This event is extremely unusual, but I seriouly dont know what the hell Russians were up to. I expected them to sail under the protection of anti air team while taking the shortest route as possible
At this point it is so fucking stupid. Either those ships are deliberately sent to get sunk, so that the Russians can claim that to be a humanitarian convoy being hit in order for some massive escalation, or else all of them are insane
Ukraine carried out a large-scale attack on a large fleet of Russian ships in the Sea of Azov using mid-range strike drones.
In total, 8 oil tankers, 1 dry cargo ship, and 1 ferry were struck.
they are unable to provide meaningful protection to Crimea, which is under heavy Ukrainian drone attack, so propably they will use this chance to drag mentioned territory into the same pit like Crimea. All speculation, nothing at all could happen also.
@AngelicaOung It's a grave mistake to over rely on America, considering their aggressive thuggery and bullying. They openly stated that they would take Greenland militarily if they want, triggering conflict with all NATO members in EU, this is basically nothing
The reason China will someday win or at least heavily challenge US is because they are technocratic while the American political system and policies allow the most bumb fuck degenerate and delusional individuals to rule over their intellectual elites
It is impossible to review the events of the last decade and conclude that it is anything other than divine providence that Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States on the year of America 250, July 4th, 2026.
As known by many, these Russian drones are based on Iranian designs. Geran - Shahed, Geran 5 - Karrar. As Russo - Iranian ties deepen, we might see more integrated into Russian arsenal, including ones that have proven effectiveness and accucracy against US heavily defended sites.
In combination with ballistic missiles, IRGC drones caused heavy damage to sites where air defense is much thicker and advanced than Ukraine. The massive amount of advanced air defense munitions spent by US and other Gulf nations did not stop the havoc.
The Russian can now reduce the effectiveness of UA mobile MG groups and interceptors which account for the biggest share of previous rotor Shahed. In the long term, it is more efficient for them considering the bulk of propeller Shahed get downed by cheaper UA means.
According to Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Colonel Yurii Ihnat,
โRussia is increasingly using jet-powered drones in its attacks, taking into account that missiles used by Ukraine's air defences to intercept them are in limited supplyโฆ
Russia is now deploying jet-powered drones virtually around the clock alongside other kamikaze drones.
Meanwhile, he said Ukraine's interception rate remains high โ above 90% โ despite Russia's growing use of jet-powered drones, which differ from conventional Shahed drones with internal combustion engines and can reach speeds of up to 500 km/h.
Quote: โThese drones are no longer within the reach of interceptor drones, whose speed is up to 300 km/h. That means mobile fire groups and anti-drone interceptors can no longer be relied upon. Missiles have to be used, and that is what the Air Force and other units of the defence forces are doing.โโ
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A key element that explains why is is inapproriate to apply Russo-Ukraine strategies against actors in Middle East and East Asia. A single facillity hit almost crippled Israel oil industry, while Russian still sustaining after hundreds of theirs hit by Ukraine
Iran hit Israelโs Haifa oil refinery harder than authorities initially admitted. The strike completely destroyed the main gasoline reservoir, disabled the internal power plant supplying steam and electricity, and damaged gas turbines, boilers, and control rooms with shrapnel. The attack eliminated around 60% of Israelโs domestic oil product production, leading to a sharp gasoline shortage that was offset by ramping up imports and maximizing output at the Ashdod refinery.
To speed up repairs, the government allowed work to bypass normal environmental and construction regulations, with full restoration now expected only in 2028. The true scale of the damage surfaced after Haifaโs municipality and environmental groups sued over the regulatory shortcuts, raising the possibility that Israel may be downplaying the impact of other Iranian strikes on critical infrastructure.
@visegrad24@MisgavINSen The practice of national sovereignty and self determination is always encouraged by the West, until they choose to align with someone else that arent them. Now that the number of these cases turn out to be the major trend, they claim the majority as an oppresing force.
Considering the success and failure of Russian propaganda machine, I wonder why they don't let their combat units to actively operate on Twitter like Ukraine does. Meanwhile RT, Medevev and multiple officials/ agencies posting trolls every month.