Russia has multiple ships working at the crash site of the U.S. MQ-9 drone that was downed by Russian fighter jets.
They are clearly trying to retrieve the drone.
Posted on 03/16/2023 6:20:02 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
Me too
I say amen and amen
Oh get off your high horse
I’ve haven’t called for anything
Ukrainians have hated the Russians and vice versa for scores of years (over a hundred). They all hold a grudge and act accordingly
"....and everybody hates the Jews."
Mar 16, 2023
Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for March 16, 2023:
- Russian warplanes intercepted and apparently clipped the propeller of a US MQ-9 drone carrying out surveillance near Crimea;
- The US has no means of recovering the drone, though Russia may have an opportunity to recover it;
- While the drone operated in international airspace according to the US, it was collecting intelligence on behalf of Ukraine as part of ongoing hostilities, as a party of the conflict and thus threatening Russian national security;
- Bakhmut continues to face encirclement;
- The Western media has begun admitting to the grim deterioration of Ukraine’s forces under the weight of Russia’s strategy of attrition;
- Ukraine has lost the majority of troops trained by NATO over the last 8-9 years;
- Ongoing NATO training is rushed, incapable of meeting or exceeding Russia’s pool of trained manpower;
- Ammunition and weapons are also admittedly running out;
- Ukraine may or may not be diverting reserves for an upcoming spring offensive to instead fight in Bakhmut;
- Any possible counteroffensive around Bakhmut might indicate just how badly deteriorated Ukraine’s forces have become;
Kazan is the name of a city in RuZZia.
Is that where you live?
Of course they hate each other. It’s a blood feud going back over hundreds of years. The area in question has changed hands probably 20 times since 1914. That’s the CF we have been blundered into. Whether the warmongers in DC and their hinterland stooges escalate this to WWIII or not, the blood feud will continue. I’m glad you’re not one of those woke globalist stooges calling for continued NATO involvement in this unprovoked proxy war.
Ukraine beginning to probe Russia defense in Zaporizhzhia region. Similar to the initial reconnaissance in force probes conducted last year before the Kherson offensives in May. Also, new reports of Russian troops in southern still occupied Kherson region falling back to Crimea defense lines.
All this has been war-gamed with the U.S. Just like the Kherson offensives last year.
P.S. Keep an eye on reporting from Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and CNN for “official disinformation” from the US on the upcoming Ukrainian offensives. They provided critical disinformation last year prior to and during the Kherson and Kharkiv offensives that helped keep Russia and Russia sympathizers off balance and distracted.
@visegrad24 1h
BREAKING: The Moldovan Parliament has voted in favor of officially changing the name of the state language from “Moldovan” to Romanian.
“Moldovan” was a concept invented by the Soviets in an attempt to justify its annexation of Bessarabia (Moldova) from Romania in 1940.
Keeping an eye on two USAF B52s that might conduct another nuke strike drill on St Petersburg and Kalingrad shortly in response to the drone downing.
Russia sympathizers off balance and distracted.
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They still haven’t recovered - witness their comments ever since.
Russia has multiple ships working at the crash site of the U.S. MQ-9 drone that was downed by Russian fighter jets.
They are clearly trying to retrieve the drone.
One of the B52s just turned off its transponder. So most likely it’s the one doing the St Petersburg run.
@visegrad24 2h
Something exploded in the headquarters of the Russian security service FSB today in Rostov.
A major fire started after the explosion, destroying large parts of the building.
Speaking of transponders...do you know if the drone's transponder was on or off?
Likely just the first, of more to come:
@visegrad24 6h
BREAKING: Poland will deliver 4 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming days.
- Polish President Andrzej Duda
I’ve never seen that type of drone on flight tracking before. Just the Global Hawks. So don’t know.
One of the most experienced American F-16 pilot has just volunteered to fly for the Ukrainian Air Force.
Dan Hampton flew 151 sorties in Iraq, Kosovo and the Persian Gulf.
He says many U.S. pilots he has talked to feel the same urge to go to Ukraine.
Perhaps one of the RU navy ships got the radar contact on the drone and vectored the MiGs.
@ChuckPfarrer 54m
BAKHMUT CITY /1745 UTC 16 MAR/ CRITICAL/ RU forces have made an important advance in the SW urban area. The line of contact now conforms to Korsunskogo Street. The development jeopardizes the S quadrant of the Bakhmut urban area.
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