Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (Official Thread)
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U.S.-Made Technology Is Flowing to Russian Airlines, Despite Sanctions
Russian customs data shows that millions of dollars of aircraft parts made by Boeing, Airbus and others were sent to Russia last year.
such a clickbaity story from the so called paper of record.
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twilight zone shyt for real
One of the guys pointed out earlier why is Russia wasting all their expensive missiles hitting civilian targets and infrastructure instead of using them on Ukrainian AD and so they can actually advance and take territory
Russia is clearly way behind the US in so many areas of expertise and technologically. Russia's population better thank their patron saints everyday their master strategist went after Ukraine and not a NATO country.
Like how are you 400+ days into a conflict with contested airspace on your border.
Ukraine has done an amazing job and it's just a shame it took so long for the West and allies to get their act together to support them fully(there's still clearly much more to do) but I think the world has their eyes finally open to what we're all up against if you left countries like Russia go full tilt.
Keeping my fingers crossed Ukraine's next push is like their last offensive and Russia finally concedes
Absolute wastemen. It's gotten to the point where I feel bad for even joking about how shyt Russia's military is
Russian lawmaker proposes using stray dogs in military as troops struggle
A member of Russia's State Duma suggested training "large" and "aggressive" strays for demining and rescue missions.
www.newsweek.com
Russian Lawmaker Proposes Using Stray Dogs in Military as Troops Struggle
BY JON JACKSON ON 5/17/23 AT 12:08 PM EDT
Russian lawmaker has proposed training "large" and "aggressive" stray dogs for battlefield missions in Ukraine, according to a video shared on Russian media.
A Russian Telegram channel on Tuesday posted a clip from the country's parliamentary television broadcast that showed State Duma deputy Fedot Tumusov suggesting that homeless dogs be trained for combat use. The Moscow Times reported that Tumusov brought up the idea during a discussion about possible amendments to a law that gives regions in Russia the right to euthanize stray dogs.
Tumusov's proposal comes as Kyiv's military reported its research shows that Russia has suffered more than 200,000 troop deaths in Ukraine since it began its full-scale invasion almost 15 months ago. (Newsweek could not independently verify the figure.) Numerous other reports in recent months have also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's soldiers have become increasingly dissatisfied with being sent to the war's front lines despite a lack of combat experience.
"We have a lot of cynologists in our country who can teach dogs all sorts of different skills," Tumusov said. "Cynologists would train large and aggressive dogs and send them to the [war] zone. Let them help pull out the wounded, participate in demining."
A file photo of Abandoned dogs running past a tank at a Ukrainian army position on the outskirts of Donetsk, on September 2014. A Russian lawmaker suggested trading stray dogs for use in combat zones in Ukraine.ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Tumusov is a well-known figure in Russia and has been involved in politics for more than three decades. He has also been sanctioned by the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom for his support of Putin's war in Ukraine.
Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine's minister of internal affairs, shared the clip of Tumusov's suggestion about dogs on Twitter Wednesday.
"In case you were wondering about the level of insanity in Russia," Gerashchenko wrote in the caption of his tweet.
Jason Jay Smart—a political adviser on post-Soviet and international politics—told Newsweek that he feels Tumusov's suggestion "is indicative of the fact that Russians realize that things are falling apart—quickly."
"Look at the radical difference between Russia's 'new technology'—training stray dogs—versus Ukraine's 'new technology' of Patriot missiles worth nearly a billion dollars and now efforts to send F-16s to Ukraine," Smart said. "Russia is just heading closer to the abyss."
Russia's large population of stray canines has been an issue of public debate for the country in recent months after some high-profile attacks by street dogs, including one in April in the city of Orenburg that resulted in the death of a young boy.
The Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported last month that one city, Chita, even announced a state of high alert due to the increase in stray dog attacks. The alert warned residents not to let children and seniors outside unaccompanied.
