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Crimea airfield blast was work of Ukrainian special forces, official says
Washington Post ^ | 8/10/22 | Isabelle Khurshudyan, Liz Sly and Adela Suliman

Posted on 08/10/2022 4:28:51 PM PDT by ToxicMasculinity

KYIV, Ukraine — A powerful attack on a Russian air base in occupied Crimea was the work of Ukrainian special forces, a Ukrainian government official told The Washington Post on Wednesday, suggesting an increasingly important role for covert forces operating deep behind enemy lines as the country expands efforts to expel Russian troops.

The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, did not disclose details of how Tuesday’s attack was carried out. The attack marks a significant escalation in the nearly six-month-old war, demonstrating a new ability by Ukrainian forces to carry out attacks further behind the front lines than had previously been thought possible.

At least three explosions rocked the Saki air base Tuesday, in a coastal area of the Crimean Peninsula...

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


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1 posted on 08/10/2022 4:28:52 PM PDT by ToxicMasculinity
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“a Ukrainian government official told The Washington Post”

Now that’s some reliable sourcing. 😴


2 posted on 08/10/2022 4:31:15 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: proust

So those big explosions and burning planes we saw on video never happened?


3 posted on 08/10/2022 4:35:53 PM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: proust

Next, the naval base in Sevastopol.


4 posted on 08/10/2022 4:36:27 PM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: proust

Crimea explosion: Russians flee after Ukraine strikes air field

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt1SQrWafOE

Crimea air base attack ‘frightened the life’ out of Russia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TUhRbLCI3A


5 posted on 08/10/2022 4:39:05 PM PDT by ToxicMasculinity (At this point, what difference does it make.)
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To: proust
Lots of conflicting reports about this....some saying it was an artillery and ammo warehoused. I wouldn't believe anything coming out of Ukraine news reports any more than I would Russian. Howver Kiv news is admittedly lies as Zelensky's top staff stated even before the conflict - "that's what we do".
6 posted on 08/10/2022 4:39:24 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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To: Timber Rattler

I’ve seen videos of Godzilla wrecking Japan.


7 posted on 08/10/2022 4:42:02 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: caww

It’s always going to be self-serving no matter which side. Amazing that people still get their little endorphin rushes over it.


8 posted on 08/10/2022 4:43:54 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: proust

Exactly. The Ukrainian government had Nina Janlowicz, the Polish/Ukrainian agitator artist, working for them, Biden tried to bring her in to head a Ministry of Truth, so that tells you alot about Ukraine’s credibility.

Secondly, the Ukrainian government has been caught in dozens and dozens of examples of putting out fake footage like the Ghost of Kyiv, Snake Island soldiers not surrendering when they did, Arma 3 video game footage being passed off as Russian losses, and lots of examples of this from February until recently, and fake news WaPo undoubtedly eats it up.


9 posted on 08/10/2022 4:45:00 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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To: ToxicMasculinity

Massive explosions, visible from miles away, rocked a Russian airfield near Novofedorivka in Crimea on August 9, 2022, at about 15:20LT. The airfield in question is Saki Air Base, home of the Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet ’s 43rd Independent Naval Attack Aviation Regiment (43 OMShAP), which flies Su-24 Fencer bombers and Su-30 Flanker fighter jets.
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Sink Moskva and the Rus Black Sea fleet. Now destroy the Rus air force based in Crimea. Putin might stroke out. Crimea belongs to Ukraine. The only reason there are so many Rus there.... Is that after WW2 Stalin deported tens of thousands of native Tatars and Greeks and others from Crimea. And brought in thousands of Russians.


10 posted on 08/10/2022 4:47:24 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: proust

Additionally, there’s the following, and lots more, where some of the MSM early cheerleaders are cracking and the truth is getting out more and more:

Western libtard media is cracking concerning its distorted, one-sided media reporting on Ukraine, but the facts are emerging on Ukraine even though Biden, like Odumba, never saw a moment to have some form of MIC warmongering he could say no to:

As with the report on CBS News Censoring Its Own Documentary Exposing How 70% of US Funding of Ukraine is Wasted (Summit News) there is the following:

1.) Kevin Gosztola

“I took CNN’s edit of the Roger Waters interview and compared a particular section, where Roger spoke about Ukraine, to the uncut version that contained some important context about the Minsk agreements but was taken out by producers.”

https://mobile.twitter.com/kgosztola/status/1556459359265329153

2.) NPR Turns Against Ukraine! [They are finally cracking].

https://youtu.be/f3ecNwGoCMw

3.) Fox News

Report: Ukrainian forces hunkering down in communities endanger civilians

https://www.foxnews.com/world/report-ukrainian-forces-hunkering-communities-endanger-civilians


11 posted on 08/10/2022 4:48:42 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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To: proust

Ukraine suggests partisans behind blasts at Russian airbase in Crimea

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/ukraine-suggests-partisans-behind-blasts-at-russian-airbase-in-crimea/

Ukraine strikes back: analysing the daring Crimean air base attack | Ukraine: The Latest | Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOT2wC3hTEY


12 posted on 08/10/2022 4:50:32 PM PDT by ToxicMasculinity (At this point, what difference does it make.)
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To: ToxicMasculinity

Welcome to Free Republic.


13 posted on 08/10/2022 4:51:32 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: ToxicMasculinity

Go Ukraine!


14 posted on 08/10/2022 4:56:11 PM PDT by lonestar67 (America is exceptional)
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To: Its All Over Except ...

*agitprop artist


15 posted on 08/10/2022 4:57:11 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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To: ToxicMasculinity
Crimea airfield blast was work of Ukrainian special forces, official says

August 10th imagery show very large craters, many destroyed aircraft, and destroyed buildings. It looks like a direct hit on the building on the left, so whatever it was seems accurate.

https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/status/1557441267109400576/photo/2

16 posted on 08/10/2022 5:17:21 PM PDT by tlozo (Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees)
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To: tlozo
Thanks.

Lots of great Sattelite pictures, there

17 posted on 08/10/2022 5:32:59 PM PDT by UNGN
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To: caww

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1557445569278345216
Ukraine Weapons Tracker
@UAWeapons
#Ukraine: The first satellite pics of the aftermath of the Russian airbase in Novofedorivka, #Crimea have arrived: they show massive destruction.

We count approx. 5x Su-30SM multirole fighters & 6x Su-24M/MR strike/reconnaissance aircraft that were destroyed. 4 more is possible.


18 posted on 08/10/2022 5:36:02 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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To: caww

More videos and satellite pictures of the destruction of the Russian air base, aircraft, etc.

https://twitter.com/search?q=Novofedorivka&src=typed_query


19 posted on 08/10/2022 5:37:43 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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To: familyop

Well I’m waiting until this conflict is over and we’ll see then how it plays out. I suspect Ukrainians will be back to their normal conflicts and corruption and possibly updating to digital enough they can pull off their money laundering with ease. You can change an environment but not the general culture of a people.


20 posted on 08/10/2022 6:00:22 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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