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Old 12th March 2024 | 19:28
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Can someone explain what we are seeing here as to me it's looks like Russia is making a breakthrough somewhere???
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Old 12th March 2024 | 19:36
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Can someone explain what we are seeing here as to me it's looks like Russia is making a breakthrough somewhere???
No, its a map of Ukrainian actions inside the those (indicated by pink colour) regions of Russia today/yesterday, either by anti-Putin Russians or Ukraine UAV action.

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Old 12th March 2024 | 22:18
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It is being reported that the crashed IL-76 was hit by a Ukrainian drone during its take off departure, that must be a first.

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Old 13th March 2024 | 07:10
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This morning in Ryazan, Russia, three kamikaze drones attacked an oil refinery.

​​​​​​​https://x.com/tendar/status/17677842...HhlFHGKbTPQr_A
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Old 13th March 2024 | 07:40
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​​​​​​​Russia was under another massive drone attack last night, Russian media report.

◾️Ryazan oil refinery was under attack, a fire is being extinguished.

◾️About 30 drones attacked Voronezh region. A transformer substation was damaged in Buturlinovsky district, and the roof of a store was destroyed in Sovetsky district.

◾️Also, the governors of Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions reported attacks by 6 to 8 drones each.

◾️In addition, a drone was destroyed in Kirishsky district, Leningrad region, while on approach to the Kirishi Petroleum Organic Synthesis (KINEF). Authorities say that "production is operating in normal mode, there are no casualties or damage, the consequences at the site of the crash have been localized and eliminated."

◾️According to Russian defence ministry, 58 drones attacking different regions of the country were allegedly "intercepted" in Russia from night till morning, namely: 11 drones over Belgorod region, 8 over Bryansk region, 29 over Voronezh region, 8 over Kursk region and one each over Leningrad and Ryazan regions.

📹: Ryazan oil refinery, videos from Russian Telegram channels
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Old 13th March 2024 | 08:28
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Beware of false flag operations that give Putin the opportunity to respond. it was the Russians who invented the term maskirovka.
What would be the point, they are already at war ? There aren't any Russian minorities in those areas that need freeing/protecting AFAIK.
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Old 13th March 2024 | 08:46
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To get people to vote for him to stop the attacks?

Meanwhile latest rumour is the IL76 was carrying an A-50 crew to collect one, death toll has increased apparently.


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Originally Posted by NutLoose;11614654[b
]To get people to vote for him to stop the attacks?

Meanwhile latest rumour is the IL76 was carrying an A-50 crew to collect one, death toll has increased apparently.

https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1767559684381143340
Possibly, although at the same time it would highlight weakness that such attacks were still happening. Let's hope that the rumour about A-50 crew is true and also that the drone strike on the hangar in Taganrog damaged an A-50 inside, but it is rather a large hangar and there were only one or two drones, I believe from the photos.

https://global.espreso.tv/russia-ukr...n-drone-attack
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Is it normal for those planes to be parked so close, rather than dispersed for protection?
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Is it normal for those planes to be parked so close, rather than dispersed for protection?
I guess if they're defunct airframes [aka scrap] there's no point. Anyway, how could UKR reach them ... ph, wait!
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Is it normal for those planes to be parked so close, rather than dispersed for protection?
How current is the picture?
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Liutyi drone.

So good morning ☀️ drone is flying in the russian city of Ryazan.
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It looks like Ukraine lost at least 2 helicopters at once on the ground. we do not know when


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Russia needs more people like this woman, kudos to her.

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Old 13th March 2024 | 18:23
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The IL-76’s final seconds as it plows into the forest.

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Old 13th March 2024 | 18:38
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Russia needs more people like this woman, kudos to her.



​​​​​​​https://twitter.com/UKikaski/status/1767897211692519569
Did we not see her before in a recent post?
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Old 13th March 2024 | 19:26
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I don’t think so, that was another old person, they all look alike

meanwhile spring cleaning and dusting in Russia.

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"This is my mother." In Kryvyi Rih, after the Russian attack, a man on the street recognized his mother among the dead Video: ON TIME: Kryvyi Rih
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Old 13th March 2024 | 19:56
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12% in 2 days.

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