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Warpy

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4. Onnce again, no warheads on the reentry vehicles
Sat May 23, 2026, 11:38 PM
8 hrs ago

While one of those things coming in at supersonic speeds will do damage all on its own, it could have been much worse.

This seems to have been a test of targeting these things, the empty warheads going off in different directions on reentry. Why test them on your own missile range when there's a country your dimwit dictator wants to destroy? Since they only produce half a dozen or so of these rockets a year, I can think of no other reason to squander one in this way.

Worse is the large rocket and drone attack ongoing on Kyiv. Those things are carrying explosives.

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Damn....... Lovie777 10 hrs ago #1
Desperate actions by a desperate dictator Fiendish Thingy 10 hrs ago #2
The grifter is a traitor to the world. yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #3
Onnce again, no warheads on the reentry vehicles Warpy 8 hrs ago #4
Dear God, this is AWFUL!!! calimary 8 hrs ago #5
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