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Lithuanians dropped their smokes again lol lol. 
Or whatever shitty joke goes through this sub 20 thousand times there's a fire in Russia.
Some actual breaking news. >

That pipeline was SLAMMED >

I'm willing to bet that pipeline is lit. >

Str8 bussin frfr no cap >

ong >

Here's the problem. "Workers" could easily not be workers. We need concrete confirmation the company had people on site working there. >

Put on a high vis vest and you can do whatever you want >

Add a radio and a clipboard and you can tell somebody else to do it for you. >

Add a 6' ladder in your hands and they'll hold the door open for you. >

White hard hat, now you’re going places! >

Funny story, in Latvia an actual historic piano was stolen like that years ago. Two guys came into the castle where piano was, in full worker gear, said to the guard that they are here to pick up piano for restauration works. It was never seen again, to this day they dont know who did it. >

Have they checked the British Museum yet? >

It had to be done.  If the Latvian's were capable of looking after it it wouldn't have been lost.  When you think about it, the fact that it is in a British Museum is good for the preservation of Latvian culture for future generations of Latvians. >

It's now in a place where it will be truly appreciated, stuffed into an underground warehouse where it will sit undisturbed for a few more decades until someone stumbles upon it while doing an inventory update! Then maybe it will join a rotating exhibit so the Latvian tourists can appreciate it while on holiday! >

Where's the red circle to show me where the fire is? >

It's on fire >

/r/Whoosh >

It is just me or is that a weird title. "hit by explosion"
Was the explosion just driving down the road and crashed into the pipeline? >

Nah it fell out of the window. >

The gas facility and explosion were dating for a while, but when explosion gets drunk it gets a little slappy >

Oh dear, i hope the gas facility breaks up with the explosion. Doesn't sound like a healthy relationship. >

When they are together you cannot deny the red hot passion >

No mention of maintenance. Catastrophe happens a lot during maintenance but that left out is scary >

Not really. This is basically an immediate response while someone goes through logs to confirm that people really were supposed to be carrying out maintenance there, and at that time. It will probably be a day or so before the info filters back through to a more accurate press statement, likely going via national security agencies first. >

lol, dafuq? >

Oops I'm in two conversations lol >

Good time to be a pipeline repairman >

Not for the guys who did the maintenance on this one though. They're fired. >

"...no immediate evidence of an attack, Lithuania gas transmission operator Amber Grid said." >

For some strange reason this doesn't seem like a coincidence to me. >

Pipeline explosions are pretty dang common surprisingly. Just the US averages around 30 a year. >

Now that is surprising - I thought these things were super-rare !  Clearly I was wrong with my assumptions on this topic. >

Did you…did you just act like a reasonable, mature, level-headed and logical person, and admit that you were wrong…on…on the internet…for all to see?! 
The hero we need! >

Did you…did you just, without question, believe an unsourced fact on the internet?
We get what we deserve! >

I like turtles >

Source? >

In the world of geo-politics, this is what would be referred to as "unfortunate timing" >

It's to early to say it's Russia, but I'm not ruling it out >

They're NATO members.  Bordering Russia.  The thing that Russia uses as an excuse for invading Ukraine, saying "we can't let a country on our border become a NATO member", except they already did with Latvia and Lithuania (and Estonia), and nothing happened.  Except for those countries not becoming the next Ukraine/Georgia/Chechnya. >

r/NonCredibleDefense is salivating right now. >

By the end of the year no one will have gas pipes anymore.
And by 2024 someone in Russia will complain how no one is buying their gas :/ >

Already nobody's buying their gas. >

That's not true, though. Turkey, China, etc are still buying some.
But EU was their major gas export destination, and that's going down, yes. >

The company is saying that its mostly likely non intentional >

Source say it high power potato gun >

The Baltics are the next stop for Putin. Ukrainian bravery has kicked Putin right in the fork and put a stop to his next step. Latvians are doing everything they can to help Ukraine. >

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are all NATO members, if Putin does any funny business he's well and truly fucked. >

I know. Putin wants to force the issue and test the Article 9 devotion by all other members. Putin believes it will fail. >

putins track record of predictions has not been that great lately.
he's 10 months into a 10 day war. >

Crazy. It feels like it's been a few years. >

Well I mean Russia took Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk in 2014 sooo... >

*Parts of Donetsk and Luhansk. 
It is important to stress that prior to Feb Russia held the minority of the land of both Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts. So the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk Republics werent even all of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts. In fact the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk were well-within artillery range of the Ukrainian frontlines. 
The frontline between Ukraine and Russia is still relatively fixed outside Donetsk city. Its only really Luhansk Oblast that they have managed to firmly secure since the invasion. They captured most of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, but were unable to threaten Zaporizhia City. They've since been relegated to the left bank (East) of the Dnieper River in Kherson Oblast. They've been almost totally pushed out of Kharkiv Oblast.
Its important to clarify this because until the full-scale invasion Russia did not have de facto control of Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts; instead merely the cities themselves and the countryside between the cities and the Russian border. Which was part of what was so infuriating about Biden's attempted compromise that Russia militarily trying to take Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts would be seen as a minor escalation. It was the height of weakness and definitely gave confidence to Putin's ambitions.
And even in the areas that they have de facto control of there is active resistance. Occupation authorities' police officers have quit in Melitopol, Mariupol and Donetsk cities because of concerns for their safety. Due to things like IED attacks against member of the occupation authorities. Ukraine is getting high-quality targeting data from civilians with mobile phones in occupied areas and it is problematic enough that Russian soldiers are seizing and searching mobiles.
It must be stressed that the support for a Russian annexation was very limited within Donetsk and Luhansk, let alone wider Ukraine. And this is important to stress because Russia is seeking to create a myth internationally that they had popular support within the areas occupied since 2014, so those areas are rightfully theirs.
They did not have popular support in those areas. They do not have popular support in those areas. And those areas are not rightfully theirs. >

Putin looks around an says.  Wasn’t me >

And if evidence says otherwise, tRump will tweet that he believes Putin.  “Why would it be him?” >

What Trump got to do with it ? Sounds like some has Trump syndrome >

Well, you gotta admit he's probably the only guy left on the planet that actually believes whatever Putin says. >

These countries are small enough they can probably ask around and figure out who did it >

Did they actually found out who sabotaged the Nord Stream? >

Come on man, how many languages do you speak? >

What's with all the itchy trigger fingers in here. Fuck sake. >

I love how my initial thoughts were:
“Russia”
“Article 5” >

Go read up on article 5
No nato country would go to war unless russia really kills many civilians in a nato country
Even then they may just send military support without joining the war directly
Each and every nato member can decide themselfes how to respond to article 5 >

Misleading title >

Read this as ‘Lithuania-Latvaria gas pipeline hit’ and immediately thought “damn Doctor Doom is probably pretty pissed right now” >

Those DAMN GAS STOVES! >

People are so quick to put blame nowadays or maybe always.
Same people saying that Russians did this are probably also the same ones that were outraged when S300 missile hit polish village in unfortunate accident.
Russia aren't always behind the incidents, they're not some all powerful force >

When you hear hoofbeats you think horses, not zebras. 
Russia is an active belligerent against former Soviet states, so the logical assumption is "Russia" when belligerence befalls a former Soviet state. People are quick to blame because such capacity for learning is what allowed humans to evolve into humans. >

If anybody thought that there's even a slight chance of it being Russian handiwork, our quick reaction forces would be on higher alert. As right now, there's no reaction to this accident whatsoever from our military so take that as you want >

You're assuming a lot of things >

Ironic, considering this thread >

Prices were low, market needs are low due to record high temperatures in Europe. Here we come new high prices are coming. This world is so set up and billions are being treated like muppets of capitalism >

Perhaps a lost Russian stopped for a smoke break? >

The pipeline just fell out of a balcony.  Nothing to see here. >

It was radiation poisoned? >

50/50 they say it wasn’t Russia or sabotage so they can avoid conflict w Russia. >

Or...because it wasn't Russia? Ngl blaming Russia for something that happened like 10 mins ago when no-one knows the details is just downright stupid. I also feel like they'd have an idea quite quickly if it was a missile >

It's a pretty fair gut assumption! Gas pipelines don't just blow themselves up. >

yes they do when ground freezes or thaws! >

How do you figure? >

Pipes expands/contract, might be damage, accident during maintenance etc. things go wrong quickly with high pressure popes >

and which part of metal expanding and contracting causes an explosion?
Let's not move the goalposts from explosion to cracks and breaks. >

When there’s a break and the pipe is a high pressure one… >

I'm not ruling out Russia being Russia. >

But it would seem to be counter-productive for Russia to do this.
Also it seems most likely to be due to natural forces. >

Blame Russia first and figure out what actually happened later >

There's no need to figure out what happened >

Name doesn't check out >

Gee I wonder who’s to blame… >

"hit by explosion"? how does the pipeline get hit by an explosion? didn't the pipeline explode? was it a bomb on the outside? >

Pewtin. >

Russia! Article 5 now! >

Someone really doesn't want that gas up in the north... >

Latvian invasion step 1 complete >

Careless smoking on Friday the 13th. >

Sorry but we should be expecting this on the reg. >

Would anything related to ruzzia be a coincidence??? On a significant day as well?? >

Well, it was probably built by Russians..
They may be having pressure problems now ?