(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . More Russian stuff blowing up: Russia sees big increase in fires [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-28 What Russia is doing with these soldiers who refuse to fight is a de facto mass execution. According to local reports, a camp has been established at the "Postoyali Dvory" training ground in the Kursk region, where units are being formed from "refuseniks," similar to the "Storm-Z" units. The camp is heavily guarded by military police and special units from the Russian National Guard and the police to prevent any potential rebellion. Lawyers and family members are not allowed access to the conscripts. x Russian occupiers are forming assault units from those who refuse to fight, intending to deploy them for "meat storm" operations near Avdiivka, the Center for National Resistance, created by Special Operations Forces, with reference to local sources. According to local reports,โ€ฆ โ€” Maria Drutska ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (@maria_drutska) October 28, 2023 Doesnโ€™t say where this is, but Avdiivka is probably a safe bet. x 16 destroyed russian ACV on this small piece of the Ukrainian land. pic.twitter.com/fshxweQ76u โ€” ๐”—๐”ฅ๐”ข ๐”‡๐”ข๐”ž๐”ก ๐”‡๐”ฆ๐”ฐ๐”ฑ๐”ฏ๐”ฆ๐” ๐”ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท (@TheDeadDistrict) October 28, 2023 Hereโ€™s a fire that actually did start because of a careless smoker. Russia has seen a big increase in fires this year. There is a good analysis here. Although there might be a decrease in the number of fires in certain months, the overarching trend is unmistakable. These fires are causing significant economic damage to Russia. This pattern has been evident since the beginning of the year. We reported earlier on the situation in June 2023, a month that saw a record number of 113 fires. Now, with a heated September, Russia has experienced 94 new fires. x This is how the fire in #NaberezhnyeChelny in the #Tatarstan region looked earlier when the blaze took hold. "Quick, quick" shout fleeing guests.https://t.co/tDXStaoQQM pic.twitter.com/8qOJYynxiJ โ€” Tim White (@TWMCLtd) October 28, 2023 This guy is reportedly also involved in the theft of Ukraineโ€™s grain. He effed around. He is finding out. x Another fairly young executive in #Russia seems about to die. The head of Rosmorrechflot Zakhary Dzhioev is just 46. Yesterday he suffered a heart attack and now multiple organ failure. Rosmorrechflot controls ship navigation and operated the Kerch crossing to occupied #Crimea. pic.twitter.com/dXL51azgyn โ€” Tim White (@TWMCLtd) October 28, 2023 There should be a special medal for skilled drone flying. x Professional Ukrainian operator guides FPV into an open hatch of a Russian T-72B3M with installed anti drone cage.https://t.co/Fff7DirERZ pic.twitter.com/fJwUKPXqPa โ€” Special Kherson Cat ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (@bayraktar_1love) October 27, 2023 This is why IMHO Ukraine is intent on pushing Russia away from the left bank of the Dnipro River โ€” getting Russia out of tube artillery range of Kherson. x ๐Ÿšจ Urgent Report from the site: #Kherson Under Fire ๐Ÿ”ด Russia launches another attack on #Kherson region on Oct 27: 90 attacks 516 shells fired 24 aerial guided bombs 11 civilians injured Survivors stories need to be heard! ๐Ÿ’” #RussiaIsATerroristState #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/suqveRKdBH โ€” Zarina Zabrisky ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (@ZarinaZabrisky) October 28, 2023 This is likely along the Dnipro. This is dedication. x A Ukrainian sapper who lost his leg after a mine explosion is back in action and continues to clear our land SRC: liveukraine_media pic.twitter.com/v6XyxXOS06 โ€” Oriannalyla ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (@Lyla_lilas) October 28, 2023 If only a third of these drones hit their targets, thatโ€™s 500 destroyed vehicles or trench dwellers. x โšก๏ธ1,500+ Ukrainian Shrike FPV drones were transferred to the Donetsk area at the expense of the Ukrainian state program Army of Drones pic.twitter.com/eICRna74CN โ€” ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkrainian Front (@front_ukrainian) October 28, 2023 Anatomy of a Russian drone. Drone warfare continues to evolve. That includes on the Russian side. x 2. These hobby-grade drones were never meant to carry a payload. Instead they were meant to be fast. How are they now carrying such large payloads? pic.twitter.com/3DLeQHWHoa โ€” DanielR (@DanielR33187703) October 28, 2023 x 4. However a closer inspection reveals a very simple modification. Each of the arms holding a motor has been reinforced with a rectangular carbon rod. Each rod is held in place with heat-shrink tubing.https://t.co/Y2kBcz5MBI pic.twitter.com/ZjcarjolAI โ€” DanielR (@DanielR33187703) October 28, 2023 5. A rod runs the full length of each arm. This is a very inexpensive and easy modification that greatly enhances the performance of the drone. We are seeing more modifications and customizations of drones as the war progresses. And Ukraine has some new naval recon drones thanks to Germany. It is very likely that the drones already delivered are Sonobot 5 and that the drones still to be delivered, which were announced in September (50 drones), are 100% Sonobot 5.Assuming Germany doesn't deliver multiple models to Ukraine, we now know what Germany has been delivering to Ukraine. These drones are unmanned, unarmed surface vehicles, which can explore rivers, beaches and harbour sections or check objects in and around the water. The Sonobot 5 has an echo sounder, a sonar, and a camera. x I can finally publish more information about the model of โ€œunmanned surface vesselsโ€ that Germany is supplying to Ukraine. Germany has so far delivered 15 of them, while another 55 are still pledged. It is very likely that the drones already delivered are Sonobot 5 and that theโ€ฆ pic.twitter.com/LNBJlcbjfM โ€” deaidua.org ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (@deaidua) October 27, 2023 Wow. Russia has religious nuts almost as crazy as the U.S. We're talking about people driven by Orthodox fundamentalism but with a twist. Their main working theory for the war in Ukraine is that Putin, who was fooled into starting the "Sacred Military Operation", is clearing the land of Novorossiya (i.e. Eastern Ukraine) to allow further resettlement of Jews into this area. Thus, Putin is making a mistake and is playing into the Jews' hands. But they still love and pray for Putin who is "not without a sin" but has the tools to bring Russia to glory. Any accusations of war crimes and murder, they brush off to the side, explaining that Russia is sick and needs cleansing and killings as a way to find indulgence and repentance. x Had a chance to watch a Russian journalist's interview with a prominent Russian singer Viktoria Tsyganova and her husband Vadim. These two reflect the shift to insanity among Russians I couldn't foresee. We're talking about people driven by Orthodox fundamentalism but with aโ€ฆ pic.twitter.com/bRuddaU2Lm โ€” Dmitri (@wartranslated) October 28, 2023 Itโ€™s much better financially for a Russian wife if her prison inmate husband goes to Ukraine and dies. x "Before the war, you were a prisoner's wife, and when your husband dies at the war, you are a hero's wife!" - a Russian journalist on the mobilization of over a hundred thousand Russian prisoners for the war in Ukraine and the psychology of their wives. ๐Ÿ“น: Radio Svoboda pic.twitter.com/uqCzZfzLDq โ€” Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 28, 2023 Some Russian soldiers are missed terribly by their loved ones. x Increasing number of Russian women being killed on the frontlines... A few stories from their obituaries pic.twitter.com/dnhN2v125P โ€” PStyleOne1 (@PStyle0ne1) October 27, 2023 40 days without you, silence... 40 dark sleepless nights.... Only thoughts... In them, you are only one, Like hundreds of lit candles... Why did you leave so early?! How difficult it is for me to understand, How bitter it is to imagine now, That I can no longer hug you.... Not hear your voice, your laughter, Or just be silent with you. How strange life is, But, I have to accept this too. ... And someday in the night sky a star will shine for me. I will understand, this is your new home. Sleep well. Mine forever... This soldier is a member of one of Russiaโ€™s ethnic minorities who is fighting for Ukraine. The "Siberia" battalion was formed from representatives of the indigenous population of the Trans-Ural territories of the Russian Federation: Buryats, Yakuts, Kalmyks, Tuvans and other peoples. The battalion operates as part of the International Legion under the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. At the moment, the unit has 60 people, and they are all volunteers. x ๐Ÿ’ฌ " It is profitable for them to portray us, Buryats, Yakuts, Altaians, Tuvans, as barbarians. I want independence for my republic, to have the right to decide my own destiny," says one of the soldiers of the "Siberia" battalion. The "Siberia" battalion was formed fromโ€ฆ pic.twitter.com/clnQOnx9cG โ€” PStyleOne1 (@PStyle0ne1) October 27, 2023 I donโ€™t think meat cubes ever existed, but then again neither do zombies. So why not use a meat cube for a spooky Halloween decoration. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/28/2202180/-More-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-Russia-sees-big-increase-in-fires?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/