Is Ukraine about to have a war?
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Rotax Engine Found In Iranian Mohajer-6 Drone Downed Over Ukraine (msn.com)
More on Herr Flicks tank factory visit. Ironic isn't it, they can't get parts now from the west, which includes the electronics etc, so production has slowed and it is the officials fault because of sanctions imposed of the country due to the poisoned dwarfs actions..
Russia's Medvedev Threatens Defense Industry Arrests During Tank Plant Visit (msn.com)
An engine designed by the Austrian company Rotax was discovered installed in one of Russia's Iranian-made Mohajer-6 drones that went down over the Black Sea earlier this month. Rotax says it has launched an investigation into its engines powering Iranian drones. The delivery of such hardware to Iran violates European Union sanctions banning the export of items with both civilian and military purposes, such as vehicle parts. Identical sanctions are imposed by the European Union against Russia, as well.Mohajer-6, which you can read about in detail in this past War Zone feature, is just one of the types included in a larger order of Iranian drones that Russia began employing against Ukraine in September. The Iranian government has categorically denied that it had anything to do with the delivery, which is a farce.
Rotax is an Austrian subsidiary owned by Canadian company Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), which is known for designing the engines that power snowmobiles, watercraft, motorcycles, aircraft, and a significant number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Perhaps most famously, BRP’s Rotax aviation engines are known to power General Atomics' MQ-1 Predator and Israel's Heron drones.
Rotax is an Austrian subsidiary owned by Canadian company Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), which is known for designing the engines that power snowmobiles, watercraft, motorcycles, aircraft, and a significant number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Perhaps most famously, BRP’s Rotax aviation engines are known to power General Atomics' MQ-1 Predator and Israel's Heron drones.
Russia's Medvedev Threatens Defense Industry Arrests During Tank Plant Visit (msn.com)
Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian President and ally of Vladimir Putin who is currently Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, has made implicit threats to bring officials from the country's state-run defense industries up on criminal charges for failing to meet production goals.Medvedev drew specific attention to the potential consequences of failing to meet contract requirements during a visit to the country's main tank plant in Nizhny Tagil today. This comes amid reports that Russia has been digging deep into stocks of Cold War-era tanks that are virtually antiques to make up for the decaying readiness of high-tech armored vehicles and staggering losses in the fighting in Ukraine.
Medvedev described his visit to Nizhny Tagil – which he said came at the direction of Supreme Commander-in-Chief Putin – in a post on the Telegram social media network. This was accompanied by a short video showing T-72B3 and T-90M tanks are seen in various stages of production. The T-90M, examples of which have now been captured and destroyed by Ukrainian forces in the course of the conflict in that country, is the most advanced tank currently in active Russian service.
Medvedev described his visit to Nizhny Tagil – which he said came at the direction of Supreme Commander-in-Chief Putin – in a post on the Telegram social media network. This was accompanied by a short video showing T-72B3 and T-90M tanks are seen in various stages of production. The T-90M, examples of which have now been captured and destroyed by Ukrainian forces in the course of the conflict in that country, is the most advanced tank currently in active Russian service.
Wow! Putin is not just C-in-C but Supreme C-in-C! Is that better than Lord High Commander?
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It looks like the Russian regional head of Melitopol region got his Lada early, it was sitting outside his house / office before the cigarette lighter failed.
Derailed train in Russia, seeping methane lit by a stray cigarette? military supply route between Russia and Belarus.
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/statu...09123358134272
That's a lot of "rebar" in a sleeper.
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/statu...09123358134272
That's a lot of "rebar" in a sleeper.
Precast Sleepers
Concrete sleepers are produced in two basic shapes, Monoblock (that run transversely and support both rails) and Twin Block (one block under each rail with a steel tie-bar between). Monoblocks may be pre-tensioned or post-tensioned while Twin Blocks are reinforced. Pre-tensioned monoblocks are widely used on railways in the UK, having first been introduced as a replacement for the traditional wooden sleepers in the 1940s.
Pre-tensioned sleepers are manufactured using the long line method, with between 25 and 75 moulds in the line. Originally all pre-tensioned sleepers were made with wire but strand is now more commonly used. Typically the concrete used has a final strength in the region of 70 N/mm2. The necessary fixings are cast into the sleepers for fixing the rails.
Post-tensioned sleepers are cast with a duct into which the post-tensioning tendon is inserted after demoulding. When the concrete has gained sufficient strength, the unit is stressed, the tendon anchored and the duct grouted. This form of construction is more expensive than using long line pre-tensioning, but is suitable for small volume production.
Twin block sleepers consist of two blocks of reinforced concrete to support the rail and containing the fastening system, held to the correct gauge by a steel cross bar. They are generally made with a dry low workability concrete.
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So they have stolen the Fire Engines, the Ambulances, the Busses, but how the firke are they going to move their latest theft.
That occurred to me as well. It looks to me as if it was cut with a disc cutter or military explosive cord?
Rotax Engine Found In Iranian Mohajer-6 Drone Downed Over Ukraine (msn.com)
More on Herr Flicks tank factory visit. Ironic isn't it, they can't get parts now from the west, which includes the electronics etc, so production has slowed and it is the officials fault because of sanctions imposed of the country due to the poisoned dwarfs actions..
Russia's Medvedev Threatens Defense Industry Arrests During Tank Plant Visit (msn.com)
More on Herr Flicks tank factory visit. Ironic isn't it, they can't get parts now from the west, which includes the electronics etc, so production has slowed and it is the officials fault because of sanctions imposed of the country due to the poisoned dwarfs actions..
Russia's Medvedev Threatens Defense Industry Arrests During Tank Plant Visit (msn.com)
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The supposed 2nd greatest professional army in the Word reduced to this, the 1st farcical army.
Something has blown up rather spectacularly in st Pete.
Officials have no idea what it was, fontanka.ru says either chemicals/paints or fuel. At least 1000m2 on fire.
https://www.fontanka.ru/2022/10/25/71766101/
Officials have no idea what it was, fontanka.ru says either chemicals/paints or fuel. At least 1000m2 on fire.
https://www.fontanka.ru/2022/10/25/71766101/
Something has blown up rather spectacularly in st Pete.
Officials have no idea what it was, fontanka.ru says either chemicals/paints or fuel. At least 1000m2 on fire.
https://www.fontanka.ru/2022/10/25/71766101/
Officials have no idea what it was, fontanka.ru says either chemicals/paints or fuel. At least 1000m2 on fire.
https://www.fontanka.ru/2022/10/25/71766101/
The 6th floor window beckons, Vlad; when the locals clap on the demise of their own infrastructure, it may be time to avoid high places.
fdr....one of the rules of combat is "If it looks stupid but works....it is not stupid!".
Something has blown up rather spectacularly in st Pete.
Officials have no idea what it was, fontanka.ru says either chemicals/paints or fuel. At least 1000m2 on fire.
https://www.fontanka.ru/2022/10/25/71766101/
Officials have no idea what it was, fontanka.ru says either chemicals/paints or fuel. At least 1000m2 on fire.
https://www.fontanka.ru/2022/10/25/71766101/
Anyone care to guess where that is, because the OP was too flippant to explain. I daresay he knows. Shame we don't!
1000m2 on fire? Wow. The size of a very small local DIY store. Is burning the local Travis Perkins now a tactical matter then?
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A little harsh there meleagertoo. I have to say that I immediately understood it to be St Petersburg (Russia). The post is supported by photos. It actually looks like more than 1000m2 to me. With other things mysteriously going "bang" in Russian cities of late, it's fair news.
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Considering Europe has cut itself off from Russian gas and appears it has no interest in ever again putting itself in the position of being held to ransom by Russia, I cannot fathom Putins desire for this.. who will buy it and fund his war?
https://www.alvinalexa.com/2022/10/t...ement-for.html
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AlvinAlexa10/25/2022 02:03:00 PM0
In mid-October Russia’s President Vladimir Putin proposed to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to create a gas hub in his country. Today 25th of October the Turkish Energy Ministry said that Ankara and Moscow had reached an agreement in principle on the gas hub, and the Turkish side had already started doing its part. Let us examine the details of the future project in more detail.
The proposal was announced after the sabotage of the Nord Streams, due to which Russia lost the opportunity to sell its energy resources to Europe. The main problem, however, is that the undelivered gas is simply burnt and the gas storage facilities are full. The situation when Russia spend money on producing gas but cannot sell it is detrimental to Russia. That is why the Russian Federation had to find buyers of their gas - those were the same European countries that were left without Russian blue fuel after the terrorist attack. Now the opportunity for the resumption of supplies has been found - it is Turkey.
Two branches of the Russian gas pipelines, the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream, have already been laid to Turkey. Russia’s gas is already delivered to Europe via Balkan Stream. The total capacity of the Russian pipelines is about 39 billion cubic meters a year, whereas they lost about 59 billion cubic meters a year to Nord Stream. This loss can only be compensated by building new infrastructure, which is what their president was talking about.
Turkish gas hub - what a replacement for Nord Stream to help Europe solve their Energy Crisis
AlvinAlexa10/25/2022 02:03:00 PM0
In mid-October Russia’s President Vladimir Putin proposed to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to create a gas hub in his country. Today 25th of October the Turkish Energy Ministry said that Ankara and Moscow had reached an agreement in principle on the gas hub, and the Turkish side had already started doing its part. Let us examine the details of the future project in more detail.
The proposal was announced after the sabotage of the Nord Streams, due to which Russia lost the opportunity to sell its energy resources to Europe. The main problem, however, is that the undelivered gas is simply burnt and the gas storage facilities are full. The situation when Russia spend money on producing gas but cannot sell it is detrimental to Russia. That is why the Russian Federation had to find buyers of their gas - those were the same European countries that were left without Russian blue fuel after the terrorist attack. Now the opportunity for the resumption of supplies has been found - it is Turkey.
Two branches of the Russian gas pipelines, the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream, have already been laid to Turkey. Russia’s gas is already delivered to Europe via Balkan Stream. The total capacity of the Russian pipelines is about 39 billion cubic meters a year, whereas they lost about 59 billion cubic meters a year to Nord Stream. This loss can only be compensated by building new infrastructure, which is what their president was talking about.
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A little harsh there meleagertoo. I have to say that I immediately understood it to be St Petersburg (Russia). The post is supported by photos. It actually looks like more than 1000m2 to me. With other things mysteriously going "bang" in Russian cities of late, it's fair news.
Metalostroye is south east of St Petersburg