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Drone Crashes Near Moscow, Two Others From Ukraine Downed In South Russia
AFP News via Barron's ^ | February 28, 2023 | Agence France Presse Staff

Posted on 02/28/2023 8:51:47 AM PST by nralife

A drone that was likely targeting civilian infrastructure crashed near Moscow on Tuesday, a regional official said, after the defence ministry reported downing two Ukrainian drones in southern Russia.

The reported incidents are the latest in a series of suspected drone attacks in recent months inside Russia -- sometimes far from the border with Ukraine -- that Moscow has blamed on Kyiv.

"As for the incident with the crash of a UAV in district of Kolomna... the target was probably a civilian infrastructure facility, which was not damaged," Moscow regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said in a statement, referring to unmanned aerial vehicles.

"There are no casualties or damage on the ground. The FSB (security services) and other competent authorities are investigating," Vorobyov said.

Authorities have not specified what infrastructure may have been targeted, but Russian energy giant Gazprom operates a facility near the village of Gubastovo, where the drone crashed.

Gazprom told Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti that its operations in the Kolomna region were operating uninterrupted.

"There were no emergencies due to the drone crash," its press service said in comments carried by RIA Novosti.

(Excerpt) Read more at barrons.com ...


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KEYWORDS: pushuntilthenukesfly; russia; russiazelensky; ukraine; ukraineisntmycountry; zeepersupset; zelenskyy
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To: tlozo

“without Russian meddling which began in 2014”

Actually Russian meddling began long before 2014. Remember, they attempted to assassinate the elected president of Ukraine in 2004, 10 years before the “color revolution” excuses the Putin water carriers always bring up.


21 posted on 02/28/2023 9:24:06 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: jimwatx

“now approving direct attacks on Russia”

LOLOLOL. Russia approved those attacks when they decided to invade Ukraine.


22 posted on 02/28/2023 9:25:21 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: DannyTN

So Energy facilities on Russia territory are “civilian infrastructure”.

And energy facilities in Ukraine are “military targets”.
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Yes, the energy facilities in Ukraine are civilian infrastructure which are military targets.

Just as the energy facilities in Russian territory are civilian infrastructure which are military targets.


23 posted on 02/28/2023 9:25:41 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAXI)
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To: Boogieman
“without Russian meddling which began in 2014”

Actually Russian meddling began long before 2014. Remember, they attempted to assassinate the elected president of Ukraine in 2004

Your right, I was referring to Russian "meddling" in Ukraine in 2014 with "little green men"-soldiers.

24 posted on 02/28/2023 9:27:40 AM PST by tlozo (Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
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To: Boogieman
And so what!?   We are not Russia and we are not Ukraine.   Oh, and we are not the Policemen of the world either.
25 posted on 02/28/2023 9:32:03 AM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: Boogieman

Why do all you neocons on here appear to be simpleminded fools? Is that just a coincidence, or is there more to it? Are you the same anti-Trumpers who vote for people like John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Mitt Romney?


26 posted on 02/28/2023 9:36:31 AM PST by jimwatx
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To: MarMema
Absurd. You are so so deluded and brainwashed by western media.

I am not at all sure. Putin is devious and desperate.

27 posted on 02/28/2023 9:37:52 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)
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To: jerod

Correct.

Putin and his crowd are desperately trying any tactics including attacking their own to try and drum up support


28 posted on 02/28/2023 9:40:58 AM PST by Cronos
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To: jerod
Putin’s insane attack on the Ukraine has nothing to do with American foreign policy.

That may float with the uneducated but those who know the root causes ain't buying your bull.

29 posted on 02/28/2023 9:42:13 AM PST by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: tlozo
Right, so the US somehow tricked Putin to invade.

Victoria Nuland and her globalist co-conspirators overthrew the legitimately elected government in Ukraine. The puppet regime the globalists installed attacked ethnic Russians in Ukraine and armed up in defiance of agreements not to have enemies on Russia's borders.

Putin wasn't going to allow that.

30 posted on 02/28/2023 9:46:21 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
I am not at all sure. Putin is devious and desperate.

You are the one who appears devious and desperate for your insane desire to start WWIII.

31 posted on 02/28/2023 9:46:36 AM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: higgmeister

In 1938 the U.S. Army was smaller than Belgium’s. I would honestly and devoutly welcome that lost world. Unfortunately, men like Hitler and Putin will plunder and prey if free men do not stand up to them.


32 posted on 02/28/2023 9:48:35 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)
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To: T.B. Yoits

If you think Putin wouldn’t have attacked just because you’re nuts

The hatred between Russians and Ukrainians is long long


33 posted on 02/28/2023 10:00:58 AM PST by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: jimwatx

“Why do all you neocons on here appear to be simpleminded fools?”

I’m not the one who can’t think of a better insult than “neocon” to repeat for months and months on end even though it’s had zero impact.


34 posted on 02/28/2023 10:02:23 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: higgmeister

“And so what!?”

Well, the truth still matters to some of us.


35 posted on 02/28/2023 10:10:41 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: jimwatx

“direct attacks on Russia “

What is your problem with the special military operation ? Are you a neocon ?


36 posted on 02/28/2023 10:17:01 AM PST by Grzegorz 246
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To: jerod
Armageddon insanity knows no bounds... Putin the midget is the jester who’s been touting it, and thankfully with little success.

It was actually that yapping French poodle, Macron, who first rattled the nuclear sabre in this conflict. Just reading the lines assigned to him in the globalist script, I suppose.

37 posted on 02/28/2023 10:24:21 AM PST by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Grzegorz 246

Huh?


38 posted on 02/28/2023 10:31:18 AM PST by jimwatx
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To: Cronos

Who came up with the new russian talking point?

Either you give putin whatever he wants or else...

...World War III.


39 posted on 02/28/2023 10:39:07 AM PST by Sunsong
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To: tlozo
Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees

Lead the way.

40 posted on 02/28/2023 10:40:37 AM PST by Jim Noble (You have sat too long for any good you have been doing)
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