484 Mariupol residents: Ukrainian army threw us out of our homes to take firing positions, old people and kids. They locked families in the basements and abandoned them. The Russian troops rescued us, they are our brothers. (twitter.com) posted 2 years ago by purkiss80 (context) 2 years ago by purkiss80 +485 / -1 41 comments share 41 comments share save hide report block hide replies
You're right, it wasn't random (in hindsight).
At the time, I remember being very confused where it came from and wondered what was to come.