The command center attacks in Russia and Ukraine

Asia Times ^

[FarCenter]

The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that on the evening of July 28, Russia attacked a Ukrainian command post in Dnipro (Dnepropetrovsk) with “precision weapons” after Ukraine launched an attack on a Russian command post in Taganrog in Russia’s Rostov oblast (province).

According to the Russians, the incoming missile was shot down but it crashed into buildings in the town, including an art museum. The weapon used by Ukraine was a converted S-200 air defense missile reconfigured against ground targets.

A day earlier, on the 28th, Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky visited Dnipro where he presented an award to Ukrainian Commander in Chief Valerii Zaluzhny and met with a number of Ukrainian commanders including Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi and the chief of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov.

Zelensky is closely tracked by Russian intelligence. Thus his arrival in Dnipro and meeting with Ukrainian generals and field commanders as well as Ukraine’s military intelligence chief could have tipped off the location of the command center in Dnipro.

The Ukrainian press has suggested that the target of the Russian attack was a nearby apartment complex. However, some observers think the apartment complex was collateral damage caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile that crashed.

There are some videos circulating and photos that show some of the damage and it appears likely that the Russians hit the command post. The full extent of the casualties is not known. Reports say that some people are buried under the debris. The local hospital has put out a call for blood donors, suggesting the number of casualties is quite high.

There is no information yet whether any Ukrainian commanders were actually in the building when it was hit or, if so, any of them were casualties from the strike.

[SamuraiScot]

According to the Russians, the incoming missile was shot down but it crashed into buildings in the town, including an art museum. . .

Oh, yeah!

(Pssst! Dude! You forgot to mention the day-care center.)

[Right_Wing_Madman]

(Pssst! Dude! You forgot to mention the day-care center.)

It is remarkable that Ukraine can intercept all of Russia's missiles except when the Russians target orphanages, churches, and hospitals. Those missiles always hit their targets.

[sauropod]

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