Izhevsk is east of Moscow and about 1,400 km from Ukraine. It is the same city where a plant that produces missiles caught fire a couple weeks ago.
Ammo Dump Jesus blesses another Russian cache.
A ship loaded with ammunition under tow. What could possibly go wrong there?
3/ According to a source quoted by the channel, the Caesar Kunikov had suffered a serious technical malfunction and had left Novorossiysk on the night of 12 February to go to Sevastopol for repairs. It was unable to provide independent propulsion, so it was accompanied by tugs.
4/ Sokolov, who was until this week the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, is said to have been well aware of the threat from sea drones (USVs), particularly to a vessel with reduced capabilities, but still issued the order. It resulted in the loss of the ship.
5/ According to the source, there were no fatalities during the attack on 14 February – the crew was rescued or evacuated before the ship went down – but a number of them were seriously injured and are "still fighting for their lives."
6/ The large landing ship Novocherkassk was also under repair when it was destroyed at Feodosiya, which is much closer to Novorossiysk. The Caesar Kunikov's voyage to Sevastopol suggests that the ship repair facilities at Feodosiya may be inoperable after that attack. /end
Russian air defense was inoperative at the time of the attack on the Novocherkassk, which was destroyed and sunk with two Storm Shadow missiles. Thirty four crew members are still listed as missing.
2/ Novocherkassk was reportedly under repair in Feodosiya from 17 November. She was due to undergo sea trials on 26 December and was being manned by a crew of up to 90 personnel who were seconded from three other large landing ships – the Yamal, Azov and Nikolai Filchenkov.
3/ Most of the personnel were professional (contracted) sailors, with 14 conscripts also present. Many were reportedly sleeping in cabins at the time of the attack, with the commanders on the navigation bridge. Almost all of those who were sleeping are said to have been killed.
4/ The ship was hit by two missiles which struck the bow and stern, causing the immediate deaths of dozens of the crew from the initial explosions and fragmentation. The entire ship exploded catastrophically 10 minutes later, but it seems that many of the crew escaped in time.
5/ The incoming Storm Shadows are reported to have been detected but the local air defence system had broken down a day before the attack and was inoperative. According to the Ukrainian resistance group Atesh, Russian air defence commanders are being punished for the lapse.
6/ Officially, 4 of the crew have died – 3 whose bodies were found in the wreckage and 1 who died in hospital – and 34 are 'missing', including 4 conscripts. Given that the explosion sent pieces of the ship flying over 600 m (1,970 ft), it seems unlikely they will be found. /end
These figures come from the Ukrainian military.
Oh, for fuck’s sake! Do we have to start a GoFundMe for this now? JHC. Article link.
How come I wasn’t invited?
It took place at the Burger&Lobster Bank restaurant in the city center. For a few hours the restaurant became the most guarded place in the world - so many bodyguards gathered at the entrance, writes the German newspaper.
The unofficial motto of the evening was Prost gegen Putin! ("Let's drink against Putin!").
Among the guests were: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Czechia President Petr Pavel, Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, former CIA chief David Petraeus and others.
Doomposting from Russian blogger Murz.
Over the fact that Syrsky skillfully pulled out of the "cauldron" in Avdeevka, which was "taken for a long time and with difficulty, even that small part of the Ukrainian troops that could still be "pinched" there.
I feel bad about this because a couple of hours ago they told me numbers that I will publish after all. When you start roughly estimating from the text of the published [Putin's] "congratulatory telegram" how much this is in the burnt "boxes" [vehicles] - four tank regiments that distinguished themselves in advancing several kilometers over 4 months and one distinguished tank division, how much is this in dead people - this whole list of distinguished motorized rifle units, which did not even include the "St. Petersburg" mobile regiment 1487, "reduced" almost to zero, to a control company and headquarters, which eventually went into another attack when the personnel ran out.. perhaps it's not so bad. "Maybe I'm wrong". But then we already have the numbers…
Since October.
From Nevelskoye to Novoselovka.
16 thousand irretrievable losses on our part.
And about 300 knocked out armored vehicles.
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And the enemy, having carried out a defensive battle and suffered, in the best case for us, irretrievable losses of 5-7 thousand during the same time (this is my rough estimate, and not some known data), says "Goodbye!" and leaves. To new, pre-prepared positions.
However, that's not even the worst thing, dear Evgeniy. If, as a result of all this, as well as based on the results of Marinka, a large criminal case had been opened, it would not have been so bad. The worst thing in this story, the worst sign of future new fuck ups, is that a soldier from the "destroyed" regiment 1487, when he brings a statement to the St. Petersburg military prosecutor's office, is refused to accept this statement according to the established procedure, popularly explaining that those whom he wants to punish those who have already been appointed heroes.
And you, soldiers... die in silence.
They strut around like they could nuke any city they want with no consequences.
Another Su-34 has been downed by Ukraine.
One of the three Russian planes that were shot down earlier was 100 km from the front lines.
Robotyne is shaping up to be the next big push from Russia, which has massed troops and equipment there and is looking to undo the limited gains from Ukraine’s summer offensive.
I’m not sure what blew this truck up. It looks like something was thrown/flown at the truck from the left side of the road just before it detonated.
Seventh time was the charm.
Good riddance.
Russia continues its campaign of razing everything in its path.
Denmark has decided to give Ukraine ALL of its artillery.
"Ukraine is asking us for ammunition and artillery now. We, Denmark, have decided to transfer all our artillery to Ukraine. So, sorry, friends, there is military equipment in Europe, it is not only a matter of production. We have weapons, ammunition, air defense systems, which we do not use yet. They must be handed over to Ukraine."
France is handing over the next generation of suicide drones to Ukraine for field testing. No better way to test them than in combat.
A happy ending.
For the next generation.