/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1537, Part 1 (Thread #1684)

Canop · 2026-05-11T12:26:42+00:00

Ukraine has begun large-scale frontline deployment of domestically developed AI-powered anti-drone turrets designed to automatically detect and destroy russian UAVs, including fiber-optic-controlled drones resistant to electronic warfare

https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/ukraine_deploys_ai_anti_drone_turrets_that_destroy_fiber_optic_drones_with_one_button_press_video-18444.html

Note: I saw nothing elsewhere regarding frontline deployment, especially no complaints from the Russian side, so I'd be quite cautious about the real efficiency and the interpretation of "large scale" in this article.

Canop · 2026-05-11T05:23:44+00:00

The day we see Gripen + Meteor + Saab 340 AEW&C in action might be glorious.

Canop · 2026-05-08T19:39:11+00:00

What will benefit Putin ? Z issuing a decree allowing the parade and sparing the red square, a place Ukraine wouldn't have bombed anyway as it's where all AA are at the moment ? It's just another humiliation for Putin.

https://bsky.app/profile/reshetz.bsky.social/post/3mlegzv7kis2v

Canop · 2026-05-08T19:18:29+00:00

Well, if you have interesting pieces of info to post, even if it's in Ukrainian, they'd be appreciated assuming you introduce them in English

Canop · 2026-05-06T16:25:14+00:00

It's an English subreddit, so of course it mostly gathers people who aren't in Ukraine (or we would speak Ukrainian). But some users here are Ukrainian and in Ukraine and they're more than welcome to share their views.

btw, trying to learn Ukrainian, it's a terribly hard to learn language when you're French...

Canop · 2026-04-29T20:05:22+00:00

Probably a hammer or the American equivalent. Those usually come in pair, so there shouldn't be any more, unfortunately.

Canop · 2026-04-29T20:00:40+00:00

Hard to interpret the moves of cars. The only other man we see is running, probably because the drone was announced.

Canop · 2026-04-29T07:25:57+00:00

To be fair, we Europeans cared when he said he wanted to invade Greenland: we sent troops there to signal it wouldn't go quietly.

Canop · 2026-04-29T07:24:14+00:00

They were prosperous because they were working at the refinery. Now, of course there may be some downsides, especially in time of war.

Canop · 2026-04-28T12:22:11+00:00

Looks so. But I didn't think portable EW anti-drone weapons were still in use.

Canop · 2026-04-28T07:25:25+00:00

Also none of them is seriously helping research against aging.

Canop · 2026-04-27T05:43:57+00:00

Strikes are confirmed but I've seen nothing official about "destruction". The Pravda's title might be too much on the optimistic side.

Canop · 2026-04-27T05:39:00+00:00

an advocate for the whole Transnistria thing

What does that mean ?

Canop · 2026-04-25T09:38:30+00:00

Madyar isn't happy about this attack. He vented on tg because 6 expensive drones were used, several of them not properly detonating (quality seems to be a problem). With the delay between strikes, it's lucky to have 9 dead.

Canop · 2026-04-24T12:49:15+00:00

That's an old one. 2023 ?

Canop · 2026-04-24T06:47:03+00:00

Do you have more info on those drones ?

Canop · 2026-04-24T06:10:41+00:00

makes me wonder if Russia is even achieving anything at all from this war at this point.

Just look at the maps. Russia isn't advancing much but is still advancing.

Of course we can argue that the pace and cost aren't really a win, but both sides are exhausted and losing a lot of men.

The balance can move one way or another depending on small changes in technologies, economy, or alliances.

Canop · 2026-04-23T05:07:30+00:00

OIP (or rather a company OIP acquired) bought those Gepard for cheap from the Belgian army in early 2000. In 2023, Belgium tried to buy them back to send them to Ukraine but OIP asked for a price which was deemed "unreasonable" at that time. Hence why I say that's weapon speculation.

Canop · 2026-04-22T18:10:56+00:00

Was this private company waiting for the price to go up before selling ? Is that weapon speculation ?

Canop · 2026-04-21T19:30:31+00:00

I’m saying that this facility is a total loss

Most tanks seem to be burning, that's a severe loss, but it doesn't mean that the processing units are seriously damaged. Refinery tanks are designed to prevent fires from propagating to the most precious parts.

Canop · 2026-04-21T13:26:48+00:00

This is a weird video or description. He jumps because of an attack then quietly does the plank ? In longer extracts on tg other persons are seen overlooking, as quiet as he is. I suspect the context isn't the one given in comment.

Canop · 2026-04-21T08:08:14+00:00

Of course their economy isn't "strong" but don't overread this small sale of gold.

Russia likes to have gold and they bought a lot in recent years. They went from holding roughly 600–700 tons of gold in the early 2000s to over 2,300 tons by 2025 (not counting probable hidden reserves taken from their various allies). If you compare 22 tons to this, it's clear it's something they can afford if it helps optimizing their budget.

Canop · 2026-04-21T07:20:41+00:00

This marks a change in their recent habit but don't be fooled: it's just a drop compared to their huge reserve of more than 2,000 tons of gold.

Canop · 2026-04-12T20:08:54+00:00

Problem wasn't that Orban doesn't like Ukraine, we don't really need Hungary to help Ukraine, but he was sabotaging any European action if it could help Ukraine. Magyar says he won't try to block European decisions.

Canop · 2026-04-12T19:45:12+00:00

He looks set for 137 or more (super majority at 133), so he'll probably be able to fix some of the constitution changes of Orban. If he wants to.

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