Russian stuff blowing up: Thanksgiving edition

Snake Island, also called Zmiiny Island

Nothing to see here. Move along.

🤣🤡🤦‍♂️ "The ruble is the strongest currency in the world. If it fell, it was temporary," said LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky, commenting on the fall of the ruble. pic.twitter.com/OWI0KIv1jM

— PS01 △ (@PStyle0ne1) November 27, 2024

Could it be possible the Russian government is hiding just how bad the economy is? Say it ain’t so!

‼️Russian economist vs. Elon Musk.

“There's a recession in Russia and the [economic] strengthening that ignoramus Musk is talking about simply doesn't exist.”
- Professor of Economics Igor Lipsits pic.twitter.com/fhHeW6dnQ6

— Natalka (@NatalkaKyiv) November 27, 2024

Somebody should nominate this guy for a Nobel Prize in Economics.

😄 Russians won't notice the dollar's rise because they are paid in rubles, - "Financial Genius" Peskov. pic.twitter.com/7Cl2CDNmqW

— MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) November 27, 2024

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Trump’s newly named special envoy to Ukraine/Russia.

BREAKING: Donald Trump appoints Keith Kellogg, former National Security Adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, as Special Envoy to Ukraine and Russia.

Here’s what retired General Kellogg told Congress last year about the importance of supporting Ukraine: “Letting the Ukrainians… pic.twitter.com/6GZIk5JpWT

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) November 27, 2024

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Russia again launched drones and missiles at Ukraine’s energy grid, determined to freeze residents this winter.

"Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack against Ukraine the morning of Nov. 28, targeting energy infrastructure.

Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said that Russia struck a "massive blow" at the nation's power grid, with attacks on energy infrastructure… pic.twitter.com/wlR1mmJFuI

— Rob Lee (@RALee85) November 28, 2024

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Anti-drone cages aren’t much protection against thermite.

Modern warfare requires modern solutions.
An FPV drone with thermite burns a russian 'turtle' tank.

📹: Presidential Brigade pic.twitter.com/3jEmhZvEWJ

— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) November 27, 2024

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Russia adds Japan to the list of countries it threatens to nuke.

Russia threatens Japan with nukes in response to increased military cooperation with the United States.

The United States is drawing up a joint military plan with Japan to deploy High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and other weapons to Japan’s Nansei islands,… pic.twitter.com/BiHuK5KyA4

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) November 28, 2024

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Cyprus has been a favorite place for Russian oligarchs.

❗️Cyprus has revoked the citizenship of 86 people, 77 of them Russians.

The names include Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, former top manager of Lukoil Ali Beglov, Alfa Group shareholder Alexey Kuzmichev, founder and the main shareholder of Safmar Group Mikhail Gutseriev,… https://t.co/wc1fvo73i0

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) November 27, 2024

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He seems disillusioned.

An unusually agitated Russian soldier who returned from the war opened up, saying that no one goes there except for money, and that all the patriotism is complete nonsense, while Ukraine's lands are littered with the bodies of Russians that no one bothers to retrieve.
These… pic.twitter.com/CGwhM5AmNW

— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) November 27, 2024

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If decision centers in Kyiv are going to be targeted, then decision centers in Moscow can too.

Bunker’s dwarf says decision-making centers in #Kyiv could be targets for Oreshnik 🤡🤡🤡

Put Oreshnik right in your ass! 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻 pic.twitter.com/kZZ23ojh83

— Aurora Borealis 🤫 (@aborealis940) November 28, 2024

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Medvedev is constantly threatening to nuke London, yet he buys a yacht there.

Russian Medvedev have purchased a new yacht in the UK. The cost of the vessel, built in 2024 at the Princess Yachts shipyard in Plymouth, England was $4.3 million. - The Insiderhttps://t.co/eVHcHXa78U pic.twitter.com/n1CAkjg90N

— Kvist.P 🇩🇰🇺🇦 (@kvistp) November 28, 2024

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Nuclear war ain’t no big deal. 🙄

🤡 Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church said that nuclear weapons should not cause fear because "Christians do not fear the end of the world"

He also thanked Russian scientists for developing “incredible weapons” and noted that worrying too much about the nuclear… pic.twitter.com/u1oYro7X4S

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) November 28, 2024

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No doubt NATO is to blame.

A Russian bus driver in Perm flew off a bridge onto a railway track and crashed into the power lines.
Sabotaging their own rail systems, they will probably find a "Ukrainian link" in his vodka. pic.twitter.com/EiDwRY90hF

— Kvist.P 🇩🇰🇺🇦 (@kvistp) November 28, 2024

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Unfortunately there isn’t popular support among South Koreans for sending military aid to Ukraine.

The South Korean TV channel SBS reported that South Korea has refused to sell weapons to Ukraine.

In particular, Ukraine wanted to buy Cheongung anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as radars for the missile defense system and counter-battery radars. The Ukrainian delegation… pic.twitter.com/nTJVsSesws

— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) November 28, 2024

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The Netherlands steps up.

❗️ Netherlands announces delivery of three Patriot air defense missile launchers to Ukraine pic.twitter.com/Hegxe7CF1o

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) November 28, 2024

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Remember at the beginning of the war when we would only give Ukraine defensive weapons like Javelins?

In less than three years we are now at the point of saying we won’t give Ukraine nukes.

The White House reportedly told Newsweek: "We are not planning to equip Ukraine with nuclear weapons." There are no official statements from the White House regarding this matter.https://t.co/pPHC3lskPQ

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) November 28, 2024

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A drone would have been even better.

The next level of trolling at russian embassy today. We have a tank!#ArmUkraineToWin pic.twitter.com/6WZrvJuU02

— Trigger (@TriggerLRSSG) November 27, 2024

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Russia should have left Kaliningrad long ago.

The russian Kaliningrad is currently temporarily under massive reconnaissance by five NATO aircraft.

Long-range radar detection aircraft with radio and electronic reconnaissance systems are flying in this area.

The russians are already complaining.
Have the orcs already… pic.twitter.com/SuKtQKh9BG

— Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt) November 27, 2024

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The beatings will continue until morale improves.

Discipline in the Russian army. The wounded soldier, apparently, deserted from his position. pic.twitter.com/m7aNa3R0rV

— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) November 27, 2024

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The war is over for these guys.

🔥🇺🇦Ukrainian SOF captured a huge group of 🇷🇺Russian marines in Kursk Region

During special operations, they also caused significant losses to the enemy.

Symbolically that several dozen soldiers of the 810th Russian Marine Brigade were captured on the Day of the Russian Marines pic.twitter.com/Yo5clXNJcF

— Cloooud |🇺🇦 (@GloOouD) November 27, 2024

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Maybe one day Tsar Vlad will get around to fixing their building.

"Our family supports Putin"

No jokes pic.twitter.com/uNOtiCz0Ju

— PS01 △ (@PStyle0ne1) November 27, 2024

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So very heartbreaking.

"Dear Santa, please bring me a telescope. I want to watch the stars and see my dad, who fell in battle. I am the son of a Hero of Ukraine," wrote 8yo Matviy. The wishes of so many Ukrainian children will remain unfulfilled. 💔
Source Maltese Aid Service Ukraine. Photo Unian. pic.twitter.com/sixsgbvFjN

— Olena Halushka (@OlenaHalushka) November 27, 2024

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Things to be thankful for.

That moment when the day is sh*t but then you exit the metro and the snow is falling for the first time in days ❄️❤️ pic.twitter.com/n6qsSZ9aQH

— Margo Gontar 🔱 (@MargoGontar) November 27, 2024

Dad's home pic.twitter.com/35Bmr4lUvb

— In Ukraine (@InUKRofficial) November 27, 2024