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US officials say Ukraine behind attacks inside Russia, plus more Russian stuff on fire [1]

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Date: 2023-05-24

US officials believe Ukrainian special forces were behind the drone attack on the Kremlin, but it might have been a rogue operation. They also say Ukraine was likely behind other high-profile attacks inside Russia.

x However, some U.S. Government and Intelligence Officials do not currently believe that the Operation was ordered or even known to Ukrainian President Zelensky or Senior Military Officials within the Ukrainian Armed Forces. — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) May 24, 2023

The info above comes from a NY Times story.

The attack appeared to be part of a series of operations that have made officials in the United States — Ukraine’s biggest supplier of military equipment — uncomfortable. The Biden administration is concerned about the risk that Russia will blame U.S. officials and retaliate by expanding the war beyond Ukraine. American spy agencies see an emerging picture of a loose confederation of Ukrainian units able to conduct limited operations inside and outside Russia, either by using their own personnel or partners working under their direction. Some of these missions could have been conducted with little, if any, oversight from Mr. Zelensky, officials said. In addition to the drone attack, U.S. officials say they believe the Ukrainians were responsible for the assassination of the daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist, the killing of a pro-Russian blogger and a number of attacks in Russian towns near the border with Ukraine, the most recent of which occurred Monday. American officials similarly view the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines — which carried natural gas from Russia to Europe — as the work of pro-Ukrainian operatives whose ties to the Ukrainian government have yet to be determined.

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If it looks like insurance fraud and smells like insurance fraud, it must be insurance fraud.

x A large fire in Odintsovo near Moscow at the Akos construction market. A large column of black smoke rose over the city.



The total area of the fire is about 500 square meters. pic.twitter.com/vwotSmza2n — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 24, 2023

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This is being reported widely, but it may just be smoke from the construction fire in the tweet above.

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Another careless smoker.

x Meanwhile in russia LLC "NVP Oleksandr", one of the leading manufacturers of optical elements, which makes optics for the russian Ministry of Defense, is on fire. pic.twitter.com/cZoRPv5rVj — Ukraine Front Lines (@EuromaidanPR) May 23, 2023

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He didn’t move fast enough.

x Another Bukhanka has fallen in a duel with Ukrainian FPV drone. https://t.co/YpaBWUyrLc pic.twitter.com/23eWPWEBiD — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) May 24, 2023

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Snoopy takes out the Red Baron.

x Mykhailo Fedorov, head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation, published footage of a drone battle. The video shows a Ukrainian drone destroying a Russian drone near Bakhmut. pic.twitter.com/L7isjcgrtl — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 24, 2023

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x An Ukrainian “Bureviy” MLRS on a Tatra (T815-7T3RC1) vehicle chassis. It is an advanced BM-27 Uragan. The 220mm rockets have a 65km range, 30km more than the standard Uragan missiles which it can fire, too. Warhead is 90-100kg heavy.



Source:https://t.co/SZhQyEqKEM#Ukraine pic.twitter.com/risfdMCKSF — (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) May 24, 2023

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More lucky Russians. They escaped the meat grinder.

x A large unit of 28 Russian soldiers surrendered to Ukrainians together with officers. After a defeat in Avdiivka by the UAF's 59th Motor Rifle Brigade on 21 May, surviving soldiers of the Russian 110th Brigade, assault platoons specifically, surrendered, and recorded a video… pic.twitter.com/Lxsl2DRhk5 — Dmitri (@wartranslated) May 23, 2023

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Meanwhile, in Moldova.

x The EU will impose sanctions against Moldova's pro-Russian politicians and fugitive oligarchs



The restrictions will affect former Moldovan MP Vladimir Plahotniuc, politician Marina Tauber, oligarch Ilan Shor and two other Moldovan citizens. pic.twitter.com/Uetj8asWCV — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 24, 2023

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Remember those two vehicles used by the insurgent Russian volunteers who invaded the Belgorod region, the ones that the Russians allegedly destroyed?

This guy has some interesting observations on how it was a not-so-clever fraud made with the vehicles moved to look more dramatic. I’m not convinced that these were captured from somewhere else though.

x 2) No gravel stuck in the tire tread. In fact, no dirt on the tires at all. This was loaded into that trench off a flatbed and carefully choreographed in place. Not even a low-budget war movie production would be this sloppy with realism. Let’s go to the next⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Ub3n0LaddR — Jack’s House (@FluteMagician) May 24, 2023

x 4) How did the front tire get over the trench but the rear wheels didn’t? Especially since the other vehicle nose-dived into it. Not only that, but it didn’t leave any tire tracks. In fact, the tire never touched the ground at all. Remarkable, since it just crossed a trench. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/zmURQGVtfb — Jack’s House (@FluteMagician) May 24, 2023

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