Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vlora incident

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The result was soft delete‎. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. ✗plicit 14:21, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Vlora incident

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WP:HOAXy framing as a battle when the Soviets simply withdrew under diplomatic pressure and harassment of their sailors. The most violence described in a recent news article is that an Albanian sailor tore a Soviet flag. [1] All the life.ru article cited here says is "портили имущество, каждый день скандалили с советскими моряками, провоцируя их на драки и ссоры и буквально гадили на крыльце комендатуры." ("they damaged property, quarreled with Soviet sailors every day, provoking them to fights and arguments, literally on the porch of the commandant's office.") The claim that Soviet vessels were fired upon is not to be found in the life.ru article and thus fails WP:V. Thus, I would conclude that this article is a kind of WP:SENSATIONAL WP:CFORK, and there is nothing about the Soviet's withdrawal that can't be adequately summarized at Albanian–Soviet split and Pasha Liman Base. Amanuensis Balkanicus (talk) 13:29, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History and Military. Amanuensis Balkanicus (talk) 13:29, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Events and Albania. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 16:52, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Russia-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 16:55, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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