Somewhere along the way he well and truly fell down a rabbit hole
He went after Lukashenko's carrot.
My thinking was more that since they already have a large number of the launchers and don't seem to be getting modern Western replacements at a fast enough rate that producing the ammunition for the launchers they do have could be a quick way to plug the gap. Contrary to the common expresssion, rocket science really isn't all that difficult and I'd have thought that cloning the stock they do have (or, better yet, figuring out how to adapt a readily available western missile to the S300 launchers) wouldn't have been beyond the realms of possibility.
Obviously, I'm sure Ukraine would prefer a full complement of Patriot batteries but I'd have thought providing more ammo for the launchers they do have should be the faster and cheaper option...
they couldnt even organise much of a parade this year...Ukrainian farmers must have a bigger stockpile at this stage.
Interesting timing, just spotted the below on Twitter. Looks like the US decided to take their Hawk air defense system is coming out of mothballs.
It's hardly the most modern piece of kit but not that much older than the S300s and I believe there are large stockpiles of ammunition quite readily available too... Presumably much more economical per shot than Patriots too...
holy crap....did they shoot him...?or did he just have an extra shot of breakfast vodka...?
Could be like the Irish soldier at the Michael Collins commemoration last year or given the timing of the shots somebody may well have aimed down instead of up 🙃
The clip cut off before that conscript got kicked halfway to death.
I just never have or perhaps ever will understand Seagal. I do not know how, with such an obvious lack of talent he ever managed to get past a screentest for the toothpaste ad.
I can only conclude it is a P.T. Barnum effect, a modern freakshow. Even with age he seems to have managed to outdo Cher as worst plastic surgery job ever. His face looks like a hideously botched experiment involving a reverse liposuction and simultaneous botox. What a hero Russia has chosen.
Soldiers fainting while on parade duty is common all over the world. Unlikely to be alcohol related. Looks like the lights went out on that poor chap immediately.
True I seem to recall having seen it 5 or 6 times live. Trooping of the colours in Buckingham palace a couple of times. Last year at 100 year aniversery of Michael Collins' Death, I also seem to recall it at an honour guard when Mary Robinson was president.
Unlikely to be alcohol related in any other places than Russia. In Russia, it's either the alcohol in their blood, or the lack of alcohol in their blood - which is a very dangerous and potentially deadly "affliction" for a habitual heavy drinker.
Lack of blood to the brain from standing too long.
Yeah it's from locking the knees while standing still for a long time. They teach them not to (lock the knees) but someone always does it anyway.
Appears that it was not the vodka, he got shot. Shows clearly in the vid, and the comments.
Here is something similar. British soldier fainting.
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From Darth Putin...
The only tank in today's victory parade was a T-34. When it heard it was to be sent to Ukraine it tried to play dead.
Prigozhin still not happy with grandpa Putin
The Armed Forces of Ukraine explained whether the shelling of phosphorus bombs affected the situation in Bakhmut
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It's from 2018. Here's another angle.
They are ready
Makes sense
Puttin obviously means his future.
Also thought this whole thing was just a special military operation?
"The security of the country rests on you today, the future of our statehood and our people depend on you,"
Special operation must not being going well.
🤷♂️
New secret weapon?
True. Plus, many forget about the Ukrainian Space launcher and Rocket engine industry. They designed and manufactured the Antares 1st stage and the engines for the ESA's Vega rocket. Also designed and manufactured the Zenith launch vehicle. Their engineers are no slouches when it comes to orbital launchers. It's curious why this engineering know-how is not applied to home-grown long range ballistic missiles.
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Off to Bakhmut with ye
I believe the bridgehead he's talking about is the settlement of Sakko I Vantsetti just north of Soledar, encircled in blue.
It was taken by Wagner a few months back, but is now back under Ukrainian control seemingly.
Apparently the agent who made him famous essentially did it as a bet...
Marine warnings in place in the Barent's sea for this week, look like missile tests from Russia... be interesting to see what comes of it.
Why does the name Slab Murphy pop into my head every time I see yer man!
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