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Posted: 5/15/2022 6:15:02 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ParityError]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jame_Retief: Or the pilot hits a switch. FIFY. Flares are an infrared countermeasure. They have no effect on radar guided SAMs. Chaff is a radar countermeasure, used to confuse search and targeting radars. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/15/2022 6:16:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kncook: We’re they just dropping simple 60mm mortars? Too long and skinny. Some type of RPG. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 6:27:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ParityError: FIFY. Flares are an infrared countermeasure. They have no effect on radar guided SAMs. Chaff is a radar countermeasure, used to confuse search and targeting radars. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ParityError: Originally Posted By Jame_Retief: Or the pilot hits a switch. FIFY. Flares are an infrared countermeasure. They have no effect on radar guided SAMs. Chaff is a radar countermeasure, used to confuse search and targeting radars. Certain acft have auto flare launch built into their IR counter measures. If the system detects a launch it can trigger the release |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 5/15/2022 6:37:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By m35ben: The formula shortage and Russian invasion are not related. Russia attempting to occupy a country did not cause the shortage nor was the amount of formula sent close enough to effect supply here. C'mom, man. Biden said Putin is responsible for all of our woes. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 6:38:32 PM EDT
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 Shocking footage of Russian and DPR soldiers with local children! |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 6:38:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CletusRoundbelly: C'mom, man. Biden said Putin is responsible for all of our woes. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 6:52:16 PM EDT
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'ALL THE WAY TO SIBERIA'
RUSKA LOZOVA, Ukraine May 15 (Reuters) - (Note profanity in paragraph 2.) While three of his men heaped dark soil into a chin-high berm to shield their trench, Ohor Obolenskiy gestured on Sunday across sun-dappled fields to a tree-clad ridge line sweeping the nearby horizon. "We can see the Russian positions from here and say, 'Fuck you, Russians,'" the 35-year-old Ukrainian commander joshed in rough English, his grim face creasing into a wide grin. The amalgam of National Guard and volunteers he leads seized Ruska Lozova in fierce fighting on May 8, four days into a counteroffensive that has thwarted Russia's bid to seize nearby Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city. The counter-offensive has been Ukraine's most successful since it expelled Russian troops from the north of the country and the area around the capital Kyiv at the end of March, and signals a new turning point in the battle for the east. For the first week, the troops in Ruska Lozova said, Russian shelling was so intense they only could move about the now-devastated village at night. While they remain ever-alert to the high explosives regularly hurled by Russian artillery and tanks, Obolenskiy and his men made little effort to conceal themselves from the foe hunkered along the ridge line three kilometers away. One reason, they said as Reuters toured their positions, was because the patchy cloud made it difficult for Russian drones to target their positions. Another was because they believed the Russians, while trying to keep them pinned down, have been pulling their forces out in a withdrawal to their border. From there, they think, those troops are redeploying south to bolster a Russian drive to seize the entire Donbas region, which largely has stalled. "There is less shelling from the Russians," said Mikhayl, one of Obolenskiy's lieutenants, giving only his nom de guerre as he sat in a basement ripe with the odor of the unbathed troops encamped in its gloom. "We think they are retreating." Yet, the troops holding the village, deserted by all but a few of its 5,000 residents and a horde of abandoned cats and dogs, are not ready to celebrate what some media outlets have begun hailing as their victory in the Battle of Kharkiv. They still are fighting the Russians - they lost two soldiers on Saturday - whose helicopter gunships search for their positions in low-level runs to avoid the U.S.-made Stinger missiles with which Obolenskiy's troops are armed. Moreover, Obolenskiy and his aides said they remained concerned that despite high loses in men and equipment, Russian President Vladimir Putin could launch a new offensive against Kharkiv, 20 km south. "We think it's possible that the Russians will come back," said Mikhayl, a large man who declined to reveal the contingent's total casualties. "Putin will never forgive us. It will be difficult for him to explain to the Russian people why his special operation is over." Putin said that he launched what he called a special military operation on Feb. 24 to protect his nuclear-armed country from a threat posed by what he calls a fascist government in Kyiv. Kyiv and its foreign supporters call it an unprovoked war of aggression to subjugate Ukraine. 'ALL THE WAY TO SIBERIA' The Ukrainians bunkered in deserted homes, cellars and garages around Ruska Lozova have no doubt that the Russian forces arrayed around the Kharkiv region will retreat across the border. But they disagreed about comes next, with several saying they want to take the fight into Russia. "I want to go all the way to Novosibirsk. The videos that I have seen of what they have done leave me no choice," growled Mihkayl, referring to a city in Siberia, and to alleged war crimes committed by Russian forces against Ukrainians. Moscow denies targeting civilians. Obolenskiy, however, said he is concerned that Russian forces will shell Ukrainian troops from inside their border in a deliberate ploy to trigger return barrages that would allow Putin to justify an escalation of the conflict to suck in NATO. "Putin wants to start a war with NATO," said Obolenskiy, who believes an escalation should be avoided by creating 10 km-wide buffer zones on either side of the border. The fighting for Ruska Lozova devastated the village that sits in a fold cut by the Lozovenka River through rolling hills north of Kharkiv. A bridge across the river has been smashed into two fire-blackened halves. The detritus of war litters fields and rutted lanes pitted by shell craters and lined by destroyed and damaged homes. A Russian T-72 tank captured by the Ukrainians in working condition sat in the shadows of a carport, ready for use against its original owners. A young officer, who gave only the first name of Klem, walked briskly through untended orchards, taking a visitor into abandoned Russian bunkers littered with molding rations and military gear. When the Russians advanced to the outskirts of Kharkiv in February, he said, the village was a rear base. "Now," he said, "their frontline is in those trees, three kilometers away." Ukrainian troops holding destroyed village believe Russians withdrawing across border |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 7:14:58 PM EDT
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/15/2022 7:16:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sentionaut: Is there a liner for evading thermal? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sentionaut: Originally Posted By spydercomonkey: Something like this would have stopped almost all of the HEAT based munitions destroying tanks, by providing standoff distance away from the tank top. Similar to the 'rpg cages' that were basically like chainlink fence; standoff distance kills the HEAT effect. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I621M6ZCBMw/Tdz01se6ymI/AAAAAAAACB0/-VNXHmCpsDs/s1600/116.JPG Likewise, having a 'base' or trenchline covered by a series of tarps would frustrate aiming of the small grenade dropping drones, and would also prevent drones from flying directly into the trench. A loose tarp may also be soft enough to prevent some of the DIY impact detonators from going off. ... TB2's Predators etc are a different story; thats basically the same as a regular air strike. Obviously a tarp wont work there, but infantry has survived the advent of the airstrike, mainly because there are a finite number of large air assets, and these are easier to detect. Is there a liner for evading thermal? A real military tarp would have thermal blocking; those are already on the market these days. I suspect future wise, we'd see an anti drone tarp combining thermal blocking with a core of 1-2 layers kevlar to prevent gravity dropped munitions/drones from tearing through the tarp. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 7:27:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/15/2022 7:40:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By spydercomonkey: A real military tarp would have thermal blocking; those are already on the market these days. I suspect future wise, we'd see an anti drone tarp combining thermal blocking with a core of 1-2 layers kevlar to prevent gravity dropped munitions/drones from tearing through the tarp. 
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Posted: 5/15/2022 7:43:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By realwar: NEW AUDIO - Moskva crewman calls for help after being hit by anti-ship missiles. The Moskva's last moments: Audio recording reveals crew frantically calling for help from Putin's sinking flagship and saying 'communication with bridge is cut' as sirens blare AUDIO https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/15/20/57843827-10818839-The_Ukrainian_military_published_the_audio_from_the_sinking_Mosk-a-21_1652643925802.jpg More Nice! Doesn't sound like a orderly abandon ship was on the cards. Also interesting that they are hailing a tugboat 
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Posted: 5/15/2022 7:44:04 PM EDT
[Last Edit: gODZOOKIE]
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crazy. Rain of fire.
some kind of cluster fu$& bombs  Rain of fire hitting the Azovstal iron and steel works plant in besieged Mariupol |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 7:46:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gODZOOKIE: crazy. Rain of fire. some kind of cluster fu$& bombs  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw20xeLwDbkWP? |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 7:48:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: WP? Yeap |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 7:52:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By iggy1337: If I was Zelensky I'd lease Snake Island for 99 years to the US for taget practice. Completly legal and binding under international law Like this @0:15 and just repeat ad infinitum al legal like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqcNt92VeKU @CIA @the fellow firearms enthusiasts hereLove it. If we did lease it that would give us a legal right under the Montreux convention to transit the Bosporus and operate in the Black Sea, right?  We could also claim territorial sea/air around it and deny RU access. Would be a giant FU to Putin. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 7:56:06 PM EDT
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Russia estimated to have lost a third of its ground combat force in Ukraine - BBC News
 Russia estimated to have lost a third of its ground combat force in Ukraine - BBC News |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 7:56:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
OOHH RRAAAHH |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 7:59:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ecophon:
Ukrainian forces reportedly destroyed the railway bridge between Severodonetsk and Rubizhne Apologies if dupe but worth a rewatch:-) KA BOOOOOOM!! |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 8:01:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By THOT_Vaccine: Whatever you do, don't go looking I rabbit holed Phosphorus poisoning one evening and ended up wishing I had remained ignorant. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By THOT_Vaccine: Originally Posted By M-1975: Originally Posted By K0UA: Originally Posted By jungatheart: Willy Pete? Willy Pete is a phonetic way to say WP. And WP stands for White Phosphorus. Which is a particularly nasty incendiary munition that if it lands on your skin, keeps on burning. I have no experience with this substance, but I have heard not only is it very difficult to put out, it burns deep into your flesh. Plenty of pics of its effects online. Whatever you do, don't go looking I rabbit holed Phosphorus poisoning one evening and ended up wishing I had remained ignorant. Thanks, now I have to  Coming back atcha: whatever you do, don't go down the Unit 731 rabbit hole. 
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Posted: 5/15/2022 8:09:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MattyCR: Its the R18 octocopter. Custom built by Ukrainians for sprinkling happiness over enemy positions. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MattyCR: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Originally Posted By Wreckshooter: Originally Posted By THOT_Vaccine:
I’ve never seen one of those drop 4 munitions before. I think previously, 2 max. Nice increase in capability! I was surprised to see that too. I wonder if it was a heavier police type or commercial drone that could lift those. Its the R18 octocopter. Custom built by Ukrainians for sprinkling happiness over enemy positions. Now I see, thanks!  |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 8:19:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By iggy1337: If I was Zelensky I'd lease Snake Island for 99 years to the US for taget practice. Completly legal and binding under international law Like this @0:15 and just repeat ad infinitum al legal like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqcNt92VeKU @CIA @the fellow firearms enthusiasts hereQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By iggy1337: Originally Posted By Abakan: Originally Posted By Prime: Anybody see anything in this that says it's anything other than a throwdown Javelin tube? Published footage with the destroyed landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the island of Snake During the failed offensive, Ukrainian saboteurs used American Javelin ATGMs. Since May 7, within two days, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have made several desperate attempts to seize and restore control over the island of Snake. The operation that ended in a catastrophe for Kiev, conducted on the direct orders of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and contrary to the position of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was deliberately planned on the eve of May 9. Units of the special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense on three armored landing and assault boats of project 58181 "Centaur" approached Zmeiny, having managed to land 24 saboteurs. By the concentrated fire of the servicemen on the island and the missile armament of the Russian Aerospace Forces aviation, all Ukrainian boats were hit and sunk, excluding the possibility of evacuating Ukrainian saboteurs in case of retreat. In the course of a fierce battle, Russian servicemen drove the saboteurs to the water's edge and, as a result of a counterattack, all of them were destroyed. On the frames of the Ministry of Defense of Russia are the bodies of the dead special forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on one - a belt with an anchor on a buckle, next to the American ATGM "Javelin". The Russian Ministry of Defense reported details of the attempt of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to storm the island of Zmeiny. The attack began on May 7 with a bombing strike by three Ukrainian Su-24 bombers and landing from boats. On May 8, three Mi-8 transport and landing helicopters with special forces units to cover the Mi-24 support helicopter moved to the island. On one of the Mi-8s was the Deputy Commander of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for Aviation - the head of the Naval Aviation Department, Colonel Igor Bedzai. As a result of the strike of Russian fighters, the colonel was killed. Stop posting long debunked russian propaganda. Thank you. If I was Zelensky I'd lease Snake Island for 99 years to the US for taget practice. Completly legal and binding under international law Like this @0:15 and just repeat ad infinitum al legal like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqcNt92VeKU @CIA @the fellow firearms enthusiasts hereNow, that's a great idea. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 8:24:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By realwar: NEW AUDIO - Moskva crewman calls for help after being hit by anti-ship missiles. The Moskva's last moments: Audio recording reveals crew frantically calling for help from Putin's sinking flagship and saying 'communication with bridge is cut' as sirens blare AUDIO https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/05/15/20/57843827-10818839-The_Ukrainian_military_published_the_audio_from_the_sinking_Mosk-a-21_1652643925802.jpg More |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 8:33:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Wreckshooter: Telegram. NSFW! Pretty gnarly video of a Russian BMD-3 crew after their vehicle exploded. Telegram Jesus Christ. Well, if you want to be cured of any desire to visit Ukraine for the fighting, Spook's Telegram thread ought to do it.  |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 8:34:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By realwar: Yeap Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By realwar: Originally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: WP? Yeap Willie Pete - to f'k up anyone above ground. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 8:59:02 PM EDT
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Police arrest an occupier, collaborator I think. Faces 15 years.
 Нацполіція затримала мешканця Київщини за державну зраду |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 9:21:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GTLandser: Jesus Christ. Well, if you want to be cured of any desire to visit Ukraine for the fighting, Spook's Telegram thread ought to do it. Yeah The Spook Telegram channel has a lot of gnarly shit. So many moldy, charred, decapitated, dismembered, torn apart, rotten, Russian corpses. Its beautiful
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Posted: 5/15/2022 9:25:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: WP? Thanks. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 9:26:29 PM EDT
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I don’t mind people having differing views but hold fuck Scott Ritter says some dumb ass shit mixed with Moscow talking points from time to time. Plus he can’t even be consistent. Is Moscow going to kill Zelensky or is Moscow only protecting Donbas.
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Posted: 5/15/2022 9:29:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ecophon:
Ukrainian forces reportedly destroyed the railway bridge between Severodonetsk and Rubizhne Apologies if dupe but worth a rewatch:-) If true, it’s a decent indicator that UA isn’t planning an attempted counterattack or or supporting push anytime soon. Hopefully they are able to hold Severodonetsk or are smart enough to avoid another Mariupol and withdraw if needed. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 9:30:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: HIPPO]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CarmelBytheSea: I don’t mind people having differing views but hold fuck Scott Ritter says some dumb ass shit mixed with Moscow talking points from time to time. Plus he can’t even be consistent. Is Moscow going to kill Zelensky or is Moscow only protecting Donbas. Scott Ritter, the convicted wannabe kid-fucking piece of shit? Dude is dead man walking and talking. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 9:30:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GTLandser: Jesus Christ. Well, if you want to be cured of any desire to visit Ukraine for the fighting, Spook's Telegram thread ought to do it. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GTLandser: Originally Posted By Wreckshooter: Telegram. NSFW! Pretty gnarly video of a Russian BMD-3 crew after their vehicle exploded. Telegram Jesus Christ. Well, if you want to be cured of any desire to visit Ukraine for the fighting, Spook's Telegram thread ought to do it. 
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Posted: 5/15/2022 9:30:51 PM EDT
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https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/ukraine-kyrylo-budanov-vladimir-putin-russia/2022/05/14/id/1069864/
Ukraine Military Intelligence Chief: Coup Against Putin Underway A coup to remove Russian President Vladimir Putin is underway and it is "impossible to stop it," according to Ukrainian Major Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the country's military intelligence chief. The defeat of Russia in Ukraine, Budanov explained to Sky News in an exclusive interview, will not only lead to Putin being removed, but also to disintegration. "It will eventually lead to the change of leadership of the Russian Federation," Budanov said. "This process has already been launched, and they are moving into that way." And when the interviewer pressed if that means a coup of Putin is underway, Budanov replied: "Yes. They are moving in this way, and it is impossible to stop it." He also told the interviewer, Putin is in a "very bad psychological and physical condition, and he is very sick," as he reportedly has cancer and other illnesses. Budanov rejected suggestions he is spreading propaganda with such claims about Putin. "It's my job; it's my work," he told Sky News. "If not me, who will know this?" |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 9:30:54 PM EDT
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Dumb question, but why does each artillery explosion seem to have 2 blast columns? I’d have thought they would typically only have one blast column straight up?
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Posted: 5/15/2022 9:42:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Prime]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By triode: Willie Pete - to f'k up anyone above ground. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By triode: Originally Posted By realwar: Originally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: WP? Yeap Willie Pete - to f'k up anyone above ground. Thermite, or a magnesium based analog. Wreckshooter called this like three pages ago.  Failed To Load Title |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 9:43:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MadWoz: Dumb question, but why does each artillery explosion seem to have 2 blast columns? I’d have thought they would typically only have one blast column straight up? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MadWoz: Dumb question, but why does each artillery explosion seem to have 2 blast columns? I’d have thought they would typically only have one blast column straight up? Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
It's a good question, I can only assume its the type of fuse used and interaction with different terrain. Hoping our artillery guys can explain better. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 9:48:26 PM EDT
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Now.....send those 155mm Howitzer rounds to Belograd.
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Posted: 5/15/2022 9:48:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MadWoz: Dumb question, but why does each artillery explosion seem to have 2 blast columns? I’d have thought they would typically only have one blast column straight up? Dealey Plaza Effect |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 9:55:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CPT_CAVEMAN: WP? Yep…waffles and pancakes or Willy P |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 10:03:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MadWoz: Dumb question, but why does each artillery explosion seem to have 2 blast columns? I’d have thought they would typically only have one blast column straight up? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MadWoz: Dumb question, but why does each artillery explosion seem to have 2 blast columns? I’d have thought they would typically only have one blast column straight up? Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
Most modern HE artillery rounds use an initiating charge and a main charge. This is why HE howitzer impacts make a distinctive 'crump" sound when they impact. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 10:04:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By m35ben: Stupid speech. She ties a bunch of unrelated stuff togethers to make them seem related. She should pull her head out of her ass and take a look at what she is saying. Talking as if Ukraine and baby formula are one and the same is false. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 10:07:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By trapsh00ter99: Pulled that speech straight from GD, or vice versus. Hard to tell. . That's what our side wants. A string of buzzwords we heard in a video we received in an email that was forwarded 11 times. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 10:10:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: . That's what our side wants. A string of buzzwords we heard in a video we received in an email that was forwarded 11 times. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Originally Posted By trapsh00ter99: Pulled that speech straight from GD, or vice versus. Hard to tell. . That's what our side wants. A string of buzzwords we heard in a video we received in an email that was forwarded 11 times. My takeaway was that this "small government Conservative" thinks the FedGov should be spending billions on producing formula because the private sector isn't meeting demand. Sounds like your typical Big R Republican to me...  If she cared so much about the formula shortage, she'd be sponsoring a bill to fast track the FDA reopening the plant it shuttered instead of crying about Ukraine. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 10:12:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sq40: https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/ukraine-kyrylo-budanov-vladimir-putin-russia/2022/05/14/id/1069864/ Ukraine Military Intelligence Chief: Coup Against Putin Underway A coup to remove Russian President Vladimir Putin is underway and it is "impossible to stop it," according to Ukrainian Major Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the country's military intelligence chief. The defeat of Russia in Ukraine, Budanov explained to Sky News in an exclusive interview, will not only lead to Putin being removed, but also to disintegration. "It will eventually lead to the change of leadership of the Russian Federation," Budanov said. "This process has already been launched, and they are moving into that way." And when the interviewer pressed if that means a coup of Putin is underway, Budanov replied: "Yes. They are moving in this way, and it is impossible to stop it." He also told the interviewer, Putin is in a "very bad psychological and physical condition, and he is very sick," as he reportedly has cancer and other illnesses. Budanov rejected suggestions he is spreading propaganda with such claims about Putin. "It's my job; it's my work," he told Sky News. "If not me, who will know this?" Again? |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 10:13:05 PM EDT
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https://gordonua.com/news/crimea/nasilno-vyvezennyh-v-krym-ukrainskih-aktivistov-udaetsya-vozvrashchat-blagodarya-korrupcii-okkupantov-dzhemilev-1608996.html Ukrainian activists forcibly taken to Crimea manage to return due to corruption of occupiers Activists who are forcibly taken to Crimea by the Russians from the occupied regions of southern Ukraine manage to return thanks to the corruption of the invaders. The leader of the Crimean Tatar people, People's Deputy of Ukraine from European Solidarity Mustafa Dzhemilev announced this on the air of the telethon on May 15, Ukrayinska Pravda informs . “Now the question is how to get these activists out. Well, thank God, traditional Russian corruption saves us a little there – we manage to “buy out” some of our fellow citizens,” he said. The leader of the Crimean Tatar people noted that the issue price starts at $250 "depending on who to negotiate with." “This is not possible with everyone. First, you need to negotiate, you need to know who is on duty there. Not a very simple operation. Well, I managed, for example, to ransom seven people,” Dzhemilev explained. According to him, Ukrainian activists are usually kept under arrest by the Russian occupiers after being abducted and then taken to Russia, but "several cases of kidnapped Ukrainians are known to disappear without a trace." Dzhemilev said that the invaders have lists of Ukrainians who need to be taken out. Among them are Crimean Tatars who left Crimea after the occupation in 2014. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 10:16:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By m35ben: Police arrest an occupier, collaborator I think. Faces 15 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx9FIiBGpnAI don't get why they are so lenient with these traitors who got people killed. |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 10:16:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Holly Cow! The 4th one hit the sweet spot. Driver should have bailed with his mates. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By THOT_Vaccine:
Holly Cow! The 4th one hit the sweet spot. Driver should have bailed with his mates. Interesting that the drone was having a bit of a problem not zooming skyward. "EKF Primary Changed Z". Guess when you drop 3 out of 4 crazy heavy things in quick succession, it takes a little while for the control system to get back to an even keel. With the way the turrets have been launching themselves, I was a little surprised the last thing that drone saw wasn't a gun barrel headed straight for it. 
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Posted: 5/15/2022 10:18:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/15/2022 10:21:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Croak: They're lobbing those rockets in and then banking away, and as they bank they have turn their hot engines towards any seeker heads the bad guys may have pointed at them, so popping flares gives them cover as they get back down on the deck. That rocket lob technique is of of questionable effectiveness, turning the direct fire rockets into ballistic weapons, but it does give them a lot more stand off range and less exposure to ground fire and MANPADS. First saw this used by Russian helicopters earlier in the conflict. Probably better for morale than anything, grunts like knowing they have CAS. Also makes for nice photo ops. I respectfully disagree, I believe they are using high threat tactics and striking a specific target after the pull-up and turn. They aren't going to waste munitions.  USAF Tactical Pattern | BSA Part 4 | DCS |
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Posted: 5/15/2022 10:23:05 PM EDT
[#50]
Lead-up to the border picture. Way, way too much talking and rah-rah going on there, but I guess they got it done.
The Kharkiv 227th Battalion of the 127th SRO Brigade crossed the border in the Kharkiv region |
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