(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . More Russian stuff blowing up, plus arson attacks against Russian recruitment offices escalate [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-08-01 It was HIMARS o’clock for Russian infantry on Dzharylhach island, which is just off the coast of Kherson Oblast and across from Crimea. Most of it is a sand bar. x /2. Map for better understanding of the location. + correct source linkhttps://t.co/rw7fHBt8kW pic.twitter.com/VXDi2Ah8vW β€” Special Kherson Cat πŸˆπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ (@bayraktar_1love) August 1, 2023 -------------------------------------------------β€” Another careless Russian smoker. x πŸ”₯ LARGE FIRE OUTSIDE OF MOSCOW Appears to be a site where oxygen was stored. Apparently the fire has spread. pic.twitter.com/X8gjVBKKKK β€” Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) August 1, 2023 x A fire is raging in the industrial zone in Moscow. Some warehouses are on fire. πŸ“55.66266722212822, 37.88856276618143 pic.twitter.com/2bMrwbmPaV β€” NOELREPORTS πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ (@NOELreports) August 1, 2023 -------------------------------------------β€” Another contestant in the turret tossing contest. x Destruction of a Russian T-80BVM tank in the Bakhmut district of the Donetsk region. pic.twitter.com/zwfuJJSs1h β€” Getty (@region776) August 1, 2023 -------------------------------------------β€” A single Russian soldier runs across a field and is targeted with what is reportedly a Stugna-P anti-tank missile. That’s an expensive way to take out one guy. x He should have stay home πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ pic.twitter.com/kDmG0W3hu5 β€” Getty (@region776) August 1, 2023 --------------------------------------------β€” Yep. Time to turn around and go back the other way. x The moment of yesterday's shelling in #Donetsk got on the video recorder of one of the cars. pic.twitter.com/R70YzMA8tq β€” NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 1, 2023 --------------------------------------------β€” Seems only fitting that the bomb named derisively after Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov should be used once again against Russian invaders. x ⚑️Military intelligence: Crimean residents conduct 'systematic' sabotage against Russian bases. Pro-Ukrainian residents of Crimea "systematically" attack Russian military bases with Molotov cocktails, forcing Russia to tighten its surveillance over the peninsula, Ukraine's… β€” The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 1, 2023 Some interesting history from the Wikipedia entry: --------------------------------------------β€” It isn’t as sexy as ATACMS or F-16s, but procurement of enough artillery shells for Ukraine to sustain its firing rate is one of the most important challenges for the West. x 'I personally sit in my office every morning and spend 30 minutes on 155[mm] ammunition,' US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said last month at the Aspen Security Forum."@ChristopherJM @felschwartz β€” Rob Lee (@RALee85) August 1, 2023 ----------------------------------------------- A good example of what little value Russian commanders assign to their troops. x Donestk AO: Could you imagine being a ChMobik and being ordered to man an unprotected trench out in the open? They appear to be under direct tank and 25/30mm (Bradley/BMP) fire. Note multiple rounds landing when the ChMobiks get smoked by enfilading fire.#OSINT… pic.twitter.com/IqQnZBcKeZ β€” OSINT (Uri) πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ (@UKikaski) August 1, 2023 ----------------------------------------------β€” Another ammo depot bites the dust. x Sounds like an ammunition site was hit in the area between Makiivka-Yasynuvata. https://t.co/59fOVFG7cv pic.twitter.com/6CP45m4PZh β€” NOELREPORTS πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ (@NOELreports) August 1, 2023 -------------------------------------------------β€” It’s getting to be awfully dangerous to work in a Russian military recruitment office. And it seems awfully brazen to be throwing Molotov cocktails in daylight. x RUSSIAN RESISTANCE πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ A man & woman threw Molotov Cocktails at the πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Military Recruitment Office in Ulan-Ude. The resistance is growing πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ pic.twitter.com/OWEmewhc9J β€” Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) August 1, 2023 The arson attack is not an isolated instance. Many have occurred in the past few days. x Map of arson attacks on military enlistment offices in Russia from 29 July to today. PS. Crimea is part of Ukraine but is under Russian occupation and de facto administration. pic.twitter.com/pKylL9ZJfr β€” Alex Kokcharov (@AlexKokcharov) August 1, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------β€” This explosion just east of Sevastopol is reported to be an ammo depot. ---------------------------------------------β€” Ukraine continues to rid itself of the symbols of its Soviet past. The hammer and sickle will be replaced by a Ukrainian trident. x Bye-bye Soviet hammer and sickleπŸ‘‹πŸΌ The #USSR coat of arms has been completely dismantled from the #Motherland monument in #Kyiv. πŸ“Ή: Radio Liberty pic.twitter.com/k5DTOcW2BS β€” KyivPost (@KyivPost) August 1, 2023 --------------------------------------------------β€” A reminder of the day-to-day normalcy that the war has taken away. x The war takes the unrepeatable moments of youth, and of young Ukrainian combats too. They want to capture the rare moments of normal carefree springtime of life anytime possible, like this one playing basketball. Video: @klyuyef pic.twitter.com/aIEIoPFS3r β€” Sviat Hnizdovskyi (@s_hnizdovskyi) July 31, 2023 ----------------------------------------------------- Sometimes you just have to do it yourself, even if it’s clearing mines. x Mrs Hanna from Mykolaiv region has become an amateur sapper to provide food for her cow, Lana. She walks through fields with a metal detector and contacts the police or rescuers if she finds mines, cleaning shrapnel herself. Her village was badly shelled by Russians last year.… pic.twitter.com/3hrFztyY5V β€” Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 1, 2023 ------------------------------------------------ May they rest in peace. x Eleonora Maltseva, former futsal player on the Ukrainian national team, has died on the frontlines. Eleonora served in the Ukrainian Army for nine years. She was also a volunteer. Eleonora was 34 years old. She has a son, Tymofii. Eternal memory and eternal glory to Hero! pic.twitter.com/RnRkXM5Mif β€” Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 1, 2023 x Dmytro Bilyi was killed in the Russian shelling of a hospital in Kherson on 1 August. It was his first day as an ENT doctor after completing his internship. Eternal Memory! pic.twitter.com/fgmNN3pqTB β€” Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) August 1, 2023 -----------------------------------------------------β€” When rations ran low for these soldiers, their dog Zhuzha went out and found MREs and brought them back to the soldiers. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/1/2184561/-More-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-plus-arson-attacks-against-Russian-recruitment-offices-escalate Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/