Мысле - скакуны...

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Putin's disappearing won't change anything, believes Ukraine's spy chief
Story by Oleksandra Bashchenko



Disappearing of Vladimir Putin is unlikely to change the situation. Russian society has already become a victim of propaganda and harbors hatred towards Ukraine and the West, believes the chief of Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Kyrylo Budanov.

"Nothing will change swiftly and definitively, I can tell you that right away. Their attitude towards the world, and their worldview cannot change abruptly with sudden changes in the Russian Federation. They have truly become victims of their own propaganda. It has happened, they admit it, let's put it that way," he said.

According to him, Russian society is pumped with hatred towards the collective West and Ukraine. "Even if someone appears now and says, 'Let's stop!' even if everything stops - this hatred will still significantly influence decision-making for many years because all decisions will be made from the perspective that they are enemies," added the head of the DI.

Budanov suggested imagining a situation when everything stops and Russia apologizes. "Who will believe Russia in a year? These are irreversible processes that have already taken place in society. It takes years and work to do," he said.

Budanov recalled the situation after World War II. "Now, I think few people see Germans as enemies. But time has passed, and everything has become normal. But in the 1950s, it was hard to find a person who would see the then FRG as friends. So, everything changes with the years. And these are not easy processes," he concluded.

According to the Levada Center, the majority of Russians support the war against Ukraine. In January 2024, only 16% of respondents were against, while 8% were undecided.
A third of Russians believe that people like them bear moral responsibility for the deaths of civilians and destruction in Ukraine, while 62% of those surveyed maintain a contrary position. These answers have remained stable for the past one and a half years.

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кароче, в руськом народе уже семь из десяти "немножка путин"...

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Сырский о "мобилизации 500 тысяч": После аудита эта цифра существенно уменьшена
ВАЛЕНТИНА РОМАНЕНКО — ПЯТНИЦА, 29 МАРТА 2024, 10:32



Главнокомандующий ВСУ Александр Сырский говорит, что в результате аудита воинских частей Генштаб пересмотрел вопрос "мобилизации 500 тысяч украинцев" в сторону существенного уменьшения, точную цифру потребностей армии генерал-полковник при этом не назвал.

Источник: Сырский в интервью "Укринформу"

Прямая речь: "После пересмотра наших внутренних ресурсов и уточнения боевого состава Вооруженных сил эта цифра была существенно уменьшена. Мы ожидаем, что у нас будет достаточно людей, способных защищать Родину. Речь идет не только о мобилизованных, но и о добровольцах.

Надо учитывать, что люди - не роботы. Они истощаются, физически и психологически, особенно в условиях боевых действий. Например, те люди, которые пришли в ТЦК в феврале 2022 года, нуждаются в отдыхе и лечении. Достаточно вспомнить, что боевая 110-я бригада была задействована на Авдеевском направлении с начала полномасштабного вторжения. Им надо восстановиться и отдохнуть, и это - объективная необходимость. И таких частей немало".

Детали: По словам Сырского, сейчас Генштаб пересматривает численность определенных частей, которые не участвуют в боевых действиях, на основании аудита их деятельности. Это, мол, позволило высвободить тысячи военнослужащих и направить их в боевые части.

"Но и при этом необходимо воздерживаться от крайностей. Во всех армиях мира есть личный состав, который не участвует в боевых действиях, но обеспечивает боевые подразделения. Это не менее важная часть работы", - отмечает при этом главком.

Война, которую Украина вынуждена вести против российских захватчиков, - это война на истощение, война логистики. Поэтому, по словам Сырского, значение эффективности тыловых подразделений нельзя недооценивать. Речь идет о системе обеспечения войск продовольствием и боеприпасами, о ремонтных подразделениях, о медицинских учреждениях и о многом другом.

Отдельно генерал подчеркнул, что "граждане, которые приходят в войска по мобилизации, не попадают сразу на фронт. За очень специальными исключениями, например, когда у человека уже есть боевой опыт".

Подавляющее большинство этих лиц прибывают в учебные воинские части и центры. Количество людей, которые проходят такое обучение, на февраль 2024 года, по словам Сырского, составляло 84 процента от общего количества мобилизованных. Только после такого обучения их могут направлять на доукомплектование воинских частей для восстановления их боеспособности.

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россия впервые применила по Украине 1500 кг бомбу по Сумац...

да, маладци, страна Пушкина, Лермонтова, Достоевского, Левитана, Шишкина и Норышкина...

бомба канешна упала в Сумах на жилой раен, и блиско не на какую военну цель...

Патаму ваших жен и сестер будут на Красной плосчади ебать скора все малые народы ниабьятной родины, и коряков и калмыков не обидет, и техжи бурятов, но асобенно таджиков...

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Russia Map Shows Ukraine Drones Hit Shocking New Milestone
Story by Isabel van Brugen


Ukrainian military learn to fly drones with bombs attached at a special school on May 12, 2023 in Lviv region Ukraine. For the first time in the war launched by Moscow, Ukrainian drones flew approximately 1,200 kilometers to reach their target in Russia's republic of Tatarstan, local media reported on Tuesday.

For the first time in the war launched by Moscow, Ukrainian drones flew around 1,200 kilometers [745 miles] to reach their target in Russia's republic of Tatarstan, local media reported on Tuesday.

A drone attack on Yelabuga and Nizhnekamsk in Tatarstan is reported to have hit an industrial area that produces Iranian-designed Shahed drones—which Moscow uses extensively in the war in Ukraine. It marked the first time a drone from Ukraine had reached the republic, and it's the deepest strike inside Russian soil since the war began, according to local media outlets.



Russia has been hit with waves of drone strikes since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with some attacks reaching the capital Moscow. Many strikes have targeted ammunition depots and warehouses. Ukraine rarely claims responsibility for attacks on Russian soil, but the Kremlin has accused Kyiv of trying to carry out terrorist attacks using drones.

Newsweek has contacted the foreign ministries of Ukraine and Russia for comment by email.

"For the first time, a Ukrainian drone flew to a target 1,200 km away," the Crimean Wind Telegram channel said.

X (formerly Twitter) user "markito0171", who posts regular updates on the war in Ukraine, shared a map on Tuesday that shows the drones' trajectory.

A video shared by Russian Telegram channels on Tuesday appeared to show the moment a drone struck a site in Yelabuga, causing a huge fireball.

Russian state-run news agency Tass said at least seven people were wounded, including two teenagers.

Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov said in an interview with German national daily newspaper Die Welt, published on Monday, that Kyiv now has drones capable of striking targets more than 1,000 kilometers [620 miles] away.
"Most of the drones that attacked Russian oil refineries have a range of 700 to 1,000 kilometers [435 to 620 miles], but now there are models that can fly more than 1,000 kilometers," Fedorov said.

Just weeks ago, Verstka, an independent Russian news outlet that was founded shortly after the Ukraine war began, published a map that showed that the latest drone attacks on Russian soil have widened the area of the country in Ukraine's firing range to 1.045 million square kilometers [403,476 square miles].

Verstka cited a drone strike in March on a metallurgical factory belonging to steelmaker Severstal in the city of Cherepovets, which is in Russia's Vologda region. The news outlet said it was one of the "most distant targets" from Ukraine's front lines that have been attacked on Russian soil since the war began.

"The attack on the enterprise in Cherepovets expanded Russia's potentially vulnerable territory to attacks by the Ukrainian army by 45 thousand square kilometers [17,375 square miles]," Verstka said. "Now it is about 1,045,000 square kilometers. It contains six million-plus cities, including two federal cities—Moscow and St. Petersburg."

Verstka added: "Previously, in the northeastern direction, drones flew to St. Petersburg and Yaroslavl, where the targets were the Nevsky Mazut plant and the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery."

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The Ukrainian Military Has Repurposed the Soviet DShK as a Shoulder-Fired Infantry Weapon
Story by Clare Fitzgerald

The Russian-produced DShK is among the longest-serving machine guns still in use today. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian military found itself with a stockpile of the weapons, which it has since repurposed for use as a shoulder-fired infantry weapon.

The DShK's history dates back to the Second World War
In 1929, the Russians began developing a firearm that was comparable in power and performance to the American M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun. After years of work on an effective design, production began on the 75-pound DShK. Over the course of the Second World War, around 9,000 were produced.

Used extensively by the Red Army during the war, the 12.7 x 108 mm DShK was mounted to military vehicles (primarily tanks and trucks) and used as an anti-aircraft gun. It also saw action with the Russian infantry, through the use of a two-wheeled trolley.

Following the war, a new variant of the DShK was produced, featuring a revised feeding system and muzzle. These modifications made the machine gun more reliable and easier to produce. Over a million were manufactured between 1946-80, many of which were delivered to forces around the world.

During the Vietnam War, the DShK was smuggled through Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia for use by the communist forces. It's believed the majority of the American aircraft downed during the conflict were destroyed by the weapon. This reputation led to its use in the Middle East, particularly against British troops in 2004, and by rebel forces during the Syrian Civil War.



In 1971, the NSV heavy machine gun was introduced to the Soviet military as a partial replacement for the DShK. However, it didn't last long and was replaced by the Kord heavy machine gun in 1998. Despite attempts to replace it, as well as the fact it's no longer in production, the DShK remains in active service, thus making it the only .50 caliber machine gun - aside from the M2 - to still be in use today.

Modified for use by the Ukrainian military
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine was left with a stockpile of DShKs that were later modified for use in trench warfare. These changes came about during War in Donbas in 2014, when it was realized the Ukrainian military's 7.62 mm x 54 mmR PKM general-purpose machine guns didn't provide the necessary accuracy or effectiveness.

The modifications included the development of a muzzle break, which lessened the DShK's recoil, as well as the creation of a bipod and shoulder stock that allowed it to be carried and used by just two infantrymen. When paired with a pistol grip and conventional trigger, the machine gun turned into an ideal shoulder-fired infantry weapon.

Following the success of field tests, the modified DShK was standardized by the Ukrainian military, with officials impressed by its ability to accurately fire the powerful .50 caliber round.

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Франция играет свою игру и вовсе не собирается буквально вводить свои войска и воевать на украинской передовой линии.
Вся эта риторика Макрона случилась по причине того что российские ЧВК выдавили французских легионеров из трех средне-африканских стран где у Франции пост-колониальные амбиции.

Макрон своими намерениями ввязаться в конфликт в Укрине просто бросает новую карту в попытке повысить ставки в глобальном противостоянии с россией и создать предмет торга. Не зря проскочило в прессе что во время недавнего звонка министра обороны Франции к Шойгу прозвичали соболезнования по случаю теракта в Крокусе.

Соболезновать главному людоеду? В Украине жертв российского террора против мирных жителей раз в 100 более и не слышно чтото соболезнований по поводу двойного удара по Харькову вчера, когда русня взяла манеру бить в туже точку черес несколько минут когда на место приехали украинские пожарники, спасатели и полиция. Гибнут эти сотрудники. Тишина в от мировых лидеров, никаких соболезноваий...

Но в такой ситуации с паршивой овци хоть шерсти клок, французы на этой волне дают ВСУ снаряды, оружие и планирующие авиабомбы Хаммер с реактивным ускорителем. Ее можно сбрасывать с малой высоты с Су-27 и Су-34 (4-6 штук), и даже по две подвешивать к Миг-29.

Сброс бомбы на малой высоте вне досягаемости вражеской ПВО, потом она ресктивным движком взмывает ввысь и оттуда уже может планировать более 70км в тыл противника, с точностью поражения до 1 метра.
Французы заявили их поставки 50 стук в месяц разной модификации.