I had to look this equipment up because I was unfamiliar with it and from the Russian sources I've seen it was just deployed yesterday or at least publicized that it was deployed.

They appear to be disarmed and possibly wounded with the shooter moving calmly from one person to the next and executing them based on the video in the article. It's unlikely they're combatants at this point which would make them prisoners.

Post this over at [email protected] they love this kind of content.

Looking through the mod log, I don't blame them for nuking the whole thread. Your comment seemed respectable enough, but the others were devolving pretty quick.

The journalists also spoke to a resident of the "DPR" ["Donetsk People’s Republic" – self-proclaimed and non-recognised quasi-state formation in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast – ed.] who has been fighting on the side of Russia for more than two years. Recently, he learned from his neighbours that his apartment had been recognised as "mismanaged property" and could be nationalised.

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Looks like it was lemmy.world that banned it. I can still see it in the list of communities on lemmy.ml, but not lemmy.world. Edit: found it in the mod log as well.

It is reported that the passage was secured by a US P8 anti-ship aircraft.

That seems pretty significant. It seems unlikely the ships would have been targeted by Russia if they were flying the flags of their country of origin, but to have an armed escort is definitely a huge deterrence. I have to wonder what sort of response it'll garner considering all the other 'unprofessional acts' Russian aircraft have been employing against unarmed US aircraft lately.

Absolutely excellent article. I was just thinking about this topic last night with all the Hexbear drama going on after taking a peek at their front page seeing all the Russian colonialism apologists and excusers posting there.

There's no way that was pass interference on [player], the refs are clearly rigging the game for [opposing team]!

It's probably because of the big budget fight that happened around that time. The bill to provide aid to Taiwan, Israel, and Ukraine passed on 20 April that year after being stalled for months by Republicans.

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I was wondering when they would start using civil aviation aircraft to conduct strikes. I'm not sure of the legality of weaponizing civilian assets for military purposes, but it's an effective disguise if they can log a flight plan near a sensitive target. Even if they don't hit the target or get shot down, then Russia will have to run the risk of shooting down its own civilian aircraft or stop general aviation flights near high value targets.

What are the odds it lands on a S400 missile complex before the operators even detect it flying towards them?

It's a Google translate of the post on Telegram, which always looks funky after it's been processed.

They likely can't hear them coming. Shooting without earpro will do a number on your ears.

Maria Andreeva, a key face of the movement, has emphasized that she supports the guiding logic of the full-scale invasion, but is protesting the Russian government's treatment of its soldiers and the inability of mobilized men to be rotated out of the front line.

She also has repeated Russian propaganda about the Bucha massacre, in which hundreds of Ukrainian civilians were killed by Russian soldiers, saying that it had been "staged" by the West.

Disappointing yet unsurprising.

Doesn't appear so, the only listed mod of the community, @[email protected], hasn't had any activity for about 2 months. I'm not sure how functional the mod log search by user is, but I couldn't find any activity in there either.

If you're looking for the graphic the general staff ZSU Facebook page still posts it. I'd post it myself but the numbers are usually posted while I'm asleep and someone else will probably beat me to it.

Yes, there were reports recently of manned serveilance aircraft being subjected to wake turbulence. I think there were other incidents in addition to this report.

Citing unidentified US officials, The Associated Press news agency also reported last week that a Russian jet flew dangerously close to a US surveillance aircraft over Syria on July 16, “putting the lives of the four American crew members in danger”.

Nah, put a little speed tape on that bad boy and it's good to go!