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BREAKING: INVASION HAS BEGUN..... Putin's "3-day war"... NOW... 1 YEAR 338 DAYS ...WAGNER HEAD SAYS GROUP STANDING DOWN AFTER CLAIMS OF DEAL
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Ukraine Is Neutralizing Russian Air Defense Systems Ahead Of The Counteroffensive
As the war continues, new Ukrainian air defense capabilities from NATO coupled with the destruction of Russian air defense assets may lead to the Ukrainians opening their airspace as their counter-offensive looms.
www.forbes.com
Nah nope. I ain’t hearing it. I want you to keep that saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame energy.
First Bahkmut meant everything after a series of embarrassing losses in other parts of the south, and now after losing tens of thousands of troops it all of a sudden dont mean shit now huh?
I can’t keep up
Nah nope. I ain’t hearing it. I want you to keep that saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame energy.
First Bahkmut meant everything after a series of embarrassing losses in other parts of the south, and now after losing tens of thousands of troops it all of a sudden dont mean shit now huh?
I can’t keep up
If they had wrapped up Bakhmut before May 9th, I honestly think they would have pulled a "mission accomplished" and announced it during the parade speech. I think they are honestly stuck now because they don't have a success they can point to. Shit is about to get real crazy...
Dramatic video shows a Russian soldier being shot at by his own side as he tries to surrender to a drone, Ukrainian official says
Three stills from drone footage by Code 9.2 of Ukraine's 92nd Brigade, showing a Russian soldier gesturing in an apparent wish to surrender.
- Dramatic video footage shows a Russian soldier's surrender to a Ukrainian drone, Ukraine said.
- A Ukrainian official told Insider that he was targeted by his own side as he ran.
- Explosions can be seen going off around the soldier as he scrambles towards captivity.
In striking drone footage that has circulated widely online, a soldier can be seen making his way through explosions and trenches across ruined ground before approaching a dugout with his hands raised.
Vitaliy Matvienko, the spokesperson for Ukraine's "I Want to Live" surrender hotline, confirmed to Insider that the footage was taken by the Code 9.2 unit of Ukraine's 92nd Mechanized Brigade near Bakhmut, and said that it showed a Russian soldier surrendering to them.
The soldier, from the Pskov region in western Russia, is safe in captivity as a prisoner of war, Matvienko said.
Two edited versions of the footage have circulated online, one of which shows the explosions, and one which appears to be filmed by a second drone.
The "I Want to Live" hotline, which claims to receive thousands of calls a month, is an official project of Ukraine allowing Russian soldiers to pre-arrange to surrender once on Ukrainian territory.
But it has also released instructions on how active duty soldiers can surrender to a drone — a phenomenon that appears to have taken place several times in this conflict.
In this instance, Matvienko said the surrender was not pre-arranged through the hotline but took place spontaneously, with the 92nd Brigade's drone operator recognizing that the soldier was trying to signal.
In the footage, the soldier can be seen making various signals to the drone indicating he doesn't want to fight, Matvienko said. At one stage he makes a pleading motion, while at another, it looks like he is offering to tear the insignia from his shoulder.
The drone drops him a package containing a note which, per Matvienko, tells him to surrender and to follow it.
But the soldier points to himself and shakes his head, making a slicing motion across his neck — seemingly to say that he would be killed if he fled.
Nonetheless, he appears to opt to follow the drone, being led through a warren of trenches, past apparently dead bodies and over wreck-strewn open ground.
Twice, as he scrambles between abandoned vehicles, explosions go off nearby.
"At that time, his comrades-in-arms began to fire at him from the Russian positions, but he was not hit," said Matvienko.
Eventually, as the soldier approaches a dugout, he removes his helmet and puts his hands in the air, before being received by another soldier.
The encounter, Matvienko said, is one example of how "Ukrainian soldiers find such creative ways to defeat Russians on the battlefield."
Yet another rough week of FAILS for Putin and @babygwirl18
File photo showing a soldier standing on a trailer with launching pads for guided missiles of the Patriot air defense system in southeastern Poland.
(CNN)-- Russia tried to destroy a US-made Patriot air defense system in Ukraine last week with a hypersonic missile, two US officials told CNN.
The attack failed, and the Ukrainian military instead intercepted the missile using the Patriot system, the officials said, marking their first known successful Ukrainian use of the advanced air defense system only weeks after it arrived in country.
The Ukrainian air defenders fired multiple missiles from the Patriot at different angles to intercept the Russian missile, demonstrating how quickly they have become adept at using the powerful system, one official said.
US officials believe the Russians picked up on signals that are emitted from the Patriot, allowing them to target the system using the hypersonic missile, known as the Kinzhal or Killjoy.
The Patriot missile system has a powerful radar to detect incoming targets at long-range, making it a potent air defense platform capable of intercepting ballistic missiles and more. But the radar emission necessary to spot threats at a distance also makes it possible for the enemy to detect the Patriot battery and figure out its location. And unlike some shorter-range air defenses provided to Ukraine that are mobile and harder to target, the large Patriot battery is a stationary system, making it possible for the Russians to zero in on the location over time.
There are ways to camouflage those signals to some extent, officials said, but the Russian military was evidently able to figure out the rough location of the Patriot stationed outside of Kyiv. The interception took place there on the night of May 4, Mykola Oleshchuk, commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, said last weekend.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has previously said that the Patriots would “definitely” be a legitimate target for Russian forces.
Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder confirmed earlier this week that the Ukrainians had used the Patriot system to intercept the Kinzhal, which can reach hypersonic speeds.
Ukraine has received at least two Patriot systems, one from the United States and one from Germany, to enhance its air defenses, which have previously been unable to intercept more modern Russian missiles such as the Kinzhal.
When the US first announced it would send Patriot missile systems into Ukraine, the timeline for delivery was months, given the complexity of the system and the need to train dozens of Ukrainian troops on how to operate the battery, which has multiple components. But the Ukrainians were already well versed in the use of air defense systems, allowing the US to compress the standard training program of approximately one year into several months.
The final check of the Patriot systems took place in mid-April, where US, German, and Dutch trainers joined Ukrainian service members for a last inspection of the systems before they were shipped into Ukraine soon after.
Russia tried to destroy US-made Patriot system in Ukraine, officials say
File photo showing a soldier standing on a trailer with launching pads for guided missiles of the Patriot air defense system in southeastern Poland.
(CNN)-- Russia tried to destroy a US-made Patriot air defense system in Ukraine last week with a hypersonic missile, two US officials told CNN.
The attack failed, and the Ukrainian military instead intercepted the missile using the Patriot system, the officials said, marking their first known successful Ukrainian use of the advanced air defense system only weeks after it arrived in country.
The Ukrainian air defenders fired multiple missiles from the Patriot at different angles to intercept the Russian missile, demonstrating how quickly they have become adept at using the powerful system, one official said.
US officials believe the Russians picked up on signals that are emitted from the Patriot, allowing them to target the system using the hypersonic missile, known as the Kinzhal or Killjoy.
The Patriot missile system has a powerful radar to detect incoming targets at long-range, making it a potent air defense platform capable of intercepting ballistic missiles and more. But the radar emission necessary to spot threats at a distance also makes it possible for the enemy to detect the Patriot battery and figure out its location. And unlike some shorter-range air defenses provided to Ukraine that are mobile and harder to target, the large Patriot battery is a stationary system, making it possible for the Russians to zero in on the location over time.
There are ways to camouflage those signals to some extent, officials said, but the Russian military was evidently able to figure out the rough location of the Patriot stationed outside of Kyiv. The interception took place there on the night of May 4, Mykola Oleshchuk, commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, said last weekend.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has previously said that the Patriots would “definitely” be a legitimate target for Russian forces.
Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder confirmed earlier this week that the Ukrainians had used the Patriot system to intercept the Kinzhal, which can reach hypersonic speeds.
Ukraine has received at least two Patriot systems, one from the United States and one from Germany, to enhance its air defenses, which have previously been unable to intercept more modern Russian missiles such as the Kinzhal.
When the US first announced it would send Patriot missile systems into Ukraine, the timeline for delivery was months, given the complexity of the system and the need to train dozens of Ukrainian troops on how to operate the battery, which has multiple components. But the Ukrainians were already well versed in the use of air defense systems, allowing the US to compress the standard training program of approximately one year into several months.
The final check of the Patriot systems took place in mid-April, where US, German, and Dutch trainers joined Ukrainian service members for a last inspection of the systems before they were shipped into Ukraine soon after.
Ukraine says it has retaken territory near embattled eastern city of Bakhmut
Ukrainian military commanders said Friday that their troops had recaptured more territory from Russian forces at the scene of the war's longest and bloodiest battle, for the eastern city of Bakhmut, but it wasn't clear if this marked the start of Kyiv's long-expected counteroffensive.
Russian Attempt to Cover Up Bakhmut Retreat Majorly Backfires
Wagner Group head Yevgeniy Prigozhin claimed Russia is fleeing on the back foot, not regrouping.
www.thedailybeast.com
Freethinkers, this is what your fellow freethinker thought of you 
Jack Teixeira, dressed in camouflage fatigues, his finger wrapped around the trigger of a semiautomatic rifle, faced the camera and spoke as though reciting an oath.
“Jews scam, n----rs rape, and I mag dump.”
Teixeira raised his weapon, aimed at an unseen target and fired 10 times in rapid succession, emptying the magazine of bullets.
Jack Teixeira, dressed in camouflage fatigues, his finger wrapped around the trigger of a semiautomatic rifle, faced the camera and spoke as though reciting an oath.
“Jews scam, n----rs rape, and I mag dump.”
Teixeira raised his weapon, aimed at an unseen target and fired 10 times in rapid succession, emptying the magazine of bullets.
Videos and chat logs reveal Jack Teixeira’s preparations for a violent social conflict, his racist thinking and a deep suspicion of the government he served
If "I don't want no smoke" was in the dictionary
I wouldn't be surprised if this man was found being scraped off a sidewalk and the cause of death announced "committed suicide" once he goes back home. No way the Kremlin letting this dude live after this shit. I know I was joking about shit he did earlier but he been a habitual line stepper as of late.
I wouldn't be surprised if this man was found being scraped off a sidewalk and the cause of death announced "committed suicide" once he goes back home. No way the Kremlin letting this dude live after this shit. I know I was joking about shit he did earlier but he been a habitual line stepper as of late.
Putin’s Had to Ban Top Officials Quitting as War Falters
Two governors were even threatened with talk of criminal cases.
www.thedailybeast.com
2 Senior Russian Commanders Killed in Eastern Ukraine, Moscow Says
Russian officials said that both commanders died repelling Ukrainian attacks around Bakhmut, the city that has been the focus of fierce fighting along the eastern front for months.
www.thedailybeast.com
Wagner Boss Offered to Sell Out Russian Troops to Ukraine, Report Says
The embittered Russian shadow army boss made a shocking proposal in secret communications with Ukraine, according to The Washington Post.
www.thedailybeast.com
Freethinkers™, your chance has arrived
The conservative migrant village is OK, but if you really want to prove just how much more you know than the so called experts...
Russia Planning ‘Migrant Village’ for Right-Wing American Expats: Report
A Russian immigration lawyer claims “tens of thousands” of Yanks and Canucks are eager to live there for ideological reasons.
www.thedailybeast.com
The conservative migrant village is OK, but if you really want to prove just how much more you know than the so called experts...
Ukrainian forces advance on the flanks around Bakhmut despite "fierce resistance" and take Russian soldiers prisoner
Serhii Cherevatyi, spokesman for the Skhid (East) Group of Forces, said that over the course of the past two days, Ukraine’s defence forces have advanced 350 metres to 2 kilometres on the flanks around Bakhmut.
Source: Interfax-Ukraine, citing Serhii Cherevatyi on the national 24/7 newscast
Quote from Cherevatyi: "The enemy is putting up fierce resistance. Over the course of today, there were 34 clashes on the Bakhmut front, and enemy forces deployed different types of artillery and other weapon systems to attack [Ukrainian] positions 479 times. There were four [Russian] airstrikes. Our soldiers managed to kill 149 and injure 160 [Russian soldiers] in combat, and to take six prisoners."
Details: Cherevatyi also said that Ukrainian forces damaged two Russian infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured vehicles and three UAVs, and struck a Russian ammunition dump.
As before, Russian forces are persevering in their attempts to capture the city of Bakhmut: they are "making incredible efforts to do so," as Cherevatyi said.
Quote from Cherevatyi: "Our troops are holding the line there, and are working with utmost courage, bravery, endurance, and ingenuity. As soon as they get an opportunity to attack enemy forces on the flanks, they do so. All this is part of the months-long defence operation aimed at depleting the enemy.
Bakhmut is now essentially a pivotal point in a way, a point in which [the future of] this conflict will be decided: if the enemy fails to replenish their forces there, we will simply obliterate them."
But it was all good two-three months ago. What happened?
Daaaammmmnnn ! Ukrainians did that Stalingrad move on Russians !!!