11:20 EST March 30, ruble back to pre-sanction levels. Don't know where it will be tomorrow, but right now those US-led sanctions look like shooting one's self in the foot.
Ukraine related: Was Ukraine Government Is Handing Out Guns To Citizens, What Happened to Gun Control?
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Tied to gold. Nixon started our demise in 1971 when the dollar was no longer backed by gold.
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Nixon took us off the "gold standard" because then French were taking advantage of us.
They traded in dollars at an official set rate IIRC $40 oz. They would turn around an sell that
same gold at the spot rate which was over $100 oz!
They traded in dollars at an official set rate IIRC $40 oz. They would turn around an sell that
same gold at the spot rate which was over $100 oz!
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Day 36: Russia captured Ukrainian refugees
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Database of Russian POW's and KIA's:
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Database of Russian POW's and KIA's:
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AS VAL seems to be rather popular by Russian troops .. 3 in this btr ..
This twitter account also has some photos ..
This twitter account also has some photos ..
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Heh, another reason for the the US Military to not be using DJI drones, eh?
This report states Ukraine Mi-24 helicopters struck an oil depot on RUSSIAN soil....
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LVIV, Ukraine, April 1 (Reuters) - Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday, an incident the Kremlin said could affect peace talks, but a top Kyiv security official denied responsibility.
Russia's defence ministry said two Ukrainian helicopters struck the facility in Belgorod, some 35 km (22 miles) from the border with Ukraine, after entering Russia at extremely low altitude at around 5 a.m. Moscow time (0200 GMT).
The resulting blaze forced the evacuation of some people but late in the day Belgorod mayor Anton Ivanov said fire services were extinguishing the last remnants.
"There is no threat to human life and health. All residents can return to their homes," he said in an online post.
Ukraine's top security official rebuffed the Russian accusation - the first by Moscow of an air strike on Russian soil since Moscow launched its invasion on Feb. 24. Belgorod is one of Russia's main logistics hubs for the war.
"For some reason they say that we did it, but according to our information this does not correspond to reality," said Security Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov.
Earlier, defence ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said he would neither confirm nor deny a Ukrainian role.
"Ukraine is currently conducting a defensive operation against Russian aggression on the territory of Ukraine, and this does not mean that Ukraine is responsible for every catastrophe on Russia's territory," he said.
The White House had no comment on Kremlin allegations that Ukraine had bombed the depot, press secretary Jen Psaki said.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin had been briefed about the incident. Peskov said the strike could jeopardise Moscow's peace negotiations with Kyiv.
Ukraine's Danilov retorted: "He says it doesn't help talks, but does it help talks when they kill our children, our women - these outrages they commit on our land? These people are kind of sick."
Security camera footage, from a location verified by Reuters, showed a flash of light from what appeared to be a missile fired from low altitude in the sky, followed by an explosion on the ground.
Regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the resulting blaze injured two workers.
In an online post, Gladkov said a second blast damaged a power line near the village of Nikolskoye but that no one was hurt. Pictures he posted showed a crater in a field.
Russian oil firm Rosneft (ROSN.MM), which owns the fuel depot, said no one was hurt in the fire. Russia's defence ministry said the facility was exclusively for civilian use.
An ammunition depot near Belgorod caught fire on Wednesday, causing a series of blasts. At the time, Gladkov said authorities were waiting for the defence ministry to establish its cause.
Moscow calls its intervention in Ukraine a "special military operation."
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" .. Russia does not need the Donbas region .. it is about controlling Ukraine and Ukrainians .. Russia has plenty of territory .. Russia is about killing Ukrainian identity .. "
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Or it didn't happen and it's phony pictures and video, or it was an accident being spun as propaganda by both sides.
^^ .... because there is no way in hell we can trust any news any more.
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For those into aircraft see link. Remnants of the world's largest plane once upon a time. Antonov An-225
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I love this! 
Ukraine Announces Million Dollars Reward Per Russian Helicopter, Fighter Jet, Warship | ZeroHedge
Ukrainian farmers have been stealing tanks and other Russian military equipment with their tractors. Videos have surfaced online in recent weeks, and the question many have asked is what happens with all the captured war machines?
It just so happens that the Ukrainian parliament (also known as Rada) passed a new measure rewarding anyone, even Russian soldiers, to turn over equipment to Ukraine for a reward.
Here's a complete breakdown of Ukraine's reward system for the voluntary transfer of Russian military equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (all prices are in USD):
Kornienko said Russian troops would be motivated to hand over the weapons to "replenish their financial status" and their "misunderstanding of the meaning of why they are dying." He added: "the reward tool will work."
This is certainly an innovative way to buy weapons at a discount. Ukrainian farmers stand to make a killing.
Ukraine Announces Million Dollars Reward Per Russian Helicopter, Fighter Jet, Warship | ZeroHedge
Ukrainian farmers have been stealing tanks and other Russian military equipment with their tractors. Videos have surfaced online in recent weeks, and the question many have asked is what happens with all the captured war machines?
It just so happens that the Ukrainian parliament (also known as Rada) passed a new measure rewarding anyone, even Russian soldiers, to turn over equipment to Ukraine for a reward.
Here's a complete breakdown of Ukraine's reward system for the voluntary transfer of Russian military equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (all prices are in USD):
- Combat aircraft (fighter and assault aircraft) - 1,000,000;
- Combat helicopter - 500,000;
- Reactive volley fire system - 25,000 - 35,000;
- Tank, ground artillery (self-propelled) - 100,000;
- Infantry fighting vehicle (landing), armored personnel carrier, armored reconnaissance patrol vehicle - 50,000;
- Military vehicle (truck, specialized), military tractor, military engineering vehicles: reconnaissance, demining, mine barriers, bridges, fencing, for paving roads, for earthworks, to overcome water obstacles - 10,000;
- Ships of 1st or 2nd rank - 1,000,000;
- Ships of 3rd or 4th rank - 500,000
- Ships of military (auxiliary) support - 200,000;
- Ships of small combat (reconnaissance) purpose - 50,000.
Kornienko said Russian troops would be motivated to hand over the weapons to "replenish their financial status" and their "misunderstanding of the meaning of why they are dying." He added: "the reward tool will work."
This is certainly an innovative way to buy weapons at a discount. Ukrainian farmers stand to make a killing.
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Ukraine Announces Million Dollars Reward Per Russian Helicopter, Fighter Jet, Warship | ZeroHedge
Ukrainian farmers have been stealing tanks and other Russian military equipment with their tractors. Videos have surfaced online in recent weeks, and the question many have asked is what happens with all the captured war machines?
It just so happens that the Ukrainian parliament (also known as Rada) passed a new measure rewarding anyone, even Russian soldiers, to turn over equipment to Ukraine for a reward.
Here's a complete breakdown of Ukraine's reward system for the voluntary transfer of Russian military equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (all prices are in USD):
- Combat aircraft (fighter and assault aircraft) - 1,000,000;
- Combat helicopter - 500,000;
- Reactive volley fire system - 25,000 - 35,000;
- Tank, ground artillery (self-propelled) - 100,000;
- Infantry fighting vehicle (landing), armored personnel carrier, armored reconnaissance patrol vehicle - 50,000;
- Military vehicle (truck, specialized), military tractor, military engineering vehicles: reconnaissance, demining, mine barriers, bridges, fencing, for paving roads, for earthworks, to overcome water obstacles - 10,000;
- Ships of 1st or 2nd rank - 1,000,000;
- Ships of 3rd or 4th rank - 500,000
- Ships of military (auxiliary) support - 200,000;
- Ships of small combat (reconnaissance) purpose - 50,000.
Kornienko said Russian troops would be motivated to hand over the weapons to "replenish their financial status" and their "misunderstanding of the meaning of why they are dying." He added: "the reward tool will work."
This is certainly an innovative way to buy weapons at a discount. Ukrainian farmers stand to make a killing.
#Metoo
.....Or has that been taken lol
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