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Explosion at Russian Shagonarskaya thermal power plant caught on camera

A video of the moment that the Shagonarskaya thermal power plant exploded, which occurred on March 6 in the Russian republic of Tyva, is being shared online by Russian channel Shot, which published a video on Telegram.

According to Russian media, 23 people were injured in the explosion at the plant.

Earlier, the TASS propagandist agency reported that an explosion and fire had occurred at the Shagonarskaya plant in the Republic of Tyva, injuring 18 people.

According to the authorities, the explosion at the Shagonarskaya power plant occurred at the fuel supply point with a tape container. The administration claimed that the boilers were allegedly intact.

Later, the head of Tyva, Vladislav Khovalyg, said that the fire at the Shagonarskaya was localized.

The republic also declared a regional state of emergency.

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The drone of the 47th Brigade destroyed the TOS-1А Solntsepyok in the Avdiyivka sector

Soldiers of the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Strike Drones Company destroyed the TOS-1А heavy flamethrower system in the Avdiyivka sector.

Volunteer and blogger Serhii Sternenko announced this on his X (Twitter) account.

The attack was carried out using an FPV drone with a thermal imaging camera, which allowed for effective surveillance and detonation.

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No detonation occurred after the hit, as the vehicle was moving without ammunition.

This is not the first case of destruction of Russian TOS-1A in the Avdiyivka sector, where the enemy actively uses these systems.

On January 14, 2024, Ukrainian troops neutralized a Russian TOS-1А heavy flamethrower system operating in the Avdiyivka sector.

The Russians used the system to destroy light armored vehicles, manpower, and fortifications.

Militarnyi previously reported that work on a TOS-3 new heavy flamethrower system was ongoing in Russia.

The new system was named TOS-3 Drakon (Dragon – ed.).

It is developed on the basis of existing TOS-1 and TOS-2 systems, which Russians are actively using in the war with Ukraine.

According to the image, the TOS-3 will be based on a tank tracked chassis, like its predecessors TOS-1 and the TOS-1A Solntsepek, while the launcher will be borrowed from the TOS-2 Tosochka, which has its own ammunition loading mechanism that facilitates reloading.

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Op donderdag 7 maart 2024 22:20 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Wat wil Rusland doen dan met Moldavië? Is het niet een beetje kansloos geklier? Staatsgreep lijkt me niet aannemelijk.

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Investigation into SpaceX due to use of Starlink by Russian troops
Democrats in the US House of Representatives have launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s SpaceX amid data on the purchase of Starlink terminals by the Russians.

The Washington Post reports this.

The publication writes that the purpose of the investigation is to find out whether the company took appropriate measures to prevent Russia from using satellite Internet service.

Thus, a letter was sent to the company demanding that it provide reports of complaints about illegal acquisitions of terminals.

Lawmakers also stressed that Russia’s proposed use of Starlink poses a serious threat to the security of Ukraine, the lives of Ukrainians, and U.S. national security.

Earlier, information appeared that the Russian military began to use Starlink satellite terminals.

The American military portal Defense One confirmed rumors about the appearance of Starlink in the Russian armed forces.

The portal published photos allegedly of one of the Starlink systems used by the Russians.

Ukrainian troops first discovered Russia’s use of satellite devices on the front lines several months ago.

VIDEO. Earlier, Elon Musk refused to answer questions about how he prevented a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships by turning off Starlink terminals.

The businessman was accused of helping Vladimir Putin by refusing to use the Starlink satellite network for the Ukrainian military.

Elon Musk refuses to answer if his 'ignorance and ego' cost Ukrainian lives

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Op donderdag 7 maart 2024 22:33 schreef polderturk het volgende:
Rusland bedreigt Armenië omdat Armenië opschuift naar het westen.

Op dit moment is Armenië een vazalstaat van Rusland, maar dat wil Armenië niet meer.

- de Armeense grens wordt bewaakt door Russische soldaten en de paspoortcontroles op het vliegveld worden uitgevoerd door de Russische FSB.
- De Russische FSB voert controles uit op de Armeense snelwegen
- de Armeense infrastructuur en de Armeense economie is grotendeels in handen van Russsen.
- Er zijn 2 Russische militaire basissen in Armenië.

Gaat moeilijk worden voor Armenië om van Rusland af te komen. Ik ben bang dat Rusland dit niet gaat tollereren.

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Russian Special Forces Commander 'Liquidated' in Ukraine: Kyiv
A Russian special forces commander was killed in Ukraine, according to reports, as Moscow's army continues to rack up high personnel losses since its full-scale invasion.

Eastern European news outlet Nexta posted on Telegram on Thursday that Alexey Ivanov, a commander with the "Peresvet" special forces (Spetsnaz) detachment, "was eliminated by aerial reconnaissance of the 30th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

The X account Russian Officers Killed in Ukraine (KIU), which tracks high-level losses via public notices, obituaries and news reports, said he was "was eliminated in Ukraine by a grenade dropped from a drone."

Neither post gave a date or location of the incident, but KIU linked to a tribute written on March 1 on the Russian social media site VKontakte by Yaroslav Yaroslavtsev, who described how he fought alongside him.

Yaroslavtsev, whose handle describes himself as an authorized representative of Russian nationalist politician Sergey Baburin, wrote: "Sad news. While performing a combat mission, the commander of the 1st company of the sabotage and reconnaissance detachment with the call sign 'Fagot' died.

"I knew Fagot as a competent and experienced officer," the post said. "I remember one incident from a conversation with him—while on the line of combat, he received a shrapnel wound. When asked why he did not evacuate from his positions, he answered me, 'how can I leave my guys here?'

"This is the kind of officer and commander he was," the post ended. "Sleep well, brother."

Kislovodsk Medical College, in the Stavropol region, said Ivanov had worked there and served with Russia's armed forces until 2011, where he reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was awarded the Order of Courage.

After volunteering to fight in Ukraine in 2022, he "courageously stood up for the defense of the Motherland and died in the line of military duty as a true patriot of his country," a tribute on the college's website said.

Russia has lost a lot of officers over the course of its full-scale invasion with KIU's latest tally standing at 3,667. Among them is one lieutenant general, six major generals, 89 colonels, 218 lieutenant colonels and 618 captains.

Russian forces have also lost over 1,000 senior lieutenants, according to the X account, as of March 1.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's latest tally of Russian casualties stood at 421,430 as of Thursday, with 1,160 losses recorded over the previous day. Kyiv's figure includes both the dead and injured.

Newsweek contacted the Russian defense ministry for comment.

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US Congress may begin collecting signatures on Friday to consider assistance to Ukraine bypassing House speaker
The United States Congress may begin collecting signatures this week to bring a bill to help Ukraine and other partners to a vote in the House of Representatives bypassing House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Source: Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick on Wednesday at a press briefing at the Capitol; quoted by Voice of America, The Hill; as reported by European Pravda

Details: Fitzpatrick claims that if Johnson does not put the project to a vote, the signature collection process will begin.

Quote: "This is a pressure point, to try to apply pressure to force something to the floor."

The congressman stated that if the House of Representatives cannot reach an agreement on the bill, "the alternative can’t be that Ukraine fails and our border remains open".

Fitzpatrick said that he is working with Johnson's office to bring the package before the House of Representatives.

The congressman added that he was "very confident" the initiative could get the 218 signatures needed to pass.

Fitzpatrick announced last week that he was preparing to bypass Speaker Mike Johnson in order to secure approval for Ukraine aid.

Earlier, Mike Johnson, Republican Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, stated that the bill for supplementary funding for Ukraine will be considered as soon as the federal government's financing issues are resolved.

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Op donderdag 7 maart 2024 22:35 schreef Delenlill het volgende:

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Ook een mogeliijk toekomstig doelwit dus voor annexatie/landjepik.

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The one clever trick Ukraine uses to shoot down Russian planes
A new piece of equipment that even the USA doesn’t yet have

The Ukrainian air force went on an unprecedented aerial kill-streak last month. In 12 days starting on Feb. 17, the air force – which operates Ukraine’s warplanes and also its ground-based air defenses – claimed it shot down a staggering 13 Russian warplanes.

It’s not possible to independently confirm all the kills, and it’s possible the real number of shoot-downs is somewhat lower – or even higher.

But no one disputes that, last month, the Ukrainians shot down a lot of Russian planes. On average since Russia widened its war on Ukraine two years ago, the Russian air force and naval aviation have lost four planes a month to Ukrainian action. In the 24th month of the war, they may have lost at least three times that average.

The question is, how? What changed to make Russian planes more vulnerable, Ukrainian air defenses more deadly, or both? And is there a lesson for the wider world in that February aerial massacre?

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Russia’s ruling party to monitor voter turnout among government employees
Russia’s ruling party United Russia has developed an app to monitor voter turnout among government employees, voter rights NGO Golos revealed on Thursday.

Golos said that a video promoting the app had been sent out to several United Russia deputies tasked with encouraging government employees to download the app.

The app has a GPS tracking system that allows the voter to check in at their polling station and confirm that they have voted. It’s impossible to “trick the system”, Golos experts say, as the app only works at the polling station where the voter is registered.

Only voters in the party’s database will be able to use the service. Polling stations will have QR codes with a link to the service for those who forgot to download it in advance, the video says.

Golos said that monitoring turnout violates the principle of the secret ballot and freedom of expression, and impinges on voters’ rights.

The Russian presidential election will take place over three days on 15–17 March. For the first time ever, Russia will use online voting in 27 regions as well as in annexed Crimea, a system that has been criticised by election observers for its lack of transparency.

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Sappers Demined 115 Hectares in Kharkiv Region Over Week
KHARKIV OBLAST, Mar 7 — Between February 29 and March 6, sappers defused about 1,600 explosive devices and demined almost 115 hectares of territory in the Kharkiv Oblast.

In addition, they inspected 39 hectares of agricultural land, reported the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.

Pyrotechnics also demined 5.5 kilometers of roads and 20 other objects. They also worked on critical communications, demining 0.5 kilometers of gas pipelines and almost nine kilometers of power lines.

Specialists connected 562 subscribers to the power grid and restored power supply to 2,429 consumers.

On March 6, sappers demined almost 16 hectares of territory, 3.5 hectares of agricultural land, and one facility. On the same day, they inspected 1.6 km of roads and 1.5 km of power lines. Sappers also defused 293 explosive munitions.

As of February 29, 2024, 156,000 km² of Ukraine’s territory is potentially contaminated and requires inspection and further demining, said Serhii Reva, head of the Humanitarian Demining Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. Sappers need to inspect and demine about 25.8% of the country’s territory. Over two years of the full-scale war, SES deminers defused more than 470,000 explosive munitions over an area of more than 1,170 km².

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Zelensky signs off law on demobilization of conscripts
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine signed into law the bill on putting active conscripts to military reserve after they complete their term of service under martial law.
That’s according to the parliament’s website, Ukrinform reports.

The law establishes that in the circumstances of general military draft and under martial law, conscripts whose term of military service has expired during martial law and whose service term has been extended beyond the established one shall put to military reserve within the terms determined by a Presidential decree.

It is assumed that such servicemen shall not be called up for military service during the mobilization period for 12 months from the date of their release unless they have expressed a desire to continue serving with the defense forces.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the law on February 23.

A legal regime of martial law has been in effect in Ukraine since February 24, 2022. Persons are called into the defense forces upon mobilization. No new conscripts shall be drafted as this is prohibited by law.

However, to this day, the conscripts drafted before martial law was introduced have remained in service. Military conscripts are entitled to move to the service upon general mobilization.

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Behind the Lines: Innocence No Defense for Young Crimean
Leniie Umerova is 25-years-old and one of hundreds of Ukrainian political prisoners held in Russia. Her story underscores the harsh reality of returning to a homeland under occupation.

Umerova, a Ukrainian citizen from Crimea, has been held without trial for a year and two months, including 10 months in the FSB’s notorious Lefortovo detention center on suspicion of espionage. The charge could result in a 20-year prison sentence.

All because she tried to visit the occupied peninsula to see her father, who was recovering from cancer surgery, in December 2022

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Op donderdag 7 maart 2024 23:08 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
Blijkbaar is er wel een systeem die dus met Patriot werkt. Die er voor kan zorgen dat meerdere systemen (waaronder oude sovjet meuk) met elkaar kunnen samenwerken. Waardoor onder andere ballistische raketten, maar ik neem aan ook vliegtuigen eerder gespot en getrackt kunnen worden. En dus makkelijker neergehaald kunnen worden door bijvoorbeeld de Patriot. Met gebruik van andere radar systemen in het netwerk.

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New Jersey man charged with trafficking 675 SpaceX Starlink terminals
• A New Jersey man was arrested on charges for allegedly trafficking 675 SpaceX Starlink terminals purchased with stolen credit card accounts or hacked Starlink billing accounts, police said.
• Kelvin Rodriguez-Moya of Newark was stopped by police Dec. 4 while driving 223 Starlink terminals in a pickup truck and trailer after leaving a residence in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, a criminal complaint said.
• Bennett Woo, SpaceX’s director of payment risk and fraud, called the seizure of the terminals SpaceX’s “largest fraud recovery to date by an order of magnitude.”
• Starlink terminals give customers high-speed internet access through SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation and have been sought after by military, government, and nongovernment organizations around the world.

A New Jersey man was arrested on charges for allegedly trafficking 675 SpaceX Starlink terminals purchased with stolen credit card accounts or hacked Starlink billing accounts, police said Wednesday.

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Op donderdag 7 maart 2024 23:47 schreef AchJa het volgende:

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Het geeft je meer SA doordat de radars gekoppeld zijn maar je hebt nog steeds de radar van de Patriot zelf nodig voor de missile guidance. Eigenlijk is het een uitgebreid link-16 netwerk, zo moet je dat bekijken. Maar ik betwijfel ten zeerste of de Amerikanen dit in Oekraiene uitgerold hebben, het bevindt zich voor zover ik weet nog steeds in de test fase. Daarbij kun je gerust vergeten dat ze de oude analoge Sovjet meuk daaraan kunnen koppelen. Je oude CRT televisie zal ook geen netwerkverkeer genereren.

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Mehrheit gegen "Taurus"-Lieferung an die Ukraine
Im Streit über die Lieferung von "Taurus"-Marschflugkörpern an die Ukraine beharrt Kanzler Scholz auf seinem "Nein" - und hat damit laut ARD-DeutschlandTrend die Mehrheit der Deutschen hinter sich.

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IBCS and Polish Patriot Systems Are Making Progress
The Integrated Battle Command System, which is being introduced to the US Army Air and Missile Defense Forces as well as to the Polish Armed Forces within the Polish Wisła project, is being prepared for the Full-Rate Production. Simultaneously, its capabilities are being developed. Deliveries for the Wisla program are taking place. As Bill Lamb, International Director, Northrop Grumman, installation of a training system for Wisła in Poland will commence soon.

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Daartoe behoren 1.000 kamikazedrones. Ook komen er onderwaterdrones waarmee schepen kunnen worden aangevallen.

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Russia Adds British Journalist Tom Rogan To Its Wanted List

Russia's Interior Ministry on March 6 added Washington-based British journalist Tom Rogan to its wanted list on unspecified criminal charges. In 2018, Rogan published an article headlined Ukraine Should Blow Up Putin's Crimea Bridge in the Washington Examiner. Rogan's article sparked outrage among Russian officials, who demanded an explanation. Last month, Russian authorities added Rogan and Washington Examiner editor Hugo Gurdon to its "terrorist" registry. In May 2018, Russia's Investigative Committee launched a probe against Rogan on a charge of making public calls for terrorism. In response, Rogan published another article titled Why Putin Wants To Send Me To The Black Dolphin [Prison]. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.

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Intel agencies eye brief for Trump, amid fears he could spill secrets
It’s standard practice to share classified information with presidential nominees, but the decision to brief Trump if he becomes the GOP nominee this year is loaded with political and potentially legal risks.

U.S. intelligence officials are planning to brief Donald Trump on national security matters if he secures the GOP nomination this summer — despite concerns about his handling of classified information.

The decision would be in keeping with a tradition that dates back to 1952, but it would mark the first time an administration has volunteered to share classified information with a candidate who is facing criminal charges related to the mishandling of classified documents.

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Czech President Confirms Full Funding of Initiative to Purchase Artillery Shells for Ukraine
Czech President Petr Pavel says that the initiative to purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine is fully funded.

Ct24 reported on this.

The final contribution was reportedly made by Norway. According to the Czech President, the ammunition should be in Ukraine in the near future.

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Op donderdag 7 maart 2024 23:47 schreef AchJa het volgende:
Maar ik betwijfel ten zeerste of de Amerikanen dit in Oekraiene uitgerold hebben, het bevindt zich voor zover ik weet nog steeds in de test fase.

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A traditional Russian ally snubbed Moscow's latest fighter jets for competitors from Pakistan and Turkey
• Azerbaijan's biggest arms supplier has been Russia but it will likely acquire jets from elsewhere.
• The rumored deal suggests the longtime ally is detaching more from Moscow, a defense analyst said.
• Russia's answer to America's F-22 and F-35, the Su-57, has severe shortcomings.

The small, oil-rich South Caucasus country of Azerbaijan has big plans to upgrade its modest fleet of fighter jets over the next decade. However, rather than turn to Russia, its traditional arms supplier for decades, Baku will likely acquire modern fighters from Pakistan and Turkey.

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 01:10 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
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Amerikaanse ambassade in Rusland heeft deze alert uitgegeven.

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 01:24 schreef ExTec het volgende:

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Dat is serieus een jaar geleden al de revue gepasseerd.

Oa. https://twitter.com/noclador/status/1650470511695085568 , https://twitter.com/noclador/status/1650224782191763456

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 00:28 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
@:Achja

https://defence24.com/arm(...)-are-making-progress
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Een artikel die dieper er op in gaat dat de IBCS en RIG-360 systemen het gebruik van de Patriot missile guidance radar onnodig maakt. Dat zij deze taken over kunnen nemen/uit kunnen besteden.
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En Oekraine is natuurlijk de perfecte testomgeving om dit soort systemen uitgebreid te testen.
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Hier kun je lezen dat zij bezig zijn met het system in productie te brengen. En dat de initiële testfase grotendeels voorbij is.
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Hier wordt aangegeven dat er tests zijn geweest waarbij er direct een verbinding werd gemaakt met de PAC-3 MSE raket, zonder gebruik van de Patriot radar. En dat dit systeem dus de "missile guidance" kan overnemen met gebruik van andere radar systemen.
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Met de introductie van IBCS en RIG-360 kan de Patriot dus geheel onafhankelijk van zijn radars functioneren.

Natuurlijk is er niet met zekerheid te zeggen dat Oekraïne dit systeem op dit ogenblik al heeft. Maar het is ook niet compleet uit te sluiten. Daar Oekraïne de perfecte testomgeving zou zijn. Natuurlijk zou dit in deze fase nog top geheim zijn.

Dit artikel was van mei 2023. We zijn ondertussen al bijna een jaar verder natuurlijk.

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Op donderdag 7 maart 2024 22:15 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
https://thehill.com/opini(...)s-brilliant-blunder/
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Op donderdag 7 maart 2024 22:20 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Wat wil Rusland doen dan met Moldavië? Is het niet een beetje kansloos geklier? Staatsgreep lijkt me niet aannemelijk.

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Op donderdag 7 maart 2024 23:08 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
https://www.telegraph.co.(...)shot-down-air-force/
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https://www.army-technolo(...)and-system-ibcs-usa/
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Blijkbaar is er wel een systeem die dus met Patriot werkt. Die er voor kan zorgen dat meerdere systemen (waaronder oude sovjet meuk) met elkaar kunnen samenwerken. Waardoor onder andere ballistische raketten, maar ik neem aan ook vliegtuigen eerder gespot en getrackt kunnen worden. En dus makkelijker neergehaald kunnen worden door bijvoorbeeld de Patriot. Met gebruik van andere radar systemen in het netwerk.

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 02:04 schreef Delenlill het volgende:

Die zijn groter dan ik had verwacht.
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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 02:26 schreef Papierversnipperaar het volgende:

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Zie je wel, we moeten gewoon all-in. Dat is het enige waar Putin van onder de indruk is.

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 00:20 schreef Digi2 het volgende:
Meerderheid van de duitsers is tegen de levering van Taurus aan de Oekraïne volgens opinie peiling
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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 10:05 schreef over_hedge het volgende:

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Mijn duits is niet zo goed Wat is de reden? De kosten er van? Of bang voor rusland? Of wat

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 10:05 schreef over_hedge het volgende:

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Mijn duits is niet zo goed Wat is de reden? De kosten er van? Of bang voor rusland? Of wat

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Op donderdag 7 maart 2024 22:20 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Wat wil Rusland doen dan met Moldavië?

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 11:20 schreef Digi2 het volgende:

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Scholz is bang dat Duitsland te veel bij de oorlog betrokken raakt. Taurus heeft een bereik van 500 km en kan doelen diep in Rusland raken. De vraag van de enquête was "bent U voor of tegen de levering van Taurus?" Om een motivatie is niet gevraagd.

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 11:24 schreef over_hedge het volgende:

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Ja dat van Scholz wist ik. Maar was benieuwd wat de bevolking zelf er van vind. Maar zonder motivatie achter de antwoorden weten we nog niks

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 11:24 schreef over_hedge het volgende:

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Ja dat van Scholz wist ik. Maar was benieuwd wat de bevolking zelf er van vind. Maar zonder motivatie achter de antwoorden weten we nog niks

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Erhebungsmethode: Zufallsbasierte Telefon- und Online-Befragung (davon 60 Prozent Festnetz, 40 Prozent Mobilfunk)

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 11:50 schreef Delenlill het volgende:

Taylor Swift does what Republicans have been dreading

Taylor Swift plaatst een bericht op haar sociale media om vooral te gaan stemmen (meer dan 200 miljoen, vooral jonge volgers). Ze geeft niet eens aan op wie ze moeten gaan stemmen, maar de republikeinen gaat helemaal los op haar.

Republikeinen laten dus zien dat zij tegen de democratie zijn.

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 11:54 schreef Straatcommando. het volgende:

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Swift heeft het voor elkaar gekregen een groot deel van conservatief Amerika tegen zich in het harnas te jagen, geen idee waarom eigenlijk. Zie wel regelmatig memes en grappen over haar vlieg gedrag, maar als dat alles is

Taylor Swift clip TRASHING Republicans SURGES into spotlight

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In First, Finland Sentences Businessman for Violating Sanctions Against Russia
A Finnish court on Thursday gave a businessman a nine-month suspended jail sentence for violating EU sanctions against Russia, the first case of its kind in the Nordic country, the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reported.

Gabriel Temin, CEO of the Finland-based logistics and warehouse companies Luminor Oy and Siberica Oy, was arrested in September on suspicion of violating EU sanctions.

On Thursday, the Eastern Uusimaa district court found him guilty of facilitating the export of sanctioned industrial tools, valued at around 4,500 euros ($4,902), from Germany to Russia.

Though customs declarations filed by Siberica Oy indicated Kazakhstan as the final destination of these shipments, internal data at the company revealed that the goods went to St. Petersburg.

In addition to the suspended sentence, Temin, a French national, was ordered to pay 11,000 euros ($12,025) in damages to the Finnish state.

The prosecution had requested a jail sentence of up to four years, arguing that the businessman had exported more than 3,500 drones and other dual-use military goods to Russia.

But the court said Thursday that, while the goods had passed through Russia, there was not enough evidence to prove they had remained in the country, the Finnish state broadcaster Yle reported.

Temin denied all charges against him.

In September, the U.S. Treasury placed the French-born businessman, as well as his companies Luminor and Siberica Oy, on its sanctions list due to their involvement in shipping “a wide variety of electronics into Russia, including UAV cameras, high-performance optical filters, and lithium batteries.”

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In the Leningrad region it was prohibited to publish photos and videos of the consequences of drone attacks
The authorities of the Leningrad region have decided to punish citizens who post photos and videos of the consequences of drone attacks on the Internet. The ban on such publications will be in effect “permanently,” the regional law and order and security committee reported following a meeting of the region’s operational headquarters.

In addition, new restrictions apply to the posting of photos and videos that “contribute to the disclosure of the locations” of the Ministry of Defense forces and important infrastructure facilities. The latter include the construction of communication systems, security of facilities of the fuel and energy complex, industry, bridges and port areas located in the Leningrad region.

A regulatory act with administrative liability for violating the ban must be developed by March 15.

The decision to limit the dissemination of information about the consequences of drone attacks was made after St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region were once again subjected to a drone raid on the night of March 2. One of them crashed into a residential building near the Ruchyi oil depot, the other fell on the territory of the St. Petersburg oil terminal.

After the drone attack, the governor of the Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko, reported on the defeat of “aerial targets” over the waters and coast of the Gulf of Finland and himself posted on his Telegram channel footage of the destruction of one of the drones, which clearly showed the flight path of the anti-missile missile and the terrain. After Drozdenko pointed this out in the comments, he removed the video and inserted a blurred screenshot instead.

The Leningrad region began to be subject to drone attacks on January 18. One of the largest was the attack on the terminal of Novatek, Russia’s main producer of liquefied natural gas. The fire was extinguished for more than a day. At the complex, which processes about 7 million tons of gas condensate annually, the technological process had to be stopped.

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5 trampoline jumpers backing Russia's war against Ukraine admitted to competitions
Russian and Belarusian trampoline jumpers who support Russia's war against Ukraine have been allowed to participate in competitions under the auspices of the International Gymnastics Federation. These include Kirill Kozlov, Danil Kazimov, Angela Bladtseva, Yana Lebedeva and Ivan Litvinovich.

Source: Ukraine's National Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Youth and Sports

Details: These gymnasts may compete at the World Cup to be held in Germany at the end of March.

"These athletes attended a range of Kremlin propaganda events, participated in competitions amid banners featuring Russian military symbols and publicly expressed their pro-Russian position," the official statement said.

Ukraine's Ministry of Youth and Sports, the National Olympic Committee and the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation addressed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Gymnastics Federation, pointing to violations of the IOC's recommendations on the neutrality of athletes from aggressor countries admitted to international competitions.

In the letter, Ukraine pointed to evidence concerning the views of the gymnasts and requested that the decision on these athletes be reconsidered, as it contradicts the criteria of neutrality set out in the IOC guidelines.

Background: The International Judo Federation has also violated the IOC's recommendations on the admission of representatives of aggressor countries to competitions.

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ANALYSIS: Intense NATO Air Surveillance of Black Sea With Provocative Tracks Near Russia
America’s best robot spy plane just spent nearly twelve hours over the east Black Sea sometimes swinging within 100 km of the Russian mainland. It flew away unharmed.

The skies over the Black Sea and east Romania were buzzing with NATO aircraft on Wednesday with at least a half dozen spy planes and maybe a pair of fighter jets in the air at one time, and one of them – a US Global Hawk robot plane – pushing hundreds of kilometers eastwards to a close proximity with the Russian mainland.

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 12:52 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
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Met de nieuwste dreigementen vanuit Rusland aan Duitsland lijkt het mij prima om hun gewoon geen visa te geven in verband met de staatsveiligheid ofzo. Al krijgen ze dan mogelijk hun visa via andere EU landen zoals Hongarije natuurlijk.

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CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle Can Be Almost Invisible in Ukraine
The Swedish infantry fighting vehicle CV90 is highly praised by Ukrainian soldiers. According to them, this armoured machine has many advantages that they have not seen before. In addition, it can become almost invisible to the enemy.

“Our CV90 performs well. Armour and armament are the most important features. Its armour is very strong, it withstood a hit from a Lancet drone to the front. It also withstood a 120 mm blow to the rear,” said the commander of the 21st Ukrainian mechanized brigade.

The Swedish “Combat Vehicle 90”, CV90 for short, has been in service since 1994. This tracked infantry fighting vehicle, used by many countries, has been deployed in both Afghanistan and the United Nations Mission in Liberia – this is to say that the service in Ukraine is not the first time CV90 has seen combat.

The CV90 is still in production – the Czech Republic and Slovakia are waiting for their own CV90s, having placed orders in the last couple of years. Depending on the version, the CV90 can be armed with a 40mm Bofors autocannon, a 30mm or 35mm Bushmaster autocannon, a 120mm mortar, or some other weapons. There is always a 7.62mm machine gun there, sometimes grenade launchers or even Spike LR missile launchers are mounted on the CV90 as well.

The defenders of Ukraine are using CV90 with the 40 mm Bofors autocannons. The CV90s used by Ukraine have 407 kW engines and reach a maximum speed of 70 km/h. They are very well equipped. The CV90 has a crew of 3 and can carry 7-8 troops in its passenger compartment.

Only about fifty CV90s are said to have been delivered to Ukraine so far. Ukraine plans to buy a thousand CV90s – they liked these machines that much. They will be at least partially produced in Ukraine. The agreement about the production of the CV90 in Ukraine was signed in June of last year, but no deadlines were publicly stated. Some people were not happy with this decision, because Ukraine has its own new infantry fighting vehicle, but the CV90 will help Ukraine switch to the NATO standards and can be produced in larger numbers sooner.

The early CV90s were criticized a bit for their armour, but the Ukrainians received an improved version of this machine, the protection level of which is not inferior to the M2A2 Bradley in terms of armour. Ukrainians sing high praise for their CV90s. Especially their special camouflage.

The CV90 can be covered in Saab’s Barracuda camouflage, which also hides the machine’s thermal signature. This is important when operating at night or in poor visibility conditions, as it is more difficult for the Russians to see such covered vehicles using thermal imaging cameras. Ukrainian officer said the Barracuda’s camouflage “protects the machine from night vision devices and thermal cameras” and that the CV90 is “about 70% less visible than any other machine”.

In many ways, infantry fighting vehicles are the unsung heroes of the war. They carry infantry into the hardest battles, provide close fire support, perform medevac and other missions. They sometimes even engage tanks and other armoured vehicles.

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Ukraine war: India busts network trafficking people to Russia
India's federal investigation agency says it has busted a network of agents sending people to war-torn Russia under the pretext of giving them jobs.

The agents were luring people through social media, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said.

The network stretches across several states and about 35 people have fallen victims to the racket, the agency said.

The development comes after two Indians, who were duped into traveling to Russia, were killed in the war.

The CBI said in a statement that the traffickers were operating under an "organised network".

It said that agents were using social media channels like YouTube and their local contacts to lure "gullible" youth to travel to Russia by promising them "lucrative jobs".

Earlier, a man from Uttar Pradesh state living in Moscow had told the BBC that he had been lured to Russia by a YouTube channel, promising a monthly salary of 150,000 rupees ($1813; £1,415).

"We were not told that we are being drafted in an army," he said.

The CBI said it had found that trafficked Indian nationals were being trained in combat roles and deployed at front bases in Russia-Ukraine war zone "against their wishes, thus, putting their lives in grave danger".

The agency has filed cases against several private visa consultancy firms and agents, conducting searches at 13 locations, including Delhi and Mumbai.

The CBI said it has seized cash worth 5m rupees, "incriminating documents" and electronic devices from these places and have detained some people for questioning.

India's foreign ministry had earlier acknowledged "that some Indian nationals have enlisted for support roles with the Russian army".

It added that it was working with Russian authorities to get Indian nationals discharged from the army.

The ministry has also urged "all Indian nationals to exercise due caution and stay away from this conflict".

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Ukraine is Using Old Anti-Tank Mines as Ammo For Its Robots
The war in Ukraine is the first major armed conflict in the history of the world to see the use of such a wide variety of different robots. And not only for intelligence gathering, but also for direct combat engagements. What are they armed with?
Interestingly, they are usually armed quite cheaply. Drones often drop hand grenades or improvised explosive devices, kamikaze drones are sometimes armed with RPG-7 warheads, while the ground robots carry anti-tank landmines.

In fact, landmines are sometimes dropped on Russian heads by larger flying drones as well. Ukrainians have a lot of anti-tank mines and they are considered very cheap. Many of them remained in warehouses after the Soviet Union collapsed.

In addition, after driving the Russians out of the Kharkiv and Kherson regions, the defenders of Ukraine collected a lot of anti-tank mines there, which they now use in various ways. One way to use them is to return them to the Russians. Aggressively.

A video has been published online showing a Ukrainian robot carrying an anti-tank mine to Russian positions. The mine was then detonated, blowing a large hole in the Russian trenches. These landmines were meant to destroy tanks, so you can imagine that the explosion is really strong.

Ukrainian ground drone and ‘Baba Yaga’ air drones drop anti-tank mines on the Russians

Ukrainians have developed more than one system capable of using anti-tank mines as ammunition. For example, the photo above shows the small robot Ratel-S. It is quite small, but can reach a speed of 24 km/h. and can be controlled at a distance of 6 km.

The mass production of Ratel-S was reported back in October last year. A robot like that can be sent directly under a Russian tank, if only there is such an opportunity. The Ratel-S can be armed with an anti-tank mine or a pair of mortar bombs.

Meanwhile, the Baba Yaga is a drone that drops anti-tank mines on Russian heads. It is a large 6-rotor drone capable of carrying quite heavy loads. Anti-tank mines like the TM-62 weigh about 10 kg. Of course, Baba Yaga can use other ammunition as well – mortar shells, RPG-7 warheads, etc.. It is also interesting that although the Baba Yaga was created in response to the Russian invasion, the roots of this drone are older – the predecessors of the Baba Yaga were used in agriculture.

Anti-tank landmines are excellent ammunition that cost very little and are readily available. The Ukrainians are very short of artillery ammunition and are trying to compensate for this starvation of shells with drones and robots. The funding for the development and production of unmanned military systems is being increased all the time. And other countries must be watching this very closely. After it’s all said and done, robots of various roles might be the key to the end of this war.

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 13:24 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
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Trump has suggested a workable and novel way to help Ukraine. Let's consider it

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How to resolve the impasse and help Ukraine? Of all people, former President Donald Trump has suggested a workaround -- convert the cost of the weapons transfers into a loan. Trump even specified that the loan would bear no interest and would only be paid "if Ukraine ever strikes it rich."

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 13:58 schreef ExTec het volgende:

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https://www.foxnews.com/o(...)elp-ukraine-consider

En daar zou oekraine lachend mee akkoord gaan. In feite stelt hij een lend-lease voor.

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 13:50 schreef Ulx het volgende:
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Verklaart waarom alle pro-Rusland partijen zo fanatiek tegen windturbines zijn.

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Op vrijdag 8 maart 2024 13:59 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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En dat is er nu nog niet?