Wilshire
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Here’s a summary from Wikipedia about those events.
Sternenko was the target of three assassination attempts.[7] In 2018, he became visible in the media after the third attempt. It is believed that the “manhunt” was organized by supporters of pro-Russian groups and their sympathizers. During the incident, one of the two attackers died and the second fled abroad.[8]
In 2015, Sternenko’s house in Odesa was searched. The activist voluntarily handed to law enforcement officials his air gun, a collectible knife, and a noise pistol. Serhii Shcherbych had accused Sternenko of his alleged abduction, alleging that Sternenko wanted to steal ₴300 (about US$11).[27] Sternenko denied ever having met Shcherbych; according to court proceedings other members of Right Sector did.[28] Shcherbych was a deputy of the Lyman Raion Council for the pro-Russian Rodina party who was accused of organising so-called titushky (criminal gangs hired to beat up anti-government protesters).[28]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serhii_Sternenko
Right Sector has been described as a right-wing[9][25] or far right[10] nationalist[7][26][27] political party and movement.[28][29][30] Right Sector was the second-most mentioned political group in Russian media during the first half of 2014, and Russian state TV depicted it as neo-Nazi.[10][31] In March 2014, Associated Press declared that it has found no evidence that the group had committed hate crimes.[27]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_Sector
In early 2014, there were clashes between rival groups of protestors in the Ukrainian city of Odesa, during the pro-Russian unrest that followed the Ukrainian Revolution.[21][22] The street clashes were between pro-revolution (‘pro-Maidan’) protesters and anti-revolution (‘anti-Maidan’), pro-Russian protesters. Violence erupted on 2 May, when a ‘United Ukraine’ rally of about 2,000 was attacked by about 300 pro-Russian separatists.[23] Stones, petrol bombs and gunfire were exchanged. A pro-Russian gunman shot dead a pro-Ukraine protester.[24] Another pro-Ukraine activist and four pro-Russia activists were shot dead in the clashes.[25][26][27][28] The pro-Ukraine group then moved to dismantle a pro-Russian protest camp in Kulykove Pole, causing some pro-Russian activists to barricade themselves in the nearby Trade Unions House. Shots were fired from the building at the pro-Ukraine group,[24] and the pro-Ukrainians attempted to storm the building, which caught fire as the two groups threw petrol bombs at each other.[29][30][31]
You appear to be correct. I’ll fix the title.
That’s a user error. You’re the only person having that problem.
These are photos. What are you even talking about?
This is more recent.
They are probably repurposed facilities.
Yes, it’s pretty ubiquitous among medium size reconnaissance UAVs.
The potential to make a light bulb joke here is hard to resist.
You’re correct, it was not a tank. It was a Msta-S self-propelled howitzer.
51·12 days agoI prefer it when someone watches.
Equipment provided through PDA must eventually be replaced, and replenishment funds must also be authorized by Congress. This can affect the availability of items for future drawdowns, especially if replacement funds are not readily available. Regular military aid bills involve funding that can be used to finance contracts for new systems and support, which may not be subject to the same immediate inventory limitations as PDA drawdowns.
He sent over 13 billion dollars worth of military aid while the GOP was blocking aid bills in Congress.
https://comptroller.defense.gov/Budget-Execution/pda_announcements/
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Thanks. I’ll give that a try.
Edits don’t federate sometimes. Here is the link.