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Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff strolling alongside Russian sovereign wealth fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev and then meeting Putin. Big smile from Putin as he greets Witkoff in English at the Kremlin today. Putin is joined by Dmitriev and presidential foreign policy advisor Yury Ushakov.

Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff strolling alongside Russian sovereign wealth fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev and then meeting Putin. Big smile from Putin as he greets Witkoff in English at the Kremlin today. Putin is joined by Dmitriev and presidential foreign policy advisor Yury Ushakov.

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Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff strolling alongside Russian sovereign wealth fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev and then meeting Putin. Big smile from Putin as he greets Witkoff in English at the Kremlin today. Putin is joined by Dmitriev and presidential foreign policy advisor Yury Ushakov.

Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff strolling alongside Russian sovereign wealth fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev and then meeting Putin. Big smile from Putin as he greets Witkoff in English at the Kremlin today. Putin is joined by Dmitriev and presidential foreign policy advisor Yury Ushakov.

565,462 views • 1 year ago

Footage of forces from Russia's 33rd Motor Rifle Regiment, including its assault detachment, employing, repairing, and assembling various UGVs, including for kamikaze, logistics, CASEVAC, and smoke-dispensing roles, and testing/training on Courier UGVs configured for assault.

Footage of forces from Russia's 33rd Motor Rifle Regiment, including its assault detachment, employing, repairing, and assembling various UGVs, including for kamikaze, logistics, CASEVAC, and smoke-dispensing roles, and testing/training on Courier UGVs configured for assault.

22,671 views • 6 months ago

Russia's United Aircraft Corporation also said its KnAAZ plant delivered another batch of Su-57 fifth-gen fighters, the third batch announced in 2024. Unclear how many.

Russia's United Aircraft Corporation also said its KnAAZ plant delivered another batch of Su-57 fifth-gen fighters, the third batch announced in 2024. Unclear how many.

46,822 views • 1 year ago

Videos of Russian UAVs using nets to down Ukrainian drones. Posted June 18 through today.

Videos of Russian UAVs using nets to down Ukrainian drones. Posted June 18 through today.

54,665 views • 2 years ago

Footage inside a 🇺🇦 FirePoint plant making FP-5 Flamingo GLCMs & FP-1 OWA UAVs. FirePoint says FP-5 output will grow from ~1/day to 7/day by Oct 25, and it's making ~100 FP-1s per day for $55k each. FP-5 has stated 14m CEP at 3,000km range. Sources below

Footage inside a 🇺🇦 FirePoint plant making FP-5 Flamingo GLCMs & FP-1 OWA UAVs. FirePoint says FP-5 output will grow from ~1/day to 7/day by Oct 25, and it's making ~100 FP-1s per day for $55k each. FP-5 has stated 14m CEP at 3,000km range. Sources below

19,325 views • 10 months ago

HUR's Major General Vadym Skibitskyi said Russia combat tested a new guided bomb w/ ≤200km range in September-October and is now moving to mass production. He indicated it's been used in Dnipro & other cities in recent weeks. He said the bombs have "new control modules” and increased range & EW resistance. If I understand correctly, he indicated that while open sources have assumed the Grom-1 was used in those recent strikes, the new bomb is actually an improved version of the UMPK.

HUR's Major General Vadym Skibitskyi said Russia combat tested a new guided bomb w/ ≤200km range in September-October and is now moving to mass production. He indicated it's been used in Dnipro & other cities in recent weeks. He said the bombs have "new control modules” and increased range & EW resistance. If I understand correctly, he indicated that while open sources have assumed the Grom-1 was used in those recent strikes, the new bomb is actually an improved version of the UMPK.

14,097 views • 8 months ago

A Russian Telegram channel affiliated with the 81st and 381st artillery regiments said Ukraine is relying less on artillery for counter-battery and more on FPV drones and Baba Yaga multirotor bomber drones. With Baba Yaga, it says Ukraine will send two in succession to attack an artillery piece (or UAS control post or air defense system) while using artillery to suppress the air observation post protecting the target. (In the video, you can hear what're reported to be cluster munitions landing near an artillery firing position as a soldier at the air observation post fires at the Baba Yagas.) The channel says one way to counter this tactic is to move the air observation post 300-500 meters from the protected object. The channel also stresses that air observation posts need thermal imager sights in addition to machine guns, but the troops tend to have to source the former via volunteers. Posted in February-March 2025.

A Russian Telegram channel affiliated with the 81st and 381st artillery regiments said Ukraine is relying less on artillery for counter-battery and more on FPV drones and Baba Yaga multirotor bomber drones. With Baba Yaga, it says Ukraine will send two in succession to attack an artillery piece (or UAS control post or air defense system) while using artillery to suppress the air observation post protecting the target. (In the video, you can hear what're reported to be cluster munitions landing near an artillery firing position as a soldier at the air observation post fires at the Baba Yagas.) The channel says one way to counter this tactic is to move the air observation post 300-500 meters from the protected object. The channel also stresses that air observation posts need thermal imager sights in addition to machine guns, but the troops tend to have to source the former via volunteers. Posted in February-March 2025.

20,159 views • 1 year ago

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