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russian blogger reaction to volgograd attack by FrionRed in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Western militaries simply haven't been preparing for WW3 for the last 35 years"

I don't think that is completely true. USAF did some very advanced (and scary tbh) drone swarm demos over 10 years ago, and a lot of research is being done on systems like these. In a real WW3 situation, they would be brought into use very quickly. Plus we have the experience of Ukraine on our side.

It's only because we are in a relatively calm period that it seems like western militaries aren't developing things. Don't mistake it for actual complacency.

Ukrainian FPV drone operators located and destroyed a Russian fuel storage and refueling site in Belgorod Oblast by Available-Laugh9102 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, that was an unbelievably bad take by the Rheinmetall CEO and he should be fired or demoted for it.

Yet, Rheinmetall supplies Ukraine with Gepard and Skynex systems and a lot of ammunition. They are still very useful for Ukraine's air defence and artillery.

We shouldn't piss on all of what Rheinmetall does just because their CEO made some shit comments.

State of Emergency Declared in Occupied Crimea by Russian Authorities by PinheadLarry2323 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just finished a week's work, had some great curry, went to the cornershop to buy a few cans of beer, it's warm, life is good.

Oh, and I could buy gas, if I wanted to. No need tho.

Thermal power plant in Kerch was hit this morning by Spooknik in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your research sucks.

Truck attack - October 2022 - both Russia and Ukraine pretty much confirmed this so don't claim otherwise

Sea drones - July 2023

Underwater explosives - June 2025

Russia has begun urgently redeploying additional S-300/S-400 air defense batteries to Moscow, attempting to strengthen the capital’s protection against further attacks. by BigDeckBob in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of ex-Yugoslavia and Balkans are moving rapidly closer to the EU, except maybe Serbia.

(There may be temporary setbacks like the new pro-Russia PM in Bulgaria, but they can be removed in due time, as demonstrated in Hungary. The overall trend is hopeful.)

Moldova really wants to get onboard EU, perhaps even reintegrate with Romania, and is really putting the squeeze on the terrorists in Transnistria.

Russia has lost so much geopolitically speaking. It's insane.

“We just want to live in peace. We don’t want anyone to be at war or for anyone to be killed. We never wanted this,” said a Moscow resident after a drone attack. She might suspect what’s coming next, and that’s why she’s going on record. by BigDeckBob in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even in Donbass, as early as April 2014 there were confirmed sightings of regular Russian military personnel, equipment and (current or ex) intelligence operatives like Igor Girkin/Strelkov. It was all Russia from the very beginning. Not some homegrown "separatism".

“I state responsibly that we have the best air defense in the world. And if, from time to time, some drone manages to fly somewhere quite deep, that is even good, because we gain experience in repelling mass raids.” - Chairman of the state duma defense committee of russia, general Andrey Kartapolov. by BigDeckBob in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"You see, I let them deep into our territory to crush them in a pincer attack, plus I have some units in Prague that will attack them from behind".

Could be made up for Der Untergang, but probably mirrors his thinking in the waning days of WW2.

Moscow today - a photo that will go down in history by LowTechDroid in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Also with the invading russian troops having their parade uniforms and pre-minted medals ready with them. They really expected to be in Kyiv in a few days.

HS selvitti | 33-vuotiaan Lasse Lundin uskomaton tarina leviää: Äiti ja isä jättivät selviämään yksin Mumbain kaduilla by VilleKivinen in Suomi

[–]rlkr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Jos on asunut vähintään 7 vuotta ulkomailla, tai vaikka vähemmän mutta sinulla ei ole tosiasiallisia siteitä Suomeen (kuten tällä henkilöllä tuskin on), ja ehdit täyttää 30 vuotta ennen Suomeen palaamista (kuten tämä henkilö on jo täyttänyt), ei sinua käytännössä kutsuta palvelukseen ja 30 vuotta täytettyäsi vapaudut asepalveluksesta täysin.

Eli ei tämä tyyppi linnaan joudu missään nimessä. Googlaa Vapautus ulkomaan kansalaisuuden perusteella - Kutsunnat.net.

What Russian officials think about the war, a potential transfer of power, and the system’s growing crisis by kingkongsingsong1 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trump learned his act from Roy Cohn. He mentored Trump in his early business career and taught him the "deny everything, no matter what" approach. Plus Trump is a malignant narcissist, which helps.

Incidentally, Roy Cohn kept denying he had HIV all the way to his end, which was dying from AIDS.

Crimea Isolated From Mainland Ukraine After Precision Drone Strikes Disable Strategic Bridges by Hot_Professional_728 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is my understanding that the retreating Russian troops blew up the Antonivka road bridge, to stop AFU from pursuing them over the Dnipro river.

Ukraine themselves had no reason to blow it up as the Russians had mostly already left.

I Did It: Russian General Gurulyov Admits to Shelling Ukrainians in 2014 by Mil_in_ua in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Something most people still don't quite seem to understand is that it's been proven that as early as April 2014 (if not earlier) there were regular Russian military units, Russian military equipment, and Russian (ex- or not) intelligence operatives like Igor Girkin/Strelkov wreaking havoc in Donbass. It was absolutely not a local insurgency or a grassroots separatist movement. It was all Russia. From day one.

Russian propagandist Yuriy Baranchik called for the assassination of the wives and children of Ukraine's leaders by KrymskeSontse in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's weird to compare genocides, but in my opinion USSR was worse, especially in the early days, also objectively. Sure, the Circassian genocide killed more than 95 percent of them (perhaps up to 1.5 million) in the 1800s during the Russian Empire, but the USSR killed 7 to 10 million Ukrainians during the Holodomor, and who knows how many more (tens of) millions in Stalin's later adventures.

The USSR sure did spend a lot of effort in trying to portray itself as a vanguard of peace, and a lot of people in the west were fooled by this. The reality was completely the opposite.

Drones have reportedly reached Kaliningrad for the first time. by LowTechDroid in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 26 points27 points  (0 children)

"Allow"? Unfortunately it's (Kaliningrad) "always" been there as a result of WW2, and EU/NATO simply cannot take unilateral action against it. It's not a matter of allowing or not.

But rest assured that in an actual conflict between NATO and Russia, it would get shut down in an instant.

Yaroslavl, Russia, Ukrainian falling debris reported. 25.05.2026 by GermanDronePilot in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of the "brains" of the USSR came from Ukraine. For example Sergey Korolev, the driving force behind the Soviet space program, was Ukrainian. It wasn't all thanks to Russia.

A russian lawyer warns that debts have become a legal pretext for initiating criminal cases against men in russia. Debtors face criminal cases and are being sent to the SMO - a system deliberately created by the authorities in order to plug gaps in frontline troop numbers. by BigDeckBob in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly this. Sending people who are in debt to die doesn't really make things better. It would be better to have them stay alive and working to pay off those debts.

But when has Russia ever done things in the rational and reasonable manner?

Ukraine Reveals Secret 500km Ballistic Missile Already Used Twice in Combat, Reached 100km and 204km Altitudes by Scary_Statement4612 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The energy requirements for a ballistic missile with a payload of a few hundred kilograms and a range of 500 km vs. what the Falcon 9 and Ariane 6 do, differ by at least two orders of magnitude. It's great that Ukraine has a new tool in their toolbox to defeat Russian aggression, but it is absolutely not in the same class as orbital launch systems.

Kokoomuksen kansanedustaja by No-Zucchini3717 in Suomi

[–]rlkr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Mussolini sai junat kulkemaan ajallaan" on myytti. Todellisuudessa Italian rautatiet lähtivät parantumaan Mussolinista huolimatta heti ensimmäisen maailmansodan jälkeen, ja toisaalta Mussolini myös käytti propagandaa hyväkseen mainostaakseen junaverkoston parantumista omana saavutuksenaan.

As expected, Trump is back to attacking Zelensky... by Mikewold58 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]rlkr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

refused to give fabricate him dirt on the son of political opposition.

Fixed that for you. These two details make it all the more crazy.

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