Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
IDF refueling above Deir Ezzor /east #Syria
https://x.com/markito0171/status/1933471981342503124
19s video
KC-707 tanker + F-16
2 years later, Ukraine is destroying RuZZia’s Black Sea Fleet, Air Force and Army.
All while liberating half of the land RuZZia seized at the beginning of the war.
What a wild 2 years.
😂😂😂😂
🤡
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1933548320443806075
Already combat-tested — in May it hit a Russian military target from 300 km away. Warhead: 480 kg, on par with Russia’s Iskander-M.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1933571967216427442
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1933584581506331112
The clownshow has arrived in Kiev, Again.
They will say the same things, Again.
Dictator Zelensky will say everything is great, Again.
Are we sick of this drivel yet? pic.twitter.com/E3qQNopPbs— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) May 10, 2025
Amir Ali Hajizadeh was sanctioned by the European Union in 2022 for overseeing Tehran's supply of Shahed-type drones to Russia.
Today, he's dead.
Amir Ali Hajizadeh was sanctioned by the European Union in 2022 for overseeing Tehran's supply of Shahed-type drones to Russia.
Today, he's dead.
“The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces have sustained over one million casualties.”
The first million is the hardest. They come quicker after that.
Let’s have them shot down anyway, so they aren’t used to bully much weaker neighbors.
Besides, Russia needs a significant emotional experience to deter them from aggression. Their nose must be rubbed in it, so that they lose their taste for blood.
I recall that the first foreign leader to visit the White House after President Trump’s inauguration, was Bibi Netanyahu.
Afterward, Netanyahu characterized it as perhaps the best conversation ever between an Israeli and an American leader.
As soon as President Trump was inaugurated, he authorized the release to Israel of the bunker buster bombs needed for this attack, that had been restricted by the Biden autopen.
I am pretty sure that taking out Iran’s nuke program, and likely its regime, was a major area of discussion, during President Trump’s first foreign State visits; to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.
This has been planned all along - it is not going to be some ad hoc Operation, it has been deliberately planned.
“French automotive and defense companies will produce drones on Ukrainian soil, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced on June 6, Le Monde reported.
“We are going to embark on a completely unprecedented partnership where a large French car company – I won’t name it because it’s up to them to announce it – will join forces with a French defense SME (small to medium-sized enterprise) to equip production lines in Ukraine to be able to produce drones,” Lecornu said, as quoted by the newspaper.
Lecornu did not specify the types of drones to be produced.
He said that, apart from Ukraine, the drones will be also provided “to our own armies… to have ongoing tactical and operational training that reflects the reality.””
Russian officials largely condemned the June 13 Israeli strikes against Iran, as Russian President Vladimir Putin continued to offer to facilitate negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. Putin had separate phone calls with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 13.[1] The Kremlin claimed that Putin condemned Israel's strikes as violations of the UN Charter and international law. Putin reportedly stated that Russia supports efforts to resolve the situation about Iran's nuclear program and noted that Russia has already suggested initiatives aimed at finding a “mutually acceptable agreement.” The Kremlin claimed that Putin emphasized to Netanyahu the importance of returning to the negotiation process and resolving issues about Iran's nuclear program through political and diplomatic means. Putin reportedly told Netanyahu that Russia is willing to mediate talks between Iran and Israel.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) condemned Israel's strikes against Iran and notably claimed that “unprovoked military strikes against a sovereign UN member state, its citizens, sleeping peaceful cities, and nuclear energy infrastructure facilities are categorically unacceptable.”[2] The Russian MFA claimed that these Israeli strikes against Iran undermined and set back efforts to find solutions to “eliminate any suspicions and prejudices regarding Iran's peaceful nuclear energy.” The Russian MFA blamed Western states for provoking anti-Iranian “hysteria” in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), referencing a June 10 resolution that the United States and E3 (United Kingdom, Germany, and France) proposed to declare Iran as noncompliant with its nuclear safeguarding obligations.[3] The Russian MFA issued travel advisories for Russian citizens for Israel and Iran.[4] The Russian Embassy in Iran called on Russian citizens and “compatriots” in Iran to avoid military facilities and refrain from photographing or videoing “any part of Iran,” and the Russian Embassy in Israel called for Russians in Israel to leave the country.[5]
Other Kremlin officials condemned Israel and the West for the strikes and advocated for a political and diplomatic Israeli-Iranian settlement.[6] First Deputy Chairperson of the Russian State Duma Defense Committee Alexei Zhuravlev claimed that Russia's ties with Iran, including military ties, can become closer if necessary. [7] Zhuravlev claimed that Russia has provided Iran with air defense systems and praised Iran's military technology, including technology that Russia helps Iran develop. Zhuravlev criticized the West for perpetuating “global injustice” and inequality and claimed that Russia's war in Ukraine is aimed at fighting this injustice.[8]
The Kremlin is continuing efforts to prepare the Russian defense industrial base (DIB) for a protracted war with Ukraine and a potential future war with NATO. Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the June 12 round of government discussions about the Russian State Rearmament Program for 2027-2036 that focused on the modernization and improvement of Russian air defense, space, drone, and robotic systems.[13] Putin claimed that Russia's air defense systems have downed over 80,000 air targets since February 2022, 7,500 of which Putin claimed were operational-tactical and cruise missiles. Putin claimed that almost all these missiles were Western-manufactured. Putin claimed that the war in Ukraine has demonstrated Russia's need for a “universal air defense system” capable of intercepting all projectiles regardless of their type. Putin also stated that the State Rearmament Program must focus on developing and proliferating advanced digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) in Russian military systems and equipment and that Russia must develop a group of unspecified spacecraft to increase Russia's reconnaissance and real-time command and control capabilities. Putin's statements regarding the need for enhanced Russian air defense systems are likely in part a response to Ukraine's “Operation Spider Web,” in which Ukrainian forces demonstrated an ability to achieve operational surprise and launch drones against airbases in Russia's deep rear, highlighting the inability of air defenses in these areas to repel short-range Ukrainian first-person view (FPV) drone strikes.[14]
It is unclear how Russia intends to finance these large-scale modernization efforts. Russia's DIB struggled to fulfill domestic and foreign contractual obligations even before the West implemented sanctio ns against Russia in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.[15] Russia is also investing in the modernization and expansion of the Russian Navy and will need to reconstitute the Black Sea Fleet (BSF), which has suffered significant damage from Ukrainian strikes.[16] Increased oil prices as a result of Israeli strikes against Iran may help Russia finance some of these efforts should oil prices remain high in the medium- to long-term. The Kremlin is likely employing lessons learned in Russia's war against Ukraine to inform adaptations of Russia's military and preparing Russia's DIB for a protracted war against Ukraine and a potential confrontation with NATO.[17]
Russia released the bodies of killed in action (KIA) Ukrainian servicemembers to Ukraine on June 13. The Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (POWs) reported on June 13 that Russia returned 1,200 bodies of Ukrainian citizens, a majority of which were military personnel.[18]
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-13-2025
According to the Russian Fighterbomber
I will highlight it again, for those who are slow-witted.
The cause of the accident is clear. The reason is the destruction of the wing (half-wing for the nerds and geeks). Everything is clear here.
The commission will determine what caused the destruction.
And this could be:
- an anti-aircraft shell, or a stray shot from anything that can destroy the wing.
- an explosion of a rocket at the exit of the barrel
- a drone
- a cable
- a friendlier
- an anti-helicopter mine
- a missile with an inert part
- fatigue failure of metal
- an explosive device or sabotage
- and a million more reasons.
But you believe and support your own. Your version is the most correct.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
