They were almost exclusively reiterations of the events we see playing out before us in Europe now and were released years ago. It’s obviously a completely inappropriate comparison but I can’t help but think back to Call of Duty or Battlefield video game story lines from my younger years. Like never before social media so far has documented with incredible detail, modern warfare at it’s absolute purest and raw form. Historically it is of massive significance that two modern nation states have now entered into a conflict that could rather easily spill over into neighboring regions or worse NATO countries. official said more than 150,000 Ukrainian refugees had fled. Russian forces have killed at least 198 people, including three children, and 1,115 people, including 33 children, have been wounded, according to the Ukrainian National Guard, and a U.N. Most of the more than 150,000 Russian troops who had massed around Ukraine are now fighting in the country, U.S. Russian forces bombarded Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, again on Saturday night, after a day of pitched fights around the city. The United Nations says it has confirmed at least 240 civilian casualties, including at least 64 people killed, in the fighting in Ukraine that erupted since Russia’s invasion ( NBC News ) Initial estimates are 3,500 Russian casualties and somewhere around 200 Ukrainian casualties recorded so far Russia is officially being excluded from SWIFT as of today (SWIFT is a key mechanism in the global financial system that supports millions of secure messages daily to facilitate bank transactions worldwide) ( NPR ).įormer Russian Central Bank officials say there will be a 'catastrophe' on the country's (Russia’s) currency, the ruble, during market open on Monday Greece is summoning Russia's ambassador after ten civilians were killed in Ukraine today Some bars and liquor stores around the world are refusing to sell Russian vodka in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to various reports Surprise Surprise.ĮU is closing its airspace to Russian airlines (ARD) Ukrainian Tanks on the move in Lugansk - Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty ImagesĪ NATO Response Force has been activated for the first time ever as a defense measure to reassure allies surrounding Russia’s borderĬhina announces "military exercises" in the South China Sea across a 6-nautical-mile-radius from Sunday into Tuesday. I’m more in shock and awe at how quickly things actually ended up escalating. Perhaps its the history lover in me, but I can’t help but be absolutely captivated by the conflict unfolding before us and I don’t say that in a desensitized manner. Paratroopers, Tanks, Fight Jets, Bombers, APCs, BMPs, ballistic missiles, Anti Air, and other mediums of modern warfare have clashed in past days with unprecedented ferocity and scale. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Ukrainian’s have truly put off a 300-esque stand off against a pretty aggressive Russian spearhead across the entire nation. The Russians seem to have brought along their stereotypical chaotic offensive doctrine losing up to 3,500 men already according to some reports, not to mention dozens of helicopters and over 100 tanks destroyed. And I mean that literally, we’ve watched it unfold across digital platforms and mediums at an unprecedented scale and availability. "You can learn in, you know, 30 minutes, what like 30 different people's view of Wall Street is like.Over the last several days we’ve watched Russia launch a full scale invasion of Ukraine. and learning about like one person's view of what Wall Street is", she said. "They watched these Wall Street movies, and now you don't have to spend two hours watching these Wall Street movies. And, you know, I feel like a few years ago, that's how people found out what the culture was like, right?" said the anonymous memester, who declined to publicly share her name since she's active in the industry. "I was rewatching 'American Psycho' the other day. One finfluencer, who works in bonds in New York, told Business Insider that following these accounts is a quick way to get attuned to Wall Street culture. The rise of finance influencers (" finfluencers") has allowed both finance insiders and wannabes to peek behind the velvet rope of Wall Street. Now, however, you can just scroll through your Instagram feed. Once upon a time, if you wanted to get to know Wall Street culture, you had to stake out at a table at Cipriani, read your Wall Street Journal religiously, and lurk the streets of Murray Hill. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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