? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7910 "2025-06-03T14:51:36Z")
Any idea what are the large, round structures in the water? Looks like white pier posts strung together. I have to admit that bridge is built well. Strong concrete. I’ve heard corruption is rampant in Russia. That bridge has survived three strong hits. [![](https://e3.365dm.com/25/06/1600x900/skynews-kerch-bridge-crimea_6933703.jpg?20250603122609) ](https://e3.365dm.com/25/06/1600x900/skynews-kerch-bridge-crimea_6933703.jpg?20250603122609) ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7911 "2025-06-03T15:30:02Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Jesus. This and the drone attacks are both showing that, even in the middle of a war, and as paranoid as Russians usually are, Ukrainian agents are moving almost at will throughout Russia and the areas it controls. That’s got to be embarrassing to a country that’s been one form of police state or another for over a century. The fact that so many Ukrainians grew up speaking Russian, and they two countries have a great deal in common, probably makes infiltration easier. It’s a lot easier for Ukrainians and Russians to impersonate each other than, say, Spaniards and Poles trying to swap places ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7912 "2025-06-03T15:34:34Z")
But, luckily for Ukraine, it works much better going one way than the other - many or most Ukrainians speak Russian fluently; most Russians do NOT speak Ukrainian fluently or at all. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7913 "2025-06-03T16:03:28Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > The fact that so many Ukrainians grew up speaking Russian, and they two countries have a great deal in common, probably makes infiltration easier. It’s a lot easier for Ukrainians and Russians to impersonate each other than, say, Spaniards and Poles trying to swap places As I said over on reddit the other day _\>Takes notes in Canadian\<_ ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7914 "2025-06-03T16:36:37Z")
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