Ukraine says it struck one of Russia's most advanced warplanes ( apnews.com )

Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines, after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes inside Russia.

Kyiv’s main military intelligence service shared satellite photos it said showed the aftermath of the attack. If confirmed, it would mark Ukraine’s first known successful strike on a Su-57 fighter plane, a twin-engine stealth fighter lauded as Moscow’s most advanced military aircraft.

In one photo, black soot marks and small craters can be seen dotting a concrete strip around the parked aircraft. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, the strike took place on Saturday at the Akhtubinsk base in southern Russia, some 589 kilometers (366 miles) from the front line.

3volver ,

Russia has been conducting strikes for over a year inside of Ukraine. It's only fair that Ukraine can conduct strikes inside of Russia. Putin has done more to strengthen NATO than any other country's leader in decades.

afraid_of_zombies ,

Cool.

CerealHunter4xcr4k ,

Ah yes, the typical Russia bad post. You should be at least, more creative than a rock

girlfreddy OP ,
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Are you having a bad day? 'Cause you sound very whiny for some reason.

CerealHunter4xcr4k ,

I'm not going to tell a stranger how's my day. Sleep well

ASeriesOfPoorChoices ,

VE HAF VAYZ OV MAKING YOU TALK, HUNTER!

lolcatnip ,

Totally normal human response.

gravitas_deficiency ,

He’s probably grumpy because of the time difference in wherever the Russians run Fancy Bear out of these days

CerealHunter4xcr4k ,

Who?

itslilith ,
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russian state hacker group

gravitas_deficiency ,

They also do psyops, social network influence/astroturfing, blackmail, etc

girlfreddy OP ,
@girlfreddy@lemmy.ca avatar

They're on first.

ASeriesOfPoorChoices ,

I'm not asking you who's on first! What's the guy's name on second base?

girlfreddy OP ,
@girlfreddy@lemmy.ca avatar

Yes.

gravitas_deficiency ,

You 😘

lennybird ,
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But this is just a news report detailing an event in the war... And plus, Russia is bad... So...

Aurenkin ,

Ah yes, the typical Russia bad post post. You could at least contribute something to the discussion.

Sometimes when everyone thinks something is bad, it's because it's actually bad.

FreudianCafe ,

Or its propaganda but who may know

FlyingSquid Mod ,
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I mean... Russia is bad. It invaded its neighbor twice, it makes being queer illegal, Putin critics keep "mysteriously" dying, the media is all state-owned meaning it only reports what Putin wants reported, the elections are fraudulent affairs...

But apparently they have fresh bread in supermarkets in Russia. So says Tucker Carlson. So it's not all bad.

FreudianCafe ,

It invaded its neighbor twice

Just out of curiosity, when did westerners started to have a problem with invading other countries? I ask just because of the fact that in the last 100 years you were always either the invader or sided with the invader. And now its all wrong. Could you care to point when this change happened?

Spedwell ,

Ah, yes. The famously singular "westerners" who all 100% agreed with every foreign affairs policy of their government over the past century.

JigglySackles ,

A people and it's government are two different things. And frequently the government does not give accurate representation of its people's desires.

But let's say the USA, because I assume that's what you are insinuating by westerners, is 100x more evil than all other countries combined. Does that mean the Russian government isn't bad? Nope. Truth doesn't change based on the moral character of another separate unrelated entity. Even if that entity is worse and even if that worse entity is the one saying the truth.

FreudianCafe ,

So why are you not protesting the ongoing occupation of south korea or japan?

FlyingSquid Mod ,
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You do know that South Korea and Japan want those bases there, right? They don't have to allow them. They are a huge boon to the local economies.

They may be there because of a war, but they remain there because the people in those sovereign nations want them there.

You know what military the sovereign nation of Ukraine doesn't want on its soil? The Russian military.

FreudianCafe ,

Lots of crayons eaten to puke this, i imagine

FlyingSquid Mod ,
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I would advise you not to violate our civility rule again.

Now-

Can you show any evidence whatsoever that the governments of South Korea and Japan are being forced to keep American military bases there?

Can you show any evidence whatsoever that their presence has been a net negative on either nation?

Can you show any evidence that the nation of Ukraine does want Russia's military on its soil?

FreudianCafe ,

Sorry i tend to respond badly to stupidity. Wont happen again.

The mental gymnastics involved in beliving the japanese people wants troops from the country who nuclealy nuked them for no reason other than showing power to a third country is really out of my mental grasp. Maybe one day i will consume so much propaganda that i will be smart enough to understand things like that.

FlyingSquid Mod ,
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And that would be the second violation after a warning. Time for a break.

fathog ,

How is that breaking civility rules but your post right here is fine? https://lemmy.world/comment/10541760

FlyingSquid Mod ,
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Saying a question is stupid is not uncivil. Saying a person is stupid is uncivil.

And asking why all Westerners are okay with invasions except when Russia does it is a stupid question because it's obviously not true based on anyone who has paid attention to protests in Western countries when those countries invade other countries.

And if you really have an issue with that, you are free to take it up with lemmy.world admins.

fathog ,

I’m just saying this feels like a “who watches the watchmen” type of deal. You’re like the biggest power user on this website and I see you bickering with people in the comments of every post with more than 30 replies.

FlyingSquid Mod ,
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And if you really have an issue with that, you are free to take it up with lemmy.world admins.

fathog ,

That’s kind of a poor response, no? You’re happy to contribute more written material than Stephen King on a good day but you don’t want to talk about your tendency to pick fights?

FlyingSquid Mod ,
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No, I am not interested in the fight you are trying to pick with me.

You know what to do if you have an issue with my moderation.

JigglySackles ,

Because neither of those are forced imperialist occupations.

FlyingSquid Mod ,
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Are you saying that because Western countries have done bad things it means that Russia isn't doing a bad thing when it does it too?

FreudianCafe ,

No, what i did was ask you a question, wich you did not answer

Tinidril ,

You are mistaken. This is a "Russia is pathetically weak" post.

Lucidlethargy ,
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Lol, remember when a a band of mercenaries invaded Russia a year or two ago? The only reason this didn't end in devastation for Russia is because Wagner called it off.

A map showing the massive advances into Russia by Wagner.

cabron_offsets ,

lol check this guy’s history.

ealoe ,

Russia is bad, genocidal homophobic narcissistic dictators like Putin can suck my boyfriends hairy nuts. Keep posting, troll, you got a post quota to fill and you'll still be broke and living in a dull concrete box even after you meet it.

jordanlund Mod ,
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Removed, civility.

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