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More Russian stuff blowing up, plus Ukraine attacks the Kerch Bridge again [1]

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Date: 2023-08-12

The Kerch bridge connecting Crimea to Russia has been hit again. This time it is reported that there were anywhere from one to eight explosions on the bridge and that Ukraine used S-200 missiles in the attack.

Russia variously reported that they shot down the missiles, that some missiles hit the bridge but did no damage and that the smoke seen over the bridge was a screen to throw off the missiles.

x The Kerch bridge right now.

It’s going to go down as a military logistics facility sooner or later. pic.twitter.com/apRJQpM6nM — Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) August 12, 2023

Russia says they will retaliate for the attack they claim was unsuccessful.

x The Kerch bridge right now.

It’s going to go down as a military logistics facility sooner or later. pic.twitter.com/apRJQpM6nM — Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) August 12, 2023

When your beach vacation photos include a bridge being blown up.

x Smoke is visible in multiple places on the Kerch Bridge. I thought this was an exercise but multiple explosions were reported and some black some is coming from the bridge. https://t.co/rLGxlJrIyM pic.twitter.com/qzTAxUFeBn — Benjamin Pittet (@COUPSURE) August 12, 2023

Oops. So much for OPSEC.

x In #Crimea, police detained a man who posted a video of air defense work. In the second, video, the man apologizes for spreading the location of air defense systems. pic.twitter.com/jAKRpcyEa4 — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 12, 2023

Radensk is a town about 10 miles southeast of Oleshky across the river from Kherson. It adjoins the Oleshky Sands National Park. One less ammo depot.

x Radensk, left bank of the Dnipro River... BAVOVNA 🔥🔥🔥🔥



Minus Russian ammunition depot 👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/2ZfMsfxlRs — MAKS 23 👀🇺🇦 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) August 12, 2023

An interesting thread on the shortcomings of Ukraine’s naval drones.

x 2/4 "The naval drone is difficult to use against a maneuverable target. The distance of the 600 km drone passes in 10-12 hours. During this time, the warship can shift very far, or go to a protected base. The guidance from the drone sensor works well (the same principle was in… — Samuel Bendett (@sambendett) August 11, 2023

"The naval drone is difficult to use against a maneuverable target. The distance of the 600 km drone passes in 10-12 hours. During this time, the warship can shift very far, or go to a protected base. The guidance from the drone sensor works well (the same principle was in the guidance of the first Soviet missiles, called TU-2), but the transmission channel can be jammed by the EW – we should remember this." "Striking with an anti-ship missile 600 km from our base can be solved thanks to the maneuver of a boat with 1-8 missiles to a firing position at sea with the subsequent strike of the AShM on the maximum range (the probability of killing a warship will increase significantly, the missile flies 200 km in 6 minutes, the AShM is more difficult to counter)." "If the United States mounted two NSM missiles as part of the NMESIS program, then it can also be done on a small unmanned boat. The factor of surprise or ambush strikes at the exits of the basing points usually increases the effectiveness of drones. Conclusion: The combination of attack drones (for stationary or relatively slow-moving targets) with missile boats 30-300 tons (including unmanned ones) looks like an option to deter the enemy within the Black and Azov Seas."

It’d be a shame if Solovyov was arrested. Yep. A damn shame.

x 2/ The memo follows one leaked last month which denounced Igor 'Strelkov' Girkin and other "hurrah-patriots" as a threat to the Kremlin. Solovyov's TV show on the Russia-1 channel was denounced for hosting a nightly "gang rape of the authorities".https://t.co/aWMoAONcQh — ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) August 12, 2023

When your currency is less desirable than North Korea’s. It’s only a matter of time before the ruble plunges into a death spiral. Russia is having to spend huge amounts of its foreign currency reserves to prop up the ruble, but it can’t keep that up forever.

x I'm not saying the Russian economy is in trouble, but the Ruble has fallen almost 40% in 12 months against the North Korean Won.



My expert analysis: lmao. pic.twitter.com/dDXKPHNHMk — Dmitry Grozoubinski (@DmitryOpines) August 11, 2023

Chechen war criminal Ramona Kadyrov say instead of negotiating with Ukraine they need to finish them off. I’m sure tankies will be shocked at his unreasonableness.

x "We're 100 percent better than them. So why negotiate? We have to finish them off and that's it", - Ramzan Kadyrov spoke out categorically against negotiations with Kyiv.



"We are winning on all fronts, both on the battlefield and in the international political arena. All that… pic.twitter.com/hdinnkEc4j — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 12, 2023

That doesn’t look like the proper landing procedure.

x A Russian Su-30 aircraft crashed in Kaliningrad region, Russia. The crew died in the crash, Russian media report.



Russian defense ministry reported that the crash was caused by technical malfunction. pic.twitter.com/g5mPYLEubH — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 12, 2023

Nice shot.

x The operator of a Ukrainian drone drops ammunition on a moving Ruzian armored personnel carrier pic.twitter.com/tyl2aT55zd — Getty (@region776) August 12, 2023

I hope whoever pressed the button to fire the missile that killed this boy sees this photo while he’s burning in hell.

x This is Volodia. Volodia was killed today by a Russian missile in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.



He was 8 years old. pic.twitter.com/AxL93Ma4ES — Saint Javelin (@saintjavelin) August 11, 2023

Slava Ukraini

x Glory to the heroes 🇺🇦❤️

Video: unbroken Ukraine pic.twitter.com/jWWpzh47Ej — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) August 11, 2023

I’ll bet that burned out tank makes a nice scarecrow.

x A woman from the Kyiv region plants vegetables around a burnt-out Russian tank in her garden. The vehicle is waiting to be taken away. But for now, the remains of a Russian tank make a suitable container for compost.



Ukrainians cannot be defeated 🇺🇦💪



Photo: Reuters / Valentyn… pic.twitter.com/rzDrLyMKJ4 — Ukraine.ua (@ukraine_ua) August 9, 2023

I’d go with the Bentley. It gets better gas mileage and it has leather seats and a better sound system. OTOH, if the Humvee comes with a cannon or even an RPG …

BTW — it’s absurd that this video is marked as sensitive. It’s actually quite funny.

Another beautiful homecoming.

x The grandmother almost lost consciousness when she saw her grandson coming to her.



"I waited for my Hero"



Video: to bolotnenkool / TikTok pic.twitter.com/4Alv5plhKE — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) August 11, 2023

There are a lot of displaced pets at the front lines. The people who try to take care of them are heroes too.

x Evacuation trip to Staromayorsk, liberated just a few days before. Despite being ‘greeted’ with crossfire, our volunteers managed to evacuate from soldiers 5 kittens and their mama. The servicemen had made the transport cage and put winter socks to make cats more comfy💛

Mama… pic.twitter.com/3F1fgkEDtA — UAnimals.ENG 🇺🇦 (@UAnimalsENG) August 9, 2023

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