Live map of Russia advancing into Ukraine

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Post by vincvinc » Thu, Aug 28, 2014, 2:54 PM UTC

Live map of Russia advancing into Ukraine
liveuamap.com

Re: Live map of Russia advancing into Ukraine

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Post by vincvinc » Thu, Aug 28, 2014, 2:56 PM UTC

Additionally, Reddit's crowdsourced liveblog has more sources but no map. http://www.reddit.com/live/3rgnbke2rai6hen7ciytwcxadi

Re: Live map of Russia advancing into Ukraine

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Post by peaton » Thu, Aug 28, 2014, 3:21 PM UTC

Wow, I guess this is what would have happened online during World War II if it happened in modern times. Interesting historic landmark as far as information dissemination during confrontations/wars.

Re: Live map of Russia advancing into Ukraine

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Post by CrowderSoup » Thu, Aug 28, 2014, 3:22 PM UTC

This is a really cool use of technology with a real world application.

Re: Live map of Russia advancing into Ukraine

#5

Post by ollysb » Thu, Aug 28, 2014, 3:27 PM UTC

"Occupied Crimea" is a bit debatable isn't it? (seeing as the citizens voted for and celebrated joining with Russia)

Re: Live map of Russia advancing into Ukraine

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Post by nokiaman » Thu, Aug 28, 2014, 3:27 PM UTC

Looks like propaganda.

Didn't Ukrainian president Poroshenko say he had hard evidence that the rebels and Russia shot down fligth MH17? Where is it? All gone a bit quiet hasn't it? Every few days he makes new claims but never backs them up with evidence.

Any Russian programmers want to comment? How does it feel for Russia to be constantly demonized? Even here on HackerNews, when was the last time there was any positive story involving Russia and technology? Maybe it was Tetris.

Yesterday Gazprom announced they are selling oil in Rubles and Yuan, no USD involved in the transaction, a story that might not make HackerNews but worthy of reporting in mainstream news, yet the headlines were that Russian hackers had targeted JP Morgan, and a few days before it was Chinese hackers.

Plus ca change, plus c'est la même chose.

Re: Live map of Russia advancing into Ukraine

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Post by albemuth » Thu, Aug 28, 2014, 3:28 PM UTC

peaton wrote: post #3

Wow, I guess this is what would have happened online during World War II if it happened in modern times. Interesting historic landmark as far as information dissemination during confrontations/wars.

relevant: https://twitter.com/RealTimeWWII "@RealTimeWWII is a Twitter feed describing the events of World War II, created by British historian and Oxford grad Alwyn Collinson(...)."

Re: Live map of Russia advancing into Ukraine

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Post by alexro » Thu, Aug 28, 2014, 3:30 PM UTC

Comments on the referenced twitter "sources" are hilarious. Shows just how sarcastic people are of any propaganda these days.

Re: Live map of Russia advancing into Ukraine

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Post by eCa » Thu, Aug 28, 2014, 3:32 PM UTC

ollysb wrote: post #5

"Occupied Crimea" is a bit debatable isn't it? (seeing as the citizens voted for and celebrated joining with Russia)

Apart from the problems of holding referendums while occupied, the referendum itself was not legal under neither Ukrainian nor Crimean law [1].

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_status_referendum,_2014...

Re: Live map of Russia advancing into Ukraine

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Post by ollysb » Thu, Aug 28, 2014, 3:34 PM UTC

eCa wrote: post #9

ollysb wrote: post #5

"Occupied Crimea" is a bit debatable isn't it? (seeing as the citizens voted for and celebrated joining with Russia)

Apart from the problems of holding referendums while occupied, the referendum itself was not legal under neither Ukrainian nor Crimean law [1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_status_referendum,_2014...

Legal or not they do seem to represent the will of the people, http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/03/crimea-celebrat...