June 3, 2025Jun 3 2 hours ago, Alpha_TATEr said:It will get an extension. How have things been on here?
June 3, 2025Jun 3 3 hours ago, barho said:Trump is the worst president our country has ever had as its leader. What an absolute disgrace.
June 4, 2025Jun 4 What's he going to do? Invade Ukraine? President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he spoke with Russian leader Vladimir Putin... Putin in that call vowed retaliation against Ukraine for the stunning surprise attack, which Kyiv said resulted in strikes on more than 40 Russian bombers...
June 5, 2025Jun 5 I'm reading the actual tally will be just around 10 bombers destroyed and another 10 damaged. Not the 40 destroyed that the headlines screamed but still a huge deal. Plus the bridge in Crimea. All good.
June 5, 2025Jun 5 2 hours ago, Mike030270 said:Russia is a failing state. Its collapse (for the second time in 30 years) is imminent.
June 16, 2025Jun 16 6 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:Lol yea that would have stopped it the stupid that comes out of his mouth.
June 16, 2025Jun 16 21 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:Lol yea that would have stopped it They were kicked out by Obama because they invaded and annexed Crimea.Trumptards hold both the position that Obama didn't stand up to Russia when they annexed Crimea, and Russia is our friend who should be let back into the G8.They're F'n morons.
June 16, 2025Jun 16 46 minutes ago, Gannan said:They were kicked out by Obama because they invaded and annexed Crimea.Trumptards hold both the position that Obama didn't stand up to Russia when they annexed Crimea, and Russia is our friend who should be let back into the G8.They're F'n morons.Don’t forget our super alliance during WWII with Stalin and his Russian hordes. The Cold War should have been against Japan and Germany, as they remained evil and took advantage of the US, which our Russian friends would never ever do. They need to be back in the G7 ASAP, as that was the main reason for Putin being pissed and now on his imperialistic rampage. Actually, let’s kick all the democratic countries out of the G7 and make it a G3, with Russia, China and the US. Those former democratic allies are the real enemy and have been treating the US so very badly… 🤦🏻
June 16, 2025Jun 16 1 hour ago, Frankfurteagle89 said:Don’t forget our super alliance during WWII with Stalin and his Russian hordes. The Cold War should have been against Japan and Germany, as they remained evil and took advantage of the US, which our Russian friends would never ever do. They need to be back in the G7 ASAP, as that was the main reason for Putin being pissed and now on his imperialistic rampage. Actually, let’s kick all the democratic countries out of the G7 and make it a G3, with Russia, China and the US. Those former democratic allies are the real enemy and have been treating the US so very badly… 🤦🏻Honestly I hate how we keep being taken advantage of by the Japanese buying Treasury notes. I mean, really. Slap in the face.
June 16, 2025Jun 16 8 minutes ago, Bill said:Honestly I hate how we keep being taken advantage of by the Japanese buying Treasury notes. I mean, really. Slap in the face.Yeah agree… buying over a trillion in US debt is scandalous!😅 China isn’t that far behind, so Captain Chaos needs to chat with his other love buddy Xi and make him stop real quick….
June 17, 2025Jun 17 US group designed to pressure Russia into peace in Ukraine disbanded by Trump administration, Reuters reportshttps://kyivindependent.com/us-group-designed-to-pressure-russia-into-peace-in-ukraine-disbanded-by-trump-administration-reuters-reports/
June 17, 2025Jun 17 1 hour ago, Talkingbirds said:US group designed to pressure Russia into peace in Ukraine disbanded by Trump administration, Reuters reportshttps://kyivindependent.com/us-group-designed-to-pressure-russia-into-peace-in-ukraine-disbanded-by-trump-administration-reuters-reports/#winning
June 20, 2025Jun 20 Russian warplanes provoking Sweden today during Sweden's biggest holiday of the year, midsommarThe Russian airplanes did not enter Swedish airspace but Swedish JAS Gripens were scrambled and up over southern Sweden during the evening as the Russian aircraft were out over the southern Baltic
June 25, 2025Jun 25 Russian tanks and rocket launchers used to be the most highly valued target for Ukrainian drones — but no longer.Ukraine's drone forces recently revamped a points system that rewards pilots for battlefield kills, and it's putting the greatest emphasis on targeting Russian drone operators. The system, created in August, previously placed the highest value on destroying artillery systems and tanks. Ukrainian units now earn 15 points for wounding a drone pilot and 25 for eliminating them, Maj. Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, the new commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, said in a video address on June 12. Tank kills, which previously earned 40 points, now only bring in eight points for Ukrainian units. Destroying multiple launch rocket systems, which could have earned up to 50 points, now only net Ukrainian pilots as many as 10 points. "We need to stimulate pilots to orient themselves toward destroying personnel," Brovdi, who also founded the Ukrainian marine corps UAV strike unit Magyar Birds, said in the video.Brovdi said the change came from concerns that Ukrainian drone units weren't clearing Russian infantry as quickly as needed, allowing Moscow to accumulate a surplus of troops on the frontline. Now, Ukraine's system doubles the points a drone pilot can score from eliminating a Russian soldier, from six points to 12 per kill. Brovdi said the new system shouldn't discourage drone operators from carrying out hits on Russian equipment. "I don't know a single pilot who, upon detecting a moving mechanized armored column of the enemy — tanks, BTRs —wouldn't strike them just because no bonus is paid. That's absurd," he said.A week later, Russian war bloggers are reacting. Among Russian forces, the shift is being noticed by military bloggers who write about the frontline. "Bad news from the front," wrote Alexander Kharchenko, a state media war journalist who runs the Telegram channel Witnesses Bayraktar, warning of a "hunt for our drone operators." "From my own experience, I can say that the pressure on logistics has now been reduced, and all efforts have been redirected toward identifying and destroying our UAV crews," Kharchenko wrote in a Saturday post. "We need to enhance camouflage and change positions more frequently," he added. Another Russian military blogger, Laboratory of the SVO, advised Russian drone squads to spread out, urging drone pilots and operators to sit separately. "There is no need to wander all over the place," they wrote on Monday. "You are a real scout. Less movement means longer life."Why Ukrainians care about the pointsUkraine initially created its rewards system to incentivize drone units to target enemy positions more efficiently. The points could be used to purchase drone equipment from the state — a boon for many units relying on both official and crowdsourced resources to continue fighting. To claim their points, units have to film and record their hits. In April, Ukraine launched an "Amazon"-style website that officials said offers over 1,000 types of equipment in exchange for points, including batteries, guns, and satellite communications devices. Brovdi said that with the new rankings, eliminating a typical squad of three drone pilots could earn a Ukrainian unit enough points to get 57 new first-person view drones. A typical 10-inch FPV drone can cost about $500. By Brovdi's account, 507 Ukrainian units report in monthly with their points tallies.In his video, the commander also said he plans to regularly invite leaders of the top 12 units on the points leaderboard, alongside representatives from other randomly selected units, to provide advice in a focus group. "That way, we'll model any situation and optimize the bonus model, and propose it to those in charge," he said.
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