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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
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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 Friday #1
I hear your frustration, but what can she do? Polybius 4 hrs ago #50
The second video UpInArms Friday #2
Maybe she has an actual life outside of waiting in line for gas. TeaLeaves Friday #3
I am certain that she has a life. But part of the observation is what appears niyad 2 hrs ago #53
My speculation... Pluvious Friday #4
I know dudes who are as clueless about their cars, too. marble falls Friday #12
Do you have a spare bat for your key fob on you? paleotn Friday #33
actually, UpInArms Friday #37
Well planned and well played. paleotn Friday #38
my key fob UpInArms Friday #40
Does she not know how Ukrainians have lived for years? AloeVera Friday #5
Whatever it represents, I also know the average Russian is not getting the truth about what is happening in Ukraine. marble falls Friday #16
Very true. The censorship is extreme. N/T AloeVera Friday #34
Actually, probably not, for real. DFW Friday #26
This is what the billionaires want all over the world. yardwork Friday #28
Leave out the "billionaires" jargon, and you have the last 500 years of Russian history DFW Yesterday #44
Tim Snyder's books should be required reading in the U.S. yardwork Yesterday #45
I'd be thrilled if they substituted his "On Tyranny--20 lessons from the 20th century" for the PoA being read in schools DFW Yesterday #47
It would be banned. yardwork Yesterday #48
By both right AND left. n/t DFW 7 hrs ago #49
Yes, important to realize they are in the dark mostly about Ukraine. AloeVera Friday #35
Exactly AloeVera..the Ukrainian people have been inconvenienced a whole lot more and longer than this princess Deuxcents Friday #39
I have to wonder who made this film, he seems to be on a high floor (or the roof) of a skyscraper FakeNoose Friday #6
Maybe the building they were in was not likely to be wnylib Friday #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 Friday #17
i thought x was unwelcome here Tetrachloride Friday #7
My Firefox browser blocks ads and trackers from X. . . . h2ebits Friday #9
Gray area, a lot of Democrats and progressives still post there. marble falls Friday #18
if their audience leaves, they will follow. ret5hd 3 hrs ago #52
Cripes! London had better defense against Nazi "Buzz Bombs" Wednesdays Friday #8
what kind of a payload can a strike drone like that carry? Gato Moteado Friday #10
If napalm weren't against the rules of war, The Madcap Friday #15
165 pounds of high explosive,... LudwigPastorius Friday #19
10# plus of high explosives. They can do a serious damage. marble falls Friday #20
Wikipedia charliea Friday #21
I noticed that smoke! electric_blue68 Friday #41
Keep on buzzing them. The Madcap Friday #13
I remember the gas lines of the early 1970s Wicked Blue Friday #14
Datsuns.... SergeStorms Friday #30
Tangential story ... electric_blue68 Friday #42
What happened? orthoclad Friday #22
I had read somewhere that the Russian defence Forces Ars Longa Friday #23
Buzzbombs over London? Sneederbunk Friday #24
Is Russian language Voice of America still broadcasting? AverageOldGuy Friday #25
It's not "The Ukraine", it is Ukraine, a sovereign nation... wcmagumba Friday #27
A 19 yr old landed a plane in Moscow in 1987 xuplate Friday #29
The Russian people need to depose their madman dictator by whatever means necessary Mysterian Friday #31
Good. SamuelAdams Friday #32
The sound of those drones sounds remarkably like a WWII fighter CanonRay Friday #36
Why not drop pamphlets informing the russians purr-rat beauty Friday #43
Checkout those finger nails csusan Yesterday #46
;-{)..... Goonch 3 hrs ago #51
That's embarrassing. Norrrm 17 min ago #54
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