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jddad t1_j2b1tqg wrote

I am always surprised that he is now more known as mayor than as a boxer. He and his brother were great boxers.

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Ricericebaby0923 t1_j2br2s5 wrote

I always knew them as boxers first. But I also am a fan of boxing. Your point still stands

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biggoof t1_j2e4atm wrote

Should have got his Lewis rematch, but Lewis pussed out.

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I-Have-N0-Username t1_j2ebspp wrote

I just know him from the terrible Milchschnitte TV commercials he used to do in Germany and Austria

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BroccoliFartFuhrer t1_j2evjd4 wrote

They never fought each other in the ring because their mothers couldn't handle it. Literally the most wholesome thing ever.

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JaneQChungus t1_j2fm6x2 wrote

They also lived in Chernobyl when that happened. They were interviewed in a documentary that came out maybe 10 years ago (I think on HBO).

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Apart_Emergency_191 t1_j29q64a wrote

If they kidnapped 30 then 30 of them must be missing?

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Better_illini_2008 t1_j29wrah wrote

I assume they must be in contact with the other 23 somehow?

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wbsgrepit t1_j2ajrx9 wrote

It means the other 23 had enough kompromat leverage that they are still alive.

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what-the-puck t1_j2b76n3 wrote

23 flipped, possibly. Perhaps decided their lives were worth more than their morals and ethics. Can't blame them.

They probably told the Russians everything they knew. Or, played along with the invading army's demands anyway.

The ones who disappeared may have held out too long, or perhaps the invading army thought they had more to offer than they actually did.

The mayors who didn't get kidnapped at all are the ones who just immediately switched sides and started parroting Russian propaganda. Of course many of them are now dead, targeted specifically by Ukraine, and personally I'd agree valid military targets.

Ukranian mayor Olga Sukhenko was executed alongside her family. Yuriy Prylypko was killed too. Russian puppets Ivan Sushko, Vitaly Gur, Vladimir Saldo, and many others were assassinated for their perceived treason.

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JournalistMiddle527 t1_j2bms28 wrote

Not sure why you have Olga Sukhenko alongside the others, wasn't she and her family killed by Russians because she helped the Ukrainian military?

Including both Olga Sukhenko and Yuriy Prylypko alongside the rest of the traitor makes it seem like they were killed by the Ukrainians when in fact they were killed by Russians because Yuriy was helping the local people.

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what-the-puck t1_j2bssvq wrote

Yes, absolutely. Sorry I wasn't clear - Olga and Yuriy were killed by Russians because they wouldn't flip.

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Pure_Pazaak_ t1_j2efc43 wrote

The Melitopol mayor was kidnapped and released in late spring I think.

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Gluca23 t1_j29ra6f wrote

It mean 7 of them could be dead.

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azeneyes t1_j29xloa wrote

They could be imprisoned.

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comicsemporium t1_j2ci640 wrote

Their all in a tall building with the windows open waiting to accidentally fall out of them

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PF-Changs t1_j2bhbrp wrote

No. Events can happen and then their opposite can happen. Just kinda life stuff

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TeamMountainLion t1_j2bkz4o wrote

-Kyiv Mayor [and former boxing heavyweight champion]

Fun fact: the song “Sonne” by Rammstein was to be used as his entrance music at one point.

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twat69 t1_j2cnuth wrote

So that inspired me to look up a translation of the lyrics.

>1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,out

>It will not go down tonight

>And the world counts loudly to 10

Yup das is boxink

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QualityIllustrious46 t1_j2aodtt wrote

Damn that’s one scary looking dude. I feel like a mortar shell would bounce off his forehead

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eateroftables t1_j2ap4b1 wrote

Well he was heavyweight champion for awhile who was known to have granite chin. Definitely someone not worth messing with.

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Ma3rabi t1_j2b8slp wrote

It's so weird. I remember watching his fights when I was younger. I looked up to him as a boxer that never up.

He is still the same as Mayor. One cold and hard mother fucker that just keeps going. No matter how hard he has it.

Ukrainians are a different breed

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CanadianRaconteur t1_j2bf25c wrote

Some of the nastiest wars being fought in the same land for centuries will carve some fuckers out of stone. Poland/Ukraine - Galacia, there are some brute force genes found there, but it’s brains to keep one alive, so smart and tough.

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APsWhoopinRoom t1_j2bp8yk wrote

Do you mean Galicia, or Galatia? I've never head of a Galacia

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CanadianRaconteur t1_j2bqs89 wrote

No worries - wiki

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HelloJoeyJoeJoe t1_j2cxxrk wrote

Wow, nice. I learned something today

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CanadianRaconteur t1_j2cytq6 wrote

:) love to hear it!

Tracing my family tree had me learn it as some great great grandparents had it written on tombstones as their birth place. It’s crazy how borders change and empires have come and gone and there’s really just too much human history to learn in school.

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sminor83 t1_j2bymep wrote

Look up some of his boxing matches, dudes amazing. He also has a PHD as well. More accomplished than 99.9% of people on this planet

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---cheetos--- t1_j2calsx wrote

He almost beat Lennox Lewis. Not just a lucky shot like McCall or catching him slacking like Rahman. But by going toe to toe with him and outboxing him in some respects. Lennox, in my opinion, is the best heavyweight ever. Nobody has looked as good as Vitaliy did against him.

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jobbybob t1_j2ahy04 wrote

It’s a great sign your winning the locals over by having to kidnap 30 mayors….

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TerranPhil t1_j29riuf wrote

This is a mayor problem.

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SD99FRC t1_j29xvtm wrote

Imagine being so bad at kidnapping, only 7 of the 30 people you kidnap actually go missing?

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Nipple-biscuits t1_j2bfqx3 wrote

Dr Ironfist is not someone I would ever mess with....He was my favorite heavyweight in his day and then retired for a while and came back and was just as scary....im positive he still has that dog in him

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sabre_rider t1_j2buupa wrote

I guess trying to kidnap the Klitchkos, former world heavyweight boxing champions, was never considered.

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Vladius28 t1_j2c692v wrote

30 getting brain washed, tortured and blackmailed then sent back to make sure "referendums" go as planned

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TheScoutReddit t1_j2c7slp wrote

Now that's quite the conspiracy theory

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WhiteRaven42 t1_j2cpzt2 wrote

Is it though? What's the most likely reason for taking people in the given context?

Well.... I guess it could be to kill them behind closed doors rather than in their homes, office or the street.

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B-dayBoy t1_j2f8qtj wrote

u/whiteraven42 its sad that you just delete all your comments instead of admitting you were being silly and allowing others to gain from the conversation. There's nothing wrong with being wrong. Were all humans here just trying to improve.

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Misaka10782 t1_j2d63rj wrote

Kidnap Klitschko? He looks like he can kill a rhinoceros with his bare hands.

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BestChard6615 t1_j2b8dpg wrote

Can you say “ Commie playbook”

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spandexgod t1_j2azs7p wrote

Didn’t the separatists do this on naboo in phantom menace?

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jamaicancowboys t1_j2e0pci wrote

Let’s not leave out Hayden Lesley Panettiere….

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jpbarber414 t1_j2a0ik4 wrote

Did any fall out of windows?

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toyz4me t1_j2bo8c2 wrote

Guess it will be hard to get this guy to fall out of the window.

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amitym t1_j2d3i3m wrote

>"The situation was tough: if you stay with your people, then you are a traitor…We asked the government for instructions several times, whether we should stay or evacuate, but we never got a clear response."

Hmm, sounds like Zelensky's tyrannical fascist political dominion isn't all that some people claim. Open criticism of government policy.. public debate.. free expression.. Must be some kind of Nazi trick for sure.

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