Greg Boeser
1st Sergeant
Oooh! A sit in. Very '70s.
"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (13 Viewers)
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buffnut453
Captain
Seems a propos:
Quite pathetic:
www.abc.net.au
Stars Coffee, anyone? Old Starbucks stores reopen in Russia with imitation branding — and menu
Starbucks was one of the earliest and highest-profile Western companies to pull out of Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, but its stores are now being reopened — with a name, logo and menu that are almost the same.
www.abc.net.au
Snautzer01
Honourably banned
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I was behind the iron curtain when i was young. Trust me. No contest there, nor will it be. It will be yukkie coffee and old news paper cookies taste once again.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Oh Boy! Just like Mom made!!
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Aug 20 (Reuters) - New blasts resounded in the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula on Saturday and a Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station, wounding 12 civilians, Russian and Ukrainian officials said.
That strike at the Pivdennoukrainsk (South Ukraine) nuclear station and fresh shelling near the Zaporizhzhia station, Europe's largest such facility, prompted new fears of a nuclear accident during the war, Ukrainian officials said.
In Crimea, Ukrainian territory seized and annexed by Russia during a 2014 incursion into Ukraine, the Russian-appointed governor not recognised by the West said a drone had struck a building near the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet on Saturday morning.
"A drone flew onto the roof. It was flying low," governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Telegram. "It was downed right over the Fleet headquarters. It fell on the roof and burned up. The attack failed."
www.reuters.com
That strike at the Pivdennoukrainsk (South Ukraine) nuclear station and fresh shelling near the Zaporizhzhia station, Europe's largest such facility, prompted new fears of a nuclear accident during the war, Ukrainian officials said.
In Crimea, Ukrainian territory seized and annexed by Russia during a 2014 incursion into Ukraine, the Russian-appointed governor not recognised by the West said a drone had struck a building near the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet on Saturday morning.
"A drone flew onto the roof. It was flying low," governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Telegram. "It was downed right over the Fleet headquarters. It fell on the roof and burned up. The attack failed."
Russian missiles rain on Ukraine as war nears half-year mark
Artillery shells rained down on a city near Europe's biggest nuclear plant and Russian missiles hit targets near Odesa as Ukraine warned of the potential for more serious attacks by Russia.
www.reuters.com
Kyiv streets lined with burnt Russian tanks ahead of Ukraine's independence
Destroyed Russian military vehicles go on public display in Kyiv, as Russia says a drone attack struck a building near the headquarters of its Black Sea fleet.
www.abc.net.au
Well well well. Looks like the MiG-29 can be set up to carry HARM...
www.thedrive.com
Ukrainian MiG-29s Are Firing AGM-88 Anti-Radiation Missiles
The Pentagon has now confirmed sending AGM-88 missiles to Ukraine and that they have been integrated onto the country's MiG-29s.
www.thedrive.com
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Well well well. Looks like the MiG-29 can be set up to carry HARM...
Ukrainian MiG-29s Are Firing AGM-88 Anti-Radiation Missiles
The Pentagon has now confirmed sending AGM-88 missiles to Ukraine and that they have been integrated onto the country's MiG-29s.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Kyiv streets lined with burnt Russian tanks ahead of Ukraine's independence
Destroyed Russian military vehicles go on public display in Kyiv, as Russia says a drone attack struck a building near the headquarters of its Black Sea fleet.
Of course it failed. The Russians are reporting it as such.
Admiral Beez
Major
It's amazing that the Ukrainians can still operate their MiGs in the open. Where the heck is the VVS?Well well well. Looks like the MiG-29 can be set up to carry HARM...
Ukrainian MiG-29s Are Firing AGM-88 Anti-Radiation Missiles
The Pentagon has now confirmed sending AGM-88 missiles to Ukraine and that they have been integrated onto the country's MiG-29s.
Does hitting an office building at the naval base have much impact? I'd want to hit the ships and aircraft present, unless there's a vip in the office.Kyiv streets lined with burnt Russian tanks ahead of Ukraine's independence
Destroyed Russian military vehicles go on public display in Kyiv, as Russia says a drone attack struck a building near the headquarters of its Black Sea fleet.
I have to like the MiG-29. I remember as a lad in the early 1980s seeing the first photos and drawings.
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SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Did anyone catch the tail number of the HARM equipped MiG? Was it a former NATO plane?Well well well. Looks like the MiG-29 can be set up to carry HARM...
Ukrainian MiG-29s Are Firing AGM-88 Anti-Radiation Missiles
The Pentagon has now confirmed sending AGM-88 missiles to Ukraine and that they have been integrated onto the country's MiG-29s.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Last I heard, they were having a smoke at Saky Airbase.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
A unit without a functioning HQ has lost a lot of its strength already. You're an admiral -- what happens when you hit the bridge squarely? Right: you get a 30,000-ton target. Hiei was lost mainly because Laffey shot up the BC's upperworks, including the bridge, in an attack that wounded the Japanese admiral. Sunk a day later by the Cactus Air Force, that likely would not have happened if the ship's leadership was intact. Look also at how the Bismarck's targeting system was disabled very early in its final battle, and how that forced local and therefore less-accurate aiming.
Crippling C³ is a very important task. Those planes and ships don't go anywhere if the fuel is blown up and there's no clerks to arrange resupply. Likewise ammo if those dumps aren't replaced.
Nor if the guy in charge is unable to make good decisions.
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Admiral Beez
Major
That's a dozen or so aircraft. Why isn't the Russian airforce bombing the crap out of Ukraine's air bases? Are they bombing their own territory?
Russian air force fires at Kerch in Crimea, explosions reported
The Russian air force fired at targets around the Crimean city of Kerch on Thursday, despite the Ukrainian peninsula being occupied by Moscow since 2014.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
That's a dozen or so aircraft. Why isn't the Russian airforce bombing the crap out of Ukraine's air bases? Are they bombing their own territory?
Russian air force fires at Kerch in Crimea, explosions reported
The Russian air force fired at targets around the Crimean city of Kerch on Thursday, despite the Ukrainian peninsula being occupied by Moscow since 2014.www.thestar.com
Those 12 planes -- it was eight or nine in the reports I've read -- represented about 50% of the Black Sea's air fleet.
Why aren't the Russians seizing air supremacy? We've been asking this for months now, but I think the thing is is that for most targets, they have to get down low and expose themselves to SAMs/MANPADs. They also had a big misimpression that Shock and Awe® would work for them and did not think they would need that much air support. That's my opinion, and that's all it is, so fire away.
Admiral Beez
Major
I hope this is Russian resistance rather than Ukrainian special ops.
Darya Dugin: Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow bomb - report
If Ukraine starts blowing up the family members of those associated with its opponents it may begin to look like the Troubles, needlessly testing the resolve of Ukraine's backers.
Darya Dugin: Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow bomb - report
If Ukraine starts blowing up the family members of those associated with its opponents it may begin to look like the Troubles, needlessly testing the resolve of Ukraine's backers.
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buffnut453
Captain
This article is 6 years old but it provides so e interesting insights into the logic of Russian messaging:
The Russians who fear a war with the West
Gabriel Gatehouse analyses why Russia increasingly sees the world differently from the West.
www.bbc.com
RogerdeLluria
Staff Sergeant
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"Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin" caught my eye.
When reading that I just though, umm that sentence should be next to "German philosopher Joseph Goebbels"
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
There was a report of one of the Ukrainian strikes with a high casualty rate. I think that was at Saky Airbase and not just the strike at Wagner HQ. The Russians may not have the aircrew.That's a dozen or so aircraft. Why isn't the Russian airforce bombing the crap out of Ukraine's air bases? Are they bombing their own territory?
Russian air force fires at Kerch in Crimea, explosions reported
The Russian air force fired at targets around the Crimean city of Kerch on Thursday, despite the Ukrainian peninsula being occupied by Moscow since 2014.
