#askold

[shrikeclangen]

What are Rookrump’s pronouns? :O

She/her! Thanks for asking; I definitely should have made that more specific on her ref :'3

[redarmyscreaming]

Russian Cruiser Askold early in WWI.

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

Aftermath of the Ukrainian Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missile strike on the Russian Project 22800 Karakurt corvette Askold. At minimum, severe damage to the port side, including the superstructure, Kerch, Ukraine, November 2023. Source: OSINTtechnical

P.S. With just this one precision strike, Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles have fully redeemed themselves by eliminating the serious threat to Western Europe posed by this Russian war criminal warship. Russian Navy shelled civilian targets in Ukraine...

Unfortunately, the very naïve Westerners severely restricted capabilities of these missiles...In fact, Ukrainians have to fight against the aggressor with their hands tied...

[tomorrowusa]

« Like Nazi Germany, the Russian Federation will fail to re-imperialize. Its military is demonstrably mediocre, its economy is about as big as that of Italy or Texas, and its governance has become increasingly ineffective and unstable as elites begin to jockey for power in what they view as the rapidly approaching post-Putin era. The immediate future could be even worse, especially if the regime remains guided by the whims of a single autocrat and continues to discourage technological innovation and economic growth.

In a word, Russia’s imperial aspirations are dead, even if the Kremlin thinks otherwise. And the man who presided over their destruction is Putin. »

— Political Science Prof. Alexander J. Motyl at Rutgers University. Writing at the journal Foreign Policy. (archived)

Prof. Motyl has an implied warning at the end of the article...

In the absence of defeat, a militarily and economically weak and misgoverned Russia will remain in thrall to the ideology and attempt, yet again, to re-imperialize—all but certainly with the same results: failure, death, and destruction.

If Russia is not pushed out of Ukraine it will have learned nothing and may pursue the same course elsewhere – even as it continues to decline. Putin's Russia is a persistent problem which will not go away if we ignore it.

Ukraine is not slacking, it is doing the actual fighting in this war. According to Putin's plan, Ukraine was supposed to be in Russian hands by the end of February of 2022. It has held off the world's second biggest (if greatly overrated) military over 20 months. It just needs help with supplies and up to date weaponry.

We just got news of a Russian missile launching ship being taken out by Ukraine. 🇺🇦 😃

Ukraine Says It Blasted Modern Russian Missile Carrier In Kerch Shipyard

What's left of the Askold, a Russian missile carrier so new that it hadn't yet officially joined the Black Sea Fleet...

The aid the US gives to Ukraine in the long run will increase long term prospects for peace and stability in Eurasia.

[imrainkid-blog]

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[klimbims]

Askold in Kiel | Аскольд на испытаниях, Киль, 1901 by Olga

[shrikeclangen]

I LOOOVEE YOUR ART OMG and Rookrump is so shape <33 beloved

also im curious what Almond's sprite looks like!! Ive never seen a clangen kitty patterned like that!!

HIII THANK U SM <33 We all love Rookrump here welcome Almondsplash sprite reveal just for u!!!

[shrikeclangen]

definitely have to follow and continue my new clangen tumblr binge bc WHAT THE HECK!! YOUR KITTIES!! ARE TOO CUTE!!!

thank you so much ur so nice