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mysteryowl

(9,350 posts) Thu Mar 17, 2022, 03:23 PM Mar 2022

BBC: 'New' news from Mariupol --- 90% of buildings fattened to rubble [View all]

90% of buildings fattened to rubble in Mariupol!
50-100 bombs dropped on Mariupol - EVERYDAY!!

Horrific! This is beyond words.

A once beautiful city founded in 1778
Population 432,000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariupol

(Update: it was a BBC report)

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BBC: 'New' news from Mariupol --- 90% of buildings fattened to rubble [View all] mysteryowl Mar 2022 OP

Such a waste pandr32 Mar 2022 #1

And that's not guaranteed to help the Russians. WarGamer Mar 2022 #2

Fuck Putin! Initech Mar 2022 #3

But Putin just wants to "liberate" Ukraine. lpbk2713 Mar 2022 #4

He's already... 2naSalit Mar 2022 #5

He must really want Mariupol as a port city. mysteryowl Mar 2022 #8

Obviously he doesn't care about that part. ...nt 2naSalit Mar 2022 #10

Scorched Earth sarcasmo Mar 2022 #6

War reparations Silent3 Mar 2022 #7

They can help clean up the rubble so the city can be rebuilt. mysteryowl Mar 2022 #9

I was just looking at photos of the city. It was beautiful. So much amazing architecture! smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #19

Grozny / Aleppo speak easy Mar 2022 #11

Got a link to that BBC report? ornotna Mar 2022 #12

I was listening to NPR and this was a BBC news hour reporting. mysteryowl Mar 2022 #14

Ah, I understand n/t ornotna Mar 2022 #17

link please, TIA Celerity Mar 2022 #13

It was on the radio. mysteryowl Mar 2022 #15

that would explain the typo, thanks Celerity Mar 2022 #16

Drone vid showing massive destruction honest.abe Mar 2022 #18

Before and after sat images.. shocking honest.abe Mar 2022 #20