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More Russian stuff blowing up, plus Ukraine to get 42 F-16s from Holland, Denmark [1]

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Date: 2023-08-20

Russia had claimed the attacking drone landed in a parking lot and only one plane was slightly damaged.

Looks like a big bavovna to me.

x Russian channels publish photos of an allegedly burning Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber, reportedly destroyed yesterday by a drone at a military airfield in Soltsy, Novgorod region, Russia.



Eyewitnesses reported two aircraft were allegedly struck. One suffered less damage, and the… pic.twitter.com/OA19pTaGJ3 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 20, 2023

x Counting Down: List Of Russian Army Equipment Not Yet Destroyed In #Ukraine 🇷🇺🇺🇦



ELIMINATED:



- T̶u̶-̶2̶2̶M̶3̶ ̶B̶o̶m̶b̶e̶r̶ ̶A̶i̶r̶c̶r̶a̶f̶t̶



Full list: https://t.co/MGxQKw8xfe pic.twitter.com/9ZqZloUGxT — Oryx (@oryxspioenkop) August 20, 2023

I was kind of hoping there would be some video of a Ukrainian kamikaze drone taking out the Russian moon lander. Oh well.

x Luna-25 is the first Russian lunar mission to the moon in 50 years.



The satellite crashed when trying to land.



Embarrassing for Russia. pic.twitter.com/Pwlpr2X0uX — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 20, 2023

That cope cage didn’t help.

x The destruction of the Ruzsian tank T-72A with a barbecue near the settlement. Nevelskoye Donetsk region.#russia #ukraine #army pic.twitter.com/n42VmCh2oB — Getty (@region776) August 20, 2023

This building got JDAMed.

Have any of these kamikaze armor attacks actually worked?

x The Russians have lost a number of T-80BV tanks during an attempted attack on Ukrainian positions near Spirne.



The Russians used 2 VBIEDs to launch the attack.



An MT-LB & a BMP-1 were filled with explosives and driven toward the Ukrainians to cause a breakthrough.



They failed pic.twitter.com/yX1Wyih3Nn — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 20, 2023

Kursk is a Russian city north of Belgorod.

x 🇺🇦 DRONE STRIKES KURSK 🇷🇺



According to preliminary information, the UAV attacked the roof of the 🇷🇺 railway station, after which a fire broke out on the roof. 🔥



Russia 🇷🇺: What goes around, comes around. pic.twitter.com/xj13dZdqFs — Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) August 20, 2023

Just a matter of time before Shoigu has an accidental fall from an open window or is arrested for *SHOCK* corruption.

x ❗️Russian security services suggested Putin fire Shoigu, impose martial law and start general mobilization - Bloomberg.



The media writes that a number of Russian security service representatives are advocating a shift to more aggressive actions on the frontlines in Ukraine.… pic.twitter.com/FuunzbxbR4 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 20, 2023

What are the odds that the tank in that picture is currently in Ukraine?

x Today is the 55th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.



On August 20th, 1968, Ref Army tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia to quell the Prague Spring.



137 Czechs and Slovaks were killed.



The man in the picture is throwing a Molotov cocktail at a tank.



🇨🇿🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/mzOYCYZfej — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 20, 2023

Just holding a sign is a dangerous act in Russia.

x STANDING ALONE



A woman from Samara 🇷🇺 stood alone, in front of a statue to Lenin.



Her sign says, “Free the political prisoners; No to the war.”



She faces 15 years in prison. pic.twitter.com/gLOZl2TMIu — Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) August 20, 2023

It’s a good start.

x Denmark will transfer 19 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, this was confirmed during a press conference in Denmark with Zelenskyi.



The Netherlands has 24 operational F-16’s which can be transferred. Making a total of 42/43 indeed very likely. pic.twitter.com/eredeE8FIy — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) August 20, 2023

And this would be a big help.

x “🇺🇦 pilots have already started participating in familiarization training on Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighters, which was agreed upon earlier this year.”- 🇺🇦 President Zelenskyy at a press conference following the negotiations with Swedish PM.



«The future steps regarding the… pic.twitter.com/xBfpL4xCIQ — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) August 19, 2023

More doom and gloom from the Washington Post.

x Ukraine appears to be running out of options in a counteroffensive that officials originally framed as Kyiv’s crucial operation to retake significant territory from occupying Russian forces this year. https://t.co/Tk6riIKZrv — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 20, 2023

More than two months into the fight, the counteroffensive shows signs of stalling. Kyiv’s advances remain isolated to a handful of villages, Russian troops are pushing forward in the north and a plan to train Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16s is delayed. Ukraine’s inability to demonstrate decisive success on the battlefield is stoking fears that the conflict is becoming a stalemate and international support could erode. A new, classified U.S. intelligence report has predicted that the counteroffensive will fail to reach the key southeastern city of Melitopol this year. Meanwhile, a war weary Ukrainian public is eager for leaders in Kyiv to secure victory and in Washington, calls to cut back on aid to Ukraine are expected to be amplified in the run up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Rest in peace.

x 😔 Сьогодні у Чернігові від ворожого снаряду загинула 6-річна Софійка. Її мама перебуває у важкому стані.



"Спочивай на м’якеньких хмаринках наша маленька Софійка. Ти була прикрасою цього жорстокого світу", – написала подруга родини.



М'якеньких хмаринок тобі, Янголятко! 💔 pic.twitter.com/Mw4k1tzztc — 🇺🇦Lan_ua (@OblomovUA) August 19, 2023

Translation:

Today, 6-year-old Sofiyka was killed by an enemy shell in Chernihiv. Her mother is in critical condition. "Rest on soft clouds, our little Sofiyka. You were a decoration of this cruel world," wrote a friend of the family. Soft clouds to you, Little Angel!

Happy Birthday!

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