Ukraine War Thread Part 2
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Given Germany's shortage of available planes for its own defence and lack of spare-parts, plus the generally rather slower acceptance of the need for weapons deliveries - particularly in new "areas", I give this no credibility.
EDIT: It's just wishful thinking by Reznikov, based on nothing.
""If Britain and Germany were to combine their Eurofighter supply capabilities, that would be an important step," minister* said in an interview Germany’s Funke media group and French newspaper Ouest France, published on Tuesday."
* Reznikov.
EDIT: It's just wishful thinking by Reznikov, based on nothing.
""If Britain and Germany were to combine their Eurofighter supply capabilities, that would be an important step," minister* said in an interview Germany’s Funke media group and French newspaper Ouest France, published on Tuesday."
* Reznikov.
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This sounds more plausible re the German Eurofighters.
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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
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ROFL….
News from Mordor:
According to Shoigu the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 16 thousand servicemen, 16 aircraft, 466 drones, and more than 400 tanks over the past month.
“In addition, 196 HIMARS rockets, 16 HARM missiles, and 29 Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles were intercepted and destroyed," the minister said.
News from Mordor:
According to Shoigu the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 16 thousand servicemen, 16 aircraft, 466 drones, and more than 400 tanks over the past month.
“In addition, 196 HIMARS rockets, 16 HARM missiles, and 29 Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles were intercepted and destroyed," the minister said.
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News from Mordor: According to Shoigu the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 16 thousand servicemen, 16 aircraft, 466 drones, and more than 400 tanks over the past month.
short flights long nights
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I am a little confused. Russia blowing up hospitals, schools and houses for over a year is all ok, but if the same is done to them it’s an act of terror? Russians really do live in a very different and dangerous reality.
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It kind-of makes sense to me. Western media's full of stories about Russian attacks on Kiev, so counteract that with "equivalent" stories about Ukranian attacks on Moscow. Then follow it up with all sorts of comments about fog of war, two sides to every story, both sides generating propaganda etc, which the Russian media love doing, and you have a narrative to sell to the credulous that "we're only doing what they're doing".
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I'm so sad this has happened ,,, NOT ,,, whatever it really was.
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I really can't believe that this was directly the Ukes. Their drone attack would have destroyed their intended targets, and the Russian anti-aircraft defence would have been utterly ineffective, to totally useless. This was a setup. The red team fired on themselves, and forewarned their specially positioned air defences hit some harmless drones they had launched themselves.
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remarkably, Russia does have a word for the term "irony", ирония, yet they apparently don't understand what it means.
They are happy to conduct criminal actions and then complain about the response from the victim. The ethical fortitude of a septic tank.
And still a false flag. about as convincing as their "russian rebels" lying on the armoured vehicle with tomato sauce aplenty, and then getting up and walking away...
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I really can't believe that this was directly the Ukes. Their drone attack would have destroyed their intended targets, and the Russian anti-aircraft defence would have been utterly ineffective, to totally useless. This was a setup. The red team fired on themselves, and forewarned their specially positioned air defences hit some harmless drones they had launched themselves.
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Tara Reade, who accused Biden of sexual assualt, I guess now its confirmed she was a russian agent/stooge. Shes fled to russia and is doing a live Vatnik press conferance
https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1nAJErZakvoxL
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Film of the strike on the Russian base near Mariupol
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Strike on a Russian oil refinery.