Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
Kyiv Independent reports:
“A document obtained by the Washington Post (WP) suggests Russia dropped glide bombs on its own territory nearly 40 times in one year, most likely due to malfunctioning guidance systems, the outlet reported on July 1.
Believed to have been compiled by Belgorod city emergency department, the document records 38 incidents in the year from April 2023 to April 2024. (plus more that did not detonate, or fell outside the city limits)
Experts believe the accidental bombings are caused by defective munitions. Ruslan Leviev, a military expert with the Conflict Intelligence Group, in comments quoted by WP, said: “A certain percentage of Russian bombs is defective.”
“We think these accidental releases are caused by the unreliability of these kits”
Kyiv independent reports (1 July):
“Explosions were heard in Balaklava, a settlement in the city of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea after an air raid alert went off on July 1, the Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported.
Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian proxy leader in Sevastopol, claimed that air defenses were operating in the city.
Crimean Wind shared a photo reportedly taken by locals showing a tall column of smoke rising above Balaklava, presumably near the town’s thermal power plant.
Razvozhayev claimed that according to the preliminary data, four air targets were destroyed near Balaklava, “but the wreckage fell in the coastal zone.” Information on the scale of possible damages is being clarified, he added.
Explosions were also reported in the area of Cape Fiolent, independent media outlet Krym Realii reported.”
Ukrainian AF command needs to get their act together.
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Myrhorod Air Base. Not the first time that Russian recon drones have been able to quietly observe before striking with an Iskander cluster missile. It appears that at least 1 Ukrainian Su-27 has been destroyed, while several others are also believed to have been damaged.
Kremlin snuff box, 0701/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
There is trouble in Sevastopol. Enemy missiles killed more than 20 military personnel
On the evening of Monday, July 1, as a result of a rocket attack were killed, according to preliminary data on Sevastopol, 26 military personnel. About 20 more were injured, 4 in serious condition.
Sources in the Ministry of Defense and among the military who are in Sevastopol told us about this. “At least 2 missiles broke through our air defense and hit, let’s say, a military gathering place in one of the city districts ( we know where, but, of course, we won’t write - ed. ). And this is a big problem. We have 26 dead. Up to 10 pieces of equipment were lost,” one of them said.
According to sources, we also lost one S-300 air defense system. The entire crew was killed.
“We have carried out several successful attacks on enemy targets in recent days. They will take revenge. We need to be very careful in the near future,” a source at the Ministry of Defense warned.
What should we say. Andrey Removich! We hoped that problems with air defense in Crimea and Sevastopol had begun to be resolved. Unfortunately, we were wrong. Once again we urge you to solve these problems. And immediately.
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Military Informant, 07/01/24
https://t.me/milinfolive/125189
Crimea was subjected to another Ukrainian missile attack. The governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, reports the downing of four missiles, the fragments of which fell in the coastal zone and the Balaklava region.
Enemy channels once again publish footage of explosions and air defense operations.
Chechens having a good laugh on their way to the ice cream pallor in the after life.
“Germany recently arrested Russians who were scouting US military bases for sabotage attacks”
Looks like Russia will have more bases to worry about. Maybe not in St. Petersburg, but you can see it from there.
Kyiv Independent reports:
“Finland’s parliament on July 1 unanimously (unanimously!) approved a defense pact with the U.S., that gives Washington, among other things, access to 15 bases on the territory of one of NATO’s newest members.
Spurred by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Finland entered NATO in April 2023, extending the NATO-Russian border by roughly 1,340 kilometers (830 miles).
The Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) was signed in December of last year but was still awaiting approval from Helsinki’s parliament.
As well as access to military bases, the DCA allows for the training and deployment of U.S. forces on Finnish soil, as well as the deployment of military hardware.
Finland insisted nuclear weapons would remain covered by domestic laws in the agreement, so the import and transit of them remains prohibited.
The U.S. has concluded similar DCA-style pacts with 11 other NATO countries, including Sweden, Norway and Denmark.”
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