Ukraine and the Russian invasion, Feb 2022 - tangentially related crap

[Dystopiary]

Overnight and into the early morning, at least six kamikaze Shahed drones flew into Belarusian airspace from the Ukrainian regions of Chernihiv and Kyiv.

The flights of the drones were were confirmed by the Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force.

Monitoring groups also recorded a drone entry into Belarusian territory the day before, on August 21.

Another Russian drone entered Belarus on July 13, reaching Vitebsk.

A day earlier, on July 12, Belarus also scrambled aircraft due to a Russian drone.

At least six drones flew into Belarus during Russia's air attack on Ukraine

 

[ska invita]

The museum and his house supposedly

 

[nogojones]

His ends looked like they'd been on the front line for quite a while. Never knew there was a museum there though

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Due to two ongoing massive oil refinery fires in the Rostov region, Russian commercial flights are now limited to just 30 minutes of reserve fuel each. Which is not much at all, a weather front or drone warning would see them falling out of the sky.

 

[ska invita]

Due to two ongoing massive oil refinery fires in the Rostov region, Russian commercial flights are now limited to just 30 minutes of reserve fuel each. Which is not much at all, a weather front or drone warning would see them falling out of the sky.

have you a link for that?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

have you a link for that?

We've had a work message which I can't share here, but this also says the same:

 

[Chz]

TBF, 30 minutes is the normal emergency reserve. Most airlines will fly with a bit on top of that, but they're not breaking international standards or anything with 30 minutes' reserve. I daresay a lot of internal flights in many countries only keep 30 minutes, though internal flights in Russia are a whole different sport compared to Belgium.

 

[The39thStep]

His ends looked like they'd been on the front line for quite a while. Never knew there was a museum there though

Used to be an annual festival sponsored weirdly enough by an ex Minister of Justice.

 

[Artaxerxes]

 

[Dogsauce]

They did, and since then have been fighting ‘NATO’ apparently.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Firefighters dispatched after fire reported at Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya

The fire was assigned the 5th difficulty rank, emergency services said

tass.com

The smoke can be seen from Red Square.

 

[The39thStep]

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[Dystopiary]

Overnight and into the early morning, at least six kamikaze Shahed drones flew into Belarusian airspace from the Ukrainian regions of Chernihiv and Kyiv.

The flights of the drones were were confirmed by the Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force.



At least six drones flew into Belarus during Russia's air attack on Ukraine

There's been more of this happening. Lukashenka's involvement in the war is putting people in Belarus at risk.

 

[Dogsauce]

There's been more of this happening. Lukashenka's involvement in the war is putting people in Belarus at risk.

I suspect it’s Ukrainian electronic warfare sending them off course to some extent.

 

[Dystopiary]

Overnight and into the early morning, at least six kamikaze Shahed drones flew into Belarusian airspace from the Ukrainian regions of Chernihiv and Kyiv.

The flights of the drones were were confirmed by the Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force.



At least six drones flew into Belarus during Russia's air attack on Ukraine

There's been more of this happening. Lukashenka's involvement in the war is putting people in Belarus at risk.

From Latvian Minister of Defence:

Spoiler: text

Andris Spruds [at]AndrisSpruds Sep 8
https://nitter.poast.org/AndrisSpruds
On Saturday, 7 September, a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle
crashed in Rēzekne municipality, Latvia. The National Armed
Forces have launched an investigation.
Preliminary data indicates that it was a Russian military
unmanned aerial vehicle which entered Latvia's airspace from
Belarus.@NATO command was informed.
The National Armed Forces has strengthened its air defense
capabilities on the eastern border. We have started
consultations about this incident with our allies and will
encourage joint solutions for the defence of NATO's airspace.

https://nitter.poast.org/AndrisSpruds/status/1832755842581409912#m

National Armed Forces investigate a case of UAV fragments

Further pertinent info from Belarusian Hajun Project (OSINT monitoring of military activity in and over Belarus):

https://nitter.poast.org/Hajun_BY/status/1832799052305494475#m

 

[Chz]

That is some Terminator-type dystopian shit there.

(video so no screenshot or text of the X link)

 

[spitfire]

That is some Terminator-type dystopian shit there.

(video so no screenshot or text of the X link)

I saw a terrifying video on Xitter a couple of weeks ago of 2 Ru soldiers hiding facedown in a shallow ditch with the sound of the drones above their heads. Filmed by the soldiers, it was very, very scary, that noise...

Along with the new dragon drones...fuck that for a game of soldiers.

 

[keybored]

I saw a terrifying video on Xitter a couple of weeks ago of 2 Ru soldiers hiding facedown in a shallow ditch with the sound of the drones above their heads. Filmed by the soldiers, it was very, very scary, that noise...

Along with the new dragon drones...fuck that for a game of soldiers.

About a month ago a Russian managed to shoot down a drone from a moving vehicle. It was a hell of a shot.



More recently I saw a clip with a Russian soldier on foot being chased by a drone and he managed to catch it in his hand without it explding. He then decided to disable the drone by smashing it into the ground, detonating it and killing himself.

 

[spitfire]

About a month ago a Russian managed to shoot down a drone from a moving vehicle. It was a hell of a shot.



More recently I saw a clip with a Russian soldier on foot being chased by a drone and he managed to catch it in his hand without it explding. He then decided to disable the drone by smashing it into the ground, detonating it and killing himself.

Well the shooter won't have to buy himself a drink for a while.

 

[TopCat]

Well the shooter won't have to buy himself a drink for a while.

Fag in mouth as well.

 

[keybored]

Fag in mouth as well.

Think I'm off to buy a pack of 20 and start smoking again.

 

[Dogsauce]

Shotguns have been a crude but reasonably effective weapon against drones for obvious reasons. Though they move pretty fast.

 

[two sheds]

I thought someone was developing a laser-based response to drones, won't that be the end of drones if successful?

 

[Artaxerxes]

I thought someone was developing a laser-based response to drones, won't that be the end of drones if successful?

There’s been a number of electronic warfare weapons and more traditional weapons to try and combat them.

Like any weapon it’s a constant evolution now, the genie is unlikely to go back in the box. Even the best anti drone weapons will be swamped by superior numbers while drones themselves can be taken down like any other bit of kit.


You can think of them as mini helicopters, all the rules a chopper can do bar troop transport but vastly cheaper and much more disposable (indeed many are kamikaze drones so one shot is the point of them)

 

[gosub]

I thought someone was developing a laser-based response to drones, won't that be the end of drones if successful?

Dragonfire doing well in tests

Biggest problem they got with drones is which are on which side

 

[Dogsauce]

Dragonfire doing well in tests

Biggest problem they got with drones is which are on which side

The other problem is the sheer number, they’re never going to build enough kit to fight back. EW works to some extent and can affect a broad area, but unfortunately Russia is very good at EW and had a lot more systems.

 

[yield]

Ukraine and the Russian invasion, Feb 2022 - tangentially related crap

Ah, them lovely chaps over in Kabul made a Good Friday announcement that they are to resume the stoning of women for adultery. Russia has responded today by inviting the Taliban to the Russia-Islamic World forum in Kazan. Only issue is that before Russia went totally loopy they had placed the...

www.urban75.net

https://archive.md/vlNNb

US defence tech start-up Anduril raises $1.5bn at $14bn valuation

Defence technology start-up Anduril Industries has raised $1.5bn to accelerate the production of autonomous weapons for the US military and its allies, as investment in the sector surges on the back of conflict in Ukraine.
Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm Founders Fund, which provided the seed funding that launched Anduril, co-led the latest round with Virginia-based investor Sands Capital.

Promotional video, only six and half minutes.

Anduril's Barracuda System Scales Missile Defense
Bloomberg Technology. September 12th, 2024
At 1.30 Palmer Luckey says that the drones have no human input, due to the Russians jamming technology.

 

[Artaxerxes]

 

[The39thStep]

Thought this was a useful article on how the legacy of Makhno has been hijacked by the wrong people

Makhno in the service of the Ukrainian war effort - Anarchist Communist Group

The state often makes use of its former opponents once they are safely dead and no longer the threat they were in life. The Ukrainian state and its media have done this with the legendary anarchist communist Nestor Makhno. Makhno, a native of Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, was...

www.anarchistcommunism.org

 

[steeplejack]

The Russian coal industry facing its worst crisis in thirty years as the economic gears crunch ever more loudly...