This evening, Ukrainian forces successfully struck the Russian NIP-16 space tracking and communication center in Vitino, Crimea with multiple MGM-140 ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles. Multiple areas of the facility are burning.

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1. No loss. Russia doesn’t need a space program anyway.

2. That’s going to hurt. And be expensive.

   Good.

3. Wonder if it was that launch video posted earlier showing 8 being launched.

4. So that’s where that launch video posted earlier went, they really wanted to level that grid.

5. Holy shit whatever that place is it is WRECKED.

6. I Ukraine struck Russian …. Space tracking and communication center …

   Will this affect Russian communications with ISS = International Space Station ?

   Does this affect Russian ability to launch & track their vehicles to & from the ISS?

   Does this hurt one of the last limited areas of cooperation between US, Europe, Canada, Japan & Russia?

7. Anything in Crimea belongs to Ukraine and they can dispose of it whenever and however they like.

8. Excellent. This is a strategic hit.

9. Based.

10. Ukraine is slowly gouging out russia’s eyes. I have no idea how russia was using this facility for its war effort, but it is unlikely Ukraine would waste ATACMS unless they felt it was important.

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