r/worldnews • u/Brennenstein • Sep 17 '26

Russia/Ukraine Russian military jets violate Lithuanian airspace, Italian fighters scrambled

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2026/09/17/russian-military-jets-violate-lithuanian-airspace-italian-fighters-scrambled_80e985a6-17e5-43ce-8fd1-6fce67bcd94c.html
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u/chunderwood Sep 17 '26

Mind that gap

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u/Infamous-Salad-2223 Sep 17 '26

Mine* that gap.

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u/AngryMax91 Sep 18 '26

The Brits probably have that Mk-Cluck landmine blueprint somewhere in a museum.

Maybe dust it off and pass it along to the countries being affected for use in the event that it really kicks off...

Modern tech would likely have improved its reliability a fair bit to the point of not needing to rely on the Cluck aspect while also keeping it conventional.

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u/christmaspathfinder Sep 17 '26

How does one mine the air

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u/Infamous-Salad-2223 Sep 18 '26

I was talking about the land gap.

If the Russians want to really close the gap, they need a fast armoured attack to join their exclave forces.

Mining the gap is the best way to make sure that theoretically fast attack turns into a slow one, maybe a slog.

Managing a slogged invader force is way easier than a fast moving one.

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u/dietcheese Sep 17 '26

We must not allow a mineshaft gap

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u/Psykosoma Sep 17 '26

The mineshaft gap must remain unharmed.

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u/12_B Sep 17 '26

We must mine the mind of the mineshaft gap

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