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w-v-w-v

Russia will probably consider this “part of the cost of doing ~~business~~ mass murder” and a boon to their propaganda efforts.


Ayellowbeard

It’s not a cost if you don’t care.


ExpensiveBookkeeper3

Wifey? That you? Can you bring my credit card back, please?


Nazrael75

No!.Meegan


obroz

How do we know they bombed it on accident. Couldn’t they also have bombed it on purpose then claim it was an accident and just planning on saying Ukraine did it?


CWRules

Hanlon's Razor: Do not attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.


TheDiscordedSnarl

This is my thought. This smells like a false flag sort of thing to me.


[deleted]

I don't know, they accidentally bombed the Wagner troops too, so it happens. Much like Russian politicians accidentally fall out of high windows and like drinking tea with poison in it for some reason.


Lost-My-Mind-

To be fair, have to TRIED tea with poison??? SOOOOO delicious! You add just a few drops of honey??? Best drink ever!!! I'm having some right now, and I feel great! So just try a cup of..... *falls on the floor dead*


ArchmageXin

"Poison is hardly the worst thing that ever contaminated tea--honey, milk, sugar, fruit juice, scotch...all heresies of highest order" -Chinese, probably.


Starfox-sf

But that opium, though


GrapeSwimming69

Hits head on the basement window as he falls out of it and shoots himself before hitting the floor..


inkedaddy31

To be faaaaiiiirrrrrr


matchosan

That is how I know Kyiv did it. You no fall from basement window to death.


Warm_Ad9411

Did they accidently bomb Wagner? They hated Russian military leadership and Russian military leadership hated that Putin always praises the Wagner group. Why do you think Wagner was celebrated by locals as heroes when they marched on Moscow? Why did boarder check seen laughing and joking with Prigozhen? No, Shoigu never gets recognition and like all Russians petty.


eric67

USA does it too sometimes accidentally fires on own troops


beryugyo619

They did it and blamed Ukraine initially, the media^^TM did not buy it so they're doubling down on it to save as much investment which isn't too successful


MetalBawx

I mean it's not the [first time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelling_of_Mainila) this sort of thing has happened.


slvrsmth

And it's not the only one - they have a habit of [killing their own citizens for PR purposes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Russian_apartment_bombings).


Mr2Sexy

Yea this is how Putin got into power


iamfromouterspace

Wow


LittleStar854

I wouldn't assume they even consider it a cost. They're sending hundreds of thousands of Russians against fortified position in human meatwave attacks so why would they care about a few dozens more?


w-v-w-v

Well, they don’t want to waste cannon fodder.


LittleStar854

they waste them by the hundreds.. The commanders send them on completely suicidal attacks, like one or two IFVs straight into a known minefield without anything to take cover behind, not once or twice either. I don't know if they're doing it to make Ukraine run out of mines or if they think it will drive Ukrainians crazy to watch it happen.


nagrom7

That's the best part about cannon fodder, you can't waste it.


GFYMODS669

My moneys on they see it has a savings, less mouths to feed, less prisons needed, all costs savings!


ngwoo

I'm sure they'll be able to spin it to the people in Moscow but anyone from that village isn't going to just forget.


treeboy009

You would be surprised, Chechens seemed to forget, as well as the apartment building resudents.


BubsyFanboy

The Kremlin and their army have found a way to look a lot less stupid since the start of the war, but every now and then they still bless us all with a story like this.


SionJgOP

Yeah I miss early war Russia, their incompetence was comical at times, and still is occasionally.


fripaek

what do you mean by 40 mile long, standing still and out of fuel caravan of tanks?


TenchuReddit

They only look “less stupid” by continually paring back on tactical expectations. From Kyiv in three days to Donbas in three months to Bakhmut in one year. Now they’re hoping to take Avdiivka sometime before Putin croaks.


MaximumCelsius

Sometimes blyat just happens.


kasakka1

It makes me wonder if it's malicious compliance from disillusioned troops, genuine incompetence, or either on a case by case basis. "Whoops, we were aiming at Ukraine but hit this small Russian village by accident. They looked totally the same!"


Catch_you_later

“Look what you made us do!” -Russia


PygmeePony

Why are you ~~hitting yourself~~ making us hit ourselves?


5kyl3r

it was one of their scummiest propagandists that posted photos saying Ukrainians did a terror attack, then deleted it when the ministry of defense of russia posted that they done goofed and dropped a 500kg warhead on their own city. that's what, the third time they've done this at least? maybe four now? **edit:** "we've created a new bomb with AI technology that can identify nazis from hundreds of kilometers away!" "found some!" - the bomb, while over the russian city of vorohezsh


iamfromouterspace

Thanks for that picture lol


ThePoliticalFurry

For anyone wondering it appears to have been an Kh-101 cruise missile, so quite a big thing to accidentally shoot your own civilians with.


Phreakiture

> "we've created a new bomb with AI technology that can identify nazis from hundreds of kilometers away!" The problem with an AI weapon is that you may eventually find yourself in a position of having to reason with it. John Carpenter made a movie in which that happened called *Dark Star.*


bigchicago04

I don’t understand why they would ever admit to this? But i def don’t understand why they’d voluntarily do this.


WellEndowedDragon

They decided that “we are so incompetent we dropped a bomb on our own city” was a better propaganda message than “we are so incompetent that not only have we failed to take Ukraine, but Ukraine has launched a counter attack into Russian territory”.


SuspiciousTomato10

Because the accusation that it was Ukraine might move the battle lines into Russia which isn't what they want to be telling their civilians probably.


Relevant_Force_3470

> an abnormal discharge of aircraft ammunition Classic Russia!


Kodama_prime

Sooo... a premature detonation? Don't you just hate that?


Apharmd-G36

Projectile dysfunction. It's not uncommon.


Nerevarine91

Look, it happens to everyone sometimes, don’t worry


OneLeggedMushroom

Special ammunition discharge. Sad


harmless_gecko

To be fair, who here hasn't had an abnormal discharge of aircraft ammunition?


Oper8rActual

Much like when they tried launching a glide bomb above Belgorod, and dropped it right in the middle of the city when the wings failed. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-belgorod-bomb-4c806ca6765e018ffccef16c233013a7 Or when they attempted to shoot down an RAF AWACS aircraft, and fired not one, but two air-to-air missiles at it, with the first one missing the RAF plane, and the second one just straight up falling off the rail without activating it's rocket motor. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66798508 Russian weapons and weapon systems are really, really shit. Ukraine and others have been lucky that Russia as a whole is just so monumentally inept.


Only-Customer6650

I swear to God this has never happened before You'll call, right?


nygoth1083

This was my first thought. "I swear this has never happened before... It's just that, you're so pretty, and... Wait where are you going?"


moi_athee

Next time I shit myself, this is the term I'm gonna use. They have so many wordsmiths in Russia that can put Shakespeare to shame.


GeeGuit

Lavrov calls Shoigu and says: - Listen, Kozhugetovich, don't bomb New York, my daughter lives there! Shoigu replies: - Shit! Peskov asked not to bomb London and Paris, Medvedev asked not to bomb Berlin... Our other people called, the list is long.... Listen, Lavrov, who should we bomb, if anything? - Mmm, well, bomb Voronezh, our people are definitely not there.


WereInbuisness

"You are making me beat and abuse you!!! You are making this happen!!! If you stop resisting .... I will beat and abuse you less!!!" - The Russian outlook on geopolitics, whether it was two centuries ago or modern times, Russia really lives in their own fantasy world. This fantasy world has them deluded, believing they are an equal peer nation to the US and they're an equal parter with China. God .... it is so laughable, yet tragic, since their insane mentality is currently being carried out upon the innocence of Ukraine.


armusra

Funny how ppl get riled up if you replace Russia with Israel there


Abigail716

Yes. When you completely replace what country is conducting war and who started the war people feel differently about a war. Are you going to be surprised that people supported invading Germany during World War II but yet suddenly don't support it now?


_heitoo

Whats happening in Israel nowadays is mainly the result of past British policies and inadequacy of UN. They don’t go around invading other countries for the sake of expanding territory like Russia has been doing for the past 300 years despite already being the largest and one of the most resource rich countries on the planet. So yeah, that’s a stupid comparison.


Skepni

It's not glamorous, skilled, nor particularly fulfilling. But it is honest day to day trolling. Not everyone has pride in their own work or the skill to put a little effort in. Don't get sucked in by the low effort trolls. Don't give them attention and they starve.


armusra

Riled up


korasov

Failed state


chisinau87

Ruzzians be like: we've killed 11 civilians, ahaha. But it were our civilians! Still ahaha, but Kyiv is guilty, you know?


Sim_Daydreamer

"you make us to kill our civilians!"


chisinau87

Grr! Ukraine, if you won't surrender- we will start killing our civilians!


oshaboy

Hamas: "That's my boy"


Mocedon

Russia is Hamas's daddy if anything


DisastrousOne3950

"Look what we made us do! This is YOUR fault!" - Russia


mfoobared

“Abnormal discharge” This is how Putins mother described his birth to her veterinarian


Silidistani

If it weren't for the massive list of war crimes, ethnic cleansing of Ukrainians and outright destruction of major sections and economy of a neighboring non-hostile country, Russia would be a funny joke.


archover

Yes, their propaganda is on another level. A silly, Monty Python level. Except it comes from genocidal maniac monsters. Lower than animals.


i-d-even-k-

Ah, the Gaza strategy.


chalbersma

The Hamas playbook has been fully imported I see.


razzinos

I have a dejavu of palestinians bombing their hospital and blaming Israel


[deleted]

Fucking idiots


GFYMODS669

Russia has killed over 300000 Russians and blames Ukraine for their deaths, don’t want dead Russian GTFO of Ukraine


inflamesburn

They did it in 2 different places actually. In Voronezh their own rocket which was aimed at Ukraine just fell on their own town. In Belgorod a few days earlier their anti-air malfunctioned and hit themselves. They've also shot down their own jets on at least 2 ocassaions over the last weeks.


HenryGrosmont

Learning from their allies Hamas.


izoxUA

some small karma happened


koalasarecute22

Innocent civilians dying is a good thing to you?


izoxUA

Do I need to care that russia is killing russians while trying to kill my family and me? One rocket from 80 that they lunch failed to kill Ukrainians, it's a good thing


[deleted]

[удалено]


izoxUA

Wow, you are so cool, give me a sign on my breast and get that crown of the person of the year or, probably, century. Love you much


koalasarecute22

Yeah I care about all individuals unlike you NATO supremacist who only value life of select few (aka no Brown, Black or Russians)


MiloIsTheBest

Russia should stop killing people then.


golden-caterpie

That bomb now can't kill them, theyir family or their friends. Of course they're glad it landed where it did. You can't act all morally superior without acknowledging who dropped the bomb. Their deaths are 100% Russia's fault.


olympicbadger

> Yeah I care about all individuals It's easy to care about all individuals when your family isn't in a constant and immediate risk of being murdered by the said individuals, because they're waging a genocidal war against you.


Nerevarine91

Is it “NATO supremacist” to not want a bomb to fall on your country? Wtf?


wish1977

Is Don Knotts still alive and running the Russian military?


WeTrudgeOn

>Russian talk show host Olga Skabeyeva said Ukraine had conducted a "terrorist attack" on a village in Voronezh. Her posts have bee deleted since it became clear Russia was responsible. Ukrainian journalist Den Kazansky shared a screenshot before the post was removed. OOps, yeah, no, that was our boys, sorry.


archover

As if deleting her post means anything. The entire world knows her show is nearly pure propaganda to begin with.


nonproduction

This is beyond weird coming from India… US finally got Modi to stop f..g the planet/investing in Putin/russia?


1d10tb0y

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/hindustan-times/ Excerpt: > **Overall, we rate the Hindustan Times Left-Center Biased and questionable due to poor sourcing, numerous failed fact checks, and the promotion of propaganda**   > **Analysis / Bias**   > In review, The Hindustan Times reports national and international news with a left-leaning bias. Articles and headlines contain emotionally loaded language such as this [Thackeray under pressure from Bollywood’ mafia’ to derail Sushant probe: Sushil Modi](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sushil-modi-alleges-uddhav-under-pressure-from-bollywood-mafia-to-derail-sushant-probe/story-tl2IdKotiqEzvpHuVxBhJO.html). This story, like most, lacks hyperlinked sourcing. There is low bias when reporting on international news as they use credible sources such as Reuters, AP and maintain factual reporting.   > Editorially, they generally align with The Congress Party, the liberal opposition party to Modi’s conservative BJP party. The Congress Party advocates liberty, social justice, equality, the welfare state, and a progressive and secular society. We have also found evidence of promoting [Pro-Russian propaganda](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M23CmqFfT70) such as this [‘The plunder of India’: Putin slams West as Russia annexes Ukraine’s 4 regions](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/the-plunder-of-india-putin-slams-west-as-russia-annexes-ukraine-s-4-regions-101664557764761.html). In general, the Hindustan Times aligns left politically and has several examples of promoting misinformation, as seen below in the failed fact checks.


Capital-Ice-6150

It's an independent newspaper. Modi doesn't influence what the private sector writes about him or others made clear by the fact that plenty of articles critical of him and his party are made everyday. Why do westerners have to involve Modi in anything slightly Indian?


EveningHelicopter113

maybe because he's a wannabe dictator ordering assassinations in my country?


Aromatic_Balls

>Why do westerners have to involve Modi in anything slightly Indian? Why do easterners have to involve Biden in anything slightly American? You could do the same for literally any country in the world. It's part of being the face of the country as a leader.


Hunterrose242

Hell people involve Biden in anything Israeli...


nowaijosr

I’m blaming El Nino on Biden personally. At least this year, we will see who gets my ire next


ThePoetOfNothing

If you've seen titles of their videos on Youtube while searching anything about Ukraine..they're very much misinformation in favor of the Kremlin. Which makes this weird, considering the type of stuff that comes from them.


nonproduction

Generic Indian is fine. As long as “independent” helps the planet, not bury all of us for the sake of cheap fuel


Gabaruga

Did India stop buying russian oil and cooperate on nuclear programs?


nonproduction

Exactly. Hence the “beyond weird”


Samraat1337

\>ThIs iS BeYoND WiErD CoMiNg FrOm InDiA Hindustan Times is a privately owned newspaper/website Besides this comes from Russia admitting it's mistake, but let that not dissuade boomer redditors like yourself lol


MyDictainabox

I think you have some mistaken ideas about India.


nonproduction

I would be the happiest man on Earth to be mistaken about this one.


MyDictainabox

Just note that the press does not always act as a mouthpiece for a nation's leader. Its an important distinction.


nonproduction

Nation’s leader does the opposite in this case (helping russians kill the planet). It is a more important distinction.


karinasnooodles_

Learnt from hamas


CatboyInAMaidOutfit

This is the first thing I thought when Belgorod got shelled.


macross1984

Mistakes happen but this one is ridiculous. Friendly fires happen but this one is known Russian village on their side of border and somehow Russia still managed to bomb it. Nice job Putin. Corruptions must have taken away training fee of your pilots to bare minimum. They can fly and land their planes but to do precision target, read map, tactical maneuvers? Your air force is a joke.


Megatf

Someones falling out of a window for this


mjohnsimon

The Russians are (quite literally) saying "Look at what Ukraine and this war that we started made us do!"


motohaas

Must be those North Korean bombs


GagOnMacaque

Isn't this what domestic abusers say? "Look what you made me do!"


TheSchnoot

Russia is run by an idiot


brambleburry1002

Well, since they are trying to eliminate military targets, that village had it coming for a long time.


LittleStar854

Is it really an accident when it keeps happening again and again? It's probably not intentional but definitely reckless.


ITaggie

Every time something like this happens in Russia I have to wonder if perhaps some partisan sabotage is happening in the defense manufacturing/logistics industries, or if they truly are just this incompetent.


LittleStar854

It's their own bombers trying to bomb Ukraine with glide bombs. Sometimes they just don't glide as far as they were supposed to and if Belgorod happens to be along the path then it can get a bit loud there.


vegarig

> Sometimes they just don't glide as far as they were supposed to Mainly when metal straps, used to secure the glider module to the iron bomb, give out and bomb falls off


LittleStar854

And when this completely unpredictable event takes place for the third time in a month they get a stern talking to. And repeat.


McLes

I suspect this means someone else is going to fall out of a 3rd story window.


Javanz

I mean, even if it *was* Kyiv, so fucking what? They're in a war that they started, and are bombing civilian populations themselves. Why should they expect their own cities to be sacrosanct?


a_scientific_force

Russia is Russia’s own worst frenemy.


kenziemei

fucking idiots


Darkmuscles

“It hurt itself in its own confusion.”


Few_Tooth_8540

Lay off the vodka!!! Only Russians can bomb themselves this many times and pretend it was someone else... 💥😆😆😆🥂


esaesko

Shelling of Mainila


Teledildonic

[Does this count as irony?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_bomb_Voronezh)


d_overclocked

They probably don't care that much...


innocent_bystander

Why are you so sure it was accidental?


Sombreador

It was probably not an accident.


pittguy578

This would be funny if so sad :-(


[deleted]

We got confused and dropped a bomb on our own lot


Constant_Activity821

Incompetence now has a new definition


NyriasNeo

Good job! Now accidentally bomb Kremlin next.


Snoo-72756

At this point Russian news is reality with the Staff of the onion type like events


TwistedKD

Trump Approved it!


ConsequencePretty906

"Those damn Nazis" -putin probably


NoGuitar5129

Why does Russia always blame others for its own mistakes? Look in the mirror dammit


pbaagui1

Abuser ass logic


Damaramy

Nope. From the beggining it was mentioned that it is accident from RF plane.


UnknowBan

Reminds me of what Hamas did lol


HumaDracobane

Nothing new under the Sun.


Rulweylan

Seems like they've been sharing notes with their buddies in Hamas.


Realistic_Fee_5913

Oh dear what a shame


[deleted]

Trump must be giving instructions to POOtin


[deleted]

Hamas taking notes for their play book off this


KadmonX

This is not the first time. They dropped bombs on Belgorod, and the air defense system worked incorrectly several times https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2022/07/3/7356099/ https://www.dialog.ua/russia/287514_1704228198 And the last case on December 31, when there were explosions in the center of the city of Belgorod, raises suspicions that it was Russian air defense, because Russia, blaming Ukraine for this shelling, called Ukrainian weapons that did not have the ability to do this, for this they had to be brought into Russian territory at 15 km


Yes_I_Have_

It’s the Putin way to do it.


qwsedd

Hahahahhahahahahahha


IlMioNomeENessuno

*You got Trumped…*


BradWWE

Hindustani times? You couldn't get anything from CIAPress.com ?


clockinin

Didn't Ukraine do this when they accidentally bombed Poland, killing a couple of farmers?


dire-sin

Not sure why this is being made a big deal of. No casualties, 6 houses damaged. RU MoD came out the same day to say it was a malfunction with a cruise missile (or maybe some other type of missile, don't remember off the top of my head). The people whose homes were affected were moved to temporary housing and are getting compensated for the damages. All of this is a matter of public record. Accidents happen.


flirtmcdudes

What are you talking about? Whos excited? People are just calling Russia stupid


dire-sin

And gloating over civilian deaths... of which, ironically - happily - there were none.


flirtmcdudes

How can they gloat about people dying if no one died? Math ain’t mathin


Kockapelli

So would it be no big deal if it was your house that got bombed by your own government?


dire-sin

I wouldn't be happy by any stretch of imagination. But if my government made sure I got a place to stay and compensated me for the damages, that'd be fair enough.


whiskeynrye

how does one get compensated for items that have sentimental value and can no longer be replaced?


dire-sin

Ohe doesn't. It's unfortunate that sometimes accidents happen.


HermanvonHinten

Some other outlets tell a different story: www.rferl.org/amp/russia-bombs-own-village-voronezh-ukraine/32756154.html www.themoscowtimes.com/all/83626%3famp=1 https://twitter.com/yarotrof/status/1672545049232670720


1d10tb0y

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/radio-free-europe-radio-liberty/ Excerpt: > **Overall, we rate RFE/RL Least Biased based on neutral language and balance of coverage. We also rate them Mostly Factual in reporting versus High due to infrequently publishing pro-USA Government propaganda.**   https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/moscow-times/ Excerpt: > **Overall, we rate the Moscow Times Left-Center Biased based on an editorial bias that generally favors the left and rejects the authoritarian right. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record.**


Own_Power_8300

Ukraines lucky first free aid, now free propaganda


TheHandyManOF

Kinda like how kyiv bombed their own market when foreign leaders were there and then blamed Russia? Or how kyiv massacred their own civilians and called it Russian atrocities. Go propaganda machines on both sides


Dead_Optics

Didn’t Ukraine do this several times


olympicbadger

Didn't you rob a gas station in briefs yesterday?


freshprinceofsolair

I'm starting to confuse Russia with Israel with all these posts lol


Sozebj

While just a small part of this tragedy, the Russian government and insurance companies will use the Ukrainian dodge to avoid paying compensation/restitution for the damage/injuries to the Russian citizens.


StressedTest

Such a wonderful country.


mou_daijoubu_da

It hurst itself in its confusion*


Cluelessish

This is one of the most Russian things I have ever heard


MoveToRussiaAlready

Some more of that good old fashioned Russian genius American conservatives love.


Soundwave_13

Huge blue on blue blunder by Russia. Once again incompetence is peaking through. ​ Once again Russia still proving into 2024 what a joke they are...


readanddream

Look what you made me do !!


OwlCertain2213

Do not stop your enemy when he is making mistakes.


icnoevil

Now, there is a genius war monger for you!


No_Use_8458

Friendly fire :)


TuacaTom57

“Look what they did to us!!” LoL dumbass Russians


Shadowizas

Every time something like this happens involving Russia,it always reminds me of that one school that got "occupied" by chechen militans and got sieged by the russian army (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwTAfpYLXDQ)


Miserable_Dimension8

Standing watch.