Interesting. Looks like a AK74 mag rigged up like Eldest Son?

Russian serviceman is worried about Ukrainian FPV drones, asks his followers for help in getting a pump action gun to counter them. pic.twitter.com/sV7B25c2q6

— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) May 1, 2024

A Russian deputy defense minister in charge of military construction projects and accused of living a lavish lifestyle was ordered jailed Wednesday pending an investigation and trial on charges of bribery, court officials said in a statement.

Timur Ivanov, one of 12 deputy defense ministers, appeared in Moscow’s Basmany court Wednesday wearing his military uniform. The ally of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was arrested Tuesday evening, Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement.

The committee gave no further information, apart from saying Ivanov is suspected of taking an especially large bribe — an offense punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

The Kremlin rejected some Russian media reports that Ivanov was suspected of treason.

Ivanov, 48, was sanctioned by both the United States and European Union in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

According to a court statement, investigators told the judge that Ivanov had conspired with third parties to receive a bribe in the form of unspecified property services “during contracting and subcontracting work for the needs of the Ministry of Defense.”

Ivanov’s lawyer, Murad Musayev, told the state news agency Tass that his client is being accused of “taking a bribe in the form of free construction and repair work on supposedly his personal properties,” and in turn providing “assistance to companies that were contractors for the Defense Ministry.”

Another lawyer, Denis Baluyev, was quoted as saying by state news agency RIA Novosti that Ivanov maintains his innocence.

According to the Defense Ministry’s website, Ivanov was appointed in 2016 by a presidential decree. He oversaw property management, housing and medical support for the military, as well as construction projects.

Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying that Shoigu and President Vladimir Putin were informed of Ivanov’s arrest, which comes as Moscow’s war in Ukraine grinds through its third year.

Peskov dismissed Russian media reports that the corruption allegations against Ivanov were intended to obscure additional allegations of high treason.

Independent Russian news outlet reported that the bribery charges were intended to hide more serious charges of treason and avoid scandal, citing two unidentified sources close to the Federal Security Service, or FSB.

Peskov described the reports as speculation. “There are a lot of rumors. We need to rely on official information,” he told journalists.

Ivanov’s lawyer Musayev also denied any other charges, telling RIA Novosti he faced only bribery allegations.

Before his arrest, Ivanov was seen attending a meeting with Shoigu and other military brass. The move against Ivanov came nearly a month after Putin called on the FSB to “keep up a systemic anti-corruption effort” and pay special attention to state defense procurement.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-military-arrest-corruption-bribery-e0e3b760df031e26b161d7ed2572864c

More and more looks like Shoigu will be sacked. His allies are dropping like flies.

Here's video from an earlier example.

A warning to fresh joiners to the front-line. Do not pick up everything you see lying around?? It can kill, or at the very least, you can lose a hand or limb.

In this case, a detonator and plastic explosive in a seemingly innocent  discarded magazine by a \uD83C\uDDF7\uD83C\uDDFA Russian occupier. pic.twitter.com/YHackJvION

— Sharky \uD83C\uDDEC\uD83C\uDDE7 \uD83E\uDD1D \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDE6 (@Jamie04381095) March 21, 2024

Stuff like this is why I've never felt bad for those Russian assholes eating Ukrainian FPV drones to the face and limbs.

China People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Recognition and Identification Guide

China Coast Guard and Government Maritime Forces Recognition and Identification Guide



https://www.andrewerickson.com/2024/04/new-from-office-of-naval-intelligence-oni-2024-recognition-identification-guides-for-1-china-peoples-liberation-army-plan-2-china-coast-guard-government-maritime-forces/

https://twitter.com/jesusfroman

If you are interested what's happening in the PLA, follow this guy.

Rabbit hole warning!

Since September 2022, from 6 to 8 thousand Crimean Tatars have left Crimea to avoid mobilization into the Russian army

The head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Refat Chubarov, stated this in an interview with Voice of America.

“They turned Crimea into a powerful training ground, a base. And it is clear that in such a territory, which they use exclusively for their further aggression, they do not need people who, let’s say, do not accept the occupation, are not loyal to these Russians. They identified Crimean Tatars and ethnic Ukrainians as such people. Ukraine is being demonized,” he added.

https://t.me/Crimeanwind/58550

‼️ Lie down near Luhansk - mercenaries from Nepal are deserting the Russian army en masse






👉 GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine informs - mercenaries from Nepal are deserting en masse from the Russian army of occupation.

👥 The escape of mercenaries from Nepal, attached to the military unit 29328 of the Russian Federation, was caused by huge losses in "meat assaults", the brutal attitude of Muscovite field commanders, including extrajudicial executions for refusing to comply with orders to go to certain death, as well as - non-payment of promised money

✔️ Groups of Russian invaders are actively searching for fugitives in occupied Ukrainian settlements, in particular - in Luhansk region, where the personnel of military unit 29328 was stationed, but, as a rule, this process does not give results.

☑️ Leaders of the Russian motorized rifle military unit in reports and reports "above" explain the desertion of Nepalese with nonsense about the probable "departure to their native country due to an earthquake."

☝️ However, getting from the occupied Luhansk region back to Nepal on your own is not an easy task. In addition, citizens of Nepal may be threatened with prosecution in their country for participating in hostilities against Ukraine as part of the Russian army.

❗️ As a result, the desire to earn "easy" money turned into a trap for Nepali mercenaries, from which there is no safe way out.

https://t.me/DIUkraine/3762

The Russian penal battalion instructor speaks with pain in his heart about the only working method of the second army in the world, which is throwing corpses at enemy trenches, while the media and propaganda tell tales of heroic advances at the front.

He is well aware of what… pic.twitter.com/U4TDRJ1Lwi

— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) May 1, 2024

Ukrainian War - April 2024

End-of-month summary of areas occupied by the Russian army | LPR | DPR in the oblasts of Ukraine.

Guerre d'Ukraine - Avril 2024

Synthèse, de fin de mois, des superficies occupées par l'armée russe | LPR | DPR dans les oblasts d'Ukraine.#UkraineRussianWar #GuerreEnUkraine pic.twitter.com/tsrOf8xKj5

Poulet volant  (@Pouletvolant3) May 1, 2024

1/2 Guerre d'Ukraine | 30/04/24

Secteurs :
\uD83C\uDF10 Kreminna\uD83D\uDD39U240430-1019
\uD83C\uDF10 Bakhmut-Chasiv Yar\uD83D\uDD39U240430-1028
\uD83C\uDF10 Avdiivka-Ocheretyne\uD83D\uDD39U240430-1039
\uD83C\uDF10 Velyka novosilka-Urozhaine\uD83D\uDD39U240430-1042#UkraineRussianWar #GuerreEnUkraine pic.twitter.com/KCk0TUUUW2

Poulet volant  (@Pouletvolant3) May 1, 2024

2/2 Guerre d'Ukraine | 30/04/24

Secteurs :
\uD83C\uDF10 Robotyne\uD83D\uDD39U240430-1050

\uD83C\uDF10 Synthèse mouvements\uD83D\uDD39U240430-1054
\uD83C\uDF10 Historique des cartes#UkraineRussianWar #GuerreEnUkraine pic.twitter.com/YBT6j99Urw

Poulet volant  (@Pouletvolant3) May 1, 2024

Russian training ground struck by ATACMS somewhere near Kuban, Luhansk, about 95 km from the front.

It'll be interesting to see if there's any sort of BDA to this, to judge effectiveness. https://t.co/Uyb0l26gk2

Ukraine Control Map  (@UAControlMap) May 1, 2024

Seems like \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDE6did another ATACMS strike near Kuban, Luhansk.

Action starts at 03:50. A dud and 3 hits within a minute. pic.twitter.com/aGP4cWKY07

— JB Schneider (@JohnB_Schneider) May 1, 2024

No doubt, that is is the supposedly extinct M39 Block I variant with 950 submunitions.  That big black plume could be the ATACMS rocket body plowing into the edge of the area after it released the bomblets.  I wonder what other weapons we have in the pantry that we keep in working order in storage the enemy doesn't know about.

This also explains the over 1000 claimed Russian dead and injured per day with low vehicle kill claims if they are hitting concentrations like this.

SIGMA 155m wheeled howitzer #ElbitAmerica ??
\uD83D\uDD38Produced in the \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDF8 (Charleston, SC)
\uD83D\uDD38 155mm52 cal
\uD83D\uDD38Fully automated turret with 40 round magazine
\uD83D\uDD38 6-8 round per minute ROF
\uD83D\uDD38360° firing capability  
\uD83D\uDD38Armored crew compartment for 3 person crew pic.twitter.com/SNLZPFShIw

— AirPower 2.0 (MIL_STD) (@AirPowerNEW1) May 1, 2024

A Bradley raping some poor Russian vehicle.

Soloviove
47th MechBDE M2 Bradley destroys an assaulting RU MT-LB, and another RU MT-LB is destroyed by various fires.
(1) ~48.220247, 37.593984 destroyed MT-LB
(2) 48.221207, 37.597224 destroyed MT-LBhttps://t.co/qa2PiWaIxS@UAControlMap @GeoConfirmed pic.twitter.com/5O5d9U5Bm8

— imi (m) (@moklasen) May 1, 2024

??\uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDE6 "The first F-16s will appear in Ukraine after Easter", - spokesman of Air Forces Yevlash. pic.twitter.com/hJxQsDZRZX

— MAKS 23 \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDE6\uD83D\uDC40 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) May 1, 2024

??Fighters of the National Guard of \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDE6Ukraine "Omega" successfully integrated the \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDF8American ATGM FGM-148 "Javelin" on ground unmanned systems

“Each platform successfully hit a separate target at different distances. The Javelin's ability to use an attack trajectory from above… pic.twitter.com/pEZu0527uO

— \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDE6Ukrainian Front (@front_ukrainian) May 1, 2024

US Army to receive one new M2A4E1 Bradley for every older model Bradley sent to Ukraine

Yigal Levin: «Last week, the US Army unveiled the new M2A4E1 Bradley variant in Saco, Maine. This is the most modern and durable version of the Bradley, which integrates the Iron Fist Active… pic.twitter.com/3sMF2bkF1I

— OSINT (Uri) \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDF8 \uD83C\uDDE8\uD83C\uDDE6 \uD83C\uDDEC\uD83C\uDDE7 \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDE6 \uD83C\uDDEE\uD83C\uDDF1 (@UKikaski) May 1, 2024

The best just keeps getting better.

\uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDE6\uD83D\uDEE1? "PARASOL" trench EW of Ukrainian development is already in use by AFU,   - head of the Ministry of Digital Information.

\uD83D\uDC40 EW comes in two versions: 1 – protects positions, 2 – protects equipment, both jam drones within 200m. PARASOL is invisible to enemy EWs. pic.twitter.com/EINUXaqJkX

— MAKS 23 \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDE6\uD83D\uDC40 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) May 1, 2024

US House Representative Joe Wilson called for the transfer of more cluster munition to Ukraine.

"We have surpluses that need to be destroyed. I know a way to destroy them, and that is to send them to the people of Ukraine," he said.https://t.co/dYbWUzhX0X pic.twitter.com/qqJfcihY7g

— NOELREPORTS \uD83C\uDDEA\uD83C\uDDFA \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDE6 (@NOELreports) May 1, 2024

Destruction of Russian assault infantry trying to hide in a hit Russian BMP-1 Svyatosha in the Bakhmut sector, Donetsk region

— ????????? ?? ?????? (@small10space) May 1, 2024

Scroll up for video instead of down for these.

BREAKING: Netanyahu told Blinken during their meeting today he won't accept a deal that will include ending the war. He said if Hamas doesn't drop this demand there will be no deal and Israel will invade Rafah, per Israeli and U.S. officials

Barak Ravid  (@BarakRavid) May 1, 2024

lol, just restart your defense industry and compete, eventually they will realize it is good for their economy and their own defense.

Not our fault you like our products.

Britain could soon lose control of its defence industry - The US want to lead the industry – and they've got the market to be the leader argues Keith Hartley, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of York. Click the image to read more.https://t.co/7xblg4dmiW

UK Defence Journal  (@UKDefJournal) April 30, 2024

The crew of BUBpAK \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDE6 "ACHILLES" stopped another Russia assault in the direction of Bakhmut.

The Russians lost:
- 3 BMP-3 (1 destroyed), (2 damaged);
- 1 BTR-80 (damaged);
- 2 T-72 tanks (damaged);
- 3 occupants – killed and 5 – wounded pic.twitter.com/0gwTp7PoI7

Getty  (@gettylegion) May 1, 2024

Cuba, Venezuela, S. Africa, and a few others are the lesser members of the Axis waiting to do their part...

They need to add refineries to that list

Escalation!!!

But seriously, I think China wants someone to push back hard so they can pounce. And I bet China has more sea-mines than anyone so a tit for tat would get ugly. I think at this point everyone is waiting for the balloon to go up, hoping id doesn't, and not wanting to actually be the "Serbian anarchist" that lights the match...

Can ya'll imagine if the USA gave 2/3 of our inventory of anything!!?? 2/3 of our old tanks rotting in the desert would certainly have a big impact. Great Britain has been one of the standouts in this conflict.

This thread is solid. In for WW3....hopefully not

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/How-China-s-ad-hoc-tech-pipeline-fuels-Russia-s-Ukraine-war-efforts

I actually don't think things will go that sideways, we have more than a few tools for those scenarios and don't want to have to play our hand if it comes to that, but it is going to be a ride.

Oh, I am pretty sure now even I am going to live long enough to see world war 3. The winds of war are blowing and it ain't going to be long now.

In Temple, TX, a 159-metric-ton distillation tower fell off its trailers. The tower was for the BASF refinery in Port Arthur to replace one destroyed in a Sep 2023 explosion/fire.

This is why targeting distillation towers is a good strategy to disable a refinery. pic.twitter.com/JVGXPsMW4b

Malcontent News  (@MalcontentmentT) May 1, 2024

he showed the finger, Russian culture pic.twitter.com/MPP1eVnHFu

— Slava \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDE6 (@Heroiam_Slava) May 1, 2024

https://www.newsweek.com/us-lawmakers-urge-action-over-china-caribbean-alarm-bells-1895056


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EMP = Electro Magnetic Pulse. “In order to evaluate its ability to operate safely through electromagnetic fields produced by radar, radio towers and other systems, the aircraft received a series of pulses from a large coil mounted overhead.”

\uD83D\uDCF7 NAVAIR - Patuxent River, Md. https://t.co/Ynt3MenxR0 pic.twitter.com/oI9bMlaEaJ

Thenewarea51  (@thenewarea51) April 30, 2024

C-32A 98-0001 under the South EMP array at KGVT November 13th 2023 after 7+ months of repairs.

On March 8, 2023, this C-32 carrying SecDef, struck its aft fuselage during its landing at Amman, Jordan, causing $2.5m in damages. pic.twitter.com/gmfC0E5wKs

— \uD835\uDE4E\uD835\uDE4D_\uD835\uDE4B\uD835\uDE61\uD835\uDE56\uD835\uDE63\uD835\uDE5A\uD835\uDE68\uD835\uDE65\uD835\uDE64\uD835\uDE69\uD835\uDE69\uD835\uDE5A\uD835\uDE67 ( \uD835\uDE4F\uD835\uDE53 ) \uD83C\uDDFA\uD83C\uDDF8 (@SR_Planespotter) April 30, 2024

Yep!  Who had "The US invades Cuba" and "The US and Britain send forces to repel a Venezuelan invasion of Guyana" on their Bingo card!

??US Senate approves ban on Russian uranium imports.

The U.S. Senate on April 30 voted unanimously to pass legislation banning imports of enriched uranium from Russia. The bill will now advance to the White House.https://t.co/ihdYfYVJqM

The Kyiv Independent  (@KyivIndependent) May 1, 2024

So Ukraine has a system that can transmit video from ~100km behind the lines?

If so, why reveal it?

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Is this another one of those threads in general discussion where generalized discussions are not allowed?

Maybe we find a sub forum for this if that's the case.

Streiff's latest update.  Short and to the point.Week 114

Looks like a tanker under the coil and not a 757 airframe?

Considering how general the topic is for this thread, unless we get a rant that focuses completely on domestic politics (without at least mentioning in passing the broader impacts on the brewing world conflict), something about "how to get rid of groundhogs", or some shitpost that is only designed to create drama, you're probably good!

The first photo is a KC46 yeah. The second is the 75 in question, its just hard to see the coil/wiring.

When you get to Reddit, replace "www" with "old" to access the page without having to log in. Most combat videos will still have an over-18 prompt, but using the "old" URL still enables access.

This is worth singling out and repeating. Russia is a terrorist state, ruled by war criminals. There is no difference between Putin's Russia and Hitler's Germany. The failure of western leaders to confront Russia appropriately is astonishing. After so many articles like this one, so many repeated confirmation of Russia's gross violations of human rights, international laws and treaties like Geneva Conventions, all free nations should be pushing for Russia to be expelled from every international body except the UN GA. Take their seat on the Security Council until they stop the war and re-establish their commitment to the Geneva Conventions with a new ratification.

Tit-for-tat escalations are unwise. China could choose to take some of the limits off the aid they provide, and things could be much worse.

However, I suggested a long time ago that the US should issue a declaration that every documented war crime results in a long-range missile handed to Ukraine. Every apartment block, school, hospital, shopping center that Russia hits and is verified to have no military presence should result in additional strike weapons for Ukraine. It provides very clear consequences for Russia shirking Geneva Conventions, and provides very clear means for Russia to prevent those weapons being delivered to Ukraine. China can't easily go on record saying violations of international laws & treaties should be ignored, and China could not use the same argument for arming Russia since Ukraine has been (mostly) very scrupulous about upholding western norms.