Russia Invades Ukraine. Again
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UPDATED: Sunday, September 6, 2026 21:09
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Quote:Russians are best in the world at dying and lying. Signym, there is a powerful connection between dying and lying. The Soviet Union suffered roughly 24 to 27 million total deaths (military and civilian) in World War II, significantly higher than Germany's estimated 5.3 to 7.4 million total war-related deaths. Soviet military deaths are estimated at 8.7 to 11.4 million, compared to 4.3 to 5.3 million for Germany.
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I appreciate your reliable posts of Ukrainian psyops, SECOND. Keep up the good work.
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
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• Total Deaths: Soviet losses (approx. 27 million) were roughly 3 to 4 times higher than total German losses.
• Civilian Impact: The majority of Soviet deaths were civilians (estimated at 15-19 million), driven by Nazi extermination policies and famine, compared to roughly 1.5 to 3 million German civilian deaths.
• Military Casualties (Eastern Front): While the Soviets suffered higher losses, the ratio narrowed late in the war; however, the initial Soviet losses, especially in 1941-1942, were catastrophic.
The Soviet Union's losses represent roughly 14% of its pre-war population, one of the highest of any nation.
https://www.google.com/search?q=How+many+Russians+died+in+WW2+compared
+to+Germans
The same dynamic connection between dying and lying exists for the Chinese. Approximately 20 million Chinese people (military and civilian) died during World War II, compared to roughly 3.1 million Japanese casualties. This means Chinese fatalities were more than six times higher than Japanese, driven by the massive civilian loss during the eight-year Sino-Japanese conflict. Japan's own casualties were concentrated toward the end of the war, inflicted by the USA, which had only 418,500 – 420,000 deaths.
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Quote:Do Trump voters have short lifespans?
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Yes, they do, 6ixStringJoker. Trumptards and Russians shorten their own lives for pretty much the same reasons.
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6ixStringJoker will be pleased by this problem, which is solvable by adding heaters to the camera and battery, but the Ukrainians didn't do it because they didn't think ahead to winter. Ukrainians also needed foresight to develop their own version (or steal the plans) of the Tomahawk cruise missile and Taurus KEPD 350 missile, but they didn't do that, either.
Winter has grounded Ukraine's interceptor drones, gutting Kyiv's air defense
By Kollen Post | February 17, 2026 7:45 PM
https://kyivindependent.com/winter-has-grounded-ukraines-interceptor-d
rones-gutting-kyivs-air-defense/
The interplay between the weather and the limits of drone frames, cameras, motors, and batteries becomes much more complicated in the winter chill. Lithium-ion and lithium-polymer batteries alike are notoriously finicky at lower temperatures, especially the -20° Celsius (-4 degrees Fahrenheit) lows that Ukraine has seen in recent months for the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion.
”Before a flight we try to keep our drones in the heat. When we’re flying, we set them out and take off immediately. You don’t want to gun it until the battery has a chance to heat up," Vladyslav continues.
"An interceptor drone was an effective device in good meteorological conditions — not in -20°, not in snow, not in rain. This merits attention," Anatolii Khrapchynsky, an aviation expert and reservist in the Ukrainian Air Force, told the Kyiv Independent.
Despite optimistic predictions of expanded production numbers, faster motors and greater autonomy, Ukrainian interceptor pilots are left economizing limited supplies of the drones they need. Meanwhile the Russian drones they hunt have gotten much better at escaping and dodging them.
"Before, (Russian drones) might circle the same place for an hour or two. Now they fly in, do a loop and, at the same speed, fly off," Vladyslav said of the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) drones he often encounters at the front line. "In our sector they’ve gotten more autonomous and they’ve added automated dodging."
Ukraine’s interceptors are by and large powered by lithium-ion or lithium-polymer batteries and guided via active links with their pilots. Russia’s Shahed-type attack drones and their various locally made knock-offs are powered by either two-stroke or jet engines, both of which generate their own heat. They also spend more flight time high above cloud cover and have more automated guidance than the interceptors looking for them.
The differential between Russian air power and Ukrainian air defenses has left Ukrainian cities more vulnerable than ever, including Kyiv, the epicenter of an ongoing energy crisis.
"If you as a commander are constantly dependent on one thing, and then that one thing fails, that is a catastrophic problem," Jorge Rivero, a former explosive specialist with the U.S. marines and now Russia researcher for the Institute for Defense Analysis, told the Kyiv Independent.
"In 1917, during the Great War, we said, ‘hey, our entire battle plan revolves around artillery,’ and then it started raining and artillery couldn’t fire anymore. That was a huge problem. Basically, we're doing the exact same thing with these drones."
Only recently have Ukrainian officials acknowledged even obliquely that interceptor drones have not lived up to their promise to fill in the gaps in traditional air defense.
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Quote:6ixStringJoker, you and your diseased relatives caused your problems. Why do you blame Democrats and Ukrainians for you being fucked up? Specifically, Trump cannot save you from yourself and your family, 6ix. It is a downward spiral for all Trumptards until they realize it is themselves who are at the controls of their single-seat airplane, not Democrats and definitely not Trump. When you crash into the ground, a house, or a tree, it is you who killed yourself with inattention to details or just plain stupidity and laziness.
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Originally posted by captaincrunch:
What an evil selfish prick Putin is. Does anyone but him benefit from this? And now? After 2 years of covid crap? Kill thousands and crash the world economy so he can redraw a MAP?!?? What fcking dinosaur. I look forward to watching this blow up in his face.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/world/europe/putin-speech-russia-uk
raine.html
Word by Word and Between the Lines: A Close Look at Putin’s Speech
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Russian 'mothership' drones push Ukraine to consider SIM card passport rules
February 18, 2026 8:38 pm
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-russian-mothership-dron
es-push-ukraine-to-consider-sim-card-passport-rules/
Ukraine is considering requiring passport verification for the purchase of local SIM cards in response to Russia's latest use of FPV (first-person-view) drones, Serhii Beskrestnov, adviser to Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, wrote on Feb. 18 on Telegram.
Russia has increasingly deployed so-called "mothership drones" — large unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that can carry and launch smaller drones. The tactic has significantly extended the range of FPV drones, which previously operated within 20–30 kilometers (10-20 miles), to much farther distances.
Russian forces are using LTE mobile networks and Ukrainian SIM cards to remotely control FPV drones, according to Beskrestnov.
"(The Russians) figured out they could deliver FPV drones on winged UAVs to areas with strong, stable mobile phone coverage, and then drop the drones on targets," Beskrestnov said.
Beskrestnov added that operators control the drones from inside Russia, with UAV flight times lasting "literally minutes."
Restricting the sale of Ukrainian SIM cards is one potential countermeasure, but Beskrestnov acknowledged it is "politically unpopular" and would require changes to national legislation.
The measure would not eliminate the threat of Russian drones entirely, but it could curb the scale of what he called an "uncontrolled process" of SIM card sales.
"In Russia, SIM cards are typically sold with passports, but it is not hard to obtain them through criminals or homeless people," Beskrestnov said, adding that Russian forces primarily rely on new SIM cards.
Another potential way to limit the effectiveness of Russian FPV drones is to disable certain data transmission services. Yet Beskrestnov warned that such steps would be "painful" for the country as well.
In early 2026, Ukrainian forces documented the first use of Russian Gerbera and Molniya drones as "mothership" platforms. In February, a similar tactic was recorded with the long-range Shahed-type drone, developed by Iran and mass-produced by Russia.
Russian forces are using FPV drones carried by "mothership" UAVs to strike civilian targets and vehicles. The tactic has also fueled so-called "human safari," a brutal tactic in areas near the Russian border or Russian-occupied territories, where drones are increasingly deployed against civilians.
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