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2024-09-07 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukraine's 'Dragon's Breath' drones wreaking havoc on Putin's frontline

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-07 01:54|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 This is impressive.
If I was out where this showed up, I'd be really motivated to shoot it down.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-09-07 08:44|| 2024-09-07 08:44|| Front Page Top

#2 ugly. But so is naplam.

Posted by Mercutio 2024-09-07 09:44|| 2024-09-07 09:44|| Front Page Top

#3 A new gimmick. Russia will just fight fire with fire. Publicity stunt milked to all its value.

Posted by Dale 2024-09-07 12:26|| 2024-09-07 12:26|| Front Page Top

#4 You know, if IDF did this - we'd be accused of war crimes.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-07 12:44|| 2024-09-07 12:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Publicity stunt milked to all its value.

Putin says he backs Harris over Trump, adds he's ready for talks with Ukraine

Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-07 12:46|| 2024-09-07 12:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Strange. I've read here about Russia's flamethrower which is really a fuel air bomb. But a web search only shows articles about Ukraine's weapons. Makes me wonder if the search engines are biased.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-09-07 12:54|| 2024-09-07 12:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Well, here's something: Putin ‘uses vacuum bomb’ to strike Ukraine’s forces after Kursk attack

We've come a long, long way since the crossbow.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-09-07 12:59|| 2024-09-07 12:59|| Front Page Top

#8 Despite Putin’s comments of apparent support for the Democratic candidates over Trump, the U.S. intelligence community continues to assess that Putin would prefer a second Trump presidency,

Alongside the rest of the world - barring China, Iran (and Iran's proxies).

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-07 13:07|| 2024-09-07 13:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Alongside the rest of the world - barring...

You forgot Brussels, Grom

Posted by Mercutio 2024-09-07 14:18|| 2024-09-07 14:18|| Front Page Top

#10 I seem to recall the US providing banned cluster munitions to Ukraine.

Posted by DooDahMan 2024-09-07 14:23|| 2024-09-07 14:23|| Front Page Top

#11 You forgot Brussels, Grom

The skunk central.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-07 14:23|| 2024-09-07 14:23|| Front Page Top

#12 Would like to see what it could against an urban area. Pretty impressive in any event

Posted by USN, Ret. 2024-09-07 15:37|| 2024-09-07 15:37|| Front Page Top

#13 Devastating against troops dug in dry forest belts. Fire has always been used in war and it is great against entrenched positions. The US stopped using napalm due to public outcry but I guarantee it would be reintroduced if we were in a hard fight.

Posted by DarthVader 2024-09-07 16:13|| 2024-09-07 16:13|| Front Page Top

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