The War in the Ukraine

Sinnavuuty

Sinnavuuty

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EmoBirb said:
And don't be mistaken, the escalation ladder still has many steps ahead. A friendly reminder that Russia so far has avoided targeting infrastructure related to medical infrastructure, waste management, water and food distribution. It took several steps of escalation on the part of Ukraine, most importantly attacks on Russian gas terminals, in order to prompt Russia to target the Ukrainian energy infrastructure on a meaningful scale. There is still much to do, many options most would prefer not to take.
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The Russians could still strike Ukrainian hydroelectric dams, flooding everything downstream; it would be horrific, but the capability exists.

They could strike command centers in Kyiv and across Ukraine.

They could strike government buildings.

Attack all the railway bridges, which number around twenty.

They could strike the bridges over the Dnieper.

They could begin systematically attacking power plants, major substations, thermal power stations, and so on. There is still an intact refinery in Sumy, and the gas depot in Lviv remains intact as well.

It is absurd that the port of Odesa still exists. It is also absurd that the grain corridor still exists.

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temporary1

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Nautilus said:
Is it known whether there was serious damage to the extent of preventing the ships from carrying out their role?
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Almost impossible to sink/permanently disable these ships with such an attack unless the whole ship carries fuel and catches fire.

However an attack is good enough to damage and immobilize it for a long time and then have to be repaired.
The main purpose is still achieved which is to stop/block Russian exports by shipping as 1-2 days of similar attacks and no ship will dare move on these waters anymore

See Straits of Hormuz as an example where after all, all these attacks by Iran basically resulted in "just" damaging ships
 
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A sign of things the AFU not doing well in the Kupyansk sector. The commander of the 39th Marine Brigade of the AFU deployed in Kupyansk is removed from his post after only two months after battalions were decimated.

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Logistics locomotives under attack by Geran drones. One train tried to hide under a highway bridge but to no avail.

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Four Ukrainian commando boats got bombed by Russian drones in the Dniepr.

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ZALA Z-16 provided objective and target control over a FAB-3000 strike on a deployment point of the AFU 63rd Brigade.

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Bundestag voted no to send new Taurus and Patriot missiles to Ukraine.

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China and Russia are secretly expanding military cooperation and discussion measures against Starlink - Der Spiegel.

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Geran strike on a deployment point of the Ukrainian Border Services in the Kharkhiv region.

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KVN fiberoptic drones hit another 110kv substation in the Sumy region.

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temporary1 said:
Step change after Ukraine started targeting Russian refineries with drones. With data this time
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This does not mean much in strategic terms for the war in Ukraine; Russia can still export all its crude oil and import refined products even if its refining capacity is completely destroyed—it has China to supply them.

Furthermore, the military will always take priority over civilians regarding fuel supplies, even if doing so comes at a cost to the Russian government's credibility.
 
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