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  Should make Putin run through it at the end of the war if he doesn't get assassinated by his own people
context: The prime minister said the war has led to the creation of a 250,000-square-kilometer mine field in Ukraine.
  "It's currently the largest mine field in the world," he said. "It's not only making it difficult for people to travel, but also causing major disruptions in farming, which is one of our main industries."
  The mine field's size ― 250,000 square kilometers ― is larger than not only the entire Korean Peninsula (around 221,000 square kilometers), but also Laos, Romania (each around 238,000 square kilometers) and Britain (around 244,000 square kilometers). >
  
  Holy shit that's a big mine field. >
  
  I really doubt the validity of this. 250,000 square kilometers is around 155,000 square miles. Ukraine, according to Google, is only 233,090 square miles. This would imply that well over half of the country is a mine field, when Russia has never even had control of half of the country at once, even during their original incursion. Ukraine's account of this mine field appear to be exaggerated.
  Edit: As /u/Torbid pointed out, it is around 96.5k square miles, not 155,000. My math is incorrect. That being said, the point still stands. >
  
  ~96.5k square miles right?
  (Doesn't really change your core point tho) >
  
  Yes, you're correct. I did a simple kilometer to mile conversion not taking the fact it needed to be squared into account. You are right.
  That being said, the number is still greatly exaggerated. >
  
  I like how you went through all of the conversions instead of  just looking up the area of Ukraine in square kilometers >
  
  Is anyone surprised?
  Putin is of the insidious and callous mindset that if he can't have land, then he'll litter it with mines so that no one can.
  Putin is just proving himself to be the worst version of himself than he possibly can be. >
  
  The surprising (and very sad) thing is that Russians support him >
  
  Why is it surprising >
  
  It is surprising because most human beings are decent people. Meaning that the reasons that Russians are supporting genocide are very complex. To us, it seems black and white. To them, it is made more complex by propoganda and the fact that the west demonizes them as people as well as their homeland. >
  
  I think most of the west doesn’t consider Russia shitty due to the fact that it’s Russia. They demonize Russia because of the political and military choices it makes. Russians are fine as long as they’re not being fuckheads same as anyone else >
  
  Yes, we see how fine Russia is, it was probably aliens than made it this bad.  
  Mind controlled by aliens to kill, murder, rape, ... >
  
  You are a Perfect example of an idiot that confuses a countries government with the people. >
  
  And you are a lost person who thinks government is an alien that mind controls millions into do shit things.  
  This war is the result of millions of people willingly helping. There is de facto no protest against Putin, even in other countries where you are free to protest peacefully as much as you want. >
  
  Facts >
  
  "Let's see if we can kill people for 30 years after this war is over!" >
  
  'lets continue our genocidal actions and make sure to kill and cripple the children and farmers" >
  
  A single mine field or the sum of all the estimated minefields created? >
  
  Well... Putin at least goes down in history for something, disgustingly horrific.