Posted on 03/16/2024 12:20:49 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
The governor of Russia's Samara region said on Saturday that Ukrainian drones had struck two Rosneft oil refineries in the region, causing no casualties but leaving one facility on fire.
Governor Dmitry Azarov said in a statement posted on the Telegram messaging app that the Volga river region's Syzran refinery was on fire, but that an attack on the Novokubyshev refinery had been thwarted.
He said workers at both plants had been evacuated, and that there were no casualties.
Unverified footage published online showed what appeared to be a major fire at the Syzran refinery, with emergency services working at the scene.
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What Belgorod doink?
Tell Russia to send “General 200” Syrskyi’s new crop of massacred Ukrainians back from Belgorod, so their wives and mothers can bury the pieces.
Tell the Ukraine that attacking Belgorod with Ukrainian special forces works better without using short buses for assault vehicles.
What Chasov Yar doink?
I think our Lady Preacher can give him a run for his money.
Budanov providing intel that is not accurate - is a big problem. He sound like, he is not getting accurate intel.
For ops within Ukraine.
There are in general, 3 levels of Russian troops in Ukraine.
1st level or conscripted - mostly unemployed who are swept up with criminals and men laying about. These troops are generally “first wave.”
2nd level are regulars
3rd level are professional specialists
The Russians raising Federation flags, are usually level 3, sometimes level 2.
Moscow shifts around, the concentrations of levels 2 and 3.
Level 1 is wasted and their chances of battlefield rescue (if wounded) are a mixed bag, but usually left behind.
Russian losses are high, but level 3 losses correlate to signficant damage to Ukraine forces *who are not prepared - unaware because of poor intel.*
How many refineries does this make now?
What’s Budanov got to do with the story? It comes direct from Ruxzian sources.
It is not like the refineries are completely destroy. Most of the fires are put out with little damage. Usually Russia will follow with a massive bombardment after something like this.
This happened two days ago (too lazy to copy yesterdays), but lately something similar happens once a day (something similar happened 13 hours ago) in Ukraine. I post this so there is an understanding of the scope of Russia’s daily attacks.
Ukrainian military had 68 combat engagements with Russian forces near Terny, Yampolivka, Rozdolivka of Donetsk region and Bilohorivka of Luhansk region, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske and Klischiyivka of Donetsk region, Berdychi, Orlivka, Tonenke, Pervomayske and Vodyane of Donetsk region, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiyivka, Novomykhaylivka of Donetsk region, Staromayorske of Donetsk region, Robotyne and west to Verbove of Zaporizhzhia region, at the eastern bank of Dnipro river in Kherson region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Kherson direction Russian army shelled Lvove, Ivanivka, Sadove, Olhivka, Mykolayivka of Kherson region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Novopavlivka direction Russian army shelled Krasnohorivka, Heorhiyivka, Paraskoviyivka, Vuhledar of Donetsk region. Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Kostyantynivka and Urozhayne of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Bohdanivka, Vasukivka and Chasiv Yar of Donetsk region. Russian aviation conducted airstrike at New York of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Sivershchyna and Slobozhanschyna directions Russian army shelled Hirsk, Kostobobriv, Khrinivka of Chernihiv region, Seredyna-Buda, Krasnopillya, Zapsillya of Sumy region, Veterynarne, Borysivka, Ambarne, Strilecha of Kharkiv region. Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Oleksandrivka, Ponomarenky, Romankove, Velyka Pysarivka, Popivka of Sumy region, Lyptsi, Borschova, Vilcha of Kharkiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Orikhiv direction Russian army shelled Poltavka, Rivnopil, Charivne, Orikhiv of Zaporizhzhia region. Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Vilne Pole, Storozheve, Staromayorske of Donetsk region and Malynivka of Zaporizhzhia region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Avdiyivka direction Russian army shelled Oleksandropil, Keramik, Novobakhmutivka, Semenivka of Donetsk region. Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Berdychi, Keramik, Novobakhmutivka, Novokalynove, Prohres, Semenivka, Zhelanne of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Lyman direction Russian army shelled Bilohorivka of Luhansk region, Terny, Spirne, Dvorichna of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
At Kupiansk direction Russian army shelled Synkivka, Ivanivka, Berestove of Kharkiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report
1 person killed, 4 wounded as result of drones attack in Vinnytsia region
Nice PR victory for Ukies but does nothing to change the Ruzzia victories
on the ground in Ruzzia Speaking YouCrayne territories.
Just a distraction from what’s actually on the ground in YouCrayne.
What Belgorod doink?
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Evacuating?
If the Ukes weren’t trading 5lb drone bombs for Russian 1500kg glide bombs, perhaps they could inflict significant damage.
ARTICLE: Happening in Belgorad
Russian missile strikes kill at least 14 people and injure 46 others in Odesa as Ukraine war rages
www.abc.net.au
10:00 a.m. EDT
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-16/missile-and-drone-stikes-kill-scores-in-russia-and-ukraine/103595582
In short:
-At least 14 people have been killed and 46 others injured in Russian strikes on the southern Ukranian city of Odesa.
-Local authorities said Russia struck the same area twice in quick succession.
-Officials said the second strike killed two emergency service workers.
“A Russian missile strike killed at least 14 people and injured at least 46 others in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Friday.
Local authorities said the first missile struck a group of houses, and when emergency crews arrived at the scene, a second missile landed.
Among those killed were a paramedic and an emergency service worker.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service and regional governor Oleh Kiper said the attack damaged at least 10 houses and some emergency service equipment.
The tactic of firing a second missile at the same location, aiming to hit rescuers, is known in military terms as a double tap. Such strikes often hit civilians.
Mr Kiper announced that a day of mourning in Odesa would be held on Saturday — the second such observance in less than two weeks.” -Excerpt
VIDEO
WHAT A DAY! Entire CHECHEN UNIT ANNIHILATED! Mysterious Z-BASE DESTROYED. HUGE ASSAULT PREVENTED
The Russian Dude
242K subscribers
3-16-2024 6:30 a.m. EST
17:35 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyRMTknI8Jg
Putin votes for Putin in Putin’s Presidential elections in Putin’s Russia. Extremely weird and odd floating command post of Russians was destroyed. Ukrainians were able to repel a huge assault attempt by Russians in the East. An entire unit of Kadyrov Chechens has been eliminated in Russia.
0:00 In today’s episode
0:42 Putin votes for Putin in Putin’s elections
06:43 Mysterious Z-Base was destroyed
08:40 Ukrainians repelled huge assault
12:02 Entire unit of Chechens was eliminated
VIDEO
Attack and fight images of Russian volunteers advancing with military equipment on Russian territory
Kanal13
1.61M subscribers
3-16-2024 8:30 a.m. EDT
6:49 Minutes
Combat footage has been released, showing the “Freedom of Russian Legion”, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Siberian Battalion that jointly entered the territory of Russia’s Belgorod and Kursk regions on March 12 and engaged in operations AGAINST the Russian armed forces.
With the help of armored fighting vehicles, the fighters carried out the military operation from night till the morning, destroying the equipment and observation station as well as manpower of Russian invaders.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Ukrainian defenders have eliminated approximately
the total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 16.03.24:
• personnel - about 429580 (+1160) people,
• tanks - 6779 (+21) units,
• armored combat vehicles - 12973 (+24) units,
• artillery systems - 10606 (+26) units,
• MLRS - 1017 (+0) units,
• air defense systems - 719 (+2) units,
• aircraft - 347 (+0) units,
• helicopters - 325 (+0) units,
• UAVs of the operational and tactical level - 8268 (+14),
• cruise missiles - 1922 (+2),
• ships/boats - 26 (+0) units,
• submarines - 1 (+0) units,
• motor vehicles and tankers - 14024 (+31) units,
• special equipment - 1712 (+1)
ARTICE
More than 50 UN countries jointly condemned Russian elections in occupied territories of Ukraine: they have no legal force
16.03.24 12:24
https://censor.net/en/n3479017
More than 50 UN countries joined a joint statement condemning the Russian Federation’s efforts to hold so-called “presidential elections” in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
The corresponding statement was published by the permanent representation of Ukraine at the UN, Censor.NET informs.
“We strongly condemn the illegitimate attempts of the Russian Federation to organize elections for the president of Russia in the temporarily occupied territories within the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine. Holding elections on the territory of another UN member state without its consent is a blatant disregard for the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. Such elections have no legal force by international law,” the statement said.
The UN countries also recalled the resolution of the General Assembly, adopted at a special session on October 12, 2022, which recognized the illegal “referendums” of the Russian Federation in September 2022 in certain areas of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine as invalid from the point of view of international law.
Read more: UN Secretary General Guterres condemned Russian “elections” in Temporarily Occupied Territory of Ukraine
In addition, the statement mentions the resolution of the General Assembly of March 27, 2014, which also states that the so-called “referendums” held on March 16, 2014, in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, do not have any legal force and cannot be the basis for any change in the status of these regions.
UN countries have repeated calls not to recognize any change by the Russian Federation in the status of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, as well as the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine.
“We demand from the Russian Federation to refrain from holding illegitimate elections in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. We confirm the call of the General Assembly to the Russian Federation to stop the aggressive war against Ukraine and immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all its armed forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders “, the statement says.
The UN countries also confirmed their unwavering support for the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, including territorial waters.
The statement was supported by Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Great Britain, USA, Uruguay and the European Union. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3479017
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