Some #Soviet history for you:

The technological heart of the #USSR was #Ukraine

#Dnipropetrovsk (aka #Dnipro) was nicknamed "Rocket City" during the #ColdWar

So when #Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukrainian innovation answered. Russia has been paying for that miscalculation ever since, and will pay a lot more for their colossal error

Ukrainian ingenuity will win this stupid war

"Ukraine Quietly Tested Space-Launch Capabilities in Middle of War Twice"

https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-quietly-tested-space-launch-capabilities-in-middle-of-war-twice-17852

#UkraineWar

Ukraine Quietly Tested Space-Launch Capabilities in Middle of War Twice

Ukraine's military intelligence conducted two secret space missions during the war, reaching altitudes of 100km and 204km.

UNITED24 Media

people need to understand:

when europe's bureaucrats and america's fascists go "you're not going to build a nuke, right ukraine?" it makes sense ukraine would nod along

and then quietly build a bomb in secret and show proof to russia

it's not your people being genocided, so who are you to judge

i am against nuclear proliferation in principle, but i also understand theoretical ideals vs cold hard reality

you don't want a ukrainian bomb?

then give ukraine everything they ask for, and more

@benroyce the deal was that in exchange for Ukraine not having nuclear weapons, its territory is going to be guaranteed by both USA and Russia. So, yeah.