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Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine hits huge Russian oil depot [1]

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Date: 2025-01-08

Big development yesterday, folks — Bluesky posts will now embed at DKos, complete with photos and videos.

That means a lot less Twitter posts in the daily Russian Stuff Blowing Up. Bluesky now will be the default source. I’ll only use a Twitter post if it isn’t available on Bluesky.

Some Ukrainian accounts have yet to migrate to Bluesky. Others have set up accounts there but don’t post often. It’s a work in progress but today’s post is Twitter-free.

Russia still thinks of itself as a superior culture.

x On Russian Orthodox Christmas day, Russian patriarch Kirill proclaimed an "alternative path of civilizational development" in Russia. "We are hated because we offer a different path, an alternative path of civilizational development”



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM

Ukraine hit an oil depot in Engels.

x 🔥 In Engels, after a Ukrainian drone attack, the fire at the oil depot has grown even more intense than it was this morning. Locals suspect another fuel tank has caught fire.



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) January 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM

Russia bombed civilians in Zaporizhzhia.

x At least 13 people died in the russian attack on Zaporizhzhia‼️ Bombed in the broad daylight for the crime of being Ukrainian. According to updated numbers from local officials, at least other 18 people were injured.



[image or embed] — Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) January 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM

That’s one hell of a bavovna.

They hid under the highway bridge but Dr. HIMARS found them.

x Reported as the result of a HIMARS GMLRS strike on Russian positions in the occupied part of the Kherson region.



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) January 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM

Ukraine takes out a Russian command post in Khartsyzk, a small city east of the city of Donetsk.

x ⚡️ Ukraine strikes Russian command post in Donetsk Oblast, military reports. Ukrainian forces carried out a precision strike against a command post of Russia's 8th Combined Arms Army in Russian-occupied Khartsyzk in Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Jan. 8.



[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) January 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM

x 🔥 Today, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a precision strike on the command post of Russia's 8th Guards Combined Arms Army in the city of Khartsyzk, Donetsk region – General Staff. Russia used this facility to coordinate attacks against Ukraine's Armed Forces and civilians.



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) January 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM

Russia has had no qualms about destroying its own towns and village in the Kursk region.

x Russians are hitting Sudzha with S-300 missiles, already destroying several of their own villages. At least 3 S-300 rockets have hit Sudzha, and towns like Sverdlikove, Lebedivka, Malaya Loknya, Daryino, Makhnovka, and Plyokhovo have been destroyed.



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) January 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM

Russia starts working on the next 100k.

Poland pulls out of St. Petersburg.

x ⚡️ Polish consulate in St. Petersburg closes after over 50 years. Poland’s consulate in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has shut down, with the staff taking down the Polish and EU flags and clearing out the building, the Polish RMF24 news outlet reported on Jan. 8.



[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) January 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM

Iceland steps up.

Why am I reminded of a Bond movie?

x Russian fascist, Junior Lieutenant Скрипов Эдуард Игоревич (Skripov Eduard Igorevich), commander of a motor rifle company (! — typically commanded by a Captain) was eliminated on 28 December ’24.

The golden rifle didn’t help.

Before:



[image or embed] — KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine (@killedinukraine.bsky.social) January 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM

There hasn't been much news from Vovchansk lately.

x Ukrainian border guards struck a Russian drone launch site in Vovchansk. Reconnaissance-strike UAV teams from the "Hart" brigade delivered another series of fire strikes on enemy positions in Vovchansk and its surrounding areas.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM

Wisdom of the day.

x there’s this dense russian saying, roughly translates as ‘threaten your friends, so your enemies are scared’ I mean, makes sense that it’s russian — Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM

x And then there’s a Ukrainian saying “no enemy is as terrifying as a moronic ally” Follow for more wisdoms — Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM

It has a fitting name.

x The number of Russians these things have killed is simply incredible. Many thousands. Maybe tens of thousands. More than probably anyone has ever counted or is knowable. — Andrew Perpetua (@andrewperpetua.bsky.social) January 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM

No one will miss him.

x 1/ The military commander of the Wagner Group, Anton "Lotus" Elizarov, is reported to have been fired. The move is said to be the result of interpersonal conflicts and Wagner's disastrous defeats in Africa in 2024. A former GRU major is slated to replace him. ⬇️



[image or embed] — ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) January 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM

War makes for strange bedfellows.

x An extremely curious incident occurred with the commander of the Akhmat special forces unit, Apti Alaudinov. He was spotted alongside none other than Alexey Milchakov from the Rusich unit, known for his far-right views and war crimes.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) January 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM

I guess he never read any of those stories about Brittney Griner or Evan Gershkovich.

x Meet American travel YouTuber Thomas "Sabbatical Tommy" Bird. In October, he went to Russia, looking to capture the spirit of a nation that gets a bad rap in the West. In return, he got a rap sheet.



[image or embed] — Meduza in English (@meduza.io) December 17, 2024 at 3:11 PM

May he rest in peace.

x Our long-time colleague, journalist Anastasia Fedchenko, has just lost her beloved husband in this war. Commissioned officer of the Ukrainian Marines, Andriy Kuzmenko, was killed in action defending the country from Russia.



[image or embed] — Illia Ponomarenko (@ioponomarenko.bsky.social) January 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM

Ukraine now celebrates Christmas on December. 25 instead of January 7, but it is still a festive day.

Loose or in bags … or both.

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