The probability of this happening again is impossible:
In Vietnam, a girl entered a clothing store to buy some clothes. She hears the saleswoman's voice but can't find her because both of them were moving in perfect sync at the exact same moments, repeatedly missing each other without noticing.
Finally, after a minute, a glitch happened, and they were able to meet in a hilarious situation.
This is probably a stupid question but can someone explain it to me like I’m 5.
If Iran blocks off the Persian Gulf/Strait of Hormuz, why can’t countries must move their oil through The Red Sea/Gulf of Aden?
Why Venezuela Fell Within Hours, But Ukraine Did Not?
An important detail from Ukrainian officer Dmytro Vovnianko.
“Surely, we Ukrainians are badass. Those of us who, in the first days and hours of the war, headed straight to defend Ukraine—are infinitely badass, simply because these people, at the moment of highest threat, did not run away from danger but moved toward it. And overcame the danger.
All true. But. I have to remind everyone of something.
Technically, Moscow acted almost exactly like Americans in Venezuela. The first strike was missile and bomb attacks on bases and air defense positions, as well as on military aviation airfields.
Now imagine for a moment that Moscow had destroyed the main air defense units and combat aircraft on the airfields in the very first hours of the war. Imagine that Moscow had achieved complete air superiority. What would have happened then?
What would have happened is that
Russian airborne troops would have guaranteed the capture of the Hostomel airfield near Kyiv. Because the resistance from the militia would have been suppressed by Russian planes and helicopters. The artillery that started shelling the runway would have been suppressed by Moscow’s aviation. Moscow would have captured the airfield. Moscow would have accepted the personnel of their bloody Airborne Forces by landing method…
Yet none of this happened. Because, literally just before the Russian invasion, Ukrainian combat aircraft were given the order to take to the skies. And air defense units were ordered to leave their bases and deploy to positions in the fields. Because of this, Moscow struck empty squares, and then Ukrainian air defense and Ukrainian aviation went into action. And Moscow gained no air superiority at all.
However.
Moscow could still maneuver with the troops it had in abundance. But…
For example, the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade arrived in Kyiv in time and took up defense along the Irpin River.
I served in the 72nd and spoke with sergeants and officers - they told me that they began moving to their positions not on February 24, when Moscow attacked, but as early as the morning of the 23rd. For a long time, I couldn’t understand how that happened.
It turns out that Ukrainian brigades were given the order to advance to combat lines before the Russian invasion, and that’s why they made it in time. Not just in Kyiv. The same thing happened in Kharkiv. The occupiers were met on the Kharkiv Ring Road just a few hours after the invasion - and engaged in battle. It wasn’t militia that met them, but regular army units- with command, combat equipment, and fire support.
The enemy was met by an army - with equipment, technical means, coordination, artillery, and missiles. And that’s precisely why the enemy was stopped near Kyiv and then started babbling about a “gesture of goodwill.”
All of this happened because in Ukraine there was a person who ordered the air defense to leave bases with their equipment and assets. This person ordered the aircraft to take to the skies. This person ordered 🇺🇦 brigades to advance to combat lines.
This person took an incredible risk. Because he wildly exceeded his authority. That person was the then-Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi…”.
“Later” is a lie we tell ourselves.
- 78% of people regret not acting sooner (Harvard Study).
- “Later” becomes “never” more often than we admit.
- Time doesn’t wait—your dreams shouldn’t either.
- You don’t have time. You have choices.
- Every delay costs you compound joy.
👉 The coffee gets cold. So does life.
🗣️ Gary Neville: “l used to love playing at Anfield, 90 minutes worth of insults about my appearance, mainly from blokes who looked like extras off Planet of the Apes.”
“I remember one game, a little chubby lad shouted ‘Oi Gary, my Dad says you’re a w**ker!’ I turned round and said ‘Yeah? I’ve got 8 Premier League medals, what have you got besides diabetes? You fat little tw*t!’
“He was in floods of tears, that’s what the rivalry is all about. Good natured ribbing.”
I'm Vietnamese.
I spent 3 years at Google Singapore, visiting Vietnam monthly for work.
Each trip revealed 2 radically different mindsets for life, work, and fulfillment.
Late 2024, I moved to Saigon 🇻🇳 permanently.
Here are the 11 biggest cultural differences I saw:
🚨BREAKING:
—Benjamin Sesko never gave a green light to Newcastle United or any other club during this summer — He only wanted Manchester United!
—I told you, Never underestimate Manchester United!
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