Russia on brink of ... NOPE! Russia INVADES Ukraine!

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kage69

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Russia continues to kidnap Ukrainian children whenever it can. Ukraine says about 19,000 have been taken so far. A collection of NGOs have rescued over 400. I recall hearing a few success stories of kids making it back to Ukraine with the help of family but I think those are probably rare.

 
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dank69

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Steve Segal, noted thespian and bromantical adorer of the alarmingly often bare chested Vlad the Impaler, has ALWAYS been a quality human being, make no mistake about that, you sniveling liberal! I mean, do you even lift, bro?

Here's proof, peasant:

Hopefully you all have discovered Bobby Fingers on YT by now but if you haven't you can always start with his Seagal video. They're all good though.
 

trenchfoot

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Hopefully you all have discovered Bobby Fingers on YT by now but if you haven't you can always start with his Seagal video. They're all good though.

We have a prank we pull on recently arrived permanent residents to Hawaii that we bring into the fold where we bestow on them the most honorary Hawaiian title of "punani" (pronounced as you described) and let them brag about it until they find out for themselves what it actually means.
 

bononos

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Russian tube situation...not great. Lines up with analysis of depot imagery showing lots of stored but possibly inoperable guns have been stripped of their barrels.

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Can China/India/NK/Iran/etc help Russia with their barrel forging problem?
 

kage69

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Can China/India/NK/Iran/etc help Russia with their barrel forging problem?

China and Iran, maybe. NK probably not, they kind of focus on shells and rockets. If China does they will of course be sent by way of NK though.

India actually has a lot of former European hardware and probably could, I just doubt they will. The military connections with Russia are mainly for show and India expects to lose money out of it as the cost of keeping Russia as a China counterweight. India's true military interests are with the West, especially France now. I think the odds of them supplying Russia with quality barrels are very low.

Hope Modi doesn't prove me wrong.
 

kage69

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Do you know of any efforts to produce hunter-killer drones that hunt down enemy drones? From my uninformed point of view it seems logical to do that so.....

Ukrainians have been using FPV drone escorts to protect Baba Yagas from other drones for awhile now.

They need something fast though, able to run down Lancets at the minimum. The Bullet was the one I saw recently that looks promising. Will need autonomous abilities though most likely.

 

rommelrommel

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We have a prank we pull on recently arrived permanent residents to Hawaii that we bring into the fold where we bestow on them the most honorary Hawaiian title of "punani" (pronounced as you described) and let them brag about it until they find out for themselves what it actually means.
Man, I thought everyone knew that from WWE.
 

you2

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Interesting list of laws in Russia and how they are applied:

(note wearing a yellow jacket against a blue sky can get you arrested):
(better put away those rain coats when the sky clears - gee this is even worse than the America Trump imagines; were you are only arrested if you don't pray to him)

 

trenchfoot

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Some story, if true. Squad of eight badass mofos stand and hold to block Russians trying to assault main force in the Kanal district of Chasiv Yar.



A 70 day shoot out; completely surrounded and being trickled supplies by drones. That must have been wild.

I would personally like to thank them for their service above and beyond.
 
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kage69

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I would personally like to thank them for their service above and beyond.

They allowed a larger element to make an orderly retreat instead of a chaotic one under fire. That alone probably saved a hundred or so guys, maybe more. Now factor in all the meat they probably harvested over a span of 70 damn days. I'd say some decorations and off time are probably in order. AFU could be looking at a completely different situation in Chasiv Yar were it not for these eight men. They stayed knowing the odds were good they would be glide bombed then overrun. A real testament to what you can do with thick cover and a brass pair.

Heroyam slava indeed
 
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kage69

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Skip to 2:20 for the Ukraine specific stuff. Some current perspectives direct from AFU and POWs.

 
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Enemies among us:


"LOS ANGELES (CN) — An Illinois woman was sentenced to two years in federal prison Monday following her conviction in 2022 for illegally shipping military equipment, including night-vision goggles and thermal riflescopes, to Russia.

Elena Shifrin, 62, participated in the export of more than 60 defense articles from the U.S. to Russia without obtaining a valid license from the State Department or other approval for such exports, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles.

She pleaded guilty in February 2022 to one count of conspiracy to violate the Arms Export Control Act. Her plea agreement and the prosecution's sentencing memorandum were filed under seal.

Shifrin was born in Belarus and came to the U.S. via Israel. Her brother, Vladimir Gohman, was also indicted in the scheme and is considered a fugitive. According to Shifrin's sentencing filings, her brother still resides in Belarus."

"During a four-year scheme, which predated Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the conspirators acquired the controlled devices using aliases and falsely assured the sellers that they would not export them. The thermal imaging devices were then surreptitiously shipped to co-conspirators in Russia using aliases and false addresses."

 

Brovane

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Enemies among us:


"LOS ANGELES (CN) — An Illinois woman was sentenced to two years in federal prison Monday following her conviction in 2022 for illegally shipping military equipment, including night-vision goggles and thermal riflescopes, to Russia.

Elena Shifrin, 62, participated in the export of more than 60 defense articles from the U.S. to Russia without obtaining a valid license from the State Department or other approval for such exports, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles.

She pleaded guilty in February 2022 to one count of conspiracy to violate the Arms Export Control Act. Her plea agreement and the prosecution's sentencing memorandum were filed under seal.

Shifrin was born in Belarus and came to the U.S. via Israel. Her brother, Vladimir Gohman, was also indicted in the scheme and is considered a fugitive. According to Shifrin's sentencing filings, her brother still resides in Belarus."

"During a four-year scheme, which predated Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the conspirators acquired the controlled devices using aliases and falsely assured the sellers that they would not export them. The thermal imaging devices were then surreptitiously shipped to co-conspirators in Russia using aliases and false addresses."


Strip her of her citizenship after she serves her sentence and deport her back to Belarus.
 
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Russia continues to kidnap Ukrainian children whenever it can. Ukraine says about 19,000 have been taken so far. A collection of NGOs have rescued over 400. I recall hearing a few success stories of kids making it back to Ukraine with the help of family but I think those are probably rare.

Yes, Russia is evil because it evacuates children from war zones, feeds and educates them. This can be called genocide, by cleverly changing the term. Genocide is what Hitler did. Putin = Hitler. Profit

"Nearly 15,000 other children in Gaza have been killed since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. "Gaza has become a graveyard for children, with thousands of others missing, their fates unknown," Stoner said"

But it is ok, Israel is freind, these are good democratic bombs, these children deserve this fate because of the wrong parents. And the 108 journalists killed in Gaza were not even people, but propagandists

The world outside of US mass media bubble see it and discuss it. Western countries losing remaning moral stance.
Are you able to feel it?
 
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