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15 | 3.71% |
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115 | 28.47% |
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67 | 16.58% |
| dragonfly |
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94 | 23.27% |
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14 | 3.47% |
| 🐝 |
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87 | 21.53% |
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Is Wagner marching on Moscow yet
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Aug 24, 2023 02:07
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Aug 24, 2023 02:09
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VoicesCanBe posted:I really hope Prigo realized in his final moments that he'd been had. That would make this funnier. sort of an aside but this is exactly the scenario “it spun in. there were no survivors” described. it would’ve been understood by much of the MASH audience that would’ve been in or had family in the service some time in WWII/Korea to be a uniquely horrifying fate
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Aug 24, 2023 02:09
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im still bullish on prigozhin being a sacha baron cohen character
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Aug 24, 2023 02:19
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lumpentroll posted:lukashenko put em all on the plane imo a sublime artist he is!
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Aug 24, 2023 02:31
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Bad news for Russia - Ukraine has convinced a Russia military pilot to defect with his helicopter to Ukraine https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/23/russian-military-pilot-reportedly-defects-to-ukraine-with-helicopter Russian military pilot reportedly defects to Ukraine with helicopter Emma Graham-Harrison in Kyiv and Pjotr Sauer Wed 23 Aug 2023 17.13 BST A Russian military helicopter has landed in Ukraine, reportedly after the pilot was convinced to defect in a six-month intelligence operation. A Russian military blogger said a helicopter had crossed the border with three people on board “a couple of weeks ago”, but claimed the aircraft had lost its way. The twin-engine Mi-8 AMTSh was on a flight between two airbases, transporting parts for Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets, Ukrainska Pravda newspaper reported, citing defence intelligence sources. The pilot’s family had already been moved to Ukraine as part of the defection operation and he would join them, it said. Both crew members were killed, the Russian blogger and Ukrainian reports said. A spokesperson for Ukraine’s military intelligence appeared to confirm that the aircraft had landed in Ukraine, but in line with government reticence about intelligence operations, did not give any details. “There will be official information. We need to wait a little bit – we are working on it, including with the crew,” said Andriy Yusov told state television. The news about a possible pilot defection came days after a drone attack destroyed a supersonic Russian bomber on an airfield hundreds of kilometres from Ukraine. Russia’s airforce has been among the most destructive parts of its war machine, even though it has not been able to take control of the skies over Ukraine. Russian jets and helicopters launch missiles and unguided bombs at civilian targets, and the support they provide to frontline troops has made it harder for Ukrainian forces mounting a counteroffensive to push through Russian defences. Since the start of the war, Ukraine has pressed western allies to provide better air defences and aircraft to protect the country. That campaign culminated in a pledge of dozens of F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and the Netherlands earlier this week. The planes will be handed over in tranches after pilot training has been satisfactorily completed, but because the new crews have to improve their English before learning to fly and maintain the jets, that will not happen until well into next year. Ukraine’s small air force is currently made up of Soviet-standard planes that can run only a dozen or so low-risk combat missions a day because they are outnumbered by their Russian equivalents. Although Moscow uses its own jets relatively conservatively in frontline areas, the size of its air force means it poses a far greater threat. In the context of Russia’s large fleet, the defection of a highly trained pilot – after a successful Ukrainian intelligence mission – would be a more significant military blow than the loss of a single helicopter through crew error. The cross-border flight was presented as an accident by Russian blogger Fighterbomber, who runs a Telegram channel with close links to Russia’s air force. “The crew, for some reason, lost their bearings and crossed the border,” he said, confirming that the image circulating in Ukrainian media was that of the missing Mi-8. “Realising where they landed, they made an attempt to take off, but were shot while the helicopter was on the ground. Presumably, two board members died and the commander was taken hostage.” In a follow-up post, he dismissed claims the pilot’s family was in Ukraine, claiming to be in contact with relatives of all crew members.
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Aug 24, 2023 02:37
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R. Mute posted:prigozhin casually flying on a jet to moscow really underlines the fact that literally everyone involved in this war is profoundly stupid. why was he even going back to Moscow?
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Aug 24, 2023 02:38
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Good new for Ukraine - Ukrainian forces have raised the national flag in the settlement of Robotyne in the southern Zaporizhzhia region https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-forces-raise-national-flag-robotyne-zaporizhzhia-region-2023-08-23/ Ukraine forces raise national flag in Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia region Reuters August 24, 20233:03 AM GMT+8 Updated 7 hours ago Aug 23 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have raised the national flag in the settlement of Robotyne in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, Kyiv's military said on Wednesday, though it was not clear whether the entire community had been liberated from Russian forces. "A historic day! Soldiers of the 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade set up the flag of Ukraine in the village of Robotyne, in one of the hottest destinations – Melitopol," the brigade said in a post on its Telegram channel. In a video published by General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, the Ukrainian flag is seen on a roof of a badly damaged building surrounded by burnt trees. "A blue and yellow flag signed by the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was raised on the school destroyed by the Russian invaders on the National Flag Day!" the 47th Brigade said. Reuters was able to confirm the location from the road’s layout and buildings' structure seen in the video which matched satellite and file imagery of the area. Reuters was not able to separately verify the date when the video was filmed. Kyiv seeks to recapture the strategic southern city of Melitopol as part of its counter-offensive against Russia's full-scale 2022 invasion.
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Aug 24, 2023 02:40
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Aug 24, 2023 02:42
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fizzy posted:Good new for Ukraine - Ukrainian forces have raised the national flag in the settlement of Robotyne in the southern Zaporizhzhia region Literally a couple of houses and the main location in Google maps is the cemetery.
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Aug 24, 2023 02:48
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Good new
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Aug 24, 2023 02:49
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BadOptics posted:Literally a couple of houses and the main location in Google maps is the cemetery. i can see why it was critical to capture, these are critical components of ukraines war effort
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Aug 24, 2023 02:52
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So an independent military tried to stage a coup, but Putin just said, "No you aren't. Get out of the country now" and they did. And then like a month later he just publicly blew up the guy who led the coup. I feel like the plan for anti-Putin forces in Russia to oust Putin has now been firmly discredited. I wonder what NATO is going to aim for now.
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Aug 24, 2023 02:52
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like, wtf. why the hell go back. what guarantee he had that he would be totally fine, lmao
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Aug 24, 2023 02:56
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dead gay comedy forums posted:like, wtf. why the hell go back. what guarantee he had that he would be totally fine, lmao I'm also curious about the guys that decided to get in the same plane as him. What were they thinking?
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Aug 24, 2023 03:00
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they legit thought water under the bridge its fine
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Aug 24, 2023 03:01
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putin cant remember that far back its fin-
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Aug 24, 2023 03:02
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dead gay comedy forums posted:like, wtf. why the hell go back. what guarantee he had that he would be totally fine, lmao razorscooter posted:they won’t blow him up a week from now. they pinky swore.
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Aug 24, 2023 03:02
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dead gay comedy forums posted:like, wtf. why the hell go back. what guarantee he had that he would be totally fine, lmao So what is he going to do about it, write a letter? If any client finds themself liquidated by an elimination squad and believes this to be an error please haunt our service desk and a priest will attend to your query.
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Aug 24, 2023 03:07
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https://twitter.com/snekotron/status/1694421682591564226 posthumous welcome to the resistance
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Aug 24, 2023 03:09
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How long before the USA government n' friends realise they can just shoot down private jets of domestic political opponents then dare anyone to do anything about it. Everyone gets a drone strike. It's like the Hydra wins outcome from that avenger movie.
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Aug 24, 2023 03:11
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joe biden is not that cool
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Aug 24, 2023 03:16
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if Joe did it would be accidentally.
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Aug 24, 2023 03:19
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DancingShade posted:How long before the USA government n' friends realise they can just shoot down private jets of domestic political opponents then dare anyone to do anything about it. the us got into shooting down jets of domestic political rivals in... *checks calendar* september 1, 1983
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Aug 24, 2023 03:20
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Armoured Core 6: Fires of Robotyne
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Aug 24, 2023 03:25
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DancingShade posted:How long before the USA government n' friends realise they can just shoot down private jets of domestic political opponents then dare anyone to do anything about it. No domestic adversary to the system is in a position to own such a plane due to the way the system is designed; those that do reinforce the political system and it in turn reinforces them
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Aug 24, 2023 03:30
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mfw no more hotdogs
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Aug 24, 2023 03:38
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he used to be a caterer but he served himself up as a dish for putin. how ironic
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Aug 24, 2023 03:41
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DancingShade posted:How long before the USA government n' friends realise they can just shoot down private jets of domestic political opponents then dare anyone to do anything about it. Probably shortly after airplanes became a thing lol. Paul Wellstone comes to mind
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Aug 24, 2023 03:45
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Spergin Morlock posted:Probably shortly after airplanes became a thing lol. Paul Wellstone comes to mind That was a propeller plane though. Never ever get into one of those lol
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Aug 24, 2023 03:47
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DancingShade posted:How long before the USA government n' friends realise they can just shoot down private jets of domestic political opponents then dare anyone to do anything about it. Obama killed a US citizen in the drone assassination campaign under the 9/11 AUMF, which iirc has no geographic limitations. Good thing Bush joined #theresistance because that would be an extremely awful law to have on the books. Good thing Obama is a world historic moral leader or that would be an extremely dangerous precedent.
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Aug 24, 2023 03:47
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Dokapon Findom posted:That was a propeller plane though. Never ever get into one of those lol If I could live any fantasy life of my choice it would be to have a 4 prop flying boat, with piston engines specifically, for my house and just roam around the world chasing an infinite summer
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Aug 24, 2023 03:49
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the cia blew up un secretary Dag Hammarskjöld in 61
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Aug 24, 2023 03:50
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There’s that defence contractor trying to get a new PBY funded for whatever reason. That shouldn’t be a surprise because the company that decided to make a modern BAR is apparently doing pretty well. The MIC falling into nostalgia related branding would be v funny ngl
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Aug 24, 2023 03:51
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Danann posted:https://twitter.com/snekotron/status/1694421682591564226 I was pretty convinced for a while there that the whole coup thing was an op but I guess it was real and I guess a mutiny during a war earns you more than a car bomb really sucks for everyone else on that flight
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Aug 24, 2023 03:52
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Engorged Pedipalps posted:really sucks for everyone else on that flight utkin being there too is hella funny even in death, prigozhin delivered. the content is good. the heart of a poster!
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Aug 24, 2023 03:58
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DancingShade posted:How long before the USA government n' friends realise they can just shoot down private jets of domestic political opponents then dare anyone to do anything about it. America has been the world leader in weaponized airplanes from the get-go. KLA 007, Cubana Flight 455, Iran Air 655 and Ukraine International 752, TWA Flight 800 The list is so goddamn long
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Aug 24, 2023 04:00
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Delta-Wye posted:utkin being there too is hella funny is Wagner group like vampires? if you kill original Wagner do they all turn to dust?
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Aug 24, 2023 04:02
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russian politics rule because its like watching how palace politics actually operated 600 years ago today with less subtlety
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Aug 24, 2023 04:02
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Yah, I respect the transparency.
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