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More Russian stuff blowing up, plus the mystery of the Kerch bridge attack remains unsolved [1]
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Date: 2023-08-05
It’s been a day since the Kerch bridge was reported to have been attacked by aerial and naval drones and unlike other attacks — not a single photo or video has appears to document that either the bridge was hit or the attack missed.
Nothing.
In a war where we are used to have a front-row seat, this is unusual. It may be Russia cracking down on its bloggers or restricting ship access to the bridge or simply that no traffic is allowed on the bridge so there is no one to video it as they drive by.
Whatever the reason, eventually there will be something — satellite photos at least — to show what did or did not happen.
Until then it’s just frustrating.
Big ammo dump bavovna
x ⚡️Today at around 11:00 a.m., soldiers from the Russian Freedom Legion fighting on the side of 🇺🇦Ukraine discovered and destroyed a 🇷🇺Russian warehouse of ammunition and fuel lubricants in the area of Zaitseve.
According to the panicked scream in the intercepts, the occupation… pic.twitter.com/WutHJnv31P — 🇺🇦Ukrainian Front (@front_ukrainian) August 5, 2023
This University of Economics and Trade building in the city of Donetsk was hit and burned. Russians claimed Ukraine used cluster munitions. The university reportedly relocated to Kryvyi Rih after 2014.
The pro-Russia folks are clutching their pearls over this, claiming it’s the most horrible war crime ever committed, blah, blah, blah.
x The building of the University of Economics and Trade in occupied Donetsk is on fire!
According to Mash in Donbass, fragments fell on the roads of two central streets. At the moment, the security services have confirmed that three districts of the city are under fire. pic.twitter.com/MzhvlWv7z9 — Yasmina (@yasminalombaert) August 5, 2023
Great shot on a moving tank.
Meanwhile, Russia bombed a blood transfusion center in Kupiansk.
x Russia's guided air bomb against a blood transfusion center in Ukraine. This evening, Kupiansk community in Kharkiv region. Dead and wounded are reported. My condolences! Our rescuers are extinguishing the fire.
This war crime alone says everything about Russian aggression.… pic.twitter.com/aCgxAbJx8P — Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 5, 2023
Video of the naval drone strike on the Russian oil tanker plus an interesting item on how Ukraine’s drone strategy changed.
x I will add for those who follow these things that the terminal deployment of the Ukrainian marine drones has changed based on recent images of attacks on the tanker and the BDK. Previously, they would maneuver alongside the target ship beam to beam before detonating the explosive… pic.twitter.com/VYSoEyI602 — OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇦 (@UKikaski) August 5, 2023
I will add for those who follow these things that the terminal deployment of the Ukrainian marine drones has changed based on recent images of attacks on the tanker and the BDK. Previously, they would maneuver alongside the target ship beam to beam before detonating the explosive payload. In this and yesterday's videos of the drone attacks, the USV's struck both targets bow on. This may indicate the use of a contact device versus an operator initiated command to detonate the explosives. It may also evidence a change in the type of warhead being used from a large quantity of HE (Semtex or similar) to a more conventional anti-ship weapon like a small torpedo (VLWT or similar). If this is the case, the USV's could be kitted for both capabilities - one for ships and one for other fixed targets like bridges.
Seems fitting.
Switzerland shames itself again.
x The new Attorney General of Switzerland, Stefan Blattler, is digging his heels in on his decision to return $14 million of stolen money connected to the murder of Sergei Magnitsky to the Russians, in spite of the Russians being on the US sanctions list
https://t.co/0vLmaliErC — Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) August 5, 2023
A skill she probably never dreamed two years ago that she would acquire.
Everything Russia touches dies.
x The tiger cub from Mariupol who was stolen by russians died in a circus in moscow. pic.twitter.com/16MSkZwYzb — Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz) August 5, 2023
Even in a city as heavily shelled by Russia as Avdiivka, Ukrainians find ways to feed the dogs and cats left behind.
x This is Avdiivka, look how it is there now, under constant shelling by the occupants. People still live there who cannot evacuate. There are a lot of starving animals.
📹- denyskhrystov1 / TikTok pic.twitter.com/XhPbDIvPeo — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 5, 2023
Kombat Kats on the job.
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