Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar

Firestar_3x · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:07

robfosters said:
What on earth do they want Chernobyl for?

Because its a good route to get armor in.

Bassmansam · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:08

The_One said:
Chernobyl is key because its the shortest route into kyiv from where most of russias heavy stuff is

i thought they weren’t at kiev yet?

Tombstone · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:09

MartinPrince said:
That comes over as a little ignorant; which is akin to your name being 'David', but I insist on calling you 'Dean' saying that nobody should tell me what to call you as 'no offence was meant'.

By your token you can also continue to call; Zimbabwe as Rhodesia, Sri Lanka as Ceylon, Myanmar as Burma, Thailand as Siam etc. If the Ukrainians want people to call 'Kiev', 'Kyiv' then that's the least I can do, especially as they are being currently invaded by the country that insists on it being called 'Kiev'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KyivNotKiev#:~:text=Previously, most airports refused to,Geographic Names, switched to Kyiv.

To be honest, I had just assumed that Kiev wss the English version of Kyiv. A bit like Munich being the English version of Munchen etc, I call it Munich not Munchen , likewise I call it Spain not Espana and Rome rather than Roma.

Entai · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:09

Lmg80 said:
Football has nothing to do with this.

Not directly, but will be hit severely indirectly.

All Russian oligarchs having their uk assets frozen, and the government looking into all russian shell companies owning property in UK, will affect a lot if football funding.

The likes of Ambramovich having assets frozen, will leave a large hole in Chelseas bank balance i would imagine.

The_One · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:09

Bassmansam said:
i thought they weren’t at kiev yet?

They aren’t but now they have chernobyl they can move all the heavy armour straight to kyiv

Fubsy · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:10

robfosters said:
What on earth do they want Chernobyl for?

Stalker coins.

Iraklis F.C. · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:10

Tombstone said:
To be honest, I had just assumed that Kiev wss the English version of Kyiv. A bit like Munich being the English version of Munchen etc, I call it Munich not Munchen , likewise I call it Spain not Espana and Rome rather than Roma.

Does it really matter how a foreigner spells foreign names? Its the same, and it was done in good will, i didnt mean to offend anyone by typing KIEV, thats the official spell of the citys name in English. Should we spell london as LONDINIUM ?

hyperseven · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:12

robfosters said:
What on earth do they want Chernobyl for?

film a second season?

Tombstone · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:12

Iraklis F.C. said:
Should we spell london as LONDINIUM ?

Would be worth more points in scrabble at least

MartinPrince · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:13

Tombstone said:
To be honest, I had just assumed that Kiev wss the English version of Kyiv. A bit like Munich being the English version of Munchen etc, I call it Munich not Munchen , likewise I call it Spain not Espana and Rome rather than Roma.

Actually I thought exactly the same as you, that is until a Ukrainian friend put me right!

XeNoN89 · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:14

Iraklis F.C. said:
Does it really matter how a foreigner spells foreign names? Its the same, and it was done in good will, i didnt mean to offend anyone by typing KIEV, thats the official spell of the citys name in English. Should we spell london as LONDINIUM ?

Kiev is the English translation from russian, Kyiv is the English translation from Ukrainian

Locky · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:16

So the at least the UK seem to be doing something unlike the rest of the EU along with the mighty Germans and French who so far and done ZERO.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:16

Don't worry guys OcUK mods are OK with a guy being very happy at the war happening in Ukraine,because he said he loves inflation because Russia will punish us and he will become rich.

****** NEWS FLASH ************* NEWS FLASH ************* NEWS FLASH *******

Putin has ordered the military into Ukraine, now the west are putting on sanctions.
Thing is Russia are sitting on lots of important hard assets (like me) which the world needs and Putin knows this and has basically Checkmated the west and the rich people behind the puppet governments in the big chess game.

Now If Putin uses the ace up his sleeve and sets an embargo on important commodities on Europe/west then we may get inflation on steroids!
The wheat market has gone vertical after Putin's announcement, Russian Federation exports the most wheat in the world, also Russia exports oil/gas/coal/aluminium and more. Hard assets folks!

What does this mean for GPU prices from knock on effects?
I would expect GPUs to hold their high price, and even increase further.
I'm pro inflation as I have a huge bet on inflation going up to about 2030.
This is unexpected, lets see what Russia decides to?

The Running Man · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:17

Minusorange said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1496906473128939532

You would have thought they would just bombard the airport any any incoming Russians would take high casualties.

wolfie138 · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:17

Iraklis F.C. said:
Does it really matter how a foreigner spells foreign names? Its the same, and it was done in good will, i didnt mean to offend anyone by typing KIEV, thats the official spell of the citys name in English. Should we spell london as LONDINIUM ?

it doesn't really MATTER, it just might be confusing for people following the story as all the maps i've seen [brief looks, admittedly] have Kyiv so they might think you're referring to a different place.

omnomnom · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:19

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Don't worry guys OcUK mods are OK with a guy being very happy at the war happening in Ukraine,because he said he loves inflation because Russia will punish us and he will become rich.

Sorry who what now?

Firestar_3x · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:20

wolfie138 said:
it doesn't really MATTER, it just might be confusing for people following the story as all the maps i've seen [brief looks, admittedly] have Kyiv so they might think you're referring to a different place.

Anywhere else in the world named Kiev?

Blackjack Davy · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:20

Bassmansam said:
i thought they weren’t at kiev yet?

Chernobyl was the only thing in the way of a clear run to Kiev its flat farmland after that they'll be in Kiev by tomorrow almost certainly. Paratroopers have already taken key sites like airports just outside Kiev.

Its pretty obvious he's going for broke and wants regime change by installing a puppet govt in Kiev a.k.a. like Lukashenko in Belarus. Hope the ukranian president manages to escape before then or he'll be spending the rest of his days in a windowless jail cell.

Tombstone · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:20

XeNoN89 said:
Kiev is the English translation from russian, Kyiv is the English translation from Ukrainian

Its all terribly confusing, whilst I keep seeing people saying Kyiv instead of Kiev and Kharkiv instead of Kharkov, I still see those same people say Odessa (russian derived) and not Odesa (ukranian derived). Doesnt seem to be very consistent in which places should be using which derivation.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 24 Feb 2022 at 18:20

omnomnom said:
Sorry who what now?

Big thread by a troll in the GPU section:
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...y-to-drop-significantly-ever.18932614/page-40

Apparently they are all OK with. Guy basically made an account in middle 2021,and literally posts only in that thread.

Yes,Russia checkmated us. Russia has all the cards.Inflation is good,etc.