Not all personnel in the Zakarpattia factory were aware of the winter sportswear operation, but those that knew of it were reportedly told to keep it a secret.
    • Aux@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3038·
      10 months ago

      No, they just need money and Ukraine is completely fucked economically right now. Also Ukrainian government is still cooperating with Russia in many ways. For example, Russian gas still flows through pipes in Ukraine, Russia still pays money for transit and Ukraine is happy about it.

        • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
          327·
          10 months ago

          A link is just pointing at someone else saying it. What makes someone else a better source?

          • XbSuper@lemmy.worldEnglish
            213·
            10 months ago

            Their journalistic integrity. You are no one, therefore your word carries no weight. Link sources, or don’t expect people to believe you.

            • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
              312·
              10 months ago

              Oh boy, calling someone a nobody and whining about integrity in the same breath! Literally everyone is just somebody. Believe them based on evidence rather than your simple minded stylistic impressions. Putting on a lab coat doesn’t add any more credibility than putting on a bath robe.

          • Lemminary@lemmy.worldEnglish
            42·
            10 months ago

            What makes someone else a better source?

            They have a history of adhering to facts, so they’ve built up a good reputation.

            You can look them up on mediabiasfactcheck.com and other independent fact checkers like Snopes to see how much of a reliable source they are.

            • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
              310·
              10 months ago

              Oh boy here we go.

              The best lies have truths sprinkled around them.

              Snopes got snoped. Snopes is actually terrible. I’m surprised to see their old reputation is still holding out with some people.

              Nobody is a good source. Material needs to stand on it’s own. Everyone has a camera, but only well established sources have high quality photo manipulation.

      • Lophostemon@aussie.zoneEnglish
        81·
        10 months ago

        It’s all a really weird theatre isn’t it? This geopolitical stuff.

        Perhaps Ukraine should advance alongside the pipeline, which Russian troops dare not shell.

      • Madison420@lemmy.worldEnglish
        43·
        10 months ago

        It may surprise you but inter nation deals during war are not at all uncommon. While we were bombing Berlin we were also selling them shit they needed and couldn’t get without us in exchange for shit we needed and couldn’t get without them.

        Capitalism gunna capitalize.