Posted on 09/07/2024 11:18:35 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
RUSSIA has declared a state of emergency in one of its regions after Kyiv launched a huge kamikaze drone strike on a missile storage facility.
Video circulating on social media showed explosions erupt in Russia's Voronezh region after a hit on one of Vlad's ammunition dumps.
Authorities were urgently evacuating residents after the Ukrainians struck around 3am.
A huge blaze burned and there were follow-up explosions throughout the night.
Footage taken from a highway showed constant explosions as the night sky was lit up by bright orange flashes.
A major highway was closed while shells and other munitions exploded.
The eruptions continued for hours, according to local Telegram channels.
Voronezh governor Alexander Gusev said: “The drone's impact caused a fire that spread to explosive materials, leading to detonations.”
A state of emergency was declared the Ostrogozhsky district, while hundreds of residents were rushed from Soldatskoye village - about 50 miles west of Belgorod.
Temporary accommodation has been set up for displaced residents, reports say.
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>>>>Never had to go back.<<<<
That’s a laugh.
Your post wasn’t true. Romania and Latvia were not HIT by drones. Show a little initiative and search for CREDIBLE sources instead of copying and pasting the first thing you see.
>>>>I am just trying to help you out :)<<<<
You’re just trying to cover your more than ample rear end.
VIDEO - Monkey Scratching His Fur
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cEF8HwLMd3M
The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), also called the Nazuri monkey, is one of the best-known species of Old World monkeys.
It is listed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and its tolerance of a broad range of habitats. Native to South, Central and Southeast Asia, troops of Macaca mulatta inhabit a great variety of habitats from grasslands to arid and forested areas, but also close to human settlements.Rhesus macaques are native to northern India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Afghanistan, Vietnam, southern China, and some neighboring areas. Rhesus macaques are diurnal animals, and both arboreal and terrestrial. They are quadrupedal and, when on the ground, they walk digitigrade and plantigrade. They are mostly herbivorous, feeding on mainly fruit, but also eating seeds, roots, buds, bark, and cereals.The rhesus macaque is brown or grey in color and has a pink face, which is bereft of fur. Its tail is of medium length and averages between 20.7 and 22.9 cm (8.1 and 9.0 in). Adult males measure approximately 53 cm (21 in) on average and weigh about 7.7 kg (17 lb). Females are smaller, averaging 47 cm (19 in) in length and 5.3 kg (12 lb) in weight. Rhesus macaques have on average 50 vertebrae. Their intermembral index (ratio of arm length to leg length) is 89%. They have dorsal scapulae and a wide rib cage.
The rhesus macaque has 32 teeth with a dental formula of 2.1.2.3/2.1.2.3 and bilophodont molars. The upper molars have four cusps: paracone, metacone, protocone and hypocone. The lower molars also have four cusps: metaconid, protoconid, hypoconid and entoconid.
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I heard the camps have free Wi-Fi
>>>>The Talking Heads - Life During Wartime
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EWvqspHdB0M<<<<
I had a crush on David Bryne.
The world he’s describing in that song is the world we’ll be living in if President Trump doesn’t return to the Oval Office.
You do know that Benjamin Franklin wasn’t Ukrainian, don’t you mommy?
“You do know that Benjamin Franklin wasn’t Ukrainian”
You must be very tired to failto understand and miss Franklin’s simple point.
Have a good night. :)
aMorePerfectUnion: "Laughter is certainly addictive!"
American isolationism was always pretty laughable, but usually only in hindsight.
This is Dr. Seuss's take on it, circa 1940: --------->
One problem with 1940 American isolationists is that they were not only laughably stupid, many were also pro-fascist, pro-Nazi and/or anti-Semitic.
They were bad dudes doing "good work" for their true loyalties, which were not America.
Just like today's pro-Russians.
—> American isolationism was always pretty laughable, but usually only in hindsight.
Trope.
Being against a war isn’t isolationist.
It is rational.
We have no reason to participate or spill the blood of our soldiers.
We still participate in trade, culture, education, diplomacy, etc.
"Putin's Brain" Russkiy Mir geopolitical theorist Alexander Dugin:
The Duke: "Are you a liberal? .."
No, certainly not in the sense you intended, meaning the opposite of American conservative.
But it's worth remembering that word definitions and contexts "evolve" over time and what was once considered very "liberal" is now often a core conservative value.
The Duke: "Because you sure are good at mind reading!"
No mind-reading is required when Vlad the Invader and other Kremlin spokesmen have clearly spelled out their inner motives -- summarized by the words, "Russkiy Mir" and encapsulated in ex-KGB Lt.Col. Putin's 2005 quote:
"The breakup of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century."The Duke: "As someone who was deeply involved in Cold War analysis, I can assure you that we'd better pray it doesn't come down to nukes every bit as much as Russia."
I served three years on the Cold War's front lines in West Germany, near the Fulda Gap (V Corps) in the early 1970s, so I know a little about nuclear threats and counter-threats.
We proved then that "peace through strength" works.
Ukraine demonstrates what happens when the Russian bear detects weaknesses in its "near abroad".
As for MADness (Mutual Assured Destruction) -- no sane person wants that, but deterrence only works if our side is perfectly willing to use it, if necessary, in retaliation.
As soon as we chicken-out, MADness is gone, deterrence is gone, peace is gone and Vlad the Invader can do "whatever the h*ll he wants".
Left: Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Stalin the Oppressor, Vlad the Invader:
Right: Putin's mouthpieces Simonyan, Solovyov, Skabeyeva, Nordkin:
A sample of relevant quotes:
"Personally, I see the path of a third world war as the most realistic.
Knowing us, knowing our leader, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, knowing how things work around here . . .
"I think that the most improbable outcome—that it will all end in a nuclear strike—is still more probable than defeat.
This horrifies me, on the one hand, but on the other I understand that this is how it is."
Well put, but sadly a meme will be the response by the usuals
I was told to knock it off. So I did.
NATO expansion and Western intervention has killed more in the last few decades than Russian “ expansion “. Yugoslavia, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, etc….millions.
Interesting point, worth discussing, but I'm out of time for right now, will return to it later.
I have asked you not to post to me. I do not read your posts. You harass.
Jim has also instructed you not to post to me.
DO NOT POST TO ME. EVER.
An excellent article about Ukrainian nazis. So factual and informative, I thought I'd post it again.
No mind-reading is required, only simple reading comprehension...
I am waiting for your report about the Russian monuments to Stalin and company.
>>>>I am waiting for your report about the Russian monuments to Stalin and company.<<<<
Why don’t you post one?
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