Russia bombs memorial dinner held at a cafe in Kharkiv region, massacres 50 civilians

Ukraine damages s-400 "Triumph" air defense system in Belgorod (within Russian borders)

Freedom of Russia Legion reports results of overnight raid in Russia

The Freedom of Russian Legion attacked at night with help from mortars and FPV drones, there was a skirmish between them and Pro-Putin forces, and both sides withdrew.  They report 5 dead and 13 wounded enemies with no losses on their side.

Legion forces could theoretically repeat such an attack anywhere along the Ukraine-Russian border at any time.

TikTok Brigade: Intercepted call from Russian soldier says they're staging fake combat videos for propaganda purposes

This isn't a new thing

Though I wonder at the effectiveness of such propaganda, because making videos of "victories" doesn't mesh well with a frontline steadily shifting in Ukraine's favor.

Putin had a crazy press conference or speech or whatever, but the part that really blows me away is that it's just 30 lies a minute and said in the most brazen ways possible, barely even the pretense of believably.

Of course, he reiterated his lies about Ukraine, which we all know by heart now.  But check out this one: the Wagner plane crash happened because they were doing cocaine and playing with hand grenades  Yeah, and Epstein hung himself because he thought the Cats movie should've won an Academy Award and he was bummed out that it didn't.  Give me a break!  The Wagner guys were real pieces of work, but they were trained soldiers.  The odds of them playing with hand grenades while flying is basically nil.  The odds of them being attacked by a vengeful dictator are much, much bigger.

Quote from: Hydra009 on October 05, 2023, 11:34:35 PMPutin had a crazy press conference or speech or whatever, but the part that really blows me away is that it's just 30 lies a minute and said in the most brazen ways possible, barely even the pretense of believably.

Of course, he reiterated his lies about Ukraine, which we all know by heart now.  But check out this one: the Wagner plane crash happened because they were doing cocaine and playing with hand grenades  Yeah, and Epstein hung himself because he thought the Cats movie should've won an Academy Award and he was bummed out that it didn't.  Give me a break!  The Wagner guys were real pieces of work, but they were trained soldiers.  The odds of them playing with hand grenades while flying is basically nil.  The odds of them being attacked by a vengeful dictator are much, much bigger.

Putin: "Odesa is certainly a Russian city, but a little bit Jewish".

Quote from: Cassia on October 06, 2023, 08:44:06 AMPutin: "Odesa is certainly a Russian city, but a little bit Jewish".

Yeah, the guy really puts his foot in his mouth when it comes to Jewish people.  You can tell he has some very unsavory attitudes brewing under the surface.

He repeated his lie about the Ukrainians being Nazis but said that they have a jewish president to cover it up.  Like millions of people are just pretending to like a jewish guy and to have fairly progressive views compared to the rest of Eastern Europe.  Meanwhile, a prominent rabbi in Russia says it's not safe for Jews there.

Putin said to look at what "Israelis" are saying online (read: Russian bot farms cranking out condemnations of Ukrainians and trying to fool you about its source) which conveniently also seeks to drive a wedge between Ukrainians and actual Israelis.

Russia just shot down another of its own SU-35s within days of the last one they shot down! 🫡

Quote from: Unbeliever on October 06, 2023, 01:43:58 PMRussia just shot down another of its own SU-35s within days of the last one they shot down! 🫡

The Su-35's thrust-vectoring system and integrated flight- and propulsion-control systems allow the aircraft to attain "supermaneuverability", enabling it to perform post-stall manoeuvres at low speeds.

I just saw a video about those jets. If it's not stealthy nor can acquire targets first, it better have supermaneuverability. The US fighters don't even prioritize this anymore. They kill you before you know they are out there. Dogfights are so 90s.

Wow, who knew that Russia has a "supreme shaman"? It's an elected post! 🤣
He says there won't be a nuclear war because of the war in Ukraine. What a relief! 🫣

Russia shoots down its own plane...again

Yes, it is also a Su-35.
No, it's not the exact same plane.  The last one was near Tokmak, this one was near Mariupol.

This is what I mean about this stuff being ungoogleable.

And I know it's a faux pas to give advice to the enemy, but just give the AA guys the day off or something. Give them one of those children's tablets with Candy Crush on it or Masha and the Bear or something.  Just take a breather for a while.

Also, I'm tempted to make a new pack of playing cards in honor of Russian air defense: instead of aces, it'll have AA.

Quote from: Unbeliever on October 06, 2023, 01:43:58 PMRussia just shot down another of its own SU-35s within days of the last one they shot down!

Lol beat me to it.  Two in two weeks!

23 tanks!  They've had some strong numbers lately, especially when it comes to artillery, which is often in the 30s.

Speaking of artillery destruction, Ukraine blew up a Russian "flamethrower" artillery piece with HIMARS

You know what time it is?  HIMARS o'clock!

You likely heard about the terrible violence in Israel -  surprise attacks initiated by Hamas that has killed many civilians.

Zelenskyy condemned the attacks as terrorism and affirmed Israel's right to self-defense as someone who is extremely familiar with the idea on a practical level.

Russian telegram is...decidely less sympathetic with the victims.  I won't link or post what they have said, but suffice it to say that it wouldn't be out of place in Hitler's Germany.  I want to say that Russia's new bedfellows in Iran and Afghanistan are pushing it down to that level, but I very much doubt that this was a recent development.

Authoritarians around the world have been emboldened to act however they want without regard for consequences and to show their true colors - open aggression is possible towards any even borderline western country, a country allied to a western country, or a historic adversary to a current Axis country.