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Anonymous ID: ff51d9 March 7, 2023, 11:57 a.m. No.18462728   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>2768 >>2777 >>2810 >>2899 >>3051 >>3183 >>3279 >>3374 >>3452

7 Mar, 2023 16:29

Inflatable arms maker reports soaring demand

Business was up by more than 30% last year, Inflatech reports

 

A Czech company that produces inflatable imitation weapons, including fake American HIMARS rocket systems and Abrams tanks reportedly used as decoys in Ukraine, announced on Monday that production orders have dramatically increased.

 

According to Inflatech, which produces more than 30 types of life-size inflatable military decoys, its business soared by 30% last year.

 

The company’s chief executive Vojtech Fresser told the Associated Press that he expects growth to continue rising by double digits for at least another three to five years.

 

Fresser refused to comment on whether the company’s decoys were being used by Ukrainian forces. However, he said: “I can imagine that if we want to support a partner country which is in trouble, we would send them inflatable decoys. Or it already has them, and if not, it will have them, for sure.”

 

Inflatech uses light materials, such as artificial silk, for the production of its decoys. As a result, a fake tank could weigh up to 100kg. It reportedly takes four people to operate a decoy, with ten minutes needed to unwrap and inflate it.

 

According to the company, the fake tanks, armored vehicles and jet fighters are used to fool the enemy on the battlefield, so that they target the decoys instead of real weaponry.

 

“If I force the enemy to destroy a thing of mine by using something which is four times, but in reality it could be 20 times more expensive, then I’m the winner economically,” Fresser explained to AP.

 

Inflatech currently manufactures up to50 decoys a month. Those are reportedly sold to a number of countries, with any such exports to a NATO state requiring them to be approved by its government.

 

Earlier this month, the US Department of Defense announced that it would send a new military aid package worth $400 million to Ukraine, including HIMARS rockets and artillery shells. The package is the 33rd tranche of military aid doled out to Ukraine since August 2021.

 

Since the beginning of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine last February, Washington has reportedly provided Kiev more than $32 billion worth of arms. Russia has long condemned the supply of Western arms to Ukraine, arguing that this only prolongs the fighting without changing the outcome.

 

https://www.rt.com/business/572589-inflatable-arms-maker-soaring-demand/

Anonymous ID: ff51d9 March 7, 2023, noon No.18462745   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>2899 >>3051 >>3183 >>3279 >>3374 >>3452

7 Mar, 2023 16:06

Russia and Ukraine conduct prisoner swap

The Russian Defense Ministry reported the return of 90 servicemen, while Kiev says it got back 130

 

Some 220 troops have been released from captivity as Russia and Ukraine conducted the latest in a series of prisoner swaps, the Russian Defense Ministry and the Presidential Office in Kiev reported on Tuesday.

 

The ministry said it managed to secure the return of 90 of its servicemen, who were in “mortal danger” while in captivity. It’s noted that all those who were released will be transported to Moscow, where they will be provided with all necessary medical and psychological assistance.

 

Meanwhile, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andrey Yermak, wrote on Telegram that 130 people had been returned to the Ukrainian side – 126 servicemen and four servicewomen.

 

He noted that these soldiers were members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, National Guardsmen, border guards, and state special transport service. Yermak also stated that, of the 130 prisoners, 87 were Mariupol defenders, and 71 were from the Azovstal steel plant, which was the final battleground for the city in the spring of 2022.

 

Most of the people returned to the Ukrainian side have serious injuries, Yermak claimed, adding that all necessary assistance would be provided to them.

 

The last prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine took place on February 16. Then, Moscow received 101 servicemen while 100 military personnel and one civilian were returned to Kiev. That same month, with mediation efforts by the United Arab Emirates, Russia also secured the release of 63 prisoners of war, including persons of a “sensitive category,” while Kiev reported the return of 116 people.

 

https://www.rt.com/russia/572604-russia-ukraine-conduct-prisoner-exchange/

Anonymous ID: ff51d9 March 7, 2023, 12:24 p.m. No.18462867   🗄️.is đź”—kun

Congressional leaders do not want Capitol Police to wear body cams, and they don’t want surveillance cameras to record audio.This is to prevent the police from monitoring lawmakers.

 

https://twitter.com/JMichaelWaller/status/1633160718357786626?s=20

Anonymous ID: ff51d9 March 7, 2023, 1:27 p.m. No.18463177   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>3183 >>3193 >>3205 >>3279 >>3374 >>3452

It figures Republicans, wanted to keep the tapes secret too because they covered it up and did nothing for the political prisoners.

 

Thank God for Gaetz, Biggs, Boebert and the other 6, and ultimately the 20 that forced McCarthy’s hand

 

https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1632953663822913536?s=20

 

https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1632953663822913536?s=20