Special Thread: Yanayojiri Mgogoro wa Ukraine na Urusi. Nini chanzo na hatma ya mzozo?

Special Thread: Yanayojiri Mgogoro wa Ukraine na Urusi. Nini chanzo na hatma ya mzozo?

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Kidenga said:
Naona ushabiki mwingi , unaijua vizuri MQ -9 ? Hii drone ni moja kati ya drone bora kabisa duniani. Hai miss target. Precision yake kwenye ku hit ni kubwa. Yani upo chumbani victim yupo barazani anadonolewa bila kuathiri alieko ndani. Ni drone inayoogopeka zaidi duniani.
Rejea Alzawahir, Soleman na wengine wengi.
Kuiangusha isikufanye uone ni dhaifu. Haifanyi mashambulizi bila kupewa order na Raisi.
Russia hawezi kuishinda Marekani kwenye uwanja wa vita. Marekani hataki vita na Russia kwani itakuwa na gharama kubwa. By the way russia hana tishio lolote la kiuchumi kwa US. Labda kama angekuwa kwenye nafasi ya China.
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Aisee!
Nimechukua kipengele kimoja TU kwanza kwenye hii mada Yako.
Kua Russia hawezi kuishinda marekani.sawa inawezekana ni kweli hata Mimi sijui na watu wengine hawajui Hadi itakapo tokea wakapigana na mshindi atajulikana.

Sasa hebu tuanze kufanya ulinganifu kiungwana TU.

1) nitajie vita zote amabzo Marekani ameshapigana hapa duniani,na matokeo yalikuaje?

2)nitajie vita zote ambazo Marekani alipigana akiwa peke yake na matokeo yalikua vipi?

3)Nitajie vita zote ambazo Marekani alipigana akiwa na washirika wake na matokeo yalikua vipi.

4)nitajie nchi zote ambazo Marekani alisha pigana nazo,na matokeo yalikua vipi?

5)nitajie uwezo wa nchi moja moja wa hizo nchi ambazo Marekani alisha pigana nazo.

-Kwa kukusaidia na kwa uchache.
Marekani alipigana kama ifuatavyo:

*Marekani na Vietnam.
*Marekani na panama.
*Marekani na washirika wake dhidi ya Iraq.
*Marekani na vikundi huko Somalia.
*NATO na Yugoslavia/Serbia.
*Marekani na washirika wake dhidi ya Talaban na Al -qaida.
*Marekani na ufarasnsa dhidi ya libya.
Marekani, Uingereza na ufaransa dhidi ya Syria ya Assad.

Sasa hebu tazama uwezo wa hizo nchi zote nilizozitaja ukilinganisha na uwezo wa mareakani,na marekani na washirika wake.
Niambie matokeo yalikua vipi?kwa kuzingatia na uwezo wa kijeshi wa hizo nchi.

-Sasa naomba nikupe na vita baina ya Urusi na nchi nyingine.
- Alizopigana peke yake na
-Aalizopigana akiwa na washirika.

*Urusi dhidi ya German wwll,vita ikiingia kwake na akapigana peke yake.
*Urusi dhidi ya Afghanistan.
Afghanistan ikisaidiwa na NATO,china,sound Arabia, Pakistan na wengine.

*Urusi dhidi ya Ukraine.
Ukraine ikisaidiwa na NATO,USA akiwa ndio kinara.

itaendelea.

naendelea,
Sasa katika hizo nchi zote nilizozitaja kupigana na mareakani ni nchi ngapi zinaweza kutengeneza silaha zake zenyewe kama ambavyo wanaweza kutengeneza akina Urusi,china,UK,ft,German,Canada,Norway, Denmark,turkey,Italy,Spain,etc..

je unajua Urusi alivyotoka Afghanistan unaweza kulinganisha na Marekani alivyotoka Afghanistan?

kwa maneno Yako,kua Urusi haiwezi kuipiga Urusi katika battle field,maana yake Marekani anaweza kuishinda Urusi,Sasa kwa Nini mareakani anatumia mabilioni ya Dola Ukraine,anaisaidia Ukraine kwa ujasusi wa kivita,silaha na vikwazo,kwa Nini asiingie mwenyewe ka alivyojaribu kuingiza majeshi kwa nchi nyingine ili kumaliza usumbufu wa Urusi?
Toka Dunia iumbwe sijawahi kusikia msaada mkubwa wa kijeshi ambao marekani ameutoa kuzidi huu wa Ukraine.
Mama yake anaijali sana ,anaionea huruma sana na anaguswa sana na mateso anayoyapitia ukraine.kwa Nini asiingie majeshi kamili kama alivyoingiza majeshi kuiokoa Kuwait ambayo ilikua imetekwa na Iraq?
Ama kuiokoa Kosovo ilivyokua ikiteswa na Serbia?

Naomba majibu.
 
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Mathanzua said:
Walifuata nini Black Sea,all the way from the US,halafu bila aibu wanam-summon Russian Ambassador to the US.Yaani American leaders,ni dumb kweli kweli.

Hivi Russian maned and unmaned UAVs zinge-fly over the Gulf of Mexico,tena while their is a conflict between the US and Mexico na huku ikifahamika kwa mfano kuwa Russia inawasidia Mexico kivita kwa kila hali, wao US wangejisikiaje?
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Hawa wapuuzi wanasahau puto la china tu walituma ma F-16 kulidondosha!
 
Extrovert said:
Sasa nani hajui kwamba US ni mzee wa Nuclear 🤣🤣🤣!!! Akiona ngoma ngumu anachoma kibanda.
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Mkuu kwa ujumla mimi pia huwa naipenda Urusi, maana inanikumbusha those-days wakati ule tunasoma, wale wenzetu waliokwenda Urusi wakimaliza elimu yao huko wanarudi na vyeti na mke wakirusi, na hivyo vyeti havikuaminika sana. Sisi tunarudi na magari lakini yanaishia State Motor Corporation ila kama ni kwa manufaa ya Umaa unapeta nayo.
Mtu ambaye amenifanya nipunguze upenzi wangu kwa Urusi kama Nchi ni Putin. Putin baada ya kuupata ukuu wa Nchi, tamaa ikamteka. Alikuwa Rais wa Urusi for 10 years, akaondolewa kwa mujibu wa Katiba yao; akaona isiwe taabu akaondoka na Urais akampachika chawa wake, naye chawa akamtunuku Putin kuwa Uwaziri Mkuu. Baada ya miaka 10 tena kwisha chawa wa Putin akafanya kila mbinu na akarudisha tena kuwa Rais wa Urusi. Leo Urusi ni Putin naPutin ni Urusi.
Aidha Putin aliutangazia ulimwengu kuwa ataipiga UKRAINE ndani ya wiki moja na "yeyote atakaye ingilia mpango huo naye atapigwa kichapo cha mbwa koko. Leo tumeanza mwaka 2 hatuoni kipigo cha mbwa koko. Aidha Putin ananikumbusha pia mwaka 1979 wakati Baba wa Taifa alipolihutubia TAIFA kwamba tutampiga nduli Iddi Amin Dada, pamoja na mambo mengine Alisema, "sababu ya kumpiga tunayo, nia ya kumpiga tunaya na uwezo wa kumpiga tunao" Kweli tukaingia kazini tukamtandika kwelikweli, tena kile cha mbwa koko haswa hadi akahama nchi yake, nasi tukarudi makwetu salama salimi. Lakini baada ya muda mchache, baadhi ya watu GTs wakagundua kuwa uwezo wetu haukukomaa sawasawa.. Hii ya Putin kujiona "uwezo anao na yeyote atakaye ingilia atapata kisago cha mbwa koko" ndio picha watakayoipata Warusi. MUDA UTAONGEA
 
A bipartisan group of eight senators is pressing the Pentagon chief to provide more information on what is needed to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, Politico reported on March 14, citing a senators' letter to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

"After speaking with U.S., Ukrainian, and foreign leaders working to support Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference last month, we believe the U.S. needs to take a hard look at providing F-16 aircraft to Ukraine," the senators wrote, as quoted by Politico. "This would be a significant capability that could prove to be a game changer on the battlefield."

Learn more: Politico: US senators from both parties pressing Pentagon to send F-16s to Ukraine

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MoD Russia:
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
(15 March 2023)

Part I (see Part II)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

💥In Kupyansk direction, the attacks, launched by Ground-Assault and Army aviation, as well as artillery of the 'Zapad' Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of AFU manpower and hardware near Grianikovka, Styopovaya Novosyolovka and Timkovka (Kharkov region). The enemy losses were up to 70 servicemen, 1 armoured fighting vehicle, 3 pickup trucks, 2 motor vehicles, 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, 1 D-20 howitzer, and 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled howitzer.

💥In Krasny Liman direction, the attacks, launched by Ground-Assault and Army aviation, as well as artillery and heavy flamethrower systems of the 'Tsentr' Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the enemy units near Terny, Torskoye, Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Chervonaya Dibrova and Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).The enemy losses were over 235 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 4 pickup trucks, 1 D-20 howitzer, 2 Akatsiya and Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, as well as 1 U.S. manufactured M777 artillery system.

💥In Donetsk direction, the attacks, launched by aviation, as well as artillery of the 'Yug' Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of up to 160 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 tank, 1 infantry fighting vehicle, 2 armoured fighting vehicles and 4 motor vehicles.

◽️The attacks have also resulted in the neutralisation of 1 Akatsia self-propelled artillery system, 1 D-20 howitzer, 2 Grad and Uragan MLRS, as well as 1 M777 artillery system and 1 U.S.-manufactured M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer.

◽️3 munition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have also been destroyed near Dachnoye, Galicynovka and Novosyolovka Pervaya (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, as well as artillery of the 'Vostok' Group of Forces have launched fire attack against the AFU units near Ugledar, Prechistovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Scherbaki (Zaporozhye region).

◽️Moreover, 1 sabotage and reconnaissance group of the enemy has been eliminated near Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region). The enemy losses were up to 75 soldiers, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 4 pickup trucks and 1 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.

💥In Kherson direction, as a result of the shelling the enemy losses were over 35 Ukrainian servicemen, 6 motor vehicles and 1 D-30 howitzer.

#MoD
🔹 @mod_russia_en

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
(15 March 2023)

Part II (see Part I)

◽️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 101th AFU artillery unit at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 197 areas.

◽️3 radar stations of Ukrainian S-300 air defence missile systems have been uncovered and destroyed near Ukrainsk, Novodmitrovka and Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥Fighter Aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces has shot down 1 Mi-8 helicopter of Ukrainian Air Force near Uspenovka (Zaporozhye region).

◽️Air defence facilities have intercepted 15 projectiles of HIMARS, Uragan and Olkha multiple-launch rocket systems, as well as 7 UAVs near Okop, Dvurechnoye (Kharkov region), Pervomaysk, Pokrovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Yegorovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Balochki (Zaporozhye region).

📊In total, 401 airplanes and 221 helicopters, 3,425 unmanned aerial vehicles, 412 air defence missile systems, 8,303 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,059 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 4,363 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 8,953 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

#MoD
🔹 @mod_russia_en
 
Chozizwa2020 said:
Mkuu kwa ujumla mimi pia huwa naipenda Urusi, maana inanikumbusha those-days wakati ule tunasoma, wale wenzetu waliokwenda Urusi wakimaliza elimu yao huko wanarudi na vyeti na mke wakirusi, na hivyo vyeti havikuaminika sana. Sisi tunarudi na magari lakini yanaishia State Motor Corporation ila kama ni kwa manufaa ya Umaa unapeta nayo.
Mtu ambaye amenifanya nipunguze upenzi wangu kwa Urusi kama Nchi ni Putin. Putin baada ya kuupata ukuu wa Nchi, tamaa ikamteka. Alikuwa Rais wa Urusi for 10 years, akaondolewa kwa mujibu wa Katiba yao; akaona isiwe taabu akaondoka na Urais akampachika chawa wake, naye chawa akamtunuku Putin kuwa Uwaziri Mkuu. Baada ya miaka 10 tena kwisha chawa wa Putin akafanya kila mbinu na akarudisha tena kuwa Rais wa Urusi. Leo Urusi ni Putin naPutin ni Urusi.
Aidha Putin aliutangazia ulimwengu kuwa ataipiga UKRAINE ndani ya wiki moja na "yeyote atakaye ingilia mpango huo naye atapigwa kichapo cha mbwa koko. Leo tumeanza mwaka 2 hatuoni kipigo cha mbwa koko. Aidha Putin ananikumbusha pia mwaka 1979 wakati Baba wa Taifa alipolihutubia TAIFA kwamba tutampiga nduli Iddi Amin Dada, pamoja na mambo mengine Alisema, "sababu ya kumpiga tunayo, nia ya kumpiga tunaya na uwezo wa kumpiga tunao" Kweli tukaingia kazini tukamtandika kwelikweli, tena kile cha mbwa koko haswa hadi akahama nchi yake, nasi tukarudi makwetu salama salimi. Lakini baada ya muda mchache, baadhi ya watu GTs wakagundua kuwa uwezo wetu haukukomaa sawasawa.. Hii ya Putin kujiona "uwezo anao na yeyote atakaye ingilia atapata kisago cha mbwa koko" ndio picha watakayoipata Warusi. MUDA UTAONGEA
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Jenga hoja bila kuweka uongo,Toka mwaka Jana tumeshawauliza watu kama wewe ni wapi Putin au mamlaka za Urusi zilitangaza kuipiga Ukraine ndani ya wiki Moja?Mpaka Leo hakuna aliyeweza kuleta link au video ya Hilo jambo!Kama utaweza kutuletea link/video Putin akisema hayo itakuwa vyema!
Usile Kona kama wenzako!
 
MR MAJANGA said:
Meta Lays Off 10,000 More Workers

Meta has announced a new round of mass layoffs, saying the company would cut 10,000 jobs.

"I think we should prepare ourselves for the possibility that this new economic reality will continue for many years," Mark Zuckerberg said in a staff message.

Following the news, the company’s shares rose by 6%, including Meta abandoning a 5,000 hiring initiative and canceling law-priority projects.

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"New economic reality"

Russia economy was deeply interconnected with US and EU businesses and overall economy.

EU economy hauwezi kwenda bila cheap energy.
Biashara zitakufa.
Watu watapunguzwa kazi
Benki zitaangaika
Other sectors zitaangaika.

Na huu ni Mwanzo tu.
 
lee van cliff said:
Toka Dunia iumbwe sijawahi kusikia msaada mkubwa wa kijeshi ambao marekani ameutoa kuzidi huu wa Ukraine.
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Lend lease

Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (Pub. L. 77–11, H.R. 1776, 55 Stat. 31, enacted March 11, 1941),[1] was a policy under which the United States supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, France, China, and other Allied nationswith food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and 1945. The aid was given for free on the basis that such help was essential for the defense of the United States.


President Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease bill to give aid to Britain and China (March 1941).

House of Representatives bill # 1776, p.1
The Lend-Lease Act was signed into law on March 11, 1941, and ended on September 20, 1945. A total of $50.1 billion (equivalent to $719 billion in 2021) worth of supplies was shipped, or 17% of the total war expenditures of the U.S.[2] In all, $31.4 billion went to the United Kingdom, $11.3 billion to the Soviet Union, $3.2 billion to France, $1.6 billion to China, and the remaining $2.6 billion to other Allies. Roosevelt's top foreign policy advisor Harry Hopkins had effective control over Lend-Lease, making sure it was in alignment with Roosevelt's foreign policy goals.[3]

Materiel delivered under the act was supplied at no cost, to be used until returned or destroyed. In practice, most equipment was destroyed, although some hardware (such as ships) was returned after the war. Supplies that arrived after the termination date were sold to the United Kingdom at a large discount for £1.075 billion, using long-term loans from the United States, which were finally repaid in 2006. Similarly, the Soviet Union repaid $722 million in 1971, with the remainder of the debt written off.

Reverse Lend-Lease to the United States totalled $7.8 billion. Of this, $6.8 billion came from the British and the Commonwealth. Canada also aided the United Kingdom and other Allies with the Billion Dollar Gift and Mutual Aidtotalling $3.4 billion in supplies and services (equivalent to $61 billion in 2020) .[4][5]

Lend-Lease effectively ended the United States' pretense of neutrality which had been enshrined in the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s. It was a decisive step away from non-interventionist policy and toward open support for the Allies. Lend-Lease's precise significance to Allied victory in WW2 is debated. However, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov both stated that Lend-Lease enabled the Soviet Union to defeat Germany on the Eastern Front.

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US ndio mfadhili muhimu wa hii dunia kwa miongo mingi.

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lee van cliff said:
Aisee!
Nimechukua kipengele kimoja TU kwanza kwenye hii mada Yako.
Kua Russia hawezi kuishinda marekani.sawa inawezekana ni kweli hata Mimi sijui na watu wengine hawajui Hadi itakapo tokea wakapigana na mshindi atajulikana.

Sasa hebu tuanze kufanya ulinganifu kiungwana TU.

1) nitajie vita zote amabzo Marekani ameshapigana hapa duniani,na matokeo yalikuaje?

2)nitajie vita zote ambazo Marekani alipigana akiwa peke yake na matokeo yalikua vipi?

3)Nitajie vita zote ambazo Marekani alipigana akiwa na washirika wake na matokeo yalikua vipi.

4)nitajie nchi zote ambazo Marekani alisha pigana nazo,na matokeo yalikua vipi?

5)nitajie uwezo wa nchi moja moja wa hizo nchi ambazo Marekani alisha pigana nazo.

-Kwa kukusaidia na kwa uchache.
Marekani alipigana kama ifuatavyo:

*Marekani na Vietnam.
*Marekani na panama.
*Marekani na washirika wake dhidi ya Iraq.
*Marekani na vikundi huko Somalia.
*NATO na Yugoslavia/Serbia.
*Marekani na washirika wake dhidi ya Talaban na Al -qaida.
*Marekani na ufarasnsa dhidi ya libya.
Marekani, Uingereza na ufaransa dhidi ya Syria ya Assad.

Sasa hebu tazama uwezo wa hizo nchi zote nilizozitaja ukilinganisha na uwezo wa mareakani,na marekani na washirika wake.
Niambie matokeo yalikua vipi?kwa kuzingatia na uwezo wa kijeshi wa hizo nchi.

-Sasa naomba nikupe na vita baina ya Urusi na nchi nyingine.
- Alizopigana peke yake na
-Aalizopigana akiwa na washirika.

*Urusi dhidi ya German wwll,vita ikiingia kwake na akapigana peke yake.
*Urusi dhidi ya Afghanistan.
Afghanistan ikisaidiwa na NATO,china,sound Arabia, Pakistan na wengine.

*Urusi dhidi ya Ukraine.
Ukraine ikisaidiwa na NATO,USA akiwa ndio kinara.

itaendelea.

naendelea,
Sasa katika hizo nchi zote nilizozitaja kupigana na mareakani ni nchi ngapi zinaweza kutengeneza silaha zake zenyewe kama ambavyo wanaweza kutengeneza akina Urusi,china,UK,ft,German,Canada,Norway, Denmark,turkey,Italy,Spain,etc..

je unajua Urusi alivyotoka Afghanistan unaweza kulinganisha na Marekani alivyotoka Afghanistan?

kwa maneno Yako,kua Urusi haiwezi kuipiga Urusi katika battle field,maana yake Marekani anaweza kuishinda Urusi,Sasa kwa Nini mareakani anatumia mabilioni ya Dola Ukraine,anaisaidia Ukraine kwa ujasusi wa kivita,silaha na vikwazo,kwa Nini asiingie mwenyewe ka alivyojaribu kuingiza majeshi kwa nchi nyingine ili kumaliza usumbufu wa Urusi?
Toka Dunia iumbwe sijawahi kusikia msaada mkubwa wa kijeshi ambao marekani ameutoa kuzidi huu wa Ukraine.
Mama yake anaijali sana ,anaionea huruma sana na anaguswa sana na mateso anayoyapitia ukraine.kwa Nini asiingie majeshi kamili kama alivyoingiza majeshi kuiokoa Kuwait ambayo ilikua imetekwa na Iraq?
Ama kuiokoa Kosovo ilivyokua ikiteswa na Serbia?

Naomba majibu.
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Ni postmortem nzuri🙏.
 
Bome-e said:
Jenga hoja bila kuweka uongo,Toka mwaka Jana tumeshawauliza watu kama wewe ni wapi Putin au mamlaka za Urusi zilitangaza kuipiga Ukraine ndani ya wiki Moja?Mpaka Leo hakuna aliyeweza kuleta link au video ya Hilo jambo!Kama utaweza kutuletea link/video Putin akisema hayo itakuwa vyema!
Usile Kona kama wenzako!
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Mkuu kwenye issue kama hizi huwa zina projections, wewe kama unaona ni uongo tupe projections zake.
 
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What We Know and Don't Know About the US-Russia Military Air Crash

U.S. and Russian officials had conflicting accounts of the collision between the MQ-9 Reaper drone and the Russian Su-27 fighter jet — each blaming the other.

By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp• Published March 14, 2023 •Updated on March 14, 2023 at 5:51 etty Images

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) flies by during a training mission at Creech Air Force Base on November 17, 2015 in Indian Springs, Nevada.

When a Russian fighter jet collided with a large U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, it was a rare but serious incident that triggered a U.S. diplomatic protest and raised concerns about the possibility Russia could recover sensitive technology.

U.S. and Russian officials had conflicting accounts of the collision between the MQ-9 Reaper drone and the Russian Su-27 fighter jet — each blaming the other. But a Pentagon spokesman raised the possibility that the Defense Department could eventually declassify and release video it has of the collision.

Defense officials said the drone has not been recovered. But the Pentagon declined to say whether any effort was underway to gather debris or pieces of the Reaper.

Here's what's known — and uncertain — about the crash.

What the US Says Happened

The Pentagon and U.S. European Command said that two Russian Su-27 aircraft dumped fuel on the MQ-9, which was conducting a routine surveillance mission over the Black Sea in international airspace. They said the Russian jets flew around and in front of the drone several times for 30 to 40 minutes, and then one of the Russian aircraft "struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters.”

Air Force Gen. James Hecker, commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe and Africa, said that the Russian jet’s actions “nearly caused both aircraft to crash.” Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the collision likely also damaged the Russian fighter jet, but the Su-27 was able to land. He would not say where it landed.

The Pentagon said the drone was “well clear” of any Ukrainian territory, but did not provide details. A U.S. defense official said it was operating west of Crimea over the Black Sea. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to provide mission details.

It's not clear if the collision was an accident or intentional, but both sides agree the Russian aircraft were trying to intercept the drone.

What Russia Says Happened

The Russian Defense Ministry said the U.S. drone was flying near the Russian border and intruded in an area that was declared off limits by Russian authorities. It said that the Russian military scrambled fighters to intercept the U.S. drone. It claimed that “as a result of sharp maneuver, the U.S. drone went into uncontrollable flight with a loss of altitude and collided with water surface.”

Russia has declared broad areas near Crimea off limits to flights. Ever since the 2014 annexation of Crimea and long before Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Moscow has charged that U.S. surveillance planes were flying too close to its borders while ignoring the notices issued by Russia.

Nations routinely operate in international airspace and waters, and no country can claim limits on territory outside of its own border.

The ministry said the Russian aircraft were scrambled to intercept the drone but did not use weapons on it or impact it.

What Is an MQ-9 Reaper?

The MQ-9 Reaper is a large unmanned Air Force aircraft that is remotely operated by a two-person team. It includes a ground control station and satellite equipment and has a 66-foot wingspan. The team includes a rated pilot who is responsible for flying the aircraft and an enlisted aircrew member who is charged with operating the sensors and guiding weapons.

Used routinely during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for surveillance and airstrikes, the Reaper can be either armed or unarmed. It can carry up to eight laser-guided missiles, including Hellfire missiles and other sophisticated munitions, and can loiter over targets for about 24 hours. It is about 36 feet long, 12 feet high, and weighs about 4,900 pounds. It can fly at an altitude of up to 50,000 feet and has a range of about 1,400 nautical miles.

The Reaper, which first began operating in 2007, replaced the Air Force’s smaller Predator drones. Each Reaper costs about $32 million.

Diplomatic Dust-Up

The collision triggered a diplomatic protest.

The U.S. State Department summoned Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov to a meeting Tuesday with Karen Donfried, the assistant secretary of state for Europe.

“We are engaging directly with the Russians, again at senior levels, to convey our strong objections to this unsafe, unprofessional intercept, which caused the downing of the unmanned U.S. aircraft,” said State Department spokesman Ned Price.

And White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. will be “expressing our concerns over this unsafe and unprofessional intercept.”

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had not talked to his Russian counterpart regarding the incident, Ryder said.

Has It Happened Before?

It’s not the first time Russian aircraft have flown so close to U.S. aircraft in the Black Sea that it's prompted the Pentagon to publicly condemn the incident for putting the crews at risk. In 2020, Russian jets crossed in front of a B-52 bomber that was flying over the Black Sea, and flew as close as 100 feet in front of the bomber’s nose, causing turbulence.

Russian jets have also buzzed U.S. warships during exercises in the Black Sea. In 2021, Russian warplanes buzzed the USS Donald Cook, a Navy destroyer, which had been taking part in a major exercise. Until Russia’s invasion last year of Ukraine, U.S. warships had established more frequent deployments to the Black Sea in response to Russia’s 2014 attack on Crimea.

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Russian soldiers told they could be 'shot on the spot' if they don't cooperate - reports

Intercepted Russian radio conversations suggest some troops are being forced into combat under the threat of being shot by their own side, according to international intelligence community InformNapalm.

In one intercepted conversation, a commander orders a group of Russian soldiers to go on the offensive - or risk being shot from behind.

"An order from above: those who do not go on the offensive will be shot on the spot... Without any criticism, the two of us will be shot if we don't do everything [they want]. Pass it on; if they don't go ahead, the whole group will be in trouble," the commander reportedly said.

This appears to be the first evidence of such tactics from Russian forces.

Sky News
 
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