Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
Russian strategic bombers airborne and en route to launch lines for mass cruise missile attack on Ukraine right now.
Weāll see if NATO shoots down any of the Russian cruise missiles or drones tonight if they enter NATO territory.
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Posted on 9/25/2025, 12:05:02 PM by Jim Robinson
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Every launch of these old systems leads to more maintenance that is becoming more and more difficult, and additional hours on airframes that canāt be replaced.
Pitin did this
Putin used to launch 12 bombers for these types of attacks. After Spiderweb, he can only use 6 bombers.
Rumors of Russian warship on fire in port of Sevastopol after Ukrainian attack.
Enough
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Enough pitin, pray for peace š¤š
Lots of US weapons transport flights to Lublin, Poland today. Reportedly only taking 48 hours for the weapons to be delivered to Ukraine from Lublin after arrival.
The best news these days are Ukraine killing off Russian oil refinery production via drones and missile attacks. This is only going to get better due to Russiaās pathetic air defenses. Ukraine drones used in these attacks are guided in three ways. By drones operators, by GPS, by onboard optical. So when Russia turns on its powerful electronic drone jammers, this does not stop the drone from hitting refinery cracking towers and distillate storage tanks.
I feel sorry for Russians operating the drone jammers. They will be damaged by the super strong electronic emissions.
*** Now Ukraine is attacking the seaports and oil terminals ( a cheap sea drone blew one up last week!) where the Russian ghost fleet of tankers take on Russian crude and petro-distillates. Bound for China, India, North Korea and others. This means Putinās outside funding for his war will be denied nearly 100% within months. This is oil sanctions done the Ukrainian way.
Russia's doomed oil refineries. Most are close to Ukraine borders. Ukrainian drones and missiles are easily defeating Russian air-defenses. Distance from Kiev to Moscow ---- Distance between Kiev and Moscow is 755 kilometers (469 miles).
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Dear FRiends, Our FReepathon is our next concern. We still need to raise approximately $4k before the end of the month to meet our goal! And I think we're gonna need a little prayer here. Thank you very much and God bless you.
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Dear FRiends, Our FReepathon is our next concern. We still need to raise approximately $4k before the end of the month to meet our goal! And I think we're gonna need a little prayer here. Thank you very much and God bless you.
Posted on 9/25/2025, 12:05:02 PM by Jim Robinson
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Kremlin officials continue to deny White House statements about the prospect of a bilateral Ukrainian-Russian or trilateral US-Ukrainian-Russian meeting in the near future. Russian Presidential Aide Yuriy Ushakov, who was present at the Alaska Summit, claimed on September 2 that the United States and Russia have planned another round of consultations and that many issues remained unresolved.
Ushakov claimed that the ongoing US-Russian dialogue is primarily related to the āUkrainian conflictā and that it is too early to discuss bilateral relations. Ushakov denied on September 1 that the United States and Russia agreed on a bilateral Ukrainian-Russian meeting.[4] Ushakovās statements reflect the Kremlin's continued unwillingness to organize a bilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and reject US President Donald Trump's August 18 statements that officials were planning a bilateral meeting between Zelensky and Putin with a subsequent meeting between Trump, Zelensky, and Putin.
Russia continues to feel the economic impacts of secondary sanctions against Russian oil-and-gas importers and of recent Ukrainian strikes against Russian oil refineries. Bloomberg reported on September 2 that sources who received offers from Russian crude oil exporters stated that Russian exporters are offering Urals crude to Indian importers at a discount of $3 to $4 per barrel, compared to Brent, on a delivered basis for cargo shipments in late September to October 2025.[6] Bloomberg reported that sources stated that Russian exporters were offering Indian importers a discount of around $2.50 a barrel during the week of August 24 to 30 and a discount of $1 in July 2025. Russia is likely offering Indian importers discounted crude oil to ensure that India continues to purchase crude from Russia despite Western secondary sanctions against India, including a 50 percent US tariff against Indian exports to the United States.[7] Russia is currently selling crude oil below market price, which will decrease the incoming flow of foreign funds into the Russian economy and deplete Russia's primary source of wealth unless Russia significantly increases its export of crude oil.
Russia and occupied Ukraine are also facing acute gasoline shortages due to Ukrainian strikes.[8] The Kherson Oblast occupation administration claimed on September 2 that some gas stations in occupied Kherson Oblast are experiencing shortages of AI-92 and AI-95 (premium) gasoline and that gasoline prices are increasing due to shortages.[9] Ukrainian Luhansk Oblast Head Oleksiy Kharchenko reported that occupied Luhansk Oblast is also experiencing shortages of AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline and that the Luhansk Oblast occupation administration claimed that the shortage is due to a reduction in gasoline supply and a simultaneous increase in demand.[10] Kurilsky Municipal Okrug Head Konstantin Istomin reported on August 25 that Russian authorities suspended the sale of A-92 gasoline to residents in the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast.[11] The Kremlin extended on August 14 a temporary ban on processed gasoline exports for all exporters through September 2025 and for non-producers through October 2025, a move that seeks to blunt a domestic price surge for gasoline due to Ukrainian strikes against Russian oil refineries.
North Korea is reportedly planning to send about 6,000 more troops to Russia, likely to serve in supporting roles in the Russian rear. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on September 2 that South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) assessed to the South Korean Parliamentary Intelligence Committee that North Korea is planning to send roughly 6,000 additional soldiers to Russia and that roughly 1,000 North Korean military engineers have already arrived in Russia in the ārear front as reserve forces.ā[13] Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu announced on June 16 that North Korea would send 6,000 sappers and military engineers to help with reconstruction efforts in Kursk Oblast.[14] Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Deputy Chief Major General Vadym Skibitskyi reported on August 12 that North Korea had agreed to send additional troops to Russia to support reconstruction efforts in Kursk Oblast.[15] A Russian milblogger reportedly affiliated with the Russian Northern Grouping of Forces claimed on August 31 that North Korean sappers will soon operate in the Sudzha and Guyevo areas in Kursk Oblast and that Russian commanders received orders to prepare subordinates for the upcoming North Korean deployments to prevent friendly fire incidents or other āmisunderstandings.ā[16] The milblogger assessed that North Korean forces are unlikely to conduct combat operations against Ukraine and will likely conduct tasks in the rear, including serving as cooks and cleaners, to free up other Russian personnel for infantry assaults. ISW continues to assess that it is unclear whether North Korean troops will deploy to Ukrainian territory, which would mark a significant inflection, but that North Korean troops operating in Russian border areas would still allow more Russian forces to be deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.
continues to cooperate with US adversaries to advance its nuclear and missile program. An unspecified senior security source told UK-based website Oil Price on September 1 that Iran is working closely with Russia, China, and North Korea to advance its weaponization knowledge and missile development.[1] The source stated that Russia has sent dozens of nuclear scientists to Iran since June 2024.[2] The source added that North Korea also sent three missile experts to Iran after June 2024.[3] CTP-ISW cannot verify these reports. Iran has previously sought Russian support to develop Iranās nuclear program.[4] The Financial Times reported on August 5 that five Iranian nuclear scientists traveled to Moscow in August 2024 to visit Russian institutes that produce dual-use technology relevant to nuclear weapons research.[5] Western media reported in January 2025 that Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani had made secret trips to Russia to gain Russian assistance on Iranās nuclear program.[6] Iran is continuing to deepen its strategic partnership with revisionist powers as part of a broader Iranian effort to counter Western efforts to isolate the regime internationally. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held separate meetings with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, on September 2, on the sidelines of the SCO summit in China.[7] Putin and Pezeshkian discussed bilateral trade, the Iran-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Free Trade Agreement, and coordination on international issues, including the nuclear issue.[8] Xi and Pezeshkian discussed the 25-year Iran-China strategic cooperation agreement.[9] Xi reaffirmed Chinaās support for Iranās nuclear rights and emphasized Chinaās commitment to expanding bilateral economic and energy cooperation. These meetings come after the E3 (the United Kingdom, France, and Germany) triggered the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) snapback mechanism on August 28 to reimpose UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on Iran.[10]
A watermelon !?!
Just the other day I learned that a t-shirt depicting a slice of watermelon showed solidarity with Palestine ,according to the Hollywood scoldstress that Ben A. and Jen G. produced.
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