(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . More Russian stuff blowing up, plus Russian drug use is rampant [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-03 The Konka River Bridge is due south along the highway that leads from the Antonovskiy Bridge at Kherson. It is the entrance to the city of Oleshky. If Ukraine is actually here, it represents an advancement. x 🤐 Kherson channels report on the battles on the Konka bridge. The bridge is located near Oleshky — MAKS 23 👀🇺🇦 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) October 3, 2023 Another step in the evolution of Ukrainian drones. x Mysterious Ukrainian "Baba Yaga" attack drone carrying a huge payload to be dropped on the occupier vehicles. pic.twitter.com/vlcZprVMal — Dmitri (@wartranslated) October 3, 2023 The apparent results of an attack by the “mysterious” new drone. x A Russian serviceman is demonstrating the results of a strike by an unidentified Ukrainian armament of a Russian BMP-3 APC, which was blown to piece and successfully demilitarised. The soldier suspects a Ukrainian mysterious large "Baba Yaga" drone was used, which dropped an RShG… pic.twitter.com/Y4suHssCyM — Dmitri (@wartranslated) October 3, 2023 Russia keeps coming up with new ways to lose equipment. x 👀 In the occupied part of Donetsk region, on the "Yenakieve-Vuhlehirsk" race, Russian Strila-10 was "hit" by a train 🚂 At least three soldiers were killed and two were wounded. The railway track was also damaged. pic.twitter.com/GJADNOQaOy — MAKS 23 👀🇺🇦 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) October 3, 2023 Speaking of new ways to lose equipment. Spontaneous combustion? x Destroyed Russian 2S19M2 "Msta-S". As stated, it decided to self-destruct. “The explosion occurred as a result of spontaneous combustion of a combat vehicle during operation,” and not due to combat damage.https://t.co/vO8Ut56isw pic.twitter.com/0F166pX742 — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) October 3, 2023 Ammo Dump Jesus would approve. This site is reported to be 30 km behind the lines in Zaporizhia Oblast. x Six or seven Russian BMP's, some trucks and a field ammunition dump come under AFU fire. At one point, you can see the 30mm BMP ammunition cooking off. #OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar️ #UkraineWar #Ukraine #Counteroffensive pic.twitter.com/rEjXzMgZsF — OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇦 (@UKikaski) October 3, 2023 An interesting update on an attack on a Russian airfield. It was sabotage carried out by a Russian technician, not drones. x 2/ The attack on the night of 18/19 September is reported to have destroyed several military aircraft (see below). While commentators have suggested it was carried out using UAVs, the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel reports a different scenario.https://t.co/36zjZq8BwG — ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) October 3, 2023 3/ According to the channel, "A local resident and airfield worker was able to carry improvised explosive devices onto the airfield and blow up several military aircraft. A 65-year-old aircraft technician was detained for the bombings. 4/ "During interrogations, he was required to admit that he acted because he was recruited by the Ukrainian intelligence services. However, the aircraft technician categorically insists that he took this step to protest against the war on the territory of Ukraine. 5/ According to his relatives, they are now trying to turn the aircraft technician into an “abnormal” - he has been sent for a psychiatric examination, which clearly has the task of finding some abnormalities in him." 6/ There have been numerous incidents of anti-war sabotage in Russia, usually aimed at railway infrastructure, but if the report is accurate then this would be a rare incident of military equipment being directly targeted by a Russian civilian protesting against the war. /end ‘It’s just like Las Vegas’ This is an interesting thread that explores the rampant drug use among Russian troops. x 2/ Verstka reports on how Russia's army in Ukraine is hooked on a variety of drugs, including cannabis, 'bath salt' (alpha-PVP, also known as flakka in the West), methedrone and amphetamines. Soldiers say that they are easy to obtain: "it's just like Las Vegas," says one. — ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) October 3, 2023 3/ "They use it out of boredom," says one soldier. "War is when you're always waiting for something, occasionally praying for it to go away. When I was smoking salt in the dugout, I didn't give a fuck about possible betrayal [paranoia]. Boredom is much worse." 4/ Many soldiers use cannabis with the full awareness of their comrades, and even of their commanders, who are said to pay little attention to it. A soldier says: "I blew grass a couple of times. Nothing particularly interesting, I blew it and lay down to watch a movie." 5/ Everyone knows if you use drugs in the trenches, of course the dugout is small. Nobody gives a fuck, the main thing is don’t bother anyone. Just don’t leave the dugout."For thousands of Russian soldiers in the rear, there is little to do other than consume drugs. 6/ "Now, for example, we have a rear camp. Except for rollcalls and routine, in general, nothing happens. There are tasks, of course, that I can’t tell you about. But we are not stormtroopers. So you understand, I’ve only fired shots here twice since March 2022." 7/ Others use drugs to try to make army rations more palatable. "Under the influence of salt it even seemed tasty. Oh horror, even army cigarettes were quite good, though when sober it was better to pick sunflowers from a minefield and smoke them – it was more useful." 8/ "As for the effect of salt - it makes you want to talk and get stuck. Vodka doesn't take at all, you drink it like water."Professional soldiers are said to be less prone to drug abuse than the mobilised, who have in many cases brought existing drug addictions with them. 9/ "Yes, everyone who screwed up in civilian life, they screw up here too,” says a contract soldier. "The mobiks are fucked up. They collect drug packages, cut them down through local dealers, and even use 'squatter' [wild hemp] found somewhere. …. 14/ Some Ukrainians have taken to growing poppies and cannabis on their land to supply the occupiers with drugs. As one contract soldier says, "When we see such courtyards during clean-up [operations], we burn everything there at once." Too bad he wasn’t sent on a meat wave assault. x Another maniac from PMC "Wagner" killed a man after returning from the war Tsyren-Dorzhi Tsyrenzhapov strangled and dismembered 18-year-old Ekaterina Skvortsova in 2019, and drowned her body in the river. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison for it. But Tsyren-Dorzhi got out… pic.twitter.com/p1WvEYjec2 — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 3, 2023 No more Z? x Kremlin propagandists have launched a campaign against the letter Z Russian propaganda outlets have begun fiercely criticizing the letter Z, which has become a symbol of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This letter was used everywhere, propagandists were proud of it, Russian… pic.twitter.com/GeTuPnLaZH — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 3, 2023 Russian propaganda outlets have begun fiercely criticizing the letter Z, which has become a symbol of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This letter was used everywhere, propagandists were proud of it, Russian military made "Z" patches. Russian patriots proudly called themselves Z-patriots, and Putin spoke publicly under this symbol. Today, suddenly everything changed for them. It all started with a publication in the channel of the chauvinistic ideologue of the "Russian World" Alexander Dugin, where he said that the letter "Z" is a "bad symbol and a PR fake" that "means nothing." Now Russians should die not for "Z", but for "Holy Rus'." This wave of criticism was immediately picked up by other Russian propaganda media, some of them not even shy in their expressions. "Z - is like a toilet bowl. Let's sew toilet bowls on our chevrons and die for them. It will even make more sense," wrote the Alex Parker Returns channel.Those propaganda resources that supported Dugin, in their publications noted that the letters Z and V indicate the defeat and shameful condition of the Russian army or even associated with the initials of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. There was also a comment that "Z - is really a swastika for impotent people. It is a symbol of shame of the Russian invincible soldier," Russian "patriots" (no longer Z) wrote. I don’t know whether this Aarok MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drone is already in use in Ukraine or how effective it would be. x Antonov has agreed with the French company Turgis Gaillard on the production of AAROK MALE UAV in Ukraine. The agreement was concluded last week during the visit of French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecorne to Kyiv. https://t.co/iyetsqtd0K — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) October 3, 2023 The architecture of this MALE UAV (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) is that of a light aircraft, with a front turboprop engine providing 1,200 shp and powering a five-blade propeller, a low 22 meters span wing providing the lift, while a conventional rear empennage ensures manoeuvrability. The fuselage is 14 metres long, which makes the Aarok bigger than the Reaper, not to mention its mass which is over the double, maximum payload being 1,500 kg. With that load, endurance is 24 hours, but should the Aarok be used for an ISTAR-only mission without weapons this would increases flight time to 30 hours. Cruise speed is 250 knots at 30,000 feet. …... Coming to weapons, the strong points can host two 500 kg guided bombs or four 250 kg ones, smaller weapons being also considered, up to 16 air-to-surface missiles being another possible load. At Le Bourget Safran E&D AASM long range strike weapons were visible. Speaking of drones, if there was an Olympic event for drone flying Ukraine would be tough to beat. x The 82nd Air Assault Brigade destroying Russian infantry inside their dug outs with FPV drones. It is really insane to see how they manage to skillfully maneuvre these drones past all kinds of obstacles. pic.twitter.com/gkrCSxBDM4 — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) October 3, 2023 Do they not have enough land in Russia? x Russia launched yet another ad for the "special military operation" where they say that after capturing Odesa Russian soldiers will receive land for free there. "I'm here until victory, until Berlin, just like my grandpa told me to!" the actor says. In the comments, people… pic.twitter.com/EFwVe0fWkg — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 3, 2023 And if that doesn’t work, there is always the Zimbabwe dollar. x The russian Central Bank has suggested using the Canadian Dollar (CAD) when showing the exchange rate as it looks better to the average russian. pic.twitter.com/BWjU3ayXb8 — BroSINT 69™ (@osint_69) October 3, 2023 Maybe it should change its name to Burger Tsar. x 🍔#BurgerKing remains open as usual in Russia despite the brand's owner pledging to leave more than a year ago, the BBC reported. Restaurant Brands International, which owns 15% of the fast-food's franchise business in Russia, said it had "no new updates to share at this time"… pic.twitter.com/qHQZfSoBDT — KyivPost (@KyivPost) October 3, 2023 [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/3/2197073/-More-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-plus-Russian-drug-use-is-rampant?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web 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/