Ukraine Pulled Ex-Soviet Recon Drones Out Of Storage, Added Bombs And Sent Them Hurtling Toward Russ

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  1. USVet

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    The idea that the Russian government wants to restrict the movement of former soldiers even after discharge just goes to show how afraid Putin is of his lies getting exposed.
     
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    It's a $hitshow....there's reports of dozens of Russki conscripts freezing to death at night in the Bakhmut area....talk about wasting conscripts?
     
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    Is it possible that if a Russian Soldier does not die in battle, they never make it back home?
     
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    In the early stages of the war....April sometime....my contact in the NSU mentioned that when Bucha,Irpin was liberated then north of there....in the forest areas....the UAF came across hundreds upon hundreds of dead Russki conscripts....wasn't because of any combat....but the understanding is ...is that Chechen conscripts massacred these Russian conscripts because they refused to fight....the stench was beyond comprehension.

    So....there is that case of "mutiny"?
     
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    Yes. As pointed out many are going to freeze to death and never fight. If you mean die in battle as in die fighting Ukrainians, then we should also add Russian soldiers are killing each other as well. That we know.

    Also Russian soldiers are deserting and heading to other countries.

    Right now as we speak 70,000 appear to be in no man's land abandon by Russian high command with no food or shelter.

    Ukraine is not a place to wage a wage a war in the winter (severe cold) or in rainy season (fall, spring) when the mud sucks everything into paralysis. The larger your army and the longer it has to have a supply line the more it is doomed to failure due to its lack of mobility.

    The Russian military also has always had a high rate of alcoholism and suicide.

    Much of that is related to lack of sunlight and poor diet and a kind of command that does not have NCO's but places very low level untrained recruits with field generals. Its a recipe for disaster. NCO's and lower officers are needed to buffer the cushion the stupidity of orders given and keep soldiers calm. The gap between the low level and high level in the Russian military is too large and causes friction.

    Add to this is the psychology of war. Defenders of a homeland fight harder than invaders as a general rule because its their last stand. For them there is nowhere to retreat to so they fight or die. The invaders can always pull back if need be.

    There is a rumour Putin has pancreatic cancer so if that were true surely the troops know and that will fuel the lack of harmony.

    Well they say Putin fell down the stairs and soiled himself. True or a false story?

    I guess you could say it depends. Here is my secret for Vlad:
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    Ukraine War: Crimea more vulnerable than Russia would like to pretend
     
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    Seems like lots is vulnerable now....Crimea building trenches I hear?....why so?....do they suspect something?

    Also these drone strikes....600 km into RF territory....hitting nuclear bombers and killing crew on the ground....must be hugely embarrassing?
     
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    It's only a matter of time before the next Ukrainian counteroffensive, and that's very likely to target Crimea.

    I hope they can do lots more deep strikes against Rashka's air bases in the meantime! There are a lot of bombers left to shut down.
     
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    Ukraine drone strikes: This tactical first by the Ukrainians shows that Russia is way
     
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    That would take an extremely coordinated massive attack after having employed extremely strong EMC measures simultaneously from St. Petersburg across to Vladvostok . An EMP right out of science fiction / apocalyptic literature would be needed. We would need to simultaneously permanently shut down or fry all communications and electronic systems across Russia and the under seas submarines. It works real well in fiction so hey let’s try it.
     
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    Yup! One or two steps at a time. Ukraine does not have magic just big brass ones …..
     
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    Yeah...I'd like to see a "deep strike" on Moscow with some of these drones!....apparently this base is located 140 miles from Moscow....I could imagine the PR disaster for Dwarfstan if that would occur.

    This hit on the nuke bombers is embarrassing enough for the Dwarfstan....considering this drone travelled 600 km(375 mi) without being detected whatsoever.

    US/Nato must be looking upon this and thinking.....this'll be a cakewalk:).
     
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    I mean . . . I'd be making plans to not make it back in that situation
     
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    Reminds me of a song from my college days

     
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    With like 50 yr old obsolete soviet tech too. That's like getting beat to death with a rock ffs.
     
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    Told you what would happen .. and why .. and you cried NO NO NO .. then told you when it happened you would again Cry No No No and like clockwork you are fullfilling prophecy kind of humorous. watching you cry "no no no" .. in complete denial of your failure.. But, didn't need a crystal ball to predict that one mate .. :deadhorse::cynic: just the past repeating itself like a broken record .. one false nonsense claim after the other... coupled with fairy tale perspective .. so you always get it wrong -- any fool could predict that .. so no need to blow smoke up me behind .. but do take the log out of eye :banana::cheerleader::censored:
     
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    Drone Attacks Hit Russia for 2nd Straight Day As Ukraine Strikes More Boldly
     
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    I don't get why the naZis keep acting all indignant when Ukraine responds to the slaughter of their civilians and destruction of their civilian infrastructure with limited strikes against military targets. Do they think this is going to impress anyone?
     
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