Sunk! Russians Admit Top Black Sea Ship Has Hit Rock Bottom | Talking Points Memo

Russia admitted that its largest ship in the Black Sea had gone under on Thursday, after Ukraine said on Wednesday that it scored a rocket strike on the vessel.


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That’s too bad.

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'Tis but a flesh wound.

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New home for Spongebob.

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couldn’t happen to a more deserving war criminal and his mighty military.

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Who’s the savvy genius now?

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We were just converting it to a submarine! Honest!

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OT. I guess is no surprise that Trump endorsed a pussy-grabber…

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Only the best people!

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The Moskva provided long range SAM coverage to the portion of the Black Sea coast Russia conquered to create a land bridge to the Crimea. Losing it is a serious problem for them.

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A promotion!

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Alternatively [in best Seinfeld voice], “That’s a shame.”

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Wow …
they didn’t lose a missile launching cruiser when they FUBARed things in Afghanistan

Guess another General or Admiral will now have to “get” a heart attack for this.

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I really can’t believe I was the 1st one to think this… :smiley:

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100% technically accurate and misleading

Within hours of Ukrainian officials first claiming that the ship had sunk on Wednesday evening, Russia’s Ministry of Defense issued a terse statement through state wire services saying that a fire on board the vessel had caused ammunition to explode.

I mean… apparently the missile that caused the fire…

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Russia’s story sounds a lot like the stories of right wingers who claim a family member died of pneumonia while infected with Covid.

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You weren’t: :laughing:

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LOL

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