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  1. Source: https://www-digi24-ro.translate.goog/stiri/actualitate/mapn-neaga-ca-o-drona-ruseasca-ar-fi-cazut-in-tulcea-dupa-atacul-asupra-portului-izmail-2451591?__grsc=cookieIsUndef1&__grts=56369239&__grua=11cc3ac1615469c53afc4ceb749e8ed7&__grrn=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp Tudor Cernega, the mayor of the Ceatalchioi commune, in Tulcea, told Digi24 the terrifying moments that the locals went through on Wednesday morning, after the drone attack on the port of Izmail. He said people have reported drones passing over their homes and one falling in the woods. "The locals confirm several times that the drones passed in a straight line over the houses in Ceatalchioi. The fear is very great. No crashed drone was found. There is the testimony of some locals, sailors, that a drone had fallen in the forest It was searched, but nothing was found. There's no way in that forest thicket," said the mayor
  2. Southern flank of Bahkmut
  3. In Russia, a #Wagner PMC mercenary who returned from the war killed 6 people. The incident took place in the village of Derevyanoe in the Republic of Karelia. Together with an accomplice, 37-year-old criminal Igor Sofonov first broke into one house and killed all its residents. And then he repeated the same in a neighboring house. The houses were burned to hide the traces of the crime.
  4. Yeah, but the new info is Ukraine's claim that there were 200 casualties. That's double the number from that group waiting for 2 hours for a generals speech.
  5. In the past 4 days at least 27 drafting offices were set on fire in Russia and temporarily occupied Crimea. Just yesterday there were about 20 attempts to set drafting offices on fire. Even retirees were involved, the oldest is 84 years old. Yuriy Shvytkin, deputy chairman of the Russian parliament defense committee, believes it is quite possiible that ordinary people started setting fire to military enlistment offices because of emotional shock after the Russian parliament and the Federation Council approved the law on raising draft age to 30 years with the lower limit of 18 years. So, the government realizes that it is in conflict with the people, and mass arson of military enlistment offices is an attempt of the latter to demonstrate their discontent. All that the Russian authorities can do is to intensify repression and propaganda. Russia is gradually "boiling over". As repressions intensify, the logical response is to intensify resistance
  6. He actually is sorry for partying
  7. If things in Niger continue to go south, I bet it'll spike. They are a major exporter of uranium. I imagine the near-constant drip of threats to the ZNPP over the past year have depressed prices.
  8. They are really trying to find out aren't they. The Polish Ministry of Defense has announced that a Belarusian Mil Mi-8 “Hip” Transport Helicopter and a Mil Mi-24 “Hind” Attack Helicopters did in fact briefly cross into Polish Airspace earlier today near the Town of Białowieża which is roughly 2 Miles from the Polish-Belarusian Border; it was previously believed by the Polish Military that they did not cross the Border due to them “Flying Low” enough to not be Detected by Air Defense and Radar Systems.
  9. They're really pelting them with these things
  10. russian mil bloggers.... just a little panic. "Very serious risks of surrender n.a. In the event of the surrender of Staromayorsky (held by the 5th army), there is a serious danger of losing Harvest (held by the 36th army - they will simply come out of it and say about occupying more advantageous lines). The enemy is trying to competently penetrate the flanks of the positions of the 35th army and take it into the cauldron. Everyone on the ground sees this, but no countermeasures are taken. Commanders lack the competence to solve this problem. Now the question is at the stage of pushing the blame on each other." @romanov_92
  11. A helpful summary of the geopolitical dynamics in Niger with an emphasis on Russia and the West.
  12. They get a small percentage of the transaction, so that'd be awfully generous of them to create the software to exclude the tip. Surely there's a small business owner around here that knows for sure. Edit: this guy says yes the POS companies do take their cut from the tip and cites relevant laws and policies. In fact, employers can deduct the transaction fee from the employee's tip in most states. https://www.cardfellow.com/blog/employers-deduct-credit-card-processing-fees-from-tips/
  13. It's also worth remembering that the POS systems are incentivized to make tip screens the default and encourage tipping for every transaction (ever notice interfaces that make "no tip" difficult to select or you have to enter $0 as the custom amount?) because they get a cut from every transaction.
  14. Some important points made in this thread, and I imagine the Polish citizens are much more aware of this context than we are. The rest of the thread is good too, but these are the significant points. He's right though: stationing nuclear weapons in Belarus prior to giving Wagner a home base gives them the protection of the threat of nuclear Armageddon and allows for the continued escalation of rhetoric that does seem to echo the justifications for the attack on Ukraine
  15. "...Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said." Text from tweet 2 down (can't insert it below on mobile): Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says that more than 100 "Wagnerians" has gone towards the Suwałki Gap connecting Poland with the Baltic States. According to him, they will be disguised as Belarusian border guards and will help illegal immigrants to enter the country and destabilize the situation in Poland. Morawiecki called it an "unconditional step" towards a further hybrid attack on Poland. Thanks, Kim.
  16. It's unfortunately worth noting that a number of normally positive accounts aren't too happy today. The fog of war and the difficult realities of an offensive directed into well-prepared defenses are obviously major considerations as well. While minefields and insufficient supplies from the West undoubtedly contribute to drawbacks, it is essential to recognize that failures in planning and coordination at the commanding stage above the brigade level lead to far more significant drawbacks. In any war or military operation, there are both competent and ineffective commanders. However, the main question is whether we will draw conclusions based on the performance of certain generals or simply lay blame on the West and minefields. Whether the assault concludes in Crimea or elsewhere in the South, it's vital to acknowledge both victories and failures and hold individuals accountable for seriuos shortcomings. No amount of NATO training for NCOs and privates can compensate for the absence of similar training and the right mindset among certain senior officers. To conclude, I would like to share a brief radio interception between Russian servicemembers that I heard almost a month ago: - How is it going for you guys? Are you holding? - Yeah. - What about Ukrainians? What do you think? - I have a feeling that their assault was planned by Gerasimov and executed by Muradov. this is directed at no one... and at the same time all the arm chair generals.. some of the recent attacks by the ukr forces (company sized) have not looked great.. and many have sat back and stated things about the command and judgements... the simple facts are...... 1. this is war and losses will be taken.. 2. ukr is on the offensive and the losses will go up now.. 3. we are not on the ground, we dont know the intel, we dont know the prep, and we dont know the overall real ground truth. 4. as bad as some assults look we are finding out that most of them do gain ground and ukr is moving forward... 5. this is a HARD fight without traditional air support, with a peer that MOST people thought would crush them in 3 days. 6. war is hard, its dirty, it never goes as expected, and there are always losses, even in the best operations. 7. some people are fixating on losses and not looking at the big picture.. few of the forces have been used so far, and more are coming. 8. im not going to pile on a company commander right now that may have had a bad mission. many times that commander is the first to die. constructive feedback is good and needed, and if a higher commander is needed to be replaced it will happen. have faith in the guys on the ground im confident that in the end ukr will have a breakthrough... till then the fight will be hard, and there will be losses.. but ukr will win the war.
  17. I can already imagine the propaganda video with Kadyrov decrying the "blatant and graphic homosexuality" if this gets captured. Then he'll take the items for some private time.
  18. Heard a report today that Ukraine is struggling to build it's own drones at the quantity needed because China is selling the necessary components to Russia. However, an area of focus for Ukrainian research has been developing AI for the drones so that when the Russians are able to interfere with the drones on the battlefield, instead of just falling to the ground, they can attack a target without ongoing communication with the operator.
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