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UKRAINE: Naval Ship In Flames After Attack By Rebels
http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-naval-ship-flames-attack-rebels/26559417.html ^ | August 31, 2014

Posted on 08/31/2014 1:36:25 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com

A Ukrainian naval vessel was in flames in the Azov Sea after being attacked by artillery from pro-Russian separatists along the shore.

Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said an emergency operation is under way to help rescue crew members.

Lysenko said the vessel is a naval cutter but it is not known how many people were onboard.

Pro-Russian insurgents claimed responsibility for the attack on social media websites.

Igor Strelkov, a former separatist military commander, said on VKontakte that the separatists have "dealt the enemy their first naval defeat."

Rebels backed by Russian forces seized the Ukrainian town of Novoazovsk and nearby territory last week in a major assault that led to gains in many parts of eastern Ukraine.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: russia; ukraine
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To: tcrlaf

Yes, I heard the arty. But the pic over there seems to show an aircraft. Looks to me like fixed wing but pic very poor quality. true/false? No idea...


21 posted on 08/31/2014 3:50:08 PM PDT by donozark (The voices inside my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!)
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To: Sooth2222

well, i stand corrected then !


22 posted on 08/31/2014 3:55:35 PM PDT by beebuster2000
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To: tcrlaf

EuromaidanPR is an affiliate of Right Sector? Is that like saying that Russia Today is an affiliate of the Bolsheviks?


23 posted on 08/31/2014 4:10:18 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
i take it it was at anchor...
24 posted on 08/31/2014 5:05:59 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: zeestephen

Fairly easy target if at anchor or berthed at a pier. Also no word on if they were aware of the approaching forces and risk.

If Arty is on the long axis of the ship even easier. In the old days firepower on the long axis was called “crossing the T” when a ship passed in front of another due to the strafing effect it produces.


25 posted on 08/31/2014 5:32:16 PM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothings)
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To: donozark

Looks like birds to me. I watched it several times, and the bird dives into the sea.


26 posted on 08/31/2014 5:48:25 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Q)
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To: donozark

This isn’t WW2. An aircraft doesn’t have to get anywhere near a surface target to take it out, these days.


27 posted on 08/31/2014 5:48:25 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Q)
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To: tcrlaf

Thanks for explaining that to me...


28 posted on 08/31/2014 7:13:38 PM PDT by donozark (The voices inside my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!)
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To: xone
Re: "The Russians know all about that in the battle at Port Arthur against the Japs."

True.

But it also took the Japanese 5 months - and thousands of dead soldiers - to seize the surrounding hills.

Photo:

Russian cruiser Pallada under fire at Port Arthur


29 posted on 08/31/2014 10:54:47 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: tcrlaf

According to Interpreter Mag, Ukraine Official states they may have had aircraft in the area. Inspecting damage to their ship.


30 posted on 09/01/2014 4:43:01 AM PDT by donozark (The voices inside my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!)
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To: zeestephen
But it also took the Japanese 5 months - and thousands of dead soldiers

It did, but losing 1000s was nothing new for either side, then or 35-40 years later.

31 posted on 09/01/2014 7:34:12 AM PDT by xone
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