re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

https://twitter.com/CovertShores/status/1586358192178601984

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Now beyond any reasonable doubt that the type of surface drones used by #Ukraine to attack Russian Navy in Sevastopol today were same as one previous found near the base. #OSINT

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More info on the drone used
https://www.hisutton.com/Ukraines-New-Explosive-USV.html
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/09/ukraines-new-weapon-to-strike-russian-navy-in-sevastopol/

Maybe the new turret toss champion
https://twitter.com/Blue_Sauron/status/1586317364114644992

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Massive explosion of a Russian tank after being struck earlier by Ukrainian Forces - Turret toss included.

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Balancing out my previous post with this video of Russia taking out part of a Ukrainian Buk-M1 system and a M777

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1586328231158112257

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#Ukraine: A Ukrainian 9A310M1 TELAR of the Buk-M1 air-defense system and a M777(A2) 155mm towed howitzer were destroyed by Russian Lancet loitering munitions, reportedly in #Kherson Oblast.

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their largest import source? ...Russia.

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China imports way more from Turkmenistan than Russia.

The only pipeline for natural gas to China from Russia is a spur off a mainline to the Pacific. Your idea is laughable. Russia doesn't have the capability to export LNG on the scale of Qatar, USA or Australia.

China has a lot of contracts for US LNG. They may or may not ship that to China. That was the basis for most of the LNG export liquefaction terminals obtaining FID. China imports the vast majority from Australia NOT Russia. It imports less from Russia as LNG than from the USA. Turkmenistan is its biggest source via pipeline which is more than double the imports from Russia via pipeline AND LNG.

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China, India, Iran, Saudi, etc notwithstanding? There are too many games afoot. E.g., China sells the EU NatGas ... But China imports about half its own NatGas ... their largest import source? ...Russia. They used Russian imports to backfill EU sales.

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Which means O&G revenue which accounts for more than a 1/3 of their budget is cut significantly bc they’re selling it for far less than the market value which China is benefitting from.

Russia Energy Revenue Drops to 14-Month Low on Sanctions Fallout Kremlin cut gas flows to Europe in response to sanctions Russia has been forced to sell oil at steep discount in Asia

The ruble is artificially high. You can’t trade it on the foreign exchange market. But they’re only hurting themselves by doing that. A strong ruble, like a strong dollar, hurts exports. An artificial strong price results in all the negatives and none of the positives.

Its rally means Russia's income from dollar-linked oil and gas sales is falling, a likely hit to its economy

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Hours later, a statement by the foreign ministry in Moscow said: "The Russian side cannot guarantee the safety of civilian dry cargo ships participating in the 'Black Sea Initiative', and suspends its implementation from today for an indefinite period."

It said the move was "in connection with the actions of the Ukrainian armed forces, which were led by British specialists" and that these actions "were directed... against Russian ships that ensured the functioning of the said humanitarian corridor".

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My Russian is a little rusty, but I think Russia is saying it can no longer guaranty civilian grain ships will be safe from Russian attacks. Russian peace keeping missions really are a bipolar affair.

Which Russian troll was it again saying the US should only get involved to protect shipping and trade?

I do love this man

Do you want to know how they can grow Ukranians? This dude is only 25....


He looks like a movie villain. A couple years ago he nearly got blacklisted from competition after dotting the eye of another Ukrainian competitor for helping a Russian athlete with something.