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Almost 90 bombs were dropped in one region in just 24 hours.

Russia unleashed an unprecedented bombardment in southern Ukraine overnight in what local officials described as a “massive attack” in the conflict which has continued to rage even as the international community’s attention has moved to the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

The Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry on Monday morning said Russia dropped at least “87 aerial bombs on populated areas of the Kherson region - the largest number for all time.” At least eight people were also injured in other Russian strikes carried out in the Odessa region further to the west on Sunday night.

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[–] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Did Russia agree to the transfer to Ukraine? And regardless, that's clearly not expansion, it's reclaiming lost territory.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Russia never owned those territories.

That was the USSR, which does not exist anymore.

Russia has no claim to Ukraine, no matter what their propaganda says.

Otherwise Italy should own most of Europe and Africa, since the Roman empire did.

And by your logic, Russia should be confined to the territories of Khanate of Kazan as conquered by Ivan the Terrible.

[–] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Russia is the same country as the USSR, minus the parts that left. They are a global superpower, like it or not they get a say in what happens globally. And the idea that a critically important part of a superpower can just be convinced to leave it is insane. What did America do when a large portion of our country (one which also contained all of our access to our southern waters, btw) tried to secede? We went to war with them. Russia is doing the same. Why is it wrong when they do it?

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

No because it was the USSR and they initiated the transfer, it absolutely is expansion since its not their territory. Reclaiming lost territory is such a terrible way to try and rationalize what Russia is doing. Unreal.....