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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriterNiiig: 4:09pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Russian Soyuz rocket to launch second Arktika-M remote-sensing satellite from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:28pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Elon Musk in Italy: "Please don't import the woke mind virus" from America: "It divides people."

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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:29pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Overnight the HMS Diamond (D34), a Daring-Class Air-Defense Destroyer with the British Royal Navy who was recently sent to the Region due to “Rising Tensions” reportedly Shot Down a Attack Drone launched by the Houthi Terrorist Group in Yemen towards a Commercial Shipping Vessel in the Red Sea; the Drone was Intercepted utilizing a Sea Viper Missile using the Ship’s Principal Anti-Air Missile System (PAAMS).

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:30pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡There have now been over 20 Drone and Missile Attacks on Commercial Shipping Vessels in the Red Sea by the Houthi Terrorist Group in Yemen, with so far No Response by the United States, Israel, or any other Country on the Region.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:40pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Washington on Saturday reiterated its warning to North Korea that any nuclear attack on the United States would result “in the end of the Kim regime.”

A joint statement by the US-South Korean Nuclear Consultative Group also reaffirmed that any nuclear attack by Pyongyang on South Korea “will be met with a swift, overwhelming, and decisive response.”

“The United States reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to provide extended deterrence to the ROK (Republic of Korea) backed by the full range of US capabilities including nuclear,” said the statement published by the White House.

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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:43pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Casualties reported in an Israeli strike on residential areas in Rafah, the southern most point in Gaza.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:43pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡CMA CGM Shipping has ordered for all of their Ships which are in the Red Sea currently or are Scheduled to Pass through the Red Sea soon to “Pause their Journeys to head for Safe Waters” and to then await Further Instructions.

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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:49pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Abu Ubaida:

“Yesterday, the enemy deliberately executed 3 of its soldiers and preferred killing them rather than liberating them, which is criminal behavior that it practiced and continues to practice against its captives.”
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:56pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Hamas message to Israel:

The choice is yours, in coffins or alive.

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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:58pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡The head of the German Defense Ministry allowed the resumption of compulsory military service.

Compulsory military service may be resumed in Germany, the head of the German Ministry of Defense Boris Pistorius admitted in an interview with Welt.

“I'm considering all options. At one time there were reasons to suspend compulsory military service. But, looking back, I understand that it was a mistake,” he said, adding that returning to compulsory military service is now difficult due to the existing legal system and political situation.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 4:59pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡French politician Philippot agreed with Putin's views on EU leaders.

Russian President Vladimir Putin quite rightly compared the leaders of the EU countries with collaborators. This opinion was expressed by the leader of the party "Patriots", French politician Florian Philippot.

"That's right! We are led by pétains, traitors and collaborators, who must be urgently eliminated", - said Philippot.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Dvdpity: 5:00pm On Dec 16, 2023
WrriterNig:
⚡The head of the German Defense Ministry allowed the resumption of compulsory military service.

Compulsory military service may be resumed in Germany, the head of the German Ministry of Defense Boris Pistorius admitted in an interview with Welt.

“I'm considering all options. At one time there were reasons to suspend compulsory military service. But, looking back, I understand that it was a mistake,” he said, adding that returning to compulsory military service is now difficult due to the existing legal system and political situation.
Europe tit toeing towards war.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 5:02pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡USA approves potential sale of M142 HIMARS for Italy. Would be a huge capability boost for the Italian armed forces, the HIMARS would join the M270 MLRS which is also undergoing upgrade to the A2 standard.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 5:03pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡A British warship has shot down a suspected attack drone in the Red Sea, the defence secretary has said.

HMS Diamond, a Type 45 Destroyer, successfully destroyed the target on Saturday, Grant Shapps said.

The Ministry of Defence said it was the first time in decades the Royal Navy had shot an aerial target in anger.

The MoD did not say who was behind the incident, but Yemen's Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for recent attacks in the Red Sea.

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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 5:14pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡About 75% of Ukrainians who have Internet access watched Direct Line with Putin. This is evidenced by data from the Gallup Research Institute.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Allthelight(m): 5:30pm On Dec 16, 2023
WrriterNig:
⚡Hamas message to Israel:

The choice is yours, in coffins or alive.
funny people... Which one is alive again. I thought they said they will push everyone into the sea.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 5:40pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Two Russian long-range Tu-22M3 bombers conducted a 5-hour flight over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.

The bombers were accompanied by Su-30SM fighters. At various stages of the route, they were also escorted by foreign interceptors, according to the Ministry of Defense.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 5:48pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Elon Musk: "Disney is deeply infected with the woke mind virus."

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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 5:49pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan are helping Israel bypass the Houthi blockade.

Walla Israeli website:

"The first batch of commercial shipments loaded with fresh foodstuffs arrived from Dubai to Israel, through the new alternative land bridge to the Red Sea, through Dubai ports, passing through Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

The length of the alternative bridge is (two thousand kilometers) and the journey takes two days."

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 5:54pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡According to Leonid Petrovich Reshetnikov,The former director of the Russian strategic studies institute and the high ranked retired officer from the russian external intelligence on RT Arabic ,Algeria is operating the S400 since a long time and signed a contract for S500

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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 5:55pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡He added that Russia and Algeria reached a highest level of confidence and they share and exchange intelligence data about the every important issues around the world.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 5:56pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Bournemouth-Luton Town match has been suspended after Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer (29) collapsed on the pitch.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 6:05pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡The Russian Ministry of Defense for the first time reported the simultaneous flight of seven An-124-100 Ruslan heavy military transport aircraft as part of tactical flight exercises.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 6:19pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡A photo of Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, captured on December 19th, 2016, moments before he was tragically assassinated by an off-duty Turkish police officer, who can be seen in the background.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 6:31pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Nikolaev: Employees of Ukrainian military commissariats at the entrance to the shopping centre.

They are capturing people who have come for the weekend to do their weekly shopping.

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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 6:32pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Shipping company MSC suspends passage through Red Sea after attack.

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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 6:32pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Ukraine announced the start of serial production of the AQ-400 kamikaze UAV.
Warhead - 32 kg, flight range - 750 km. It is planned to produce up to 500 drones per month.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 6:33pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Lithuania wants Hungary out of the European Union.

Lithuania's permanent representative to the European Union, Arnoldas Pranckevicius, has published a message suggesting that Hungary should leave the bloc because its values do not coincide with those of other member states.

In his view, if a member state is not prepared to share the solidarity and mutual trust of the European Union, "there is only one correct solution: to leave it".

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 6:34pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡For the first time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at the Kursk region with the Vilkha MLRS with a cassette warhead.

The populated area was covered with fragmentation submunitions from the Alder rocket launcher. In eight houses, shrapnel riddled fences and roofs and broke glass in the windows. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Local residents found spent cartridges from 300 mm rocket launchers at the scene of the shelling. The village was hit with three rockets.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 6:47pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡The Spokesman for the Houthi Terrorist Group in Yemen has stated today that they are now in Negotiations being Mediated by Oman with International Parties regarding their Targeting of Commercial Shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 6:48pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Senate staffer, AIDAN MAESE-CZEROPSKI, an aide to Sen. BEN CARDIN (D-Md.) removed after gay sex tape scandal.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNig: 7:27pm On Dec 16, 2023
⚡Within the first 48 hours of Milei’s presidency, the price of meat in Argentina has risen by 30%, and the total price hike for the week is approaching 100%.

The price of fuel has increased 65%.

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