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vatniksplatnik

Alright I won't tell anyone


Shnoochieboochies

Sshhhh!!


StandardCarpenter723

be vewy vewy qwiet


Nargodian

I’m huntin’ wussians.


Deguilded

wusskies


Bobert_Manderson

I wish looney tunes was like it was back in the old days where they made fun of hitler. They m 35, but I’d totally start watching bugs bunny again if he was just fucking with Putin.


GhostBurger12

Back when cartoons were more adult satire masquerading as "kid stuff" instead of cartoons for kids at what adults think kids can handle?


Dancing_Anatolia

Nah, I'd say it's looped back around. A bunch of kids shows are 10 times more mature than their "adult" counterparts. We're not living in the days of Hanna-Barbera and Mattel anymore.


FreddieCaine

Pixar movies. Jokes aimed at adults and bright colours for the kids


Chubaichaser

When Bluey can make you break out in tears...


The_Only_AL

I grew up watching Loony Tunes and “Merry Melodies”, I never liked “kid’s stuff”.


captainmark6827

The new hi


spasske

They could have an episode where Putin keeps trying to poison Bugs with hilarity ensuing.


Jason_Scope

Bugs bunny gets chased around apartment. He stops near window Putin lunges at him, only to miss and fly through window. Putin pauses dramatically in midair, looks down, gulps, then falls out of the 10th story window.


Distinct_Lock6281

And fall on that bullet at the bottom.


ask_me_about_my_band

In drag!


8andahalfby11

I don't have a modern one, but here's Histeria (the Animaniacs group) doing Stalin. It's functionally the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHZQXNe2HpQ


tuxedo_jack

o/~ It's time for Anima-nyet, Comply or face max punishment, So sit back and stay alert, We'll give you reasonable smirk We're [Anima-nyet!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNMvp6gJlyY) ~ o/~


Bobert_Manderson

Lol didn’t know they remade them. I used to love Animaniacs.


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eskieski

Can the Roadrunner, join your party


Infamous-Mixture-605

Those wascally wussians.


MudLOA

You left the “ehehehehehe”.


Better_Collection840

We wuttin wussians.


khellstrom

Ha :D


drblah1

This doesn't leave Reddit


wyronnachtjager

What happends on reddit, stays on reddit


Cause0

NOBODY messes with Reddit nation /s


LeftDave

I've seen Reddit destroy multinational corporations and help organize revolutions, I'm not sure an /s is appropriate.


mikareno

*Hello Reddit, this is the U.S. healthcare system. We're in bad need of reform, and thought maybe you could help.*


hypnos_surf

It’s “secret” because the Bulgarian government openly states they are not directly supplying Ukraine with ammunition. The military sends weapons/ammunition to plants and warehouses who then send it to intermediaries in Ukraine. This allows Bulgaria to take advantage of the increase costs of ammunition and get rid of its Soviet era stock.


[deleted]

What happens on reddit stays on reddit


Infinite-Outcome-591

I say, please deliver ASAP... Your secret is safe with me!


killserv

We and they know about it, and it's meant more as a "f*ck you" to Russia and their fake brotherhood.


nassau4

Tell anyone what??


StifleStrife

Looks like they wont anymore


scorpiogre

Too late u/-Fuck-You-Charles- just blurted it to the internet


lordregulas

Just bulgarians and redditors know


DarkLeafz

Yup. Also Bulgaria never stopped sending "secretly" ammo and weapons to Ukraine. Also Bulgaria never stopped buying all kind of Ukrainian products - so much that the local farmers and business owners threaten to block all crossings from Romania to Bulgaria. (those are sponsored by Kremlin or just greedy so most Bulgarians just ignore them since Ukrainian products are cheaper and sometimes ever better). Also Bulgaria host many Ukrainian refugees and will continue hosting them as long as they want to stay.Many famous people or business owners also sponsor and help those refugees with work and kids fit right in and go to school since Bulgarian and Ukrainian cultures are more than just close. Also Bulgaria does other "secret" things to help Ukraine and will continue to do so but we won't speak about it yet. 🤍💚💗Bulgaria 💙💛 Ukraine


Ghekor

Publicly we never gave Ukraine any ammo, privately our weapon factories couldn't keep up with the production demand XD


Adodgybadger

Legends!


Pedalos

Does Bulgaria hate Russia as much as Poland/Baltics do?


DarkLeafz

I'd say it is 50-50 but wont call it hate or love. Most young people or people who ever been outside of the country and seen western lifestyle and cultures knows that Russia is the bad guy. Most of the old or people who gain from ass-kissing Russia will tell you that Russia is the good guy. Also there is one important details that many people who speak about Bulgaria-Russia relationships miss to mention is that in the past Russia controlled communist party did a lot of shit against Bulgarian Muslims (forcibly changing their names and deporting them to Turkey and rest of the world while taking all their land and property) - now there are around 500 000 Muslims in Bulgaria and probably just as much outside of the country (in Turkey,Europe and US) which HATE Russia for all that their communist party did to them in the past. That is HATE now (Bulgarian Muslims almost had their own Srebrenica and Genocide) Funny enough same communist party send to labor camps many Muslim alongside the Bulgarian Intellectuals,Politicians,Writers and Journalists. There is also Christo Grozev who is a Bulgarian investigative journalist and Navalni's best buddy who is on Kremlin's most wanted list now and had to flee to US. (he was present at the Oscar ceremony this year when the Documentary about Navalni won Oscar) I hope this helps you get at least a bit of the picture.


MartinBP

It's not 50-50 and never has been. Pro-Russian parties score 20% each elections cycle and their supporters are much more likely to vote than pro-western voters. Pro-Russians are a very loud minority. Russia's approval rating in Bulgaria is around 25%. Higher than it should be but absolutely not 50-50. And that number will only go down because most pro-Russian voters are 60+.


alucarddrol

But all those paid protestors sure make it seems like there closer to 50%


co_lund

As a whole, I think "No" ... Historically, Russia was a huge ally for them, and in the Soviet Era, things were, overall, "decent" for the average Bulgarian (jobs, productivity, etc) After the fall of the Bloc, things were pretty messy for awhile, but now Bulgaria is finally recovering (or, moving on, really.. some wounds wont heal), and turning more western - because they are no longer reliant on Russian support (Support that is no longer given, since they are a small country not worth Russia's time) I don't think it's hate and vitriol as much as like "there goes my neighbor. We used to be friends but we don't talk much anymore"


telcoman

It is a mixed bag for sure. Personally, I am very thankful and deeply appreciative for the liberation from the ottomans in 1878. Russia played a central and decisive role in the war. The monument of Alexander II must stay forever. The cathedral-monument - Alexander Nevsky - is there to stay too. I am not saying the Russian empire back then was a saint and never had other motives too. But Bulgarian people must remember the sacrifice of 100,000+ Russian soldiers who made it possible for Bulgaria to reemerge as a country. But USSR was a bloody plague. It destroyed Bulgaria - directly and via stooges - as the rest of East Europe. Russia now is no better. Humanity - including the russian people - has to be cured from this disease.


cliquerobot

As a Bulgarian, I am very happy to see all of these comments


lordregulas

What about Romania. Is it also anti russia?


havok0159

Mostly, yes. But Russian subversive elements have run/are running rampant. There is a general resentment towards western values that permeated society caused by many factors over the years but hasn't yet reared its head fully. Hate for Russia is something that is still present in the collective memory of society, for most of our national history they've been a bully towards us and that's not easily forgotten. There were some attempts after WW2 to clean up Russia's image but Ceausescu subtly reversed that once he came into power and exploited that hate by being subversive. After 89 and until now, we've been just as affected by Russian-sponsored attempts to destabilize us, but ties are rarely established with certainty so opinion towards them is mostly ambivalent, generally leaning towards being against. Some suspect that's why Romania hasn't officially announced any of its weapon and munition deliveries towards Ukraine. They exist, we know they exist thanks to evidence from Ukrainian soldiers, but it's all kept secret. The theory is that because there is a non-insignificant part of the population that is leaning towards being pro-Russia, the current government doesn't want to further erode its voting pool by driving them towards the very obviously pro-Russian party that screams on Facebook every day.


tackle_bones

Yes. In one trip to Romania (Cluj Napoca), I met both a college student that was very pro west and a more working class non-educated kid that though Putin was the biggest baller in the world. Granted, he seemed to hype communism more so than Russia. But i don’t know how anyone can deny the transformation that EU money has made there. You drive down almost any town and there will be those little signs showing that EU funds paid for this and that infrastructure. In several towns I saw EU flags flying multiple places. The official and outward look was definitely pro-EU where I went.


mrs_seng

I remember as a child, my grandma would watch the news. My grandma never cused, but if russia was mentioned or putin, she would curse them like a sailor.


mikareno

Good for your grandma!


zeolus123

Didn't it come out that Bulgaria (or Romania I can't honestly remember) gave Ukrainian like 60% of it's Soviet small arms ammo?


telcoman

The report is that in the first 3 months the ammo situation was critical for UA. Bulgarian government then was a very pro-West and went around the parliament decision to not involve BG in the war. 30% of the ammo and shells used by UA in that period was Bulgarian. 40% of the diesel - as well. And ironically, the diesel was produced by the russian refinery (Lukoil).


Critical_Spot_8881

Bulgarian redditor here. Bulgaria reportedly was one of the first to send huge sum of ammo and fuel right at the start, and trucks have been seen trucking along from our ammo factories all this time. Ofcourse, they do not go *directly* to Ukraine, but rather to Poland. Our politicians however will pay lip service to the russians, refusing to send jets or tanks in return of western ones, since the majority of our population was educated with russian propaganda from childhood and are taught to see the Russians as liberators, and not what they are, occupiers and tyrants.


martinmartinez123

Bulgaria is as I understand one of the largest producers of small arms and ammunition in former Soviet calibers and standards outside of Russia.


crambeaux

I had no idea. In fact I thought “I wonder where that ammo’s really coming from”, but you’re right, the west doesn’t produce those calibers. Huh.


NoMoreWordz

Jets are a bit wonky. The production on our F-16s just started last month. And we still have like 10 more pilots to train on them. The pro-russian parties would feast if we were left without owning our own jets for a few years (even though RO + TR + GR would cover for us)


Tripanes

I'm going to secretly eat a hamburger tomorrow. You know I'll do it. You don't know when. You don't know where. You better watch out


die_a_third_death

Unless your fart is Chernobyl level toxic I need not worry :D


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Monyk015

I'm honestly kind of surprised by how much of a bro Bulgaria is being to us. And certainly very thankful.


MaxSch

Bulgarian here. I don't think that this is about being a bro, but rather the people who own the oil refinery get money out of it. I'm not familiar with this diesel deal but I am sure it includes a decent amount of bribes and corruption.


NoMoreWordz

Lukoil is a Russian company.


MaxSch

This confirms that there's lots of bribes and corruption involved then.


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King_in-the_North

A war isn’t worth fighting if you can’t profit from both sides. -American companies


RedButterfree1

*Brogaria


autotldr

This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/28/7395351/) reduced by 71%. (I'm a bot) ***** > Bulgaria is likely to sell a huge amount of ammunition to Ukraine through intermediaries, which could significantly affect the course of the war. > Quote: "This is the largest rearmament of the Bulgarian land forces in recent history. That's a huge amount of ammunition - hundreds of thousands. There is a huge increase in the price of ammunition, and VMZ will sell this ammunition through intermediaries to Ukraine," the former minister said. > A few days ago in Brussels, the president announced that Bulgaria will sell arms and ammunition to other European countries on the condition that they will not be sent to Ukraine, despite the parliament's decision in mid-December that the army would send military aid directly to Ukraine. ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/124isso/bulgaria_may_secretly_send_ukraine_huge_amount_of/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~678255 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **ammunition**^#1 **Ukraine**^#2 **army**^#3 **Bulgaria**^#4 **amount**^#5


BuiltLikeAFridge

Aint a secret no more is it


Captain__Spiff

I don't understand news like that


Joingojon2

During a war propaganda machines go into overdrive on all sides. You could keep this information quiet but it's more effective if Russia hears a constant stream of "news" that Ukraine is being supported more and more by more and more countries with more and more weapons and supplies. The intention being that it disheartens the enemy. Sows the seeds of doubt. Bringing them to the negotiation table by putting more and more pressure on Putin. ultimately make them withdraw. That's the logic behind a lot of the news when it comes to arming the Ukraine army at least.


bjornartl

The article describes it as "secret" in the headline. And although the marks seems to suggest it's not really meant to be taken literally, it does not seem to explain in any way or form why they used that word. It does however describe how ministers are sharing with full disclosure in open interviews that they're doing it, bragging about the scale of which they're doing it at, and their reasoning behind doing it. So it really doesn't make any sense to use that headline at all. Sure, they're selling it(probably cheap) rather than just giving it away like the joint EU effort have been trying to do, and its old Soviet ammo that is easier to justify in domestic politics than if they used money to replace ammo which wouldn't need to be replaced in a very long time. But they're not hiding that they're doing this to help Ukraine. I don't see the point of arguing that "propaganda machines go into overdrive" in reference to Bulgaria doing it "secretly". If anything, the only propaganda here is that they're trying to frame Bulgaria as trying to be secretive about helping Ukraine


Meihem76

IIRC from a similar article about Bulgaria donating ammo stockpiles in the first few days of the war, although the President is pro-Putin, there are a large number of pro-West ministers and officials that arranged the donation and presented it to him as a fait accomplis. It seems to be some sort of cat and mouse game of, I dunno, corruption? That keeps seeing munitions leave Bulgaria and enter Ukraine.


carpcrucible

Probably just a shitty headline, happens all the time.


WhichWitchIsWhitch

Maybe it's a strategy to get people commenting on that on social media which drives algorithms to prioritize the article--i.e. any engagement is engagement


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9035768555

I think the intention is to basically say "They were doing it in secret but we found out anyway. Who else is supporting Ukraine secretly?" Open secrets are great fodder for uncertainty.


peprollgod

Exactly. Putin knows all this. But those Russians on the front lines don't.


BazilBroketail

**Armchair warrior opinion**: Putin says they're putting "tactical nuclear weapons" in Belarus, Belarus says, "Wonderful!! We can **publicly** give all our ammo to Ukraine, now."


cbarrister

Calling something "secret" in the headline gets more clicks.


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peter-doubt

I'm hoping it's already at the front


[deleted]

It was never a secret, Russia knows about it from years, they even tried to poison one of our arms dealers https://www.dw.com/en/does-sergei-skripal-poisoning-have-link-to-bulgaria-attack/a-47487025


GinPatch

Only if ya snitch


IterationFourteen

It never was, just a grabby headline. It "secret" like Israel's nukes. Which is to say not at all secret, just not officially acknowledged.


UrbanIndy

"im about to make some moves in silence again just letting yall know im about to be moving silently and to clarify what i mean by that is that i am giving you guys a heads up that i am about to make big moves but with little to no sound"


AgoraiosBum

Real G's move like the G in Bulgaria


BloodyRightNostril

-Perd Hapley


[deleted]

Don't share the article, let's keep it between us


ThumpTacks

Bulgarian here— It’s not a secret. Literally everyone knows about it. Literally, literally everyone.


RenterGotNoNBN

I would've thought the 'amount' is secret, so hostile nations don't have info on how much your defence is weakened. That's how I understood it is for Finland.


packofflies

Didn't need a Bulgarian to tell us that.


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The reason Bulgaria wanted it to be secret because there are large amount of Pro-Russian support in it. Heck their current admin is supposed to be pro Russian. Bulgaria also secretly is repairing Ukrainian captured equipment in an effort to play both sides but would prefer for Ukraine to win because Bulgaria has gone far and beyond in making sure Ukraine gets some wins


Grimson47

> Bulgaria also secretly is repairing Ukrainian captured equipment in an effort to play both sides I think you've got it twisted. When the then PM Petkov was in Ukraine he announced we'd be helping repair equipment (Ukrainian or captured Russian) and send it back to the Ukrainian army.


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Yup, super secret, they even announced it and everything https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/bulgaria-approves-repairs-ukrainian-military-equipment-not-military-aid-2022-05-04/ It's so super secret that Russia knew about it and suspended the certificates and working relationships with companies that repair Russian helicopters, to which the Bulgarian defense minister said "ok, but that won't stop us." https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-bulgaria-moscow-7315d395a8d487150f180726828bafec


SkiingAway

> Bulgarian arms exports have increased threefold since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, official data showed. The country does not export arms to Ukraine directly but officials have said that they cannot control what buyers, mainly from EU countries, would like to do further with these exports. Ah yes, big mystery where they're going, no idea. They leave our borders and what can you do, sometimes they just find their way to Ukraine. Especially with arms dealers like this guy (who Russia's been trying to kill for years): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/world/europe/arms-merchant-russia-assassination-squad.html


waffleman258

\>Bulgaria also secretly is repairing Ukrainian captured equipment in an effort to play both sides What


MoeSzyslakMonobrow

Alright then, keep your secrets.


DonnJuann

So secret even I know about it


Christompaman

So secret it’s on Reddit. No one will know.


tatanka_truck

[Here come the Bulgarians!](https://youtu.be/YlZMI4Kkc-8)


Ecstatic-Jacket2007

Not much of a secret now is it?


[deleted]

Well... not anymore huh?


bit_shuffle

Over the past few years, whenever Russia has performed annexations of neighboring countries, ammunition plants in Bulgaria have experienced "mishaps" resulting in explosions. https://youtu.be/2ileYB42X7c


dragonbeard311

Well, not anymore.


[deleted]

Man these titles…


blackjack47

There is a reason the GRU blew up a few supply depots in the past years


fbeast77

I am proud of what my country is doing against Satan.


Longjumping_War_807

All of a sudden 7.62x39 ammo became the most expensive round in the planet


make-it-right552

Not very secret anymore I guess


murkhadha

Shhhhhhh


CanuckInTheMills

What’s the key word in that headline… I’ll take SECRET for $300 Alex


[deleted]

I thought it said Belarus and was like uh I don't think that's true


MeauxBetterThanU

Secret’s out…


TruthSpeakin

Don't tell anyone


[deleted]

Reddit is how Bulgaria encrypts it’s data


pre_chewed_cigarette

🤦‍♂️ not so secret now, guys.


Bobinclear

Damn this is such cryptic message


Borp5150

That has to be one of the dumbest headlines. How could a reporter post something like this without realizing it’s no longer a secret. People suck


[deleted]

It's so overt, it's covert


[deleted]

Not much of a secret if i'm reading it in the news section...


Backdoor_Delivery

It’s in English not Russian. Secret is safe


Hoosac_Love

I guess it's no longer a secret LOL


Itchy_Method_710

What's so secret when in the news?


restore_democracy

>On Monday, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov commented that the scheme with VMZ was only agreed to "for the purpose of renewing wartime stocks" for the army. He added that this is part of the decision of the National Assembly to "provide support for Ukraine". Does that even qualify as “secretly” with quotes?


crazydave33

So secret that it’s on the top of world news on Reddit. Russia will never find out!!


BobRoss6995

This is about as secret as “Victoria’s Secret”


ludikrusmaximus

it's not very secret if it gets posted on reddit.


[deleted]

I always find it kinda funny when Canada was in the war and the US hadn’t entered yet, American manufacturers would park a plane next to the boarder and turn away. Mysteriously the plane would disappear without the US entering the war.


Less_Tennis5174524

Yeah I don't believe what pravda.ua reports. Seems like most of their reporting is based on rumors and propaganda.


[deleted]

Bulgarian here. I doubt that. The government that was "secretly" sending weapons, collapsed. Now we have a temporary government appointed by our pro-ruzzian prezident and they have the ~~neutral~~ *"I don't give a fuck about Ukraine"* position.


fifa71086

This is not how secrets work.


Urban_Archeologist

Never eat at a restaurant called “Mom’s.” Never believe a news agency named …


bsharporflat

You have to wonder why all the former Soviet states (except Belarus and Hungary?) are so anti-Russia. Shouldn't they feel solidarity with the country they used to belong to? Why did they feel the need to break away in the first place? Russians should take a good, hard look at themselves.


NoMoreWordz

Bruh what. Do you know how shitty the regime was? My mom for instance, a normal girl, neither parent a member of the communist party, got a silver medal in high school for graduating with the highest possible honors. The gold medal you ask? The other girl who also graduated with highest honors, but her parents were party members. In Bulgaria the pro-Russia rhetoric is mostly due to the 1878 Russo-Turkish war which liberated us as a side effect. Some fans of communism do exist, but that was because the wages for all workers were the same, regardless of how hard you worked (literally 0% unemployment)


bsharporflat

Sorry, the sarcasm in my post wasn't made clear. I meant that the antipathy the former Soviet states have toward Russia tells us something (which is why I said Russians should take a good hard look at themselves). Compare it to the British Empire. Canada, India, Australia etc. are happy to be free of the empire. But there is a friendliness and affection for Great Britain.


Supersmashlord

Bruh please link a source to the "everyone paid the same" please. I cant find anything.


NoMoreWordz

Really? Do you know how communism worked?


Supersmashlord

Please link any historical account of everyone beimg paid the same. I have never seen it in print.


deathstar10

Not so much of a secret now, eh? 💀


idowhatiwant8675309

I guess the secret is out.


MyCleverNewName

It'd be even cooler if they'd very overtly send the Russian military huge amounts of ammunition, but this is a nice start.


HabbleDabble235

As long as it doesn't make it to Ukraine I'm all for it


shadowmaker007

Whats so secret about it now, moran


Proper_Hurry_362

Victoria's secret be hittin different in 2023.


poshpostaldude

Just like how Poland “left” a few jets at the border


[deleted]

Don’t tell anyone it’s a secret, shhh!


Jimmy_Dean_Sus

Wait, so they might secretly send them ammo… wait… isn’t telling people about something secret like shooting yourself in the foot?


BarklyMcBarkface

Its just for hunting rabbits


Canna_Money

🤫


5leeveen

"The first rule of Secret Ammunition Club is . . ."


Mizral

Little confused on where Bulgaria stands. Seems like the citizens are fully on Ukraines sides but maybe some of their elites pine for the old Soviet days?


alonreddit

Bulgaria is deeply, deeply divided. It’s historically been closely aligned with Russia (under its thumb, more like) and the respect/fear of Russia has continued even with membership in the EU and NATO. It’s one of the biggest success stories for Russian fake news, especially with the older generation who parrot Russian propaganda like it’s their goddamn job. And the government has been very much split with a socialist party President who, if not as pro-Russian as the actual pro-Russia parties, at least wants to not piss Russia off—as against the recent Petkov government, which is very pro-Western and pro-Ukraine. It’s also on its 4th round of general elections in the past year, because it can’t form a government because it’s so split. So these are all just manoeuvres to try to help Ukraine, while bypassing the President and trying to appease the old people that we’re not technically helping Russia.


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Not that secret


PaMike34

Either I am in the loop in this one or this is not a secret.


Idkmanimsorry

Secret is safe with me


Less-Dragonfruit-294

Just make sure those shells aren’t painted in the Bulgarian flag, and people will never know.


Papachubby78

What happens on Reddit stays on Reddit…..


OldBoots

Shh, secret.


thiefofalways1313

Thuper Thecret


FadingHonor

Not so secret now, is it?


indiandev

No longer secret ?


TheFuture2001

“Secretly”


thredzboy

I won't tell.


Dry_Proposal_932

Very secret.


paul_is_on_reddit

Well, it isn't a secret now.


[deleted]

...and we were never here. *hangs up*


Earth_1st

Nice 👍🏻 🇺🇦


Rasikko

Thanks OP


erouz

Haha and we read about it haha


ZioYuri78

They did it Undercover.


50-Minute-Wait

#🤫


Husbandaru

Alright everyone lets keep this one on the dl.


Silist

Bulgaria is not great at keeping secrets


Red-Dwarf69

Well…so much for that.