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Ukraine reportedly hits targets in Mariupol, other cities [1]

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Date: 2023-02-21

Explosions have been reported in the occupied port city of Mariupol and Russian air defenses have been active.

Is this a rocket attack from Ukraine or something else, such as nervous, trigger-happy Russians?

x Russian Air Defenses reported Active earlier over Mariupol. pic.twitter.com/UKpKjG2Ief — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 21, 2023

Mariupol is outside of HIMARS range for Ukraine. So is this the first appearance of the longer-range GLSDB rockets? Supposedly those rockets aren’t there yet. But long-range drones are a good possibility.

x The Ukrainian Military does not have GLSDBs yet so no the Strikes that are being reported in Mariupol were not carried out utilizing them; they were most likely carried out using Long-Range Attack Drones which Ukraine has already utilized to Target Airbases in Russia. — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 21, 2023

Attacks are going on in other cities as well.

x Russian air defense in the occupied cities of Donetsk, Makiivka, Mariupol Ilovaisk and elsewhere are firing wildly into the air. Extremely peculiar. There are rumors especially around Mariupol that Ukraine is using a new weapon. #Donetsk #Mariupol #Makiivka #Ilovaisk #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/Z0OcKXlWN1 — (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) February 21, 2023

x ⚡️ Explosions heard in Mariupol.



Eleven explosions were heard in occupied Mariupol on the evening of Feb. 21, Mariupol City Council reported. Preliminary information indicates that Mariupol’s Zhovtnevyi and Kalmiuskyi districts were likely hit, according to the city council. — The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 22, 2023

It seems to be a broad attack against many targets.

x Even from the Russian-occupied cities of Debaltseve and Khartsyzk explosions are reported.



A little earlier explosions from Oleshky and Kakhovka in occupied Kherson Oblast were reported.#Ukraine #Donetsk pic.twitter.com/opladoiV7x — (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) February 21, 2023

x Eastern Ukraine is currently under an Air Raid Alert. Multiple RUS S-300 ballistic missiles, seen below, were launched earlier and there were reports of explosions in Donetsk, Khartsyz'k, Debaltseve, Ilovais'k and Mariupol'.#OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar️ #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/5VLvFDTfbo — OSINT (Uri) (@UKikaski) February 21, 2023

Bloomberg is reporting that the US is providing JDAM-ER (Joint Direct Attack Munition) guided munition kits capable of hitting targets 72 km away. JDAM-ER is a kit that is bolted onto an otherwise “dumb” bomb that turns it into a guided bomb.

Are these being supplied in lieu of GLSDB or in addition to? Does Ukraine already have these? Can they be launched from a MiG? Lots of questions.

x Officially Pentagon did not acknowledge that it was sending these kits to Kyiv. The department's spokesman only said Washington would transfer "high-precision aviation munitions" to Ukraine as part of the $1.85 billion package announced on December 21.

2/3https://t.co/LZGlteXyuV — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) February 21, 2023

x 🇺🇸 is providing 🇺🇦 a GPS-Guided Bomb that can hit targets 72km away. Boeing on Jan. 20 received a $40.5 mln order from the Air Force. The job calls for completion by June 30. Two people familiar with the matter confirmed the weapon Jdam-ER - Bloomberghttps://t.co/W54gPLslKI pic.twitter.com/Uv9JSsLWGd — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) February 21, 2023

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This is noteworthy. It shows the big difference between the Russian T-90 tank, which is the best that Russia has in Ukraine, and the newer Armata main battle tank, of which Russia has maybe a dozen and can’t seem to get them to work.

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