Posted on 08/29/2023 4:09:12 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
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“Rough cost of $50 million USD (each)”
“This is the home of the 76th GAAD”
Maybe the intent was disrupt an air drop of Russian reinforcements.
Followup to Post 5. The drunk’s next statement:
““The consent of the West to Ukraine’s strikes on PSKOV is a casus belli and gives the Russian Federation the opportunity to act ‘against everyone’ in NATO,” Dmitri Medvedev WILL say.”
The same transports that dumped two loads of VDV paratroopers into the cold Black Sea in freezing weather miles from Odesa and at night at the start of the war.
“The same transports that dumped two loads of VDV paratroopers into the cold Black Sea in freezing weather miles from Odesa and at night at the start of the war.”
Vodka is helluva drug...
Maybe the pilots just wanted to save their own skin, by not getting close to the air defenses around the target.
But the most likely scenario is just incompetence.
⚡️⚡️A powerful explosion is reported in 🇷🇺Bryansk
“IL-76 Rusnya transported shaheds from Iran”
“Ukrainian drones attacked Bryansk. also reported drones in Tula”
https://twitter.com/hotakasudzuki/status/1696647175961235599
Maybe Russia was getting ready to deploy their Strategic Quick Reaction Force to staunch the Ukrainian breakthrough, or maybe Ukraine wanted to impede that possibility.
Tu-22 bomber, too. Not just the 4 transports.
“Tu-22 bomber, too. Not just the 4 transports.”
This war is really starting to chew away at the whole Russian Aerospace Force - not just Close Air Support assets anymore.
Russian freedom fighters who have been doing internal drone attacks.
Russian media reporting that multiple airports are closed across Russia in Moscow, Tula, Lipetsk, Oryol and Kaluga Oblasts due to the mass Ukrainian drone attack tonight.
I agree.
Lots of ground level video of the explosions, fire, and smoke. It looks like fuel tanks may be burning.
“In Tula an explosion is reported. High likely the work of Ukrainian drones which are very active over lots of regions in Russia right now.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1696648726377308320
“The 🇮🇱 military observer “Abu Ali Express”, citing Arab sources, confirms the damage to 4 🇷🇺 Il-76 and 1 TU-22 in Pskov.
The TU-22 bomber bomber is a fat target, there are very few of these left among the Rashists.
Well, there are already 5 planes👎, and we have not started yet))”
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