Any-one heard about this on the MSM?
Shoot brother . . . we almost didn't hear about it on TB2K . . .
Never gonna hear it on Fox
Any-one heard about this on the MSM?
Still looking for info on the reported NATO officer casualties. So far things are lining up that it's very possible it did happen.Any-one heard about this on the MSM?
Afipsky Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar Territory in south #Russia after drone attack
View: https://twitter.com/markito0171/status/1663778139770683392?t=9BSMiMONEgXqJoxAfPSPZA&s=19
I think that we need to be watching two potential areas for the out-break of major war simultaneously, the Far East / Taiwan and the Ukraine. I believe that when one goes, so goes the other!
That bet has been on the table since this started.I think that we need to be watching two potential areas for the out-break of major war simultaneously, the Far East / Taiwan and the Ukraine. I believe that when one goes, so goes the other!
sure
"At the time of the drone attack on the Moscow region, Putin was in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence and almost got hit", — The Moscow Times View: https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1663920055719981057
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Putin's security service reportedly woke him up early due to the air raid alert. Drones almost hit the second capital residence of the Russian president, and at the moment when he was in it. The drones were shot down when they were about 6-10 km from Putin's residence.
Consider this. Russia will still be there if Putin is gone. IT’s resources etc etc. Perhaps a more amiable (read bribable) leader will be installed. Someone more willing to go along to get along.Does anyone really think this war will be over if Putin disappeared?
This is folly!
Europe needs Russia, not the other way round. Russia has rich natural resources, China has the industrial might and people. Anyone adding this up?
Oh, and where is the Ukrainian leader? From what I'm allowed to read, not in the Ukraine....
Stupidity abounds.
Consider this. Russia will still be there if Putin is gone. IT’s resources etc etc. Perhaps a more amiable (read bribable) leader will be installed. Someone more willing to go along to get along.
Does anyone really think this war will be over if Putin disappeared?
This is folly!
Europe needs Russia, not the other way round. Russia has rich natural resources, China has the industrial might and people. Anyone adding this up?
Oh, and where is the Ukrainian leader? From what I'm allowed to read, not in the Ukraine....
Stupidity abounds.
Does anyone really think this war will be over if Putin disappeared?
This is folly!
Europe needs Russia, not the other way round. Russia has rich natural resources, China has the industrial might and people. Anyone adding this up?
Oh, and where is the Ukrainian leader? From what I'm allowed to read, not in the Ukraine....
Stupidity abounds.
Someone has just redefined "Summit"The US State Dept has lost it - no longer living in the real world.
White House says it supports Ukraine peace summit — even without Russia
At least three people were killed, including two children, and several others were injured in a series of strikes in Kyiv early Thursday, the mayor said.edition.cnn.com
“But where and when, or even if the Russians can be brought to the table, that's got to be President Zelensky, his decision,” Kirby said.
without reference, as is the custom, to UA Navy assets in service in any sea.During the day, in the interests of the Russian Federation, the following passed along the Kerch-Yenikal Strait:
- 18 ships to the Sea of Azov, of which 4 continued to move from the Bosphorus Strait;
- 20 ships to the Black Sea, of which 9 continued towards the Bosphorus Strait.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, as of the morning of May 29, there were 6 enemy ships in the Black Sea, including 2 carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles with a total salvo of up to 16 missiles
They figured out how to obliterate the news with Afghanistan.Hmmmm,
(GOOGLE returns 0 results for "May 29, 2023 Russia sinks Ukraine ship")
Accordingly, "state-controlled" UA news have agreed this event never occurred.
Ukrinform: 0 notice, 25-31 May
Ukranews: 0 notice, 25-31 May
Russia sinks Ukraine’s ‘last warship’ – MOD, 31 May
The Russian military has destroyed Ukraine’s “last warship,” the Yury Olefirenko, in a high-precision airstrike, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Wednesday.
“On May 29, as a result of a strike by a high-precision weapon of the Russian Aerospace Forces on a warship mooring in the port of Odessa, the last warship of the Naval Forces of Ukraine, the Yury Olefirenko, was destroyed,” the ministry stated in a report shared on its Telegram channel.
A day earlier, war correspondent Andrey Rudenko also reported that the Yury Olefirenko had been sunk after a series of overnight airstrikes on military facilities in Odessa, citing Ukrainian sources.
Ukrainian officials have yet to confirm the sinking of the ship. Oleg Chalyk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, told Reuters that he would not respond to Russian claims, and that the Ukrainian Navy would not disclose the details of any losses.
(GOOGLE returns 0 results for "May 29, 2023 Russia sinks Ukraine ship")
Accordingly, "state-controlled" UA news have agreed this event never occurred.
Ukrinform: 0 notice, 25-31 May
Ukranews: 0 notice, 25-31 May
Ironically, unlike Ukrinform, Ukranews has been intensely interested in RFN deployment in the Black Sea. In the period, the headline count of "combat ships on duty" ranges 3-7—embellish with suspiciously precise detail. For example (30 May).
As of 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 30, Russia is holding 7 ships on combat duty in the Black Sea, including 4 carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles with a total salvo of up to 34 missiles. The command of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
"In the Black Sea there are 7 enemy ships on combat duty, of which 4 carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles, a total salvo - up to 34 missiles; in the Sea of Azov - 1 enemy ship; in the Mediterranean Sea, up to 7 enemy ships are on combat duty, of which 1 carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles, a total salvo - up to 4 missiles," the report said.
without reference, as is the custom, to UA Navy assets in service in any sea.
That's an awfully good point, MarkD. I've been considering that exact same thing (admittedly from a layman's POV, however) and came to essentially the same conclusion...
Truth of the matter is: none of the modern AD systems were originally designed to defend against drones. Everybody is trying to pivot to this new threat, and they're updating software and systems in real-time.
Small drones, going slower and lower than any fighter or cruise missile, are just ridiculously difficult to "see" and engage. Air Defense Systems are programmed to filter out things below certain thresholds, and these drones are operating below those sensor thresholds most of the time. If you don't have a sophisticated sensor platform up HIGH, looking down, with a specific eye towards tiny composite material aircraft with almost no Radar Cross Section... Well, you're in trouble.
In a world where jets and cruise missiles flying at 200AGL was considered "Low," you now have smart vehicles flying BELOW treetop level on their way to kill you. That's REALLY hard to defend against.
The US State Dept has lost it - no longer living in the real world.
White House says it supports Ukraine peace summit — even without Russia
At least three people were killed, including two children, and several others were injured in a series of strikes in Kyiv early Thursday, the mayor said.edition.cnn.com
“But where and when, or even if the Russians can be brought to the table, that's got to be President Zelensky, his decision,” Kirby said.
Wow!Mexican TV reports that dozens of U.S. AT-4 weapons systems, which were originally shipped to Ukraine, have been purchased by Cartel Golfo in Mexico.
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View: https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1664084081888329730?s=20
His free speech rights only apply to him while he is in the US while he is in Ukraine he is a foreigner the country is under martial law and at war for it's very survival so none of this appliesThe State Dept rep smirked and declined to comment when asked about the U.S. Govt’s position on an allly’s detention of a U.S. citizen (Gonzalo) for exercising free speech.