This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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"Ukraine has received the technical documentation for the production of the FrankenSAM air defense system and is now capable of producing these systems independently."
"A year ago, Ukrainian commanders were worried their Soviet-vintage air-defense batteries were running out of missiles. New Western radars, surface-to-air missiles and flak guns were en route, but slowly.
So the Ukrainians apparently looked west—to Poland and the Czech Republic—and did what industry in those countries did years ago. They began modifying their old Soviet air-defenses to fire Western missiles.
Officials dubbed these hybrids “FrankenSAMs.” One of them just shot down the type’s first target, a Russian Shahed drone."
"A year ago, Ukrainian commanders were worried their Soviet-vintage air-defense batteries were running out of missiles. New Western radars, surface-to-air missiles and flak guns were en route, but slowly.
So the Ukrainians apparently looked west—to Poland and the Czech Republic—and did what industry in those countries did years ago. They began modifying their old Soviet air-defenses to fire Western missiles.
Officials dubbed these hybrids “FrankenSAMs.” One of them just shot down the type’s first target, a Russian Shahed drone."
Ukraine’s FrankenSAMs Are Soviet Launchers Firing American Missiles
Ukraine apparently looked west—to Poland and the Czech Republic—and did what those countries did years ago. It modified Soviet air-defenses to fire Western missiles.
www.forbes.com
This doesn't seem practical but would be cool if they got it to work.
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I forget, what are Witkoff’s qualifications to negotiate foreign policy? Real estate?
It isn’t that kind of a deal, Steve. And, if it were you I assume you’d want to get paid. Russia is offering nothing.
This looks different than those I have seen-thicker with stubby wings.
"Information that a 200 kg Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was found in the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk Region."
"Information that a 200 kg Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was found in the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk Region."
Why won't Zelensky accept Trump's beautiful deal with no security protections for Ukraine, and they get to give up 20 percent of their country?
If you have free time you can use Google Earth and cyber lurk Russian bases. Pretty cool to look at Engels Air Base and see the Russian planes dispersed around the airfield with piles of tires on them to supposedly protect them from drone strikes.
I wonder about the efficiency of trying to get those tires off for a mission, and back on after a mission is over. But, there you have it. The 2nd most powerful military in the world stacking tires on top of their planes.
I wonder about the efficiency of trying to get those tires off for a mission, and back on after a mission is over. But, there you have it. The 2nd most powerful military in the world stacking tires on top of their planes.
Either Putin really does have something on him or that Facebook story about his IQ being under 100 is true.
They emigrated to the US to escape the pogroms. You'd think he'd take that piece of family history in the back of his mind while he gives away Ukraine to a modern day tsar.
That video is really gross.
Those four areas are roughly the size of Portugal. 90000 km.
People just can’t understand why some of us don’t like this man. It’s just so confusing!
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Ukraine war briefing: Captive Chinese soldiers appear before the press in Kyiv
Republicans increase pressure on Trump after 35 killed in Sumy, with US president calling for ‘death and destruction to stop.’ What we know on day 1,147
www.theguardian.com
