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2021-04-21 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukraine in their sights: On a Russian base just 100 miles from the border, 15 supersonic strike jets await Putin's orders

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-04-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Russians have jets a 100 miles from the border - the brass of these people!

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-04-21 01:50|| 2021-04-21 01:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Flexing military muscle and bullying the neighborhood is an essential part of the diplomatic repertoire of lifelong leaderships. The ones with 4-5 year shelf lives and multiple demographics to appease every election year will not understand the rationale.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-04-21 05:00|| 2021-04-21 05:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Supersonic huh. Like, MIG-21s? TU-144s?

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-04-21 12:13|| 2021-04-21 12:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Russia has four killer satellites that can destroy GPS satellites essential for civilian and military navigation worldwide on a massive scale. Russia can do what it wants to as far as invading Ukraine and the world will not do a thing about it and Putin knows it.

Posted by Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 2021-04-21 12:37|| 2021-04-21 12:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Guess one needs more than 100 miles of border to be concerned.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-04-21 23:05|| 2021-04-21 23:05|| Front Page Top

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