Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-23 and Invasion

[The Brain]

Brain, does it look like the power plant is on fire?  Or is it just regular steam?

Without knowing much about the plant layout or that reactor type, my impression is that it's smoke. Doesn't look like something you'd normally see there I don't think.

[The Brain]

Insane to think that there's a big stadium full of people watching.

[DGuller]

Insane to think that there's a big stadium full of people watching.

It's not often that you get to watch a monumental historical event in the making.

[Admiral Yi]

Speaking of APC = tank for journalists, are there any journalists who know what decimate means?

[Valmy]

Looks like Denmark may well increase military spending to the target 2% of GDP in the not too distant future. There may also be a referendum to determine if we should drop the exception we have on EU defense.

Looks like there's a bit of momentum within Finland for joining NATO - seems like it's advanced a bit further than Sweden at this point?

This whole plan of invading neighboring countries to stop neighboring countries from massing armies at your borders seems misguided.

[DGuller]

Speaking of APC = tank for journalists, are there any journalists who know what decimate means?

Does it really matter how the Romans used the term, if everyone understands what is meant by it today?

[The Brain]

I get the impression the Russians are likely entering buildings now.

[alfred russel]

Where is this power plant?

[The Brain]

Where is this power plant?

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

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Speaking of APC = tank for journalists, are there any journalists who know what decimate means?

More like "if not construction equipment and has tracks" = "tank".  I've seen at least one instance of an SA-13 being labelled a "tank".

[Admiral Yi]

Does it really matter how the Romans used the term, if everyone understands what is meant by it today?

"Deci" is right there in the word.

I understand that language is flexible and meanings change over time, but part of that process is resisting boneheaded changes.

[Tamas]

Are those really the power plant's buildings they are firing tracers around?

[Tamas]

Ah now there's a fire, I think. This is fine.

[The Brain]

Looks like an office building to me. Not great, not terrible.

[DGuller]

Are those really the power plant's buildings they are firing tracers around?

According to Google Maps, it is one of the power plant buildings, though I understand that the reactors are behind and to the left of the camera.  The building being fired on and set on fire is for maintenance crews, if I understand English transliteration of Ukrainian correctly.  Can you make do without maintenance personnel?

EDIT:  Correction, it's a training facility for maintenance personnel.  Won't need those for a while.