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  • Ukraine Downs Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber in War's First

    04/19/2024 6:04:59 AM PDT · by canuck_conservative · 30 replies
    Newsweek ^ | April 18, 2024 | Isabel van Brugen
    Ukraine's air force has previously said Russia has used the Tu-22M3 aircraft to fire Kh-22 cruise missiles at Ukrainian territory. The HUR said the bomber that was downed "carried out a missile attack against Ukraine on the night of April 19." The aircraft was shot down "as a result of a [HUR] special operation in cooperation with the Air Force," it said, adding that it was struck at a distance of about 300 kilometers from Ukraine. The HUR added: "It should be noted that this is the first successful destruction of a strategic bomber in the air during a combat...
  • Russia Forced to Cannibalize Air Defenses to Make Satan-II Missiles—Report (from March)

    04/05/2024 1:18:16 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 37 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 3/1/2024 | Isabel van Brugen
    Russia is having to use electronic parts meant for its air defense systems to manufacture its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) due to shortages caused by sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine, according to a local report. -snip- "Sources of VChK-OGPU say that today the Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant is experiencing a serious shortage of electronic components...for the production of strategic missiles," the channel said. "The electronics of the new RS-28 (Sarmat) missile system are largely of foreign origin and, due to sanctions, are experiencing a serious shortage. Now all efforts are being made to somehow correct the situation with...
  • Russia claims missile attack on Sevastopol in occupied Crimea

    03/23/2024 2:32:43 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 37 replies
    Kyiv Independent Yahoo News ^ | 3/23/2024 | Martin Fornusek
    The Russian proxy leader in Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, Mikhail Razvozhayev, claimed on the evening of March 23 that "10 missiles were shot down" over the city during an ongoing attack. The announcement came amid claims on Telegram channels about explosions and rising smoke in Sevastopol. The Kyiv Independent could not verify the claims. Ukrainian officials usually do not comment on alleged attacks in occupied Crimea. -snip- The Crimean Wind Telegram channel published multiple videos and photos capturing projectiles, explosions, and smoke rising above the city. According to Crimean Wind, explosions were heard also in the Balaklava district, and a...
  • Putin casts his vote online in Russian presidential election

    03/15/2024 11:55:43 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 63 replies
    APA ^ | 3/15/2024 | Staff
    The incumbent Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, who is vying for the country’s top office as an independent candidate, has cast his electronic vote in the presidential election, APA reports quoting TASS. The published video footage shows Putin walking to a computer in his office, casting his vote and then smiling and waving at the camera. The computer monitor displayed a standard notification for a successfully cast vote.
  • Russia is eyeing big tax hikes after this month's election to pay for the war in Ukraine

    03/15/2024 7:17:44 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 36 replies
    Business Insider ^ | 3/11/2024 | Yuheng Zhan
    Vladimir Putin could raise taxes after the presidential election this month to keep the money flowing to pay for the country's war in Ukraine. Bloomberg reported on Monday that the Kremlin is considering dipping into the pockets of high-earning Russians and corporations, as the government plans to hike taxes by as much as 4 trillion rubles ($44 billion). Sources said that the hikes could be finalized this summer. Under the plan, the government would raise personal income tax from 15% to 20% for those earning over 5 million rubles (roughly $55k USD) and from 13% to 15% for those making...
  • Russians are forced to vote from their BED by officials as Putin tries to make his re-election seem legitimate with high turnout: One woman stages brave protest, while couple keen to cast their ballot come straight from their wedding

    03/15/2024 6:56:52 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 25 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 3/15/2024 | David Averre
    Russian citizens were forced to cast their votes in presidential elections from their beds today as polling officials set out to garner a high turnout for incumbent president Vladimir Putin. Dystopian images emerged of an elderly, bed-ridden man looking over his shoulder as a stern-faced woman presumed to be his wife thrusts their voting cards into an empty ballot box held by an election official. -snip- Running effectively unchallenged, the 71-year-old Kremlin chief is almost certain to secure another six-year term with any legitimate political opponents in jail, in exile or in the ground after his fiercest of opponents, Alexei...
  • Anti-Putin Russian fighters 'cross over from Ukraine and force thousands to evacuate border region'

    03/15/2024 6:50:29 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 11 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 3/15/2024 | Will Stewart
    Voting for Russia's presidential elections was disrupted today in the border region Belgorod amid new shelling and incursions of anti-Kremlin Russian groups from Ukraine that forced 'thousands' of people to evacuate. Polling was suspended in Belgorod city after it came under artillery fire, with clips circulated by Russian news channels on the Telegram messaging app showing trucks and cars blown to pieces by the shelling. Election officials were seen wearing bulletproof gear as they monitored voting on the first day of a three-day election expected to return Putin by a landslide. Meanwhile, footage appears to show anti-Putin pro-Ukrainian partisan paramilitary...
  • Putin's Nightmare Election Week

    03/13/2024 4:44:56 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 6 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 3/13/2024 | Isabel van Brugen
    President Vladimir Putin is facing trouble in his ongoing war in Ukraine, days before the country's election, which is expected to result in the Russian leader remaining in power until at least 2030. This week has so far been tumultuous for the Russian president. On Tuesday night, the country was attacked by more than 60 Ukrainian drones, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, with targets including a Federal Security Service building in the southern Belgorod region and an oil refinery—both of which sustained damage. Multiple incursions by Russian defectors were also launched on Russian soil. The militia groups Freedom of...
  • Russian Warship destroyed. Kerch bridge out

    03/05/2024 11:49:45 PM PST · by UMCRevMom@aol.com · 190 replies
    Youtube.com ^ | 3-5-2024 | The Enforcer
    🔴 STREAMING VIDEO - 3-5-2024 Russian Warship destroyed. Kerch bridge out The Enforcer 3-5-2024 10:00 p.m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMudFOT6sG0 European Leaders Warn That War Has Returned & Prepare For War; Major Escalations Welcome Back To Day 741 Of The News!
  • Ukraine says it has sunk a Russian Black Sea patrol ship near Crimea

    03/05/2024 7:07:44 PM PST · by Timber Rattler · 78 replies
    NBC News.com ^ | March 5, 2024 | Yuliya Talmazan
    Ukraine said Tuesday it had sunk a Russian patrol ship off the coast of occupied Crimea, claiming another victory over the Kremlin's forces in the hotly contested waters of the Black Sea. Moscow did not confirm the claim, which would represent the latest blow to its naval power as Kyiv strikes targets deep behind the war's front lines, even as its army suffers setbacks on the battlefield. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said that it had used high-tech sea drones in an overnight attack on the large patrol ship Sergey Kotov near the Kerch Strait, which separates the annexed peninsula’s eastern...
  • It’s True. The Russian Army Attacked Ukrainian Positions In Open-Top Golf Carts.

    03/05/2024 9:03:35 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 53 replies
    Forbes ^ | 3/4/2024 | David Axe
    It’s reckless, if not insane, to deploy an open-top, unarmored all-terrain vehicle—in essence, a heavy-duty golf cart—in combat just a quarter mile from the front line. But two years into Russia’s wider war on Ukraine, Russian commanders are at least reckless if not not insane. Apparently this weekend, a Russian unit—possibly the 488th Motor Rifle Regiment—attacked positions held by the Ukrainian 60th Mechanized Brigade in Yampolivka, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast. A Russian column including what appeared to be MT-LB armored tractors and at least one T-90 tank motored west toward Yampolivka. That itself wasn’t unusual. What was unusual was...
  • Crimea Naval Drone Attack Destroys Russia's Newest $65M Patrol Ship

    03/05/2024 3:37:55 AM PST · by canuck_conservative · 50 replies
    Newsweek ^ | March 5, 2024 | Isabel van Brugen
    Ukrainian forces destroyed the Russian Black Sea Fleet's newest patrol ship, the Sergey Kotov, using naval drones in an overnight attack, Kyiv has said. According to the Unian news agency, Russia's newest Project 22160 patrol ship cost around $65 million to build and had a crew of 80, though it is currently unclear how many people were on board. "As a result of the attack by Magura V5 naval drones, the Russian ship of project 22160 'Sergey Kotov' suffered damage to the stern, right and left sides," Ukraine's military intelligence said in a post on Telegram. Ukraine has used Magura...
  • Ukraine blows up ANOTHER Russian warship as vid shows explosion hitting £35million Sergey Kotov corvette

    03/04/2024 11:00:37 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 53 replies
    Irish Sun ^ | 3/5/2024 | Aliki Kraterou
    DRAMATIC footage shows the moment another Russian warship is blown to pieces in a massive explosion. Footage shows Putin's £35million Sergey Kotov corvette being struck by a kamikaze sea drone near Feodosia, in occupied Crimea. Ukrainian intelligence confirmed the strike and said the ship was entirely destroyed. One of Vladimir Putin’s most modern warships, the 308ft long patrol vessel Sergey Kotov came into service during the war in 2022. The vessel normally has a crew of 80 - and the fate of those on board remains unclear. The strike is a major blow to Putin's crumbling Black Sea fleet as...
  • Russia abandons Armata tank due to its high cost

    03/04/2024 5:13:16 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 62 replies
    Defence Blog ^ | 3/4/2024 | Dylan Malyasov
    The head of the Russian defense conglomerate Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, confirmed that the state-of-the-art Russian tank, the T-14 “Armata,” is not being deployed in the war in Ukraine, which the Kremlin has labeled a “special military operation.” Chemezov attributed this decision to the tank’s exorbitant cost, indicating that the military is opting for the more economical T-90 tanks instead. He underscored the prohibitive expense of the Armata as a deterrent to its immediate deployment, stressing the need for funds to develop newer and more cost-effective tank models. “In terms of its functionality, it certainly surpasses existing tanks, but it’s too...
  • Russia's Prized T-14 Armata Tank 'Too Valuable' to Use in War—Putin Ally

    03/04/2024 7:29:32 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 71 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 3/4/2024 | Isabel van Brugen
    Vladimir Putin's military is unlikely to use its prized T-14 Armata tank in combat in Ukraine because it is "too valuable," an ally of the Russian president said. The comments were made by Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of Rostec, the country's state-owned defense conglomerate, in an interview with Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti, published Sunday. Moscow is reported to have briefly deployed several of the main battle tanks for combat operations in July 2023, before they were withdrawn from the front line. The tank was once labeled by a senior British army official as "the most revolutionary tank in...
  • Russia averaged nearly 1,000 casualties per day in February, marking a new record, UK intel says

    03/03/2024 3:53:33 PM PST · by Apparatchik · 114 replies
    Business Insider ^ | 3 March 2024 | Alia Shoaib
    Russian forces suffered an average of 983 casualties per day in Ukraine in February, the highest since the war began, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in an intelligence update on Sunday. The UK department said the increase in casualties, which included both killed and wounded soldiers, was likely due to "Russia's commitment to mass and attritional warfare." In February, Russia finally captured the embattled Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, which sits just north of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. War analysts have noted that Russia's tactics to take Avdiivka often involved "human wave" assaults, attempting to overwhelm Ukrainian positions with...
  • Attack by drones on Russian city of St. Petersburg - buildings were damaged, people were evacuated

    03/02/2024 10:09:27 AM PST · by MeganC · 33 replies
    Kanal13 You Tube Channel ^ | 2 March 2024 | Kanal13
    Synopsis: Ukrainian forces used drones to directly attack targets in St. Petersburg, Russia. Two apartment buildings were heavily damaged with debris being blown hundreds of meters away. An article from The Independent (link immediately below) offers more details while the video from Kanal 13 shows the actual damage. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/drone-strike-st-petersburg-russia-ukraine-b2505844.html
  • Shooting Down 11 Jets In 11 Days, Ukraine Nudges The Russian Air Force Closer To Organizational Death-Spiral

    03/01/2024 11:44:02 PM PST · by UMCRevMom@aol.com · 107 replies
    Forbes ^ | Feb 29, 2024,03:13am EST | David Axe
    The Russian air force lost another Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber on Thursday, the Ukrainian air force claimed. If confirmed, the Thursday shoot-down would extend an unprecedented hot streak for Ukrainian air-defenses. The Ukrainian claim they’ve shot down 11 Russian planes in 11 days: eight Su-34s, two Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and a rare Beriev A-50 radar plane. But those 11 claimed losses are worse than they might seem for the increasingly stressed Russian air force. In theory, the air arm has plenty more planes. In practice, the service is dangerously close to collapse. Exactly how the Ukrainians are shooting down so many...
  • Russia Struggles to Build New Planes Amid Sanctions

    03/01/2024 10:10:12 AM PST · by canuck_conservative · 23 replies
    Newsweek ^ | March 1, 2024 | Isabel van Brugen
    Deliveries of all-new Russian aircraft have been delayed by two years due to safety concerns ... The publication said that, for example, the weight of the new MS-21 passenger aircraft has increased by 5.75 tons, compared to the previous version, which used foreign components and Western engines. This means its flight range and altitude have been significantly reduced. One of Kommersant's sources said that, if Russia is unable to reduce the weight of the aircraft, it will be impossible for authorities to make the plane achieve the desired performance characteristics. "It's impossible to increase engine thrust by 20 percent," the...
  • Tucker Carlson Throws Putin Under the Bus

    02/29/2024 2:25:46 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 100 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 2/29/2024 | Kaitlin Lewis
    Tucker Carlson bashed Russian President Vladimir Putin's justification for invading Ukraine, claiming that the "denazification" of the country was "one of the dumbest things I'd ever heard." -snip- Carlson also described his first impression of Putin as someone who "seemed nervous," telling Fridman that the Russian president "went into [the interview] like an over-prepared student." Fridman specifically asked Carlson for his opinion on Putin's justification for continuing the war in Ukraine, which in part is to achieve the "denazification" of the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is Jewish, has repeatedly dismissed the Kremlin's claims that Kyiv's government is openly...