Ukraine appears to have launched a broad missile and drone attack at military targets in Crimea.
This is from a Russian blogger:
According to our information, military infrastructure facilities in Sevastopol, near Simferopol and in the Saki region of Crimea were attacked. Some of the missiles were indeed intercepted, but, alas, not all. Some drones also hit the target.
It is preliminary known that at the Gvardeiskoye airbase near Simferopol, the enemy damaged at least 3 Ka-52 helicopters. The condition of one fighter is also being clarified. So far there is little information. In Sevastopol, military facility was attacked directly within the city, but we are talking about a secret location and even our sources in the fleet chose not to talk about it. They only hinted that there could have been serious casualties among the officers.
There are many reports about explosions and a cruise missile attack on a Russian air base at Hvardiiske in Crimea, but no other details yet.
Explosions? What explosions?
A drone-dropped grenade into a Russian trench hits a fuel tank.
A Russian assault group runs into a Bradley and drones.
There is drone video of a large number of Russian bodies around a T-80 tank at Stepove near Avdiivka. I won’t embed the post because it shows about 30 bodies, but you can see it here.
No tires, no trucks. No trucks, no supplies.
If he isn’t already sanctioned, he needs to be.
Thousands braved the riot police and the cold to try to say goodbye to Navalny and denounce Putin. There were at least 30 arrests in Moscow and arrests in other cities as well.
We’ll have to see how the regime responds to this — do they resort to mass arrests or just hope it dies down?
You have to be a hateful asshole to throw away flowers at a memorial.
The situation west of Avdiivka is still fluid. This report says Ukraine has regained some lost ground but it doesn’t say where.
Russia is pressing to take Novomykhailiivka but they have sustained incredible losses south of the town, including well over 100 vehicles.
Gee, that’s a shame. Maybe they should all just go home.
Another day, another nearly 1,000 soldiers. And 36 artillery systems are no more.
Belarus volunteers step up.
The little drone that could.
Someone needs to invent a mine-clearing vehicle that also sows wheat seeds after it breaks up the ground .
Did you know that Transnistria isn’t the only enclave in Moldova with pro-Russian sympathies? Gagauzia is a small area in the southern part of Moldova that is also seeking Russian “protection.”
Scholz worries that Ukraine would use Taurus to blow up the Kremlin so German troops would have to babysit the missiles. That’s actually pretty insulting to Ukraine, which has demonstrated that it will abide by restrictions on its Western-provided equipment.
Ukraine already has the ability to hit targets in and around Moscow with its own drones.
While Scholz clutches his pearls about Taurus, Putin announces Russia will soon use its new SARMAT missile in Ukraine. Sarmat is a MIRVed ICBM. Talk about escalation!
Another joyful reunion.
Meanwhile, the mystery of how that Pantsir air defense system tipped over while turning on a road in Sochi has been solved. 😀
