Ambitious Ukraine Long-Range Strikes Hit Russian Air Defenses, Refinery, Naval Base

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/43068

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  1. Smite ’em! Smite ’em, Ukraine! Smite those Russian jabronis like David smote Goliath in the Valley of Elah. It’s time to get biblical on their asses.

  2. From the article:

    Dozens of long-range Ukrainian kamikaze [drones](https://www.kyivpost.com/topic/drones) hit [Russian military](https://www.kyivpost.com/topic/russian-armed-forces) and infrastructure targets hundreds of kilometers apart on Friday, in one of the most ambitious air strike operations yet launched by Kyiv against its massive eastern opponent.

    Hits and damage were confirmed by multiple sources following attacks against a critical Russian air defense site on the western shore of the occupied [Crimea](https://www.kyivpost.com/topic/crimea) peninsula and at a refinery in Russia’s Rostov region, on the other side of the [Black Sea](https://www.kyivpost.com/topic/black-sea).

    A third drone raid probably hit a Russian naval base on the Black Sea eastern shore or an oil-processing plant in that vicinity, but by afternoon on Friday Kyiv Post could not confirm details.

    The most visually spectacular Ukrainian success appeared to have been carried out by more than thirty one-way drone aircraft, flying in two waves, that targeted the Atlas oil processing and storage depot in Russia’s southwestern Rostov region, near the village of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky.

    The explosives-toting robot aircraft blowing up on impact sparked two major fuel reservoir fires. Images showed orange flames and smoke plumes reaching hundreds of meters into the sky. No casualties were reported.

    Ukraine’s main military intelligence directorate, [HUR](https://www.kyivpost.com/topic/hur), took responsibility for the strike, which it said was carried out in cooperation with army special operations teams and unmanned aircraft operators.

  4. I suspect we ain’t seen nothing yet as the amazingly resourceful Ukrainians use their tech skills to leverage their drone developments.
    Now they’re even redirecting Russian drone back home 💥

  5. What, they didn’t use Storm Shadows?! They didn’t use ATACMS?! They didn’t use F-16s?! They didn’t use M1 Abrams?! They didn’t use Leopards?! I thought each of these systems was the key to victory?! /s

  7. Russia: ‘Where did that come from?’ Ukraine: ‘The future

  8. Next year 30000 Ukrainian drones are coming online 

  9. That must be it, then. The war is over, right? fuuuuuuuu….

  11. Needed to happen a long time ago. Russia never held themselves back when they murder innocent civilians.

  12. “Local authorities claimed the explosions were planned destruction of outdated ammunition.”

    That has to be one of the funniest lines of bullshit used by authorities so far.

  14. Ambitious murder heroes hit weakling loser air defense and refinery

  15. Should begin targeting oil extraction wells and power infrastructure as well.

    Both of those will *significantly* harm the Russian economy.

    There’s no reason to keep oil prices down as well since Trump already won the election.

  17. Launch everything you’ve got Ukraine! You’re not getting any more help from the US come january 21st. Now the race is on to see if Putin can hold on to power long enough to get Trump back into office.

  18. With the explosions in the background it’s hard to clearly hear Russians screaming that they are winning the war /s

  20. Honestly why don’t they hit Moscow or the palace where the long table sits? The impact will be immense… just get the drones to concentrate on that one spot, keep hitting again and again… the AD won’t be able to intercept every single one for sure!?

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