[bots]

its not luck shooting down a hypersonic missile

[arista]

[Russia says it destroyed Ukrainian Patriot
air defence system with hypersonic missile]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/re...e--agency.html

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-r...ozhin-12541713

[bots]

plenty air defence systems

[Sticks]

Only delaying the inevitable and causing more needless death.

If only they had been allowed to surrender.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Sticks

Only delaying the inevitable and causing more needless death.

If only they had been allowed to surrender.

The Ukraine Leader Refuses 100%

[arista]

BBC News Text :
[Rishi Sunak's plans for the G7 summit,
reporting that the PM arrived in Japan
"with a self-declared mission"
to push India into showing greater support
for Ukraine.
Ahead of the three-day gathering in Hiroshima,
Mr Sunak pledged to ban imports of
Russian diamonds and Russian-origin copper,
nickel, and aluminium.]

[bots]

The US says it will support providing advanced fighter jets including US-made F-16s to Ukraine and also back training Ukrainian pilots to fly them.

A senior White House official said President Biden had told G7 leaders in Japan of the decision.

President Volodomyr Zelensky, who has requested fighter jets for months, said the decision would "greatly enhance our army in the sky".

US approval for the scheme will allow other nations to export their F-16s.

This is because the US legally has to approve the re-export of equipment purchased by allies.

The US would "support a joint effort with our allies and partners to train Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation fighter aircraft, including F-16s, to further strengthen and improve the capabilities of the Ukrainian Air Force", the official said.

"As the training takes place over the coming months, our coalition of countries participating in this effort will decide when to actually provide jets, how many we will provide, and who will provide them."

The announcement by the US will be viewed as a major breakthrough for the air capabilities of Ukraine, which has repeatedly lobbied its Western allies to provide jets to help in its fight against Russia.

Mr Zelensky welcomed what he described as a "historic decision", adding that he looked forward to "discussing the practical implementation" of the plan at the G7 summit in Hiroshima.

The announcement of US support for a programme to supply Ukraine with advanced fighters comes as the Ukrainian leader is due to travel to Japan to meet G7 leaders to secure further military support for its planned counter-offensive.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65649471

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game changer

[arista]

Ukraine will use the F-16's to attack
Russian Crimea.

USA Defence has said he can.

This is Dangerous


Poking a Bear with a Hot Stick

[UserSince2005]

Crimea will be liberated. Russia is now so weak

[arista]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

Crimea will be liberated. Russia is now so weak

Still able to fire endless Missiles
you are wrong

[Sticks]

Crimea is part of Russia, the inhabitants voted to be so.

Ukraine is part of Mother Russia, in spite of what some one said in the 1990's

I say I am the king of Jupiter, does that make it so?

Do we know if Finland has been admitted to NATO yet?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Sticks

Crimea is part of Russia, the inhabitants voted to be so.

Ukraine is part of Mother Russia, in spite of what some one said in the 1990's

I say I am the king of Jupiter, does that make it so?

Do we know if Finland has been admitted to NATO yet?

Yes

[Finland has formally become a NATO ally.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
today welcomed the new member when
Finland's flag was raised alongside those
of the 30 other nations in the alliance during
a ceremony at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
4 Apr 2023]

[bots]

Russia have installed more than 1 million face recognition cameras in moscow alone. They have also made it law for taxis to photograph all hires and log the time and destination of all journeys. People trying to dodge being drafted into the army have no chance

[Sticks]

It should be an honour to fight the Nazis in Russian Ukraine for Mother Russia!!!

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Sticks

It should be an honour to fight the Nazis in Russian Ukraine for Mother Russia!!!

I can hardly believe you mean that. Why do you call it Mother Russia? You're not Russian, are you?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Livia

I can hardly believe you mean that. Why do you call it Mother Russia? You're not Russian, are you?

Sticks has been doing this pro-Russia LARP since early 2022... I think it's supposed to be satire of some description but I have to say, keeping it up for a year+ when no one is really biting is quite impressive.

[Sticks]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Sticks has been doing this pro-Russia LARP since early 2022... I think it's supposed to be satire of some description but I have to say, keeping it up for a year+ when no one is really biting is quite impressive.

Someone is required to put the alternative viewpoint -

It is sometimes referred to as playing Devils Advocate

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Sticks has been doing this pro-Russia LARP since early 2022... I think it's supposed to be satire of some description but I have to say, keeping it up for a year+ when no one is really biting is quite impressive.

Yes, impressive... Especially as it hasn't really gone to plan for the Ruskies and they look dodgier and dodgier on the world st age.

[arista]

['Ukrainian' marine drone dodging gunfire
while homing in on Russian warship - before exploding
in a massive fireball when
it suffered direct hit in the Black Sea]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...Black-Sea.html

[arista]

[arista]

[A suspected Ukrainian marine surface drone
is seen avoiding oncoming fire from its target
moments before it is hit]

[arista]

Ukraine war: Kyiv hit by new Massive Russian drone attack

[Russia has carried out a new massive overnight
drone attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv,
killing at least one person, local officials have said.
Kyiv's mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said a man died
when drone wreckage fell near a petrol station.
A woman was injured.
Overall, Russia launched a record 54 so-called kamikaze
drones on Ukrainian targets, 52 of which
were shot down, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

In Kyiv alone, more than 40 drones
were downed, officials said.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65736730

[bots]

In Moscow, a drone attack caused minor damage to several buildings, the mayor of the Russian capital said.

Sergei Sobyanin said "all the city's emergency services" were at the scene, adding that "so far no-one has been seriously injured".

At 06:24 local time (03:24 GMT), in north-west Moscow, BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg heard an explosion in the distance and the windows of his home shook.

At 06:58 he heard another explosion in the distance. It was, he said, the first time his morning had started like this.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65750745

and .....

A drone attack on the Russian capital Moscow was launched by Ukraine, Russia's defence ministry has said.

News agency Reuters reported Russia's defence ministry saying: "This morning, the Kyiv regime launched a terrorist drone attack on targets in the city of Moscow.

"Three of them were suppressed by electronic warfare, lost control and deviated from their intended targets.

"Another five drones were shot down by the Pantsir-S surface-to-air missile system in the Moscow region."

There were no reports of deaths.

Ukraine has not publicly acknowledged launching attacks against targets inside Russia.

[arista]

[War comes to Putin's doorstep:
Wealthy Moscow region is hit by kamikaze drones
'with blasts within earshot of Vladimir's official
residence' 'in revenge for attacks on Ukrainian capital']




https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ze-drones.html

[bots]

picture of a drone above moscow