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wnylib

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11. Maybe the building they were in was not likely to be
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 01:00 PM
14 hrs ago

a target so they felt safe to observe the drones?

I'd be leaving that area too.

But, Ukraine is targeting oil supplies. Maybe there is, or was, an oil storage supply that the drone was heading for and the filmer knew it?

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"I just can't live like this." GoCubsGo 15 hrs ago #1
The second video UpInArms 15 hrs ago #2
Maybe she has an actual life outside of waiting in line for gas. TeaLeaves 15 hrs ago #3
My speculation... Pluvious 15 hrs ago #4
I know dudes who are as clueless about their cars, too. marble falls 14 hrs ago #12
Do you have a spare bat for your key fob on you? paleotn 12 hrs ago #33
actually, UpInArms 11 hrs ago #37
Well planned and well played. paleotn 11 hrs ago #38
my key fob UpInArms 10 hrs ago #40
Does she not know how Ukrainians have lived for years? AloeVera 14 hrs ago #5
Whatever it represents, I also know the average Russian is not getting the truth about what is happening in Ukraine. marble falls 14 hrs ago #16
Very true. The censorship is extreme. N/T AloeVera 12 hrs ago #34
Actually, probably not, for real. DFW 13 hrs ago #26
This is what the billionaires want all over the world. yardwork 12 hrs ago #28
Leave out the "billionaires" jargon, and you have the last 500 years of Russian history DFW 46 min ago #44
Yes, important to realize they are in the dark mostly about Ukraine. AloeVera 11 hrs ago #35
Exactly AloeVera..the Ukrainian people have been inconvenienced a whole lot more and longer than this princess Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #39
I have to wonder who made this film, he seems to be on a high floor (or the roof) of a skyscraper FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #6
Maybe the building they were in was not likely to be wnylib 14 hrs ago #11
Ukraine does not seem to be targeting civilian blds at all. Might be a very safe place to watch drones as long as ... marble falls 13 hrs ago #17
i thought x was unwelcome here Tetrachloride 14 hrs ago #7
My Firefox browser blocks ads and trackers from X. . . . h2ebits 14 hrs ago #9
Gray area, a lot of Democrats and progressives still post there. marble falls 13 hrs ago #18
Cripes! London had better defense against Nazi "Buzz Bombs" Wednesdays 14 hrs ago #8
what kind of a payload can a strike drone like that carry? Gato Moteado 14 hrs ago #10
If napalm weren't against the rules of war, The Madcap 14 hrs ago #15
165 pounds of high explosive,... LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #19
10# plus of high explosives. They can do a serious damage. marble falls 13 hrs ago #20
Wikipedia charliea 13 hrs ago #21
I noticed that smoke! electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #41
Keep on buzzing them. The Madcap 14 hrs ago #13
I remember the gas lines of the early 1970s Wicked Blue 14 hrs ago #14
Datsuns.... SergeStorms 12 hrs ago #30
Tangential story ... electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #42
What happened? orthoclad 13 hrs ago #22
I had read somewhere that the Russian defence Forces Ars Longa 13 hrs ago #23
Buzzbombs over London? Sneederbunk 13 hrs ago #24
Is Russian language Voice of America still broadcasting? AverageOldGuy 13 hrs ago #25
It's not "The Ukraine", it is Ukraine, a sovereign nation... wcmagumba 13 hrs ago #27
A 19 yr old landed a plane in Moscow in 1987 xuplate 12 hrs ago #29
The Russian people need to depose their madman dictator by whatever means necessary Mysterian 12 hrs ago #31
Good. SamuelAdams 12 hrs ago #32
The sound of those drones sounds remarkably like a WWII fighter CanonRay 11 hrs ago #36
Why not drop pamphlets informing the russians purr-rat beauty 5 hrs ago #43
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