Unarmed Kherson forced the Russian invaders to retreat

[Donkees]

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[grumpyduck]

1. Looks to me like a sign

of a demoralized Army. At least the soldiers in the truck.

[Donkees]

2. ''The occupiers, who had been waiting for a warm welcome here, did not expect such resistance.''

Mass anti-Russian rallies are taking place in the temporarily occupied towns of southern Ukraine.

“Despite the fact that the invaders impose a strict administrative and police regime in the temporarily occupied territories, Ukrainians are not afraid of holding mass protests. It is impossible to stop Ukrainians. They are really citizens of their country," the statement reads.

In particular, residents of Kherson once again took to the streets with blue and yellow symbols on March 20. The occupiers, who had been waiting for a warm welcome here, did not expect such resistance.

[Igel]

4. and Internet connectivity in the area plummeted.

Power was cut to a major provider.

[SheltieLover]

3. Good!

[Takket]

5. heh... this is ironic considering what blocking a motor vehicle means in right-wing areas now...

https://www.vox.com/2021/4/25/22367019/gop-laws-oklahoma-iowa-florida-floyd-blm-protests-police

In the wake of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests, Republican lawmakers are advancing a a number of new anti-protest measures at the state level — including multiple bills that specifically make it easier for drivers to run down protesters.

The most recent example of such a law came Wednesday, when Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a new law that effectively allows drivers to hit people with a car in a specific set of circumstances.

Under the new law, an Oklahoma driver will no longer be liable for striking — or even killing — a person if the driver is “fleeing from a riot ... under a reasonable belief that fleeing was necessary to protect the motor vehicle operator from serious injury or death.”

The measure also creates new penalties for protesters who obstruct streets or vehicle traffic, including hefty fines of up to $5,000 and as much as a year in jail.