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Old 16th December 2023 | 17:14
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I think the idea was to draw troops away from other parts of the Russian defences.

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Old 16th December 2023 | 17:15
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Two sides to a smug Russian

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Old 16th December 2023 | 17:37
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Freon storage hangar in Russia on fire.

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Old 16th December 2023 | 18:06
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Not good. I was naive enough to think they were, but perhaps the Ukrainian Generals are no smarter than the Russians!
It's called propaganda. The first casualty of war is always the truth.
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Old 16th December 2023 | 22:01
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From: Falling off the end of the thread
Now this is something you do not see every day, a Russian SU 34 being transported by road for repair never made it.

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Old 16th December 2023 | 22:23
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…A Ukrainian private company started serial production of a kamikaze UAV with 750KM range. They can produce up to 100 a month….


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Old 16th December 2023 | 22:46
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So to answer all the Western people calling for a peaceful settlement of the war, listen and listen hard..

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Old 17th December 2023 | 00:09
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Meanwhile back in Russia and those expensive eggs.

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Old 17th December 2023 | 00:38
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Old 17th December 2023 | 11:27
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A Russian Morum surveillance complex taken out by a UFO, how they spotted it in the first place surprised me, it’s not exactly in the open.

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Old 17th December 2023 | 11:33
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The hazards of riding on top.

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Old 17th December 2023 | 11:44
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A UFO attack on possibly the Russian airbase at Morozowsk, showing damage to one SU 34.

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Old 17th December 2023 | 12:15
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Combat footage around Bakhmut.

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Old 17th December 2023 | 12:40
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The Russian Scooby Do van has gone all Shaggy.

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Old 17th December 2023 | 21:03
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There is mud and there is Ukrainian mud… I truly feel for them in that weather.

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Old 17th December 2023 | 21:24
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Russian air defence are improving, they took down an SU 25, only flaw in the equation was it was one of their own.

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Old 17th December 2023 | 21:29
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Meanwhile in Russia, one of St Petersburgs main hospitals.


and massive queues at a Moscow hospital with mainly pneumonia cases.

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Old 17th December 2023 | 22:19
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And more smoking incidents in Russia, this time regional government buildings.

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Old 17th December 2023 | 22:24
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It appears the Russian Legion has been doing some cross border excursions again near Belogrod, all returned safely.

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Old 18th December 2023 | 00:02
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And more smoking incidents in Russia, this time regional government buildings.



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Add some really cold Russian weather into the mix and things will get really tough. Icing conditions indeed.
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