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More Russian stuff blowing up: Ukrainian sniper details record-breaking shot [1]

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Date: 2023-12-07

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That’s a damn shame about your electric infrastructure. This is reportedly a factory that produces transformers and other electrical equipment.

x 🔥The Electric Plant is on fire in Moscow pic.twitter.com/tm5qVnM6w0 — MAKS 23 👀🇺🇦 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) December 7, 2023

That’s a damn shame about your fuel depot.

x Russia tanks fuel and Gas tanks supplying to the frontlines was shelled and destroyed in Budennovsky district of Donetsk. pic.twitter.com/EemzteqARg — Getty (@region776) December 7, 2023

It was truly an incredible shot. The WSJ article is here.

Viacheslav Kovalskyi, a 58-year-old former businessman and now a sniper with the counterintelligence unit of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), made his shot shortly before dawn on November 18.Together with his partner, who calculated the distance, wind speed, and other parameters, he set up a position on the opposite bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region from the Russian military. After deciding to shoot, Viacheslav’s partner started measuring the distance to the soldiers. He calculated the parameters of the shot, air humidity and temperature, which affected the speed of the bullet. The bullet took around nine seconds to reach its target. Kovalskyi and Ukraine say the shot set a new sniping distance record, breaking the previously acknowledged mark by more than 260 meters (850 feet).



x Ukrainian sniper Viacheslav Kovalskyi broke the world record by hitting the Russian occupier at a distance of 3800 meters (almost 2½ miles) - Wall Street Journal.



Viacheslav Kovalskyi, a 58-year-old former businessman and now a sniper with the counterintelligence unit of the… pic.twitter.com/Nqb2AJswa2 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 6, 2023

Russia has either run out of cannon fodder or they have brought up some replacement armor.

x Frontline report: Russian military shift tactics with armour assault near Avdiivka



After the destruction of infantry without armour support in recent weeks, Russia switched tactics with a heavy but unsuccessful mechanized assault.https://t.co/CiTXX7TVDd — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) December 7, 2023

Ukraine should get everything on this list, especially Apaches. THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) is an air defense system designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in their terminal or re-entry, phase.

x Ukraine requests F18 and THAAD air defense systems



Ukraine's latest list of U.S. weapons it says it needs to fight the Russian military includes sophisticated air defense systems, F-18 "Hornet" fighter jets, drones, Apache and Blackhawk helicopters, according to documents seen… — PS01 (@PStyle0ne1) December 7, 2023

Great camo.

x Glory to the heroes 🇺🇦

That's just awful to be outside with this weather.



Tiktok romanpartalyuk77 pic.twitter.com/3m5gEAf6yz — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) December 7, 2023

Nova Kakhovka is the site of the dam on the Dnipro River that Russia blew up. It is east of Krnyky, where Ukraine has established a foothold on the left bank.

x ⚡️Russian occupation authorities in Nova Kakhovka announce ‘evacuation’ of civilians.



Moscow-installed illegal occupation authorities in Kherson Oblast’s Nova Kakhovka announced they would conduct a so-called voluntary evacuation of residents on Dec. 13. https://t.co/qXoMY4ZOJ0 — The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) December 7, 2023

Good question. Shows that sanctions are a lot easier to declare than they are to enforce.

x While Avenca is not at the Norfolk Naval Base or Craney Island, it is pierside at the IMTT Terminal in Norfolk.



This does raise the issue about how a Russian-loaded, Liberian-flagged, Norway-managed tanker was allowed to offload in the US with Russian oil since it was banned by… https://t.co/U4BCEtAQ2b pic.twitter.com/WTnqBCehDe — Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴‍☠️ (@mercoglianos) December 7, 2023

Excellent plan.

x Ukraine to transport trucks stuck at Polish border by train



Ukraine’s state railway company, Ukrzaliznytsia, has started transporting 23 trucks stuck at the Polish border due to an ongoing blockade by Polish truck drivers.

Read more: https://t.co/jKfjl2D7zj pic.twitter.com/B6tLHPQ4c8 — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) December 7, 2023

After being lavishly greeted in the United Arab Emirates and by Crown Prince Bone Saw in Saudi Arabia, Putin hosts the president of Iran.

x A day after his UAE, & Saudi Arabia visit, Russian President Putin welcomes Iran President Ebrahim Raisi in Msocow pic.twitter.com/B7yH8qQIca — Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) December 7, 2023

Meanwhile, Macron continues to think he can persuade the bad guys to do the right thing.

x French President Emmanuel Macron is hopeful that it will be possible to convince Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to change his position on supporting Ukraine before the EU leaders' summit on December 14-15. https://t.co/8bIOGidF8n — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) December 7, 2023

Another video that no one in the government will do anything about.

x Wives and relatives of mobilised Russian men from the "Way home" organisation recorded a manifest demanding to return their men home. They are not satisfied with the government's repressions against them.



Notable is a far better quality recording compared to what we've been… pic.twitter.com/bQyQRgU47W — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) December 7, 2023

Speaking of people who hilariously believe their government will respond to their needs.

x A resident of a Russian town threatens Putin that if he doesn't fix their problems with water, town residents won't vote for him this time.



So after nothing changed for the better all the previous times, they still trust in the helping tsar? pic.twitter.com/bFmXD7lEZp — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 7, 2023

Get 100 of your soldiers killed while waiting for you to show up to make a speech, get promoted.

x Sukhrab Akhmedov, who was blamed by Russian channels for this mass casualty event from a Ukrainian HIMARS strike in June, was promoted to Lieutenant General.https://t.co/qGLIahHrAx https://t.co/ju2RrF0FlD pic.twitter.com/jKF3FnwUce — Rob Lee (@RALee85) December 6, 2023

Rot in prison.

x By holding the boy captive, the soldier was trying to force his mother, a Ukrainian soldier, to divulge the location of Ukrainian troops in the area, the prosecutors said.https://t.co/DzzoDapm0M — The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) December 7, 2023

Clearly these soldiers are spoiled by such luxurious surroundings.

x Conditions at the front. pic.twitter.com/SoQBY9Yem4 — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) December 7, 2023

This is a two-for for Russia — they get rid of the non-Russian ethnic minorities they consider inferior and they continue to feed the meat grinder.

x Russian authorities are recruiting migrants who are trying to get from Russia to Finland, for the war against Ukraine, the BBC writes.



Russian authorities have started detaining and recruiting foreigners with expired Russian visas for the war against Ukraine who are trying to… https://t.co/UmsTTfD9sn — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 7, 2023

I guess she’s not enough of a patriot to give birth in Russia.

x A story about Russian patriotism:



A Russian pop-singer gave birth to a baby in Miami. But now, since she's a patriot, she could not do that anymore. So she went to give birth to...Dubai.



Nuff said. pic.twitter.com/hcwKRQU0F4 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 7, 2023

Rest in peace.

x Vasyl Kukharskyy, Ukrainian actor, went to defend Ukraine in the first days of the full-scale invasion.



In September, he was heavily wounded. Vasyl fought for his life, but today, he died.



One of Vasyl's most famous roles was playing a brave cossack Maksym Osa. This picture is… pic.twitter.com/eD0iYnmOel — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 7, 2023

x In 2022, Zelensky called on foreign volunteers to come to Ukraine & fight for the cause of freedom. Andrew Ranish Hewage, a volunteer from Sri Lanka, answered to that call & decided to join the International Legion.

He died in combat a few days ago.

Hero 🇱🇰 🇺🇦.#lviv pic.twitter.com/htPMdscZNq — TheLvivJournal (@LvivJournal) December 7, 2023

Respect for the fallen.

x 🕯️🇺🇦 Glory to the hero.

Rest in peace. Do not forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

💔 pic.twitter.com/yjOon1mqJj — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) December 7, 2023

Sound on for this Christmas special.

x The lighting of the national New Year Tree (Christmas) took place in Kyiv tonight in Sophia Square outside of St. Sophia's Cathedral with its famous bell tower in the background.



This is the first year that Ukraine will celebrate the Christmas and New Year Holidays following… pic.twitter.com/y4cgdEsgZ9 — OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇦 (@UKikaski) December 6, 2023

x On the night of Dec. 6, St. Nicholas Day, a public relations officer with the 10th Edelweiss Brigade wore a St. Nicholas costume and paid a visit to battle positions in the Bakhmut region, presenting candy packs to soldiers on the frontline. pic.twitter.com/aseiGOOfeI — The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) December 7, 2023

Soldier’s best friend.

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