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Russian Rocket Attack Turns Ukrainian Marine Base to Rubble, Killing Dozens
The New York Times ^ | March 19, 2022 | Michael Schwirtz

Posted on 03/19/2022 7:15:10 PM PDT by McGruff

The headquarters of the 36th Ukrainian Naval Infantry Brigade based in the southern city of Mykolaiv is no more. It is now a pile of rubble, where on Saturday rescuers continued to search for bodies of missing marines.

An early morning rocket attack a day earlier destroyed the base’s barracks where an unknown number of marines were sleeping. It killed more than 40 marines, according to a senior Ukrainian military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to reveal sensitive military information.

That number would make it one of the single deadliest attacks on Ukrainian forces since the start of the war three weeks ago. But there are indications that the death toll could be much higher.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: ammodepot; marines; militarytarget; russiabetterweapons; russianssuperior; warishell
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1 posted on 03/19/2022 7:15:10 PM PDT by McGruff
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2 posted on 03/19/2022 7:16:10 PM PDT by McGruff (It's America First, stupid.)
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To: McGruff

WAR CRIME!!!! How dare Russia hit an active military base!!!


3 posted on 03/19/2022 7:23:19 PM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart, I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: McGruff

And these dead soldiers died thinking they were putting their lives on the line for their country, when in fact they are just cannon fodder in the CIA’s war to keep Ukraine as a vassal.


4 posted on 03/19/2022 7:25:17 PM PDT by Long Jon No Silver
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To: McGruff

How will the neocons spin this?


5 posted on 03/19/2022 7:25:30 PM PDT by Godebert
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To: Godebert

I tell you, what American Firsters should do. Redicule the neo- cons and Dems who called Russia a major threat to the US.


6 posted on 03/19/2022 7:32:28 PM PDT by cowboyusa (America Cowboy up! )
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To: McGruff

Kalibr missiles are devastating and nearly impossible to defend. Wonder how many Russia has. Can be launced from 500-800km away with deadly accuracy.


7 posted on 03/19/2022 7:33:05 PM PDT by montag813
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To: cowboyusa
I tell you, what American Firsters should do. Redicule the neo- cons and Dems who called Russia a major threat to the US.

That’s right! Our transgenders can take 10 Russians! Our LGBTQI pride warriors can give the Chinese nightmares…
8 posted on 03/19/2022 7:40:37 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: McGruff

Rush said that first.


9 posted on 03/19/2022 7:42:34 PM PDT by RedMonqey (Fu%k the Ballot box. Now the Cartridge Box)
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To: McGruff

Isn’t that El Rushbo’s quote?


10 posted on 03/19/2022 7:43:36 PM PDT by freedomson (Tagline comment removed by moderator)
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To: freedomson

My first thought as well.


11 posted on 03/19/2022 7:44:35 PM PDT by posterchild
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To: McGruff
Seems to be a little slow, but that's the claim.

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12 posted on 03/19/2022 7:49:22 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: Karl Spooner

https://www.bitchute.com/video/mYiQv55FYyiT/


13 posted on 03/19/2022 7:55:33 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: montag813

I think S-400 might be able to intercept them. Now, the hypersonic missiles, like the Kinzhals used today on the Uke arms depot, are indeed not stoppable.


14 posted on 03/19/2022 7:56:29 PM PDT by mvonfr
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To: Long Jon No Silver

But they did die for their country. Its rather disgusting of you to write what you just did.

Say the same about these soldiers, will you? http://20thcenturywars.com/february-25-1991-an-iraqi-scud-missile-strike-kills-28-american-soldiers-in-dhahran-saudi-arabia-during-the-gulf-war/


15 posted on 03/19/2022 7:56:59 PM PDT by buwaya
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To: montag813

In another thread this was procen as fake BS.


16 posted on 03/19/2022 7:57:03 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: McGruff

The Ukrainians should break into small, decentralized guerilla-type units and hit the Russians everywhere, at random times especially early morning.


17 posted on 03/19/2022 7:57:30 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
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To: mvonfr

The actual speed isnt what matters so much as the ability to maneuver. Ballistic missiles (even such basic ones as the ancient Scuds) travel at such speeds, but on more predictable trajectories.


18 posted on 03/19/2022 7:58:58 PM PDT by buwaya
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To: cowboyusa

Seriously. The Rooskies can’t even defeat Ukraine. Without nukes they’d be... Somalia.


19 posted on 03/19/2022 7:59:32 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
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To: McGruff

FAKE BS. LOL!

“We can now say for certain that the strike depicted happened nowhere near the western part of the country and not at some major military weapons storage area. It happened at a heavily bombarded rural area in the far eastern area of Ukraine:”

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4048162/posts


20 posted on 03/19/2022 8:00:08 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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