What was the weather like in Moscow today?

[Rigga]

What was the weather like in Moscow this morning?
TV pictures showed hard shadows and Vlad and those around him squinting in the sunlight - but the Fly-Past of 77 aircraft didn't turn up....?

[pasta]

Just taking sensible precautions in case one of the aircraft develops a wiring fault.

[57mm]

Loved Vlad's Kevlar raincoat, some serious body armour underneath.......

[Wokkafans]

https://twitter.com/Sputnik_Not/status/1523562342839107584?s=20&t=yetUTPiBMGmapGxnVqwJmA

[Kiltrash]

....and the heavies round him with the fake hands talking into their other sleeves
Wonder how many rings of security the civilians had to pass through with their Tulips.

[pr00ne]

Russian Air Force flypast cancelled owing to bad weather.

Pull the other one!

[MPN11]

Russian Air Force flypast cancelled owing to bad weather.
Pull the other one!kin to Moskva sinking due to stormy seas?

[NutLoose]

Remember it might be fine in Moscow, but you have to allow for departure fields, route to the form up, the form up area, route home and home bases being clear.,

[Octane]

Putin displaying future Ukranian targets while he can:)
Re airdisplay, perhaps they were scared a manpad was waiting:rolleyes:

[Sue Vêtements]

Remember it might be fine in Moscow, but you have to allow for departure fields, route to the form up, the form up area, route home and home bases being clear.,

. . . of Ukrainian Bayraktar drones

[Less Hair]

So they feared one aircraft might get shot down over Moscow or have a kamikaze minded pilot? With handpicked crews?

[albatross]

So they feared one aircraft might get shot down over Moscow or have a kamikaze minded pilot? With handpicked crews?

“I know I am paranoid but am I paranoid enough! “ ?

[NutLoose]

Thing with the aircraft getting shot down, you cannot cover the whole route, you can probably nail down the centre of Moscow but the rest would be difficult and you fire at one then the rest would scatter, hit or not. Hit one and it would reverberate around the World.

[jolihokistix]

Playing air billiards while Russia burns.


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/828x546/3f164e88_2b09_4050_a5ad_b1aa0cf8db65_ea28cb3ad4a594c6654d20f f8e39a10d5e9cc607.jpeg

[NutLoose]

Playing Spot the drone 2022.


https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1361/image_17bf3a6b4c3a9d88653263cb57665769bedab7ae.jpeg


https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1316/image_7584cea2af2a72f94d052b652de0a24e3d030c32.jpeg


https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1120x747/220411_vladimir_putin_victory_day_se_623p_4bff62_dc1f0ff80b8 e4b84eab48df181f347dc1ad4b521.jpg

[Ascend Charlie]

Looks more like an inverted V on his chest, when it should be "X marks the spot".

[NutLoose]

It also looks like he might be wearing body armour under his coat?

[Big Pistons Forever]

It also looks like he might be wearing body armour under his coat?

Nah, it’s just his manly torso straining the buttons :rolleyes:

[Big Pistons Forever]

Thing with the aircraft getting shot down, you cannot cover the whole route, you can probably nail down the centre of Moscow but the rest would be difficult and you fire at one then the rest would scatter, hit or not. Hit one and it would reverberate around the World.

Or the Russian Air Force isn’t up to the job 🧑‍🦯 🐔 🐩

[SRFred]

It also looks like he might be wearing body armour under his coat?

Protection against bullets or knives?

[WingNut60]

Still photos are literally a snap-shot and do not necessarily expose the mood surrounding the moment.
But that looks like a rather despondent man with the weight of the world on his shoulders.
At least, it looks that way to me.

[pilotmike]

Still photos are literally a snap-shot and do not necessarily expose the mood surrounding the moment.
But that looks like a rather despondent man with the weight of the world on his shoulders.
At least, it looks that way to me.
A bit under the weather?

[dead_pan]

Re airdisplay, perhaps they were scared a manpad was waiting:rolleyes:

My thought too. Some specific threat of a 'spectacular' maybe?

[Sue Vêtements]

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1120x747/220411_vladimir_putin_victory_day_se_623p_4bff62_dc1f0ff80b8 e4b84eab48df181f347dc1ad4b521.jpg

It's like they're pretending to look elsewhere, but all the time monitoring Putin, so that the moment his back is turned . . .




"spot the drone" was pretty funny though :}

[flash8]

What was the weather like in Moscow today?Not bad at all. Slightly chilly. Thanks for asking!

[dead_pan]

Not bad at all. Slightly chilly. Thanks for asking!

Rug on knees weather then?

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"spot the drone" was pretty funny though https://www.pprune.org/images/smilies/badteeth.gif yes, made me chortle..... wonder if someone has put a sign on Vlad's back saying 'Stab here' ...

[Fly-by-Wife]

Protection against bullets or knives?
It's not Vlad the Impaler, it's impale the Vlad 'ere

[NutLoose]

The question is on Sergei Shoigu’s RollsRoycski ( the “General” who has never served a day in the military, but has collected an impressive range of medals ) what are the three lumps sticking up in the passengers side windscreen, are they the Russian equivalent of the GPS, radio and sat nav aerials, or something equally as bad?



https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1313/image_c0ae6b95b3157d5fcc17042856fa910be2757679.jpeg

[artee]

The question is on Sergei Shoigu’s RollsRoycski ( the “General” who has never served a day in the military, but has collected an impressive range of medals ) , what are the three lumps sticking up in the passengers side windscreen,are the6 the Russian equivalent of the GPS, radio and satnave aerials, or something equally as bad?


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1313/image_c0ae6b95b3157d5fcc17042856fa910be2757679.jpeg

The car badge looks like it says "AUKUS" :E

[TWT]

what are the three lumps sticking up in the passengers side windscreen,are the6 the Russian equivalent of the GPS, radio and satnave aerials, or something equall

They are microphones with foam windsocks fitted

[GlobalNav]

They are microphones with foam windsocks fitted

Oh. My guess was multiple umbrellas considering both the expected weather and the reliability of Russian umbrellas. :rolleyes:

[Kabobble]

They are microphones with foam windsocks fitted
Pondering what noise they are collecting placed there.

[Obba]

I must admit, I am really surprised that Ukraine didn't do anything disruptive on that day!

Maybe they did and Russia had a LOT of Anti whatever.

Or maybe there was some 'discussion' as to not - really - wake a sleeping lion with a stick...!

[Less Hair]

The flight display got cancelled - possibly for a reason.

[TWT]

Pondering what noise they are collecting placed there

They'll be for his speech somewhere when the car stops. Microphones in vehicles are popular with Xi Xinping and Kim Jong Un as well.

[Less Hair]

He is reporting ready and ordering the parade to begin or similar.

[NutLoose]

Already practicing for May Day 2023?


https://twitter.com/again4saratov/status/1523936445781753856?cxt=HHwWgIC-8fGHjqYqAAAA

[FakePilot]

I've heard there was a fire at the airport the air show would launch from. Hmmmmm.

[Rigga]

I think my favourite theory so far is the manpad threat…’cos it only needed to be a perceived threat to ruin the day.


And I believe that “Drone Spotting” is going to be a ‘thing’ on Pprune from now…