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apnews.com

Ukrainian drone pilots turn a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO

Ukrainian drone pilots turned a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO. The pilots, playing the role of the enemy in the exercise, said they destroyed Swedish forces with drones — and that if the exercise had been a real life scenario, the Western forces would have been dead.
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Freyja, wake up...
 
Ukrainian FPV Operators Pilot Drones From Long Range
 
defence-blog.com

Chinese FN-16 MANPADS spotted in Ukrainian service

Chinese-made FN-16 man-portable air defense systems have appeared in service with soldiers of the air defense battalion of Ukraine's 160th Mechanized Brigade, photographs published by the brigade's press service confirm. The brigade's press service published the imagery alongside a statement
defence-blog.com defence-blog.com

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www.politico.eu

NATO’s Rutte asks allies for billions more in Ukraine aid

But the idea for allies to commit 0.25 percent of their GDP to Kyiv is running into opposition from countries like France and the U.K.
www.politico.eu www.politico.eu
 

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6eArmiP4Tc
 
GTX said:
www.abc.net.au

Six dead as Russia launches over 800 drones at Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of attempting to overload Ukraine's defences in an hours-long onslaught.
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au
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That has to be among the least efficient use of drones. Eight hundred drones lost to kill six civilians? Any is awful, but I bet more Ukrainians died that day in automobile accidents or slip and falls.
 
Admiral Beez said:
That has to be among the least efficient use of drones. Eight hundred drones lost to kill six civilians? Any is awful, but I bet more Ukrainians died that day in automobile accidents or slip and falls.
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I had never thought of it that way but there is an element of truth there that needs to be considered.

The other factors though are the buildings damaged/destroyed and utility services interrupted, the delays in delivering essentials and the destruction of other assets. Those also need to be factored in and on those metrics those 800 drones probably achieved a significant result in Russia's favour.
 
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I never understood why Russia expended precocious resources on civilian targets like they do.

If Putin thought that terrorizing civilians in this manner would have them capitulate, then he clearly missed history class.

When the Germans rolled into Ukraine, they were greeted as liberating heroes.
As soon as the Germans started killing everyone, the citizens reacted with a resolve.
 
GrauGeist said:
Well...I bet Putin didn't see this coming:
https://kyivindependent.com/after-u...ast-hungarys-pm-to-summon-russian-ambassador/
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Widening the war that minor way might get the EU to pull its collective finger and give all the frozen Russian assets to Ukraine - but I doubt it.

Interesting who the Foreign minister is.. Or is Orban a common name like Smith and Jones?
 
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