Posted on 08/20/2022 5:30:23 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
A kamikaze drone strike hit Russia's Navy headquarters in Crimea and sparked a huge explosion today, in another suspected Ukrainian raid.
Smoke was seen billowing through the air this morning following the attack, which came despite frantic attempts from Putin's forces to shoot down the UAV, as seen in a video where repetitive gunfire is heard.
The naval HQ suffered a direct hit, said reports while terrified Russian tourists fled the popular summer peninsula.
Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev confirmed the attack, writing on Telegram: 'Unfortunately, [the drone] was not shot down, although they worked on the bay with small arms. [It] went low. There were no victims.'
He warned: 'The tenacity of these Ukro-Reich morons is amazing. Everyone, if possible, needs to be home in the next hour.'
Russia also suffered incoming attacks on resort Yevpatoriya, north of Sevastopol, where one man was heard saying: 'This is not funny. Let's pack up and get out of here. These are no fireworks.'
The air defence system was activated in the Western Crimea, the head of Putin's regime in annexed Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said.
'The target is hit. There is no damage, nor any wounded. Our military clearly, professionally and effectively carry out their tasks. I ask everyone to remain calm and trust only official information.'
Initially as the wave of attacks came in, Razvozzhaev said: 'I am at my workplace in the government. As well as many of the townspeople, I heard the clapping in the [city] centre.
'Similar sounds were heard in the Strelka area a little earlier. The air defence was operating in the bay. Naval artillery [operated] in the centre. The same as yesterday. According to preliminary data [they were shooting down drones. Targets were hit. We remain calm. The military is doing their job perfectly.
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Kamikaze drones can loiter (like an airplane) around while cruise missiles do not.
Thank you for sharing your lack of knowledge.
to be more specific I should have included “generally” cruise missiles cannot loiter, but they could not when Kamikaze came into use.
I’m sure you’ve ordered yours.
Cranking out the spam early today, aren’t you?
Tell Putin to leave Ukraine.
That shirt and your comments are my laugh for the day!🙂
That is dark humor if I ever saw it!
We don’t talk. You tell him.
Stop polluting this site with all of this spam.
And ask Tucker Carlson why he voted for Kayne West instead of President Trump.
Why? Putin and Russia is winning and has been winning.
Putin and Russia will not leave and is not leaving till the second largest country in Europe is smaller and the Ukrainian military and its capacity to wage any type war or conflict other than pin pricks and “kamikaze attacks with drones” is utterly wrecked. Bet.
GREAT! Thanks for sharing :)
I don’t talk to Tucker Carlson either. Nor do I care for whom he voted. I don’t even watch him because I’m not led the almighty black rectangular thing in the den.
My mind doesn’t work on obsessive little tracks like that.
So, you ask him.
The Russians clearly did not think Ukraine would ever attempt to attack Crimea. I am sure there are thousands of locals and even more Russians who figured it was as safe as going to Cape Cod.
Just because you the DOD uses the word improperly does not make it correct.
Photoshops make great propaganda memes for propagandists.
All the while, Ukraine is still losing the war and all the propagandist have left to go to is photoshop’d memes and pin-pricks with ‘kamikaze drones’, etc.
Awesome sauce.
I don’t have a Cyrillic keyboard to transcribe that for a translation. What does it say?
“It diminishes the horror of such a word, just as the overuse of the word “racist” or “nazi”.”
Did you mean: Rashist? Hope this is helpful:
The term rashist means Russian fascist: combines both: RUSSIAN & FASCISM. In Ukraine, rashist describes followers of Putin expansionist ideology in this 21st century Russian government.
This term Rashist refers to Russian military expansionism or as a label for describing the Russian undemocratic system and cult of Pus -kin with ultra-nationalism.
Rashism is represents the base of the Russian idea for their “special national invasion mission”:
1- Moscow as the third Rome and expansionism;
2- Anti-Westernism supporting the regaining ‘Imperial lands’ thru conquest.
3- The St George yellow & black ribbon in the form of letter Z is also associated with Rashism comparable to the fascist swastika (called zwastika)
The term “Rashist” is often used by Ukrainian officials and media to identify members of the Russian Armed Forces. Also, the term is used by scholars, politicians and writers to describe the political ideology and social practices under Vladimir Putin.
Mama we have to leave from here.
Crimea has an incredible history of what Russia has done to them in the past. I’m sure they are NOT unhappt with Russia getting its ‘just desserts!’
Mommy must get out from here?
Yeah.
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