UN Roads Company Removing Road Signs To Confuse Russians

Discussion in 'Science and Technology' started by Nobert, Feb 28, 2022.

  1. Nobert

    Nobert

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    MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Editor's note: contains language that some readers may find offensive, paragraph 3

    A Ukrainian company in charge of building and maintaining roads said it was removing all road signs that could be used by invading Russian forces to find their way around the country.

    "The enemy has poor communications, they cannot navigate the terrain," the company Ukravtodor said in a Facebook update late on Friday. "Let us help them get straight to hell."


    It posted an edited photo of a standard road sign in which directions to nearby cities have been replaced with profanities that could be translated as "Go fuck yourself", "Go fuck yourself again" and "Go fuck yourself back in Russia".

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...oving-road-signs-confuse-russians-2022-02-27/
     
  2. wrbtrader

    wrbtrader

    Google Maps or something similar ?

    Yet, typically, a military would already have their own street and terrain maps.

    wrbtrader
     
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  3. Nobert

    Nobert

    Ofcourse, but none the less, at least few unlucky ones, will march into their doom.
     
  4. mlawson71

    mlawson71

    I believe Google Maps cut their services in Ukraine, so they're not using that.
     
  5. wrbtrader

    wrbtrader

    In WWI, WWII, Korean War and Vietnam...many countries were using paper maps or terrain survey maps.

    Today, we have digital maps courtesy of Google, Satellite, Digital Moving Terrain Maps, and even Drones. Anyways, why bother changing road signs when there are several miles long of military vehicle convoys slowly creeping towards the big cities...

    Easy ambush targets in my opinion. :D

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  6. Nobert

    Nobert

    That convoy could have reached the capital in 2 - 3 hours. It's a bluff. At least at first it was. Showing off, since they knew that they are being watched.
     
  7. Overnight

    Overnight

    I am guessing it's just passive resistance. A demoralizing move.
     
  8. mlawson71

    mlawson71

    Indeed. And they're quoting those soldiers captured on Snake Island.
     
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