Natalka on X: “They Blew Up The Port!”

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1. Listen closely to the background noise.

   Notice what’s missing?

   There’s no AAA fire. Every attack we see on Sevastopol or Kerch, there’s autocannons blazing away, and it’s a distinct sound. Not here. From the sound of this clip, Novorossiysk may have been almost or completely undefended against air attack. It’s likely this attack was *hugely* destructive.

2. That’s what you get for invading other countries Natalka.

3. It’s spooky how history repeats itself.

   In 1944/45, the UK was attacked by the infamous V1 flying bombs. From the ground, you’d hear the distinctive sound of their engines. At the end of their range, the engine would stutter and cut. Then, there would be a few seconds of silence followed by a massive explosion.

   Listening to the OP video, the motors on the drones sound somewhat similar to the sound of the V1s (the BBC sound archive has actuality recordings of V1s flying overhead in 1944).

4. >“They blew up the port! The port! They blew up our port!”

   Oh no.

5. Needs schooling, has to report successful intercepts and minor damage due to falling debris.

6. [https://x.com/NatalkaKyiv/status/1791295654796435913](https://x.com/NatalkaKyiv/status/1791295654796435913)

   Locals talking about the lack of AAA fire/protection. I can see some of what looks like tracer fire, but there’s nothing like the noise of a 23mm or 30mm autocannon, and it looks wildly undirected. My guess is it’s small arms fire.