The Ukraine war thread
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The insurance factor looms large here. Oil is keeping Russia's war effort afloat. If they can't move the oil....
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"Reportedly this is the Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant, 70 km from Moscow. Bloomberg reported 24 hours ago that Russia was ready to start producing a homegrown version of the French Thales thermal imager used by their tanks. This is the plant where that would be made."
"This cameraman just gave Ukraine a damage assessment and let them know Russia is likely going to face a shell production problem soon, of course they don't want him filming. I'm really surprised he didn't get the film taken away or arrested, they will likely track him down now."
"An explosion due to "human error" took place at an industrial plant northeast of Moscow, injuring 25 people, Russian state-controlled media claimed, citing Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry."
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Two Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers destroyed after drone attacks
Two Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers have been completely destroyed and two more have been damaged in recent drone attacks on Russia’s Shaikovka and Soltsy airfields, NV’s sister publication, Ukrainska Pravda, reported on Aug. 22, citing an intelligence source.
“Two long-range Tu-22M3 bombers were completely destroyed, while two more aircraft were slightly damaged,” the source told Ukrainska Pravda.
According to Wikipedia, the Russian Air Force
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Another blow for Russia
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"Putin has been invited to a BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month but is the target of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant -- a provision that Pretoria as an ICC member would be expected to implement were he to attend.
South Africa's diplomatic dilemma is playing out in court, where the leading opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), is trying to force the government's hand and ensure the Kremlin leader is held and handed over to the ICC if he steps foot in the country."
@taiwan_girl said in The Ukraine war thread:
"Putin has been invited to a BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month but is the target of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant -- a provision that Pretoria as an ICC member would be expected to implement were he to attend.
South Africa's diplomatic dilemma is playing out in court, where the leading opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), is trying to force the government's hand and ensure the Kremlin leader is held and handed over to the ICC if he steps foot in the country."
Bizarrely, the version of the video played to the summit in Johannesburg was dubbed by a voice actor who made the Kremlin chief sound like either a Hollywood villain, 1970s soul star Barry White, or a gangster being interviewed for a TV program whose voice had been dubbed to protect his identity.
In the original version of the video message, posted on the Kremlin website, Putin coughed several times as he began to read a prepared text. He said Russia would be prepared to return to the “so-called [grain] deal” if its conditions — previously stated to be hidden sanctions that make it difficult for banks and businesses to conduct food and fertilizer deals — are met.
No reason was given for Putin's actual voice not being heard, but RIA, the state news agency, said: “Putin addressed the BRICS business council via video link. Not in his own voice.”
