CNN reporter discovers he is crouching by grenade while on air (CNN)

[ItsjustMe]

CNN's Matthew Chance reports from the aftermath of a battle at a bridge outside Kyiv, Ukraine, as the Russian invasion of the country enters its fifth day.

[magicguido]

1. It's actually Important to show every dead body; we _must be horrified and offended. Don't hide them

Show Reality

[Warpy]

2. War is horrific and to be avoided. There is no glory in modern warfare

Modern warfare is cowardice, aimed at making life unbearable for everyone it doesn't kill outright, targeting civilians and the infrastructure they depend on.

In addition, it is futile. Territory gained by conquest will be full of people with great reason to hate the conquerpr. Putin might be able to take Ukraine, but he won't be able to hold it. China will exact a very steep price for laundering his gold reserves and he will deplete his military while crippling his country.

It's very telling that he's using his eastern divisions already. Likely he knows his western divisions would be a lot less inclined to fight, loath to slaughter their friends and relatives just because Putin wants to be known as a great conqueror.

[COL Mustard]

5. I'm not sure that "V" represents Vostok

It looks like an identification chevron and nothing more. Anyway, Vostok, spelled in Russian, would be "BOCTOK". (I don't know a lot of Russian but I do know that!)

[Gore1FL]

6. They have marked their vehicles with "Z" as well.

The Cyrillic "Z" looks more like a "3."

It's hard to know what any of those markings might mean; I think they were just making a guess.

[tclambert]

9. They're saving paint by only drawing half a swastika.

[Gore1FL]

10. LOL

[geardaddy]

8. That was my thought.

V in Russian is B.

Those chevrons are also on many other countries' military vehicles.

[PoliticAverse]

3. You can't have people be too offended at the actual horror of war, apparently. n/t

[OnDoutside]

7. Well, there is human dignity, even in war.

[COL Mustard]

4. This guy should be on the other side of the guardrail

It would be easy to kick or step on the wrong object and *bang* your nickname is Pegleg.

Yes, warfare is horrible and we should avoid it when possible. To riff on the bumper sticker, War Is Not The Answer. But when it is, bring it and bring it hard. The Ukrainians know that and will fight for every inch of their country.

[Codifer]

11. Gads.

Makes me wonder.

Did any any Ukrainian shout.... "WOLVERINES!"?

[Aussie105]

12. Yes, we get it CNN.

War makes a mess.
no need to walk around blown up army equipment and dead bodies.

We have seen it all before.
Too many times.
In too many places.

And watch your step there.
Hopefully CNN has spare reporters and cameramen.

[YoshidaYui]

13. I was expecting it to go BOOM while he was there

But glad it didn't go off!