Illinois Hobby Club Believes Pentagon Shot Down Their $12 Pico Balloon

"After the Pentagon dispatched fighter jets to shoot down unidentified objects on February 10, 11, and 12 utilizing heat-seeking AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles at over $400,000 a pop, President Biden belatedly admitted that they could just be harmless weather balloons

"The intelligence community’s current assessment is that these three objects were most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation, or research institutions studying weather or conducting other scientific research," Biden said. 

But now an Illinois-based hobby group which uses $12 balloons with ham radios for a cheap high-altitude hobby says the object shot down over Yukon Territory on Feb. 11 likely belongs to them. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden also sees this as the likely scenario...

please tell me the white house did not spend the month of february scrambling jets to fire $400,000 missiles at the local hobby club's TWELVE DOLLAR BALLOON  have mercyhttps://t.co/4D7DaTncvT

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden)" ZH

Slovakia is not allowing German howitzers to cross border from Ukraine for repairs for several weeks

"Slovakia has been not allowing German-made weapons from Ukraine to enter its country,
which are to be repaired there, for several weeks now...... new elections are to be held in Slovakia after the government was dismissed in a vote of no confidence in December. Since then, the country has been experiencing a government crisis and an unclear power situation. The left-wing opposition is considered more pro-Russian." PRAVDA

Ukrainian air forces launch 13 strikes on enemy positions

"Air Force of Ukraine’s Defense Forces has launched 13 strikes on enemy positions in the past
24 hours. Additionally, Ukraine’s missile and artillery units hit one Russian ammunition depot." UKRIN

Former CIA Advisor: Biden bombed Nord Stream?

"Dear Reader,

On the morning of September 26, 2022…

Four undersea explosions ripped 60-foot holes in Russia’s Nord Stream pipeline…

Sending gas pouring into the ocean…

And leaving the pipeline crippled for years.

The Biden Administration blames Russia, but…

That’s a bald-faced lie.

You’re about to see why I am now certain… 

Joe Biden ordered the Nord Stream attack. 

And his mistake is about to plunge us all into Hell…

Jim Rickards

Former CIA & Pentagon Advisor." ZH

NATO reveals new space fleet

"NATO has announced a new space project that aims to create a fleet of spy satellites. The
initiative, which includes NATO applicants Sweden and Finland, involves not only national but commercial assets.

The project, which is called ‘Alliance Persistent Surveillance..." RT

Russia issues space warning

"The US and its allies are exposing civilian space assets to potential attack by utilizing them
for military purposes, a senior Russian diplomat has warned. The warning came after NATO unveiled plans for a space monitoring fleet that will use commercial and military satellites for its missions. Ahead of the announcement of NATO’s new space project, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the US-led bloc will use commercial satellites as a military booster." RT

Rockets strike mayor's office in separatist Donetsk

"The mayor's office in a key eastern Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Kremlin separatists was
struck by rockets, Russian state agencies reported. According to the separatist authorities, four people were injured. According to RIA Novosti, the municipal building in Donetsk was "seriously damaged" by the attack, which local separatist authorities blamed on Ukraine. Kremlin-backed separatist authorities have previously accused Ukraine of numerous strikes on infrastructure and residential targets in the occupied territories, often employing the U.S.-supplied long-range HIMARS rockets, without providing corroborating information." AfricaNews

US Informs Ukraine It Doesn't Have Enough Long-Range Missiles To Send

 "Ukraine has been urging for the US to immediately transfer Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMs), which have a range of up to 190 miles, capable of being fired from the HIMARS rocket systems, which the Ukrainians already possess. 

But now the US is informing the Ukrainians that it doesn't have enough of these long range missiles even if it were willing to provide them. Citing four US officials, Politico writes that "Transferring ATACMS to the battlefield in eastern Europe would dwindle America’s stockpiles and harm the U.S. military’s readiness for a future fight, the people said." ZH

Pentagon admits ‘UFO encounter’ blunder

"The Pentagon has acknowledged that it failed in its first attempt to shoot down a mysterious
object spotted in the skies over Michigan last weekend, saying one AIM-9X Sidewinder missile fired by an F-16 fighter jet missed its mark and landed “harmlessly” in a body of water. The target was one among three mysterious entities seen in North American airspace in recent days, though officials are still unable to identify any of them. Speaking to reporters for a press briefing on Tuesday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley was asked to comment on the object shot down over Lake Huron days prior, following reports that the military was unable to hit its target on the first go. 

“First shot missed. Second shot hit,” he said, adding “the missile landed harmlessly in the water of Lake Huron” and did not detonate on impact. " RT

‘Executed’ Wagner Group fighter shown alive to press

"Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the private military company Wagner Group, has confirmed that Dmitry Yakushchenko, a soldier who was previously assumed by some to have been executed, is alive.

Yakushchenko came into the media spotlight this week, after a video purportedly showing his execution was published on social media. In it, he confessed to deserting Wagner and going to the Ukraine-controlled side. He claimed that he had been abducted in Ukraine for a “trial” before an unidentified person appeared to smash his head with a sledgehammer. The video was heavily blurred.

Since the ‘execution’ video was confirmed to be a hoax, Prigozhin claimed that Yakushchenko was captured after getting lost on the frontline and “acted like a real man, that is told lots of f**king lies” to survive. He backed the assertion that the man returned with a lot of “useful information.” RT

Russia Deploys Nuclear Armed Ships in the Baltic Sea

"According to the Norwegian Intelligence Service, Russia is deploying nuclear weapon-armed
vessels into the Baltic Sea. This is the first time in 30 years that this has happened. “The key part of the nuclear potential is on the submarines and surface ships of the Northern Fleet,” the Norwegian intel said." TP

Russians launch missile strikes at Kostyantynivka, Kramatorsk

"In Donetsk region, the Russian invaders launched two missile attacks – on Kostyantynivka
and Kramatorsk." UKRIN

As Mystery Objects Get Shot Down, U.S. Sets Up New Task Force on UFOs

"Amid a baffling series of incidents in which the U.S. has shot down three unidentified flying
objects, the White House said Monday it would create a team expected to study airborne objects and the potential security and safety risks they pose.

The new group, created at the behest of national-security adviser Jake Sullivan, would comprise elements of the Pentagon, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies, said U.S. officials." WSJ

Tanker Rates To Haul Gasoline Soar 400% After Russian Sanctions

"Sanctions have redirected Russian energy flows from Europe to Asia. The rejiggering of
supply chains means Russia has to rely more on tankers. According to Bloomberg, this has led to a 400% surge in the daily rates for clean product tankers." ZH

US fighter jet shoots down airborne object over Lake Huron

"A US F-16 fighter jet shot down another airborne object over Lake Huron on Sunday
afternoon at the direction of President Joe Biden, the Pentagon said.  A US F-16 fighter jet shot down another airborne object over Lake Huron." CNN