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Related: About this forum13 Nov: New Record! Ukraine Launches Biggest Strike Yet! - Reporting from Ukraine
Today there is a lot of news from the Russian Federation.
Here, in a daring raid, Ukrainian forces made the biggest drone attack yet against Moscow. Ukrainians continue to use their latest drone developments to target critical Russian infrastructure, including airfields, oil depots, and military bases. The goal of these is to disrupt Russian offensive operations against both the Ukrainian armed forces and the country's civilian population.
First of all, Ukrainian drones targeted Russia's capital, Moscow. According to Russias Ministry of Defense, 84 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over six regions, with nearly half approaching Moscow and causing flights to be diverted from three major airports in the area. This was the largest attack on the Russian capital since the start of the war and was described as massive by local officials. Footage released by residents, who defied government orders, not only contradicted official claims that no damage occurred but also showcased the aftermath of the strikes, including the operations and locations of Russian air defense units. Officials reported that most of the drones were intercepted over the Ramenskoye, Kolomna, and Domodedovo districts. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that 34 drones were shot down over the town in total.
Earlier Ukrainian forces struck Russian ammunition warehouses in the Bryansk region during another large-scale drone attack. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that drone operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces successfully hit warehouses at the Russian militarys 1060th Logistics Center, known for storing missiles of various types, causing initial explosions and secondary detonations at the facility with geolocated imagery showing two large fires burning near it. Bryansk was also targeted 10 days before that when one of the largest microelectronics plants in Russia caught fire after a drone strike. This plant is located over 100 kilometers north of the border with Ukraines northern Sumy region and was attacked at least once before as well it produces key components used widely in Russian defense production, including Pantsir air defense and Iskander missile systems. The full uncensored footage of these Ukrainian strikes against key Russian infrastructure can be found on our Telegram channel through the link in the description.
In parallel, Ukrainian forces have maintained a series of strikes on military training camps in Russian border regions, seeking to disrupt Russia's efforts to train newly mobilized troops. These operations are often executed with high precision, aided by reconnaissance drones for fire correction. One recent strike targeted a tent encampment at a Russian military training ground in the Rostov region, with geolocated video footage revealing significant damage. Russian military officials reported that the attack took place overnight, catching many soldiers from the 150th Guards Motorized Rifle Division while they were resting in their tents. Lately, Ukrainian forces have escalated attacks on Russian military positions, both within Ukraine and across the border, frequently focusing on such training grounds to weaken Russian capabilities.
On the night of November 7th, units from Ukraine's Main Military Intelligence Directorate executed a significant drone strike on an oil refinery in Saratov Oblast, reportedly causing damage to the facility's infrastructure. Social media footage captured a fire near the refinery, while a local Telegram channel reported that debris from a downed drone struck a fuel oil tank and a specialized installation. The refinery, a subsidiary of the Russian state oil company Rosneft, is said to produce approximately seven million tons of oil annually.
A similar attack was conducted on the Aleksin Chemical Plant in Tula Oblast with 13 drones causing a fire, halting the plant's operations, and eventually causing a chemical explosion. This key factory produces ammunition, gunpowder, and other products for the Russian defense industrial base.
Around the same time, Ukrainian military intelligence drone operators carried out a surprising long-range attack on a Russian naval base in the Dagestani port city of Kaspiysk using their domestically produced A-22 Flying Fox drone. The base houses Russia's Caspian Flotilla, along with Russian Marines and Coastal Troops. Reports indicate that the strike damaged at least two vesselsthe...
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13 Nov: New Record! Ukraine Launches Biggest Strike Yet! - Reporting from Ukraine (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Nov 12
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sheshe2
(87,735 posts)1. I wish they would take them out completely...
before the orange anus takes office.
Deuxcents
(19,872 posts)2. Me, too, even tho I have been hoping for an end to this for a long time. 🇺🇦
If it is not finished before he sits his fat ass down in the Oval Office...then I am very afraid for them.
Deuxcents
(19,872 posts)4. Very afraid as these MAGAs would cut them off immediately
And our only hope would be democratic European leadership to hold the line..hopefully with no restrictions and let Ukraine be on the offensive and finish the fight. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦 will always be my heartfelt hope for them
niyad
(120,281 posts)5. Sllava Ukraini. Thank you for the update.