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Ukraine Situation Report: Possible Drone Boat Attack On Russian Port
The Drive ^ | November 18, 2022 | DAN PARSONS and TYLER ROGOWAY

Posted on 11/18/2022 6:22:23 PM PST by Timber Rattler

nconfirmed footage of what is claimed to be a Ukrainian 'kamikaze' drone attack on Sheskharis Harbor in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk has been published online by Russian media outlets.

The video appears to be from a closed-circuit television camera system that is trained on the harbor over a road. Cars can be seen driving across the frame before an explosion occurs pierside on the far side of the harbor.

It is impossible to see what sort of craft was used in the attack. A second clip — which comes after the first in the video embedded below — shows another angle of the blast.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: europe; nato; neoconfreak; nevertrump; ukraine; war; warpig
First Video: Russian media publish footage of a naval drone strike on the Sheskharis oil harbor in Novorossiysk

Second Video: Russian media “Mash” showed footage of tonight’s strike of a Ukrainian naval drone on the Sheskharis oil harbor in Novorossiysk.


1 posted on 11/18/2022 6:22:23 PM PST by Timber Rattler
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To: Timber Rattler

So, if true, the Ukrainians apparently want their country to go completely dark.


2 posted on 11/18/2022 6:27:33 PM PST by Kazan
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To: Kazan

No they just want it back.


3 posted on 11/18/2022 6:33:01 PM PST by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: Kazan

looks like Ukraine is able to strike far from their shores

next up: finish off the Kerch Bridge properly!


4 posted on 11/18/2022 6:36:28 PM PST by canuck_conservative (20 years of being over target!!!)
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To: canuck_conservative
next up: finish off the Kerch Bridge properly!

Easy to say since you don't live in Ukraine and won't have to freeze or try to find a way out in the event Russia completely destroys the electric grid, which will likely happen if there is another terrorist on the bridge.

5 posted on 11/18/2022 7:11:17 PM PST by Kazan
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To: Kazan

doesn’t matter what Ukraine does/doesn’t do, Russia will attack them anyways

so they might as well fight back


6 posted on 11/18/2022 7:14:13 PM PST by canuck_conservative (20 years of being over target!!!)
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To: Timber Rattler

So this is an attack on Russia proper. Sounds like another escalation with likely further Russian attacks on Ukraine.


7 posted on 11/18/2022 7:16:54 PM PST by Truth29
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To: Truth29

With a dwindling supply of missiles?

Go ahead, Russia - fire away. The Ukes have enough Western systems to shoot the vast majority out of the sky.

You make yourselves weaker with each passing day.


8 posted on 11/18/2022 7:21:28 PM PST by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: Truth29

There have been many attacks on Russia proper, over several months, many around Belgorod. All of which are entirely fair.

What gives Russia the right to bombard Ukraine? And why should it expect to go without suffering counterattacks, untouched? That attitude is mad.


9 posted on 11/18/2022 7:21:31 PM PST by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: Kazan

“Russia completely destroys the electric grid”

Explain how. Russia has been trying to do so, and once again the Russian military had failed completely to accomplish their war aims.

90% of the lights are still on in Ukraine after 6 weeks of trying. How many more months will it take?


10 posted on 11/18/2022 9:20:10 PM PST by Renfrew
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To: Apparatchik

Last time I check the maximum they could hit was 6-8% of the incoming missiles and that was early on when they still had integrated defenses. Now they are lucky to hit one or two out of massive raid.


11 posted on 11/18/2022 9:31:38 PM PST by NorseViking
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To: buwaya

“What gives Russia the right to bombard Ukraine?”

What gave the US and/or NATO the right to bomb the living shat out of Serbia, Libya, Iraq x2, Afghanistan, Syria, etc., etc., etc.?

Hypocrite.

Counterattack away.
Please.


12 posted on 11/18/2022 9:43:39 PM PST by cranked
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To: Truth29

“Sounds like another escalation with likely further Russian attacks on Ukraine.”

Just to point out that Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 and again in February 2022.

That sounds like they already escalated


13 posted on 11/18/2022 10:33:38 PM PST by Cronos (.)
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To: Kazan

Kazan “Russia completely destroys the electric grid”

Just like you have been posting since February that Ukraine will be defeated “in 2 weeks from now”.

You’ve been repeating that for months


14 posted on 11/18/2022 10:35:27 PM PST by Cronos (.)
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To: Timber Rattler
Related: Ukraine Drone Boat Attacks Novorossiysk Naval Base (Over 700 kilometers from Odesa!) .

What was hit, was likely a commercial fuel transfer station on a pier. This would hurt the ability to transfer fuel from tankers to shore storage tanks and work to cut off supply. If this worked, the Russian fuel situation on Crimea got that much worse.

15 posted on 11/19/2022 1:07:14 AM PST by Widget Jr (🇺🇦 Sláva Ukrayíni 🇺🇦 - Just say no to CCCP 2.0)
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To: buwaya

I think the next attack will be on Moscow proper and MAD may kick in.


16 posted on 11/19/2022 5:43:48 AM PST by Truth29
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To: canuck_conservative

True dat.


17 posted on 11/19/2022 5:56:43 AM PST by sauropod (Fascists also buy Comcast cable packages" - Olby - Wanna buy mine?)
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To: NorseViking
Last time I check the maximum they could hit was 6-8% of the incoming missiles and that was early on when they still had integrated defenses. Now they are lucky to hit one or two out of massive raid.

Ok, Vatnik

Ukraine Defense Shares Impressive Video Of How It Shot Down 73 Russian Cruise Missiles


18 posted on 11/19/2022 7:22:53 AM PST by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: Apparatchik

LOL. Okay. Reminds me the Bayraktars diatribes until the zoom conversation leaked where the Ukrainian procurement chief admitted that they are a “PR and corruption story” and have been shot down over the first week.


19 posted on 11/20/2022 12:30:05 AM PST by NorseViking
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