Can I STRONGLY suggest that people think about what they're posting...

[brooklynite]

Case in point: "Russian troops have seized Kiev Airport." There is no reputable news source reporting this. There ARE plenty of people and obscure websites repeating this story. Let's not join in. There are plenty of news items from responsible news sources to focus on.

[PortTack]

1. Agree! It's bad enough without spreading exaggerated numbers or unfounded reports

[USALiberal]

2. I 100% percent agree. And too many posters do not provide links. Nt

[msongs]

3. I get all my info from twitter which is 100 per cen true all the time nt

[flying rabbit]

15. Try facebook instead

197% accurate. Is this a great country or what?

[JohnSJ]

4. Is NBC news credible for you? Per NBC NEWS, Ukrainian official says Missile strikes have

struck in Ukrainian capital Kyiv

While that may or may not be accurate in the fog of war, it is what is being reported

[vanlassie]

7. And that means they have taken an airport to you?

[brooklynite]

8. Yes, and THAT has been reported here with citation.

It has also been reported that Ukraine says missles have targeted the airport.

It has NOT been reliably reported that Russian troops have seized the airport.

[wnylib]

21. BBC radio is reporting the same, with

descriptions of the sound of explosions and the fires flaring up.

But that is not the same as taking over the airport with troops. Kyiv is under missile attack.

[uponit7771]

5. CNN was reporting they've taken the airport earlier, I'm watching the channel close.

[brooklynite]

12. No, CNN has not reported that

CNN reported that an Advisor to the Ukraine Ministry of the Interior reported the missles were targeting the airport. They have NOT reported that the airport has been taken. If Russian troops were on the ground IN KIEV, that would be the top story on every network.

[uponit7771]

13. OK, they're in the PROCESS of taking the airport would be more accurate.

[brooklynite]

14. No, that's also unfounded speculation.

[Ocelot II]

6. "The fog of war," it's called.

Any time there's a crisis people start assuming facts not in evidence because they want so desperately to know what's going on, even though there's usually no way to know for sure in the moment. It's frustrating to have to wait for credible news but that's what we have to do.

[canetoad]

9. The first casualty of war

Is the truth.

[asiliveandbreathe]

10. My point exactly on your last OP..I and most of us here..know we need to

maintain a certain level of hysteria..like NONE! Sadly, this OP is needed to be said..

[tavernier]

11. Also keep in mind

Not all posters are Interested in the truth. Some are here with other motives.

[wnylib]

22. Sadly true.

[iemanja]

16. WaPo says

there are explosions in Kyiv.

[usonian]

17. What if webcams were everywhere?

This one is of Kyiv's Maidan square.

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1YqKDqDBLmeGV

Until they're shut off, or censored.

Public-access satellite photos, anyone?

[Hekate]

18. +1000000

[Agschmid]

19. Kick.

[WarGamer]

20. Confirmed reports of troops on the ground in Odessa

[L. Coyote]

23. State your sources or be ignored.

I pay little attention to information if I don't know the origin of the assertion. If possible, I prefer to provide the source's words, voice, and face.

[Jack-o-Lantern]

24. Umm, pictures of hugh explosions at the two Kiev airports are fake??

[brooklynite]

25. You haven't provided such pictures or their source.

If you go to Twitter, there's plenty of video of explosions in the dark. I've chosen not to post them because I can't confirm when or where they come from.

[brooklynite]

26. UPDATE: Russian troops now control air base near Kiev

Link to tweet

Video evidence and a reputable source. This morning and NOT last night.

See how this works?

[BlackSkimmer]

27. K and r.

Spot on.