This is a great post to start off with.
“O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.”
It isn’t graphic, but it was tagged private so I can’t embed it, but this is the Troll of the Year. Superb.
*chef’s kiss*
Edit: Found one that will embed:
I don’t know what this guy did, but he didn’t do it correctly.
WARNING: Video shows Russian getting himself blown up.
These guys obviously slept through Demining 101.
WARNING: Video at the link shows Russians getting themselves blown up. It’s quite graphic.
Bavovna
Bavovna, Part 2
More Russian scrap metal.
Four thousand dead Russian officers.
It’s a good time to be in the drone manufacturing business.
This turtle tank looks more like a barn.
That’s a hell of a blind spot.
Another careless smoker.
Somebody sounds worried.
Uh oh, we better not take their money or Putin’s Squads will get angry at us.
This is a good graph that shows confirmed losses for Russia (left) and Ukraine from kamikaze drones.
Well, bless their hearts.
A good explanation thread about Russia arresting Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov.
It was Shoigu who brought Ivanov to the ministry and covered for him more than once in previous cases. Ivanov’s arrest is in no way a fight against corruption - in Russia everyone steals as much as they can. In the Russian system, each official has a separate folder in the FSB, and when a signal comes from above that a person needs to be processed, they take it off the shelf and put it into action. A person working for the Russian government, even if he has palaces, yachts and expensive cars, actually does not possess any of this. It does not belong to him and can be taken away at any moment, and he is sent to prison.
The reasons why he was removed from his post are not yet clear, but most likely it will be known later. Artur Ivanov was not a military man, although he wore a uniform. He was involved in the construction of military and other facilities. For example, he was responsible for the construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome, where record amounts were stolen.
He was responsible for the construction of the Patriot Park and construction in Mariupol, destroyed by the Russians. He held the civil position of Acting State Councilor of the Russian Federation, 1st class. In the army this would correspond to a general's post. That’s why there were all these uniforms with medals. His arrest actually indicates that a serious intra-clan struggle has begun in Putin’s system. Ivanov’s place is very profitable, because during construction there are some of the largest kickbacks.
Now the struggle for this place will begin and all the contenders will now rush to compromise and snitch on each other in the fight for this place. Putin created a system, like any dictator, where he pits everyone against each other and forces one to fight with another. His task is to ensure that no one can unite so much as to become a threat to his own power. Whether clouds are gathering over Shoigu himself is also difficult to say now.
Here’s a song from Russia played on a TV morning show that’s sure to boost morale there.
Rest in peace.
A joyful reunion.
Don’t forget to stop to smell the flowers now and then.
Inseparable.
Somebody stole the show.