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19 Aug: That One HURT! Russian Strategic Airfield SUFFERS A DEVASTATING STRIKE! | War in Ukraine

Reporting from Ukraine
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I am Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video I will tell you what happened on the five hundred forty second day of the war.

Day 542: Aug 19

Today there are a lot of updates.

First of all, today in the morning, Ukrainians struck one of the most important Russian airfields that is used by strategic bombers Tu-22m3. The airfield is located in the Novgorod region, which is almost 700 km from the Ukrainian territories, and, according to Russian sources, it was targeted by Ukrainian drones.

Judging by the footage, at least one drone managed to hit the target and cause a fire. Some sources claimed that Ukrainians managed to destroy up to 2 Russian strategic bombers. Russian analysts once again criticized the fact that Russian forces do not even try increase the security of their airfields.

On top of that, in was reported that a Ukrainian flag was raised in Novgorod, right in front of the Russian secret services building. Even though such an operation did not inflict Russians any losses, it amplified the news about the successful Ukrainian drone strike near this city and also diminished public trust in the ability of the Russian Federal Security Service to provide security.

Today Ukrainians also reportedly conducted a missile strike on Crimea. Russian sources reported that Ukrainians used one modified ballistic missile S-200. Russian media published footage of the crater left by the intercepted missile. In previous strikes, Ukrainians used several missiles at once and usually combined it with a drone strike. The fact that this time Ukrainians used just one lonely missile indicates that they are testing the Russian air defense in the new region in preparation for hitting new areas on the peninsula.

Yesterday a huge fire broke out in one of the Russian Black Sea harbors in Novorossiysk. Russian sources reported that the fire rapidly spread and reached a square area of 1300 square meters. Some sources claimed that due to an unspecified accident, wooden pallets caught on fire and burned everything around them.

There was reportedly no drone strike at the time, which gave rise to speculations about sabotage. And this is not surprising. Given the most recent developments, it seems like a huge network of saboteurs works in coordination to undermine Russian war efforts by damaging critical infrastructure such as airfields, harbors, railroads, bridges, and factories.

In fact, the same day, Ukrainians struck another Russian harbor, this time in Berdyansk, which is used for shipping a lot of equipment to the southern front.

Several days ago, Ukrainians also struck a science and engineering center “TEMP”, which is developing crucial technology for manufacturing weapons. The goal of this center is to reduce the reliance of Russia on imported technology and make the military-industrial complex as independent as possible. Local residents reported hearing explosions, although even Russian analysts are still uncertain and claim that it was either a drone strike or sabotage from inside.

Unfortunately, Russians conducted a similar strike. Today Russians conducted a missile strike on Chernihiv, more precisely, they hit a theater with an Iskander missile. As it turned out, Ukrainians were making a drone show where different developers had to demonstrate developed drone technologies and possibly get attention from the defense ministry. As a result, there are more than 100 casualties, including at least 12 children.

Despite the fact that it was an open event, Russian sources claimed that it was a closed meeting and that Russians killed up to 60 Ukrainian and NATO officers. Regardless, the bottom line is it was not a smart idea to make such an event a public show, especially in the city that is located just 40 km from the border, as the air defense has little to no time to detect and intercept the missile.

Ukrainian fighters and commanders viciously critiqued the responsible person, who reportedly made this event public to generate publicity and promote her political career in the defense ministry. The event definitely gathered attention, so seems like now her career is over.

In the meantime, 200 Ukrainian troops just finished the 12-week training program on Abrams tanks in the United States. Since the tanks are not ready yet, the soldiers will continue staying and training and soon return to Ukraine with 31 Abrams tanks.

Simultaneously, more Ukrainian troops are training on Leopard tanks in Germany. As of now, Ukraine is waiting to receive 100 Leopards.

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