Posted on 03/24/2024 2:40:07 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
Enormous infernos ripped through the night sky in the occupied port city of Sevastopol.
And as dawn broke this morning, Ukrainian forces announced they had hit two large Russian warships- Yamal and Azov.
Both damaged vessels are Ropucha-class landing ships, 370ft long, 4,000 ton behemoths designed for D-Day-style amphibious assaults.
Ukraine has attacked this type of ship before - sinking sister ships Tsezar Kunikov and Novocherkassk.
Kyiv is reported to have used British Storm Shadow missiles in the strike - 600mph long-range weapons which have proved effective against the Russians.
Putin's crony in Crimea, Mikhail Razvozhaev, was forced to admit the Russian military fought off Ukrainian rockets in a "massive attack" on Saturday.
Local reports said the barrage had also targeted the Belbek military airfield - home to Putin's prized fighter jet fleet.
Ukraine's daring hit comes as the latest embarrassment to embattled Putin's war effort - possibly striking land, air and sea via Putin's Black Sea Fleet comms centre.
The centre of the naval port was left "on fire", according to witnesses.
A Crimea Telegram channel said: "The missiles arrived at the main special communications center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet".
Ukrainian missiles have also reportedly hit several buildings in the occupied region...
Ukraine has had great success chipping away at Vlad's prized Black Sea Fleet, and in September they used the missiles along with explosive-packed drone boats to damage two key Russian ships...
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That is idiotic.
I note for the record that you said all of that, not me.
I stated that if the US used all 4,000 Tomahaws in this conflict, Russia would likely regard that as an existential theater and go nuclear. NOT that they would shoot them all down.
Troll attempt at baiting fails, except for mastur. Because you clearly are NOT a master.
Or tbozo.
Thanks.
Stupid Otto-corrupt.
Existential threat, not theater.
The war began in 2014 after Nuland and the EU engineered a coup against the duly elected government of Ukraine. This spawned the separatist movement in the Donbas and the first Russian invasion that annexed Crimea. Obama/Biden did absolutely nothing in response save some meaningless sanctions.
Ukraine's isn't giving up, Putin needs to go home before he suffers more embarrassing defeats.
Putin is going nowhere. Russia shares a 1,400 mile border with Ukraine. The Russians consider Crimea as much a part of Russia as Moscow. Putin will use every weapon at his disposal to protect the territorial integrity of Russia.
Time to end this war. Prolonging it only causes more death and destruction, mostly to Ukraine. Paraphrasing something we used to say in Vietnam, we had to destroy Ukraine in order to save it.
It’s that the US MIC (see the Eisenhower exit speech on the same) got used to kicking ass of Third World banana republics, and thought we could do the same in the Ukraine.
I note for the record that you said all of that, not me.
LOL, NATO is NOT fighting Russia directly, AND if they did, they would devastate Russian forces which is why you stating "Putin is showing tremendous restraint", is IDIOCY. You seem to keep denying that obvious fact with questions of NATO resupply, the US deficit?
In response to a Russian attack, NATO can destroy ALL Russian bases, supply depots, and command and control in the occupied Ukraine without threatening Russia's existence.
Existential threat is defined by the persons attacked.
You must like working for the extermination of wypipl.
Project much? "In response to a Russian attack, NATO can destroy..."
The longer it goes on, the smaller Ukraine will be when it’s over.
smh
I’ve won far more chess games than I can recall under such odds.
True.
No projection at all. I was the one pointing out the risks of firing 4,000 Tomahawks at Russian forces.
You seem to be remarkably blasé about it.
Troll.
Ok...because you said so, I won't worry about it.
Well...at least beyond the hope that Russia and Ukraine nuke each other.
Is there a wildberry in Odessa? lol
Well at this rate perhaps in 10 or twenty years
Rejoice
Insults from Putin sycophants don’t bother me, isn’t it about quitting time in moskava
Ukraine is sinking Russian warships. KGB Russia’s allies in Yemen are hitting cargo ships. Both the Houthis and Putinland are dependent on Iranian drones.
Where has muskovas navy gone against a country without a navy.
Which is more pathetic, a country that never had much of a navy, or a country with a navy they used to use scurrying around trying to find safe harbor for their ships. Reminds me of the tirpiz
You might want to ask the Russians who tried to attack a small contingent of marines in Syria about assets?
Of course you can’t because they all died.
Without proper air support the Ukranians are fighting at a distinct disadvantage, that will not be the case with NATO involvement
Russian bombers will be destroyed within hours along with Russian fleet both Baltic and black sea.
T-62s and 55s will be nothing but armored coffins
Yup Russia is unstoppable/s
the hope that Russia and Ukraine nuke each other.
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HAHAHA
UKR has no nukes.
That will lead to nuclear war.
How long have you worked for the State Department?
IBTZ
IBTZ
Troll.
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