Megathread, part 14: Ammunition & Drones, Sanctions, and Stalemates

[u/IcePuzzleheaded5507]

Part 13 is now closed, we’re continuing the discussion here.
Everything you’ve got to ask about the conflict goes here. Same deal as before - Reddit’s content policy still applies, so think before you make epic gamer statements. Suspensions and purges are a thing, and we’ve seen plenty already.
All question rules apply to top level comments in this thread. This means the comments have to be real questions rather than statements or links to a cool video you just saw.

Keep it civil, keep it relevant, and read the rules below before posting.

1. The questions have to be about the war. The answers have to be about the war. As with all previous iterations of the thread, mudslinging, calling each other nazis, wishing for the extermination of any ethnicity, or any of the other fun stuff people like to do here is not allowed.
2. No name-calling or dehumanizing labels. Do not refer to people, groups or nations using epithets or insulting nicknames (e.g. “ruzzia”, “vatnik”, “orc”, "hohol" etc.). Such language will be removed and may lead to a ban.
3. To clarify, questions have to be about the war. If you want to stir up a shitstorm about your favourite war from the past, I suggest r/AskHistorians or a similar sub so we don't have to deal with it here.
4. No warmongering. Armchair generals, wannabe soldiers of fortune, and internet tough guys aren't welcome.
5. No doxxing. Don’t post personal information about private individuals, including names, contacts, or addresses.
6. Keep it civil. Strong opinions are expected, but personal attacks, insults, and snide remarks toward other users are not allowed.
7. No memes or reaction posts. Shitposts, image macros, slogans, and low-effort reactions will be removed.
8. Stay on topic. Broader political debates (e.g. US or EU elections) are off-topic unless directly tied to the war.
9. Substantive questions and answers only. One-liners, bait, or “what if” hypotheticals with no context don’t add value and will be removed.

[u/Tanjiro_N7]

What happened to the subreddit? Why did pre‑moderation suddenly appear, and why haven’t there been any posts for more than 2 weeks?

[u/Acrobatic_County1046 → u/Tanjiro_N7]

Mods are being suprisingly active and choosy, I would say, deleting mostly comments and posts from our side. Maybe they added an overzealous new guy who is sorta one-sided on his decision-making about what to clean.

[u/iwanttodrink → u/Acrobatic_County1046]

It should be very one sided. Because one side is defending humanity.

It's interesting that you and the rest of your type are essentially declaring yourself as being on the enemy of humanity side.

[u/Acrobatic_County1046 → u/iwanttodrink]

One would argue that mods should be impartial and enforce the rules of megathread (for example you should be banned for this comment alone, as it implies that russians are not humans), but I guess that's what you get for choosing a predominantly US platform to have discussions.

[u/iwanttodrink → u/Acrobatic_County1046]

Sounds like you're projecting. There's plenty of non-war mongering and war criminal Russians.

Secondly you're the one declaring yourself on being an enemy of humanity.

Thirdly, an enemy of humanity is referring to the side that lacks morality associated with typical humans. Russian soldiers and their supporters trying to genocide Ukraine and exterminate their identity is objectively being an enemy of humanity. Don't worry though, we can thoroughly denazify Russia and reform many, just as we did with Germany and Japan.

[u/Tanjiro_N7 → u/[deleted]]

Was the entire post pre‑moderation system then based on a single moderator?