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Posted: 3/13/2024 11:24:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DonKey153: The big variable I see is oil production. If Ukraine consistently prevents them from refining and bringing their oil products to market, there's no telling what will happen to the Russian economy. Russia can't keep the war going indefinitely. With their main export under attack, they're on a timer. Ukraine should have went after the oil refineries earlier, but they probably didn't have the capability. Even then, it's not enough. Taking out even 40% of Russia's oil refinery capacity won't stop the war. But I'd sure like to find out for sure. 
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Posted: 3/13/2024 11:44:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/13/2024 11:48:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fadedsun: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/51435/IMG_1946_jpeg-3158462.JPG  Nice. Is that one yours?
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Posted: 3/13/2024 11:49:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lieh-tzu: Nice. Is that one yours?Someone beat me to it 
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Posted: 3/13/2024 11:50:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fadedsun: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/51435/IMG_1946_jpeg-3158462.JPG 
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Posted: 3/13/2024 11:57:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/13/2024 11:58:54 PM EDT
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That was unusual, heard a strange aircraft sound over my house, it was a Ukrainian AN-124 heading out of Boeing Paine field at 8k feet and climbing. I wonder why they were there……
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Posted: 3/14/2024 12:01:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fadedsun: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/51435/IMG_1946_jpeg-3158462.JPG
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Posted: 3/14/2024 12:02:39 AM EDT
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Y'all need some Solovyov! If you don't support the President during wartime you are a traitor. Strelkov is a traitor. We should adopt harsh measures like they did during the Great Patriotic War, none of this fancy trial business. Oh, and he rants on a viewer who contacted him on internet. They included the bumper promo for his channel, which was actually some nice context. Your only source for true reporting, Solovyov Live!
 Vladimir Solovyov talks about Russian elections and American reptiloids |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 12:16:31 AM EDT
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicle of a special military operation
For March 13, 2024   At night, Ukrainian formations once again attacked elements of critical fuel and energy infrastructure in different regions of Russia. At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces launched a successful strike on the airfield of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the east of the Dnepropetrovsk region. In the Slobozhansky direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not abandoning attempts to cross the state border in the Belgorod region, concentrating forces in several areas. At the same time, the enemy has not yet been able to achieve even media success. In the Donetsk direction in Pervomaisky, Russian units advanced to the center of the village within 24 hours to a distance of up to a kilometer, and in Georgievka they managed to knock out the enemy from a strong point north of the village. In the Zaporozhye direction of the front, fierce fighting is taking place in Rabotino and its environs, where the enemy is trying to dislodge Russian units from positions on the southeastern outskirts of the village. At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces were able to take one of the heights near Verbov during the attack. https://t.me/rybar/58144 #Summary for the morning of March 14, 2024 ▪️The enemy continued UAV strikes over the past 24 hours. In the Rostov region, drones attacked the Novoshakhtinsky oil products plant. Our air defense operated in the Kursk region. Tyotkino came under fire. In the Belgorod region, drones attacked the building of the Russian Federal Security Service in the region, but in most cases the attacks targeted civilians. In the morning, air defense work in the region continued. They are reporting the enemy's intentions to continue attempts to break through the border in the Belgorod direction: the enemy is concentrating forces and is constantly shelling our border territories. ▪️In the Kherson region they reported a raid by our 45th Regiment on the enemy shore, all of ours returned from the mission, the enemy suffered losses. In the Krynok area there is progress of ours. The drone war and mutual artillery strikes continue. ▪️On the Zaporozhye front, battles in Rabotino and Verbovoy. The Russian Armed Forces are gradually moving forward, but still there are actually battles of local importance. ▪️In the Kurakhovsky direction in Georgievka, units of the Russian Army advanced to the west in the development. ▪️In the south of the Avdeevsky section of the front, the Russian Armed Forces, after the capture of Nevelskoye, expanded the zone of control to the west; in Pervomaiskoye they report that our troops have advanced to a distance of up to 1 km. ▪️In the direction to Chasov Yar, fierce fighting is still going on in Ivanovsky (Krasny). In Bogdanovka and Kleshcheevka they are of a positional nature. The summary was compiled by: Two majors https://t.me/dva_majors/36616 ❗️ ⚡️ According to the operational lines of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC on March 13, as of 17:00, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic: n.p. Mariupol: - a man born in 1962 was injured as a result of a detonation of a high explosive on Karpov Avenue. ❗️Information has been received about damage as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Federal University in the cities of the Republic: Donetsk (Perovsky district): - in the village of mine No. 12, the gas pipeline was damaged, without gas supply to 185 subscribers. Information about the consequences of the shelling continues to arrive. https://t.me/DNR_SCKK/18809 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 12:22:06 AM EDT
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We’re gonna out-Russia GD tonight.
The events in Tetkino are only the first stage of a series of incendiary events this week. This won't have a big impact on the ratings. But on the minds and dissent... Understanding that there is still someone who can break with force... Many people thought about it. Very many. Hundreds of millions of aid have also been approved. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1221 No one yet has irrefutable evidence of the situation in the Tetkino area. There are many reports about the increasing intensity of fighting... on the territory of the Russian Federation. Shooting battles. And what is important is the fact that the war is moving onto the real territory of Russia. And not who knocked whom out from where. The unspoken agreement has been broken. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1225 Even in the “cleared” Krynki we managed to shoot a video. But in a night operation at the "base" Antonovsky Bridge" failed. The sarcasm of this post is that where there is no war, everyone is confident in victories and rapid advances. And the fact that 30 people of the assault group (rarely more, given the difficulties of the terrain) tried to achieve unknown or secret goals, which were subsequently kept silent about due to their failure to achieve them. For me, the purpose of the landing attempt is clear - a beautiful picture for the elections and a victorious report. But at the same time, the price of this commercial is several lives. There is no assault without losses. Considering the difficulty of the terrain. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1227 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 12:30:13 AM EDT
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Regarding yesterday's IL-76 crash, the circumstances are as follows.
After takeoff, the 4th engine caught fire. The crew commander makes a decision to land "two by 180". In the second half of the first (actually already the second) turn, the 4th engine burned out and fell along with the pylon. Then we flew normally along the shortest distance. Turn 180 degrees in the far area and enter the runway alignment. Here the wing fire alarm went off. The emergency landing failed either due to loss of power (the second engine may have been damaged), or due to damage to the wing or damage to the control systems, since the plane was burning all the time. They fell between the far and near drives, slightly to the right of the glide path along the approach course. We missed it quite a bit... https://t.me/fighter_bomber/15988 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 12:54:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: Regarding yesterday's IL-76 crash, the circumstances are as follows. After takeoff, the 4th engine caught fire. The crew commander makes a decision to land "two by 180". In the second half of the first (actually already the second) turn, the 4th engine burned out and fell along with the pylon. Then we flew normally along the shortest distance. Turn 180 degrees in the far area and enter the runway alignment. Here the wing fire alarm went off. The emergency landing failed either due to loss of power (the second engine may have been damaged), or due to damage to the wing or damage to the control systems, since the plane was burning all the time. They fell between the far and near drives, slightly to the right of the glide path along the approach course. We missed it quite a bit... https://t.me/fighter_bomber/15988 On a Russian-speaking forum, a member who says he used to be a pilot of a maritime patrol aircraft in ex-USSR wrote that the Д-30 engine used on the plane had been known to catch fire like this, and that he was aware of a similar crash that had occurred in late 1980ths. |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 1:23:15 AM EDT
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The production of Chinese cars under the guise of “Muscovites” turned out to be unprofitable An attempt by the Russian authorities to establish the production of Chinese cars under the Moskvich brand turned out to be a failure. The former Renault plant in Moscow, capable of producing 180 thousand cars a year before becoming the property of the capital authorities, produced only 31 thousand cars in 2023, according to Autostat data. All produced cars were variations of the Chinese JAC models, which were presented as “Muscovites”. Of the 31 thousand cars produced, Moskvich was able to sell a little less than half - 15.3 thousand cars. As a result, the plant’s loss increased 3.6 times over the year, to 8.6 billion rubles, according to Moskvich’s reporting. Despite the fact that the plant offered complete copies of Chinese cars under the guise of Russian ones, it sold them at twice the price of the original. Thus, in car dealerships prices for Moskvich started from 2.4 million rubles. and reached 3.1 million, while Chinese originals cost 1.36–1.87 million rubles in China. https://t.me/moscowtimes_ru/20088 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 1:37:24 AM EDT
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Kharkov direction. The day before, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to break through the state border. The offensive was carried out with the help of heavy military equipment. The Ukrainian militants most likely thought that this would greatly increase their chances of success. However, this is not the first time that underestimating their opponent leads them to a tragic outcome.
⠀ In this case, the plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated by the Zapad-AKHMAT battalion of the RF Ministry of Defense under the leadership of dear BROTHER Ismail Aguev, together with other units of the RF Armed Forces. It was not difficult for our guys to repel such a disorganized attack. Aerial reconnaissance, together with artillery and UAV operators, worked very well. Strikes were carried out quickly and extremely accurately on enemy positions. Here you can also see the destruction of a tank that was unlucky enough to run into a mine of its own. The fighters could only finish what they started with drops from drones. ⠀ As a result of the measures taken, the attackers were eliminated, and another tank was added to the long list of destroyed enemy equipment. https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/4585 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 1:38:03 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/14/2024 1:53:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By strykr: They have contracts in place not just with Russia but also EU countries. However, my understanding is that these contracts will run out sometime this year, as they are not planning to negotiate an extension. So, they will end them while respecting their own obligations. Europe will have to figure out how they will prepare for the next winter. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By strykr: Originally Posted By governmentman: Originally Posted By fadedsun: Now crank it up 500 percent. One refinery a day keeps the Russian economy in flames They have contracts in place not just with Russia but also EU countries. However, my understanding is that these contracts will run out sometime this year, as they are not planning to negotiate an extension. So, they will end them while respecting their own obligations. Europe will have to figure out how they will prepare for the next winter. Ukraine has indicated they won’t renew the transit agreement. Assuming Ukraine ceases the transit contract Bulgaria may transit gas from Russia to southern Europe. But Bulgaria is wrangling with Gazprom over the issue of Gazprom’s discontinuance of supply over ruble payment issues. |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 2:05:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Paraflare: I do not believe Russia loses this war unless NATO enters it proper, which I believe will happen at some point. I appreciate the pride and resolve UKR is showing, but I believe reality is creeping up. UKR tactics have stalled or are ineffective due to a myriad of reasons and RUS seems to be making inroads with surveillance and targeting of important assets. Sure the shitty RUS meat assault tactic sucks, but it is clearly working. When you have (x)amount more disposable soldiers, it's just a numbers game. Russia has made an improvement or is now being helped by China with surveillance. That isn’t great but it isn’t a disaster either. People look at a couple of high-value systems getting plinked and think “game over man!” Not remotely the case. Ukraine has been plinking large numbers of high value Russian targets for the last two years. It’s war and there will be losses. I’m sure Ukraine and its friends will be looking carefully at the issue. Manpower expenditure won’t determine the war for either side. The war will be determined on the Russian side by diminishing armored vehicle stocks, and possibly now economic damage. Russia has maybe two years left of expending vehicles at this rate. And if these drone attacks keep successfully hitting Russian refineries it’s going to get painful fast. On the Ukrainian side it’s determined by continued western supply, and despite that some people want to claim the sky is falling, it isn’t. There is no indication Europe is backing down on supply. We’ll see how it goes in the US in a couple of weeks. Regardless, known supply streams will keep Ukraine in the fight through 2024 and in 2025 the worm will turn. |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 2:05:12 AM EDT
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TETKINO, KURSK REGION. AN INTENSIVE FIGHT IS GOING ON AND THE ENEMY GROUP IS TRYING TO BREAK OUT. 🔴THE INTENSIVE ART FIGHT CONTINUED ALL NIGHT. https://t.me/rezervsvo/50192 ❗URGENT Several groups of enemy DRGs are trying to break through from two directions. From Ryzhovka and Iskra from the adjacent territory. 🔴Our fighters are carrying out destruction at these moments. Active fighting continues at the border. https://t.me/rezervsvo/50196 🔴Tetkino, Kursk region, shelling of the village center, houses are burning. https://t.me/rezervsvo/50199 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 2:06:25 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/14/2024 2:20:53 AM EDT
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A member of the so-called SVO from PMC Wagner and his comrade are suspected of setting fire to railway tracks in Saratov. According to a source from the Cheka-OGPU, the incident occurred the other day near the stage of one of the stations near the Happy Mall shopping center. After the incident, the operatives quickly identified two men from the cameras. The alleged terrorists (investigators opened a criminal case under the article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Terrorist Act”) were caught because on the way to the case they stopped at a Rosneft gas station, where they paid for the purchase of one and a half liters of gasoline and a lighter with a bank card. The arsonists turned out to be: 24-year-old Alexey Yakovlev, a former member of the SVO as part of the Wagner PMC, who had previously been repeatedly convicted of carjacking and theft; and his friend 23-year-old Andrei Butuzov. During a search of the mercenary's house, the jacket and sneakers he was wearing at the time of the crime were confiscated, as well as a phone and the same bank card. Photo and video reports of the arson were found in his gadget. The person caught red-handed admitted that he was carrying out a task at the direction of his interlocutor in the messenger for 15 thousand rubles.
https://t.me/vchkogpu/46565 The VChK-OGPU source says that since several technological complexes for processing oil into straight-run gasoline were damaged at the Ryazannefieppoduct oil refinery, the consequences could be very serious and would result in a gasoline shortage in the Moscow region. It was from the Ryazan refinery that a lot of fuel went to Moscow. https://t.me/vchkogpu/46551 Court employees in the DPR were evacuated directly from their workplaces with signs of poisoning. 14 people complained of a sharp deterioration in their health. As a source reported to the Cheka-OGPU, on March 12 at noon, the employees of the Starobeshevsky District Court located in the administrative building experienced a sharp deterioration in their health: they felt a burning sensation in the nasopharynx, irritation of the mucous membrane of the eyes, a cough, and in some cases dizziness and nausea. After numerous complaints, the court apparatus was evacuated. The special services that arrived at the scene did not find anything suspicious since there were no video surveillance cameras on the territory or in the courthouse. The entrance doors, as well as the windows of the Starobeshevsky District Court building, are intact and have no damage. When the Special Investigation Team arrived at the scene of the incident, there was no escort in the courthouse. 2 ambulance teams arrived at the scene, doctors provided assistance to 14 victims who refused hospitalization. https://t.me/vchkogpu/46570 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 2:21:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lieh-tzu: Ukraine should have went after the oil refineries earlier, but they probably didn't have the capability. Even then, it's not enough. Taking out even 40% of Russia's oil refinery capacity won't stop the war. But I'd sure like to find out for sure. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lieh-tzu: Originally Posted By DonKey153: The big variable I see is oil production. If Ukraine consistently prevents them from refining and bringing their oil products to market, there's no telling what will happen to the Russian economy. Russia can't keep the war going indefinitely. With their main export under attack, they're on a timer. Ukraine should have went after the oil refineries earlier, but they probably didn't have the capability. Even then, it's not enough. Taking out even 40% of Russia's oil refinery capacity won't stop the war. But I'd sure like to find out for sure. Russia’s Beriyev plant that works on Russian strategic bombers gets hit and we don’t have to lift a finger. Russia’s energy economy getting systematically destroyed and we don’t have to lift a finger. Who else makes money off oil? That’s right, we do! Our oil products will get more valuable with Russia’s off the market. So will other countries’ oil products. OPEC may not have an interest in helping the west directly but they are also a lot more focused on their own interests than helping Russia per se. If Russian supply is suddenly restricted because they’re more interested in conquering Ukraine than making money, well, more money for the rest on the same supply. It’s amusing that Russia has been trying to get oil producers to restrict supply for the same reasons, but now their supply is being explosively restricted. Damage to 40% of Russian oil refining capacity would be damn near catastrophic. If there’s a magic “stop the war button” it’s the Russian energy sector. I’m not saying they’re remotely close yet, but if serious damage happens over time to Russia’s refineries, as I understand it they will have to start cranking well production back, and if they do that it will be decades to restart it. |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 2:22:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MarkNH: That was unusual, heard a strange aircraft sound over my house, it was a Ukrainian AN-124 heading out of Boeing Paine field at 8k feet and climbing. I wonder why they were there…… Hopefully picking up a load of pain. |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 2:26:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: Regarding yesterday's IL-76 crash, the circumstances are as follows. After takeoff, the 4th engine caught fire. The crew commander makes a decision to land "two by 180". In the second half of the first (actually already the second) turn, the 4th engine burned out and fell along with the pylon. Then we flew normally along the shortest distance. Turn 180 degrees in the far area and enter the runway alignment. Here the wing fire alarm went off. The emergency landing failed either due to loss of power (the second engine may have been damaged), or due to damage to the wing or damage to the control systems, since the plane was burning all the time. They fell between the far and near drives, slightly to the right of the glide path along the approach course. We missed it quite a bit... https://t.me/fighter_bomber/15988 Since you’re on TG can you ask him if there was an A-50 crew aboard? |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 2:29:07 AM EDT
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🔴 08:22 Air alarm in
Kharkiv region 🔴 08:22 Air alarm in Poltava 🔴 08:23 Air alarm in Dnipropetrovsk region 🔴 08:23 Air alarm in Zhytomyr region 🔴 08:23 Air alarm in Kyiv region 🔴 08:23 Air alarm in Donetsk region 🔴 08:23 Air alarm in Zaporizhzhia region 🔴 08:23 Air alarm in Sumy region 🔴 08:24 Air alarm in Chernihiv region 🔴 08:27 Air alarm in Rivne region https://t.me/povitryanatrivogaaa/81521 ⚠️🚀 The threat of using ballistic missiles. https://t.me/povitryanatrivogaaa/81522 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 2:30:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Since you’re on TG can you ask him if there was an A-50 crew aboard? LOL I could but I think my Russian would be a dead giveaway |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 2:32:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: LOL I could but I think my Russian would be a dead giveaway Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: Originally Posted By Capta: Since you’re on TG can you ask him if there was an A-50 crew aboard? LOL I could but I think my Russian would be a dead giveaway Doesn’t hurt to ask. |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 2:36:18 AM EDT
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The defense forces destroyed the DRG of the Russians, which tried to land near the Antoniv bridge in Kherson
Carrying out a sabotage and reconnaissance mission, they tried to approach the right bank in the area of the Antonivsky bridge, the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine reported. Under heavy fire, the invaders retreated with losses. https://t.me/newspn/85236 The Southern Defense Forces reported that on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, a group of occupiers from the left bank of the Kherson Region tried to approach the right bank in the area of the Antonivskyi Bridge in a motor boat. The purpose of the landing was a sabotage and reconnaissance mission. "Under heavy fire from the Defense Forces of Ukraine, the occupying boat magically repeated the fate of the Russian fleet - having lost a quarter of its capacity and fullness, it retreated to the left bank again. Instead, Saldo, following the example of the liar Shoigu, "cleared" the bridgehead in his Telegram channel and was going to return there," the message reads. https://t.me/newspn/85242 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 2:39:26 AM EDT
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Today's holiday, along with Independence Day, Defenders' Day, and Constitution Day, is one of the fundamental, main holidays of modern Ukraine. All of these dates are crystallized in the image of volunteers. Those who, at the call of their hearts, put their lives on the line for the sake of Ukraine's freedom. Our Constitution states that it is the duty of citizens to defend the homeland, independence, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. A volunteer is a person for whom this duty has become the foundation of their existence. Among those who defend Ukraine, volunteers are the backbone of any unit; the most motivated fighters and commanders. And thanks to volunteers, 10 years ago Ukraine maintained its independence and survived at a time when state institutions were virtually powerless to resist those who decided to destroy our country. Today, we are celebrating this day where we should be — at the front, where the volunteers of the Azov Brigade are proving once again that nothing can break people of strong will, united by a common goal: neither enemy metal nor the most difficult tests of sweat and blood. Without you — brave, true and loyal warriors — there is no Ukraine. Happy holiday, volunteers!
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Posted: 3/14/2024 2:41:40 AM EDT
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Sochi airport is on fire. No details https://t.me/kostyaelvis/2764 Dear passengers and guests of the city of Sochi! ✔️The smoke that you can see from the airport is the result of training activities carried out by the airport emergency services together with the city’s emergency departments. And the fire was planned to practice fire extinguishing. ✔️These exercises do not affect the operation of the airport or flight services, and are carried out with the aim of increasing the level of readiness and professionalism of our rescue services. During the exercise, various emergency scenarios are practiced, including fires and the evacuation of passengers. ✔️We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this exercise. However, we are confident that they will help us ensure safety and protection. ✔️Thank you for your understanding and support! https://t.me/aeroaer/695 https://vk.com/wall-39438417_9025 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 3:32:10 AM EDT
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‼️10 servicemen died as a result of a missile attack on a training ground in the “LPR”, - ASTRA sources
3 unidentified missiles (presumably Himars) attacked a military training ground in the area of the occupied village of Trekhizbenka, Luhansk region on the morning of March 13, ASTRA found out. According to our data, at least 10 military personnel were killed as a result of the attack. The exact number of dead and wounded is unknown. https://t.me/astrapress/50849 
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Posted: 3/14/2024 3:53:55 AM EDT
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In the LPR, the National Guard found a cache with a ton of plasticite and 50 ready-made IEDs
Reusable ammunition will be transferred to warehouses, the rest of the dangerous finds will be destroyed MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. Servicemen of the Russian Guard found in one of the caches in the LPR about 1 ton of plastic explosive and 137 kg of TNT, used by Ukrainian nationalists to make improvised explosive devices. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the department. "It contained more than 78 anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, 12 smoke mines, 119 grenades of various modifications, more than 34,000 rounds of small arms ammunition, and 1 set of the Tropa demining charge. In the room equipped for the manufacture of improvised explosive devices, there were their components: 1,000 kg of plastic explosives, 137 kg of TNT, a 500-meter-long fire cord, 400 detonators, 40 mine universal fuses, 10 fire tubes, and striking elements. At the same time, 50 improvised explosive devices have already been prepared for use," the report says. The National Guard noted that thanks to the timely discovery of the cache, the plans of Ukrainian nationalists to attack Russian servicemen and civilians were thwarted. "Currently, operational services are taking measures to identify persons involved in illegal activities. Ammunition suitable for reuse will be transferred to warehouses, the rest of the dangerous finds will be destroyed in compliance with the necessary safety measures," the ministry said. https://tass.ru/obschestvo/20228169 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 4:54:21 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Prime]
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https://twitter.com/TreasChest/status/1768198321825353771     Video of alleged UA drone shootdown. https://t.me/zhest_belgorod/40397 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 5:04:54 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/14/2024 5:06:26 AM EDT
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Context.
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Posted: 3/14/2024 5:25:08 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/14/2024 5:45:38 AM EDT
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 URGENTLY As the Cheka-OGPU learned, Lukoil vice-president Vitaly Robertus, whose “sudden death” the company announced yesterday, committed suicide right at his workplace. He was found hanged in his office. As the source said, during the day Oleg Pashayev, the senior president of Lukoil, became concerned that Robertus was not answering phone calls, although he was in his office. No one responded to the knock on the door either. Then Pashayev went inside. He discovered the body of Vitaly Robertus in the toilet, who was hanged by a string. Colleagues informed the arriving law enforcement officers that recently there had been a nervous atmosphere at work and the vice president was very worried. https://t.me/vchkogpu/46584 The Cheka-OGPU became aware of the circumstances of the strange death of the 53-year-old vice-president of PJSC Lukoil Vitaly Robertus. He was found hanged in his office. This happened against the backdrop of a real “war” that Robertus waged with the senior vice president of PJSC Lukoil Oleg Pashayev. Robertus complained to friends and relatives that Pashayev was harassing him and persecuting him. At the same time, it was Pashayev who found Robertus dead, and for some reason they did not call the usual ambulance. As the interlocutors of the Cheka-OGPU said, Robertus did not have any chronic diseases or family problems, and on the eve of his death his acquaintances saw him in a sober mind and in good health. That is, there is no need to talk about any personal motives for what happened or the disease. The only strange thing that colleagues noted was that the day before, on March 12, he was not in touch and many could not find him. But nevertheless, he was in the office and even held a number of work meetings. All the audiences lately have been internal; Vitaly Robertus has not received guests from outside. He was limited only to audio conferences and occasionally gifts - as a rule, these were collection wines, since the top manager was a connoisseur of them. On March 13, the day of his death, he also came to the company’s central office on Sretensky Boulevard. As his secretary later reported, the last time Vitaly Robertus was seen alive was around 11 a.m. - manager Artem Myasoedov came to see him on work issues. As Msoedov himself later explained, they were alone in the spacious office of the vice president. In the middle of the conversation, Senior Vice President of PJSC Lukoil Oleg Pashayev, through his secretary, called his subordinate Vitaly Robertus. The vice president was forced to interrupt the conversation and he and Myasoedov left the office together. Robertus went to Pashayev’s office, and the manager went to his open space. After some time, Vitaly Robertus returned to his place - he was gloomy, went to his office without giving any orders. Immediately after this, Robertus stopped answering Pashayev’s phone and calls. At approximately 15.00, Oleg Pashayev, personally irritated by the silence of his subordinate, came to his office. He discovered the body of Vitaly Robertus in the toilet, who was hanged by a string. He clearly did not need the help of doctors - he was dead, just like the watch ring. However, that’s why they called not an ordinary ambulance to the scene, but doctors from the Lukoil first-aid post. Colleagues told the arriving law enforcement officers that recently there had been a nervous atmosphere at work and the vice president was very worried, but this was “company business.” However, this is the official version of Lukoil. Sources of the Cheka-OGPU said that Vitaly Robertus worked at LUKOIL for about 20 years and had no problems, but not for the last 5 years. About that long ago, he came under the supervision of Senior Vice President Oleg Pashayev (he had previously worked in the company, but in a different direction). According to the interlocutor, Vitaly Robertus did not have an understanding with the new boss; he literally bullied him and drove him out of Lukoil. As a result, Robertus had to abandon a significant portion of the projects. Robertus complained to his loved ones that Oleg Pashayev was “cutting off oxygen.” Recently there was a rumor that, on Pashayev’s initiative, law enforcement agencies began to show interest in Robertus. And then he was found hanged in his own office. https://t.me/vchkogpu/46585 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 5:52:38 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/14/2024 5:59:24 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/14/2024 6:07:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: Thanks for the info on the war guys, just got our pup back after her surgery. Just have to keep her less active for two weeks and they will let us know more about the tumor when the tests come back next week. She is doing well once she realized she was back home. Cone of shame... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/126617/20240313_182347_jpg-3158190.JPG Those eyes!! LOL I hope you'all get good news next week. Prayers up. |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 6:07:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime:
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Posted: 3/14/2024 6:08:50 AM EDT
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‼️ "THEY ASK WHO IS EVACUATING AND WHERE... PEOPLE ARE ALREADY PAYING TO PANIC" The occupier's wife/girlfriend discusses in a telephone conversation the situation with the evacuation of the civilian population of certain regions of the Belgorod region.
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Posted: 3/14/2024 6:17:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GoldenMead: Supposedly Russia is now getting access to Chinas new remote-sensing satellite’s. If they parked a satellite in geostationary orbit over Ukraine they can see what’s going on 24/7. If this is true it would explain how they have all of sudden been able to locate and hit numerous mobile targets lately. Hearing that the new satellites have a resolution of 2.5 meters. Which is good enough to see a himars or a helicopter. Hopefully it’s not true and Russia is just using drones which can be defeated.  That would be hard to deal with. |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 6:32:18 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/14/2024 8:03:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Russia has made an improvement or is now being helped by China with surveillance. That isn’t great but it isn’t a disaster either. People look at a couple of high-value systems getting plinked and think “game over man!” Not remotely the case. Ukraine has been plinking large numbers of high value Russian targets for the last two years. It’s war and there will be losses. I’m sure Ukraine and its friends will be looking carefully at the issue. Manpower expenditure won’t determine the war for either side. The war will be determined on the Russian side by diminishing armored vehicle stocks, and possibly now economic damage. Russia has maybe two years left of expending vehicles at this rate. And if these drone attacks keep successfully hitting Russian refineries it’s going to get painful fast. On the Ukrainian side it’s determined by continued western supply, and despite that some people want to claim the sky is falling, it isn’t. There is no indication Europe is backing down on supply. We’ll see how it goes in the US in a couple of weeks. Regardless, known supply streams will keep Ukraine in the fight through 2024 and in 2025 the worm will turn. There's a window for the Russians right now. They've developed their long-range capabilities as you point out. The Ukrainians are short of ammunition, men and immediate help -- in spite of Macron's balls making an appearance (the Czech ammo is fortunate). The Germans are back to hand wringing. The Russian election will be over so Putin will have a free hand. Their industry seems to be ramping up a bit. F-16s looked great until the past couple of weeks. Who knows what a few F-16s splattered on runways would do to Western willpower? The refinery strikes are great, but strategic warfare is a slow grind. The strikes hurt the exports and the Russian pocketbook, but they won't affect the front -- look at all those Siberian refineries on the map above. [Deleted] While the sky isn't falling, there are some cracks that weren't there before. I think this summer will be critical. Last summer was the Ukrainians turn to try to win the war. This summer is the Russians' turn. My money is still on Ukraine, but we have to get through these next few months. |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 8:10:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: My dad flew C-141s for the USAF and told me about this incident which happened in 1977. Not him, but he knew the pilot. They descended below field level into a dry riverbed before arresting their descent with remaining two engines firewalled in an amazing feat of airmanship. He said the 141 was an amazing aircraft with an unbelievable amount of redundancy, which it wouldn’t surprise me if IL-76s lack. C-141 incident, right inboard exploded and destroyed right outboard on takeoff, plus started fire in fuselage. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Originally Posted By Prime: Originally Posted By Capta: Crash videos of the IL-76. The accident happened on takeoff when the plane would be heavy. The IL may have already been out of control in all videos - as it’s in a shallow right bank toward the dead/burning engine, and probably descending. This would make sense if they had a hydraulic failure as a result of the engine failure, leaving them with really no option to level the plane. If they were in control it would make more sense to see them yawing left a bit so they could run up their port engines to stay airborne. On a swept-wing aircraft yaw is highly effective in counteracting opposite roll, often more so than the ailerons. Generally you never want to turn into the dead engine(s).They may have also kept power on the burning engine to try to pick up the right wing, until ultimately the whole engine fell off. Who knows. In this video, the second segment was chronologically first. The first segment comes after that as it shows an engine and probably pylon falling off the wing.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tpFuTYavKkMultiple views. Anything on fire is likely early. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr7W-Z-lQH8It’s pretty far outside my lane, but I got to meet Capt. Al Haynes once and hear him talk about UA 232, so I’m pretty much an expert I’d be surprised if a competent investigation found no training or maintenance deficiencies. 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20ysr080y4EMy dad flew C-141s for the USAF and told me about this incident which happened in 1977. Not him, but he knew the pilot. They descended below field level into a dry riverbed before arresting their descent with remaining two engines firewalled in an amazing feat of airmanship. He said the 141 was an amazing aircraft with an unbelievable amount of redundancy, which it wouldn’t surprise me if IL-76s lack. C-141 incident, right inboard exploded and destroyed right outboard on takeoff, plus started fire in fuselage. Good find, thanks for sharing. You'd think I'd have been shown an account like this when I was getting certified to fly E-3s (as Navigator), but nope. I did know about the sextant port trick, though. 
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Posted: 3/14/2024 8:36:58 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Prime]
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This is how the new Ukrainian voluntary movement began. From the fight against the separatists on Rymarska Street in Kharkiv, the "Black Corps" under the leadership of Andrii Biletsky, and the liberation of Ukrainian Mariupol in 2014. Today, we defend the country already in the Third Assault Brigade. We remain one of the most motivated volunteer units and continue to unite the bravest under one banner. We are doing everything to take revenge for our fallen brothers, destroy the invaders to the core, and liberate the Ukrainian lands again. Happy Ukrainian Volunteer Day to all who are with us on this path. We are waiting for those who are not here yet in the big volunteer family: ab3.army 3rd OShBr 🇺🇦 https://t.me/ab3army/3784 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 8:40:49 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/14/2024 8:56:38 AM EDT
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#Feedback
"..... On TV they say we'll go to Estonia soon) And if we throw a nuclear bomb at something And the crests are about to end And let's go easy I'm in Moscow, we all watch it like a TV series You understand..... " I think in medicine it's called bipolar disorder. There is manic excitement in the format of wild patriotism. And here are attempts to restrain depression, in the intervals between adrenaline bursts. And relatives - who cannot understand whether he is alive or not.... And in fact you will understand where reality is. There in Moscow or at the “base of the Antonovsky Bridge”. 2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ https://t.me/mototroopers_205/1229 |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 9:04:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Hopefully picking up a load of pain. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Originally Posted By MarkNH: That was unusual, heard a strange aircraft sound over my house, it was a Ukrainian AN-124 heading out of Boeing Paine field at 8k feet and climbing. I wonder why they were there…… Hopefully picking up a load of pain. Yeah. Although there are some setbacks with some of the Ukrainian high value targets getting hit, we are going to see what the Ukrainians can do with another round of ATACMS. |
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