Warfare Russia/Ukraine War

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“It Was Reckless”: Keir Starmer Condemns Russian Frigate for Firing Warning Shots at Civilian Yacht in English Channel

Keir Starmer called the warning shots Russian frigate “reckless” after UK Coastguard alerted a Russian warship opened warning fire on a British-flagged yacht.

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The russians started shaking in fear after hearing Starmer

 

[NebrHogger]

The russians started shaking in fear after hearing Starmer

Turn the Royal Navy loose on them! No, wait...

 

[muck]

The human rights monitoring mission for Ukraine reports that May 2026 claimed the highest number of civilian victims since April 2022. At least 274 civilians were killed and 1,763 injured, all but 20 due to Russian activities. Most victims died in some distance to the frontlines. At least 64 civilians were murdered with FPV drones, and 539 injured. (Source)

 

[BeNder]

Putin is showing his frustration.

 

[muck]

Putin is showing his frustration.

Yes, but much of the killing is done by drone pilots hunting civilians deliberately. This is the inevitable result when even the most reputable journalists of a country vilify the population of the enemy as "nazis", "vermin", "rats" and "cancer".

 

[RICHIECOQUI]

Putin's manpower crisis!

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[Connaught Ranger]

"Ukraine had a surprisingly strong 24 hours. Ukrainian drones struck targets across Russia, including logistics infrastructure and a sanctioned shadow fleet tanker. New Ukrainian weapons programs continue to advance, including a domestically produced glide bomb, an upgraded Neptune missile program, and a developing anti-ballistic missile shield.At the same time, G7 leaders discussed expanding air defense support, interceptor production, and licensing arrangements that could allow Ukraine to build more of its own military equipment. Ukraine's domestic defense industry is growing rapidly, now producing nearly 90% of newly approved military systems.Meanwhile, Russia faces mounting challenges. Fuel production has been disrupted, vehicle losses remain extraordinarily high, Moscow is expanding drone defenses, and even annual military events are being canceled because of security concerns.We'll break down the battlefield, the technology race, the growing strength of Ukraine's defense industry, and why today's developments may represent some of the best strategic news Ukraine has received in months." - Professor Gerdes.

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[Connaught Ranger]

Russian forces appear to be revisiting one of the most unusual tactics seen during this war. New footage from training grounds shows Russian troops conducting exercises involving industrial pipes, a method that has previously been used to move personnel while attempting to avoid aerial surveillance and drone attacks. In the new episode of Military Mind, Jonasz Rewiński examines the latest frontline footage.

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[NebrHogger]

"Ukraine had a surprisingly strong 24 hours. Ukrainian drones struck targets across Russia, including logistics infrastructure and a sanctioned shadow fleet tanker. New Ukrainian weapons programs continue to advance, including a domestically produced glide bomb, an upgraded Neptune missile program, and a developing anti-ballistic missile shield.At the same time, G7 leaders discussed expanding air defense support, interceptor production, and licensing arrangements that could allow Ukraine to build more of its own military equipment. Ukraine's domestic defense industry is growing rapidly, now producing nearly 90% of newly approved military systems.Meanwhile, Russia faces mounting challenges. Fuel production has been disrupted, vehicle losses remain extraordinarily high, Moscow is expanding drone defenses, and even annual military events are being canceled because of security concerns.We'll break down the battlefield, the technology race, the growing strength of Ukraine's defense industry, and why today's developments may represent some of the best strategic news Ukraine has received in months." - Professor Gerdes.

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I noticed in the article Oreshnik missiles are often missing the mark - cheap Chinese guidance modules?

 

[muck]

Russian troops have used a FPV drone to murder a 87-year-old wheelchair-bound Ukrainian woman in Nikopol. Her son, who was pushing the wheelchair, was also killed. (Source, NSFW)

She survived the Second World War only to end like this. Russian soldiers are f***ing animals.

The video has now been uploaded to Reddit. You'll find it on r/UkraineWarVideoReport if you truly care to see it.

Savages, really! The pilot flew past the group, spotted them, turned around, and directly aimed for the wheelchair.

The old lady, her son and a third family member died.

 

[PegAsus]

The video has now been uploaded to Reddit. You'll find it on r/UkraineWarVideoReport if you truly care to see it.

Savages, really! The pilot flew past the group, spotted them, turned around, and directly aimed for the wheelchair.

The old lady, her son and a third family member died.

I wish them a painfull dead...

 

[muck]

I noticed in the article Oreshnik missiles are often missing the mark - cheap Chinese guidance modules?

Ironically, the opposite could be the case and the reason for what you describe. The Ukrainians claim the debris they were able to analyse makes Oreshnik the only Russian missile seen so far not to rely on foreign-produced components.

It is a derivative of the Topol family of intercontinental and intermediate range ballistic missiles. As a carrier of weapons of mass destruction, it doesn't have to be very precise—though whether by accident or by design, the weapon has twice shown it is capable of a rather small CEP. At Bila Tserkva last month, all 36 rods hit an area roughly 20 metres in length and width.

Militarily, it's next to worthless, at least when contrasted with the costs and effort. But it sure is a propaganda tool. I do think the Russians use it to signify: We could hit you with nukes if we wanted to.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

It is a derivative of the Topol family of intercontinental and intermediate range ballistic missiles.

No.

Either a revival of the RS-26, or a land-based variant of the Bulava due to proprietary parts of the RSM56 found on site among the debris.

As for its performances, it is believed the Oreshnik is still within it testing phase, except, contrary to all of the previous missile complexes, the testing of the Oreshnik could actually be conducted in actual operational setting.

The first stage/stages are already established and don't require much testing, especially if they are based on pre-existing models. The final payload carrying stage however, especially considering the kind of payload being carried requires testing and refining. And if we look at the three instances when Oreshnik was used, we can see significant differences in the way the payload behaved.

So, the use of the system can be two folds. First, as you said "we can strike with nukes, but won't do it", or "we are using the war as an occasion to conduct tests in the best possible conditions (a war, with active AD and EW)"

 

[muck]

Aren't the RS-24 and RS-26 both derivatives of the Topol?

 

[RICHIECOQUI]

Ukraines Crimea strategy!

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Moscow slammed by drones 2nd time in week as Ukraine hits back at Russia (Kyiv Independent)

Editor's Note: This is a developing stor...

l.smartnews.com

 

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Bohuslavska Kate (@bohuslavska_kate) on Threads

HOLY SMOKES! Moscow right now 🔥🔥🔥

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Kereal Sokolov (@kereal.sokolov) on Threads

Russian media calling it themselves: biggest drone attack on Moscow in 2 years. Sadovod - one of Moscow's largest malls (think all of NYC's discount wholesale shopping crammed into one massive complex) - is now on fire. Set off by Russia's own air defense intercepting drones overhead.

www.threads.com

 

[Ivan le Fou]

Aren't the RS-24 and RS-26 both derivatives of the Topol?

The RS-24, along with a number of other systems: RT-2PM2, RS-12M1/RS-12M2, and even the, more or less, entire R36 family (with exception to the early versions) and the list goes on, are either based on or share commonalities with the Topol. Topol being a late product in the chain of development.
The RS-26 is an entirely different system.

When the Topol&co are treated as heavy, long range, ICBM with the capability of carrying a wide variety of warhead, and especially the heaviest ones, it also has a "built in" ability to be used as a space-launcher.

The RS-26, on the other hand is a lighter intermediate range missile. It does share some standardized commonalities with the Yars (hence the appellation Yars-M), Topol and even the Kuryer, in term of compartmentalization, but it isn't a byproduct. In fact, when it was being conceived, its assumed purpose was to ultimately replace the Topol-M.

 

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PixNEWS (@pixnewsglobal) on Threads

🚨 Moscow, one of the world’s most heavily defended capitals, is burning tonight. Despite layers of air defenses, fires have erupted across the city during what Russian media describe as the largest drone attack on Moscow in two years. 🔥🇷🇺

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[Musashi]

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