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⚡️The driver of the truck filled with drones that attacked Olenegorsk may not have known about the cargo — Baza
This morning, a truck stopped at a gas station at the entrance to the city. After a while, drones began flying out of the back, which then attacked various objects. The driver has been detained.
https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1929131603915145500
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🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺 It is being reported that at least 30% of Russian long-range nuclear capable strategic bombers were reportedly damaged in the attack.
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https://x.com/dana916/status/1929215107688501432
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🇺🇦🪖The commander of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine Ground Forces, Mikhail Drapaty, submitted his resignation. All because of the strike on the 239th training ground, which resulted in the death of the military:
"Mutual responsibility and impunity are poison for the army. I tried to eradicate it from the Ground Forces. But if tragedies are repeated, it means that my efforts were not enough. We have no right to live in a system that doesn't learn. If we do not draw conclusions, do not change our attitude towards the service, and do not admit our mistakes, we are doomed. Without personal responsibility, there is no development. Without development, there is no victory. An army in which commanders are personally responsible for people's lives is alive. An army where no one is responsible for the loss is dying from the inside."
https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1929208581506699313
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‼️🇺🇦🇷🇺 Photo shared by #Ukraine️'s SBU Chief Vasyl Maliuk during the “Web” special operation against #Russian airbases.
https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1929179926826975323
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🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺 Hitting the Nuclear Shield
Ukrainian forces have launched their largest-ever strike against nuclear triad targets at strategic airfields in several regions. In some cases, FPV drones hit their targets, while in others, fortunately, they were prevented.
On the extent of the damage:
▪️ Fires were recorded on four Tu-95s at the Olenya airfield in the Murmansk region. Five columns of smoke were also seen at the Belaya airfield, where the Tu-22M3 and Tu-95MS were located.
▪️ In the Amur Region, the attack failed - the truck with the UAV caught fire on the road. The intended target was apparently the Ukrainka airfield, where strategic aviation is also based.
▪️ There were reports of UAV threats at airfields in the Ryazan and Ivanovo regions, but no footage of explosions or burning aircraft was received from there. The Defense Ministry later reported that the attacks had been repelled.
▪️ Information about the arrivals in Severomorsk and Voskresensk also does not correspond to reality - the moments of explosions at Olenya were passed off as footage of the "arrivals".
▪️ The Ministry of Defense acknowledged the loss of equipment at Olenya and Belaya. At the same time, they added that there were no casualties among personnel or civilians.
▪️ In the evening, information emerged that the workshop for assembling and installing drones on a container was located in the Chelyabinsk region.
The attack was accompanied by official statements from Ukrainian special services, which reported the destruction of "over forty" strategic aviation aircraft. In reality, such a number of aircraft were not destroyed.
However, the blow was very sensitive, and talk about the opposite is self-deception bordering on sabotage. Perhaps the losses could have been even greater if several trucks had not exploded en route.
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https://x.com/dana916/status/1929225982881485242
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🇺🇦🇷🇺Russian team headed by Vladimir Medinsky in Turkey for talks with Ukraine.
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https://x.com/dana916/status/1929237759564124206
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The former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sparked controversy at the "Black Sea Security Forum" in Odesa by openly thanking Donald Trump for authorizing an attack on Russian forces in Syria during his first term as president. Pompeo described the 2018 incident, in which U.S. forces reportedly killed up to 300 Russian personnel (often believed to be Wagner fighters), as a turning point and a signal of American resolve:
“In 2018 in Syria, we killed 300 Russians — the first time in a long while that Americans killed Russians in combat. By the way, thank you, President Trump, for that. I don’t know what another president would’ve done.”
Pompeo went on to question the effectiveness of the upcoming meeting in Istanbul, doubting whether real results would emerge unless the West is willing to escalate:
“I don’t know who’s actually going to show up in Istanbul on Monday. But at some level, it feels pointless unless we’re prepared to let the Ukrainians do what they did in the Black Sea - to threaten Russian assets again. I think we’ll have to do that again, and we must do it - together, hopefully with full NATO backing.”
While his remarks drew attention, some observers noted that the forum itself - featuring figures like retired British Colonel Richard Kemp, who controversially called for Ukraine to acquire nuclear weapons - has increasingly become a platform for political has-beens advocating aggressive posturing after the end of their public careers.
- UARU
https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1929216273751093704
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Ukrainian UAVs, including jet drones are flying west through Voronezh Oblast towards the Engels-2 Airbase in Saratov Oblast.
As many as 100 Ukrainian UAVs have been launched from several locations in Kharkiv and Sumy Oblasts towards Voronezh and Kursk Oblasts. There are reports of Jet drones being among them.
https://x.com/AMK_Mapping_/status/1929234450896056482
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Looks like at least 3 trucks full with drones did not reach their destination & self destructed on the way.
The downside of hiring civilian unsuspecting cargo transport companies is that … they might be late.
Now the number is 7 TRUCKS , AT 60 drones per truck !
https://x.com/SMO_VZ/status/1929221403317805526
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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 Regarding Destruction of Several Russian Tu-95 Strategic Bombers...
This op likely involved FPV drones smuggled into Russia, an operation that took months or longer to carry out.
It is not something that could be sustained on a level capable of shifting the tide of the war or even slowing it down.
And again, as the US poses as "mediator" this op was carried out by US CIA trained and directed Ukrainians like earlier naval drone ops targeting Crimea.
Any op like this would require ISR only the United States could provide, and constant updates all the way up until the decision to launch the operation was made - and then additional ISR from the US to assess the outcome.
In other words, the US enabled this attack on Russia's strategic bombers while pretending to mediate amid its own proxy war on Russia.
https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/1929171074253721946
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NATO-backed Zelensky claims responsibility for TERROR attack on Russia
https://x.com/RT_com/status/1929257227677811195
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🇷🇺Medinsky stated that all comments regarding the draft memorandum on a settlement with Ukraine will be made on Monday.
He noted that he had seen reports about the terms Kyiv allegedly included in the memorandum, but emphasized that an official response will come on Monday.
https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1929256651699155295
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Attack heroes of the Vostok group captured a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction.
The facility was well fortified and camouflaged. The command decided to use assault groups on motorcycles to attack from the flanks.
During the battle, Russian servicemen broke the resistance and one militant was taken prisoner.
Ammunition and foreign weapons were found at the stronghold.
https://x.com/SMO_VZ/status/1929239352149762399
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Kremlin has decided to give a tough response to Kiev, which will take place either today or tomorrow night!
The attack will be demonstrative. Today they will decide which objects to hit.
Rumors have started again that the Russian Federation may officially declare war on Ukraine.
It has also been decided that the DPRK army will participate in the hostilities
All our sources are sure that the conflict will escalate!
But everyone is sure that we should not expect a response with the use of tactical nuclear weapons, although they do not exclude it. But then we can put an end to the whole peaceful cause.
We are waiting!
https://x.com/colonelhomsi/status/1929200919293338098
Wow. I've just got back home, and read the last 26 posts all at once. :facepalm:
- Time for Russia to formally declare the conflict an anti-terrorist operation, or even a war.
- Time or another Oreshnik demonstration.
- And the 'peace' talks in Istanbul tomorrow may be very interesting.
This livestream from Lt Col Daniel Davis started just a few minutes ago, and might contain some useful real-time updates. (I've not begun to listen to it yet.)
Ukraine Slams Russia, Destroys 40 Planes
Regarding Operation Spiderweb: something a little more grounded (pardoning the pun), and sensible, that I do agree with here from what I've seen myself. From Simplicius via X:
⚡️🇷🇺Newsflash: Sorry to disappoint sensationalizers, but there is high chance not a single Tu-95 was 'destroyed'.The material (and materiel) damage won't bother Russia too much, but, as Medinsky says here (no subtitles): "Wait for tomorrow."
Burning aviation fuel releases a lot of smoke, leading to grainy, distant videos making the hits appear more catastrophic than they are.
Russian bases have emergency fire suppression teams precisely for this task, and planes have caught fire before and been put back in service.
A tiny FPV hitting the wing and setting a fire does not lead to the loss of the entire craft. Sure, they will be under repair for a long time but unless precise confirmation is reached, we can assume 4-5 Tu-95s were "damaged" and taken temporarily/indefinitely out of service, pending repairs.
Ukraine has actually struck Tu-95s before with shrapnel and the planes were repaired, as most likely will be the case here.
Source: https://x.com/MonitorX99800/status/1929247113067544771
I think Simplicius is very probably right. TU-95s are huge aircraft, pretty much the same size as American B-52s. It'd take a lot for one to be 'destroyed', and whatever damage there is will probably be repaired very quickly.Quote:
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The serious thing here, as all wargame strategists will fully understand, is that it could be seen as an attempt to disable Russia's nuclear capability. (A similar thing happened last year when there were US-guided Ukrainian strikes on Russia's strategic early-warning radar systems in Crimea.)
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Final tally of confirmed hits so far seems to be
5 Tu-95s,
2 Tu-22s,
one An-12.
According to my info, two of the 95s can most likely be repaired relatively soon, as the damage is not super extensive. At least one is dead for good. The 22s, no idea. Sure hurts but not devastating.
https://x.com/RWApodcast/status/1929249457104658750
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Ukrainian drones attack Ryazan. Air defense has been operating in the region for over an hour — locals heard at least 12 explosions in the sky above the city.
The first reports of the attack appeared at 23:20. People saw a bright flash and heard characteristic bangs as they approached the city. This caused the windows to shake in some houses. According to locals, the sounds of explosions are now predominantly in the area of the railway station, the Dyagilevo and Prioksky microdistricts, as well as in the Nedostoevo area.
- Mash
https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1929289908146839590