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As much as I enjoyed it.

yeah, it was fake.

Fogdog said:

As much as I enjoyed it.

yeah, it was fake.

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Fire at military base in Crimea forces evacuation of more than 2,000 people
A fire that broke out at the military training grounds in the Kirovske district on the Crimean Peninsula has forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 people and a closure of nearby highway, the Moscow-backed governor of Crimea said on Wednesday.

"It is planned to temporarily evacuate residents of four settlements - this is more than 2,000 people," Russian-installed Governor Sergei Aksyonov of Crimea said on the Telegram messaging app.

There was no reason given for the fire, which also forced the partial closure of the major Tavridy Highway.

Russia's Telegram channels linked to Russian security services and Ukrainian media reported that an ammunition depot was on fire at the base after Ukrainian overnight air attack.

Reuters could not independently verify the reports. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.

Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesperson for the Odesa military administration in Ukraine posted two videos of a fire in an uninhabited area, saying, "Enemy ammunition depot. Staryi Krym."

Staryi Krym is a small historical town in the Kirovske district of Crimea. Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014.

Social media videos and photos showed big flames and a smoky fire in an uninhabited area, broken by series of detonations. Some Telegram channels said that by 0730 local time (0430 GMT), the fire was going on for about three hours, still not being contained.

The fire comes two days after a blast damaged a bridge linking Russia to the Crimean Peninsula on Monday that Moscow blamed on Ukraine and for which President Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation.

Overnight, Russia launched an air attack on the Ukrainian port of Odesa for a second night in row. Ukraine's military also said that a drone attack at Kyiv was successfully repelled early on Wednesday.

Prigozhin resurfaces in Belarus, tells Wagner fighters they have the 'biggest job in the world coming up'
Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to be back in Belarus. The boss of the famed Wagner mercenary group posted a video on Wednesday — seemingly from the group's new base camp in exile — in which he promises his fighters that more deployments are coming.

But maybe not in Ukraine, at least anytime soon.

"Right now, what is happening on the front is a disgrace that we don't need to get involved with," Prigozhin said in the nearly six-minute video, shared on his personal Telegram channel. Instead, Wagner forces will "stay here in Belarus for some time," Prigozhin said in the darkly lit video, tents visible in the background, where the men will defend the country "in the event that it becomes necessary."

Following Prigozhin's aborted mutiny last month, in which he accused Russia's military leaders of bungling and lying about the war in Ukraine, Wagner fighters were supposed to relocate to a training camp in neighboring Belarus under a deal negotiated by the country's president, Alexandr Lukashenko. Photos of the makeshift camp showed it could house thousands of soldiers. Last week, Belarus' defense ministry announced that the men had begun training the country's territorial defense units.

In recent weeks, however, the Wagner boss had himself been spotted inside Russia. The Kremlin even confirmed that he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin just days after calling off his rebellion.

The video posted Wednesday appears to confirm that Prigozhin is now with his men in Belarus, his remarks also appearing to confirm their short-term mission.

But Prigozhin also hinted at bigger things to come, outside Belarus. While seeking to assure his mercenaries that they are beloved by the Belarusian people, claiming that local women are even said to be "buzzing with lust," Prigozhin also told them to prepare for future deployments abroad, including a "new journey to Africa."

"And perhaps we will return at a time when we are confidant that we will not be forced to shame ourselves," he added, appearing to refer to Ukraine.

In recent years, Wagner mercenaries have deployed to Libya, Mali, and the Central African Republic, where they have been accused of terrorizing local populations as they combat insurgent groups. These deployments have been seen as extending the Russian government's influence in the region and are one reason many believe Putin is loath to dismantle the Wagner Group, despite its participation in what he termed an act of treason.

Prigozhin, in the video posted Wednesday, suggested Wagner's mission is far from over.

"It's not the end, it's just the beginning," he said. "The biggest job in the world [is] coming up very soon," he continued, adding: "We'll definitely be traveling all over the world."

Putin....say what...thought i was just one condition, but you asked for 3....wtf...either come back in w/o conditions or don't....this whole idea you wanted to be re-connected to swift...umm no....this whole idea that you want the sanctions taken off farm equipment..no cause you can re-use parts for your war machine....and quit blaming us you pansey, you started this war, now we are finishing it.....and btw

Ukraine is destroying Russian military power and bringing down Vlad for bargain basement prices while getting rid of obsolete equipment and increasing new arms production and bolstering American arms sales. It also provides a warning and increased preparation for trouble with China, soon North American forces won't be needed in Europe, and we can focus on the eastern Pacific.

well Turkey....time for you to step up to the plate...maybe Egypt too..

Uncle Vlad wants you GRANDPA! Most Russian men are dead or well on the way by age 70.

Sounds like what many Americans want, women with no rights, he can just steal her phone and computer with the help of the state. I wonder why this "patriot" isn't in Ukraine fighting for Vlad and Mother Russia, easier to stay home and pick on girls I guess. When they are drafting 70-year-olds to send to Ukraine it makes me wonder why this healthy young buck is running around in civilian clothes. Willing to sell out his sister, but not to sign up himself.

Slava Ukraini....
An OnlyFans-inspired group is selling nude pictures to fundraise for Ukraine's armed forces. It says it's raised over $700,000 in 3 months.