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TexasTowelie

(122,528 posts)
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 09:20 AM Aug 13

Crucial Shahed Factory 1,300km Away Obliterated. Alaska Summit is a Potential Trap - The Russian Dude



Ukraine has launched its deepest and most devastating strikes yet, hitting a major Shahed drone factory in Tatarstan 1,300 kilometers inside Russia, obliterating stockpiles of Iranian-made attack drones and missile components. The attack crippled production at the heart of Russia’s drone war machine, which churns out over 5,000 Shaheds a month for nightly swarms targeting Ukrainian cities. Ukrainian forces also struck the Arzamas missile component plant, delivering another blow to Russia’s long-range strike capability. As Kyiv develops low-cost interceptor drones to counter the constant barrage, Moscow scrambles for more advanced and expensive models, sparking a new arms race. Meanwhile, global attention shifts to the upcoming Trump-Putin “peace summit” in Alaska—an event raising fears of backroom deals that could trade away Ukrainian territory without Kyiv at the table. On the front lines, Ukrainian troops fight brutal battles in Donetsk, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia, holding ground despite manpower shortages and unrelenting Russian assaults. This week reveals the stark reality of the war: high-tech strikes deep in Russia, dangerous geopolitical maneuvering, and soldiers refusing to yield a single meter of Ukrainian soil.
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Crucial Shahed Factory 1,300km Away Obliterated. Alaska Summit is a Potential Trap - The Russian Dude (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 13 OP
"... backroom deals that could trade away Ukrainian territory without Kyiv at the table." CrispyQ Aug 13 #1
Ask Neville Chamberlain Wonder Why Aug 13 #4
The meeting is for the terms of surrender for Ukraine. gab13by13 Aug 13 #2
Good colorful language Gum Logger Aug 13 #3
Write or call your congressional representatives ChicagoTeamster Aug 13 #5

CrispyQ

(40,131 posts)
1. "... backroom deals that could trade away Ukrainian territory without Kyiv at the table."
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 09:27 AM
Aug 13

How is this even possible? Is the world going to let this happen? Is anyone going to stand up to Trump & show him he's not king of the world?

ChicagoTeamster

(9 posts)
5. Write or call your congressional representatives
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 01:04 PM
Aug 13

I have written and called mine in Illinois but the US House email system won't allow one to send a message to a rep if you're not in their district and I can't find any of their alternate email addresses to bypass the house email service. That was probably done to prevent them from being harassed. We need to demand that Dems make a united group statement that the people of the United States stand with the Ukrainian people and that Ukraine should not be required to cede one inch of sovereign territory to an invader. Also, Russia must withdraw from all occupied territory and pay Ukraine for damages and rebuilding costs. They must also reiterate support for pursuing war crimes tribunals at the International Criminal Court of the Hague.

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