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Reports: Russia Hits NATO Member Romania With Kamikaze Drone (www.kyivpost.com)

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A Russian kamikaze drone on Wednesday flew into NATO air space and detonated near a Romanian village, Ukrainian news reports said, but official Bucharest said the fact of the strike wasn’t confirmed and that they would check.

Ukrainian social media video recorded in the river port city of Izmail, opposite Plaura, showed an orange flash lighting up the night horizon and a booming blast on the Romanian side of the river. Flames and smoke reaching hundreds of meters into the sky were visible following the explosion. A Russian kamikaze drone strike against Izmail had been in progress at the time.

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[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The August 2008 invasion of Georgia was just the culmination of years of Russian provocations towards Georgia. Georgia's leaders knew Russia was itching for a fight. As for Ukraine, many Ukrainians realized that if they ever adopted a more pro-Western stance then Russia would invade. I've heard one account of Ukrainians fighting in the Georgia-Russia War because "we're next."

[–] CableMonster@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And all that had to happen is for NATO to mind its own business and the wars would not have happened. Why was it so important for two countries that we dont actually care at all about to join NATO if it was going to cause wars?

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Did you miss the bit where Russia kept harassing Georgia? It was going to invade sooner or later. Russia likes its former imperial conquests to be kept under its thumb.

[–] CableMonster@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah because they didnt want them to join nato. Why wouldnt nato just say "we have no interest in having Georgia and Ukraine in nato" to prevent wars?

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, they were harassing them just for being friendly with the West. Exiting the Russian sphere of influence, not joining NATO, was the cardinal sin.

[–] CableMonster@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

Yes, being friendly with the west and exiting the russian sphere is considered a threat against russia to them. You can no like it, but I am all about avoiding war and dead people. Those countries mean nothing to us and we should have no part in their politics.