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'Massive' Russian air attack follows record-breaking Ukrainian drone barrage
ABC News ^ | Jan 15, 2025 | David Brennan

Posted on 01/15/2025 4:43:00 AM PST by McGruff

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies that the defense of his nation is a litmus test for broader Western resolve, after Russia fired at least 117 missiles and drones in an overnight attack on the country's energy infrastructure facilities.

Zelenskyy and his top officials have repeatedly demanded that NATO allies do more to bolster Ukraine's air defense umbrella, with the country struggling through a third consecutive winter of massed Russian attacks on the national energy grid.

The latest Russian barrage came after a record-breaking night of Ukrainian drone attacks in Western Russia, in which Kyiv's forces said they hit a chemical plant in Tula region, ammunition warehouses at the Engels airfield in Saratov region, an oil refinery in Saratov and a chemical plant in Bryansk.

Russia's Defense Ministry said it intercepted six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles, eight British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles, one U.S.-made HIMARS missile and 180 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, 146 of which were intercepted outside of occupied Ukraine and the front lines.

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1 posted on 01/15/2025 4:43:00 AM PST by McGruff
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Related story:

Ukraine fires US, British missiles into Russia, launches one of largest drone attacks so far

Russia's military on Tuesday said it would retaliate against Ukraine after Kyiv attacked Russian regions by firing six US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, six UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles and launching one of the biggest drone attacks to date.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/europe/ukraine-fires-us-british-missiles-intl-hnk/index.html

2 posted on 01/15/2025 4:47:47 AM PST by McGruff
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Meanwhile:

Trump's new Ukraine envoy issues warning to Iran, says ‘maximum pressure must be reinstated’

https://www.foxnews.com/world/trumps-new-ukraine-envoy-issues-warning-iran-says-maximum-pressure-must-reinstated

Someone should inform him what his area of responsibility is.

3 posted on 01/15/2025 4:52:33 AM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Thanks for the post, but I’m not rooting for the Russians.


4 posted on 01/15/2025 5:04:53 AM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: McGruff
A busy day so far. Current map.


5 posted on 01/15/2025 5:06:04 AM PST by BushCountry (A properly cast vote (1 day voting) can save you $2.00 a gallon.)
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To: McGruff

Intercepted = stopped by hitting target


6 posted on 01/15/2025 5:09:13 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: popdonnelly

We are rooting for our Tax Dollars stop going to Corrupt YouCrayne.
YouCrayne is as corrupt as Ruzzia.
It’s not Trumps War.
End the Madness and Killing.


7 posted on 01/15/2025 5:18:08 AM PST by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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You are as always, still wrong


8 posted on 01/15/2025 5:19:00 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
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What? Even the ukes up here who left will tell you how bad Ukraine is. They’re wrong?


9 posted on 01/15/2025 5:27:38 AM PST by Bulwyf
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To: bert

Wrong? Look in the mirror.


10 posted on 01/15/2025 5:31:54 AM PST by BipolarBob (are glass coffins the future? remains to be seen.)
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To: bert

Wrong about what?


11 posted on 01/15/2025 5:33:32 AM PST by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: bert

“…It’s not Trumps War.
End the Madness and Killing.”
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You are as always, still wrong
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Oh, IT IS TRUMP’S WAR? Who knew. In that case let’s keep the blood and the billions flowing. /sarc


12 posted on 01/15/2025 5:38:31 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: House Atreides

Russia has already lost and lacks the means to exist past the winter


13 posted on 01/15/2025 5:43:40 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
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“Russia has already lost and lacks the means to exist past the winter”

Third winter we’ve heard this from Western Media. They’re probably already drafting up their articles for the fourth winter.


14 posted on 01/15/2025 5:47:42 AM PST by BobL
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To: bert

“ Russia has already lost and lacks the means to exist past the winter”
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I don’t care. Just stop bleeding our American taxpayers. You, of course, are free to send YOUR OWN MONEY and/or to go over yourself to contribute to the carnage. Have at it. Revel in it. Drench yourself in blood.


15 posted on 01/15/2025 5:48:35 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: House Atreides

I would suggest that money and all the stuff sent to Ukraine is an investment rather than an expense.

The investment is to destroy the threat from Mother Russia for at least 50 and possibly a hundred years.

Russia is our mortal enemy


16 posted on 01/15/2025 6:02:17 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
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To: McGruff

Trump will seize defeat from the jaws of victory. He will became the 21 century’s “peace in our time” Neville Chamberlain.

Putrid will be not satisfied with seizing only the border areas but will take all of Ukraine and “blood debts will be paid” lake what happened in Cambodia after “peace was given a chance” and millions of Cambodians were murdered in the Killing Fields by the communists.

Russia will do in Ukraine what they did to Chechnya after Moscow signed a peace treaty to end the First Chechnya War. Regroup and rebuild and attack with overwhelming force in the Second Chechnya War and totally exterminate all who opposed them and install a Moscow puppet who is now sending indoctrinated troops to Ukraine to fight along side the Russian Invaders.

Wait and see.


17 posted on 01/15/2025 6:04:22 AM PST by Uncle Lonny
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-—He will became the 21 century’s “peace in our time” Neville Chamberlain.——

The tense is incorrect.

“He may actually be the 21 century’s “peace in our time” Neville Chamberlain.” is more correct.

We’ll see


18 posted on 01/15/2025 6:09:14 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
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19 posted on 01/15/2025 6:34:24 AM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: tennmountainman
The "tax dollars" that support Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion go to American factory workers in places like Texas and Pennsylvania who are making new ammunition and equipment to replace the old, and often obsolete equipment being sent to Ukraine.

What's wrong with American factory workers getting a little more income? Isn't that a better use of taxpayer money than welfare for illegal aliens?

20 posted on 01/15/2025 7:12:28 AM PST by freeandfreezing
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