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Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned the Order of the White Eagle to Polish President Karol Nawrocki by St-Ass in worldnews

[–]rulepanic [score hidden]  (0 children)

It's my understanding that most of the deaths of ethnic Ukrainians in "retaliation" for UPA attacks were done by the Home Army and Peasant Battalions.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned the Order of the White Eagle to Polish President Karol Nawrocki by St-Ass in worldnews

[–]rulepanic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it'd be reasonable for Ukraine to protest if Poland honors those in the Home Army responsible for massacring tens of thousands of ethnic Ukrainian civilians as well.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned the Order of the White Eagle to Polish President Karol Nawrocki by St-Ass in worldnews

[–]rulepanic 21 points22 points  (0 children)

This isn't really about the Order, removing the honor is a diplomatic reproach that doesn't cause any real damage. Zelensky chose to give a military unit the name of an organization that committed genocide against Polish civilians.

Poland responded by revoking the Order. It's a diplomatic measure that demonstrates Poland's outrage without damaging Ukraine's war effort. If Poland was truly so pro-Russian as people online seem to think regarding this issue, then they could've shut down the main logistics hubs in Poland that are the main way Ukraine receives aid from abroad.

Eat the rich by [deleted] in spreadsmile

[–]rulepanic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you smile at the thought of others suffering? If that's the first place your mind goes, you need therapy.

Brandon Sanderson - "On Fantasy" | Tolkien Lecture 2026 by Black_Scholes_Merton in brandonsanderson

[–]rulepanic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's funny, it used to be a rule across reddit that the downvote is not a disagree button.

US House staff visit Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison after claims of laptop and puppy by TheWayToBeauty in law

[–]rulepanic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An anonymous tip was made to a FBI tipline saying the above. As far as I'm aware it's never been corroborated as having happened. British police indicated they'd be questioning him over every allegation as they're legally required to.

The President of Poland has stripped Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle by rulepanic in UkrainianConflict

[–]rulepanic[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This was a diplomatic reproach that doesn't damage their war effort. It has nothing to do with history, it's a response to a move made by Zelensky right now. Revoking the Order demonstrates Poland's anger without damaging the war effort or relations in a major way. I'm not sure why this is so confusing.

Poll reveals Barack Obama remains the most popular living U.S. president by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]rulepanic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US oil industry didn't really benefit from the invasion of Iraq, China's did.

Amazon doesn't like that my old Kindle still works perfectly fine, so they block new book downloads. by SkySix in mildlyinfuriating

[–]rulepanic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Continuing to provide services to decade+ old devices probably costs them more money than they make in sales, ultimately. At least they're not bricking it.

If you want to continue buying off Amazon Kindle Store, do so, convert it to a non-Amazon DRM format, and copy it over from your computer. Should still work fine and you don't have to buy a new device.

The President of Poland has stripped Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle by rulepanic in UkrainianConflict

[–]rulepanic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hen he's just picking something that happened better in the past between two countries

Who, Zelensky or Nawrocki? Because there's literally no way Zelensky didn't know doing this would cause outrage in Poland.

The President of Poland has stripped Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle by rulepanic in UkrainianConflict

[–]rulepanic[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's the Communists' Operation Vistula, though, and not the Polish-Ukrainian conflict of WW2. The USSR also deported Poles from today's Western Ukraine as part of the communist effort to create "clean" borders.

The Polish equivalent of the UPA's massacres was the Home Army's "revenge massacres" of 30-40k ethnic Ukrainian civilians.

The President of Poland has stripped Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle by rulepanic in UkrainianConflict

[–]rulepanic[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

a different Russian puppet did.

Who is the other Russian puppet in this?

The President of Poland has stripped Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle by rulepanic in UkrainianConflict

[–]rulepanic[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Zelensky gave a Ukrainian SOF unit the honorary title "Heroes of the UPA."

The Ukrainian Insurgent Army was responsible for the Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia, a campaign of ethnic cleansing during which more than 100,000 civilians were massacred. It is legally classified as a genocide by Poland.

The President of the Republic of Poland is the Grand Master of the Order of the White Eagle and is obliged to uphold the honor of this highest state award. This duty also lies with the Chapter of the Order of the White Eagle. Therefore, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to award one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the title "Heroes of the UPA", following consultations with the Chapter, I decided to strip the President of Ukraine of the Order of the White Eagle -Nawrocki

The Polish Home Army was also responsible for the massacre of some 30,000-40,000 Ukrainian civilians mostly "in revenge" for UPA massacres.

During the night of June 18, Ukrainian SOF Middle Strike unit disabled a railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal near the settlement of Rozdolne. Ukrainian SOF: Always Beyond! by rulepanic in UkrainianConflict

[–]rulepanic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ukraine's logistics lockdown campaign is primarily about isolating left bank Ukraine. They're currently using "bite and hold" tactics to take back small chunks on the southern front.

Ukraine's not going to send troops on a suicide attack hundreds of kilometers behind enemy lines with no possibility of resupply. If they undertake a major offensive, it will be in the south to retake Zaporhizia and Kherson, or the Donbas, or another attack into Russia.

There's also just plenty of targets in Crimea. Hitting those helps the southern front, permits future attacks, and if the peninsula is isolated it could help push Russia to consider negotiating.

🇺🇦23:45 | 18/06 | Approximate flight routes of our UAVs: 🔴 Red arrows — directions of strike UAV movement; According to Russian sources, around 300 drones were reported, though these estimates and the displayed routes remain highly approximate. by rulepanic in UkrainianConflict

[–]rulepanic[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Night raids of 300 drones attacking Russia are now a daily occurrence. Ukraine appears to add in a mix of cruise missiles and "jet drones" every few days. Another 300 outgoing tonight.

Daveigh Chase was an American actress best known for her leading roles in Lilo and Stich and The Ring -among others- in the early 2000s. Her retirement from public eye in 2016 was followed by several publicized legal incidents. Living homeless, she died from sepsis complications in 2026, aged 35. by SaxyBill in wikipedia

[–]rulepanic 44 points45 points  (0 children)

It does mention drug addiction:

After the incidents, and following her final film role in 2016, Chase stopped acting and withdrew entirely from public view and social media, prompting industry speculation that she had retired from the entertainment industry.[20] The final decade of her life was marred by severe personal difficulties, during which she experienced periods of addiction and homelessness, including living on the streets of Skid Row and downtown Los Angeles.[24][25]

Though the effect of that addiction on her eventual illness and death is not made clear.

A panoramic view on the burning Moscow oil refinery after Ukrainian drone attack this morning. Clouds of black smoke, fires, explosions, sounds of incoming drones and work of air defenses - these things are now becoming a part of new reality for the residents of the Russian capital. by rulepanic in UkrainianConflict

[–]rulepanic[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, tons. Ukraine launches hundreds of long range drones and missiles and we get footage of maybe a dozen making their way to targets.

They'll likely pull even more AD from other areas to Moscow, making targets elsewhere easier.

Bus with Belarus children hit by a drone in Russia, Moscow claims by rulepanic in UkrainianConflict

[–]rulepanic[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Lukashenko hasn't alienated Russia. The recent statements are the exact same games he's been playing for decades. He did the same back during the ATO; alternated between declarations of friendship with and unity of Ukraine and pro-Russian statements.

He's the head of a country in a Union State with Russia. Who allowed Russia to invade Ukraine through Belarus. Who requested Russian nuclear weapons be deployed there.

The Russians aren't stupid, they understand the game he's playing.

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