Seeing mixed reports about the head of wagner rolling into Rostov, Russia. All kinds of other rumors swirling around. Anyone have any good info, or good sources to follow?

  • @ComradeSalad
    31•11 months ago

    News blackout currently underway as of the night of the 23rd. Don’t trust anything being said at the moment as it’s all speculation and rumor. Even from official sources a lot of the information in a breaking story is going to be wrong, exaggerated, or confusing.

    I’m going to check with Russian sources when I wake up, but currently there is no information coming out of the area or about Wagner.

    Also the videos showing Wagners “coup” in Rostov are a bit funny. If they are what they claim to be, Wagners force appears to be 2 tanks (one modern and one very obsolete tank by the look of things), 1 IFV, 2 armored Humvee style cars, 1 military transport truck, and then about 5-10 assorted civilian vehicles.

    Assuming they’re all full to the brim with troops and supplies, that’s enough men and machines for what? An under-strength Company of troops? The NYPD could handle that force.

    • loathesome dongeater
      24•11 months ago

      NYPD’s budget is larger than the military budget of many small countries (for eg. DPRK) lol

      • @ImOnADiet
        27•11 months ago

        the NYPD pays way way way more for that gear though, there’s no way they have more equipment than the DPRK’s army

        • loathesome dongeaterEnglish
          22•11 months ago

          [New York] City officials say that the NYPD will acquire two robot dogs for a total of $750,000, according to the NYT, and that they will only be used during life-threatening situations, such as bomb threats.

          Yeah checks out

            • @ComradeSaladEnglish
              7•11 months ago

              Robot dogs are nothing. They are currently developing AI to try and make the US Reaper and Predator drones autonomous and be able to operate without a pilot.

              • @redteaEnglish
                2•11 months ago

                I can see that going very wrong very quickly. If they train the AI on existing US data and let them loose at home, they’ll take out half of Washington.

        • @quality_fun
          17•11 months ago

          fortunately, the nypd lacks equipment such as tanks, missiles, and artillery. spending isn’t everything; what they spend it on is everything.