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U.S. #drone crashes after hitting Russian jet

[gadgetshowtech]

Video footage shows Russian Su-27 fighter jet hit U.S. Air Force MQ-9 drone over Black Sea

The United States military has released footage of a collision between a Russian fighter jet and one of its drones over the Black Sea. According to the US, the collision damaged the large drone, and it had to be brought down into the water near Ukraine on Tuesday. While Russia denied its Su-27 fighter jet clipped the propeller of the drone, the video appears to support the American version of…

[newsifindinteresting]

From CNN: Russian fighter jet forces down US drone over Black Sea

Russian fighter jet forces down US drone over Black Sea

[worldinyourpalm]

यूएस ड्रोन और रूस जेट क्रैश: जो हम अब तक जानते हैं | Russian jet crash and US drone: what is currently known;

यहाँ दुर्घटना के बारे में ज्ञात — और अनिश्चित — क्या है?

यह पहली बार नहीं है जब रूसी विमान काला सागर में अमेरिकी विमान के इतने करीब उड़े हैं कि इसने पेंटागन को चालक दल को जोखिम में डालने के लिए सार्वजनिक रूप से इस घटना की निंदा करने के लिए प्रेरित किया है।

जब एक रूसी लड़ाकू जेट मंगलवार को काला सागर के ऊपर एक बड़े अमेरिकी निगरानी ड्रोन से टकरा गया, तो यह एक दुर्लभ लेकिन गंभीर घटना थी जिसने अमेरिकी राजनयिक विरोध को भड़का दिया और इस संभावना के बारे में चिंता जताई कि रूस संवेदनशील तकनीक को पुनर्प्राप्त कर सकता है।

अमेरिकी और रूसी अधिकारियों के पास MQ-9 रीपर ड्रोन और रूसी Su-27 फाइटर जेट के बीच टक्कर के परस्पर विरोधी खाते थे - प्रत्येक दूसरे को दोष दे रहे थे। लेकिन पेंटागन के एक प्रवक्ता ने संभावना जताई कि रक्षा विभाग अंततः टकराव के वीडियो को सार्वजनिक कर सकता है और जारी कर सकता है।

रक्षा अधिकारियों ने कहा कि ड्रोन बरामद नहीं हुआ है। लेकिन पेंटागन ने यह कहने से इंकार कर दिया कि रीपर के मलबे या टुकड़ों को इकट्ठा करने के लिए कोई प्रयास चल रहा था या नहीं।

अमेरिका जो कहता है वह हुआ

पेंटागन और यू.एस. यूरोपियन कमांड ने कहा कि दो रूसी एसयू-27 विमानों ने एमक्यू-9 पर ईंधन डाला, जो अंतरराष्ट्रीय हवाई क्षेत्र में काला सागर के ऊपर एक नियमित निगरानी मिशन चला रहा था। उन्होंने कहा कि रूसी जेट ने 30 से 40 मिनट तक कई बार ड्रोन के सामने और आसपास उड़ान भरी, और फिर रूसी विमानो��� में से एक ने "MQ-9 के प्रोपेलर को टक्कर मार दी, जिससे अमेरिकी सेना को MQ-9 को नीचे लाना पड़ा। अंतरराष्ट्रीय जल में। ”

अमेरिकी वायु सेना यूरोप और अफ्रीका के कमांडर, वायु सेना के जनरल जेम्स हेकर ने कहा कि रूसी जेट की कार्रवाई "लगभग दोनों विमानों के दुर्घटनाग्रस्त होने का कारण बनी। ” पेंटागन के प्रवक्ता ब्रिगेडियर। जनरल पैट राइडर ने कहा कि टक्कर की संभावना ने रूसी लड़ाकू जेट को भी क्षतिग्रस्त कर दिया था, लेकिन सुखोई-27 उतरने में सक्षम था। वह यह नहीं कहेगा कि यह कह��ँ उतरा।

पेंटागन ने कहा कि ड्रोन किसी भी यूक्रेनी क्षेत्र से "अच्छी तरह से स्पष्ट" था, लेकिन विवरण प्रदान नहीं किया। एक अमेरिकी रक्षा अधिकारी ने कहा कि यह काला सागर के ऊपर क्रीमिया के पश्चिम में काम कर रहा था। अधिकारी ने मिशन विवरण प्रदान करने के लिए नाम न छापने की शर्त पर बात की।

यह स्पष्ट नहीं है कि टक्कर एक दुर्घटना थी या जानबूझकर, लेकिन दोनों पक्ष सहमत हैं कि रूसी विमान ड्रोन को रोकने की कोशिश कर रहे थे।

रूस जो कहता है वह हुआ

रूसी रक्षा मंत्रालय ने कहा कि यू.एस. ड्रोन रूसी सीमा के पास उड़ान भर रहा था और एक ऐसे क्षेत्र में घुसपैठ कर गया जिसे रूसी अधिकारियों ने सीमा से बाहर घोषित कर दिया था। इसने कहा कि रूसी सेना ने अमेरिकी ड्रोन को रोकने के लिए लड़ाकू विमानों को उतारा। इसने दावा किया कि "तेज युद्धाभ्यास के परिणामस्वरूप, यू.एस. ड्रोन ऊंचाई के नुकसान के साथ बेकाबू उड़ान में चला गया और पानी की सतह से टकरा गया। ”

रूस ने क्रीमिया के पास व्यापक क्षेत्रों को उड़ानों की सीमा से दूर घोषित कर दिया है। 2014 में क्रीमिया पर कब्ज़ा करने और पिछले साल रूस द्वारा यूक्रेन पर आक्रमण करने से बहुत पहले से, मास्को ने आरोप लगाया है कि अमेरिकी निगरानी विमान रूस द्वारा जारी किए गए नोटिसों की अनदेखी करते हुए अपनी सीमाओं के बहुत करीब उड़ान भर रहे थे।

राष्ट्र नियमित रूप से अंतरराष्ट्रीय हवाई क्षेत्र और जल में काम करते हैं, और कोई भी देश अपनी सीमा के बाहर क्षेत्र पर सीमा का दावा नहीं कर सकता है।

मंत्रालय ने कहा कि रूसी विमानों को ड्रोन को रोकने के लिए उकसाया गया था, लेकिन उन्होंने अपने हथियारों का इस्तेमाल नहीं किया और इसके साथ "संपर्क में नहीं आए"।

एमक्यू-9 रीपर क्या है?

MQ-9 रीपर वायु सेना का एक बड़ा मानव रहित विमान है जिसे दो व्यक्तियों की टीम द्वारा दूरस्थ रूप से संचालित किया जाता है। इसमें एक ग्राउंड कंट्रोल स्टेशन और उपग्रह उपकरण शामिल हैं और इसमें 66-फुट (20-मीटर) विंगस्पैन है। टीम में एक रेटेड पायलट शामिल होता है जो विमान उड़ाने के लिए जिम्मेदार होता है और एक सूचीबद्ध एयरक्रू सदस्य होता है जिस पर सेंसर के संचालन और हथियारों का मार्गदर्शन करने का आरोप लगाया जाता है।

निगरानी और हवाई हमलों के लिए इराक और अफगानिस्तान युद्धों के दौरान नियमित रूप से उपयोग किया जाता है, रीपर या तो सशस्त्र या निहत्था हो सकता है। यह आठ लेजर-निर्देशित मिसाइलों को ले जा सकता है, जिसमें हेलफायर मिसाइल और अन्य परिष्कृत युद्ध सामग्री शामिल हैं, और लगभग 24 घंटों के लिए लक्ष्य पर आवारागर्दी कर सकता है। यह लगभग 36 फीट लंबा, 12 फीट ऊंचा है और इसका ��जन लगभग 4,900 पाउंड (11 मीटर लंबा, 4 मीटर ऊंचा और 2,200 किलोग्राम) है। यह 50,000 फीट (15 किलोमीटर) की ऊंचाई पर उड़ सकता है और इसकी सीमा लगभग 1,400 समुद्री मील (2,500 किलोमीटर) है।

रीपर, जिसने पहली बार 2007 में काम करना शुरू किया था, ने वायु सेना के छोटे प्रीडेटर ड्रोन को बदल दिया। प्रत्येक रीपर की कीमत लगभग $32 मिलियन है.....

[tomorrowusa]

Ukrainians are making good use of those F-16s. A Ukrainian pilot flying one set a new record for shooting down cruise missiles.

For the first time in the history of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a Ukrainian-operated jet shot down six Russian cruise missiles during a single mission in December, including two with the aircraft cannon, the Air Force claimed on Jan. 7. The interception reportedly took place during a mass Russian aerial strike on the morning of Dec. 13, 2024, which saw Russia deploy almost 200 drones and 94 missiles. "For the first time in the history of the Fighting Falcon, an F-16 fighter jet destroyed six Russian cruise missiles in one combat mission," the Air Force Command said on social media. Ukraine has received a number of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands and Denmark, deploying them multiple times in air defense roles during Russian mass strikes on cities and infrastructure. "They say that even Americans couldn't believe you did it," Air Force Command spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said in an interview with the pilot, whose identity was not revealed.

While F-16s are not practical for shooting down smaller drones, Ukraine has displayed skill at neutralizing larger missiles launched by Russia.

Real life in Ukraine makes Top Gun seem lame.

The aviator said that he approached a group of cruise missiles and, despite their electronic warfare countermeasures, managed to lock on to targets. The F-16 reportedly shot down one pair of Russian projectiles with medium-range missiles and then another pair with short-range missiles. Ukrainian F-16s are equipped with four air-to-air medium-range and short-range missiles. Without missiles and low on fuel, the pilot was then recalled from the area but spotted another missile heading toward Kyiv. He moved to intercept it and opened fire from his aircraft cannon against the projectile, which was flying over 650 kilometers per hour, a difficult and risky maneuver, the Air Force said. "A few bursts from the cannon — and an explosion... then another one! 'A secondary detonation,' I thought, but, as it turned out, there were two missiles," the pilot said, adding he did everything as taught by U.S. instructors. According to the Air Force Command, Ukrainian pilots have learned how to shoot down missiles with aircraft cannons in simulators in the U.S. but have never attempted it during actual combat before.

When a malicious dictator is trying to erase your country, you have incentive to get things right the first time.

[enriquemzn262]

The Russian Sukhoi Su-57 “Felon”, the world’s least numerous 5th generation fighter jet, and arguably the worst one in service, has now become the first of its kind to have a combat loss, after one aircraft was severely damaged/partially destroyed in an Ukrainian drone attack launched earlier today inside Russia, 500 kilometers (around 250 miles) from the nearest frontline.

It’s doubly confounded by the fact that as of 2024, no combat use of the Su-57 has been confirmed inside Ukrainian airspace, with Russian claims of use of the type without any visual proof.

The other 5th gen jets in service are the American F-22 Raptor, with less than 200 units built, and F-35 Lightning II, the most numerous stealth fighter jet with over 1000 units built, both with combat deployments, and the F-35 already involved in air raids with the Israeli Air Force, and the Chinese J-20, which hasn’t been deployed anywhere outside mainland China, but which is now is mass production with at least 200 units built, compared with the estimated 30 or so of the Su-57.

[buttonsiwi]

trump banning trans people from the military will never not be funny, recruitment is at an all time low but surely removing a few thousand more won’t exasperate any issues.

it’s actually a bit worrying the direction our military is headed (ikikik military is inherently a international weapon wielded by our top 1% to inflict suffering upon the less fortunate, lemme finish), but with Shmelon and a bunch of tech bros having more sway over how our military works, as well as having no idea how our military actually works, there’s a very good shot we have a Putinization (word i just invented, lemme finish)

Russia has a joke of a military, it’s so obsessed with its own image and hypermasculinity, that they forgot that wars are fought with guided munitions and drones, and not Ivan’s six pack. Every war Russia has fought since the USSR went kaput has been a complete shit show, because in a effort to show off their might to the west, they forgot to actually win any wars, and get consistently shot on by farmers because rolling tanks through cities doesn’t work anymore. Basically Russia hasn’t made anything new or worthwhile or unique ever, and is caught in a game of trying to one up every new gadget NATO makes without actually understanding the functionality, I.E. the T-14, Su-57, BMPT-Terminator, the T-15, blah blah blah.

Unfortunately we might have similar shit happen, because our new gen, tippity top .001% is all about that hypermasculine showy style of power projection, and clearly don’t understand how anything works. If anyone in your life says the F-35 is bad, just know that I, personally, have vexed them and their crops shan’t grow. It’s worrisome that our military is about to be in the hands, and already is in the hands, of someone who thinks fpv drones can shoot down fighter jets.

This was supposed to be short but iunno, just don’t enlist :3

[dontforgetukraine]

Friends, please take 5min to write to your local MP & call on them to help lift the ban on using Storm Shadow missiles on targets in russia. Today, russia launched 200 missiles & drones on Ukraine - the only way to de-escalate is to strike russian jets! http://write-for-ukraine.org.uk/letters

Source: Official Page of SUPPORT UKRAINE/LONDON EUROMAIDAN

[mariacallous]

It was almost two years ago that Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As another winter of war arrives, voices skeptical of the country’s prospects are growing louder—not in diplomatic meetings or military planning sessions, but rather in news reports and in expert commentary. Most do not openly argue that Ukraine should simply give up its fight, but the pessimism, buttressed by supposedly pragmatic arguments, carries clear strategic implications that are both dangerous and wrong.

These skeptics suggest that the current situation on the battlefield will not change and that, given Russia’s vastly greater resources, the Ukrainians will be unable to retake more of their territory. They argue that international support for Ukraine is eroding and will plummet sharply in the coming months. They invoke “war fatigue” and the supposedly bleak prospects of our forces.

The skeptics are correct that our recent counteroffensive did not achieve the lightning-fast liberation of occupied land, as the Ukrainian military managed in the fall of 2022 in the Kharkiv region and the city of Kherson. Observers, including some in Ukraine, anticipated similar results over the past several months, and when immediate success did not materialize, many succumbed to doom and gloom. But pessimism is unwarranted, and it would be a mistake to let defeatism shape our policy decisions going forward. Instead, policymakers in Washington and other capitals should keep the big picture in mind and stay on track. A Ukrainian victory will require strategic endurance and vision—as with our recent counteroffensive, the liberation of every square mile of territory requires enormous sacrifice by our soldiers—but there is no question that victory is attainable.

Over nearly two years of brutal war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has upped the ante to the point that half-solutions are impossible. Any outcome besides a clear defeat of Russia in Ukraine would have troubling implications, and not just for my country—it would cause a global disarray that would ultimately threaten the United States and its allies, as well. Authoritarian leaders and aggressors around the world are keeping a close watch on the results of Putin’s military adventure. His success, even if partial, would inspire them to follow in his footsteps. His defeat will make clear the folly of trying.

STAGES OF VICTORY

Wars of this scale are fought in stages. Some of those stages may be more successful than others. What matters is the end result. In Ukraine, that means both fully restoring our territorial integrity and bringing those responsible for international crimes to justice—goals that are both clear and feasible. Meeting those objectives would ensure not only a just and lasting peace in Ukraine but also that other malicious forces around the world are not left with the impression that mimicking Putin will ultimately pay off.

The current phase of the war is not easy for Ukraine or for our partners. Everyone wants quick, Hollywood-style breakthroughs on the battlefield that will bring a quick collapse of Russia’s occupation. Although our objectives will not be reached overnight, continued international support for Ukraine will, over time, ensure that local counteroffensives achieve tangible results on the frontlines, gradually destroying Russian forces and thwarting Putin’s plans for a protracted war.

Some skeptics counter that although such goals are just, they simply aren’t achievable. In fact, our objectives will remain militarily feasible as long as three factors are in place: adequate military aid, including jets, drones, air defense, artillery rounds, and long-range capabilities that allow us to strike deep behind enemy lines; the rapid development of industrial capacity in the United States and Europe as well as in Ukraine, both to cover Ukraine’s military needs and to replenish U.S. and European defense stocks; and a principled and realistic approach to the prospect of negotiations with Russia.

With these elements in place, our effort will bring marked progress on the frontlines. Yet that requires not veering off course and concluding that the fight is hopeless simply because one stage has fallen short of some observers’ expectations. Even with significant challenges, Ukraine has achieved notable results in recent months. We won the battle for the Black Sea and thereby restored a steady flow of maritime exports, benefiting both our economy and global food security. We’ve made gains on the southern front, recently securing a bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River. And elsewhere, we have held off enormous Russian assaults and inflicted major losses on Russian forces, including by thwarting their attempts on Avdiivka and Kupiansk. Despite their gargantuan effort, Russian troops failed to secure any gains on the ground.

Indeed, over the last year and a half, the Ukrainian military has proved its ability to surprise skeptics. Against all odds, Ukrainian forces have liberated more than half the territory taken by Russia since February 2022. This did not happen with a single blow. After the liberation of Ukraine’s northeast in the first months of the war, we lost some ground in the east before regaining momentum—a sequence that demonstrates why drawing broad conclusions based on one stage of fighting is misleading. If the war were only about numbers, we would have already lost. Russia may try to outnumber us, but the right strategy, advanced planning, and adequate support will allow us to effectively strike back.

THE FALLACY OF NEGOTIATIONS

Some analysts believe that freezing the conflict by establishing a cease-fire is a realistic option at the moment. Proponents of such a scenario argue that it would lower Ukrainian casualties and allow Ukraine and its partners to focus on economic recovery and rebuilding, integration into the European Union and NATO, and the long-term development of our defense capabilities.

The problem is not just that a cease-fire now would reward Russian aggression. Instead of ending the war, a cease-fire would simply pause the fighting until Russia is ready to make another push inland. In the meantime, it would allow Russian occupying troops to reinforce their positions with concrete and minefields, making it nearly impossible to drive them away in the future and condemning millions of Ukrainians to decades of repression under occupation. Russia’s 2024 budget for the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, amounting to 3.2 trillion Russian rubles (around $35 billion), is clear evidence of Moscow’s plan to dig in for the long haul and suppress resistance to Russian occupation authorities.

Moreover, whatever the arguments that such a scenario would be less costly for Ukraine and its partners, the reality is that such a negotiated cease-fire is not even on the table. Between 2014 and 2022, we endured approximately 200 rounds of negotiations with Russia in various formats, as well as 20 attempts to establish a cease-fire in the smaller war that followed Russia’s 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea and occupation of Ukraine’s east. Our partners pressed Moscow to be constructive, and when they ran into the Kremlin’s diplomatic wall, they insisted that Ukraine had to take the “first step,” if only to demonstrate that Russia was the problem. Following this flawed logic, Ukraine made some painful concessions. Where did it lead? To Russia's full-scale attack on February 24, 2022. Declaring yet again that Ukraine must take the first step is both immoral and naive.

If the frontline were frozen now, there is no reason to believe that Russia would not use such a respite to plan a more brutal attack in a few years, potentially involving not only Ukraine but also neighboring countries and even NATO members. Those who believe Russia will not attack a NATO country after celebrating success in Ukraine should recall how unimaginable a large-scale invasion of Ukraine seemed just two years ago.

SUPPORTING UKRAINE IS NOT CHARITY

Skeptics also argue that supporting Ukraine’s fight for freedom is too expensive and cannot be sustained indefinitely. We in Ukraine are fully aware of the amounts of assistance that we have received from the United States, European countries, and other allies, and we are immensely grateful to the governments, legislators, and individuals who have extended a helping hand to our country at war. We manage the support in the most transparent and accountable way: U.S. inspectors of military aid to Ukraine have found no evidence of significant waste, fraud, or abuse.

This support is not, and never has been, charity. Every dollar invested in Ukraine’s defense returns clear security dividends for its supporters. It has enabled Ukraine to successfully rebuff Russian aggression and avert a disastrous escalation in Europe. And Ukraine has done all this with American assistance totaling roughly three percent of the annual U.S. defense budget. What is more, most of this money has in fact been spent in the United States, funding the U.S. defense industry, supporting the development of cutting-edge technology, and creating American jobs—a reason that some local business leaders in the United States have publicly opposed withholding or cutting military aid to Ukraine.

Moreover, while the United States is Ukraine’s top defense partner—and Washington’s leadership in rallying support for Ukraine has been exemplary and essential—the United States has hardly borne the burden alone. As NATO’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, recently noted, other NATO members, including European countries and Canada, account for more than half of Ukraine’s military aid. A number of countries have provided more support as a percentage of GDP than the United States has: the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom. Germany's assistance continues to grow, making it Ukraine's largest European supporter in absolute terms.

Attempts by some skeptics to brand Ukraine’s fight for freedom as just another futile “forever war” ignore these facts. Ukraine has never asked for American boots on the ground. The deal is fair: our partners provide us with what we need to win, and we do the rest of the job ourselves, defending not only our borders but also the borders of global democracy.

The United States has spent decades, and hundreds of billions of dollars, building and protecting an international order that could sustain and protect democracy and market economies, thus ensuring security and prosperity for Americans. It would be foolish to give up on that investment now. If democracy is allowed to fall in Ukraine, adversaries of the United States will perceive weakness and understand that aggression pays. The price tag for defending U.S. national security against such threats would be many times higher than the one for supporting Ukraine and could spark decades of global turbulence with an uncertain outcome.

Scholars and analysts often warn of a World War III involving nuclear conflict between great powers. But they may overlook the risk of a world of smaller hot wars between states, with bigger powers feeling empowered to take advantage of their smaller neighbors—World Wars I, plural,rather than World War III. Without a common commitment to Ukrainian victory, Russian aggression could in hindsight mark the onset of such a world.

LISTEN TO UKRAINIANS

No country in the world desires peace more than Ukraine. It is not our side that wants this war to drag on indefinitely—Putin does. (We have a clear vision of the path to peace, as laid out in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s ten-point Peace Formula.) And it is Ukraine that is paying the greatest price for this war. We are losing some of our best men and women every day. There is hardly a Ukrainian family that has not directly felt the pain of war. Our warriors have in many cases been serving for more than 20 months, stuck in muddy or icy trenches under daily Russian bombardment, with no return date in sight; the toll on civilians, whether enduring brutal airstrikes or occupation, keeps growing, and the horror of Ukrainian children being stolen and then “adopted” by Russian families for “re-education” continues to haunt us all.

Yet even with our suffering, weariness, and struggles, Ukrainians are not willing to give up, to opt for “peace” at any price. Eighty percent of Ukrainians oppose making territorial concessions to Russia, according to a recent survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology. Another poll found that 53 percent of Ukrainians were prepared to endure years of wartime hardship for the sake of a Ukrainian victory. Ukrainians would not be ready to give up even in the event of a significant decrease in foreign military aid: polling in November by the New Europe Center showed that only eight percent of Ukrainians think that such a reduction should push us into negotiations with Russia. (Thirty-five percent said that a Russian willingness to withdraw troops from Ukraine would be the necessary condition for starting talks, and 33 percent said that under no conditions should talks begin at all.)

Western analysts who urge Ukraine to accept a hasty cease-fire on unfavorable terms neglect such views. For years, policymakers and experts in Europe and the United States failed to listen to Ukrainian warnings that both diplomacy and business as usual with Russia were no longer possible. It took a large-scale invasion and enormous destruction and suffering for them to recognize that the Ukrainian warnings were right. They should not fall into the same trap again.

ALLIES AT WAR

In the summer of 1944, in the weeks after the World War II Allies’ D-Day landing, the headlines in allied capitals were often pessimistic: “Allied Pace Slows,” “Delays in Normandy: Overcaution of Allies and Bad Weather Seen as Factors Upsetting Schedule,” “Terrain Slows Tanks, U.S. Officer Explains.” Even after Allied success in Normandy, the massive Operation Market Garden in the German-occupied Netherlands in September 1944 proved challenging. It had been expected to bring the war to a close but instead yielded limited successes and massive Allied losses. Yet pessimistic headlines and disappointing, even costly, setbacks did not cause the Allies to give up.

At the end of last month, I attended a NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels. What struck me most was the disparity between the mood inside the chamber and the mood outside it. On the sidelines, reporters opened their questions by asserting that the war had reached a “stalemate” and that “war fatigue” would cripple support, before wondering why Ukraine wouldn’t offer to trade territory for peace. Yet such defeatist narratives were absent in the official discussions, with ministers making a firm commitment to additional military aid and sustained support.

However prevalent a false narrative of attrition becomes, we should not allow it to set policymaking and our shared strategy on a disastrous course. Nor should we be duped into believing that Moscow is ready for a fair negotiated solution. Opting to accept Putin’s territorial demands and reward his aggression would be an admission of failure, which would be costly for Ukraine, for the United States and its allies, and for the entire global security architecture. Staying the course is a difficult task. But we know how to win, and we will.

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🇮🇱SOME ISRAEL->IRAN ATTACK INFO, ACCIDENTAL EARTHQUAKE - Real time from Israel  

ISRAEL REALTIME - Connecting to Israel in Realtime

🚨ISRAEL RETALIATORY ATTACK ON IRAN.. The IDF carried out Friday night a retaliatory operation for the ballistic missile barrage about a month ago.  They destroyed factories for the production of missiles, launchers of surface-to-surface missiles and air defense systems.

.. Simultaneous attack against Iran and sites in Damascus, Syria.

.. Sites in capital Tehran and nearby city of Karaj, among others.

.. 20 military targets were struck across Iran in three waves.

.. Iran's Fars news agency says several military bases near Tehran hit.

.. Reports of use of Israeli loitering munitions as well as jet airstrikes.

.. Air defense sirens in Tehran sounded.

.. IDF statement: "The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking Israel since October 7th – on seven fronts – including direct attacks from Iranian soil," the military says.   Like every other sovereign country in the world, the State of Israel has the right and the duty to respond.  The reprisal strike was completed, and its objectives were achieved.”

.. IDF also targeted Iran’s surface-to-air missile arrays and Iranian aerial capabilities that were intended to restrict Israel's aerial freedom of operation in Iran. Israel now has broader aerial freedom of operation in Iran.

.. Syrian opposition sources reported that Israeli jets attacked radar systems at "Tel al-Kalib" in southeast Suwayda (southern Syria) and the 19th battalion of Syria’s air defense in Homs, central Syria.

.. Dozens of Israeli Air Force aircraft, including fighter jets, refuelers, and spy planes, participated in the strikes some 1,600 kilometers from Israel. The aircraft safely returned to Israel following the “complex” operation.

.. RUSSIA reportedly shared intelligence & warned Iran hours before the Israeli strikes.

.. US officials now believe that Iran will retaliate for the retaliation “in a subdued way.”

.. Iran is making significant efforts to downplay the impact of the Israeli attack in their media.

♦️LEBANON - Israeli fighter jets also struck Hezbollah targets in the Lebanese capital of Beirut overnight, 8 attacks.

♦️LEBANON - IDF captures four truck-mounted rocket launchers, loaded with 160 rockets. Separately, around 130 Hezbollah launchers were struck by the Israeli Air Force in the past week.

♦️GAZA - The IDF says it has expanded the designated "humanitarian zone" in southern Gaza , where the vast majority of the Palestinian population in the Strip currently resides.  The zone is where most humanitarian aid is directed, and where several field hospitals were established. 

♦️GAZA - IDF attacking heavily in the north of the Gaza Strip - the echoes of the explosions can be clearly heard in many areas in the south of the country.

♦️SAMARIA, TULKARM - A Hamas operative planning an "imminent" terror attack was killed by special forces, following a firefight.  He was found with weapons and bomb parts.

▪️ACCIDENTAL EARTHQUAKE.. on Shabbat morning 6:30 AM, the IDF demolished a large underground Hezbollah Radwan invasion force base in southern Lebanon using 400 tons of explosives.  That huge explosion set off earthquake detectors in northern Israel, which set off Home Front Command EARTHQUAKE alarms across the northern 1/3 of Israel - sirens and alert apps going off in over 100 towns and cities.  Oops.

Story and photos of the base: IDF finds huge Hezbollah base primed for invasion https://www.timesofisrael.com/under-a-lebanese-border-village-idf-finds-huge-hezbollah-base-primed-for-invasion/

⭕HEZBOLLAH ROCKET STRIKE KILLS 2, injures 13+ (some critical) in northern Israeli Druze town of Maid al-Krum.

⭕HEZBOLLAH ROCKET STRIKE injures 9 in Nahariya.

⭕DRONE FROM SYRIA intercepted in the Golan on Shabbat.

❗️END OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME TONIGHT in Israel, at 2:00 AM go back to 1:00 AM.  Computers and phones should auto-adjust.

▪️ON THE IRAN ATTACK - ESCALATION OR NOT?

.. Foreign sources: 

…. Israel destroyed at least 12 special mixers - a critical component in the production of the solid fuel for Iran’s ballistic missiles. 

…. 4 - S-300 Russian advanced anti-aircraft batteries were attacked and disabled. 

…. Secret facility in Parchin where research and development activities related to the nuclear program were carried out in the past was attacked.

.. Videos shared by civilians in Iran show Israeli jets low-flying over areas in Iran, making their presence known.

.. According to Sky News, Iran told Israel that it would not respond to the attack. In Russia, some say that this is a type of "dogburniak", a Russian word that cannot be directly translated and means - a type of secret agreement between enemies who are not interested in uncontrolled escalation and secretly guard communication channels.

.. Prime Minister's Office: The report (above) is false and absurd. Israel did not inform Iran before the attack - not about the time, not about the targets, not about the strength of the attack.

.. Following Israel's attacks on military targets in the Islamic Republic, at 3:40 in the morning, the citizens of Tehran took to the streets and formed long lines at gas stations throughout the city.

.. The Saudi news site "Ilaf" reports that in attacks on Iran, Israel hit a factory for the production of solid fuel used to propel the ballistic missiles. It was also reported that the price of each solid fuel mixer that was in the factory is estimated to be at least 2 million dollars. "About 20 of them were destroyed," it was claimed. Sources familiar with the Iranian missile industry said that it would take at least two years for the plant to return to capacity, and that Israel had significantly disrupted Iran's ability to produce missiles.

.. AFP report: sources in Iran claim that only a radar array was damaged in the Israeli attack.

.. US President Biden responded to the attack in Iran: "I hope this is the end.”

.. German Chancellor Schulz: "My message to Iran is clear - we cannot continue with widespread reactions of escalation, it must end now."

.. The media in Iran: Significantly minimize the Israeli attack on the one hand, on the other hand and in the same breath they claim there will be an unlimited response.

♦️LEBANON - During the last day, the Air Force attacked more than 70 terrorist targets of Hezbollah, some of them directed by the Northern Command, among the targets that were attacked: anti-tank positions, military buildings, ammunition depots, terrorist squads and military headquarters.

⭕SAUDI SHIA TERROR GROUP.. claims to fire a suicide drone at Israel.

🔹Report in Lebanon: American envoy Amos Hochstein is expected to visit Israel tomorrow.

▪️3 HERO SOLDIERS HAVE FALLEN.. in battle in Gaza:

Barak Israel Sagan, 22, from Petah Tikva

Ido Ben Zvi, 21, from Shomrat

Hillel Ovadia, 22, from Jerusalem (we previously reported, but didn’t have age or city)

May their families be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem, and may G-d avenge their blood!

▪️WOMAN DIES RUNNING FOR SHELTER.. elderly woman passes away in Beit HaEmek.  May her memory be a blessing.

▪️CORRECTION - MAJD al-KRUM.. we said Israeli Druze town, we are told it is a majority Israeli Arab town.  13+ injured, 2 killed by a Hezbollah rocket strike - may the dead receive mercy.

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REST AND REGRET

Prompt: "I should have stayed home"

Pairings: Wandanat x R

Word count: 1.1K

Summary: you got sick and went on a mission anyway. Wanda and nat clean up the aftermath.

TW: exhaustion, talks of medication, fever, secrets, blood / nosebleed, cold, fainting, stitches, injury, swearing, fighting

You had felt like death warmed over since you woke up, you knew you were sick but you were also stubborn as all hell. so you slipped on your suit and joined the others at the jet. Wanda noticed your unusual quietness but wrote it off as pre-mission jitters. it was you, nat, wanda, steve, bucky, peter, tony and sam. so the mission was pretty serious.

steve droned on about the mission plan with you only half listening you got the gist. it was way to cold in here and you know you were developing a fever.

"I should have stayed home" you muttered under your breath. nobody heard you, all too focused on the mission.

hydra had taken the tesseract to a highly secure base in Moscow, Russia. you simply had to take out the guards, in and out to get the tesseract and then blow up the base once you were all clear. spiderboy and tony were going after the tesseract because of peters ability to climb and web things up. like the cameras to buy the team some time. plus he could grab the tesseract and swing his way out. tony would fly behind him and provide cover. wanda and bucky were to take out the guards so you and nat could lay the charges. and sam and steve were going to search the base for anything of value that shield could use to bring down hydra.

knowing you would need something to keep your stuffy head grounded you slipped in a earbud and hit play on your playlist called “ass-kickin.”

when you and nat slipped off the jet after the others had cleared a path you made your way into the base.

“i think we should split up to cover more ground.” you found yourself saying. nat hesitated but nodded, she hated leaving you alone. you feigned being alright for long enough but it was a tough act when you felt like complete death. jogging off down the hall, you paused once out of sight to lean against the wall. sliding down it to catch you breath and steady your beating heart.

“Y/n/n” nats voice came over the coms. “coms on please. open channel.”

you doubled over on the floor as coughs racked through you. when you finished gasping for air your voice was raw.

“ok nat coms are open.” you sounded bad even by your own standards luckily nat didn’t say anything.

wanda had cleared the halls with bucky, and you began laying charges across the base. but of course things were never smooth for you. you had just rounded another corner when a group of guards spotted you. you swore and got ready to fight. they luckily weren’t armed and you were pretty good with hand to hand combat.

“nat i got company.”

“on my way.” she sounded

“left wing.” you replied. raising your fists you dodged the first blow. your limbs felt heavy and sluggish. you threw a dagger at the man clocking him in the chest. he spat blood and collapsed. you were pretty proud of your aim given you felt like shit.

the second man threw a punch and you were to slow to doge as it connected with your nose which started bleeding. it made you sneeze and the blood dripped down your chin. wiping it with the back of your hand. you but your hands back up. clocking him in the face and snapping his neck.

the third man managed to land a hit with a knife on your arm that would need stitches later. when you brought him down your body had had enough. your vision swam as you collapsed.

nat found you moments later.

“guys Y/n’s out cold and shes been hit.” nats voice sounded over coms.

“get her back to the jet.” steve’s voice came.

“i’ll meet you there I’ve finished clearing the halls.” wanda sounded feeling guilty. the left wing was also hers to clear but she couldn’t help it if some doubled back without her knowing.

nat scooped you up ignoring your still bleeding nose staining her white suit red. tony owed her a favor anyways and she needed a new suit soon, hers was starting to go.

you felt warm in her arms and as she brushed the hair from your face she hissed at the heat radiating off you.

“wands?” nat asked

“yeah?” she replied

“our stupid baby has a fever and still went in the field.”

“what?!” wanda cried

“i’ll meet you at the jet.”

by the time you and nat arrived your nose had stopped bleeding but not before thoroughly destroying nats suit beyond repair.

she set you down on a medical bed before wanda rushed in.

“Is she ok?” wanda asked seeing Nat covered in blood. your blood.

“yes, she had a pretty bad nosebleed and will need stitches.” she gestured to your arm as she pulled out a first aid kit. “i was just about to get started.”

wanda came to stand by your other side while nat got to work. she brushed the hair from your eyes and laid the cool back of her palm to your flushed cheek.

“i should have noticed.” she cooed.

“wands don’t blame your self, i didn’t know either and I’m a trained spy. she hid it very well.” nat sighed not looking of from stitching you up.

“she needed us and we weren’t there for her.” wanda said

“baby we didn’t know and we��re here now. thats what matters most.” nat replied. and wanda nodded silently.

“I’m going to see if we have one of those fever pads to stick on her forehead i don’t like how hot she is baby.” wanda said rummaging in the large first-aid kit before finding one and putting it on your forehead.

nat finished stitching you up and you began to come around.

“natty? wands?” you slurred still exhausted. nat grabbed you hand and drew circles on the back of your hand while wanda sat by your other side and wiped the hair from your eyes tenderly.

“we’re here baby. we got you.”

“‘m tired.” you slurred

“go to sleep baby. we’re here. and we’re not leaving.” nat said

“the three of us have a date with the bed and a bottle of pain medicine when we get back.” wanda smiled

“‘m s’rry ‘bout your suit” you said having barely cracked open an eye to see nat covered in your blood.

“its ok baby don’t worry i needed a new one.” she cooed wiping a cool rag over your face to get rid of the dried blood from your nosebleed.

“still sorry.” you replied eyes still shut.

“hush now bubs go to sleep and when you wake up we’ll be right here my love.” wanda cooed.

you sighed falling asleep to the feeling of her fingers in your hair.

MASTERLIST

[sprites4ever]

Year 1 of russian invasion, which they could end at any time by withdrawing:

russia: attacks Ukraine using ground forces, tanks, fighter jets, hypersonic ballistic missiles and drones

Ukraine: NATO, can we have some weapons to defend ourselves?

NATO: Okay.

russia: ESCALATION!!!!!!!!!

Year 2 of russian invasion, which they could end at any time by withdrawing:

Ukraine: NATO, can we have tanks to fight off invading tanks?

NATO: Okay.

russia: ESCALATION!!!!!!!!!

Ukraine: NATO, can we have fighter jets to fight off invading fighter jets?

NATO: Okay.

russia: ESCALATION!!!!!!!!!

Year 3 of russian invasion, which they could end at any time by withdrawing:

Ukraine: invades a part of russia to use as a bargaining chip

russia: ESCALATION!!!!!!!!!

Ukraine: NATO, can we use missiles to strike russian missile launchers before they strike us?

NATO: Okay.

russia: ESCALATION!!!!!!!!!

[bekolxeram]

I heard that there've been alleged drone sightings near airports and military sites in the US. While authorities have proclaimed that there's currently no apparent threat to public safety, none of that stopped misinformation from spread online like wildfire. Some say it's China/Russia, some say it's alien, some even take matters into their own hand.

Those trails of smoke, my friend, are called chem contrails. They're basically lines of clouds created by particles emitted by the exhaust of aircraft engines. The particles act as cloud seeds (nuclei) for water droplets to condense around. You see 2 trails here in the video, but if you're looking at 4 engine aircraft, like the A380 on my blog header, you'll see 4 trails. Thus, the mysterious "drone" our friends here are looking at (and pointing a high power laser at), is most likely a commercial jet airliner at cruising altitude.

And then, you have mainstream media outlet reporting this:

We know it's not aliens, because since when do aliens fly with the exact navigation lights configuration as per FAA regulations?

And since when do drones have not only a tail rotor, but an Airbus trademark Fenestron style tail rotor?

The "drone" in question, is actually a Guimbal Cabri G2 light helicopter. You can compare the positions of the red light on top of the tail and the green light on the right side of the fuselage in these 2 photos.

Apparently it's gotten so bad that the FBI had to release a statement urging citizens not to point lasers at or even attempt to shoot down "suspected drones".

I'm just saying, it'd be interesting terrible if some dumb people decide to mess with Tommy's helicopter while he's working...

You know, in case you're still trying to crash that helicopter.

[captain-price-unofficially]

Footage of a Russian jet accidentally shooting down a friendly S-70 UAV, one of Russia's most advanced drones. Donetsk, 4 Oct 2024

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The Netherlands authorizes Ukraine to use donated F-16 fighters to attack targets in Russia

Dutch politicians follow the same decision made by Denmark on the use of the F-16 for attacks within Russian territory.

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 06/04/2024 - 08:00 in Military, War Zones

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The Netherlands announced that it will allow the Ukrainian Air Force to use the 24 F-16 fighters it will receive by donation to be used in attacks against targets within Russian territory.

The Dutch Minister of Defense, Kajsa Ollongren, confirmed that the Netherlands will not impose limitations on the use of F-16 jets. This decision marks a divergence from Belgium's policy, which limits the use of its donated F-16s.

In an interview with the newspaper Politico at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Ollongren said: "There is no [a restriction to the Belgian style]. We are putting into practice the same principle that we apply to all other supplies of capacity, that is, once it is delivered to Ukraine, it is theirs to use." She added that the Netherlands only asks Ukraine to comply with international law and the right to self-defense, as established in the United Nations Charter, ensuring that the jets are used to achieve Ukraine's military objectives in self-defense.

Ollongren and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin were among the senior officials who met with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the Singapore conference. Denmark also approved Ukraine's use of F-16s provided by Denmark against military targets on Russian soil. Germany has also indicated that Ukraine can use weapons provided by the West for its defense.

Recently, the U.S. authorized Ukraine to attack Russian territory near Kharkiv using U.S.-suplied weapons, confirmed by President Zelensky's spokesman, Serhii Nykyforov, on May 31. However, Washington continues to restrict the use of long-range weapons for deeper attacks within Russia. President Zelensky has expressed interest in using long-range weapons, such as British-made Storm Shadow missiles, but the United Kingdom has not yet fully authorized their use, possibly awaiting a clear position from the White House. The issue has been discussed twice with UK authorities, but remains dependent on a broader international consensus, particularly the US position.

Tags: Military AviationF-16 Fighting FalconUkraine Air ForceRNLAF - Royal Netherlands Air Force / Royal Dutch Air ForceWar Zones - Russia/Ukraine

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Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. He uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.

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