(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . More Russian stuff blowing up, plus the first day of school in Ukraine [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-09-01 Russia says it is readying its Sarmat ICBMs for combat, whatever that means. x 🀑 "Russia has put on combat duty the intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat", capable of carrying a nuclear charge", - said the head of "Roskosmos" Yuri Borisov The weight of one projectile of the complex exceeds 200 tons. The firing range is 18,000 km. pic.twitter.com/phmixZXQT3 β€” MAKS 23 πŸ‘€πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) September 1, 2023 A Ukrainian drone out-maneuvers two Russian helicopters and a fighter. This says more about Russian aviation than it says about the drone. x πŸ’ͺπŸ»πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ "Two enemy helicopters and a fighter jet failed to shoot down the Ukrainian drone during a long chase", β€” GUR Ukrainian UAV flying in the area of Tarkhankut is being chased by two combat helicopters and one fighter jet. Our drone left the "battlefield" unscathed pic.twitter.com/DQ4sBUOImd β€” MAKS 23 πŸ‘€πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) September 1, 2023 Another Russian Ka-52 helicopter bites the dust. x A Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter was reportedly shot down in the Zaporizhzia region. pic.twitter.com/M6zuDm8Usy β€” NOELREPORTS πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ (@NOELreports) September 1, 2023 Hopefully the whole factory went up in flames. x Russian media report a fire in a factory workshop that produces electronics for missiles. Tomilinskiy electronic factory in Moscow region reportedly produces components for Kalibr missiles. No official confirmation so far. pic.twitter.com/7ejo9A7H8V β€” Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 1, 2023 Wow. Something I actually agree with Solovyov about. x Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov: β€œIf we can’t cope with drones, how are we going to cope with F-16s?” https://t.co/kxPyXyG4s3 β€” Max Boot πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (@MaxBoot) August 31, 2023 Two things that should worry Russia β€” Ukraine operating inside Russia and Russian air defense being unable to defend against drones. x Scoop: The Ukrainian drone attacks came from inside Russia and were aimed directly at the middle section of the aircraft, Ukrainian Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Defense Intelligence Directorate, tells me.https://t.co/TV0km2Qtev β€” Howard Altman (@haltman) August 31, 2023 This is some next-level trolling. During the attack on the Russian airfield in Pskov, Ukraine called the Russians in Pskov and asked them what was hit. And Russia told them. x The Ukrainian drone attack on Pskov: the genious strategy of the Ukrainian fighters will for many years be written in all the textbooks on warfare... pic.twitter.com/dWOLoWBk5V β€” Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 1, 2023 If the Nobel foundation is going to invite Russia, Belarus and Iran, then they need to also award a Nobel Tyranny Prize. x 🍽 Russia, Belarus, and Iran have been invited to the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm again. The foundation's executive director said that they are expanding the number of invitees "to celebrate the Nobel Prize and the importance of free science, free culture and free, peaceful… pic.twitter.com/AELL6XspO7 β€” Oriannalyla πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ (@Lyla_lilas) September 1, 2023 Message in a bottle. x In the Odesa region, a family, while relaxing at the seaside, found a message in a bottle from the occupied Crimea. They saw the bottle on the beach and wanted to throw it in the trash, but they noticed in time that there was something in it. They opened. They read. β€œOur whole… pic.twitter.com/pZdL0O18UA β€” Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 1, 2023 The first day of school in Ukraine. As much as some Americans complained about school closures during the pandemic, Ukrainian children had to deal not only with COVID but the war, that has forced most students to be taught online and others to have classes in subway tunnels. x Traditionally, children start their new school year in Ukraine today, on September 1st, the knowledge day. But in Kharkiv, only 20 % of children will start offline school (mostly junior school) because the subway can not fit more. The rest of the children will miss another year.… pic.twitter.com/VPQCtIArFo β€” Kate from Kharkiv (@BohuslavskaKate) September 1, 2023 x Instead of a thousand words. Margo stands in front of her school, destroyed by Russia. 1st September is the start of the school year in Ukraine. For so many kids, learning is very different now. πŸ“·: taniasynia/Instagram pic.twitter.com/SC5gzERgAl β€” Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 1, 2023 A future John Bonham. x Rocking it at the start of the school year! That's the right mood, way to go! πŸ“Ή: irinka_zartsk / TikTok pic.twitter.com/iOrPgWvsus β€” Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 1, 2023 Amid all this destruction, the plants by the window and the cat in the drawer endure. x Life always wins . pic.twitter.com/8q2mZBPtj9 β€” Oriannalyla πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ (@Lyla_lilas) September 1, 2023 How Russia treats animals. x Russia demands Norway pay up to $4.4 million after 42 reindeer cross border. At least 40 of the 42 of the border-crossing critters were recently returned to Norway and slaughtered for fear they would cross into Russia again, the official told the outlet. The other two may be… pic.twitter.com/nlxpiDlvJP β€” Oriannalyla πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ (@Lyla_lilas) September 1, 2023 The dog sings along. A fox, a horse and a couple of combat kitties. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/1/2190937/-More-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-plus-the-first-day-of-school-in-Ukraine 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/