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✈️⚡️#Russia/#Ukraine Aircraft Spotting Thread [1]
✈️"FORTE11" likely to be joined tonight by an RQ-4D, bringing significantly more electronic capabilities to the table for the night. #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineCrisis #EU #US #NATO #Europe #Crimea #Donbas #DPR #LPR [2]
✈️Unknown flight east of #Siciliy, although we've seen flights like this the past few days. Maritime patrol aircraft of some kind make sense during these times. #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineCrisis #EU #US #NATO #Europe #Crimea #Donbas #DPR #LPR [3]
✈️"FORTE11" has a noteworthy flightpath. Puts it near #Luhansk, #Kharkiv, and #Belgorod/#Tomarovka surveillance path on these circles. #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineCrisis #EU #US #NATO #Europe #Crimea #Donbas #DPR #LPR [4]
"HOMER19" RC-135U Combat Sent now on it's way to the far east #Mediterranean to presumably keep an eye on #Russian naval assets. #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineCrisis #EU #US #NATO #Europe #Crimea #Donbas #DPR #LPR [5]
✈️"HOMER19" made an abnormal maneuver, wasn't interference so it's up to question for now what happened. #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineCrisis #EU #US #NATO #Europe #Crimea #Donbas #DPR #LPR [6]
✈️As soon as it landed in #Belgorod, now a few minutes later it takes off once more. "RSD989" doing circles over the city. #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineCrisis #EU #US #NATO #Europe #Crimea #Donbas #DPR #LPR [7]
#USArmy "DUKE46" and"DUKE52" UH-60M helicopters active in #Poland near #Ukrainian border. #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineCrisis #EU #US #NATO #Europe #Crimea #Donbas #DPR #LPR [8]
✈️"RSD989" once more leaves #Belgorod to do a circle over the area... this is quickly becoming an interesting flight. #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineCrisis #EU #US #NATO #Europe #Crimea #Donbas #DPR #LPR [9]
✈️What is interesting about this flight is the Antonov An-148-100EA doesn't possess any electronic or command capabilities. It's a transport. Why circle and land twice now? #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineCrisis #EU #US #NATO #Europe #Crimea #Donbas #DPR #LPR [10]
✈️"RSD989" continues on what appears a third circling flight. #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineCrisis #EU #US #NATO #Europe #Crimea #Donbas #DPR #LPR [11]
✈️"HOMER21" engaging in some surveillance up north perhaps? Might even move so far as to go into a land route? #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineCrisis #EU #US #NATO #Europe #Crimea #Donbas #DPR #LPR [12]
✈️"SPRAM" invalid coded RQ-4 over east Ukraine providing surveillance, has been flying at different altitudes abnormally and may be subject to GPS interference on FR24 it seems. #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineCrisis #EU #US #NATO #Europe #Crimea #Donbas #DPR #LPR [13]

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🇫🇷 Marie Le Pen potentially leading polls w/ youth? What's up w/ that? Well as a young man who himself was once led astray by the alluring nature of far-right nationalism and radical politics, enjoy a personal view on what I think is happening here in thread format. 🧵
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This’ll stir some controversy since I try to stay away from politics… however this is an easy “How to show you don’t understand anything about the South” on your bingo cards boys.

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The OSINT community never stopped warning.
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