You would have thought that the Russians — having just seen a massive inferno wipe out their train tunnel — would have checked the bypass line to make sure it wasn’t booby-trapped before sending another train with fuel cars down that line.
But noooooooooooo.
The source said this explosion was the second stage of a special operation carried out by the SSU to disable this important railway line. The Russians also use it for military logistics.
The first freight train exploded directly in the Severomuysky Tunnel.
The Russians began to use a detour route going through the so-called Devil's Bridge to keep moving. This is what the SSU anticipated: when the train was passing along this high 35-metre bridge, they activated explosive devices that were planted in it.
According to Russian Telegram channels, six fuel tankers went on fire after the explosion. A fire train was needed to extinguish it.
This is the same video of the second train attack on YouTube:
Here is a Russian media report on the aftermath of the tunnel explosion.
"As a result of the explosion, tank 16 at the head of the train burned out, and a hole was found in two tanks (20 and 22 at the head of the train) in the drainage area. After the explosion, it was possible to remove 14 tanks, but further transportation of the remaining tanks is not yet possible - the explosion seriously damaged the rails, and the leaked fuel flooded them," they write.
Something done blowed up good.
Damn good decoy.
It says a lot that an apparently wounded Russian soldier believes it is necessary to kill himself rather than expect help. WARNING: The video shows the soldier shooting himself.
It literally blew the doors off the car.
Marinka — just like Avdiivka and Bakhmut — has been razed by the Russians.
So the guys the Russians sent to reinforce the fight at Krynky ended up shelling other Russians instead. Way to go, guys.
If there was a 100-foot-high mountain of manure mixed with rotting fish in the center of town, they would still declare NATO their biggest worry.
A Russian looter takes video while looting a Ukrainian house. Clearly he doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with looting.
Speaking of looters …
The only thing saving Moldova is the fact that Russia hasn’t been able to defeat Ukraine. Moldova needs to ask for help to expel the Russian garrison in Transnistria and then petition for NATO membership.
Meep meep! Can’t buy this from Acme.
It takes off vertically and then goes into plane made and then can come back and land like a @SpaceX Falcon 9.
One of its main uses will be as a counter to things like fixed wing drones and even cruise missiles. But it can also be used for non-military tasks like flying at hundreds of mph to put out a wild fire right as it's starting
The machines could also be waiting in their Nest launch systems fueled up and ready to go to protect assets like oil rigs or power stations. "There is no reason you can't have 100,000 Roadrunners sitting around the world ready to do their thing," says @PalmerLuckey
Anduril built this in two years. Homemade motors. Carbon fiber body. Custom avionics. On its own dime. It will go into the field somewhere (undisclosed) early next year
U.S. troops are currently being pounded by Iran-backed drones in Iraq and Syria. So perhaps they're first. The U.S. does not currently have a very cost effective way to deal with these cheap but dangerous threats.
That kid looks like Kevin from “Home Alone.”
What do you suppose they are playing with? A kitten with a GoPro? NOTE: Turn the audio on.