Thanks for the update. Here I learn about those skyscrapers attacked that Tom mentioned: “Two drones struck a high-rise building in Kazan, a thousand kilometers from Ukraine. It has been described as both an office building that was unoccupied on a Saturday and a combination of office and unoccupied residential space. There’s no explanation as to why it might be targeted. A five-story building was also hit.” Ok. Maybe not the finest hour of Ukraine drone fighting.
Now that’s a better use of drones: «The Russian governor said all incoming missiles and drones were intercepted at Novocherkassk, which explains the large explosion at an ammo depot.» If Russia could just fix all the debris… hopefully not.
Putins answer to the BBC journalist was interesting. Because I think he speaks the truth as he sees it. (Maybe not that purchasing power parity bit, that is so stupid). He believes he needed to save Russian independence. Because Russian independence only exists when it includes the right to bully others. To ignore all others. Not when you cooperate and try to gain together.
"The UK said they might send troops to Ukraine to train soldiers."
Are there any plans to send senior generals to Ukraine to train erstwhile Ukrainian senior generals [otherwise division, corps, and army commanders] on how to fight a defensive war that minimizes friendly casualties while attempting to bleed the enemy's troops dry? ***
***Stated with a bit of tongue-in-cheek and a mild attempt at sarcasm by a very amateur sarcast with all due deference to the professional sarcast who operates this blog. **LOL**
One benefit (or side-effect) of the broad-reaching Ukrainian attacks inside Russia is to keep regular Russian citizens aware of the ongoing fight. But I'm not sure if it will make them more or less likely to support Putin's war.
From Putin's perspective, it has to be humiliating to be unable to be broadly unable to defend his country. Like that apparent strike near Murmansk which would have crossed much of Russia to get there.
Thanks for the update. Here I learn about those skyscrapers attacked that Tom mentioned: “Two drones struck a high-rise building in Kazan, a thousand kilometers from Ukraine. It has been described as both an office building that was unoccupied on a Saturday and a combination of office and unoccupied residential space. There’s no explanation as to why it might be targeted. A five-story building was also hit.” Ok. Maybe not the finest hour of Ukraine drone fighting.
The Ukrainians should have struck an electrical power station instead of wasting limited weaponry on an office building.
Agree. But I guess sometimes mistakes are made or shit happens.
Yeah, I suppose our friends the Russians are making a lot of shit happening.
Now that’s a better use of drones: «The Russian governor said all incoming missiles and drones were intercepted at Novocherkassk, which explains the large explosion at an ammo depot.» If Russia could just fix all the debris… hopefully not.
Putins answer to the BBC journalist was interesting. Because I think he speaks the truth as he sees it. (Maybe not that purchasing power parity bit, that is so stupid). He believes he needed to save Russian independence. Because Russian independence only exists when it includes the right to bully others. To ignore all others. Not when you cooperate and try to gain together.
"The UK said they might send troops to Ukraine to train soldiers."
Are there any plans to send senior generals to Ukraine to train erstwhile Ukrainian senior generals [otherwise division, corps, and army commanders] on how to fight a defensive war that minimizes friendly casualties while attempting to bleed the enemy's troops dry? ***
***Stated with a bit of tongue-in-cheek and a mild attempt at sarcasm by a very amateur sarcast with all due deference to the professional sarcast who operates this blog. **LOL**
Thank you
I read speculation on Bluesky that the drones may have been jammed by EW and continued in a straight line, which caused them to strike the buildings.
They would have to be jammed or spoofed in the same manner and at the same spot.
One benefit (or side-effect) of the broad-reaching Ukrainian attacks inside Russia is to keep regular Russian citizens aware of the ongoing fight. But I'm not sure if it will make them more or less likely to support Putin's war.
From Putin's perspective, it has to be humiliating to be unable to be broadly unable to defend his country. Like that apparent strike near Murmansk which would have crossed much of Russia to get there.