Overnight, Ukrainian drones struck Tuapse oil terminal, damaging the deep-water pier and infrastructure. Fires erupted at the Rosneft site, with debris hitting nearby buildings.
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Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
Overnight, Ukrainian drones struck Tuapse oil terminal, damaging the deep-water pier and infrastructure. Fires erupted at the Rosneft site, with debris hitting nearby buildings.
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One of many reports that battlefields are littered with Russian corpses, giving rise to the idea that the daily Russian losses posted are way low by hundreds or thousands a day.
But if they wanted to go to the trouble an expense, the engines could be made to work far longer.
Paul Warburg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAP5otKjHoU) makes the point that Russia is no longer capable of winning the war on the ground, since its armored vehicle reserve is exhausted - a key metric that this thread has tracked (armored vehicle pun) since inception.
Since Russia lost the capability to employ massed armor, they have not made any significant advances, or captured any major cities.
They now literally send their soldiers crawling on their bellies.
Amazing how the Russians and Russophiles here act as if pokrovsk is Stalingrad or Berlin
Taking the “city” gains them little, exhausts their troops and equipment, and extends their supply lines.
What is left is a destroyed city, and open ground for them to try and advance over.
As far as a sippy hub, it once was but is now a terminal location for supply.
If lost, 18+ months and counting the Russians have gained meters of territory, meanwhile their Dear leader cannot protect their cities, and infrastructure
Still a master strategist 😂
Lots of work to create a target for a drone
Well done russkies, maybe they could add some horses up front and try to disguise as a wagon😂
Death of the Ruble.
The Russian Government has announced that it will issue new sovereign debt (Government bonds) denominated in Chinese Yuan.
Russia must raise more debt, as its budget deficit grows, but buyers don’t want to deal in rubles. The Russian corporations that used to be the main buyers of Russian bonds since sanctions cut them off from International capital markets, either no longer have cash to invest because of business losses, or those with cash (oil exporters) have yuan; instead of the rubles, dollars and euros that they used to have.
Not only is Russia’s economy converting to China’s currency, but now the Government is beginning to as well.
There is significant currency risk involved in this for Russia, as the yuan is not as widely convertible as hard currencies, and the ruble/yuan exchange rate could worsen over time, and drive up Russia’s repayment costs. They are talking about 3-10 year bonds.
But I thought comment #21,451 said Patriarch Kirill plans to make celebrating Halloween in Russia a sin and illegal. And “Another source in the Church confirmed that work is underway that will allow people to be imprisoned for the celebration of Halloween next year. Those who celebrate this date can go to prison for a term of 3 to 8 years.”
Well, maybe Russian soldiers figure it is better to go to jail for a few years, rather than go to a Ukraine death forever. But that prickly costume could use some color, maybe some pretty flowers? Easter lilies would help prove they are not satanists. ;-)
The Ring Pipeline that was recently disabled (Moscow’s main artery for gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel), carried over 1/4th of Russia’s total national production of aviation fuel.
Moscow itself is the main hub for their commercial aviation.
BDA from Tuapse indicates that is was a good knock.
Kyiv Independent (2 Nov):
“Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal and an oil tanker in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai late on Nov. 1, a source at the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent.
Five drone strikes were recorded, according to the SBU. Following the strikes, a tanker caught fire, and at least four piers used for loading and unloading tankers were rendered inoperable. Additionally, port buildings sustained damage.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed on Nov. 2 that the oil infrastructure of the seaport located on the Black Sea coast in the port city of Tuapse had been damaged...
…Photos and videos posted on social media purport to show a large fire emanating from the pier of the terminal, situated off the Black Sea.
Russian Telegram channels, citing resident reports, noted at least three fires were seen around the area of the oil terminal, including at an oil tanker.
Officials from Krasnodar Krai’s regional operations headquarters later confirmed that a drone attack had caused damage to port infrastructure. Officials added that the deck superstructure, a vessel, buildings, and terminal infrastructure were damaged in the attack.”
Darth Putin KGB:
“Clocks in USA go back one hour. Clocks in Russia already went back to 1937.”
Since Russia lost the capability to employ massed armor,
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Perhaps that should be ‘seems’ to have, since there are reports that Russia has been and is stockpiling its newest armor in preparation for opening a front with NATO in the future.
They just had a messed armor assault this or last week, but it did not amount to much than more scrap steel.
they could add some horses up front
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I think they tried that, but due to lack of rations, the animals wound up being the rations.
She I think massed armor I think Kursk, desert storm…
15-20 vehicles is not going to result in a 50 kilometer break through.
250 tanks and 400 bmps per year is only 20 ish, /33 ish per month and that is a couple of weeks loses
What Krasnoarmeysk doink?
Yes, you’re a moron, dimwit.
What Krasnoarmeysk doink, moron?
How Ukie helichopter assault goink? Little Zelya and denny the dimwits for the face-plant!
hey dopey, can you send an interpreter in to help us understand what you wrote?
It is to laugh.
EU nation limits fuel exports to bloc members amid Lukoil sanctions
https://www.rt.com/business/627229-bulgaria-lukoil-restriction-fuel-exports/
Now Bulgaria has to go whimpering to Daddy Trump, just like Germany.
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