Massive Ukrainian drone strike deep in Russian territory leaves 40 aircraft burning
I swear I searched with multiple key words, but couldn't find a thread.
The drones were launched from fake ceilings in trucks once they approached targets very, very deep in Russia. It was all done remotely. It's an estimated €2B loss and I've read that some of the planes were equipped to handle nuclear payloads.
The operation has been planned for 18 months and was personally overseen by Zelensky. The best part? The good ol' U.S.A. was not notified of the operation!!! Now Trump has a black eye, too!
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 173 | June 5, 2025 3:00 AM
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An operation by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) using first-person-view (FPV) drones smuggled deep inside Russian and hidden inside trucks has hit 41 Russian heavy bombers at four airfields across the country, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent on June 1.
The operation — codenamed "Spider web" and a year-and-a-half in the planning — appears to have dealt a major blow to the aircraft Moscow uses to launch long-range missile attacks on Ukraine's cities.
The source said one of the airfields hit was the Belaya air base in Russia's Irkutsk Oblast, [bold]more than 4,000 kilometers from Ukraine.[/bold]
by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 1, 2025 3:45 PM
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This is all over Reddit. Four different airports were targeted. Also read that Moscow had just transferred a bunch of planes there for safety. They won’t be able to repair them, no parts.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | June 1, 2025 3:50 PM
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Some incredible footage of a launch from a truck and a drone closing in and bombing planes.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 5 | June 1, 2025 3:54 PM
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r4 is also:
*COVID: Hi, bitches, I'm back!*
[quote]This is suspicious coming immediately after RFK Jr. announced policy changes on Covid vaccines.
[quote]Sounds like leftwing propaganda getting ready for the 2026 midterms.
[quote]Democrats know they're losing public support, so they're out to steal another election via scare tactics.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | June 1, 2025 3:56 PM
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Thank OP for bringing us these joyful tidings, nice to hear cheerful uplifting good news stories like this
by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 1, 2025 4:03 PM
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I wish they could land one on Putin's head.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 1, 2025 4:07 PM
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[quote]Maybe now Trump will pull the USA out of "woke" Europe altogether and let them fight their own losing battles.
Given the "Ukrainian drone strike deep in Russian territory leaves 40 aircraft burning," it's hard to see how it's Europe that's losing.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 1, 2025 4:12 PM
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R9 they have already done some low level attacks on government officials and facilities in Moscow, but since it isnt really a high value military target they've focused on the bombers which very much are. And this attack will have cost Russia billions if they've taken out as many planes as the story says
In addition it looks like Ukraine has also taken out two rail supply links inside Russian territory
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 12 | June 1, 2025 4:20 PM
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Belaya air base is on the border of freakin’ Mongolia!
by Anonymous | reply 13 | June 1, 2025 4:22 PM
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R11, go suck Putin's dick.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | June 1, 2025 4:22 PM
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"So what," Cunt R11? I love it how you always come on to every Ukraine thread and with your stinky vodka breath trying to shill for Mother Russia. Eat shir, loser. Blocked.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | June 1, 2025 4:24 PM
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The Ukrainians also seem to have attacked Russia's nuclear sub base in Severomorsk
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 16 | June 1, 2025 4:30 PM
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And the Ukrainians have also blown up a military freight train.
They've had a busy busy night! (Or day, not sure what time it was when they did all this)
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 17 | June 1, 2025 4:32 PM
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Now do civilian bombing attacks in Russian populated cities - like they've been doing for years in Ukraine.
Initially some brain-washed Russians will now be further in support of going after Ukraine, but eventually they'll just want it all to stop.
I don't understand how someone doesn't take down Putin - what kind of safeguards does he have in place that prevents that? He has killed so many close advisors, oligarchs, and others.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | June 1, 2025 4:37 PM
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We have no yet seen the full capabilities of drones. They could alter the balance of power more than nuclear missiles. At the very least, they are going to bring terrorism to a new level.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | June 1, 2025 4:39 PM
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Wow! 18 months of planning, amazing result. Slava Ukraini!
by Anonymous | reply 20 | June 1, 2025 4:43 PM
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Flatten the Kremlin next!
by Anonymous | reply 21 | June 1, 2025 5:49 PM
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Who's going to get defenestrated for this?
by Anonymous | reply 22 | June 1, 2025 5:53 PM
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Here's the story from NPR.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 23 | June 1, 2025 5:54 PM
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This is how I act nicer towards Putin.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | June 1, 2025 6:06 PM
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I’m glad Ukraine pulled this off, but it worries me that Russia will do something devastatingly stupid in retaliation..
by Anonymous | reply 25 | June 1, 2025 6:14 PM
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R23 Hot photo of VZ with the headline 'deep inside'. Kind of triggering, don't you guys think?
by Anonymous | reply 27 | June 1, 2025 6:26 PM
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BBC story not only confirms OP's original link but adds that it looks like six airbases attacked, not four
[quote]It is reported that several other air bases, including Severniy in Ivanovo region, Dyagilevo in Ryazan region and Engels-2 in Saratov region, and Ukrainka in the far-east region of Amur, have also been targeted by Ukrainian drones.
$7 billion of damage, more than 40 planes - 34% of Russias strategic bombers
[quote]The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claims today’s attack on airfields in Russia has struck 34% of Russia’s strategic bombers capable of carrying cruise missiles. In a post on social media, the SBU said its "Operation Spider's Web" cost Russia $7bn (£5.2bn).
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 28 | June 1, 2025 6:35 PM
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[quote]The Russians can hit Ukraine with drones too and are taking more and more de jure Ukrainian territory by the day, while Ukraine is completely incapable of reclaiming any of it.
28 Feb 2022 20% 119,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
31 Dec 2024 19% 112,865 km2 (43,577 sq mi)
[quote]The Russians are also smashing Ukrainian military targets within Ukraine.
The Russians are also smashing Ukrainian civilian targets within Ukraine. FIFY
[quote]Anyway, Zelenskyy is just trying to perform a futile show of (a lack of) strength...
$7 billion of damage, more than 40 planes - 34% of Russias strategic bombers - see link at R28
More lies from a MAGA fascist. Now fuck off, you vatnik cunt.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | June 1, 2025 7:03 PM
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Were these drones developed or built by US companies?
by Anonymous | reply 30 | June 1, 2025 7:10 PM
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This is my favorite part of the above NPR reporting: "The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose operational details, said the attack took over 1 1/2-year to execute and was personally supervised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy."
VZ is one hot motherfucker.
Choke on Zelenskyy's big fat cock, Putin and all you Putin cucks.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | June 1, 2025 7:10 PM
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The Russian army is weak - they've lost thousands of troops, they have conscripts who don't want to be there, and their equipment is old and unreliable.
Why NATO hasn't stepped in yet and stopped all this is bullshit.
SOMEBODY has to stand up to these dictators. It's out of control.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | June 1, 2025 7:15 PM
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So while Trump and Vance were hectoring Zelenskyy in the Oval Office for relying on America to fight its battles, Zelenskyy was planning this series of attacks with no input from the Americans at all.
He's a leader. Trump and Vance are very, very small men compared to him.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | June 1, 2025 7:17 PM
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People can congratulate Ukraine, but the response from Russia will be brutal.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | June 1, 2025 7:33 PM
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[quote]People can congratulate Ukraine, but the response from Russia will be brutal.
Your point, r35?
by Anonymous | reply 36 | June 1, 2025 7:36 PM
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R35, what are they going to do? Target another shopping mall and kill civilians as is their wont to do?
Look at the difference when Ukraine attacks -- debilitates with billions worth of irreplaceable damage, yet zero civilian deaths.
Russians simply keep attacking innocent civilians. Scum. And they wonder why they are a hated universal pariah.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | June 1, 2025 7:36 PM
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R36 seems to think that the Russian Army isn't unprepared, inept, and incapable, and hasn't just been outsmarted by a better and well prepared Ukranian defense.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | June 1, 2025 7:45 PM
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R36 also seems to think the best defense for Ukraine is to not be on the offense. How dumb.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | June 1, 2025 7:47 PM
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Where do you get that, r39?
Where do you get that, r40?
by Anonymous | reply 41 | June 1, 2025 7:49 PM
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R22, probably the poor, bumbling half-drunk truck driver named Igor.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | June 1, 2025 7:49 PM
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I've read that the truck drivers were unaware of the infiltration. I can totally see that. Long haul truckers falling asleep with chemical or alcohol aid would be totally unconscious/blotto to the new installation working on their truck.
Man, those Ukrainian agents in Russia have balls the size of church bells.
by Anonymous | reply 43 | June 1, 2025 7:55 PM
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Apparently, Zelenskyy had some cards, Donolt.
by Anonymous | reply 44 | June 1, 2025 7:55 PM
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Why can’t they figure out where Pootie is holed up and bomb his fucking ass?
by Anonymous | reply 45 | June 1, 2025 7:58 PM
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I'm having an early Sunday cocktail (NOT vodka!) in a victory cheer to Ukraine. SLAVA UKRAINE!
by Anonymous | reply 46 | June 1, 2025 8:01 PM
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Zelensky has given Western Europe a great gift to help sustain and further its own security. It will not go unrecognized. As Trump crashes out economy, the EU will only rise.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | June 1, 2025 8:02 PM
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Apparently Dump knew nothing of this, being a cunt who can't be trusted. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
by Anonymous | reply 48 | June 1, 2025 8:05 PM
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This feels at a similar level as the “beep beep boom” operation in Lebanon, which effectively single handedly changed the course of that conflict. We can only pray for a similar reckoning here.
Unfortunately though, Russia will revert to nukes if they are truly looking at a loss.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | June 1, 2025 8:13 PM
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[quote] Unfortunately though, Russia will revert to nukes if they are truly looking at a loss.
No, R50, it will not.
by Anonymous | reply 51 | June 1, 2025 8:16 PM
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People seem to think Russia has biger balls than it does.
by Anonymous | reply 52 | June 1, 2025 8:19 PM
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People also seem to think that Russia is some kind of behemoth that can take territories as it pleases.
When Russia was the current boogieman under Reagan, US officials were appalled at the state of the Russian war machine.
Nothing worked, it was crap when it was new and now there are no parts to fix it anyway.
Russia is still basically a third world mess.
by Anonymous | reply 53 | June 1, 2025 8:31 PM
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John McCain once summed Russia up as a gas station with nukes.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | June 1, 2025 8:37 PM
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Their nukes probably work as well as a SpaceX rocket these days.
by Anonymous | reply 55 | June 1, 2025 8:53 PM
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The incompetent, demoralized Russian Army full of 20-year-olds wouldn't even know how to deploy nukes. That's what it's come to. I'm putting my money on Ukraine.
by Anonymous | reply 56 | June 1, 2025 9:05 PM
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The Russians have been relying heavily on their strategic bomber fleet to deliver cruise missiles in their (frankly: terrorist) attacks on Ukrainian urban centers.
This attack will substantially reduce their ability to do so. Also keep in mind that they are not currently manufacturing either Tu-22 or Tu-160, relying instead on old Soviet era airframes which they are bringing into service. And they only do that in small numbers. I think they refurbished and brought online three Tu-160 last year (they call these Tu-160M). So these losses — 40 aircraft? DEVASTATING.
Good. The Russian campaign of terrorist attacked on cities is cruel, stupid, and pointless.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | June 1, 2025 9:37 PM
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It's hilarious that Russia is trying to paint this as a terrorist act. Ukraine targeted military bases, not civilians, which Russia has done against Ukraine, and which is terrorist.
Also this is a war Russia started. Fuck them.
by Anonymous | reply 58 | June 1, 2025 9:53 PM
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And I thought my weekend couldn’t get worse.
Pass the meth pipe.
by Anonymous | reply 59 | June 1, 2025 9:57 PM
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[quote]...with no input from the Americans at all.
Well, there was input from a few real Americans; it just came a little over 6 months ago.
by Anonymous | reply 60 | June 1, 2025 10:03 PM
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And the Russian bots on Twitter are spinning this as Zelenskyy “starting World War 3.”
by Anonymous | reply 61 | June 1, 2025 10:03 PM
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Pictures of the drones and the wooden cabinets affixed to trucks. More than one photo at link. Tiny but deadly little things.
I can't in a million years imagine Russia pulling off such a sophisticated, clinical strike. They just go for blind, wholesale mayhem and slaughter.
Putin must be shitting bricks about his remaining 60% of long strike capable aircraft. For all he knows, many could be gone tomorrow. That's the other facet of this operation: the psychological tactic is immeasurably important. Putin's really off his feet now.
Western Europe, get your shit together and go!
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 62 | June 1, 2025 10:04 PM
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Zelensky no longer shares intelligence with US, so Trump must be pissed, jejejejjejeje
by Anonymous | reply 63 | June 1, 2025 10:05 PM
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I would laugh if Russia ends up [italic]losing[/italic] land due to their own hubris and stupidity.
by Anonymous | reply 64 | June 1, 2025 10:14 PM
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They have plenty of land to lose with nobody on it that nobody wants.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | June 1, 2025 10:16 PM
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What a pathetic fucking country. Hey, where did all the MAGAts/Putin cucks go? I guess they realuzed this thread was a losing cause for them--much like Russia is discovering with Ukraine. Zelenskyy is brilliant. Putin is on his way out.
by Anonymous | reply 66 | June 1, 2025 10:18 PM
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This is it! This is the sign!
Glory to Ukraine! Glory to her heroes!
by Anonymous | reply 67 | June 1, 2025 10:29 PM
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So Zelensky does have the cards after all!!
by Anonymous | reply 68 | June 1, 2025 10:40 PM
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Finland must be laughing their asses off about this. And those people only laugh when something is *really* funny!
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 69 | June 1, 2025 10:42 PM
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Zelenskyy should lie and insist he told Trump everything about the attack and that he's had the details for months!
by Anonymous | reply 70 | June 2, 2025 12:40 AM
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Now I definitely want alpha Zelinsky in me often, and quite deeply.
by Anonymous | reply 71 | June 2, 2025 12:43 AM
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By the way, more explosions heard deep inside Russian territory over the past few hours 🤭
by Anonymous | reply 72 | June 2, 2025 12:59 AM
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[Quote] It's hilarious that Russia is trying to paint this as a terrorist act.
Remember this is Russia we are talking about. The country that declared logic to be “against the orthodox faith” during the age of reason.
Or, a more recent example, the huge uproar in Russia when the movie Matilda came out — the movie about the affair between the future tsar Nicholas II and a ballet dancer. Why? Because they had declared him a saint in 2000, and saints don’t have love affairs.
Russia and “making sense” is like oil and water.
by Anonymous | reply 73 | June 2, 2025 1:10 AM
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There's been no comment from the White House as far as I can tell. I guess laying off 100 NSC personnel and saddling your Secretary of State with three other roles has its consequences.
by Anonymous | reply 74 | June 2, 2025 1:13 AM
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The number of people at Free Republic who are cheering for Putin is truly remarkable.
A generation ago, he was one of their most despised — remember Sarah Palin's "keep an eye on Putin" comment?
They are a cult. Truly.
by Anonymous | reply 75 | June 2, 2025 1:23 AM
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R75, they should be all gathered and sent to Russia. Traitors. "American patriots," my ass
by Anonymous | reply 76 | June 2, 2025 1:27 AM
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I read massive Ukrainian dong
by Anonymous | reply 77 | June 2, 2025 1:33 AM
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R77, Putin just took a massive Ukrainian dong up his ass today.
by Anonymous | reply 78 | June 2, 2025 1:35 AM
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[quote]Putin just took a massive Ukrainian dong up his ass today.
Why weren't explosives attached to it?
by Anonymous | reply 79 | June 2, 2025 1:38 AM
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[quote]I'm having an early Sunday cocktail (NOT vodka!) in a victory cheer to Ukraine. SLAVA UKRAINE!
You can get Ukranian vodka R46 - in fact its the ONLY vodka you can get here now. Russian vodka has been off the shelves for at least a couple of years now
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 80 | June 2, 2025 1:55 AM
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I prefer gin, anyway, R80.
by Anonymous | reply 81 | June 2, 2025 1:58 AM
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Best news of the weekend, by far!
I like how the Ukrainians did NOT tell the Trump WH -- obvious reason being the high chance that telling Trump's people = telling Putin's people.
by Anonymous | reply 82 | June 2, 2025 2:06 AM
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R79, because he knew Putin's prostate would be tickling and exploding for more!
by Anonymous | reply 83 | June 2, 2025 2:09 AM
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If Trump had been notified he would have tipped off Putin.
by Anonymous | reply 84 | June 2, 2025 2:09 AM
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Comment from Reddit thread on this;
[quote]The best part about this is that those fleets were already being pushed too hard for the maintenance ability of the Russians and now the remaining aircraft are going to be pushed even harder to the point where they simply won't have any operational aircraft soon. I think the US keeps about a 1/3 of it's fleet out for maintenance at any given time and that's with unlimited super power monopoly money to spend and the technical know how to keep things running.
[quote]This could be the end of a whole bunch of aircraft not even touched by the attack.
Maintenance death spiral
by Anonymous | reply 85 | June 2, 2025 2:13 AM
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Absolutely brilliant. They clearly didn’t tell Trump or his idiots of the planet they would have snitched to Putin.
by Anonymous | reply 86 | June 2, 2025 2:20 AM
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No doubt. Trump claimed he was going to get tough with Putin,
but TACO.
by Anonymous | reply 87 | June 2, 2025 2:31 AM
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They sent him some TACO belli via DoorDash…he missed the National Intelligence Update
by Anonymous | reply 88 | June 2, 2025 2:42 AM
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Bravo Zelenskyy. Fuck you MAGAts and Dump. No one other than these cunts would cheer on Russia.
by Anonymous | reply 89 | June 2, 2025 3:03 AM
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The brilliance of Zelensky's truck mission is that it would have been invisible to Starlink. I think Musk is no more reliable than Trump at keeping secrets and part of Starlink's mission is spying. In the past, we would have been certain that it would be spying on US enemies, but Trump has upended all of that.
by Anonymous | reply 91 | June 2, 2025 3:32 AM
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You just figured that out?! ;)
by Anonymous | reply 92 | June 2, 2025 3:36 AM
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[quote]People can congratulate Ukraine, but the response from Russia will be brutal.
No doubt. Watch Trump hurry to protect and defend Putin.
by Anonymous | reply 93 | June 2, 2025 3:45 AM
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When I saw that video of Zelensky dancing in heels and hose for a comedy skit I fell instantly in love. Any man that could laugh at himself that much was a man Id want to know . REAL men can laugh at themselves. Its not a coincidence trump nor putin can .
by Anonymous | reply 95 | June 2, 2025 3:59 AM
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Finland should use this as an excuse to take back landed ceded to the USSR back in the day. And while they're at it, take St. Petersburg, too. At least it would be run by a civilized culture.
by Anonymous | reply 96 | June 2, 2025 4:18 AM
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Excuse? Finland’s reason for existing was an “excuse?!”
by Anonymous | reply 97 | June 2, 2025 4:29 AM
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R97, go get defenestrated.
R95, I love his sense of humor.
by Anonymous | reply 98 | June 2, 2025 4:33 AM
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So it's been nearly 24 hours and the White House still hasn't made a statement? How embarrassing.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 99 | June 2, 2025 1:03 PM
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What can the idiot Dump regime say? "Uh...uh...uh..." Fucking cunts.
by Anonymous | reply 100 | June 2, 2025 1:25 PM
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[quote] "Uh...uh...uh..."
Sounds like Melania in the throes of her donkey show.
by Anonymous | reply 101 | June 2, 2025 1:30 PM
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[QUOTE]If Zelensky did mention this date on purpose - "1 year, 6 months, and 9 days from the start of planning", then we get to this interesting post of November 2023, where he promises "some serious long-range stuff":
Zelensky:
[QUOTE]Today, I held a separate meeting with the Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine, and I can say it was optimistic. We're preparing, among other things, some serious long-range stuff to make sure the occupiers feel the might of Ukraine.
More to come? They didn't plan just one operation, right? Part of the psych warfare.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 102 | June 2, 2025 1:48 PM
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Trump will blame Biden until his last breath
by Anonymous | reply 103 | June 2, 2025 2:57 PM
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You know how they have light shows with drones? I’d like to see one over Moscow, where the display ends with a lighted arrow pointed towards the Kremlin. Then the drone at the tip of the arrow fires an explosive at one of the onion domes. KA-BOOM!
by Anonymous | reply 104 | June 2, 2025 2:57 PM
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More about the truck drivers and the operation. Apparently, police are checking all trucks now causing massive multi-kilometer lines and traffic snarls.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 105 | June 2, 2025 3:59 PM
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A scathingly brilliant idea!
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 107 | June 2, 2025 4:11 PM
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The Russian war bloggers are now claiming it was “only” 14 bombers destroyed. Only!!! Imagine if, during the Iraq war, the Iraqis managed to destroy 14 B-52 bombers on U.S. soil!!!
(Of course the Russians are famed for their honesty. I’m sure 14 is not accurate. I would guess more like 25, halfway between Ukrainian and Russian claims.)
But this is all very Russian — stumbling to victory is how they win. WWII was a great example. Absolutely SCANDALOUS ineptitude in the command and supply structures in the beginning, somewhat corrected while the war went on. But the Russians didn’t win WWII because they got good. They won because they were able to eventually manage their mediocrity (at best) and swamp the Germans with numbers. They took eight million military deaths — shoveling their men like kindling into the furnace of war.
(By the way, let’s give credit where it’s due - Russian soldiers are very stolid and extremely tenacious. That tenacity is what saved the Soviet Union in 1941.)
So it’s their conviction that they will drown the Ukrainians in men eventually. No doubt.
A tv commentator on Russian tv just said that the Russian airman who made video of the devastation and posted it should be shot as a traitor to Russia. That’s the mindset we are dealing with here. Like Dee Plorable, marinated in vodka.
by Anonymous | reply 108 | June 2, 2025 4:27 PM
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R108, I agree with much of what you say except:
[quote] Russian soldiers are very stolid and extremely tenacious.
They appear to be utter failures.
by Anonymous | reply 109 | June 2, 2025 5:19 PM
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[Quote] They appear to be utter failures.
Not sure what you mean by failures, but if you mean the individual soldier is failing to attack or defend bravely (what I was referring to), IMO that is confusing the war situation with the bravery of the men fighting.
I’m actually amazed that the Russian conscripts keep going forward into the teeth of the Ukrainian defense, which has got extremely good at killing.
The Russians aren’t getting massacred in Ukraine because they’re cowards. They’re getting massacred because their leadership has bad tactics, bad logistics, doesn’t care about the men, and is corrupt.
It actually reminds me a lot of the Russo-Japanese War. The Russians were defending there. Their leaders were stunningly incompetent and the Russian soldier suffered tremendously for it. But the Japanese saluted their stubborn bravery.
by Anonymous | reply 111 | June 2, 2025 5:52 PM
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The Mossad team behind the Hezbollah pagers must be looking on in admiration.
by Anonymous | reply 112 | June 2, 2025 6:11 PM
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[Quote] The Mossad team behind the Hezbollah pagers must be looking on in admiration.
Gross comparison. The Israelis are the Russians of Israel/Palestine.
by Anonymous | reply 114 | June 2, 2025 6:31 PM
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You’re more gross than them!
Are you a professional asshole, or just a talented amateur? Let us know.
by Anonymous | reply 115 | June 2, 2025 6:38 PM
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[quote]Russian soldiers are very stolid and extremely tenacious.
Who have more than met their match. Not many would have backed Ukraine to hold out for over three years, but here we are. Astounding that Putin can still somehow at home spin his barbaric inept invasion as a continually worthwhile activity. The would-be mighty Russian bear has so obviously failed in its aggressive expansionism. And will equally obviously try barbarically to overcompensate for its manifest failure.
by Anonymous | reply 116 | June 2, 2025 6:42 PM
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[quote]Gross comparison. The Israelis are the Russians of Israel/Palestine.
Nah, both Ukraine and Israel are facing an existential threat from hostile neighbours who are being armed by Iran.
That's why the US and Europe has been backing both countries, with some exception, e.g. Ireland and Hungary are both backing Iran/Russia for different reasons.
Now that's not to put Zelensky and Netanyahu on equal footing, the former is a hero and the latter a villain.
by Anonymous | reply 118 | June 2, 2025 6:50 PM
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Eire back Russia?! Can I snort a line of whatever you’ve got?
by Anonymous | reply 119 | June 2, 2025 6:52 PM
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[quote]Russian soldiers are very stolid and extremely tenacious
Maybe back in WWII when Russia was attacked and they were fighting Nazis. Since then, not so much.
by Anonymous | reply 120 | June 2, 2025 7:04 PM
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Ireland are most definitely backing Iran.
President Goblin's gushing letter to the President of Iran despite their status as a rogue state, blaming Israel for leaking it and Ireland's determination to redefine the meaning of genocide makes it clear who they are backing in war there. They want Israel to lose. They hate Israel. It is in their blood.
And like most on the far left Sinn Fein want Ireland to stop arming Ukraine but they are in opposition. They don't like Putin but they are fully relaxed about Russian aggression. Many in Ireland was full and unambiguous neutrality on all issues, including opposition to NATO.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 121 | June 2, 2025 7:05 PM
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Let’s not forget the Russian winters, r108.
SHE, more than anything, halted the German advance.
And the Ukrainians have proven tougher than the Russians by miles.
by Anonymous | reply 122 | June 2, 2025 7:06 PM
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R118 and R121 are right - both Ukraine and Israel are facing an existential threat from hostile neighbours who are being armed by Iran. Both are outnumbered, but definitely not outsmarted
Iran makes many of the drones that Russia is using against Ukraine
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 123 | June 2, 2025 7:14 PM
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[Quote] Are you a professional asshole, or just a talented amateur? Let us know.
Spare us, ziono crazy.
The Russians have descaled that Ukraine doesn’t exist. It’s really THEIRS! They are entitled to take it over and annex it. There’s no such thing as a “Ukrainian.”
When these supposed “Ukrainians” fight back, they are TERRORISTS.
Now substitute the world Israelis for Russians, and Palestinians for Ukrainians. 100% match.
by Anonymous | reply 124 | June 2, 2025 7:25 PM
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Zelensky can sit on my face anytime!
by Anonymous | reply 125 | June 2, 2025 7:25 PM
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V8fascist as reliably dense and evil as ever.
by Anonymous | reply 126 | June 2, 2025 7:27 PM
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[Quote] The Russians have descaled
Should read
The Russians have declared
by Anonymous | reply 127 | June 2, 2025 7:27 PM
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R124 Cindy called: you can have that daughter of hers for what you will… just her view.
by Anonymous | reply 128 | June 2, 2025 7:53 PM
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Zelensky on Russia's proposal for a 2-3 day ceasefire: IDIOTS.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 129 | June 2, 2025 8:27 PM
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Ireland chose to be on the wrong side of history in WWII as well.
by Anonymous | reply 130 | June 2, 2025 8:50 PM
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[quote] It actually reminds me a lot of the Russo-Japanese War. The Russians were defending there. Their leaders were stunningly incompetent and the Russian soldier suffered tremendously for it. But the Japanese saluted their stubborn bravery.
And what has happened since then. We might be talking about the same ethnicity but that was generations ago. A distant memory discussed by historians like you. For which I am grateful.
Given Russian emigration to the west over the last thirty years I don't believe the same level of pride remains in homeland.
by Anonymous | reply 131 | June 2, 2025 9:18 PM
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R130 knows that the Irish Free State was legally “neutral”—only an asshole would infer some Axis link.
by Anonymous | reply 132 | June 2, 2025 9:27 PM
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Is being neutral in a war against Nazis a good thing?
by Anonymous | reply 133 | June 2, 2025 9:34 PM
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GO UKRAINE! Great news! Love it.
by Anonymous | reply 135 | June 2, 2025 9:57 PM
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This is such beautiful, beautiful news!
by Anonymous | reply 136 | June 2, 2025 10:19 PM
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It may have changed warfare in general
by Anonymous | reply 137 | June 2, 2025 10:23 PM
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I love that Dump and his MAGA White House thugs all dumped on and belittled Zelenskyy, saying Ukraine is nothing without the US and that Ukraine should just bend over without lube for Putin, and the Zelenskyy pulls this off. I wish Ukraine could just nuke Russia.
by Anonymous | reply 138 | June 2, 2025 11:08 PM
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That was awesome, R105. Flawlessly executed.
by Anonymous | reply 139 | June 2, 2025 11:51 PM
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[quote]I love that Dump and his MAGA White House thugs all dumped on and belittled Zelenskyy...
Zelenskyy had to sit and listen to never-soldier Trump proudly spew, "You don't hold any cards..." - while knowing that this meticulous sophisticated plan of modern warfare was well underway. It's been said so often, but always needs repeating, how colossal a moron history will judge Trump to be.
by Anonymous | reply 140 | June 3, 2025 5:07 AM
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Oh how I wish Zelensky would have stood up and bitch slapped trump and maybelline into next week !
by Anonymous | reply 141 | June 3, 2025 5:15 AM
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He kinda did by cunt punting their bestie, r141
by Anonymous | reply 142 | June 3, 2025 5:41 AM
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The Ukrainians mined the Kerch Bridge with 1100kg of TNT which was detonated today, damaging the underwater supports. It's the third time the bridge has been attacked...Russian security must be pretty lax.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 143 | June 3, 2025 11:44 AM
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R143 oh wow that's going to be a nightmare to fix. And expensive. Difficult enough in peacetime, doing underwater remedial work on bridge foundations, but under hostile fire that adds a whole other level of problems
by Anonymous | reply 144 | June 3, 2025 11:51 AM
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I hope he RUINS Russia. Ruins them. Scumbags
by Anonymous | reply 146 | June 3, 2025 12:37 PM
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The bridge was closed only for 2.5 hours. I guess Russia has not done much in the way of checking other bridge supports for attached TNT.
by Anonymous | reply 147 | June 3, 2025 12:54 PM
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R147, the Russians said that the bridge was closed only "temporarily" but that may prove only that they care about appearances rather than structural integrity.
by Anonymous | reply 148 | June 3, 2025 1:17 PM
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"Nice little country you have there. It would be a shame if something bad were to happen to it."
by Anonymous | reply 149 | June 3, 2025 1:28 PM
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[quote]"Nice little country you have there. It would be a shame if something bad were to happen to it."
"Oh we'll be fine Don, you're never likely to visit."
by Anonymous | reply 150 | June 3, 2025 2:16 PM
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The hits keep coming! A few hours ago Ukraine bombed out a part of the Crimean bridge. Russia needs that bridge.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 151 | June 3, 2025 2:20 PM
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(n/m, already posted, I hadn't refreshed the Replies)
by Anonymous | reply 152 | June 3, 2025 2:22 PM
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Cost efficient, too.
[QUOTE]Ukraine’s drones that attacked Russia‘s strategic fleet cost around $1000 . The SBU said they deployed ~160 drones. So the total cost was -$160000 (not counting trucks, logistics and operatives risking their lives). The effect: billions and billions of dollars lost for Russia. In fact, it’s impossible to even estimate the cost because assets like Tu-95 can’t be produced anymore.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 153 | June 3, 2025 3:22 PM
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Womp fucking womp, Pootz!
by Anonymous | reply 154 | June 3, 2025 9:08 PM
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The Russian General in charge of aircraft mysteriously fell out of a window yesterday, oh my!
by Anonymous | reply 155 | June 3, 2025 11:37 PM
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Vasyl Malyuk, who was in charge of orchestrating the drone attack. I wouldn't want him to get pissed off with me.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 156 | June 3, 2025 11:41 PM
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R155, I looked online and didn’t see anything confirming that. The general would be Sergey Kobylash, who famously bombed a children’s hospital. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
by Anonymous | reply 157 | June 3, 2025 11:46 PM
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R156, Jesus is that what passes for 42 y/o in Russia?
by Anonymous | reply 158 | June 3, 2025 11:48 PM
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R158 - he probably looked like that at 12 too.
by Anonymous | reply 159 | June 3, 2025 11:52 PM
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I dunno, they’ve found a few traitors with high level government positions now. It’s scary to think the effect they’ve had on Ukraine’s war effort.
by Anonymous | reply 162 | June 4, 2025 2:32 PM
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R162, interestingly, they weren’t in a position to squeal on the top secret drone strike, so my feeling is Ukraine may have had an idea who these people were, and waited until after the drone strike to have them arrested.
by Anonymous | reply 163 | June 4, 2025 2:48 PM
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well the above image is from February 12, 2025. So this guy was outed before the drone strike.
by Anonymous | reply 164 | June 4, 2025 3:01 PM
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The drone strike was planned directly by a small group of select trustworthy people including Zelensky himself, so it looks like the the head of counter terrorism at R161 wasnt in that select group.
And I am sure Ukraine has plenty of its own equivalent moles within the Russian administration, secret services and armed forces. Plenty of Russians hate Putin and with good reason, quite a few have some Ukrainian ancestry and/or connections
by Anonymous | reply 165 | June 4, 2025 3:05 PM
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Oh you’re right r164, thanks for picking that up. In any case, I think and hope the Ukrainians are on top of making sure they root out any moles.
by Anonymous | reply 166 | June 4, 2025 3:35 PM
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If the USA can survive having a Russian asset as POTUS they will be just fine too.
by Anonymous | reply 167 | June 4, 2025 7:01 PM
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You really believe the US will survive a second Trump term? Have you seen what he has already done in destroying our government in just 130 days?
by Anonymous | reply 168 | June 4, 2025 7:48 PM
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[quote][R130] knows that the Irish Free State was legally “neutral”—only an asshole would infer some Axis link.
There's neutral, and there's the Prime Minister signing a book of condolence at the German Embassy for Hitler.
But still, thank god for warmongers United Kingdom, France and Germany arming Ukraine while Ireland claims moral superiority.
The Irish Republicans Sinn Fein are disgusted Ukrainian weapons are being built in Belfast and paid for by UK taxpayers. Very similar to the Marjorie Taylor Greene approach.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 169 | June 4, 2025 8:30 PM
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So Sinn Fein would be alright if the UK annexed Ireland tomorrow, and the Irish would be wrong to fight their invader?
by Anonymous | reply 170 | June 4, 2025 9:11 PM
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Erm 170, have you ever heard of The Troubles?
That's essentially what Sinn Fein believed happened, and still believe is happening.
But yes, they believe in peace when it's other countries being invaded but can always justify killing English kids with bombs.
by Anonymous | reply 171 | June 4, 2025 9:16 PM
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In the nick of time.
[QUOTE]Russia planned operation Zeus' Lightning, largest-ever cruise missile attack on all of Ukraine for the night of June 1 to force Ukraine's hand at Istanbul the next day. Ukrainian drones destroyed many of these very bombers, already fueled, hours before they were to take-off.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 172 | June 5, 2025 1:31 AM
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Ha!
Their little planned attack to force Ukraine to capitulate blew up in their faces! Literally.
So they lost fully loaded bombers. Womp fucking womp, motherfucker!
by Anonymous | reply 173 | June 5, 2025 3:00 AM
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