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[-] D61@hexbear.net 64 points 2 years ago

Known by the call sign “Mad Max,” he has supplied at least 14,000 shells to brigades across Ukraine’s east, plus 4,000 munitions for aerial drones to drop on Russian troops and vehicles, he estimates.

scratches head in confusion

A hulking figure, with an unruly dark beard and bright green eyes, Polyukhovich has been fighting for eight years in eastern Ukraine, where the war has been raging since the covert Russian invasion in 2014.

snaps fingers

Ah... now it makes sense.

[-] Self_Sealing_Stem_Bolt@hexbear.net 52 points 2 years ago

since the covert Russian invasion in 2014.

Lmao wut. We couped their government and Crimea voted to leave ukraine (a few decades after ukraine couped their independent government). Cope harder liberals.

[-] CarmineCatboy2@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago

Crimea voted to leave ukraine

its only a legitimate vote if its in the western region of the world. otherwise its a sparkling democracy.

[-] Deadend@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago
[-] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago
[-] Deadend@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Coup your regime, then coup every regime around you! matt-jokerfied

[-] makotech222@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago

I dunno what it is, but every time they (media) give a nickname to someone, its entirely a fabricated person. I noticed this in the CHAZ reporting and also in Haiti and Ukraine

[-] D61@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

Like, posting pictures, describing how this dude operates, describing what his house looks like, and describing what the outside of his lab is going to look like... there's no way this article is talking about a real thing.

All a drone needs to start looking for is "Dudes walking around places where 1) Russian forces have moved away from and 2) had indirect fire assets present", "houses near these places with piles of mortars, mines, and artillery shells", and "Buildings with Skull and Crossbones or Mad Max" spray painted on them to call in a glide bomb.

[-] TheDialectic@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago

So kind of him to pick an English nick name.

[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago

we're all living in amerika so an action movie from 40 years ago is a cultural touchstone they could have, assuming this guy is an actual person

there's a russian language wikipedia page, anyway: Безумный Макс

[-] SaniFlush@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago

Coca-Cola, Wonderbra

[-] D61@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

In the photos from that article, there's a picture of a patch that says "Sapper" in English instead of any of the common languages in Ukraine. I don't think there's anything explaining where this patch came from or who it belonged to. Definitely giving me some very weird vibes.

[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

Stalker would be a much better nickname

[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

much better, but the people this guy is probably made up for haven't played a videogame.

[-] Egon@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

Or seen a movie

[-] IMF_DOOM@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Especially since there was a new one in like 2015 or something and apparently theres another one coming out soon or something (?)

[-] VILenin@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

State Department creative writing club's latest masterpiece

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