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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by IMEI: 6:58am On May 14, 2025
sainttwist1:
oh sorry

Your "leak audio" said "Open to peace" instead of peaceful.....I am sorry

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
So according to you, in a hostage situation the police/army need to be "open to peace" to get back the hostage.

Or better, the open to peace side fire rockets into the violent side home, or carry out knife attack on the violent side without provocative........and the violent side should stay silent because I don't understand your logic.
You're really not smart
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by IMEI: 7:04am On May 14, 2025
Gbadebo19:
Just get the "F" off mentioning on quoting me for any reason whatsoever. And I repeat, for any reason whatsoever. I don't ask for more than.
Save yourself the trouble and use the block button

This is writerng's thread, he sets the rules and destroying dumb takes is allowed and encouraged here
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by SonOfWords(m): 8:47am On May 14, 2025
IMEI:
Save yourself the trouble and use the block button

This is writerng's thread, he sets the rules and destroying dumb takes is allowed and encouraged here
😅😅.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by DeathParade: 10:31am On May 14, 2025
DeathParade:
Its medium..... drone swarms can be targeted effectively by only four means:-
Electronic Warfare (EW)
Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) [Lasers and Masers]
AAA and CRAM/CIWS
MicroSAM

In the Indian scenario:
EW
Systems already in service with Indian Army and Air Force and some smaller one even available with Border Security Force, so readiness level high.

DEW
Current Indian Laser tech has only managed 30kW Laser weapons which are in service with the Indian Forces in small numbers. Can only handle smaller quad/hexacopters, not larger fixed wing kamikaze drones like Shahed 136. India's DRDO currently working on 60kW and 100kW laser systems that will be comparable to the latest American systems in power rating. But it'll take at least 10 years before the Indian Forces start inducting these in large numbers.

AAA, CIWS, CRAM
India has around 1000 older Bofors L70 AAA guns out of which 200 were modernized by Indian industry and its these 200 guns that were the MVP of this skirmish. The Pakis were sending around 400-500 kamikaze drones each wave (watch Indian Ministry Briefings of last three days). And the guns managed to shoot down EVERY single drone.

The Indian conglomerate Larsen & Tubro has created a new 40mm CIWS called Sudarshan. It has a muzzle programmable airburst round similar to the Oerlikon Millenium gun and its AHEAD ammo. This is currently the best solution to drone swarms in the world. Indian Air Force had already placed an order of 240 Sudatshan CIWS, which is enough to protect every single Indian Airbase from all directions. Indian Army is still holding weapons trials for this system but once cleared, they'll order 1000 Sudarshan CIWS, to replace all old Bofors L70 guns.

MicroSAM and Missile CIWS
Two systems have finished design phase and are now undergoing live testing. First is Bhargavastra, a MicroSAM. And the next is DRDO/Adani VSHORADs. Both will enter service in next 3 years.

Radars and other EOTS
The radars and EOTS to tackle massive drone swarms are all ready as per the Indian industry but only half way through their introduction in the Indian Armed Forces.

Once all the above finally enter into Indian service within next 5 years (except Lasers), the ability of IACCS to handle drone swarms will increase by a factor of 10 or more compared to right now. Then I would rate it very high instead of medium.

There is also ADGMS program, but that's to protect Indian Army when it rolls into Pakistan, so I'll leave it be.
India has been developing its own Iron Dome type system for anti drone defence. It's the Bhargavastra MicroSAM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN5evzUfPLk?si=FJZ3C_yAQk3xxcuj

It wasn't available for this India Pakistan conflict. But next time, it will be.

On 13 May 2025, they tested the system in presence of Indian military officers. Relevant tweet with video:-

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Gbadebo19(m): 10:51am On May 14, 2025
23jerryking:
You really actually believed a closed-eyed fellow to put up an eye opener? How disappointing 😭
My bad,
Really sorry
My bad
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Gbadebo19(m):
On May 11, Ukraine targeted the headquarters of the 40th Separate Guards Marine Brigade in Rylsk. According to reports, Deputy Commander Alexander Danilov is said to have died from injuries sustained during the attack.

Danilov, a veteran of Russia's operations in Syria, was involved in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine and was commanding a unit at the time.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Bigsam99: 10:56am On May 14, 2025
According to reports....

LMFAO!

I wish talks break down so Russia can continue to pummel the Nazi forces.

The Ukrainian war to Zelensky and his western backers is like a pretty girl you have spent too much money on and you don't want to lose even though you know she doesn't want you. You are upset about your lost investment and hoping she will drop her guards one day and open pants. So you keep spending money on her whilst telling everyone that cares to hear that she is a gold digger.


Gbadebo19:
On May 11, Ukraine targeted the headquarters of the 40th Separate Guards Marine Brigade in Rylsk. According to reports, Deputy Commander Alexander Danilov is said to have died from injuries sustained during the attack.

Danilov, a veteran of Russia's operations in Syria, was involved in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine and was commanding a unit at the time.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Dvdpity: 11:20am On May 14, 2025
Gbadebo19:
On May 11, Ukraine targeted the headquarters of the 40th Separate Guards Marine Brigade in Rylsk. According to reports, Deputy Commander Alexander Danilov is said to have died from injuries sustained during the attack.

Danilov, a veteran of Russia's operations in Syria, was involved in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine and was commanding a unit at the time.
Soonest, Vladimir Putin will resurrect this one like others Ukraine has killed on social media. Idiots 🤣
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 11:31am On May 14, 2025
LordAdam16:
The counterpoint is that Trump is putting on a show for the Arab audience.
The rift, or at least the appearance of one, serves to downplay his culpability in Satanyahu's continued war crimes.

By July/August, he could flip the script on everything.
Houthis, Iran, Gaza, SA nuclear negotiations.

Be that as it may, Trump is using this opportunity to reinforce the persona that he is beholden to no one.
He is also undoubtedly relishing the opportunity to publicly stick it to Satanyahu.

-Lord
Agreed.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 11:59am On May 14, 2025
WritterNg:
⚡IBRAHIM TRAORÉ:

[How do you explain the decline of French influence in the region—not just in the Sahel, but also across West Africa?]

"I think they themselves contributed to their own decline.

Because they still view our relationship through a paternalistic lens.

Whenever we take an initiative—someone immediately says it’s Russia’s influence.

Everything we do—'it’s Russia.'

Why are they so blind?

So—Africans are incapable of developing ideas on their own?

Of inventing, innovating, taking initiative?

That’s exactly what we are fighting against.

As long as they see Africans as subhumans, incapable of thought or innovation, there will never be genuine friendship.

Times have changed.

And they must change too.

It’s the very perception they still have of Black people.

They need to let go of that.

Because treating us this way means they still see Black people as subhuman.

And that’s dangerous.

They must change their language."


[But how does this attitude reveal itself?]

"Just listen to their speeches.

Even the French President constantly says African youth are being 'influenced by Russia.'

He says it openly.

And Western media? They spend all their time lying.

Today, the AES is emerging as a model—and they can’t stop talking about Burkina Faso and AES all day long.

Every time, they spread misinformation to divide and manipulate youth.

But it doesn’t work anymore.

I think people are waking up.

And you too are victims of these same people.

Look at what they say about Russia.

Even today, some young Africans still believe their lies about World War II.

I heard someone say that right after the war, if you asked Europeans who won, they said 'Russia.'

Today, if you ask, they say 'the West.'

Through propaganda, they’ve rewritten history.

And they’ve done the same to African history.

They’ve manipulated everything—turned lies into accepted fact.


And now, many young Africans don’t even know what Africa has done.

Some don’t know that our grandparents were sent to the frontlines as cannon fodder—then killed like animals when they came back.

Do people know that when France tested its first atomic bomb, it placed Black soldiers within the lethal blast radius—just to see the effect?

Let’s bring out the archives.

What they’ve done to Africa—it’s horrifying.

We need to communicate all this, so young Africans wake up.

Too many still serve the imperialist message.

They repeat what they’re told—maybe because they’re paid, I don’t know.

But Africans must understand their history and wake up.

That’s our fight too."
The western leaning trolls on this thread should digest this. Unfortunately, we know a leopard can never change it's skin.


It's pathetic when you read comments from some people here defending USAID that a sitting American lawmaker openly exposed as a tool used to sponsor terrorism in Sub-saharan Africa.

Spit.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by obedience4(m): 12:14pm On May 14, 2025
It's looking good for the Syrians, sanctions are off, the future is bright for young Syrians who had been held captive under Russian backed mass murderer Assad

The new Syria government should take a leaf from Egypt, The UAE and Bahrain, take Potus Trump advice come into the "Abraham Accord" normalise relations with Israel and usher Syria into a new era of prosperity and development.


P.s Many are weeping due to this new development, they were hoping, banking and counting on a fictional strive between Potus and BIBI, hoping for US recognition of an imaginary Palestinian state, Now more "Arab" countries are set to recognize the legitimacy of the Jewish state of Israel.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Kingsnairaland(m):
Boko Haram's Armed Drones In Borno, Similar To , Ukrainian Types - Army

We know who funds all this evil groups their leaders in UK USA evil nato failing empire
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Gbadebo19(m): 12:42pm On May 14, 2025
Dvdpity:
Soonest, Vladimir Putin will resurrect this one like others Ukraine has killed on social media. Idiots 🤣
Yeah, same way he resurrected Lt. General Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the General Staff’s Main Operations Directorate. Mtcheeew!!! 😂😂
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Gbadebo19(m): 12:47pm On May 14, 2025
Bigsam99:
According to reports....

LMFAO!

I wish talks break down so Russia can continue to pummel the Nazi forces.

The Ukrainian war to Zelensky and his western backers is like a pretty girl you have spent too much money on and you don't want to lose even though you know she doesn't want you. You are upset about your lost investment and hoping she will drop her guards one day and open pants. So you keep spending money on her whilst telling everyone that cares to hear that she is a gold digger.
If it is for casualties, everyone wants the talks to break down, so that the so called best army can spend one hundred years struggling for 19% of Ukraine. At least saner countries will have better things to do rather than worry about one nonsense chest beating teddy bear.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Bigsam99: 2:27pm On May 14, 2025
Russia doesn't need to take all of Ukraine. What they have is even enough and they are still taking more as the war drags on. Na Ukraine wan recover their land na. Russia is currently in the best position since the beginning of the war. They have 20% of Ukraine including Crimea, their economy has not collapsed due to sanctions, support of China and other big economies is growing, Kursk is 90% if not 10% liberated and Putin is still in power. The more Zelensky waits, the more Ukrainian soldiers die and the more territory Ukraine loses.

It doesn't get better than that.

Keep wailing!


Gbadebo19:
If it is for casualties, everyone wants the talks to break down, so that the so called best army can spend one hundred years struggling for 19% of Ukraine. At least saner countries will have better things to do rather than worry about one nonsense chest beating teddy bear.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by seunny4lif(m): 2:34pm On May 14, 2025
Zelenskyy, 2022: "There’s nothing to talk about with Putin."
Zelenskyy, 2025: "Putin, I’m waiting for you!"



Macron, Merz, Starmer, Zelensky:
“Russia is desperate for a ceasefire”
... 5 minutes later…
“We suggest a 30 day unconditional ceasefire and we will continue to arm Ukraine in the meantime.”
… 5 minutes later …
“We demand that Russia accept the ceasefire”
… 5 minutes later …
“It’s Russia who is losing and is desperate to rearm.
… 5 minutes later …
“Why is Russia ignoring our ceasefire demand?”

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by haybhi1(m): 3:05pm On May 14, 2025
LordAdam16:
That is the current narrative.
American and Israeli media are signaling a Netanyahu-Trump schism.

To put this in perspective, Israeli media reported that one of Waltz (the former NSA) infractions that contributed to his firing was his close coordination with Satanyahu on Iran strike options at a time when Trump was still mulling a diplomatic resolution.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/waltzs-coordination-with-netanyahu-on-iran-strike-contributed-to-firing-report/

-Lord
Interesting. I'll dig deeper. I appreciate.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Kingsnairaland(m): 4:33pm On May 14, 2025
seunny4lif:
Zelenskyy, 2022: "There’s nothing to talk about with Putin."
Zelenskyy, 2025: "Putin, I’m waiting for you!"



Macron, Merz, Starmer, Zelensky:
“Russia is desperate for a ceasefire”
... 5 minutes later…
“We suggest a 30 day unconditional ceasefire and we will continue to arm Ukraine in the meantime.”
… 5 minutes later …
“We demand that Russia accept the ceasefire”
… 5 minutes later …
“It’s Russia who is losing and is desperate to rearm.
… 5 minutes later …
“Why is Russia ignoring our ceasefire demand?”
UK USA evil nato fans have short attentive memories to remember all this things
grin grin
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 6:42pm On May 14, 2025
⚡Trump on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa:

Young, attractive guy. Tough guy. Strong past. Very strong past. Fighter.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 6:45pm On May 14, 2025
⚡Zelensky:

Ukraine will decide next steps depending on who represents Russia at Istanbul talks.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Gbadebo19(m): 6:49pm On May 14, 2025
Bigsam99:
Russia doesn't need to take all of Ukraine. What they have is even enough and they are still taking more as the war drags on. Na Ukraine wan recover their land na. Russia is currently in the best position since the beginning of the war. They have 20% of Ukraine including Crimea, their economy has not collapsed due to sanctions, support of China and other big economies is growing, Kursk is 90% if not 10% liberated and Putin is still in power. The more Zelensky waits, the more Ukrainian soldiers die and the more territory Ukraine loses.

It doesn't get better than that.

Keep wailing!
Mtcheeeeww, just another armchair war analyst.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by dermmy(m): 8:20pm On May 14, 2025
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Michaeltreasure(m): 8:30pm On May 14, 2025
obedience4:
It's looking good for the Syrians, sanctions are off, the future is bright for young Syrians who had been held captive under Russian backed mass murderer Assad

The new Syria government should take a leaf from Egypt, The UAE and Bahrain, take Potus Trump advice come into the "Abraham Accord" normalise relations with Israel and usher Syria into a new era of prosperity and development.


P.s Many are weeping due to this new development, they were hoping, banking and counting on a fictional strive between Potus and BIBI, hoping for US recognition of an imaginary Palestinian state, Now more "Arab" countries are set to recognize the legitimacy of the Jewish state of Israel.
I love that Trump of a guy. His only problem is that he talks too much. Apart from that, he is super intelligent and a master strategist.
MAGA for life!!!
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by shoodboi2: 8:49pm On May 14, 2025
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 8:57pm On May 14, 2025
⚡Rosatom has offered Serbia a range of nuclear power solutions — from small modular reactors (RITM-200) to full-scale Generation III+ power units.

Marija Deuric, Rosatom’s rep in Serbia, says the state corporation is ready to support both low- and high-capacity nuclear projects.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by seunny4lif(m): 9:16pm On May 14, 2025
Estonian navy attempted to seize a Russian tanker today named JAGUAR which is heading towards Russia territory and told them to change way, the ship refused then the navy tried to board but the crews refused, few minutes later the Russia deployed an SU-35 fighter jet to protect the tanker which flew several runs around the Estonian military vessel violating its airspace.

Estonians have gotten the message: mess with Russian ships, you will regret it and NATO will not help you either.

UPDATE: The oil tanker JAGUAR departed the Russian Hogland island following a failed detention attempt by Estonian authorities and is now moving toward Russia shipping lane in the Baltic Sea at 10 knots.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Allthelight(m): 9:33pm On May 14, 2025
seunny4lif:
Estonian navy attempted to seize a Russian tanker today named JAGUAR which is heading towards Russia territory and told them to change way, the ship refused then the navy tried to board but the crews refused, few minutes later the Russia deployed an SU-35 fighter jet to protect the tanker which flew several runs around the Estonian military vessel violating its airspace.

Estonians have gotten the message: mess with Russian ships, you will regret it and NATO will not help you either.

UPDATE: The oil tanker JAGUAR departed the Russian Hogland island following a failed detention attempt by Estonian authorities and is now moving toward Russia shipping lane in the Baltic Sea at 10 knots.
it's been more than 10 years yet you are still pro russian don't you ever get tired ?
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Kingsnairaland(m): 9:36pm On May 14, 2025
seunny4lif:
Estonian navy attempted to seize a Russian tanker today named JAGUAR which is heading towards Russia territory and told them to change way, the ship refused then the navy tried to board but the crews refused, few minutes later the Russia deployed an SU-35 fighter jet to protect the tanker which flew several runs around the Estonian military vessel violating its airspace.

Estonians have gotten the message: mess with Russian ships, you will regret it and NATO will not help you either.

UPDATE: The oil tanker JAGUAR departed the Russian Hogland island following a failed detention attempt by Estonian authorities and is now moving toward Russia shipping lane in the Baltic Sea at 10 knots.
grin grin
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 10:12pm On May 14, 2025
⚡Kremlin:

The Russian delegation for negotiations in Istanbul includes Medinsky, Galuzin, Fomin and Kostyukov.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 10:25pm On May 14, 2025
⚡There are more and more reports about Hungary shooting down two Ukrainian reconnaissance drones.

The drones were allegedly shot down in northeastern Hungary. At the same time, against the backdrop of the cancellation of minority rights talks, rumors are emerging about a possible special Hungarian military operation in the Zakarpattia region of Ukraine to protect the Hungarian population (including from forced mobilization), which are intensified by the abundance of military equipment near the borders with Ukraine.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WritterNg: 10:33pm On May 14, 2025
⚡Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha meets with US Senator Graham and Secretary Rubio in Türkiye.

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