"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (32 Viewers)

[RogerdeLluria]

Wow A-50 + Il-22. It's certainly blue Monday for Putin.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Don't forget that Ukraine also has the need for replacing barrels on their artillery.

Right, and they're getting help with that.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Nice, Putin's mother gave me a rainbow

I got a few too. I'm just wondering where the unicorn is.

 

[GTX]

Amusing take on things:


View: https://twitter.com/mariaslavaua/status/1746815909061083443?s=66&t=HVAXXZJIMBzelxWw3RruNQ

 

[RogerdeLluria]

 

[GTX]

Claims Swirl Around Possible Shoot Down Of Russian A-50 Radar Jet (Updated)

The loss of an A-50 and an IL-22M airborne command and control platforms would be a major blow for Russia, which only has a handful of each.

www.thedrive.com

 

[GTX]

Cruise missile debris found in Russia

The remains of another Russian Kh-101 cruise missile have been photographed, apparently found this time in the fields of the Volgograd region. The missile reportedly fell during an attack on Ukraine, and images of the debris have surfaced on social media platforms. Despite its development dating...

defence-blog.com

 

[GTX]

The Ukrainians’ M-1 Tanks Already Have Thick Armor. The Tankers Are Adding More.

The Ukrainian army is up-armoring its American-made M-1A1 Abrams tanks—with a layer of explosive reactive armor.

www.forbes.com

 

[GTX]

Ukrainian Sources: We Just Shot Down Two Of Russia’s Best Command Planes

RBC Radio posted what it claimed was an audio recording of an Il-22 crew radioing to controllers in Anapa. “Urgently requesting ambulance and fire crew,” the crew said.

www.forbes.com

 

[GTX]

The American-Made M-2 Is The Best Fighting Vehicle Of The Ukraine War

The U.S.-made M-2 Bradley is the best infantry fighting vehicle in Russia’s 23-month wider war on Ukraine—all thanks to its balance of protection, optics and firepower.

www.forbes.com

 

[GTX]

Adapt or Die - Drone Warfare and Development in Ukraine - Part 1 🚀💡

resiliencetech.project-a.com

 

[Admiral Beez]

Wow A-50 + Il-22. It's certainly blue Monday for Putin.

Aren't these aircraft specifically designed to detect incoming missiles and aircraft? How'd neither see a long range sam approaching?

 

[SaparotRob]

The American-Made M-2 Is The Best Fighting Vehicle Of The Ukraine War

The U.S.-made M-2 Bradley is the best infantry fighting vehicle in Russia’s 23-month wider war on Ukraine—all thanks to its balance of protection, optics and firepower.

www.forbes.com

So, it's not quite the boondoggle it was proclaimed to be.

 

[SaparotRob]

Aren't these aircraft specifically designed to detect incoming missiles and aircraft? How'd neither see a long range sam approaching?

Laughing with you, bro'.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Laughing with you, bro'.

The Mainstay downing takes me back to the 1990s reading Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising, where F-117s fly below and straight up undetected to kill this Soviet Awacs bird.

"F-117s Had An Air-To-Air Capability With Secondary Mission To Shoot Down Soviet AWACS" Former Stealth Pilot Says

A former Stealth Jet pilot provided some details about a previously unknown role of the F-117 during a recent interview at the Fighter Pilot Podcast. And

theaviationist.com

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

View: https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1746871293130018915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1746871293130018915%7Ctwgr%5E95571d20df55e46fc4cbd7ea5bb573bfee4bb24a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedrive.com%2Fthe-war-zone%2Fclaims-swirl-around-possible-shoot-down-of-russian-a-50-radar-jet

 

[Snowman]

The IL-22 looks some full of holes upon arrival at base

 

[SaparotRob]

We know it went through the fuselage since the crew requested fire and ambulance crews. Fire from damaged electronics?
Then again, was that indeed the actual Il-22M transmission? I don't want to use up my rainbow allotment.

 

[Snautzer01]

The IL-22 looks some full of holes upon arrival at base

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There is no conformation this is the il22 in this news.

 

[Denniss]

Several sites speculate this wasn't an IL-22M command post but an IL-20M Electronics Warfare variant. It would be a perfect joke if this was the most recent PP version which was supposed to be able to jam Patriots.