VikingChieftain

hanse_mina, 1 day ago to Russia

A poll released on May 30 by the Levada Center, a Russian independent polling organization, found that 71% of respondents believed #Russia is "going in the right direction," and another 87% said they supported Russian President Vladimir #Putin.

The findings had a relatively consistent majority across age and other demographic groups, including those who said they "barely have enough food."

https://kyivindependent.com/poll-71-of-russians-think-country-is-on-right-path-87-approve-of-putin/

#Ukraine

Paladin, 1 day ago to random

It will buff out. 'Tis but a scratch.
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1796265477209210936

VikingChieftain, 3 days ago to random

Russian style mine clearance.

Russian Soldier: After being released from captivity, they were sent home for a two-week period. Following this, they were returned back and got sent into a field. They said, there's a trench behind that grove, you just need to cross the field, our guys are over there, go there. Without a bulletproof vest, without a weapon, without anything and the field was mined. They just walked and after 5-10 metres they got blown up. They demined the field. Interrogator: So this is how you demine a field in the Russian Federation? Russian Soldier: Yes. Interrogator: I see, not bad.

VOANews, 3 days ago to random

15-year-old Uyghur becomes youngest in China to summit Everest. Seafood production rises in Xinjiang as Uyghur forced labor concerns continue. U.S. Senate committee finds Uyghur forced labor in supply chains of automakers.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U76XOVok7mc

rightardia, 3 days ago to random

Recommendations for thermostat setting from a leading consumer organization

You’ll save about 3 percent on your utility bill for every degree you raise the set temperature for your central air, according to the Department of Energy.

• 78° F when you’re home
• 85° F when you’re at work or away
• 82° F when you’re sleeping

These setting may not work in Florida or other east cost locations near water because of the humidity.

anderspuck, 4 days ago to random

I have received an email from a viewer of my YouTube channel who is dissatisfied that my latest video is not labeled as AI generated content when it is clearly a badly made deep fake. Not quite sure if I should take that as a criticism of my own performance or blame the front facing camera on my iPhone? 😂

https://youtu.be/OZ-R1WVGwQg

VikingChieftain, 5 days ago to random

When you have a cult of followers who not only willingly believe everything you say (no matter how wrong it is), but repeat it, and then buy all the merchandise you put out for sale... (and not only buy said merchandise, but wear it proudly...), then you don't really care what normal people think.

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VikingChieftain, 6 days ago to random

Okay, this is Russian drone footage from the 2nd Guards Tank Army. A Ukrainian M2A2 Bradley is hit, but the crew survives and is rescued by a second Bradley. Leave no one behind. Heroiam slava!

A Ukrainian M2A2 Bradley is hit, but the crew survives and is rescued by a second Bradley.

paninid, 6 days ago to random

That feel when you’re trying to recruit #mentors to reorient your #career path.

VikingChieftain, 11 days ago to random

Russian turtle tank proves that demining should not be done at full speed.

Russian Turtle tank hits multiple mines while driving through a field at full speed.

VikingChieftain, 12 days ago to random

A Russian tank with a cope cage is hit by a Ukrainian drone. Nice short turret and cope cage toss and instant crematorium. No white Ladas for the relatives since the tank crew went MIA.

A Russian tank with a cope cage is hit by a Ukrainian drone, which set off the ammunition which in turn tossed the turret.

VikingChieftain, 12 days ago to random

Meanwhile, on a Russian movie set...

Rough translation: "Yes, Denis, yes" "Cameras rolling!" "Quiet!" "..and, action!" some mumbling "I understood!" "Hold on, hold on!" again, some mumbling "Is Vitalik alive?"

VikingChieftain, 13 days ago to random

High resolution photos of the aftermath of the Belbek strike on May 15, 2024.

The planes alone are worth USD 160-165M. Saving Ukrainian lives... Priceless.

randahl, 2 months ago to random

Do as Putin says, or he will start a nuclear war that will destroy his own empire, kill his own family and ruin all of his own assets.

I am not buying it. Like Nixon he presents himself as a madman to the world, a psychopath with no humanity — someone to be feared.

Ask yourself why he never lets anyone take a picture while he is next to his own daughters. The reason he is building palaces is because he would like to live in those palaces and look out over more than a nuclear wasteland.

VikingChieftain, 10 months ago to random

@flexghost

Darn... I was scrolling through the list to make sure I wouldn't duplicate it. I'll delete mine.

kravietz, 10 months ago to iran

#Iran paid in full for delivery of Su-35 from #Russia but top military officialls are disappointed by lack of progress on the delivery, or even any concrete delivery schedule.

Source: https://www.bourseandbazaar.com/articles/20...

kravietz, 10 months ago to italy

Jorit, graffiti artist from #Italy, apparently came to #Mariupol to paint a huge mural depicting a crying girl under bombs with... #NATO markings. He also repeats all the classic #Russia propaganda tropes about "Donbass being bombed for eight years.

I'm struggling to comprehend the level of idiocy — or financial greed — that makes people such as Jorit blindly take Russian narratives for granted while ignoring the fact that Mariupol was a flourishing town, an industrial and cultural capital of the south of Ukraine. It was exclusively Russian artillery, bombing and tanks that turned it to ruins, that now are destroyed to much larger extent than Donetsk, that was allegedly "bombed for eight years" (it wasn't).

Source: https://www.leggo.it/schede/jorit_murale_ma...

Mariupol before and after Russian invasion

kravietz, 10 months ago to Ukraine

Why #Kadyrov troops gained a reputation of "TikTok warriors" universally among #Ukraine and #Russia soldiers? Due to their excessive presence in social media, where they post obviously staged videos, firing at empty forest, sieging bushes and destroying lone trees.

Last year a staged video with Kadyrov himself allegedly visiting #Mariupol was identified as taken on a petrol station deep inside Russia. On another video of Kadyrovites reportedly giving away humanitarian help to civilians the food packages had clearly visible Ukrainian brands, implying theft or robbery from actual volunteers.

Kadyrovites are hated by #Chechnya diaspora and Russian soldiers, from whom they visibly distance, never going to the actual front line, and playing the role of barrier troops. For Ukrainian troops they are barely any threat, as they are rarely seen in battle.

Another story is "Akhmat" battalion, which is a distinct structure from Kadyrovites, still funded by Kadyrov, but composed of contract soldiers, mostly not Chechens, and actually taking part in battles much like many other Russian "private military companies".

A selection of their best "Rambo" style productions so far is presented below.

Kadyrovite soldier fiercely firing in an empty forest
Kadyrovite soldier fiercely firing in an empty forest while screaming "Khokhol, surrender!" in Russian with a terrible Caucasian accent
Kadyrovite soldier fiercely firing from two machine guns in an empty forest

kravietz, 10 months ago to anime_titties

A casual argument between a group of Slavic people in Pattaya explodes into a full scale political manifesto. Initially the older woman says something like "we're all Russians, so we should help each other" which triggers the man who starts screaming:

• this "we're all Russians" label you're applying to the whole world whether they want or not [he refers to popular Russian imperialist trope that anyone speaking Russian in the world must love and obey Moscow]
• if you're Russian, you should be sitting in your trenches and help your wounded, not sunbathe in Thailand
• I'm not Russian, I'm Belarussian and I won't give a shit about you Russians
• you're utter scumbags, together with your #Putin, you've left your men to die in trenches and yourself legged to Thailand
• look what you have done, and your whole nation keeps silent since 2022, nobody said a word, everyone jumped on planes

He has a point.

#Russia

An angry man shouting in Russian at a hotel parking

VikingChieftain, 10 months ago to random

@anderspuck @AndersGottlieb @Coffeebean

I'm just curious. After donating all the CAESAR SPHs to Ukraine, why did Denmark choose ATMOS and PULS from Israel instead of working out the kinks with Nexter Systems for new CAESARs and then buy HIMARS' from Lockheed Martin for long range MRLS? The ATMOS and PULS manufacturer is an Israeli company (non-NATO member), whereas the other two other manufacturers are from countries that are NATO members.

kravietz, 10 months ago to Russia

#Russia Moscow region saw at least five UAV of unknown origin targeting military base near Kubinka this morning. Russian MoD reported that all of them were shot down, but witnesses disagree, at least one hit an "administrative building" in the base. A number of flights from nearby Vnukovo airport have been redirected.

More videos can be found here, they're not very informative: https://t.me/m0sc0wcalling/26630

CCTV video of an explosion at dawn

kravietz, 10 months ago to Ukraine

Leopard 2A4 upgraded with "Kontakt" explosive reactive armour blocks causes mixed reactions in #Ukraine 😂

Leopard tank driving with ERA blocks sticked on its turret