CatCage

Lack of air power to take down the aircraft that are raining this on the city. It's time NATO stepped in and put a no fly zone over Ukraine and then moved on to end this madman's mad ambitions.

I was a keen Freemason and belonged to two lodges one in London and one in Hertfordshire also a Lodge of Instruction, I found it, and all the members very square

It's a shame everyone did not walk out leaving her talking to an empty room

Of course Finland sanctioned and approved it, do you think it flew through Finland without permission? Maybe you are interpreting the statement incorrectly. if Russia attacks a NATO/USAF aircraft that is patrolling its boarder gathering ELINT whilst in Finland airspace or anywhere else it could get quite nasty. Finland is making a statement that it has applied to NATO for membership. The base for RC-135s is in UK.

Russia wont like this one bit, I hope it does not escalate with them taking action over what is presently none NATO airspace. The flight according to other sources originated from RAF Mildenhall UK

Assassination would make him a martyr and bring out the radicles even more, I would like to see something like President Putin today died from natural causes.....After falling out of a sixth floor window ????

Not gong to help very much in the present state of the conflict, they really need a squadron of A10s to take out tanks and other ground targets. The US has scheduled A10 for retirement and could easily spare a few of these potent ground attack aircraft so wonder what the problem is?

Correct and launched from aircraft deep inside Russia so even if they had F16s to take down the launch aircraft they are not allowed to go there as it might upset them even more. That is one heck of an advantage and sounds rather like trying to fight with one arm tied behind the back to me.

Lavrov is to Putin what Joseph Goebbles was to Hitler

Line from the above article: Russia has denied that its aircraft ferrying tourists between the motherland and Thailand are anything but safe........... Really!!!

I also wore socks WITH my sandals yesterday, don't normally but it was so very cold when we went to Makro ????

I always believed a military vessel has many more watertight doors and compartments than a civilian ship and can be all be easily sealed off in the case of any battle damage, sounds like they were all left open and then water even got to the engine room and back up generators. And then to cap it off not enough life jackets. On the face of it sounds like clear case for dereliction of duty by so many on so many levels.

My luxury detached villa also has: 5 bedrooms, 8 Bathrooms, car port for 2 luxury cars, a cinema and a swimming pool... Only the road name is wrong, It has no name on it so I will get a sign made up tomorrow to read 'Millionaires Row'. ????

Russia flew €140m in cash and captured Western weapons to Iran in return for deadly drones, source claims A Russian military aircraft secretly transported the cash and three models of munition - a British NLAW anti-tank missile, a US Javelin anti-tank missile and a Stinger anti-aircraft missile - to an airport in Tehran in August, the source told Sky News. Russia flew €140m in cash and a selection of captured UK and US weapons to Iran in return for dozens of deadly drones for its war in Ukraine, a security source has claimed. A Russian military aircraft secretly transported the cash and three models of munition - a British NLAW anti-tank missile, a US Javelin anti-tank missile and a Stinger anti-aircraft missile - to an airport in Tehran in the early hours of 20 August, the source told Sky News, speaking on condition of anonymity to share sensitive information. https://news.sky.com/story/russia-gave-eur140m-and-captured-western-weapons-to-iran-in-return-for-deadly-drones-source-claims-12741742

Ex-Afghan Commandos Fighting For Russia In Ukraine Left behind after last year’s chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, former Afghan special operations forces (SOF) - trained by the U.S. and allied SOF - are now fighting in Ukraine on behalf of Russia, the last commander of Afghan troops told The War Zone Wednesday. They are among tens of thousands of former Afghan troops - including about 5,000 former SOF - who fled to Iran last year, many of whom are being recruited with offers of income and security for them and their families, said Haibatullah Alizai, who became the last commander of Afghan's army in the days before the Taliban took over last August. You can read our interview with him about that here. An Afghan SOF commander before taking over the entire Army, Alizai said former Afghan troops in Iran preparing to fight on behalf of Russia told him that some are already in Ukraine. He said he did not know how many. "A group of them has already deployed" to Ukraine, said Alizai. See more: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ex-afghan-commandos-fighting-for-russia-in-ukraine-last-afghan-army-boss

Looks like the Ukrainians have been targeting the Russian built pontoon bridge to cut off the Kherson garrison. Ukrainian forces struck at a key crossing on the Dnipro River late Thursday night local time and may have tried to hit it again on Friday. Video evidence of the scene appears to show that Ukraine targeted, at least in part, the makeshift pontoon bridge Russia had just completed and is seen as essential for both resupply and potential retreat of Russian forces in Kherson. The pontoon bridge, made of a series of barges, sits right beside the Antonovsky bridge that has been unusable for months due to repeated precision rocket attacks. You can read all about the completion of the Pontoon bridge and why it is so critical to Russia's operations in Kherson https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-situation-report-russias-kherson-pontoon-bridge-attacked

So now he has to be kept and looked after for the rest of his miserable life at the expense of the state, how wrong is that.

Watched Hellraiser last night, I suppose it was OK, bit long and overdone, the effects with the box are pretty good though, and the wife liked it ????

Yellowstone biker scene, Rip destroys a line of Harleys with his truck

I have to wonder if any Temple or Monk will want to be associated with this creep when it comes time for his remains to be disposed of.

Amazing footage of Russians surrendering their AFV to Ukrainian infantry see more: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/this-video-of-russians-surrendering-to-ukrainian-troops-is-intense

Ukraine hits Russian Wagner mercenary HQ in east Ukrainian artillery has struck a headquarters of Russia's shadowy Wagner paramilitary group of mercenaries in eastern Ukraine, reports say. The attack in Popasna was reported by Serhiy Hayday, Ukrainian governor of Luhansk region, and several pro-Kremlin war reporters. The number of casualties is not clear and details remain sketchy. Photos said to show the damage were posted on the Telegram messaging service. Wagner has been linked to war crimes. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62547403 BBC NEWS

A couple more comments on the strike on the airbase in Crimea: