Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russian bombers, security official says
Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russian bombers, security official says
Reported strikes on four airbases in Siberia as both sides escalate cross-border incursions before planned peace talks
Ukraine has launched a “large-scale” drone attack against Russian military bombers in Siberia, striking more than 40 warplanes thousands of kilometres from its own territory, a security official said.
The claims could not be independently verified. But if confirmed, the attacks would mark Ukraine’s most damaging drone strike of the war to date, amid an escalation in cross-border incursions before planned peace talks in Istanbul on Monday.
“Ukrainian security services are carrying out a large-scale special operation aimed at destroying enemy bombers far from the front, in Russia,” the official was quoted by Agence France-Presse as saying, adding a fire had broken out at the targeted Belaya airbase.
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And when Russia inevitably retaliates we'll be reading headlines about unprovoked escalation by Russia.
Russia's been bombing Ukrainian schools and hospitals, if Russia does retaliate I don't think a drone attack on war planes is sufficient to call it "provoked".
If you want to look at what bombing schools and hospitals actually looks like then look no further than Gaza and the genocide western regimes are openly supporting.
Why does everyone on this platform assume that just because I'm pro-Ukraine, I must automatically be pro-Israel (rhetorical question). I'm against any country trying to do a land grab at the cost of human lives.
And whataboutism with Israel doesn't make Russia bombing schools and hospitals any better. Neither does Ukraine using them to house military equipment and personell.
People just assume a bit of consistency from you fascists.
I said it was rhetorical. I know the reason is because a lot of people here view the world in pro-America and anti-America with latter being "pure good" and the former "pure evil".
I wonder what your opinion is on Afghanistan.
My opinion on Afghanistan is that it was a successful socialist country before the US destroyed it and brutalized its people ever since.
You fascists are definitely consistent in your regurgitation of Putin propaganda.
Nah, pretty sure these are the actual fascists
You're like baby Goebbels thinking that if you just repeat your propaganda enough times it'll become the truth.
So are you saying that Putin or the russian government however defined is left of those?
Anybody with even a minimally functioning brain understands that they are.
Good way to use an ongoing genocide, to justify the deeds of your personal favorite imperial power.
I'm not justifying anything. I'm pointing out what actual attacks on civilians look like. There is zero evidence that Russia engages in systemic attacks on civilians in the war. In fact, civilian casualties in Ukraine are far lower than pretty much any modern war. Yet, here you are regurgitating propaganda for your favorite empire.
And there is plenty of evidence from fucking Amnesty (an unofficial arm of the UK government) that Ukraine overwhelmingly uses schools and hospitals to set up military equipment and host personnel.
Standard US-taught tactics. It's no coincidence that Israel accuses others of using human shields while doing the same thing as Ukraine: using civilian infrastructure to launch military operations.
exactly
Ah the whataboutism. When you lost the argument, you try to change the subject.
Nah, I'm not changing any subject. I'm pointing out what it looks like when there are actual systemic attacks on civilians which aren't happening in Ukraine. Screeching whataboutism is the attempt to change the subject.
yeah but the lives of those outside the "blue hair and blonde eyes" classification are meaningless so... checkmate tankie!!
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The Russia which has attacked and invaded its neighbour?
Yes, history started in February 2022, context does not matter. You are very intelligent.
Russia started when they invaded the Krim. All of Europe shrugged their shoulders because of cheap gas..... Russia is quite clearly a fascist state so I really do not understand your apologies for it. It's probably the only state that is more capitalist than the US, so why defending it?
Russia didn't invade Crimea. They already had an agreement with the legitimate government of Ukraine to station a base there. Then when the west overthrew the government in a violent coup, Russia moved in to annex Crimea. Gotta put a bit more work into your propaganda there to make it more credible sounding champ.
Buddy, you are defending a clearly fascist state here.
I'm not defending Ukraine. In fact, I'm not defending anything. I'm pointing out actual facts of the situation.
Putin's Russia is not fascist in what sense?
It's not fascist in any sense. Perhaps try defining what it is you think fascism actually is.
The inequality in Russia is absurd. After the fall of the Soviet Union, it the country has clearly become the textbook capitalist country in the world. Tell me, what are the great left wing achievements it has made? Putin on a horse?