• yesman@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    No matter what happens, Ukraine will always be the country that defeated the Black Sea Fleet w/o a navy.

    • tal@lemmy.today
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      3 months ago

      They have a navy. Their navy was, as I understand it, instrumental in doing this. Their navy simply has no ships.

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        3 months ago

        No ships, just a bunch of seamen swimming towards the russian warships, poking them with thumbtacks causing them to deflate

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        3 months ago

        The doctrine of “all’s fair in war and Battleship” is challenged by both the Geneva conventions and your roommate’s backhand, respectively.

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      4 months ago

      How many sea babies do you need to have before other countries will agree to call it a navy out of sheer fear of your reaction if they don’t? 😊