(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . More Russian stuff blowing up, plus Ukraine attacks Smolensk and Sochi with drones [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-01 Ukrainian attacks on strategic targets within Russia are happening with greater frequency, which may be due to improved Ukrainian drones and Russian air defense that just isn’t up to the task. x Russian social media published an eyewitness video of a drone attack on Smolensk, Russia. The video shows a drone flying towards the nearby building of Smolensk Aviation Plant. Ivanovo Severny air base is also located on the territory of the plant. An experimental flight-testing… pic.twitter.com/mcPLsOkvr2 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 1, 2023 x The Smolensk aircraft plant was subject to drone strikes and heroically repelled one drone 😜 https://t.co/4yooDaZIHc pic.twitter.com/9C9MuulaZO — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) October 1, 2023 The drone apparently fell just short of the airport in Smolensk, which is about 300 km from the Ukrainian border. x People calculated the coordinates of the place where the drone crashed near the #Smolensk airport. It fell 500 meters short of the airport. The video was shot from this point 54.808658, 32.025749 54°48'31.2 "N 32°01'32.7 "E at the address. Next time then 😈 pic.twitter.com/IS4TvHw3RE — Aurora Borealis 🤫 (@aborealis940) October 1, 2023 Ukrainian drones also struck a helicopter base at Sochi on the Black Sea coast. x Russian Telegram channels report a drone attack near Sochi. There has been (unconfirmed so far) information that a helicopter parking lot in Adler area was hit. pic.twitter.com/qLhmV4FR6U — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 1, 2023 The drone looks like a Bayraktar TB2 but if so, it must have been launched from somewhere inside Russian-held territory. x Looks like a Bayraktar TB2 - but if so it's way beyond its official range, if it was launched from Ukrainian territory. pic.twitter.com/U5Toct21aF — Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) October 1, 2023 This video shows the drone hitting its target. The judges in the freestyle turret toss give this one a 9.5. x A Russian BMP-3 cooks off (with a turret toss) after being hit by a Ukrainian FPV loitering munition from the 65th Mechanized Brigade, Zaporizhia Oblast. pic.twitter.com/4Ov4Ncavi4 — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 30, 2023 This is one of those Frankenguns Russia created by attaching a naval gun to an armored vehicle. x Another targeted Russian MTLB with the naval A-22 Ogon MLRS. By the Security Service of Ukraine and 11th brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. Left bank Kherson region.https://t.co/0JQjwMUeuk https://t.co/v8rThXNfIl pic.twitter.com/VYTzwIMJkw — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) October 1, 2023 There was an announcement that British troops would be deployed to Ukraine to train Ukrainians. But the prime minister has thrown cold water on that by saying it won’t happen any time soon. x Two major British actions just floated by the Defence Secretary publicly. 1. British troops deployed into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces. 2. British Naval action to support Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports. https://t.co/L7kCjzbhER — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 30, 2023 A lot of pro-Ukrainian accounts on Twitter have been practically hysterical about Ukraine funding not being included in the CR that Congress passed, believing that the US has somehow abandoned them. Like this: x Pentagon Comptroller pleads with congress, stating that as of yesterday, the US has no funds allocated to help Ukraine. The biggest massacre in human history is now a matter of time. Putin's disinformation deluge on the US has done its job. pic.twitter.com/bFUbRTpGeK — Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) September 30, 2023 Granted it’s hard for Americans to understand all the technicalities and machinations in Congress, much less folks in Europe. x And to be clear, my irritation isn’t really directed at most people. These are complex topics. My irritation is directed at those that should absolutely know better — John Ridge 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@John_A_Ridge) October 1, 2023 A glimmer of hope from Belarus? x An extraordinary incident occurred today at one of the checkpoints with the Republic of Belarus. During the all-Ukrainian minute of silence, Belarusians lowered their flag. It is not know if it was an initiative of an individual soldier or a command from above, but it is a… pic.twitter.com/Z5GSZngPXy — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) October 1, 2023 You can tell they aren’t real because they forgot to paint tires on the wings. x 🤣 Painted on the tarmac Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers at the Engels Air Base They obviously forgot to add shadows and tires pic.twitter.com/t5ZvWjnCu5 — PStyleOne1 (@PStyle0ne1) September 30, 2023 Iran continues to resupply Russia. x #Ukraine: For the first time Iranian 🇮🇷 ammunition appeared in official footage from the Russian Ministry of Defense- showing Iranian 122mm HE-FRAG rockets of the Arash family for BM-21 Grad MRLS. The use of Iranian Grad rocket were first reported by us back in the late August. pic.twitter.com/TMj8DGCb7v — 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) October 1, 2023 The pro-Russian party beat the pro-Ukrainian party in parliamentary elections Saturday in Slovakia. Slovakia now joins Hungary in the Pro-Russia bloc. If Rico follows through on his pro-Kremlin sentiment it will be time for NATO to reassess its policy of allowing countries that openly favor Russia to remain in the alliance. Slovaks are among the least supportive of the U.S. and the west in Eastern and Central Europe. If that’s their preference then there need to be consequences instead of pretending that everything is good. x "We have bigger problems than helping Ukraine. We believe that Ukraine is a huge tragedy for everyone. If SMER-SD is entrusted to form a government, we will do everything possible to ensure that peace talks take place as soon as possible," Fico said.https://t.co/Pjwg8yp84D https://t.co/2tPeFNaEHA — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) October 1, 2023 Link Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Slovakia has been one of Kyiv’s staunchest allies. The two countries share a border, Slovakia was the first country to send air defenses to Ukraine and it welcomed tens of thousands of refugees. But all that could change if Fico comes to power. The former prime minister makes no secret of his sympathies towards the Kremlin and has blamed “Ukrainian Nazis and fascists” for provoking Russia’s President Vladimir Putin into launching the invasion, repeating the false narrative Putin has used to justify his invasion. Fico has called on the Slovak government to stop supplying weapons to Kyiv, and said that if he were to become prime minister, Slovakia would “not send another round of ammunition.” He is also opposed to Ukraine joining NATO. You murder a child’s parents and then ask the child for forgiveness? That’s really f*cked up. x A witness's memoir. The first days of a full-scale war. Massacre on the Zhytomyr highway, Kyiv region. Every Ukrainian killed by Russian soldiers is not a number. It is a person, people. Read this memoir. We were driving in the opposite lane. Almost as soon as we entered the… pic.twitter.com/40YAWP526Y — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 1, 2023 We were driving in the opposite lane. Almost as soon as we entered the stretch [of the Zhytomyr highway towards Kyiv - ed.] we heard shots. We stopped, the car was not moving. Maksym jumped out and started waving: "There are children here! Children!" It was all in front of me. He fell down. Ksenia started to rattle. Once, twice. Hordii said: "Why is mom rattling?" I turned around and took Hordii. I put him [in the driver's seat] and covered him [with myself]. I got a bullet (points to his right forearm - ed.). They were shooting for a long time. And then there was silence. I opened the door and there were Buryats with machine guns... I realized that they were Russians. I said immediately: "There are children here, don't shoot, please, there are children here." And they: "The child first". Hordii went out, but I couldn't go out... I got out and saw Maksym's legs. I wanted to approach him, but [the Russian] did not let me pass. He said: "That's it! That's it!" I started saying, "Ksenia is here! Mom is behind!" He looked: "Cover the child's eyes". I covered Hordii's eyes, I had a shawl. And he took us in that direction (to the area behind the gas station - ed.). There was a pit there. I asked him [the Russian who brought us]: "Are you serious now? Don't do that." And he said: "I'm sorry. My child is also six years old. I'm sorry." I thought they were going to shoot us. But a Russian officer appeared behind the pit and shouted: "Who opened fire? Who shot? Who brought her here?" I started to tell him: "We were on our way, we evacuated, they are shooting... we have children...", "You had no identification marks". I said: "We had white ones... and [the inscription] 'children' both in front and behind". Someone behind me said: "What are you going to do with them?" He looked me in the eye for so long, and then said: "Let them go." They took us out through the gas station and we left with Hordii.Another Buryat took Hordii in his arms and asked, "What's your name?" "'Hordii'. "I'm sorry, I know you won't forgive me, but I'm sorry." I think he was the one who shot and killed my parents. Maybe these two idiots should be sent to the front to see just how cool that is. x Young Russians explain why it’s necessary to wage a war of aggression, killing hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians and Russians. “We don’t really need Kyiv, but it would be cool to be able to go there for the weekend without a visa” Imperial psychosis… pic.twitter.com/t0YX81Q6cg — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 1, 2023 They can live the glamorous life of a soldier. Russian soldiers keep making these videos about how FUBAR things are, as if people back home will do something about it if only they know what’s going on. These guys are probably dead by now. x A group of Russian servicemen recorded this video before being sent by Putin into a meat assault in Klischiivka, Bakhmut direction. The men, counting 10 members plus 5 in support, were told to occupy a residential area in Klischiivka, where Ukrainian superiority was tenfold, in… pic.twitter.com/ywAaMLe6H7 — Dmitri (@wartranslated) September 30, 2023 The men, counting 10 members plus 5 in support, were told to occupy a residential area in Klischiivka, where Ukrainian superiority was tenfold, in addition to firepower from Leopard tanks. They added that in Klischiivka, Russians already lost 1000-1200 soldiers senselessly. This was necessary to enable positive reports on the news about Russian counterattacks in the area. Recorded on 19 September, the video was meant to be released to the public if "something went wrong" with the men. Their fate is not known. Kind of weird. Spiderman fires an anti-tank round at the Green Goblin. x Spiderman yeeting an anti tank round at Russian forces was also not on the bingo card pic.twitter.com/W8bKe4kbYY — Havoc Six (@Havoc_Six) October 1, 2023 Gen. Elon Musk went to Ukraine to show them how it’s done. With no body armor and only a .50-caliber machine gun, he mowed down 1,000 Russian troops, clearing 10 kms of trenches, blowing top 12 tanks, shooting down 20 drones and a dozen Hind helicopters while also freeing 50 Ukrainian POWs. And he did it after running through acres of minefields. x What do you notice in this video, posted by Elon Musk? pic.twitter.com/MkYyAggDBC — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 30, 2023 [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/1/2196601/-More-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-plus-Ukraine-attacks-Smolensk-and-Sochi-with-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/