Russia - threadbanned users in OP

True. It flew towards it, and landed on its radome, damaging it. I posted a video of it here about 240k pages back.

Read that some young lad/ teenager is key suspect in what has been reported as the leak of intelligence docs from the US. That he is just one of over a million with access to such information. Given that USA were a bit doubtful of Ukrainian leaks, it all seems a bit odd. How could you grant access to sensitive information to so many people and not expect leakage? Is the whole story disinformation? I suppose we'll find out in a few months time.

Yes, that maybe where I saw it. But while the damage was not total destruction (unfortunately) It was still a remarkable event, Despite security, they were able to pilot a drone on what was basically a guided tour( literally LOL ) of the airbase, and damage an aircraft! That did not improve Russian morality or confidence one little bit.

Can't see that being too popular and might have even more looking for the exits/ going into hiding. They'll likely target the more rural parts and spread the call ups about, so not concentrated in any one district at a particular time. But anyone likely to be in the firing line with an ounce of sense will surely be looking at their options. Those who are brainwashed into dying for the greater cause of 'Russia who are fighting off NATO/US/EU for their very survival' will likely toe the line and turn up.

"They might cause problems" the Russians ruling classes, do not give a damn about the "Conscript£ classes Johnny!!. And they have very quick solutions to troublemakers'. There's talks about the need for the mobilization of a further 400'000 to replace the dead and injured, and bolster the existing Nrs. But I guess Putin is getting increasingly fearful of a pubic backlash at this stage, if he calls for another official mobilization, especially on the 400'000 magnitude.

True, but I guess they would have been focused on potential employees releasing to foreign entities. Rather than "showing off" to domestic friends.

There'll be a whole lot of reorganisation going on within the Pentagon after this, that's for sure.

It's not just the odd isolated incident.

So I think it comes across as downplaying it when you emphasise it that way with language like "aggressors often commit atrocities."

The scale of atrocities is typical of Russia, and it seems to form part of deliberate Russian strategy of brutalisation. This is a further example of this.

And is reflected in the use of eg Wagner groups of criminal mercenaries who put themselves outside the laws of war etc

Yes but as I noted above, how credible is this? The idea that information of the type leaked is readily available to so many people operating at different levels in the USA? That would appear to be grossly negligent and almost certain to lead to leaks. I'm not sure I believe that USA intelligence and military are that loose with info of this nature. So is it all disinformation of some sort? Russian sources also quoted as suspecting something off, but who knows what to believe with them either.

You never know when someone will veer onto the nut curve...

Looks like another 12 Mig29s heading to Ukraine via Poland and East Germany,

That Time when Germany contracted the Russians to service and maintain their now Nato mig 29s ...

The atrocities of the Russian army are an absolute disgrace and there have been many of them.

I'm not disputing that at all. I have utter contempt for that gang of criminals.

All I said is that these atrocities are hardly unique in history and they appall but don't greatly surprise me.

And then suddenly I'm jumped on from the usual suspects for trying to "downplay" their crimes. I don't follow the logic.

Stats.

and boy how youd love to not see that happen