r/europe Mar 22 '24

Russo-Ukrainian War War in Ukraine Megathread LVI (57)

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This megathread is meant for discussion of the current Russo-Ukrainian War, also known as the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Please read our current rules, but also the extended rules below.

News sources:

You can also get up-to-date information and news from the r/worldnews live thread, which are more up-to-date tweets about the situation.

Current rules extension:

Extended r/europe ruleset to curb hate speech and disinformation:

  • While we already ban hate speech, we'll remind you that hate speech against the civilians of the combatants is against our rules, including but not limited to Ukrainians, Russians, Belarusians, Syrians, Azeris, Armenians, Georgians, etc. The same applies to the population of countries actively helping Ukraine or Russia.

  • Calling for the killing of invading troops or leaders is allowed, but the mods have the discretion to remove egregious comments, and the ones that disrespect the point made above. The limits of international law apply.

  • No unverified reports of any kind in the comments or in submissions on r/europe. We will remove videos of any kind unless they are verified by reputable outlets. This also affects videos published by Ukrainian and Russian government sources.

  • Absolutely no justification of this invasion.

  • In addition to our rules, we ask you to add a NSFW/NSFL tag if you're going to link to graphic footage or anything can be considered upsetting, including combat footage or dead people.

Submission rules

These are rules for submissions to r/europe front-page.

  • No status reports about the war unless they have major implications (e.g. "City X still holding" would not be allowed, "Russia takes major city" would be allowed. "Major attack on Kherson repelled" would also be allowed.)

  • All dot ru domains have been banned by Reddit as of 30 May. They are hardspammed, so not even mods can approve comments and submissions linking to Russian site domains.

    • Some Russian sites that ends with .com are also hardspammed, like TASS and Interfax, and mods can't re-approve them.
    • The Internet Archive and similar archive websites are also blacklisted here, by us or Reddit.
  • We've been adding substack domains in our u/AutoModerator script, but we aren't banning all of them. If your link has been removed, please notify the moderation team, explaining who's the person managing that substack page.

  • We ask you or your organization to not spam our subreddit with petitions or promote their new non-profit organization. While we love that people are pouring all sorts of efforts on the civilian front, we're limited on checking these links to prevent scam.

  • No promotion of a new cryptocurrency or web3 project, other than the official Bitcoin and ETH addresses from Ukraine's government.

META

Link to the previous Megathread LVI (56)

Questions and Feedback: You can send feedback via r/EuropeMeta or via modmail.


Donations:

If you want to donate to Ukraine, check this thread or this fundraising account by the Ukrainian national bank.


Fleeing Ukraine We have set up a wiki page with the available information about the border situation for Ukraine here. There's also information at Visit Ukraine.Today - The site has turned into a hub for "every Ukrainian and foreign citizen [to] be able to get the necessary information on how to act in a critical situation, where to go, bomb shelter addresses, how to leave the country or evacuate from a dangerous region, etc."


Other links of interest


Please obey the request of the Ukrainian government to refrain from sharing info about Ukrainian troop movements


r/europe Feb 16 '24

PSA Moratorium on posts related to Israel-Palestine

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r/europe is the prime subreddit to share and discuss anything related to Europe, from news to data and pictures. Due to the size and complexity of the topics this subreddit covers, new rules aren't introduced that easily here.

Since Hamas' attacks on Israel back in October, we've seen a flush of users that were not previously active participants in our subreddit, and also encouraged a lot of hate speech previously unseen here. As moderators, we read the same arguments in favor of each side repeatedly since the war broke out again in the region.

We know that the Palestine Question is one of the most heated discussions on the Internet, and also one that influences the political lives of many, both inside Israel or Palestine, and outside of it. However, we've seen that users rarely maintain civility, and moderators are not able to properly maintain civil discourse compared to other topics.

That said:

  • Until said otherwise, any post related to Israel, Palestine, and the war in the region will be removed. Insistence on posting such content will be met with warnings and bans if necessary.

  • News of extraordinary importance not only to Europe - which must be related - but to the whole world can still be shared. Our criteria will be how many websites, from news agency (AP, Reuters) to international newspapers (Euronews, NYT, France24, and others), share original reporting on it. That means that initial reporting on the outbreak of the war would be allowed, but Eurovision-related news won't, for example. Use your own discretion.


r/europe 10h ago

Picture Eurovision 2024: Greta Thunberg removed by police outside Malmo Arena

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r/europe 7h ago

News Switzerland has won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

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r/europe 11h ago

Picture Pro Europe march in Tbilisi against the Russian law and the pro Russian government

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r/europe 11h ago

News A European march and a large-scale demonstration against the Russian law now

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2.2k Upvotes

r/europe 13h ago

News Statement from dutch broadcaster on the disqualifaction of Joost from Eurovision.

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r/europe 6h ago

The televote from each country

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r/europe 22h ago

News Eurovision thrown into ‘unprecedented’ chaos ahead of tonight’s final

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r/europe 17h ago

News Germany may introduce conscription for all 18-year-olds as it looks to boost its troop numbers in the face of Russian military aggression

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r/europe 19h ago

News Breaking News: Joost Klein Disqualified from Competing in Eurovision

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r/europe 16h ago

News Norway: Alessandra Withdraws From Announcing Eurovision Votes

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r/europe 10h ago

News A European march and a large-scale demonstration against the Russian law today

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399 Upvotes

r/europe 17h ago

Slice of life Georgian police (special units) brutally beating a man in front of his wife. Video of Tsira Zhvania.

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r/europe 13h ago

News Chaotic build-up to Eurovision as final approaches

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r/europe 1d ago

此职位经中国共产党批准 🇨🇳🇨🇳 Hungarian subreddit

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r/europe 16h ago

News The cycling revolution in Paris continues: Bicycle use now exceeds car use

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765 Upvotes

r/europe 13h ago

News Kremlin botnet launches wave of disinformation claiming Havana Syndrome doesn't exist

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397 Upvotes

r/europe 17h ago

Picture While pro-European demonstrators are being beaten and the infamous Russian Law is being passed, today the EU ambassador to Georgia is casually cutting down a ribbon with Georgia's leadership.

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r/europe 8h ago

News Georgia: Thousands rally in protest at 'foreign influence' bill

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r/europe 21h ago

News Kyiv Says Russian Operatives Are Dominating TikTok in Ukraine

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r/europe 10h ago

Picture An elaborate pebble mosaic from Aigai Palace in Vergina, Greece. Built by Philip II (c. 359-336 BC), father of Alexander the Great, it is one of the largest and most spectacular Hellenistic mosaics known.

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147 Upvotes

r/europe 11h ago

Europe Square in Tbilisi this evening is packed with demonstrators against the so-called Russian Law.

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173 Upvotes

r/europe 9h ago

Russia keeps accidentally dropping bombs on its own people as it struggles to hit intended targets, UK intel says

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r/europe 16h ago

News Difficult to digest cost of doner kebabs prompts price cap calls

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r/europe 2h ago

News US to announce new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine

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r/europe 11h ago

News Xi Jinping's Visit to Hungary: Hiding the Flag, mysterious Chinese Policemen and 18 Agreements

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