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More Russian stuff burning up and just plain not working right [1]

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Date: 2023-01-08

It's been one of those years.

Turns out that natural gas in a pipeline, especially in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine, is quite flammable.

x Major explosion in Russian-occupied Luhansk tonight as the region’s main gas pipeline goes up in flames.



Tens of thousands of ppl left without gas & heating.



Good news for Ukraine as it will divert some Russian resources in the region, causing friction pic.twitter.com/RUp8tau9zo — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 8, 2023

And they are even more flammable when partisans blow them up.

x 🔥In #Luhansk, partisans blew up the main pipeline in occupied Lutugino.

The section of railway tracks nearby was used by the orcs to transport military equipment, personnel and BC. And in the reverse direction, they were transporting stolen Ukrainian grain to Russia. pic.twitter.com/Ze8f798tWm — АЗОВ South (@Azovsouth) January 7, 2023

The news from Ukraine isn’t all death and destruction.

x Every life is precious! Ukrainian rescuers pulled a guinea pig from the rubble of a building in Mykolayiv destroyed by Russian shelling



🎥by weutukrainetv2022 / TikTok pic.twitter.com/6lIIHV1nIF — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) January 7, 2023

From guinea pigs to bats.

There was another prisoner swap that brought 50 Ukrainians home.

x Another prisoner swap took place today.



50 of our Defenders are home! Excellent news.



Here they are singing the Ukrainian anthem on Ukrainian soil.



📹: head of Presidential office pic.twitter.com/O6ZfIhvG5D — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) January 8, 2023

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Who needs Leopards. Send a few of these babies to Ukraine. Nothing sensitive about the photo, other than a really, big ass gun.

x "On the 10th of December, French police held an Amnesty in which members of the public could turn in Firearms with no legal repercussions.

This WW1 Era German AT-Rifle Tankgewehr M1918 cal 13.2mm was one of the weapons turned in." pic.twitter.com/N0R3PrBqZQ — C Schmitz (@chrisschmitz) January 7, 2023

Cannon fodder objects to being used as cannon fodder.

x Russian mobilized trained as artillerymen complain that their command wants to send them on battlefield as infantry.

P.S: It has become a fairly common problem in the ranks of Ru mobilized when the infantry unit is formed from personnel, despite previous training and experience. pic.twitter.com/kpjFZjTtPq — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) January 7, 2023

These Russians have a great new ambulance. Only the finest for defenders of the Motherland!

x Russian servicemen thank the deputies of the ruling party of Russia for the fact that after a long time of waiting they received a LADA for the evacuation of the wounded. pic.twitter.com/u0jZbwx2MA — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) January 7, 2023

Russian woman in Mexico is SHOCKED that nobody likes Russians. Don’t worry, ma’am, when you get to the US you’ll find lots of Republicans who think you’re great.

x Russian woman travels to Mexico in an attempt to get to the U.S. but starts complaining about Mexicans not liking Russians.



She’s surprised about it since Russians aren’t “knife-wielding, aggressive migrants.



Ukraine begs to differ… pic.twitter.com/Q6Pte1mXjS — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 7, 2023

Home Alone 4: Kremlin Edition:

x On Christmas Eve Putin was alone.



What were his thoughts, I wonder? pic.twitter.com/9YILLwMOF6 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) January 6, 2023

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You may remember the movie “The Hunt For Red October,” in which the diabolical Russians built a super stealthy new nuclear submarine that had a drive so quiet it was virtually undetectable. It was only the conscience of its Lithuanian captain that saved America from Russia’s mighty naval prowess.

Yeah, that was the movies. Reality is another thing entirely.

While Russia’s navy still maintains a scary strategic nuclear launch capability, it remains unclear if its conventional surface capability is good enough to fight off a drunken band of Somali pirates.

It’s not just that Ukraine, a country without much of a navy at all, was able to sink the flagship of the Black Sea fleet. Russia seems incapable of keeping other flagships afloat.

“The heavy nuclear cruiser Admiral Nakhimov of the Southern Fleet of the Russian Navy, which is under repair, will not be put into operation on time. It has been established that of the elements of on-board equipment, only the navigation system is in working order, all other equipment is not ready for operation, ”the intelligence service said. It is reported that it did not pass the necessary tests and the nuclear reactor was not launched, as well as the radiation protection system. It was found that the outdated protection of graphite rods, made in 1980, is damaged by corrosion. According to available information, most of the high-quality components are missing due to the inability of their production by Russian factories.

And remember Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov? When last heard from, that bucket of bolts caught fire while it was in dock undergoing extensive repairs.

Turns out fire damage might be the least of its problems.

“In preparation for moving the aircraft carrier from the dock to the factory for further repairs, it was discovered that the ship could not move under its own power. It was decided to tow the ship, but it was found that the survivability standard could not be maintained due to deep corrosion of the decks below the third, outer hull of the ship, as well as the presence of water in the holds. Accordingly, there is a risk that during towing the ship will capsize to one side or sink, so the towing was postponed indefinitely, ”the source informed.

Trying to fix this carrier is like continuing to pour money into your 80s Chrysler K car, Time to haul it somewhere, convert it into a museum and charge tourists $15 to tour it. Either that or list it on eBay.

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Why aren’t they in the streets making merry?

x The Moscow propagandist came to Mariupol. She couldn't understand why local residents still "didn't catch the New Year's mood"

🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/OUVc3i7EJI — Grahworin 🇩🇰🇺🇦 (@grahworin) January 5, 2023

And then there is Belarus. Remember Belarus, where Russian troops and equipment were headed amid worries that Putin would finally coerce dictator Lukashenko into joining the war against Ukraine? What’s goin’ on up there in Belarus, which kisses Russia’s ass almost as much as Kevin McCarthy puckers up for Trump.

x According to Belarusian Rail Monitors it is now believed that the number of Russian Forces in Belarus has Increased over the last 30 Days from around 9,000 to at least 18-20,000 with those number expected to continue growing in the coming weeks. — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) January 7, 2023

x Railway workers leaked information that at night, another echelon of Russian soldiers arrived in #Belarus. There might have been around 700-800 people on the train.



In sum, over the past two days, at least 1400-1600 Russian soldiers might have been transferred to Viciebsk. pic.twitter.com/VACIDUdE4S — Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) January 7, 2023

So, does this mean something is brewing in Belarus?

Maybe. Maybe not.

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