(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Russian stuff blowing up: UK foreign secretary calls Russia a slave-owning Mafia state [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-09-25 Remember that video from yesterday of the Russian setting the car on fire? Turns out the fire spread to the dry grass and forest around the car (who could have foreseen that!) and destroyed tanks and other armored vehicles. 🤣🤣😂 x A soldier from the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division set his own vehicle on fire as punishment for using it without proper orders from his commander. The fire quickly spread to a nearby field and forest, destroying four MT-LB armored vehicles and two T-72 tanks. This incident… pic.twitter.com/2OkJ55Bfmi — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 25, 2024 The beatings and the threats will continue until the war ends. x 1/ Russian conscripts captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region and subsequently freed in prisoner exchanges are being forced to sign military contracts under threat of beatings and prosecutions of themselves and their families, according to relatives. ⬇️pic.twitter.com/8AlVCv7Q5R — ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) September 25, 2024 2/ Members of the Russian 488th Mobilised Rifle Regiment were captured en masse by Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region in August 2024. It was reported that they were shot at by Chechen 'barrier troops' trying to prevent their surrender. 3/ Around 100 men from the regiment were captured in a single location, marking one of the biggest surrenders of Russians in the Ukraine war. It seems likely that this has marked them out for punitive treatment when they were returned to Russia. 4/ Relatives of conscripts serving with the regiment (which is largely comprised of conscripts and has been used for border defence duties) say that FSB officers have forced almost the entire regiment to sign contracts to convert them from conscripts into professional soldiers. All of this hamstringing of Ukraine has to stop. “But Kyiv has long been dependent on receiving target coordinates for strikes with its precision Western weaponry from U.S. military personnel on a base elsewhere in Europe. Without those, the missile is likely to miss its mark, the military official said, and the United States has sometimes declined to provide coordinates for some of Kyiv’s desired targets." x "The Ukrainians also want more agency to pick their own targets, including energy infrastructure, such as oil depots, officials said. Those kinds of strikes can hurt Russia’s economy, limiting its ability to fund the war effort, explained a senior Ukrainian military official.… pic.twitter.com/1OqqVcMu91 — Rob Lee (@RALee85) September 24, 2024 Good grief. x 🇺🇸🇺🇦🚀 The Biden administration is considering giving Ukraine the green light to strike deep into Russia, provided that Ukraine uses weapons not made in the US, but 🇬🇧British or 🇫🇷French, — NYT pic.twitter.com/Ny5FgbSYFt — MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) September 25, 2024 What a steaming pile of 💩 x Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that Iran seeks lasting peace and security in Ukraine for both the people of Ukraine and Russia and urges parties to immediately cease military hostilities. He added that Iran supports all peaceful solutions and believes that dialogue is… pic.twitter.com/biBv9zlNNi — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 25, 2024 x Iran has brokered ongoing secret talks between Russia and Yemen's Houthi rebels to transfer anti-ship missiles to the militant group. Russia has yet to decide to transfer the Yakhont missiles – also known as P-800 Oniks - which would allow the militant group to more accurately… pic.twitter.com/JQIBZuVccS — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) September 25, 2024 This is what happens when you believe your own Nazi-themed propaganda. x The Russian's tried to camouflage their recon drones as a being Ukrainian. The problem is, they believed their own Nazi propaganda and added a Luftwaffe "Balkenkreuz" to it. This also shows that they are desperate to find a way to counter the AFU's successful strategies for… pic.twitter.com/lwufS60Swu — OSINT (Uri Kikaski) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@UKikaski) September 25, 2024 Japan should deport this asshole. If he’s so pro-Putin, let him strut around Vuhledar or Pokrovsk. x The Russian who intimidated peaceful Ukrainian protesters in Tokyo has been identified by @molfar_agency. He turned out to be model Danil Popov, who has been living in Japan since 2011. On his social media, Popov doesn't shy away from glorifying Putin and Hitler. pic.twitter.com/ZA5USgHWBa — UNITED24 Media (@United24media) September 25, 2024 There are many posts on twitter that advocate a radical breakup of the Russian Federation into multiple independent states as a long-term solution to Russian imperialism. See map below This seems like a tempting idea, but it’s no panacea. For starters, there is no tradition of self-rule and there are no democratic institutions to bolster these states so some of them would devolve into oligarchies or kleptocracies. Some of them would end up stuck in the orbit of the rump state of Russia or China. Some have vast natural wealth and would thrive. Others would struggle. Some would end up like Armenia and Azerbaijan, fighting endlessly. x The West must stop being afraid of Russia's disintegration Ukraine will create preconditions for chaos in Russia and seek the disintegration of Russia as a state. The disintegration of Russia is a necessity from the point of view of security. The West should accept it and stop… pic.twitter.com/sYEg2t5alP — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 25, 2024 x The 2nd Forum of the Free Nations of Russia has concluded in Czechia. Representatives of nations held captive by Russia issued a declaration calling for Russia to be “decolonized, deimperialized, and deputinized” after the war. They propose a break-up of Russia into 34 states. pic.twitter.com/aQ6IKMBbS7 — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 26, 2022 One of these days these Russians will figure out that fragging is a better solution to zeroing in than making videos. x “Zeroing in” on their own soldiers by commanders in the Russian army is becoming an increasingly widespread phenomenon. The Russian serviceman in this video complains that this is exactly what the company commander with the call sign “Pizhon” wants to do to him and his comrades… pic.twitter.com/N6otIOz0xx — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 25, 2024 Another careless smoker. x A warehouse storing car parts in Moscow is on fire, covering an area of 600 square meters. Thick black smoke is filling the sky over the city, and there is a risk of the fire spreading to a nearby gas station. pic.twitter.com/Yf6C5llasd — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 25, 2024 x 🔥🔥🔥 Burning morning in Moscow. pic.twitter.com/lE7wRKA5OH — 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐒𝐀 | 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇵🇱🇺🇦 (@tweet4Anna_NAFO) September 25, 2024 Another 74 artillery systems. x Russian losses per 25/09/24 reported by the Ukrainian general staff +1250 men +15 tanks +12 AFVs +74(!) artillery systems +1 MLRS +115 UAVs pic.twitter.com/XtLAwTdOz0 — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 25, 2024 It looks like a Transformer. Elena is what Putin fears the most — having to explain to lots and lots of Elenas why he killed their sons. x This 18 year old conscript died in Kursk. His mom is now asking Putin why conscripts are being sent to the front lines It’s because everything is going according to the plan Elena. That’s why pic.twitter.com/8c8VSXMZqv — Rocke Fella - NAFO Raccoon △ (@NAFORaccoon) September 24, 2024 Putin is wondering if there is a tall building nearby and whether it would look suspicious if all these losers accidentally fell out of the same window. x Watch Putin's face while Gerasimov speaks 'Ukrainian forces lost 54 armored vehicles and 7 tanks in the Kursk attack.' pic.twitter.com/s5nvxjRgRo — OSINTNic (@OSINTNic) August 7, 2024 Putin’s ears must be burning. x Wow. Germany‘s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock just attacked the Russian Ambassador + President Putin directly at the UN Security Council. "You can fool yourself: The strongest man of your country can hide behind teenager girls who he kidnapped. But you cannot fool the world" pic.twitter.com/qy9zfOoacx — Bastian Brauns (@BastianBrauns) September 24, 2024 x ⚡️"🇷🇺Putin runs a "mafia state" and is a slave owner": no one expected such a fiery speech from the Head of Foreign Affairs of 🇬🇧Great Britain David Lammy at the UN Security Council "Your invasion is in your own interest. To turn your mafia state into a mafia empire. An empire… pic.twitter.com/fuAbEICb9j — 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) September 25, 2024 Johnson grasps for excuses not to meet with Zelenskyy. The hurricane, BTW, is not going anywhere near Louisiana. x ⚡️EXCLUSIVE: @SpeakerJohnson on meeting with @ZelenskyyUa: “I don’t think we actually going to be in town on Thu. We have our schedule changed on the floor. So, it’s very fluid. There is a hurricane coming on the Golf coast. So a lot of us would be dispersed and people would go… pic.twitter.com/KSw2RfT3sI — Kateryna Lisunova (@KaterynaLis) September 24, 2024 There is nothing quite so haunting as a cell phone ringing whose owner will never answer it. x This phone was found during rescue mission in Kharkiv after russia attacked apartment building 💔 Now it’s ringing all the time 💔 someone is maybe calling to check if the person is ok after russian attack today 💔❤️‍🩹 pic.twitter.com/QOo7i7pI1U — Margo Gontar 🔱 (@MargoGontar) September 24, 2024 Kherson under attack again. x #Kherson A piano in flames in a city arts center after a Russian aerial bomb attack this morning. A dancer I am interviewing now is heartbroken: she spent her childhood here. pic.twitter.com/7DYjFsVkCf — Zarina Zabrisky 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@ZarinaZabrisky) September 25, 2024 What’s next? Cup holders? x Russians introduce rear cameras on recon UAVs After Ukraine deployed FPV drones against Russian UAVs, Russia quickly added rear-view cameras to detect incoming anti-air UAVs.https://t.co/tnAHWouGlQ — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) September 24, 2024 That’ll buff right out. x Aftermath of a reported Ukrainian dragon drone thermite attack on a Russian position. Multiple Russian Ural-based trucks were destroyed in their revetments, with portions of the surrounding treeline torched as well. pic.twitter.com/Nazc8OtsXn — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 24, 2024 Should have stayed home and defended those values in the Komi Republic, which is way the hell northeast of Moscow. x Senior Lieutenant Соколов Сергей Леонидович (Sokolov Sergey Leonidovich) from the Komi Republic set out to defend Christian values by killing Ukrainians, but was himself killed in Ukraine on 19 September ’24.https://t.co/AtyCzwpeHg pic.twitter.com/qqyGoTR3Ug — KIU ✪ Russian Officers killed in Ukraine 🇨🇿🇺🇦 (@KilledInUkraine) September 25, 2024 Needs more TVs. x 🇺🇦 A canteen in a dugout somewhere in Ukraine - WOW 😮😲🤯 pic.twitter.com/b76znYyMJZ — Intermarium 24 (@intermarium24) September 24, 2024 Good boys x 🥺🥺🥺😍😍😍 He is so cute pic.twitter.com/PRoxGXy7j3 — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) September 25, 2024 x 🇺🇦Some really awesome Norwegian dogs that are helping to search for mines and explosives in Mykolaiv #Ukraine. They work way faster than a human❤️ 📹from hromadske pic.twitter.com/gJnmeSKZpC — Sofia (@SlavaUk30722777) September 24, 2024 It will be a beautiful city once again. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/25/2272657/-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-UK-foreign-minister-calls-Russia-a-slave-owning-Mafia-state?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/