Posted on 06/17/2022 6:56:27 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Ukraine's armed forces say they have struck a Russian navy tugboat in the Black Sea with two Harpoon missiles - the first time Kyiv has claimed to have hit a Russian vessel with the Western-supplied anti-ship rockets.
Ukraine's Armed Forces Strategic Communications Directorate published the information on the Telegram app, alongside a video purporting to show the strike from the air.
It shows what is thought to be an anti-ship missile striking the tug Vasily Bekh at 4am as it delivered soldiers, weapons, and ammunition to hotly-contested Snake Island.
Ukrainian sources later claimed ten sailors on the tug were missing presumed dead, and 23 wounded. The crew number was put at 33.
Harpoon missiles are anti-ship ballistics that were first developed by the US and now manufactured by Boeing. The US has sent Harpoon missiles to Ukraine while the UK and Denmark have said they will consider sending the ballistics.
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On top of those losses, a Russian Su-25 war plane crashed in a border region today during a 'training flight', with reports saying Russia denied it was shot down.
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Meanwhile, video shows what is reported to be a Russian Mi-35M attack helicopter engulfed in flames as it is hit by an Igla MANPADS (man-portable air defence system) near the front lines in the Donetsk region.
The Igla is a Soviet-made infrared homing surface-to-air missile system from Ukraine's original military stocks. There were conflicting reports that the missile might have been a US-supplied Stinger.
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Tiny victories for tiny warmongers.
1.) The Jimmy Dore Show, 6/11/22
Ukraine Should Admit Defeat NOW! Says Top U.S Military Leader
2.) Ukraine forces outgunned up to 40 to one by Russian forces, intelligence report reveals (6/9/22)
https://news.yahoo.com/intelligence-report-reveals-ukraine-forces-174236886.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
3.) Ukraine is running out of ammunition as prospects dim on the battlefield (6/12/22)
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4070605/posts
4.) Cases of desertion are growing among Ukrainian forces suffering significant losses in Russia’s artillery onslaught, report says (6/11/22)
5.) ‘They’re Wiping Us From Earth’: Evading Russian Artillery With a Ukrainian Military Unit (6/12/22)
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ukrainian-military-unit-russia-artillery-1365021/
The Daily Fail still thinks Ukraine is winning. Bless their hearts.
Sure we can sell them weapons but why donate them? Don’t they have printing presses to create their own money? Why do they have to use ours?
No one in the world is involved more with Ukraine than Soros. He’s the man behind Curtain No. 1.
So is Ukraine winning the war or losing the war because every other post is your beggar for help and are losing.
Su-25? No big deal, probably fell apart due to lack of maintenance..........................
Even a leftist, socialist, open borders, meddling, evil old rich curmudgeon can be right sometimes.
I agree with George.
I thought it was “The End” as NV put it and Ukraine lost.
Ukraine should not have invaded Russia and shelled Moscow.
You agree with the World Economic Forum globalist depopulation oligarchy who are on record wanting to exterminate 90% of the global population.
Check.
The CIA/Soros should not have staged the 2014 proxy coup and shelled/murdered thousands of Russian-speaking Ukrainians ever since.
Just like the closing days in the war with Japan where the US was sinking support vessels and fishing boats because that’s all that was left of Japanese surface vessels.
That can’t possibly be. Soros is a “philanthropist”. /s
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