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Russian stuff blowing up: Russian oil tanker reportedly sinks near St. Petersburg [1]

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Date: 2025-02-10

A Russian oil tanker reported as fully loaded has either sunk or is sinking or ran aground in a port near St. Petersburg. Three holes were reportedly blown open in the hull.

x 1/2: Sabotage is suspected after the oil tanker "Koala", which is owned by a Russian firm by sails under the Antigua Barbuda flag, sunk in the Russian port of Ust-Luga. Russian media reports the engineering crew heard explosions... #OSINT #Russia #UkraineWar



[image or embed] — OSINT (Uri) (@urikikaski.bsky.social) February 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM

x An almost fully laden (130k ton oil) tanker allegedly ran aground after engine room explosions, close to Ust-Luga, RU. Ship name is KOALA, her last AIS-position is at the quay in Ust-Luga from Feb 7. There are no clear indications in replays of other ship traffic as to where it is happening.



[image or embed] — auonsson (@auonsson.bsky.social) February 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM

Ukraine has now destroyed 10k Russian tanks during this war, according to this tally by the Ukrainian government.

And another 1,170 lucky Russians brings the grand total of casualties to more than 850k.

And another 24 officers will need to be replaced.

x At least 5 524 Russian officers have been eliminated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 24 February 2022. Weekly update: +24 newly registered.



[image or embed] — KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine (@killedinukraine.bsky.social) February 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM

The Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar was hit again.

x Last night, strike UAVs attacked the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region. Due to the operation of Russian air defense systems, a residential complex in Krasnodar was also damaged. Locals reported hearing at least 10 explosions.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) February 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM

x Last night, Ukraine conducted a successful long-range UAV strike (see video) on the Afipsky Oil Refinery's tank farm and distribution hub in Krasnodar Krai at 44.889400, 38.801610. #OSINT #Russia #UkraineWar



[image or embed] — OSINT (Uri) (@urikikaski.bsky.social) February 10, 2025 at 5:57 AM

It is getting hard to keep up with Ukraine’s attacks on Russian targets within Russia — and that’s a good thing.

x 🔥👀 Rostec helicopter plant, Kuibyshev-Lisichansk oil pipeline, oil depot, three oil refineries and LPDS station have been attacked by drones in Russia over the past two days, - ASTRA



[image or embed] — MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) February 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM

Some more good news from the area south of Pokrovsk.

x The AFU has reached the western outskirts of the village of Pishchane south of Pokrovsk based on new footage. A MaxxPro reaches the most western outskirts before bogging down. It is likely there are no Russian troops in this village anymore after AFU counterattacks in recent days.



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) February 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Civilians in Kursk are worried that Russian troops will just destroy everything in their path.

x Relatives of civilians living under Ukrainian occupation in the Russian town of Sudzha fear that the Kremlin could demand the city be recaptured by Russia's Victory Day holiday on May 9 — no matter the cost for the residents still there.



[image or embed] — Meduza in English (@meduza.io) February 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM

A Russian BMP driver runs over one of the soldiers it just dropped off.

WARNING: Video shows the soldier being run over..

Someone should have told this guy you don’t go whacking live ammunition with a stick or anything else.

WARNING: As you might expect, the shell blows up

Russian soldiers used a railroad viaduct as a base. Ukraine hit it with two French-supplied AASM Hammer guided bombs.

A group of Russians carries out two dead comrades in body bags but they aren’t worried about drones finding them because they have an EW system.

x Very pleased and cheerful Russians are dragging "two packages" on a cart – their fallen comrades in body bags. It looks like electronic warfare didn’t help them much.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) February 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM

Hopefully these funds are not frozen.

x A U.S. funding freeze threatens efforts to document Russian war crimes – Reuters. Over 140,000 cases have been opened since the invasion, but $89M in projects, including battlefield evidence preservation, are now stalled. www.reuters.com/world/europe...



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) February 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM

What the fuck does this mean?

Of course, this is the same asshole who three years ago today said that Russian troops would pull back from the Ukrainian border and that Russia would not invade.

Europe decides to play hardball with Russia’s shadow tanker fleet.

x 🚢 Europe is planning to seize Russia’s shadow fleet after a spate of sabotage incidents. Talks are underway to use legal, environmental & piracy laws to crack down on tankers dodging sanctions & fueling Moscow’s war. Challenges remain, momentum growing. www.politico.eu/article/russ...



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) February 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM

This is an interesting connection. Hopefully she can have some influence over her father on this issue.

x 🇺🇸👀🇺🇦 Kellogg’s daughter is Meaghan Mobbs, president of the R.T. Weatherman Foundation that has been present in Ukraine since the start of the war, - WP ❗️Its efforts include establishing and running a logistics hub on the Romania-Ukraine border and delivering more than 10,000 pallets of medicines…



[image or embed] — The Ukrainian Review (@theukrainianreview.bsky.social) February 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM

Hopefully they will arrive with open minds and learn something.

Transnistria nixes the gas deal.

In exchange for continued gas supply, Tiraspol would have to free political prisoners, keep broadcasting a Moldovan TV channel and dismantle the entrance checkpoints they put up in 2022.

x Transnistria has refused the €60million in financial aid from the EU that were supposed to support it through the energy crisis-Moldova PM Recean One of the conditions for Transnistria receiving the money was for them to gradually increase gas prices for the population to bring them to market value



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) February 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM

Kharkiv lives under a daily threat.

x This is "Франик," a Kharkiv cafe after a bombing and two months later when it reopened. In cities like Kharkiv, where the bombing are a daily reality, Ukrainians choose to live and work. It's not easy, but it's a conscious decision to keep going, keep helping, keep contributing–to keep being human



[image or embed] — Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) February 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM

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