A Ukrainian drone attack netted 6 destroyed Russian planes and 8 more damaged at a military air field near Rostov in southern Russia. There were also attacks on airfields at Engels, Kursk and Yeysk in Russia that hit at least three Tupolev 95 bombers.
This is next-level trolling. Turn on the audio.
More Russians were killed trying to remove a downed drone from the attack.
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Transnistria is the Russian-occupied sliver of land wedged between Moldova and Ukraine.
Speaking of Moldova, the pro-Russian head of the Gagauzia area in the country is threatening to secede if Moldova merges with Romania.
And here is a map that shows where Gaugazia is located.
Bavovna in occupied Tokmak.
Good thing they upgraded it.
The crew wasn’t about to stick around for the next drone.
Good riddance.
Endangering civilian aircraft through electronic means is no less a terroristic attack than planting a bomb on a plane. Russians in Kaliningrad have been jamming GPS for planes in a wide circle around the Russian enclave that is wedged between Poland and Lithuania.
The Iriklinsk Reservoir in Russia just north of the border with Kazakhstan near the city of Orsk.
Oops, too late. The dam has broken.
Another despicable double-tap missile strike by Russia.
According to this author, a former deputy undersecretary of defense, NATO and the EU are preparing a Plan B in the event of a Ukrainian collapse that includes NATO troops in Moldova.
What seems to be brewing in Europe is some sort of Plan B – in essence, what to do if the Ukrainian army collapses. European specialists and some officials are increasingly opining that the days of Ukraine as an independent entity may be reaching an end.
Russian officials are feeding into the dialogue by saying they want a huge buffer zone in any Ukraine settlement, a cordon sanitaire to prevent NATO from threatening Russian territory and vital interests.
Assuming that the dire war predictions are realized, a future Ukraine could consist of an annexed Russian area, a pro-Russian regime in Kiev, a buffer zone and western Ukraine taken over by Poland, potentially cut up with some of its neighbors.
NATO, however, would want to have a counterweight to a Russian victory. That could mean, in addition to the Ukrainian city of Lviv returning to Poland, an attempt to protect Odesa and perhaps threaten Crimea, which the Russians regard as vital territory for their security and its historical importance.
I would not agree that missiles are a thing of the past, although cost alone may drive armies to rely more heavily on drones than short- or medium-range missiles.
According to the publication, already this year Ukraine will be able to use UAVs with a range of up to 2000 km or more . They will make up for the shortage of medium- and long-range missiles. "Missiles are a thing of the past. UAVs are the future ." According to him, by the end of the year, 10 manufacturers will supply the APU with drones with a range of up to 2,500 km. And the Kiev design bureau "Luch" has developed the Sokol-3000 UAV, which can fly up to 3,300 km.
According to BILD calculations, the new Ukrainian weapon will be able to attack targets, for example, in the Murmansk region. There are about 80 military bases there. Among them is the Olenya airfield, where strategic bombers are based.
Don’t go, Mom.
A brave and smart boy.