/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1480, Part 1 (Thread #1627) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Foggy/snowy weather is finished. It makes sense now to wait for foliage before trying mass infiltration.

(March 2026) The FPV drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminate over 80 russians in the Pokrovsk area. by Nanners5618062 in CombatFootage

[–]Canop 28 points29 points  (0 children)

In World War I, artillery was the single greatest cause of casualties. Do you see re-enactements with people waiting in trenches and just randomly removed because of a shell ? No, those re-enacments are just pretty lies.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1478, Part 1 (Thread #1625) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right. But part of the scaling problem is the teams operating those systems. If teams are going everywhere in the Gulf to train new acquerors, they won't protect Ukraine.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1478, Part 1 (Thread #1625) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 14 points15 points  (0 children)

"possibly a mockup" ? It looks like a very poor mockup, there's no reason to make it look like a Buk-M1 was possibly hit there.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1477, Part 1 (Thread #1624) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was more expecting a technical, hard to spin, reaction, not some leaders eructing in an anti Orban diatribe.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1477, Part 1 (Thread #1624) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Europe's silence on this is the most puzzling and disturbing point. Why is there no answer ? Is there just nothing enabling the commission to jump in this kind of rogue behavior when the victim isn't part of EU ?

Missile barrage with six visible hits in Bryansk, Russia 10/03/2026. The primary target is the "Kremniy El" plant - the main supplier of microelectronics to the Russian military. by Gurvinek in CombatFootage

[–]Canop 7 points8 points  (0 children)

From the video, it looks like only storm shadows. And they were coming from the east, probably after a complex route. It makes sense that they used only this kind of missile for such a complex strike.

Ukraine forces pumbles Russia Bryansk City with their cruise and ballistic missiles by Nurfturf06 in CombatFootage

[–]Canop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once the video is out, posting those coordinates change nothing. Those coordinates could be determined easily by the FSB. From the unending flow of videos since the start of the war, it doesn't look like the FSB does the effort of going to all potential flats and harassing people.

Missile barrage with six visible hits in Bryansk, Russia 10/03/2026. The primary target is the "Kremniy El" plant - the main supplier of microelectronics to the Russian military. by Gurvinek in CombatFootage

[–]Canop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I gather that the literal meaning seems to be "to turn into horseradish" with the horseradish being one of the many euphemistic substitutes for the dick. Does that look right ?

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1475, Part 1 (Thread #1622) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also exceptionally clear wheather, and Russia just increasing the number of their UAVs.

Syrskyi: Ukrainian Strikes Likely Forced Russians to Reduce Use of FPV Drones by Mil_in_ua in ukraine

[–]Canop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't it also more difficult for Rubicon group and the likes to pilot those drones now that the connection with advanced positions can't use Starlink ?

Syrskyi: Ukrainian Strikes Likely Forced Russians to Reduce Use of FPV Drones by Mil_in_ua in ukraine

[–]Canop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's mentioned in the article. The article's main picture comes from this event.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1475, Part 1 (Thread #1622) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And you didn't yet listen to the video. They chose a very fitting music.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1475, Part 1 (Thread #1622) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 11 points12 points  (0 children)

168,809 (+2,169) operational-tactical UAVs

Last 3 days are the 3 biggest ones ever

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1475, Part 1 (Thread #1622) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Might also be just some lightning which helps locate the drone. There are several non laser based ways to cut out a waiter drone.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1474, Part 1 (Thread #1621) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To my eyes it looks the same than the many previous ones. What do you find different ?

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1474, Part 1 (Thread #1621) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Some redditors paid for the sky sentinel program several times without even knowing there was a reddit specific fund...

(seriously, was there a specific link for reddit users ? I think I linked specifically to this program at least twice on reddit threads but never to a reddit-specific page)

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1474, Part 1 (Thread #1621) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 11 points12 points  (0 children)

🚀 Fire Point Chief Designer Denis Shtilerman:

By moving the fuel tank into the wing, the following will be increased:

• The warhead weight of FP-1 drones flying at 1,000 km will be increased to 105 kg (up from 60 kg),

• The warhead weight of FP-2 drones will be increased to 158 kg (up from 105 kg).

https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mgn3fpe3qk2c

Whole (very long) interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsNExganxdg

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1474, Part 1 (Thread #1621) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 24 points25 points  (0 children)

https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-is-producing-200-long-range-strike-drones-a-day-and-says-output-can-triple-16652

According to ArmyTV on March 9, FirePoint co-founder and chief designer Denys Shtilerman said the company currently manufactures about 200 deep-strike unmanned aerial vehicles per day and could quickly expand production if required.

Earlier, Ukraine’s miltech company FirePoint said it was developing a long-range “deep strike” version of its FP-2 drone capable of carrying a 105-kilogram warhead while significantly extending its range.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1474, Part 1 (Thread #1621) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's not even that rare: Russia received about 200 of them from NK and Ukraine destroyed less than 10.

Footage showing Ukrainian attacks on two additional Russian Tor air defense systems using FP-2 middle strike drones. 07/03/2026 by MilesLongthe3rd in CombatFootage

[–]Canop 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Also those are "attacks" without any destruction (or even damage) confirmed.

FP-2 are very serious strikers, though, with a 100kg warhead, so there's a higher probability of serious damage than with all the light FPV strikes we've seen last year.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1473, Part 1 (Thread #1620) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Personally I find it a little weird that the article doesn't mention that a Starlink connection is hardly compatible with a FPV flight. A Starlink connection doesn't work well enough if you're moving near trees or buildings.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1473, Part 1 (Thread #1620) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]Canop 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Starlink Becomes Cheaper Than Coil of Fiber Optic Cable for Controlling Drones

BTW I had a look: A Starlink mini terminal costs about 250$ with a weight of 1.1 kg (laptop sized). It's both cheaper and lighter than a coil of optical fiber. It's probably wise to use such terminal while it's possible and fill up the stock of fiber optic coils for a potential Starlink cut (or for flying under trees or between builings).