Small number of people 'have escaped Mariupol'
The city has been encircled by Russian forces for days, with communication lines down, no power, and food rapidly running out.
Local journalist Anna Romanenko told the BBC a column of private cars managed to leave the city. One of those who fled told her that by driving along small rural roads under cover of darkness, they were able to reach territory controlled by Ukraine.
#FUNFACT - https://counter.social was cock-blocking Russian traffic before it was cool.
Which is why it isn't currently infested with trolls, bots, misinformation and adversarial influence operations and trying to figure out what to do about it.
Instagram from Maksim ChmerkovsKiy
Video of abandoned Russian vehicles show the army was supplied with food that expired in 2015.
This morning in the UN Human Rights Council more than 140 diplomats refused to listen to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s futile attempt to justify unacceptable military aggression. Watch them leave the Council Chamber.
The Russian People May Be Starting to Think Putin Is Insane
MADMAN THEORY
The more desperately Putin tries to demonstrate his authority ahead of elections in 2024, the more his grip on power may slip away.
@stueytheround Of course, I'm in the mental health field and see both sides of that coin daily...but today...some of them suck :)
@WeThePeople Yes just checked out a property in Chacon NM that showed a flowing river through it in the 90s. It's dried up.
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