The Tu-141s are old reccon drones from the 70s that were actually built at the old Tupolev factory in Kharkiv. It's been known for quite some time that Ukraine had reconditioned and put back into service a number of warehoused Tu-141 and Tu-143 drones starting back in 2014.
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2022
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Britain will be Providing the Ukrainian Troops Its Training Full Winter Kits and Clothing For Their Return to Ukraine.
A First Group of Ukrainian Troops Has Arrived in the Czech Republic For Training as Mechanized Infantry and Special Forces style Training.
Germany Pledging More SPAAG's to Ukraine Since the Gepards are Apparently Quite Popular with the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Local Doctors in Occupied Kherson Apparently Faked Medical Documents So that Ukrainian Orphans Wouldn't Be Stolen By Russian Authorities and Exported Back to Russia.
Longer Twitter Thread Detailing the Multi Mile Long Defensive Fortifications Being Constructed in the Luhansk Oblast That Has Been Going On For a Month Now by Russian Forces.
A First Group of Ukrainian Troops Has Arrived in the Czech Republic For Training as Mechanized Infantry and Special Forces style Training.
Germany Pledging More SPAAG's to Ukraine Since the Gepards are Apparently Quite Popular with the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Local Doctors in Occupied Kherson Apparently Faked Medical Documents So that Ukrainian Orphans Wouldn't Be Stolen By Russian Authorities and Exported Back to Russia.
Longer Twitter Thread Detailing the Multi Mile Long Defensive Fortifications Being Constructed in the Luhansk Oblast That Has Been Going On For a Month Now by Russian Forces.
Sorry for being unclear.I wanted to say,that all Tu141 should be schoot many miles from that base.At last,as long as postsoviet had AA missiles.
Russia has basically united Europe. Everyone is backing Ukraine.
willdelve4beer
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So they do end up being the third rome that unites europe. Just, y'know, against them. Awkwaaard.....
Russia's Dragon Teeth Are Allegedly Already Falling Apart in their new defensive line that hasn't even been engaged yet...
Russia Establishing Border Defenses on Russian Border with Ukraine in Kursk Oblast.
Poland Didn't Disclose a Transfer of S-125 Air Defense Systems to Ukraine Apparently
Ukraine could receive billions from NATO's Afghan Fund.
Russian Troop Truck Crashed into a Minibus in Occupied Donetsk. Reportedly Sixteen Deaths.
Russia Establishing Border Defenses on Russian Border with Ukraine in Kursk Oblast.
Poland Didn't Disclose a Transfer of S-125 Air Defense Systems to Ukraine Apparently
Ukraine could receive billions from NATO's Afghan Fund.
Russian Troop Truck Crashed into a Minibus in Occupied Donetsk. Reportedly Sixteen Deaths.
Russian Forces Suffering Substantial Frostbite Casualties.
Ukrainian Troops Arriving in Spain For Training As Well.
South Korea Sends one hundred Pickup Trucks and a few 'mini' Excavators to Ukraine.
Ford Raptor Has 80mm MLRS Mounted on It. Typically this weapon system is mounted on aircraft.
Putin reveals it was apparently it was actually Ukraine who started targeting infrastructure in this Special Military Operation, not Russia.
Ukrainian Troops Arriving in Spain For Training As Well.
South Korea Sends one hundred Pickup Trucks and a few 'mini' Excavators to Ukraine.
Ford Raptor Has 80mm MLRS Mounted on It. Typically this weapon system is mounted on aircraft.
Putin reveals it was apparently it was actually Ukraine who started targeting infrastructure in this Special Military Operation, not Russia.
Maps of the Alleged Fortifications Russia is Establishing.
United States Apparently Supports the Transfer of Leopard Tanks to Ukraine.
Romanian DSHK Heavy Machine Guns in Ukrainian Service
Lithuanian Supplied C-UAS Gun Used to Down a Russian Drone.
There was a big nontroversy on Pro-Russian media when it was revealed one of the fifty new a Chevy Tahoes donated to Ukraine by Chevrolet was being used as a government car for a government official in government business and NOT IN THE FRONT LINES (CORRUPTION!!!). 😭 😭 😭
United States Apparently Supports the Transfer of Leopard Tanks to Ukraine.
Romanian DSHK Heavy Machine Guns in Ukrainian Service
Lithuanian Supplied C-UAS Gun Used to Down a Russian Drone.
First thought on seeing those Technicals?
"For the GLA!"
S. Korea knows full well that those vehicles are going to become Technicals. "Humanitarian aid", my ass, lol.
There was a big nontroversy on Pro-Russian media when it was revealed one of the fifty new a Chevy Tahoes donated to Ukraine by Chevrolet was being used as a government car for a government official in government business and NOT IN THE FRONT LINES (CORRUPTION!!!). 😭 😭 😭
Everyone wants to be the new Hilux. I'm not sure they will manage, though. They're not demonstrating reliability while being maintained by a Somali warlord.
Shoot. I'll take, "Chevy breaks down w/in 6 months."
That's still dramatically better than "Fix Or Repair Daily".
bintananth
behind a desk
I'll give it 3mo. It ain't a Ram 3500 Heavy Duty dually with a Cummins 6.7L I6 diesel and an approximately 20ton towing capacity.
Belarus Will Apparently Allow Ukrainian Grain Shipments Through their Territory Onward to Baltic Ports For Export according to a deal Negotiated by the United Nations.
First Media Apparently of Ukrainian Forces Training with the Modernized T-55 Variants from Slovenia, the 28 M-55S'. Slovenia gave them to Ukraine in exchange for 45 heavy 8x8 Military Trucks a Few Months Ago via the German Ringtausch Program.
Azerbaijan Will be Sending Humanitarian Aid in the Form of Power Transformers and Generators to Ukraine, the first of two batches of aid for the country.
Morocco is Reportedly the First African Country to Offer Aid to Ukraine in the Form of T-72 Spare Parts. This is still being disputed however.
Russian Forces Managed to Shell a Maternity Ward in Kherson City. No Casualties Thankfully Reported.
First Media Apparently of Ukrainian Forces Training with the Modernized T-55 Variants from Slovenia, the 28 M-55S'. Slovenia gave them to Ukraine in exchange for 45 heavy 8x8 Military Trucks a Few Months Ago via the German Ringtausch Program.
Azerbaijan Will be Sending Humanitarian Aid in the Form of Power Transformers and Generators to Ukraine, the first of two batches of aid for the country.
Morocco is Reportedly the First African Country to Offer Aid to Ukraine in the Form of T-72 Spare Parts. This is still being disputed however.
Russian Forces Managed to Shell a Maternity Ward in Kherson City. No Casualties Thankfully Reported.
Morocco has T-72 parts?!? They sure get around
Morocco has a substantial number of T-72s; they purchased a hundred thirty-six T-72Bs and twelve T-72BKs from Belarus in 1999-2000, and later on fourteen modernized T-72Ms from the Czech Republic.
Ukrainian HIMARS launched GMLRS missiles Apparently Struck a Major Russian Base in Melitopol that was Located Near a Christian Church, on the Grounds of Some Sort of Resort Area. Reportedly many Russian casualties.
Details on the Recent Fighting In Bakhmut Where Russia Apparently Made "Some" Gains Including Taking Advantage of a Ukrainian Troop Rotation. The Five Month Battle for the Town Continues.
Ukranian Children's Ombudsman Reports at least thirteen thousand Ukrainian children have been deported to Russia.
Another Dead Russian Officer, This Time a Major Who Might've Been Piloting One of the Ka-52 Helicopter Gunships that Had Been Shot Down A Few Days Ago.
People are Counting Russian Tank Losses by Age Now.
Roughly a week ago pro-Russian Telegram channels were celebrating the hanging of "traitors" in Luhansk though still unconfirmed sourcing as of yet.
Ukranian Children's Ombudsman Reports at least thirteen thousand Ukrainian children have been deported to Russia.
Another Dead Russian Officer, This Time a Major Who Might've Been Piloting One of the Ka-52 Helicopter Gunships that Had Been Shot Down A Few Days Ago.
People are Counting Russian Tank Losses by Age Now.
Roughly a week ago pro-Russian Telegram channels were celebrating the hanging of "traitors" in Luhansk though still unconfirmed sourcing as of yet.
Pro-Russian Social Media Accounts including Igor Girking Suspecting an Ukrainian Winter Offensive in the Zaporizhzhia Region and that Ukrainian Mechanized Forces are Allegedly Massing in That Area
United States Announced Latest Aid Package of $275 million. It'll incloude more air defense and counter-drone equipment, as well as HIMARS ammunition and 80,000 more 155mm shells.
Sweden Will Be Offering An Even Larger Military Aid Package (apparently its ninth) to Ukraine, this one will be consisting of air defense equipment and "winter ammunition."
Russian Appointed Vice-Governor of the Kherson Region, Vitaliy Bulyuk, was injured when an alleged "Directional Mine" Went Off While He was In His Car. He's been hospitalized and is reportedly in stable condition. The driver of the car was apparently killed.
Russian Military Correspondent Alexander Sladkov Reportedly States that Russian Artillery Superiority is an Empty Phrase, citing lack of effective use and availability of UAV's & ground reconnaissance renders Russian Artillery especially counter battery fire ineffectual or blind and even a lack of artillery ammunition whilst Ukrainian artillery "does whatever it wants."
United States Announced Latest Aid Package of $275 million. It'll incloude more air defense and counter-drone equipment, as well as HIMARS ammunition and 80,000 more 155mm shells.
Sweden Will Be Offering An Even Larger Military Aid Package (apparently its ninth) to Ukraine, this one will be consisting of air defense equipment and "winter ammunition."
Russian Appointed Vice-Governor of the Kherson Region, Vitaliy Bulyuk, was injured when an alleged "Directional Mine" Went Off While He was In His Car. He's been hospitalized and is reportedly in stable condition. The driver of the car was apparently killed.
Russian Military Correspondent Alexander Sladkov Reportedly States that Russian Artillery Superiority is an Empty Phrase, citing lack of effective use and availability of UAV's & ground reconnaissance renders Russian Artillery especially counter battery fire ineffectual or blind and even a lack of artillery ammunition whilst Ukrainian artillery "does whatever it wants."