Russia attacks Ukraine! WW3 imminent?

[The Heretic]

IRIS-T air defense systems have already cleared Ukrainian skies of 60 Russian air targets

A division of the IRIS-T air defense systems has destroyed more than 60 enemy air targets over Ukraine since October 2022, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk announced on Telegram on May 3.

news.yahoo.com

Ukrainians engineers 'build DIY missile that can fool Russian air defences'

Ukrainian engineers claim they have designed a “people’s missile” that can be built in an average front garden with almost double the range of the US-supplied Himars rocket.

news.yahoo.com

Military historian shares insights on consequences of Ukrainian interception of hypersonic Kinzhal missile

Ukrainian air defense’s interception of a Russian Kh-47 Kinzhal hypersonicmissile over Kyiv Oblast on the night of May 4 is an extraordinary event, military historian Roman Ponomarenko explained in an interview with Radio NV on May 6.

news.yahoo.com

 

[The Heretic]

A muddy mess in Ukraine is making trouble for new howitzers so sensitive to dirt they come with their own vacuum cleaners

Germany sent 14 Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, according to an inventory of its military support to Kyiv.

news.yahoo.com

 

[The Heretic]

Explosions in Crimea: Frightened occupiers relocate fleet to Russia – General Staff

The occupiers have moved most of their warships from the city of Sevastopol to the territory of the Russian Federation, specifically Novorossiysk, in order to avoid them being destroyed in occupied Crimea.

news.yahoo.com

Military base on fire in occupied Crimea, photos show

A major fire has broken out at a military facility near Simferopol in Russia-occupied Crimea, as seen in the photos published by Radio Liberty on May 2.

news.yahoo.com

Fuel depot ablaze near key Crimea bridge in Russia

"The fire has been classified as the highest rank of difficulty," Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of the Krasnodar region lying across the Sea of Azov from Ukraine, said on the Telegram messaging app, adding that there were no casualties. Kondratyev said the blaze broke out in the village of...

news.yahoo.com

Second Russian train hit by explosive near Ukraine border

An explosive device derailed a Russian freight train in a region bordering Ukraine for a second straight day Tuesday ahead of an expected counteroffensive by Kyiv.Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of Russia's western Bryansk region, said Tuesday the train was derailed by an "unidentified explosive...

news.yahoo.com

 

[The Heretic]

Putin Grooms Russians for Defeat in Leaked Crisis Manual

Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERSAfter spending the last year reassuring Russians that victory is inevitable in the war against Ukraine, the Kremlin is now frantically working to lower expectations—and rolling out a contingency plan to lessen the impact of a humiliating defeat.A new...

news.yahoo.com

Putin Grooms Russians for Defeat in Leaked Crisis Manual

Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERSAfter spending the last year reassuring Russians that victory is inevitable in the war against Ukraine, the Kremlin is now frantically working to lower expectations—and rolling out a contingency plan to lessen the impact of a humiliating defeat.A new...

news.yahoo.com

Intel Signals Putin’s Dream of a Total Takeover Is Now Dashed

Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via Reuters via third partyRussian President Vladimir Putin has pared back his goals in the war in Ukraine to focus only on maintaining territory he has already seized, according to a new U.S. intelligence community assessment.Moscow has also decided to focus...

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[Certaindeaf]

Russians running away..

Mayor: Traffic jam between Russian-occupied Melitopol and Crimea due to evacuation

A huge queue of cars and trucks, with some waiting for five hours, could be seen obstructing the Chonhar checkpoint between Russian-occupied Melitopol and Crimea, exiled Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said on May 6.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Cavedweller]

 

[Certaindeaf]

Lol, final battle.. all will be Ukraine.
Of course didn't click.

 

[Certaindeaf]

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Putin's May Day parade this year showing off what is left of Russia's military hardware:



(J/k)

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Shootout in the trench. Warning graphic. People getting shot.

 

[kmk1012]

Shootout in the trench. Warning graphic. People getting shot.

Need a YouTube account to view it, too bad

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Need a YouTube account to view it, too bad

Try this one. Tanks vs troops. Skip to 9:20

 

[kmk1012]

Try this one. Tanks vs troops. Skip to 9:20

Dang

 

[Certaindeaf]

U.S. Attorney General OKs Transfer Of Russian Oligarch's Funds For Use In Ukraine

www.rferl.org

 

[The Heretic]

Two Russian jets and two helicopters crash along Ukraine border

Videos have circulated on Telegram of a Russian helicopter crashing, reportedly killing two people. The source of the crash is yet to be distinguished.

www.euronews.com

 

[Certaindeaf]

Wagner leader Prigozhin offered Ukraine the location of Russian troops

Prigozhin told Ukrainian officials he would reveal the locations of Russian soldiers if they pulled back from the front lines of Bakhmut, WaPo reports.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[arakboss]

Russia Hits Immobile And Predictable M-777, AHS Krab, And M-109 Howitzers Hard

With Russia hitting more than 30% of Ukraine's NATO-standard M-777 guns, the fight to save Ukraine suggests that, on the modern battlefield, unpredictable mobility is life.

www.forbes.com

 

[Certaindeaf]

It was a big deal when the Patriot system downed a hypersonic missile a few days ago.. six at once is routine now.

U.S. Assesses Potential Damage to Patriot Missile System During Russian Strike on Kyiv

Ukraine intercepts 18 missiles near capital; U.S.-made air-defense system remains operational, official says.

www.wsj.com

 

[The Heretic]

It was a big deal when the Patriot system downed a hypersonic missile a few days ago.. six at once is routine now.

U.S. Assesses Potential Damage to Patriot Missile System During Russian Strike on Kyiv

Ukraine intercepts 18 missiles near capital; U.S.-made air-defense system remains operational, official says.

www.wsj.com

so much for Putin's claim that these missiles are something special that can't be shot down?

 

[Certaindeaf]

so much for Putin's claim that these missiles are something special that can't be shot down?

It is my understanding that it was generally thought that they couldn't be shot down by anything up until the first one was shot down a couple days ago.