Posted on 04/04/2024 8:19:35 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Residents in a region hit by the deepest drone strikes within Russian territory since the start of the war in Ukraine have been warned that air defenses may not be able to protect them from future attacks.
Since the start of its full-scale invasion, Russia has been hit with drone strikes reaching Moscow as well as ammunition depots and warehouses around the country linked to the war effort. Russian authorities blame Ukraine for the attacks, which Kyiv rarely claims responsibility for.
In the latest incident, a drone attack on the Russian republic of Tatarstan on Tuesday reportedly hit industrial areas that produce Iranian-designed Shahed drones which Moscow uses extensively in its invasion.
Responding to the strikes, the head of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, appeared to suggest that the system that usually protects against airborne threats may not help them.
"You should not expect missile defense to work—it solves other tasks," he said in comments reported by Radio Free Europe, without specifying what the other tasks are.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Ukraine won! Time to stop sending them money!
ZEEPER FOLLIES PINGLIST!
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... to be added to the best Zeeper-provided entertainment since Paul Shanklin parodies, ping me bro.
Hah hah! Newsweak is really busy. Egg prices are way up here in the US right now.
I am waiting to see the Newsweak article about that or an article about all the Chinese men who just crossed our border.
Tartarstan authorities reported that 14 people were injured, but no serious damage.
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I’m tellin’ ya. These US egg prices are crackin’ me up. Big ole chicken plant down in Texas just murdered over a million chickens.
We are going to be b’egg-in for egg products.
Praise be! I didn’t see anything posted by you today and worried that you were reassigned to be Zelensky’s resident toady in his new BRITISH MANSION and wouldn’t be posting here any longer.
Putin is right that it is hard to shoot down any drone as it fly’s low.
Israel is having the same problem with Hamas Drones.
Russia, Ruzzia, Ruzzia. That’s all Zeepers have.
I guess if Ukrainian children aren’t safe from Russian bombs, why should Russian children be safe from Ukrainian bombs?
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What another failed Russian SARMAT SATAN 2 test doink? Lol!
Tell Russia to tell Iran to call off tomorrow’s attack on Israel.
Tell Russia to send back what’s left of the Ukie Marines at Tendrivs’ka Kosa, so their wives and mothers can bury the pieces.
What missiles without explosive warheads being fired by the Russians from Dzhankoi air base in Northern Crimea doink? Lol!
Welcome back to Free Republic, retread [FR inception date 04-03-2024].
Notice the spelling? “Piece” instead of “Peace”?
hmmm...
(Lack of) Intelligence, or a “hidden message”?
Indeed.
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