Wagner looking to expand their repertoire (? Voronezh-45)? Wagner fighters neared Russian nuclear base during revolt — Mari Saito, Tom Balmforth, Serg...
NATO flexes muscle to protect Vilnius summit near Russia, Belarus — Andrius Sytas, Sabine Siebold, John Irish, William Maclean · Reuters · Jul 8, 2023...
Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky — Dasha Litvinova · AP · Jun 27, 2023 , a bit has been ...
Misc news... Xi Jinping warned Vladimir Putin against nuclear attack in Ukraine — Max Seddon, James Kynge, John Paul Rathbone, Felicia Schwartz, Joe L...
Looks like the Kremlin is taking over Wagner's lucrative businesses. ‘It is like a virus that spreads’: business as usual for Wagner group’s extensive...
Some recent moves: Homemade or imported - France and Germany have different strategies on air defence systems — euronews · Jun 29, 2023 · 2m Neutral S...
On a backdrop of supposed NATO-phobia, deNazification, ongoing bombing of civilians, ... Moscow says 700,000 children from Ukraine conflict zones now ...
Here we go again (again), on time ... Russia's top diplomat Lavrov sees no reason to extend Black Sea grain deal (news version) Russia's top diplomat ...
Ough. Russia reducing its presence at nuclear plant, says Ukraine — Luke Harding · The Guardian · Jun 30, 2023 The Kremlin does have a thing with radi...
How odd. A Delaware city wants to let businesses vote in its elections. It just cleared a key hurdle, but it’s faced pushback — Jeanne Sahadi · CNN · ...
A recurring theme I guess... Does the simulation hypothesis also apply to those running the simulation? Elon Musk on the Simulation Hypothesis Could w...
, maybe Wagner will march on Minsk. :D Better than causing trouble for others anyway. Someone should set up a GoFundMe, "Wagner for Minsk" or somethin...
Russia confirms missile strike on Kramatorsk pizza place — DW · Jun 28, 2023 · 2m:1s Ukraine says it caught a sleeper agent who sent video of a crowde...
A summary, some interviews, ... As Russia teetered, the elite trembled, and some private jets left (news feed version) As Russia teetered, the elite t...
Fun comment seen out there: Putin: "It's not a war. It's a special military operation." Prigozhin: "It's not a coup. It's a special military disagreem...
Prigozhin has been invaluable to Putin, up until and including Bakhmut anyway. (No, not referring to Prigozhin's cuisine here. :smile:) Allegedly, Wag...
Hmm :chin: ... Russia says China backs its efforts to stabilize the country after mercenary rebellion — Simina Mistreanu · AP · Jun 25, 2023 Public ap...
, yeah, though it's hard to tell what might come of it. /uploads/files/o3/nv9q4c57i80m3kgq.jpg ? source FYI, here are two different feeds on the Wagne...
, don't know, I guess we'll see. They'll probably bring out the heavy/opaque paint, tell some tall tales. The convoy allegedly downed a handful of cho...
Reportedly, the convoy had something in the range of 5,000 fighters, some 40-50 pieces of warware (led by a nasty creep), with a similar number of fig...
According to Prigozhin, the events weren't about overthrowing the government, but about changing the Defence Ministry leadership. Supposing he wanted ...
Chechen leader offers to help put down Wagner mutiny — Andrew Osborn · Reuters · Jun 24, 2023 Those two should get a room. Odd how Prigozhin apparentl...
Prigozhin: “ ‘Wagner-on-Don’ sounds good. ” Putin: “ Sorry Shoigu, take one for the team. ” :death: The Russian bombing of Ukraine out of Rostov is re...
Prigozhin is running a few lucrative businesses, including the Central African Republic. They have a good lot of re$ource$. Doesn't mean they can stri...
Wasn't aware of Medvedev's "cult of victory" which was invalidated in 2012 just before the end of his presidency. Similar free/open critique/discussio...
I guess their efforts sometimes pay off, just takes a mob of loud anonymous creeps. TV meteorologist quits after receiving threats and harassment over...
, it was also reported elsewhere ... Russian mercenary boss says Moscow's war in Ukraine based on lies — Andrew Osborn · Reuters · Feb 23, 2023 Wagner...
Relevant: Will we know alien life when we see it? — Tina Hesman Saey · Science News Explores · Mar 28, 2017 Would extraterrestrial life even be life a...
1 year since Roe v. Wade was overturned: Abortion in the US told in graphics — Mary Kekatos, Katie Kindelan · ABC News · Jun 22, 2023 /uploads/resized...
Goodie. (PTSD notwithstanding.) West needs strategy to tie Ukraine aid to corruption progress, thinktank says — Patrick Wintour · The Guardian · Jun 2...
How to explain that the sunlight hits you at a speed of c whether you travel towards or away from the Sun (or sit still)? Instead, the frequency/wavel...
Yeah, hence the multiple/repeated nationalist appeals from their political top (plus some that include those "sibling" Ukrainians), their public "adve...
Reports from the ground He wanted an adventure. He ended up in Ukraine’s most brutal war zone — Christopher Miller · Financial Times · Feb 16, 2023 /u...
Reads p0m0'ish. I'm guessing the Bakhmutians beg to differ. Motyl opines: Putin’s ‘Big Lie’ Might Be a Scheme to Exit the Ukraine War — Alexander Moty...
• Russia invades Ukraine (Feb 2014, Feb 2022) • Russia bombs Ukraine throughout (more or less ongoingly) • the international community repeatedly cond...
Damn dam situation Photos: Flood Damage After the Destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam — Alan Taylor · The Atlantic · Jun 12, 2023 Unclear if reservo...
There's been comments on this stuff prior in the thread (e.g. Apr 24, 2023, Apr 23, 2023, Mar 20, 2023, Mar 2, 2023, Oct 30, 2022). Russian officials ...
Maybe it was just some (locally assigned) commander among the invaders that eyed the dam and thought it would cool to blow up? Afraid of the defenders...
Ex-president dishing out threats... Calling opponent "the devil"... Donald Trump threatens to prosecute Hillary Clinton — CNN · Oct 9, 2016 · 1m:1s ht...
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