Posted on 08/02/2025 6:53:25 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Evil Vladimir Putin suffered a huge blow after Ukraine launched dramatic strikes on the dictator's oil refineries, defence plants, a military airfield, and radar facilities.
These huge hits came after Donald Trump ordered two nuclear submarines to move closer to Russia after "provocative" threats of war with the US came from Russia's former president Dmitry Medvedev. In a dramatic dawn strike, a huge fireball explosion hit military-linked Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Samara region with mushroom-shaped flames rising into the sky.
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Another key oil refinery in Ryazan - crucial for supplies to capital city Moscow - was also in flames. Fires were reported to have been raging close to a military airfield at Primorsko-Akhtarsk, in Krasnodar region, used for Putin drone strikes on Ukraine.
A “major hit” was reported on a Russian air defence radar company near Feodosia in Putin-occupied Crimea - military unit 66571. There were giant “balls” covering radio-technical stations - one the size of a nine storey building.
Fires were recorded at the facility in the Tepe-Oba mountain range. One woman died in drone strikes on the Electropribor plant in Penza city, making special-purpose telecommunication and cryptographic equipment for Putin’s war machine.
Eight giant explosions were heard over the city followed by flames at the plant which was struck by long range Ukrainian drones. A defence-related radar plant in the city was also hit for the second time in three days, according to reports.
Ukraine also hit targets in Rostov region leading to one death, according to reports. The Ukrainian strikes on military-linked targets were in stark contrast to Putin’s assault on Kyiv on Thursday - one of the worst of the war.
A total of 31 people were killed including five children after Russia slammed a £2 million Iskander missile into a residential tower block Kyiv.
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...and yet, after each round of “major strikes”, the war goes on and on, with Russia rolling up more and more territory.
“Novokuybyshevsk”
What a name.
“Team Putin Winning!”
According to Willie, who has been pro-Ukraine from the start, you are TOTALLY CORRECT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNhSihi8opo
“Russia rolling up more and more territory...”
DAILY - regardless of your war porn.
But at what cost? How many Russian men have to die to satisfy your blood lust?
Putin’s flag guys have the life spans of the red shirt guys on Star Trek.
Just a guess that Trump has given them the green light for these strikes.
Tariffs focus on oil. Strikes focus on oil.
It’s a war.
“But at what cost? How many Russian men have to die to satisfy your blood lust?”
Ask the Neocons, they can stop this war TOMORROW, if they choose.
Exactly. President Trump approved Ukraine’s strikes on the oil refineries after banning them for months.
BS
Bs?
What is?
And allow the invader to take the country?
You FRussians are a funny bunch.
Personally, I wish for two or three thousand Russian casualties every week for the few acres of territory they take.
But you guys are all about suffering. So, you should be accommodated.
Here’s a general observation that apparently will drive certain people wild.
President Trump did everything to pressure Ukraine and court Russia to the peace table.
Putin is a crazy dictator and probably only cares when his own life or power is on the line.
Now he’s caused Trump to begin to engage two powerful forces - one is Trump himself. The other is the economic, diplomatic and military might of the United States.
While some silly people think we can do “nothing” to Russia, quite the contrary is true.
I doubt Putin gives a damn about Russia or its people. So maybe his position will be threatened. Maybe someone will finally toss him out a window.
I have no prediction but Trump has been engaged, and he will compromise but he will not back down.
And btw the people who said, two years ago, that they guaranteed the war was going to end in two weeks, are idiots or liars or both and have lost all credibility.
“And allow the invader to take the country?”
Doesn’t change what I stated, which is that the Russians are not about to take orders from the Neocons, but Ukraine will, if forced to.
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