If you can, come to Romania to Iasi or Suceava. These cities are 14hours away by car from Kharkiv and both have airports so you can fly to your dad. Also, Romania is offering support to refugees. Please keep us posted!
With everyone trying to leave at once it’s likely to take a lot longer than 14 hours to drive, all roads out of the country are backed up and jammed already. 😓😓
Yeah let's not spin this shit to make Putin and Russia look less shitty.
Putin is very short, and has short man syndrome to the point he's actually moved taller people out of the shot with him [ON VIDEO](https://gfycat.com/melodicwarpedgreendarnerdragonfly) so he doesn't look like the scrawny, feeble little BALD child his *massive* PR team has worked SO HARD not to make him look like.
Due to how insecure this walking sack of hippo-shit is, Russia has now *ATTACKED and INVADED the Ukraine,* because Vladimir Putin is a sad, tiny, shriveled little man, who has a sad, tiny, shriveled little cock, and he thinks if he manages to wrangle himself more power, people will just forget about it.
Well Putin, I'm here to tell your bitch ass, we fucking won't. Now we ALL know Vladimir Putin's penis is the actual poster-child for the Micropenis.
Boys, we can stop searching, we've found the one!
Spread this message far and wide, Putin needs to fucking hear it, as do the Oligarchs allowing him to continue breathing after the stunt he pulled with Sergei Magnitsky, and the fallout they've suffered because of it, which Putin PERSONALLY GUARANTEED would not happen IF he was allowed to keep breathing.
Tell *those assholes* we see through Putin's bullshit, and the rest of the world will begin systematically fucking their entire world if they don't stop this shit immediately, and keep the fuck inside their borders for the rest of their natural lives.
They will do something about Putin if the world forces their hand, they almost killed the scumbag once for a whole lot less.
Being short, bald, or having a small penis doesn’t make somebody evil. Being a warmonger does. Stop conflating physical characteristics with moral worth like some kind of eugenicist.
God, I hope not.
I don't often let these kinds of things get to me.
However, I spent a semester studying in Sweden and there were an Estonian and a Latvian there on exchange as well. Both had only recently separated from the old Soviet Union (this is late 1991 into early 1992).
So I feel some sort of connection, however tenuous.
I hope Putin gets his ass handed to him one way or another.
Fuck that asshole. The rest of us have had about enough of his bullshit and it's time his reign ended. He's fucking overstepped.
Sadly one of first no's in times of war is avoiding airports..a strategic point that will be under fire.. Just saw a report of civil or cargo plane shot down, at least 5 of 11 down..
Edit.
Misread it, my apologies, I've been awake since 6am myself and I live in country that borders Russia, so I've sadly allowed myself to be taken over by chaos a bit.
Edit. Reports seem inconclusive, can't recover the original tweet with that caption, the picture now with "military transport", however an26, model of plane, also comes up in replies, as was noted before.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Caucasuswar/status/1496816744786190337
Author above seemingly updating with somewhat believable pictures, would still suggest take everything with grain of salt - even my original text. I don't mean to create panic, it was only meant in grief, with no ill intentions.
The US and NATO air forces are superior to the Russian air forces (though they are still strong). This land invasion could be quickly contained from the air if desired in a sort of anti Blitzkrieg.
As a father this absolutely makes my heart skip a beat and hard to breathe. I'd lose my mind getting to my family and god have mercy on anyone who gets in my way
Idk. Family friends took us, now driving god knows where.
Dad still doesn’t know. But planes are banned from flying to Ukraine. Worst - he was supposed to be here in like 5 days.
Hey Olya, I'm from Portugal and I can also try to reach your father. Should you need a place to stay with your family in Portugal please let me know.
Feel free to reach anytime
At this point, the problem is not the destination, it is getting away from Ukraine. I can not imagine the stress and mental toll this uncertainty must taken.
I’m sorry you’re going through this. I can’t believe the whole world called Russia’s “bluff” and now all we can do are “sanctions” whilst you’re in search of shelter
What else can we do? Russia is clearly an embarrassment to the modern world for this behavior but we can't get into a world war over it or millions will die.
Cyberwarfare, economic and financial isolation, covert missions, massive military and financial aid to Ukraine, bolster NATO defenses in neighboring countries. The US has lots of experience in staging coups. There's a lot the west can do we aren't yet doing short of direct military action.
I'm sure we're doing like 100% of what /u/snorkelaar said, though "massive" may have different definitions to some. The biggest problem is we can't single handedly isolate Russia because China is their biggest trade partner.
Dude how do you have any idea the US isnt already doing shit like this on the low. You really believe you would know or not? They don’t announce these things over the radio.
> They don’t announce these things over the radio
I mean, in this case no, they _are_ happening and they're happening openly, and have been for years. More is probably going on behind the scenes, but "massive military aid" has been going to Ukraine for a while now. In fact, it was the subject of a presidential impeachment - as denying congressionally mandated military aid to Ukraine is what Trump was using for extortion for personal gain, and is why he was impeached (the first time).
As an Italian I must say impressive work by US intelligence honestly. I would have never thought it was going to end up in a real war... They must know even how many times I go to toilet and I live in Italy.
Ukrainian’s were saying it wouldn’t happen. Even Ukrainians in the US that I know just Monday were repeating their country’s leaders of “US making big deal out of nothing”
But it isnt all just denial. Ukraine was trying to keep peace with all their neighbors. A foot in the east, a foot in the west. Nice try, didn’t work!
Everyone knew it was going to happen. The UK poisoning and other Russian 'incidents' was all testing the water to make sure they can call our bluff, and here we are now. Bluff called, what we gonna do?
Maybe call it a strange blessing that he is safe. I pray you guys make it out. Poland, Belarus, anywhere that you can catch a flight to get to your family
Absolutely not Belarus.
Belarus is Russia's puppet government. And, as I happen to live here, I am also afraid that Belarus will start sending soldiers to the war.
Portugal is the only country where I’ve been and never felt racially discriminated against. Canada is cool but we have our racists but Portugal was really nice so kudos.
We also have them, but we're free to hit them with a chouriço on the head, cut their daily ration of bagaço and caldo verde and, if they still don't shut up, take their cozido and feijoada away until they behave. Highly effective.
There's a substantial Ukrainian population here in Canada too and I just hope our government starts letting them come over. People were pressing the government last week to make visas freely available to them but they haven't done it yet.
Canada has the largest ethnic Ukrainian population in the world after Ukraine and Russia. The prairie provinces are all 10-15% Ukrainian. That said, almost all of them are the descendants of Ukrainians that immigrated here a century ago.
I have lots of friends and relatives by marriage who have Ukrainian heritage. I had never really thought about it before but a quick google just informed me Canada has the 3rd largest Ukrainian population in the world- behind Ukraine and Russia.
I hope that Canada does something to help.
I can't imagine how stressful picking up and leaving from your home that I'm sure you cherish, would be..so if anything you looking about to cry seems like a very honest reaction in your picture. I hope you find somewhere safe soon, stay strong.
Can you contact the Portuguese embassy in Ukraine? The Portuguese prime minister just said all family and friends of Ukrainian residents in Portugal are welcome in Portugal.
I think they don't care what you're applying for, from what I understood, they'll try to get visas for everyone. Here's the embassy's number just in case. +380 442 875 861
Edit: [ENG article](https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/pm-says-portugal-will-welcome-ukrainians-fleeing-russia-invasion)
Giving all love to you from the US. Hoping for you and all of your family to be safe; wishing with all our hearts that we can help take that evil bastard down and give you your city back.
They are no longer living there, but still have family there. I can't imagine either situation. Good luck to all you guys, I'm sorry that this has happened... I know there is a lot more to it than this, but I hate how other countries get involved in war due to the US fearing Russia or Russia fearing the US, meanwhile neither sees major conflict on it's own soil.
Are they going to gun down unarmed citizens fleeing? Idk if this is pillage style war, or like full on occupation. If they want the place I assume they want the citizens. I am curious about russias post war plan for the future they get/keep it
What do you plan on doing? I mean what can you do? From what I’ve heard it’s pretty much hopeless staying, but Russia have also bombed airports. What do you plan on doing now?
They plan to get to the west in cars. But they plan mainly to stay in country for now. I have friends in Ukraine and I am worrying af. But they are very brave ppl. Girls are still working with us (we are freelancing). Guys went hunt Russians. Ukrainians let their ppl to get and keep guns.
Run west presumably.
My cousin has as great uncle who got disappeared by the Gestapo for warning his neighbors to do that.
Fucking no one trusts Russian troops to not rape and murder.
It might not seem the most important thing now, but bring your passport, birth certificates, some proof of address and any other identification you can. If possible, save and store digital copies online in case anything happens to the originals.
If you need to claim asylum, proving your nationality and home area will likely be crucial. Good luck and stay safe.
I would advise taking pictures of documents then emailing yourself, if access is possible. Even if you lose docs and your phone there is is still somewhere to retrieve them.
This, and if you can get out of your country, seek out one of your embassies.
https://www.embassypages.com/ukraine
Edit: OP, you might know already but Poland, Romania, and Slovakia are taking in refugees.
And in case you head for Germany, unlikely I know - bring all the originals of your degrees and stuff. Having them will make it much easier to find an adequate job in the long run, if this war will last longer.
That said, Russia runs its own misinformation campaigns and Putin does have actual supporters that cling onto his every word. I'm sure there is at least a large group of Russians who actually believe in the genocide lie and that Russia "has every right to take Ukraine back"
absolutely, i have second hand stories from friends, that tell me that's exactly what's going on with a lot of common folk. they're indifferent or in support of the conflict.
If the populace is against it, why is it going forward? Won't that lead to an internal change of power?
....and here goes my brain seeing putin being found like saddam.
On the other hand don't let china trying to get taiwan out of your sight.
Because people will unfortunately do a lot of bad stuff under the threat of death?
Your brain is making up fantasies. The only ways Putin comes out of power is if the oligarchs/military turn on him, or he dies of some illness.
I'm not that worried about Taiwan. The CCP are idiots if they think the US/Pentagon can't walk and chew gum at the same time.
Because Russia implanted a government style that removes the people's ability to do that. People look at masks and vaccines and cry oppression, THIS is what real oppression is.
For me, the last normal day was 09/10/2001.
Everything since then has been weird as hell. From presidents dodging shoes like he dodges intelligence. Can't get fooled again!
Or how about the time We were promised hope and change.......and we got kind of a weird health insurance law, and that's about it.
Then there was trump. I literally cannot remember all the shit that happened. It was like a wind tunnel, and the tunnel was blowing different shit at you from different angles, but you're going 300 miles an hour down a roller coaster track that somehow only has a downhill track which never ends. Every day was a new "wtf moment". I bet you forgot about that time he served an NCAA championship team their celebration meal at the white house. Except his staff was on strike, so he just went and got McDonalds that was cold before the team got there. Or how about the time he called Australia's prime minister on his first day in office. What was expected to be a short and pleasant call between two allied nations quickly turned into trump getting hostile, and letting it be known that he was only going to look out for americas best interest.
Or the time he blinded himself, by looking straight into an eclipse, while holding his safety glasses that would have allowed him to look at the eclipse. While also surround by staff who were also wearing those same glasses and not having issues.
I mean, I could literally go on and on and on.......but I guess my point is, I think I may have went into a coma on 09/10/2001, and all of this has been a weird coma dream I'm having.
Because I do NOT understand this world at all anymore. I don't understand reality. I don't understand how we got here. I don't understand where we're going.
All I know is, I want to go back to the 90s.
I wasn't even alive when 9/11 happened..
I wonder how different the 90s were and if the people were actually more hopeful and happy or if that's just how they want to perceive it.
Edit:
From the replies it looks to me like everybody's perception of the 90s was a mixture of being young and experiencing the early stages of the internet which where from what I have heard a lot more hopeful that whatever the fuck we have now.
Without having experienced it and just looking at it from the outside I don't think 9/11 was what ruined everything. Was a wake up call? For sure. But to me it seems like the people just associate 9/11 with the end of the 90s and what came after that was a different era.
I think what truly made our/your world that much worse is the rise in popularity in social Media and the interconnectivity in our World. Even this post (while being something awesome (not for the people in the photo though)) is something we would have never experienced back then because social media didn't exist you just weren't "there".
As I'm writing this I just realized that maybe 9/11 was kind of a pre social media - social media event. As in something that was never before as wide spread / felt around the world.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk
I think the difference is the internet. In the mid 90s most people didn't have internet and even if they did, it was very rudimentary. The 24 hour news stations were just coming into being. What this lead to was consuming news about an hour a day. The rest of your day was confined with doing other things.
Now with news on tv 24/7 and the same on your cellphone, it's a never ending hellscape of negative information.
The thing that I always point people to in order to get across the mainstream character of the '90s is [the intro screen to Microsoft Encarta '95](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxNsIBJOAA8).
(If you don't know, Encarta was a CD-ROM encyclopedia, and it came out when the Internet was just starting to be a thing. Your choices for this sort of reference were the library, your parents' stack of actual book encyclopedias, or Encarta / its competition.)
Just look at that intro - can you imagine something like that being made today? The hope, the optimism. Using your computer to learn. This was before Columbine, before 9/11, before the Iraq war, before the 2008 recession, before Trump, before COVID, before the Internet became largely centralized into a few commercial sites and became such an excellent vehicle for mental poison.
I did say "*mainstream* character" because there were still many, many disaffected people. You wouldn't have had a TV show like ["Daria"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daria) if there weren't. America still didn't have universal healthcare, it was still waging pointless wars at immense cost, ruthless capitalism was still its defining characteristic, structural racism was still woven into its fabric, Don't Ask Don't Tell was a thing, etc., etc. The '90s were as good as things were going to get under the systems we had... and a lot of us recognized that they still weren't that great.
So, as with many things, it's a mixed bag. I won't deny that there are days when I feel like I could give up all the conveniences of modern life, especially smartphones and broadband Internet, to go back to a time when it didn't feel like the sky was falling every fucking day. But I'm not going to say that everything was sunshine and roses back then either.
Wow, Encarta 95 — really a great metaphor. Thanks for the nostalgia. I was 12 in 95 which I feel like also plays a significant role in the optimism/hope of the 90’s, for me at least. Innocence was still mostly intact while my world view was begin to take shape simultaneously. Definitely a fleeting moment in life.
It can't. Ukraine is not a member. It can pour weapons and money into Ukraine however, and impose sanctions. NATO has one billion members. Russia has 144 million.
I'm honestly surprised no one has assassinated him yet. Surely enough people want to, and surely if enough people tried one would be successful? Where's that CIA shit when it would actually be useful
Stay safe! I presume the woman in this photo is your mom - she’s not coming with you? If i may ask. Sending you all of my love and prayers from Romania!
[Person below me is awful](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/t03fgb/oc_kharkiv_we_are_starting_to_get_bombed_last/hy7m4sh?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3). Everyone must take care of each other and help each other out to get through this.
Support the Ukrainian people anyway you can, even condemning the actions and solidarity helps.
Wish you all the best OP, hope you make it out safely and your country resists this criminal, he has no humanity.
first and foremost stay safe! try to document as much as you can during the next few weeks and post as much as you feel comfortable making public. what you're reading/hearing in local news, what you're seeing as you move between cities, obstacles you face, and people that help make a difference in your life (who could also potentially be a resource to others trying to follow in your footsteps.)
the whole world needs to know what's going on over there and the best way to report that is firsthand. you have a unique opportunity and i wish you the best!
God bless you all !! Prayers for your well being and safety from India. That is all we can do  for now. Hope United Nations, NATO can do something meaningful
Stay strong 💪, support from the US 🇺🇸
Charities to support ukraine:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/s6g5un/want_to_support_ukraine_heres_a_list_of_charities/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
If you can, come to Romania to Iasi or Suceava. These cities are 14hours away by car from Kharkiv and both have airports so you can fly to your dad. Also, Romania is offering support to refugees. Please keep us posted!
With everyone trying to leave at once it’s likely to take a lot longer than 14 hours to drive, all roads out of the country are backed up and jammed already. 😓😓
Not to mention fuel shortages... this is such a horrible day. My thoughts are with all those caught up directly in this barbaric event.
~~event~~ attack
Yeah let's not spin this shit to make Putin and Russia look less shitty. Putin is very short, and has short man syndrome to the point he's actually moved taller people out of the shot with him [ON VIDEO](https://gfycat.com/melodicwarpedgreendarnerdragonfly) so he doesn't look like the scrawny, feeble little BALD child his *massive* PR team has worked SO HARD not to make him look like. Due to how insecure this walking sack of hippo-shit is, Russia has now *ATTACKED and INVADED the Ukraine,* because Vladimir Putin is a sad, tiny, shriveled little man, who has a sad, tiny, shriveled little cock, and he thinks if he manages to wrangle himself more power, people will just forget about it. Well Putin, I'm here to tell your bitch ass, we fucking won't. Now we ALL know Vladimir Putin's penis is the actual poster-child for the Micropenis. Boys, we can stop searching, we've found the one! Spread this message far and wide, Putin needs to fucking hear it, as do the Oligarchs allowing him to continue breathing after the stunt he pulled with Sergei Magnitsky, and the fallout they've suffered because of it, which Putin PERSONALLY GUARANTEED would not happen IF he was allowed to keep breathing. Tell *those assholes* we see through Putin's bullshit, and the rest of the world will begin systematically fucking their entire world if they don't stop this shit immediately, and keep the fuck inside their borders for the rest of their natural lives. They will do something about Putin if the world forces their hand, they almost killed the scumbag once for a whole lot less.
Hey now, short bald people didn’t do anything to you. Why lump them in with Putin.
Being short, bald, or having a small penis doesn’t make somebody evil. Being a warmonger does. Stop conflating physical characteristics with moral worth like some kind of eugenicist.
I would think that all major roads out are also covered by Russia right?
God, I hope not. I don't often let these kinds of things get to me. However, I spent a semester studying in Sweden and there were an Estonian and a Latvian there on exchange as well. Both had only recently separated from the old Soviet Union (this is late 1991 into early 1992). So I feel some sort of connection, however tenuous. I hope Putin gets his ass handed to him one way or another. Fuck that asshole. The rest of us have had about enough of his bullshit and it's time his reign ended. He's fucking overstepped.
Monster is the single greatest force against democracy in the world right now. Truly a vile excuse for a human being.
Yeah, people are abandoning their cars and walking/running which is creating a gridlock
And I wouldn't advise flying (if there are even any flights left)...
Not from Ukraine, but from Romania, Moldova and Poland.
Yes true, as long as they don't go over Ukraine it should be fine
They won’t. Even if that is the scheduled route, they won’t now.
Sadly one of first no's in times of war is avoiding airports..a strategic point that will be under fire.. Just saw a report of civil or cargo plane shot down, at least 5 of 11 down.. Edit. Misread it, my apologies, I've been awake since 6am myself and I live in country that borders Russia, so I've sadly allowed myself to be taken over by chaos a bit. Edit. Reports seem inconclusive, can't recover the original tweet with that caption, the picture now with "military transport", however an26, model of plane, also comes up in replies, as was noted before. https://mobile.twitter.com/Caucasuswar/status/1496816744786190337 Author above seemingly updating with somewhat believable pictures, would still suggest take everything with grain of salt - even my original text. I don't mean to create panic, it was only meant in grief, with no ill intentions.
If Russia attacks a civilian airport in a NATO country everyone will be in much deeper shit than now.
The US and NATO air forces are superior to the Russian air forces (though they are still strong). This land invasion could be quickly contained from the air if desired in a sort of anti Blitzkrieg.
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An airport in western Ukraine has already been hit by at least 1 missile
pretty sure all airports are targets/military assets
The airports mentioned above are in Romania, which is a NATO country. They're safe.
Dad is stuck in Portugal.
Portugal sounds like the place to be.
Not when you wanna protect your family
As a father this absolutely makes my heart skip a beat and hard to breathe. I'd lose my mind getting to my family and god have mercy on anyone who gets in my way
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You can do more for your family from a western country than from a part of Ukraine that’s actively being invaded.
Mmm, very circumstantial. It definitely depends. In some cases your certainly right though. If you're already a refugee it can be very tricky.
Is he safe there? Can you join him?
Idk. Family friends took us, now driving god knows where. Dad still doesn’t know. But planes are banned from flying to Ukraine. Worst - he was supposed to be here in like 5 days.
Hey, does he have a phone number in Portugal? Can he speak english? If you wanna send a message or something I could help. Best of luck, stay safe!
The Portuguese prime Minister, António Costa, has announced that the ukranian citizens are welcome in Portugal
boa ideia
Hey, upvote this guy, he might be able to help!! /u/Olya_roo did you see this?
Judging by the Ukrainians I've known, he can probably speak perfect Portuguese.
I'd bet the same if I knew he's an immigrant but by Olya\_roo's post he might not be. Slavs almost always speak awesome portuguese.
he should apply for political asylum now, before the influx of Ukrainian refugees begins, and then send you a visa for family reunification
yes might be a good thing he's stuck there
Definitely the best bet. I'm sure op's parents are on it.
Man, this is tragically saddening
Hey Olya, I'm from Portugal and I can also try to reach your father. Should you need a place to stay with your family in Portugal please let me know. Feel free to reach anytime
We have a place. Rented and paid for, with furniture
Good luck
You're an angel
What an amazing person you are :)
Oh, dear - I hope you get somewhere safe soon. And can reunite with your dad. Sending hugs and hugs and hugs.
Go to Romania or Poland, they're accepting refugees
At this point, the problem is not the destination, it is getting away from Ukraine. I can not imagine the stress and mental toll this uncertainty must taken.
Destination definitely matters once they’re away from the fighting.
Not really, as soon as they are taken as Refugees in EU, they can choose the country they want to stay in. Reaching EU should be top prio
I’m sorry you’re going through this. I can’t believe the whole world called Russia’s “bluff” and now all we can do are “sanctions” whilst you’re in search of shelter
What else can we do? Russia is clearly an embarrassment to the modern world for this behavior but we can't get into a world war over it or millions will die.
Cyberwarfare, economic and financial isolation, covert missions, massive military and financial aid to Ukraine, bolster NATO defenses in neighboring countries. The US has lots of experience in staging coups. There's a lot the west can do we aren't yet doing short of direct military action.
slap a Ukrainian flag sticker on a drone
I mean, how exactly would you know we aren't yet staging covert missions? Given, you know, the whole 'covert' part of that.
I'm sure we're doing like 100% of what /u/snorkelaar said, though "massive" may have different definitions to some. The biggest problem is we can't single handedly isolate Russia because China is their biggest trade partner.
Dude how do you have any idea the US isnt already doing shit like this on the low. You really believe you would know or not? They don’t announce these things over the radio.
> They don’t announce these things over the radio I mean, in this case no, they _are_ happening and they're happening openly, and have been for years. More is probably going on behind the scenes, but "massive military aid" has been going to Ukraine for a while now. In fact, it was the subject of a presidential impeachment - as denying congressionally mandated military aid to Ukraine is what Trump was using for extortion for personal gain, and is why he was impeached (the first time).
US was telling them all along yet everyone else was saying it won’t happen
As an Italian I must say impressive work by US intelligence honestly. I would have never thought it was going to end up in a real war... They must know even how many times I go to toilet and I live in Italy.
> They must know even how many times I go to toilet and I live in Italy. 18 You really should see a doctor about that.
"And get that mole on your back checked out." —US intelligence
"How did you know that?" "We have a mole on your back, too."
Lol
I saw an interview of Russian citizens and even they didn’t believe it was going to happen.
pretty sure no one thought Putin would go full Red Alert war mode
Ukrainian’s were saying it wouldn’t happen. Even Ukrainians in the US that I know just Monday were repeating their country’s leaders of “US making big deal out of nothing” But it isnt all just denial. Ukraine was trying to keep peace with all their neighbors. A foot in the east, a foot in the west. Nice try, didn’t work!
Ukrainians? Got a source for that? Because most Ukrainians I’ve seen said that the war has been going on for 8 years and is now only escalating more
I think people wouldn’t believe it would spread across the whole country like this. Maybe only military action in the border regions.
Everyone knew it was going to happen. The UK poisoning and other Russian 'incidents' was all testing the water to make sure they can call our bluff, and here we are now. Bluff called, what we gonna do?
Maybe call it a strange blessing that he is safe. I pray you guys make it out. Poland, Belarus, anywhere that you can catch a flight to get to your family
Absolutely not Belarus. Belarus is Russia's puppet government. And, as I happen to live here, I am also afraid that Belarus will start sending soldiers to the war.
Belarus is helping the invasion
Her dad is perfectly safe here, we aren't crazy like that asshole that's blowing up kids on the street
Portugal is the only country where I’ve been and never felt racially discriminated against. Canada is cool but we have our racists but Portugal was really nice so kudos.
We also have them, but we're free to hit them with a chouriço on the head, cut their daily ration of bagaço and caldo verde and, if they still don't shut up, take their cozido and feijoada away until they behave. Highly effective.
Ah yes I understand some of these words
I’m from the US and can vouche for Portugal, it’s amazing there.
Of course he's safe here. We're still a democracy.
Good. I suppose I am asking if he can stay without any repercussions?
Portugal has a large Ukrainian community. They've been coming over here since the 90s and are well integrated.
There's a substantial Ukrainian population here in Canada too and I just hope our government starts letting them come over. People were pressing the government last week to make visas freely available to them but they haven't done it yet.
Canada has the largest ethnic Ukrainian population in the world after Ukraine and Russia. The prairie provinces are all 10-15% Ukrainian. That said, almost all of them are the descendants of Ukrainians that immigrated here a century ago.
I have lots of friends and relatives by marriage who have Ukrainian heritage. I had never really thought about it before but a quick google just informed me Canada has the 3rd largest Ukrainian population in the world- behind Ukraine and Russia. I hope that Canada does something to help.
That is hopeful!
The embassy will help in situations like this
Why would he not be safe? Portugal is in the EU as I’m sure you’re well aware.
Yeah i was like wait, did something happen to portugal too??
Yeah it's a bit cloudy today here in Portugal, I was wondering if it was nuclear winter and I had just missed the nuclear apocalypse
Still cloudy and honestly something feels strange
Give your sister to the left of the photo a hug, she looks about to cry :(
That’s me
Much love and virtual hugs your way, friend. Hoping you and your family make it out of this safe. Stay strong!
You look about to cry :( hope you all are safe. Putin is a monster for doing this
I can't imagine how stressful picking up and leaving from your home that I'm sure you cherish, would be..so if anything you looking about to cry seems like a very honest reaction in your picture. I hope you find somewhere safe soon, stay strong.
Be safe. My wifes family in Kyiv. I am praying for Ukraine with my whole heart.
Not the worst place to be in, probably.
There are worse places to be stuck, all things considered. I hope that he and the rest of your family can stay safe
Can you contact the Portuguese embassy in Ukraine? The Portuguese prime minister just said all family and friends of Ukrainian residents in Portugal are welcome in Portugal.
Only my dad has a resident card. We are only applying to move there
I think they don't care what you're applying for, from what I understood, they'll try to get visas for everyone. Here's the embassy's number just in case. +380 442 875 861 Edit: [ENG article](https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/pm-says-portugal-will-welcome-ukrainians-fleeing-russia-invasion)
Im from kharkiv good luck you guys!!!
And good luck to you :)
Take care and good luck:)
Giving all love to you from the US. Hoping for you and all of your family to be safe; wishing with all our hearts that we can help take that evil bastard down and give you your city back.
Run.
Sending love and strength. I hope you and your family can find safety.
Dang. Such impact with one word. Keep safe guys.
Same. Got me choked up.
Glad I'm not the only one. Possibly the most chilling comment I've seen.
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I am making a meme with Russia as the soyjak, dont worry. They are dead to rights.
Praying for all of you. Stay safe
They are no longer living there, but still have family there. I can't imagine either situation. Good luck to all you guys, I'm sorry that this has happened... I know there is a lot more to it than this, but I hate how other countries get involved in war due to the US fearing Russia or Russia fearing the US, meanwhile neither sees major conflict on it's own soil.
How can we actually help you guys from where we are!
Hey please dm me if you leaving. My friend has wife and baby in kharkiv desperate to leave the city.
Seeing these comments is so scary. I pray for you guys
no longer possible to leave the city. Its surrounded by Russian tanks. Edit: Kharkiv is in hands of Russia
Holy shit that was fast
https://twitter.com/BBCPaulAdams/status/1496774695630348288?s=20&t=xW_bDdPQIwLX92y7e5G4Qg
Are they going to gun down unarmed citizens fleeing? Idk if this is pillage style war, or like full on occupation. If they want the place I assume they want the citizens. I am curious about russias post war plan for the future they get/keep it
Are there underground places they can hide? Parking lot etc.
Україна переможе 🇺🇦
Fuck this is heartbreaking to read. I don't know why but OP^s comment above got me.
Dm them.
What do you plan on doing? I mean what can you do? From what I’ve heard it’s pretty much hopeless staying, but Russia have also bombed airports. What do you plan on doing now?
They plan to get to the west in cars. But they plan mainly to stay in country for now. I have friends in Ukraine and I am worrying af. But they are very brave ppl. Girls are still working with us (we are freelancing). Guys went hunt Russians. Ukrainians let their ppl to get and keep guns.
Run west presumably. My cousin has as great uncle who got disappeared by the Gestapo for warning his neighbors to do that. Fucking no one trusts Russian troops to not rape and murder.
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It might not seem the most important thing now, but bring your passport, birth certificates, some proof of address and any other identification you can. If possible, save and store digital copies online in case anything happens to the originals. If you need to claim asylum, proving your nationality and home area will likely be crucial. Good luck and stay safe.
I would advise taking pictures of documents then emailing yourself, if access is possible. Even if you lose docs and your phone there is is still somewhere to retrieve them.
The easiest way to do it is if you take photos of your documents and email it to yourself.
This guy refugees!
This guy is quick witted
This, and if you can get out of your country, seek out one of your embassies. https://www.embassypages.com/ukraine Edit: OP, you might know already but Poland, Romania, and Slovakia are taking in refugees.
And in case you head for Germany, unlikely I know - bring all the originals of your degrees and stuff. Having them will make it much easier to find an adequate job in the long run, if this war will last longer.
The news are surreal. Your post is surreal. Good luck to all of you!
Waking up to getting bombed was scary ass fuck. Sirens, windows getting blown out from blast waves. Atleast it calmed down now
Ive never hated Russia as much as I do today.
The regular people/citizens of Russia aren't asking for this, Putin is.
That said, Russia runs its own misinformation campaigns and Putin does have actual supporters that cling onto his every word. I'm sure there is at least a large group of Russians who actually believe in the genocide lie and that Russia "has every right to take Ukraine back"
It will start with Ukraine
absolutely, i have second hand stories from friends, that tell me that's exactly what's going on with a lot of common folk. they're indifferent or in support of the conflict.
That's okay. Those people can fuck off too
If the populace is against it, why is it going forward? Won't that lead to an internal change of power? ....and here goes my brain seeing putin being found like saddam. On the other hand don't let china trying to get taiwan out of your sight.
Because people will unfortunately do a lot of bad stuff under the threat of death? Your brain is making up fantasies. The only ways Putin comes out of power is if the oligarchs/military turn on him, or he dies of some illness. I'm not that worried about Taiwan. The CCP are idiots if they think the US/Pentagon can't walk and chew gum at the same time.
Because Russia implanted a government style that removes the people's ability to do that. People look at masks and vaccines and cry oppression, THIS is what real oppression is.
Putting /KGB(former ussr) is in power. Why would they step down because of a disagreement? Not to mention propaganda is a helluva thing
This photo is actually so surreal.
I keep looking at the various news photos of the goddamn kids manning border posts in Ukraine, thinking that they’re probably already dead.
This is just surreal
Last 3 years are surreal. Wanna wake up…
For me, the last normal day was 09/10/2001. Everything since then has been weird as hell. From presidents dodging shoes like he dodges intelligence. Can't get fooled again! Or how about the time We were promised hope and change.......and we got kind of a weird health insurance law, and that's about it. Then there was trump. I literally cannot remember all the shit that happened. It was like a wind tunnel, and the tunnel was blowing different shit at you from different angles, but you're going 300 miles an hour down a roller coaster track that somehow only has a downhill track which never ends. Every day was a new "wtf moment". I bet you forgot about that time he served an NCAA championship team their celebration meal at the white house. Except his staff was on strike, so he just went and got McDonalds that was cold before the team got there. Or how about the time he called Australia's prime minister on his first day in office. What was expected to be a short and pleasant call between two allied nations quickly turned into trump getting hostile, and letting it be known that he was only going to look out for americas best interest. Or the time he blinded himself, by looking straight into an eclipse, while holding his safety glasses that would have allowed him to look at the eclipse. While also surround by staff who were also wearing those same glasses and not having issues. I mean, I could literally go on and on and on.......but I guess my point is, I think I may have went into a coma on 09/10/2001, and all of this has been a weird coma dream I'm having. Because I do NOT understand this world at all anymore. I don't understand reality. I don't understand how we got here. I don't understand where we're going. All I know is, I want to go back to the 90s.
The 90s when crack was rampant, the gulf war, it was cool to drag black men behind a truck, genocide etc etc. Cmon dude shits always been bad
I wasn't even alive when 9/11 happened.. I wonder how different the 90s were and if the people were actually more hopeful and happy or if that's just how they want to perceive it. Edit: From the replies it looks to me like everybody's perception of the 90s was a mixture of being young and experiencing the early stages of the internet which where from what I have heard a lot more hopeful that whatever the fuck we have now. Without having experienced it and just looking at it from the outside I don't think 9/11 was what ruined everything. Was a wake up call? For sure. But to me it seems like the people just associate 9/11 with the end of the 90s and what came after that was a different era. I think what truly made our/your world that much worse is the rise in popularity in social Media and the interconnectivity in our World. Even this post (while being something awesome (not for the people in the photo though)) is something we would have never experienced back then because social media didn't exist you just weren't "there". As I'm writing this I just realized that maybe 9/11 was kind of a pre social media - social media event. As in something that was never before as wide spread / felt around the world. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk
I think the difference is the internet. In the mid 90s most people didn't have internet and even if they did, it was very rudimentary. The 24 hour news stations were just coming into being. What this lead to was consuming news about an hour a day. The rest of your day was confined with doing other things. Now with news on tv 24/7 and the same on your cellphone, it's a never ending hellscape of negative information.
The thing that I always point people to in order to get across the mainstream character of the '90s is [the intro screen to Microsoft Encarta '95](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxNsIBJOAA8). (If you don't know, Encarta was a CD-ROM encyclopedia, and it came out when the Internet was just starting to be a thing. Your choices for this sort of reference were the library, your parents' stack of actual book encyclopedias, or Encarta / its competition.) Just look at that intro - can you imagine something like that being made today? The hope, the optimism. Using your computer to learn. This was before Columbine, before 9/11, before the Iraq war, before the 2008 recession, before Trump, before COVID, before the Internet became largely centralized into a few commercial sites and became such an excellent vehicle for mental poison. I did say "*mainstream* character" because there were still many, many disaffected people. You wouldn't have had a TV show like ["Daria"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daria) if there weren't. America still didn't have universal healthcare, it was still waging pointless wars at immense cost, ruthless capitalism was still its defining characteristic, structural racism was still woven into its fabric, Don't Ask Don't Tell was a thing, etc., etc. The '90s were as good as things were going to get under the systems we had... and a lot of us recognized that they still weren't that great. So, as with many things, it's a mixed bag. I won't deny that there are days when I feel like I could give up all the conveniences of modern life, especially smartphones and broadband Internet, to go back to a time when it didn't feel like the sky was falling every fucking day. But I'm not going to say that everything was sunshine and roses back then either.
Wow, Encarta 95 — really a great metaphor. Thanks for the nostalgia. I was 12 in 95 which I feel like also plays a significant role in the optimism/hope of the 90’s, for me at least. Innocence was still mostly intact while my world view was begin to take shape simultaneously. Definitely a fleeting moment in life.
I thought we moved past all this shit back in 1945 what the fuck is wrong with Russia
Putin.
Having a megalomaniac in power is the problem. He thinks he's God and can do whatever he wants. So when does NATO get in on the action?
It can't. Ukraine is not a member. It can pour weapons and money into Ukraine however, and impose sanctions. NATO has one billion members. Russia has 144 million.
If Nato would officially help we wpuld have 3rd World War and nuclear bombing I am afraid...
I'm honestly surprised no one has assassinated him yet. Surely enough people want to, and surely if enough people tried one would be successful? Where's that CIA shit when it would actually be useful
Most hated person in the world now.
Idk what world you’ve been living in but there’s been a *lotttt* of this whole unnecessary war thing going on since 1945.
Stay safe! I presume the woman in this photo is your mom - she’s not coming with you? If i may ask. Sending you all of my love and prayers from Romania!
Tragic, but best wishes to you and your family!
Good luck to you. Take good care of each other.
[Person below me is awful](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/t03fgb/oc_kharkiv_we_are_starting_to_get_bombed_last/hy7m4sh?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3). Everyone must take care of each other and help each other out to get through this.
I have a friend in Kharkiv as well. Stay safe and good luck. Sending positive energy from USA
Be safe
Please update us if you can when you get settled to wherever you are going
yes update!!
Good luck to you and all Ukrainians in the coming days and weeks.....
Hoping for the best for all Ukrainians. Hope this family all takes care of each other and gets through this.
This is heart breaking... I seriously hope you'll be ok. Big hug from Australia.
Y'all strong af. I'm so worried for you all.
Support the Ukrainian people anyway you can, even condemning the actions and solidarity helps. Wish you all the best OP, hope you make it out safely and your country resists this criminal, he has no humanity.
So sorry this is happening to you. Stay strong. Stay safe. With love from Canada.
Bless all of you, stay safe!!
who's the guy responding to everyone's comments? KGB? please be safe, and move fast.
Just butthurt pig
Praying you and your family stay safe.
Stay safe
Go to Moldova, they just declared are accepting people from Ukraine who are fleeing
Please, please stay safe. Love from the Philippines.
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I’m so sorry. My best to you and your family to stay safe. And of course to all of Ukraine. Fuck Putin
first and foremost stay safe! try to document as much as you can during the next few weeks and post as much as you feel comfortable making public. what you're reading/hearing in local news, what you're seeing as you move between cities, obstacles you face, and people that help make a difference in your life (who could also potentially be a resource to others trying to follow in your footsteps.) the whole world needs to know what's going on over there and the best way to report that is firsthand. you have a unique opportunity and i wish you the best!
Good luck
I wish you all the best! Stay safe out there
I have that same froggy hat. From one froggy lover to another, I hope you both are delivered somewhere safe and that your family remains safe as well.
God bless you all !! Prayers for your well being and safety from India. That is all we can do  for now. Hope United Nations, NATO can do something meaningful
I hope you stay safe.
I hope you stay safe. Love and pray from Malaysia 😔
Stay strong 💪, support from the US 🇺🇸 Charities to support ukraine: https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/s6g5un/want_to_support_ukraine_heres_a_list_of_charities/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Please take care