This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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I'm just going to drop this here. Scandinavia would f up Putin and Russia.
Get out, orcs. Hopefully Libya does not give them a berth.
Ukraine kills top Russian general in Moscow it accuses of chemical weapons crimes
By Andrew Osborn and Guy FaulconbridgeDecember 17, 20243:23 AM CSTUpdated an hour ago
- Summary
- Bomb kills senior Russian general in Moscow
- General was head of nuclear defence forces
- Ukraine claims responsibility for killing
- Bomb was hidden in electric scooter
- Russia vows revenge
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside an apartment building along with his assistant when a bomb hidden in an electric scooter went off, Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes serious crimes, said.
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An SBU source confirmed to Reuters that the Ukrainian intelligence agency had been behind the hit. "The liquidation of the chief of the radiation and chemical protection troops of the Russian Federation is the work of the SBU," the source said.
The source said that a scooter containing explosives was detonated, killing both Kirillov and his aide, as they stepped into the entrance of a house on Ryazansky Prospekt in Moscow.
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Kirillov, 54, is the most senior Russian military officer to be assassinated inside Russia by Ukraine and his murder is likely to prompt the Russian authorities to review security protocols for the army's top brass and to find a way to avenge his killing.
Former president Dmitry Medvedev, now a senior Russian security official, was cited by the state RIA news agency as saying that Ukraine's military and political leadership now faced imminent revenge for Kirillov's murder.
Moscow holds Ukraine responsible for a string of high-profile assassinations on its soil designed to weaken morale and punish those Kyiv regards guilty of war crimes. Ukraine, which says Russia's war against it poses an existential threat to the Ukrainian state, has made clear it regards such targeted killings as a legitimate tool.
Reuters photographs and video from the scene showed a shattered entrance to an apartment building with bomb-blackened bricks and the doors hanging off their hinges and what looked like two bodies lying beneath black plastic sheets on the snow.
Investigators said they had opened a criminal case into the murder of two servicemen. Law enforcement sources told Russian media a terrorism case was likely to be opened.
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"The “lust for speed” brings bad results for the occupiers.The Chinese golf cart loaded with stormZ soldiers of the Russian invaders rushed forward and was smoked by Azov's drone"
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oh yeah. and they wouldn't even crack a smile doing it.
Hillary thought it would be a great idea to use NATO to overthrow Gaddafi, and then the Turks and Russians and others (our friends Saudi Arabia, Egypt and UAE were helping on the 'Russian side') started fighting proxy wars for influence.
So there is a faction of support our previous interventions have carved for the Russians in Libya. We'll see where that goes. Probably be used as a reason for us to intervene again.
The people you need to pray for are the folks in Syria who've been left to the tender mercies of ISIS.
I'm old enough to remember when NATO was bombing ISIS in Syria, not helping them come to power. Time flies.
I thought Trump eradicated ISIS.
Erdogan had carved a protectorate for ISIS in Idlib. They were protecting them from the Syrian army (backed by Russia).
ISIS was eliminated everywhere else, it was our NATO 'ally' who kept them on life support as a proxy to use against Assad.
An amazing coincidence they were able to do this after letting a general get blown up
Russia vows revenge for killing Kirillov... What are they going to do? Commit unrestricted warfare against civilians?
Trump constantly boasts about making the best deals. That works with the rubes, but I am beginning to wonder if some of the world leaders he has been talking to have told him they are not onboard with Trump giving away 25 percent of Ukraine and getting nothing in return from Putin. He doesn't want to look like the kid left out by the cool kids.
Sure you are dead, Ivan, but your folks just cashed a check for $150,000!
"U.S. ambassador to Hungary, David Pressman slammed Viktor Orban’s corrupt kleptocracy in a brilliant speech.
“Russia’s invasion of its democratic neighbor Ukraine is not the only battleground where democracy is being tested today. Attacks on democracy don’t only come in the form of Kalashnikovs and Kinzhal missiles. Democratic values – here and around the world – are also under attack. The Prime Minister likes to think of “the war” as playing out next door; but the frontline of democracy is also right here, and it is in retreat.
We gather tonight in a country whose people once stood up to the Soviets with bravery that inspired the world. This is an extraordinary country, and it is also a country where democracy is challenged by kleptocracy, where the rule of law increasingly feels subordinate to rule by propaganda.
The reason Hungary continues to be ranked the most corrupt country in Europe and trails its peers economically has little to do with Brussels or George Soros or marauding outside forces. It has everything to do with public corruption and the attacks on Hungary’s democratic institutions.
This is reflected in the foreign partners the Hungarian government chooses to court. We see it in Hungary’s deepening relationship with Russia as it continues its brutal andunprovoked war in Ukraine. We see it in its eagerness to make secret deals with Beijing that enrich an inner circle with questionable benefits and often enormous, long-term costs for the Hungarian people. We see it in unjustifiable economic overtures even to the likes of Iran as it fuels instability and war in the Middle East.
Whether in the context of Ukraine or Hungary or anywhere else where democracy is under attack, how each of us respond matters. While I have the great privilege of speaking on behalf of the United States of America, and have always believed in the power and goodness of America, it is not the voice of governments and government officials alone who will write the next chapter. It will be you. The people in this room. “
“Russia’s invasion of its democratic neighbor Ukraine is not the only battleground where democracy is being tested today. Attacks on democracy don’t only come in the form of Kalashnikovs and Kinzhal missiles. Democratic values – here and around the world – are also under attack. The Prime Minister likes to think of “the war” as playing out next door; but the frontline of democracy is also right here, and it is in retreat.
We gather tonight in a country whose people once stood up to the Soviets with bravery that inspired the world. This is an extraordinary country, and it is also a country where democracy is challenged by kleptocracy, where the rule of law increasingly feels subordinate to rule by propaganda.
The reason Hungary continues to be ranked the most corrupt country in Europe and trails its peers economically has little to do with Brussels or George Soros or marauding outside forces. It has everything to do with public corruption and the attacks on Hungary’s democratic institutions.
This is reflected in the foreign partners the Hungarian government chooses to court. We see it in Hungary’s deepening relationship with Russia as it continues its brutal andunprovoked war in Ukraine. We see it in its eagerness to make secret deals with Beijing that enrich an inner circle with questionable benefits and often enormous, long-term costs for the Hungarian people. We see it in unjustifiable economic overtures even to the likes of Iran as it fuels instability and war in the Middle East.
Whether in the context of Ukraine or Hungary or anywhere else where democracy is under attack, how each of us respond matters. While I have the great privilege of speaking on behalf of the United States of America, and have always believed in the power and goodness of America, it is not the voice of governments and government officials alone who will write the next chapter. It will be you. The people in this room. “
" Fiber optic drones : FPV drone, multicopter and ground robot.DronariunAir demonstration day."
"We see and destroy. The occupiers' chances of survival are very slim. Glory to the #Ukraine !"
"We see and destroy. The occupiers' chances of survival are very slim. Glory to the #Ukraine !"
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The next ambassador to Hungary will fluff Orban
This is EXACTLY the direction today's GOP is taking America.
Jesus - I am guessing the pentagon and defense companies have "advisors/analysts" close to the front lines.
"APC Rosomak in action, 30mm Mk44 Bushmaster II cannon. I believe it is programmed ammunition. It self-destructs if it misses the target. (HEI) High-explosive incendiary but not sure..."
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We would see how serious these countries are about "peace" if this was for real and they had to give in to Putin.
