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Arkane-Light t1_iuhmfey wrote

From the article:

"A Russian rocket fell in the village of Naslavcea, in the Ocnita District in the north of Moldova, in the morning of 31 October.

Source: European Pravda, quoting the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova

The ministry noted that a rocket, shot down by the Ukrainian air defence system, fell on the northern part of the village of Naslavcea, located near the border with Ukraine."

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Floofyboy t1_iuhmm98 wrote

This is one of my potential fears, a missile hitting NATO by accident... Russian soldiers aren't all the brightest.

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frizzykid t1_iuhov7l wrote

Replying to Floofyboy (#379,588)

Russia/nato have accidentally shot at each other before and even shot down planes but under murky enough waters no one feels like there is any significant need to retaliate. If a rocket hit the center of Berlin and it caused a mass casualty crisis, I'd be worried. But a malfunctioning rocket hitting a tree in the middle of some woods which is the far more likely outcome is not a big enough deal that nato would start considering article v

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ThrowAway_PFC220919 t1_iuhpzjx wrote

Replying to frizzykid (#380,248)

I would tend to agree. A missile hitting a random forest 150kms from the nearest city is not likely to be cause for a full-blown conventional strike on Russia. Especially where the missile was shot down by UA forces. However, (and I'll note Moldova is not a NATO member), striking assets near the border of Ukraine, where the neighbouring country also has important asset is a recipe for disaster.

Moldova has a damn about 10km from where the Russian missile was shot down.

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Sunshinehaiku t1_iuhrbu2 wrote

My heart for the Moldovan people. The poorest and most vulnerable country on the continent.

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DeliciousTruck t1_iui1knl wrote

Replying to ThrowAway_PFC220919 (#380,593)

There is and shouldn't be a leeway on where an explosive hits. An attack is an attack and if you brush it off as only an accident you are not only showing weakness but also giving russians room to actually hit infrastructure under the guise of some bullshit and just claim it was an accident.

France and the UK already tried an appeasment policy against Germany right before the second world war, hoping to avoid another war.

I'm against any war but there has to be a clear line with zero leeway.

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axonxorz t1_iuigocv wrote

Replying to thejml2000 (#379,942)

The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or a deviation.

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pp_Barnacle69666 t1_iuip96f wrote

The Russian soldiers firing rockets are probably illiterated

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aaaaaaaarrrrrgh t1_iuispbl wrote

"Hey Ukraine, I've got something itchy on my Transnistria, can you please scratch it?"

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cameraman502 t1_iuj876x wrote

Quick, Romania needs to annex Moldova (we know you both want to) and see if we can't do a quick ex-post facto Article 5.

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Heavy-Birthday-4972 t1_iujif4r wrote

The Russians have done it now, no one messes with Moldova, or knows where it is.

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bonderav t1_iujkv1b wrote

And just north poland sits disappointed that it did not land at them. They are looking for any excuse to bloody russians nose

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Randomthought5678 t1_iuk8i5z wrote

Replying to thejml2000 (#379,942)

Copy pasta: Accuracy is how close a value is to its true value. An example is how close an arrow gets to the bull's-eye center. Precision is how repeatable a measurement is. An example is how close a second arrow is to the first one (regardless of whether either is near the mark).

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