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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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That's a bit of a stretch right now, especially with Ukraine's lack of manpower at this time. The Russian strategy seems to be, is to open up several fronts, stretching the Ukrainians defenses along the front lines.
These are the cardboard drones used to hit the SU-30s / MIG-29s/ S-300s and Pantsirs at Kursk
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Ukraine uses flat-pack drones to strike Russian military planes
'Flat-pack’ aircraft supplied by the Australian government hits fighter jets in attack on Russian airfield, says Kyiv’s security service
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Ukraine is fielding new $3,500 'cardboard' drones against Russia — they're flat-packed and could prove deadly
The Corvo PPDS drone has a lightweight exterior packed with military-grade components, and it's yet another innovation being embraced in Ukraine.
Jeez this didn't wear to wellOP is spreading more gossip than TMZ.
USA, Inc. NEEDS a war because it is destitute and has to find someone to pillage but there are only a few places left, none of which are viable options so this BS is tossed out.
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Cuz know we behind him… so
Fact Check: Is Zelensky Refusing to Hold Ukraine Election Unless U.S. Pays?
By Tom Norton On 8/29/23 at 9:50 AM EDTThe war in Ukraine has disrupted the country's flow of government, no more noticeable than the question of elections, recently highlighted during a television interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
During the interview, Zelensky, who was elected in 2019, said he told U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham that an election would cost about $135 million.
However, the details of the conversation were criticized by some who suggested the comments were indicative of "election interference" and a demand that would hit the pockets of U.S. taxpayers.
The Claim
A post on X, formerly Twitter, by Trending Politics' Collin Rugg, sent August 28, 2023, which has been viewed 3.3 million times, states: "Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says he will only be holding an election next year if United States taxpayers keep sending him money."
"Zelensky & Biden: Masters of election interference," it adds
"Zelensky says he personally made the demand to none other than Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.
"'I told [Graham]: If the United States & Europe give us financial support... I'm sorry, I will not hold elections on credit, I will not take money from weapons and give it to elections either. But if you give me this financial support... then let's quickly change the legislation & most importantly, let's take risks together,' Zelensky said.
"'Observers should be in the trenches. I told him: observers must be sent to the frontline so that the elections are legitimate for us and for the whole world. And this is absolutely fair.'"
The Facts
The tweet by Rugg leaves out some important pieces of information.
The quote that Rugg referred to was from a television interview with the Ukrainian broadcaster 1+1, excerpts of which were republished by the President of Ukraine's official website on Sunday.
During the interview, Zelensky said he had told Graham that $135 million was needed to carry out the election during wartime. As Rugg mentions, the operation would require election observers to be sent to the frontline to ensure voting was fair.
Newsweek has reached out to a representative for Graham via email for comment.
Zelensky said the move would also require the electoral code to be changed for the contest to go ahead as fighting continues, adding that money could not be taken from the military budget "stipulated by law." Contributions from the U.S. supporting Ukraine in its conflict with Russia are strictly itemized and audited.
The Ukrainian president added that his government would need to "open up appropriate opportunities" so that refugees who had fled the country could also take part.
"We need every vote. We won't be able to say for ourselves that this was a very democratic election," Zelensky said during the interview.
"We need a legitimate choice. We need this choice to be made by society. So that it does not divide our people. We need the military to be able to vote.
"They are defending this democracy today, and not giving them this opportunity because of the war is unfair. I was against the elections only because of this issue."
The plea was made to the U.S. and European Union, so it's not a direct appeal to the U.S. government alone.
While Rugg's summary of Zelensky's comment does have truth to it, taken from the Ukrainian president's own comments, it does not detail much of the task required to undertake such an election, such as the need to contact the millions of Ukrainians who are now elsewhere.
The United States has not said whether it would support the election in any case.
Ukrainian parliamentarian Yaroslav Zhelezniak announced on July 24, 2023, that martial law had been extended until November 15, 2023, supported by 347 votes.
The Ukrainian Consitution states that elections for the presidential office of Ukraine, Ukraine's parliamentary body the Verkhovna Rada, the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and local self-government bodies, are prohibited under martial law.
The Ruling
Still rooting for those Neo Nazis?
Remember how the Ukrainians treated Black and Brown people at the beginning of this war.
Lets see what your views are on this.
Ukrainian intelligence operates in the deep rear of the Russian Federation, and these operations will definitely be included in sabotage and history textbooks.
Ukrainian news and analysis agency Defense Express writes about this.
The strike on the Kresty airfield near Pskov in Russia, where the 334th Military Transport Aviation Regiment is based, was the most effective operation of the Ukrainian military.
Source video, photo and text: https://defence-ua.com/news/udar_po...tali_vid_jakih_volosi_stajut_dibki-12706.html https://espreso.tv/
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drones-a9fc4ddad80a906e85aacca7354eb317 Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills 2
Not from NATO, nothing. There were some condemnation of these acts by the Ukrainians from the United Nations.
A Putin Critic Fell to His Death in Washington. We Still Don’t Know Why.
Police don’t suspect foul play killed Dan Rapoport. Some friends aren’t so sure.
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Dan Rapoport's friends believe he may have been killed by Putin's henchmen.
A Putin Critic Fell from a Building in Washington. Was It Really a Suicide?
D.C. police say they don’t suspect foul play. Fellow activists are incensed. And the city where it happened is barely paying attention.
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'Real' Putin 'Hasn't Been Seen in Public for a Year' and 'Can't Even Get Out of Bed', Claims Top Ukrainian Military Figure
Dead or alive?
Nuke Alert: Putin Puts 16,000Mph Doomsday Nuke Dubbed Satan-2 ‘That can Sink UK in ONE Strike’ on Combat Duty for the First Time
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Borrowed Time: Vladimir Putin's Power Questioned as Russian Secret Service Search for Presidential Successor
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'Everything is Fine': Wagner Boss Yevgeny Prigozhin Appears in New Video Filmed Days Before His Suspected Demise
The video amplified the theories that Prigozhin is still alive and plotting revenge against Putin.
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Some sources suggested Prigozhin faked his death...
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Freethinkers, some the best minds agree with you...
Is Ukraine winning this war? I think not.
So please, keep posting the memes and forget the reality of what is going on over there in the Ukraine.
First bioengineered mutant soldiers, now drones than can abduct russian soldiers. They know their audience well... 
Chechen fighters under the command of Vladimir Putin crony Ramzan Kadyrov claim Ukraine has been abducting wounded Russian troops from the battlefield using giant drones equipped with pincers.
Chechen fighters under the command of Vladimir Putin crony Ramzan Kadyrov claim Ukraine has been abducting wounded Russian troops from the battlefield using giant drones equipped with pincers.
Chechen Fighters: Drones With ‘Claws’ Abduct Russian Troops
They say giant pincers are used to “capture a person who is not able to run away, hide or fight [the drone] off.”
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Putin’s Next Scheme to Solidify Power on Stolen Ukraine Land
Russia is synchronizing voting in occupied territories with efforts to suppress Ukrainian resistance and to run intimidation schemes to force votes in favor of the Kremlin.
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This is the Mi8 that was initially reported by Russian channels as getting confused and landing on at Ukrainian base.
A Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine last month has revealed details of the daring operation to fly across the border in his Mi8 combat helicopter, in an interview published by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence.
The pilot, named by Ukrainian officials as Maxim Kuzminov, explained in the interview how he planned his defection and why he felt compelled to do so.
“I contacted representatives of Ukrainian intelligence, explained my situation, to which they offered this option: ‘Come on, we guarantee your safety, guarantee new documents, guarantee monetary compensation, a reward,’” the pilot said, in a recording released Monday.
The head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, Kyrolo Budanov, revealed in August how Ukrainian officials had been able to help the pilot to defect.
“We were able to create the conditions to get his whole family out undetected, and eventually create the conditions so that he could take over this aircraft with a crew that did not know what was happening,” Budanov told Radio Liberty at the time.
“Two more people were with him – a full crew of three persons in total. When they realized where they had landed, they tried to escape. Unfortunately, they were eliminated. We would prefer (to take) them alive, but it is what it is.”
A Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine last month has revealed details of the daring operation to fly across the border in his Mi8 combat helicopter, in an interview published by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence.
The pilot, named by Ukrainian officials as Maxim Kuzminov, explained in the interview how he planned his defection and why he felt compelled to do so.
“I contacted representatives of Ukrainian intelligence, explained my situation, to which they offered this option: ‘Come on, we guarantee your safety, guarantee new documents, guarantee monetary compensation, a reward,’” the pilot said, in a recording released Monday.
The head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, Kyrolo Budanov, revealed in August how Ukrainian officials had been able to help the pilot to defect.
“We were able to create the conditions to get his whole family out undetected, and eventually create the conditions so that he could take over this aircraft with a crew that did not know what was happening,” Budanov told Radio Liberty at the time.
“Two more people were with him – a full crew of three persons in total. When they realized where they had landed, they tried to escape. Unfortunately, they were eliminated. We would prefer (to take) them alive, but it is what it is.”
Oh really?? Guess all the stories about Neo Nazis in the Ukraine are completely false.
Commentary: Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem
As Ukraine's struggle against Russia and its proxies continues, Kiev must also contend with a growing problem behind the front lines: far-right vigilantes who are willing to use intimidation and even violence to advance their agendas, and who often do so with the tacit approval of law...
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Opinion | Ukraine's Nazi problem is real, even if Putin's 'denazification' claim isn't
Not acknowledging this threat means that little is being done to guard against it.
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Profile: Who are Ukraine’s far-right Azov regiment?
The regiment, which has been accused of neo-Nazi ties, has since been absorbed in the national army.
Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring that has coerced its citizens to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, its foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Cuban authorities were working to "neutralize and dismantle" the network.
The statement from Cuba's foreign ministry gave few details, but noted the trafficking ring was operating both within the Caribbean island nation, thousands of miles from Moscow, and in Russia.
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The statement from Cuba's foreign ministry gave few details, but noted the trafficking ring was operating both within the Caribbean island nation, thousands of miles from Moscow, and in Russia.
Cuba uncovers human trafficking of Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring that has coerced its citizens to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, its foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Cuban authorities were working to "neutralize and dismantle" the network.