(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . More Russian stuff blowing up, plus Russia using tungsten shrapnel in Shaheed drones [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-09-30 A Russian soldier gives a video tour of a HIMARS strike on Russian self-propelled guns. x Video from a Russian soldier that shows the place where missiles landed and destroyed Russian equipment. 2 Russian 2S9 Nona-S self-propelled guns were destroyed with the help of HIMARS missiles in Makiivka, Donetsk region. pic.twitter.com/0QuN5J5yaI — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 30, 2023 Ukraine continues its attacks on Russia’s electrical grid. x Last night, a substation in Pogar, Bryansk region was targeted. Locals wrote about an explosion and fire in this area. According to them, the electricity also went out in the settlement. pic.twitter.com/zSKsWSrpbQ — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 30, 2023 A Russian long-range radar is hit. No indication where this was. x 💥 The "White Wolf" unit of the CSO "A" of the SBU hit the Russian "Nebo-U" radar. The hardware machine, the main antenna and the control machine were hit! pic.twitter.com/lp0DkIbFXP — MAKS 23 👀🇺🇦 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) September 30, 2023 No one died there, eh? x Russians film the consequences of the arrival of two JDAM-ERs at their headquarters. According to them, “no one died.” 🤡 It is time to send in the second batch of JDAM pic.twitter.com/1gZZcjqMzy — PStyleOne1 (@PStyle0ne1) September 30, 2023 This would have been a good place to use cluster munitions. x HIMARS strike on the accumulation of the Russian infantry. By the 128th brigade of Ukraine. Southern front. https://t.co/nsYAECNbDM pic.twitter.com/xBGBUpBump — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) September 29, 2023 A year and a half behind enemy lines trying to get home is a long time. x Rescue mission behind enemy lines ‼️ Two Ukrainian paratroopers hid for a year in half in Russian controlled territory "Every life is important: the Navy and the GUR conducted a successful special operation and returned home two Ukrainian paratroopers A few weeks ago, the… pic.twitter.com/U0lLvv51X0 — PStyleOne1 (@PStyle0ne1) September 30, 2023 A few weeks ago, the Navy Intelligence Department received information from operational sources that two servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been in the temporarily occupied territory since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, where they participated in battles with the occupiers, were seriously injured, and were unable to independently enter the territory controlled by Ukraine. All this time, they were in an illegal situation and successfully hid, thanks to local residents. Turning cluster bomblets into drone grenades. x A Ukrainian soldier cuts open an M864 DPICM to remove the submunitions so they can be used for dropping from drones.#OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar️ #UkraineWar #Ukraine #Counteroffensive pic.twitter.com/CWJT7IxLy1 — OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇦 (@UKikaski) September 30, 2023 This is in western Ukraine. x A powerful explosion near the village of Strymba in Ivano-Frankivsk Region has been reported by the Ukrainian media. According to preliminary information, the explosion occurred at a gas pipeline. pic.twitter.com/EyGwpYsuo8 — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 30, 2023 A Russian officer turned Ukrainian agent. x Ukraine War Ukrainian Special Operations Service - SSO, recruits Russian lieutenants to work in the Russian ranks, convincing the military to surrender. A special operation called "Barinya" was successfully conducted by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of… pic.twitter.com/UShUlSF47s — ACONTECENDO (@Acontece_ndo) September 30, 2023 "As a result of the special operation "Barinya", military lieutenant of the Russian Federation Danylo Volodymyrovych Alfyorov, who since June 2023 has actively cooperated with the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine, has gone over to the Ukrainian side. He convinced and voluntarily transferred 11 military personnel of the Russian Federation for captivity in several batches. When there was a threat to Alfiorov's life, Ukraine carried out a special operation for his controlled retreat to Ukrainian territory," Yusov said. Since when is incompetence a disqualifier for advancement in the Russian military? x Russian TG Channels are reporting the Commander of the Russian 205th Separate Cossack Motor Rifle Brigade, Colonel Eduard Shandura, has been sacked. His removal, which most certainly required Shoigu's approval, was presumably for negligence related sending at least three DRG… pic.twitter.com/siLaP32ejy — OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇦 (@UKikaski) September 29, 2023 His removal, which most certainly required Shoigu's approval, was presumably for negligence related sending at least three DRG companies on a suicide mission to the island north of Kozachi Laheri on the occupied left-bank of Kherson. I think this is an important firing since several heavy-hitter Russian social media influencers, like Romanov and Two Colonels, openly called for this. And, it may be the first time that a corrupt and incompetent Russian officer was fired because of public opinion and outside pressure on the Kremlin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy teased yesterday that he would have a big announcement today. This is it — a consortium of Western defense firms that will develop and manufacture weapons in Ukraine. x We held the first Defense Industries Forum in Ukraine gathering 252 leading defense companies from over 30 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia. Right now, the most powerful military-industrial complexes are being determined, as are their priorities and the… pic.twitter.com/RjRJLWlK7Y — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 30, 2023 Russia has been using Shaheed drones with increasing frequency. They launched 40 at Ukraine yesterday, all but 10 were shot down. But the Shaheeds have been upgraded recently with tungsten shrapnel warheads and other features. In addition to using an increased number of these drones, Russia is using new models, Ukrainian officials say. That’s based on findings from the recovery of recently downed Shaheds. The latest generation of these drones were found to have new warheads, engines, batteries, servomotors and bodies, Capt. Andriy Rudyk, a representative of Ukraine’s Center for the Research of Trophy and Prospective Weapons and Military Equipment, said Thursday at a press briefing. The new warheads contain tungsten balls for fragmented shrapnel, which is an upgrade over the Shahed-136's original blast fragmentation warhead configuration. Tungsten balls are also a design feature of U.S.-manufactured Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) munitions fired by the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS and the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) provided to Ukraine. Driven by the force of the explosives, fragments, like ball bearings, widen the destructive area of the warheads and tungsten's high density penetrates better into whatever they hit, and do so with more force. This Russian military cargo ship passed through the Dardanelles in Turkey on its way to a Russian Black Sea port. x ***UPDATE***#Russian important gov ship associated with weapons transport, Ursa Major, expected to sail across Black Sea today, together with gov tanker Yaz These ships were targeted by #UKRAINE maritime drones (USVs) last time they sailed Photo @YorukIsik pic.twitter.com/00oO8jtXJ7 — H I Sutton (@CovertShores) September 29, 2023 Sergei won’t need those boots. x Some ChMobiks seen shopping at the PX/BX (post or base military exchanges or stores) to pick up some boots and maybe a watch or a cell phone depending on how early they got there.#OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar️ #UkraineWar #Ukraine #Counteroffensive pic.twitter.com/tEFJnJJ6j4 — OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇦 (@UKikaski) September 30, 2023 There’s corruption and then there’s Russian-level corruption. x Russian Investigative Committee has detected the theft of 80% of funds allocated for the repair of warships. The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case on large-scale fraud against the Novik industrial group engaged in the repair of Russian warships,… pic.twitter.com/72wAm4oD4w — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 30, 2023 Horses saved from Russian shelling. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/30/2196500/-More-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-plus-Russia-using-tungsten-shrapnel-in-Shaheed-drones 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/