617 km from Ukraine held territory. Moscow is closer.

#breaking We're broadcasting from an underground shelter in Kyiv. The Ukrainian military confirms a Russian missile attack is underway & air defense systems activated. Last week, Ukraine's FM warned of a looming 'major attack' on the power grid, as Winter approaches. @donlemon pic.twitter.com/k6p4BqUAXQ

— Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) December 5, 2022

Engles strike~That is a punch to the mouth, a hard punch.

As long as China doesn't help, Russia will lose this war

They mad.

Zhivov believes the attack gives Russia a legitimate reason for a nuclear strike pic.twitter.com/2XWRuTXk25

— Dmitri (@wartranslated) December 5, 2022

Good lord he angry pic.twitter.com/KMI5qqgQ6i

— Dmitri (@wartranslated) December 5, 2022

Another massive missile attack took place a few hours ago. Multiple cities hit, with Odesa getting a big brunt.

Waffledynamics said:

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At 0:12, it's noted that both Ukrainian and Russian sources claim Ukrainian advances North and South of Kreminna. The P66 highway running through the Chervonopoivka, North of Kreminna, is now no longer considered entirely secure.

At 0:40, Bakhmut is still bloody. Ukrainians count 261 shellings from various artillery systems. Reinforcements have arrived in Bakhmut, including the Special Honor Guard Battalion. That... seems interesting?

https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Special_Honor_Guard_Battalion

At 1:09, he notes that Putin shows little actual sincere interest in negotiations. They talk it up, but they don't actually mean it and show no motion in that direction. Basically, it's a psyop aimed at the West.

At 1:43, Kherson is still under a lot of shelling. Russia is trying to damage the power infrastructure.

At 2:39, we hear that Ukrainian authorities have started evacuation people from the EAST side of the Dnipro river near Kherson. I'm actually confused by this. Has Ukraine secured safe passageway for them? If so, how?

At 2:56, Ukraine is increasingly wary of the the concentration of troops in Belarus and are ready to react.

At 3:54, Partisans in the Luhansk Oblast have disrupted Russian railway logistics, possibly creating an interruption for 14-20 days.

At 4:17: Russia is using a strategic stockpile of weapons, and some missiles are likely being used directly from the assembly line.

At 5:08, he narrates this update from British intelligence:

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At 0:40, Bakhmut is still bloody. Ukrainians count 261 shellings from various artillery systems. Reinforcements have arrived in Bakhmut, including the Special Honor Guard Battalion.

That... seems interesting?

Russia is burning thru ammunition it can't replace. RATE

Unlike the US which can. RESTOCK

Russia is doing the same thing they did in Syria by using dumb artillery and destroy everything in a town. While Ukraine is trying to hit strategic targets using guided artillery Russia just sends volleys hoping everything will be destroyed.

I would imagine China and North Korea have plenty of these dumb weapons that they would gladly give to deplenish their old systems.

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Engles strike~That is a punch to the mouth, a hard punch.

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other's are positing that the strikes on the two Russkie airbases could be false flags by Putin to justify further escalation of the war.

hopefully it really was Uke forces being able to hit them somehow.

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Gepard nails a cruise missile.

⚡Збиття крилатої ракети зенітною самохідною установкою Gepard. 💪🏻https://t.co/GLExONeBFU pic.twitter.com/WIdbLFzR2g

— Анатолій Штефан (Штірліц) (@Shtirlitz53) December 5, 2022

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guy using AK-47 to shoot at a cruise missile

Waffledynamics said:

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They mad.

Zhivov believes the attack gives Russia a legitimate reason for a nuclear strike pic.twitter.com/2XWRuTXk25

— Dmitri (@wartranslated) December 5, 2022

Good lord he angry pic.twitter.com/KMI5qqgQ6i

— Dmitri (@wartranslated) December 5, 2022

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Defenseless "you keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means"

I expect a few more people to fall out windows or drown shortly.

and KA52 shot down by S300.

Let's blow up some of our strategic bombers to make the public mad at Ukraine? Let's blow up our own bridge too. Good Lord

LMCane said:

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74OA said:

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Gepard nails a cruise missile.

⚡Збиття крилатої ракети зенітною самохідною установкою Gepard. 💪🏻https://t.co/GLExONeBFU pic.twitter.com/WIdbLFzR2g

— Анатолій Штефан (Штірліц) (@Shtirlitz53) December 5, 2022

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guy using AK-47 to shoot at a cruise missile

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Undoubtedly an optimist.

The old M-113 still providing valuable service after all these decades. BEATS WALKING

74OA said:

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LMCane said:

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74OA said:

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Gepard nails a cruise missile.

⚡Збиття крилатої ракети зенітною самохідною установкою Gepard. 💪🏻https://t.co/GLExONeBFU pic.twitter.com/WIdbLFzR2g

— Анатолій Штефан (Штірліц) (@Shtirlitz53) December 5, 2022

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guy using AK-47 to shoot at a cruise missile

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Undoubtedly an optimist.

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To be fair, they did take down some Iranian drones with small arms.

And it probably has less to do with expecting to actually hit and more to do with releasing some frustrations for a guy that's been under fire for a year.

P.U.T.U said:

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I would imagine China and North Korea have plenty of these dumb weapons that they would gladly give sell to deplenish their old systems.

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FIFY

Satellite photos from @ImageSatIntl showing the aftermath of the attack on the Russian Dyagilevo airbase today. The photos show burn marks near a Tu-22M3 bomber. H/t @manniefabian pic.twitter.com/582vhK2xLg

— Rob Lee (@RALee85) December 5, 2022

Take this and all other pictures from this event with a grain of salt, of course.

More photos from Dyagilevo airfield
/4 pic.twitter.com/IH4rTtAwBK

— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) December 5, 2022

#ukraine #Oekraine
On the morning of 5 December, the Kiev regime attempted to attack by Soviet-made UAVs the military airfields at Dyagilevo in the Ryazan region and Engels in the Saratov region in an effort to disable Russian long-range aircraft.

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— Ons Boxmeer voor vrede (@onsBoxmeer) December 5, 2022

Russia says no big deal on this "act of terrorism".

More details about the strikes on Russian bomber bases. DRONES

"Hull armor". Lol

I would have loved to see them use one of those to take out one of the power stations providing electricity to Moscow. No better way to bring the war home to the Russians than to turn out their power as winter sets in.

That pilot was asking for it, staying that high up so long in a SAM active area. Must stay below SAM radar most of the time.

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Parts of Russian cruise missile shot down by air defense were found by Ukrainian police in Cherkasy region

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https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/5-december-parts-of-russian-cruise-missile-shot-down-by-air

Черкасская обл., кусок НЛХ где-то в поле https://t.co/xw1BH24vp8 #RussianUkrainianWar pic.twitter.com/FWsqorBho4

— Necro Mancer (@666_mancer) December 5, 2022

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FriscoKid said:

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Is it really fair for Ukraine to attack a completely defenseless Russian airbase?

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Lol, this sarcasm? Its a ****ing war.

cbr said:

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ABATTBQ11 said:

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FriscoKid said:

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Is it really fair for Ukraine to attack a completely defenseless Russian airbase?

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Lol, this sarcasm? Its a ****ing war.

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Wasn't sure if I was missing a joke or something myself. So I didn't bother. Not worth the detail either.

It does lend credence to the UAS problem the entire world faces now since it is generally agreed this was a partisan/SF attack with drones. I can say that I work in this realm and the attacks in Russia against those airbases is screaming example number 1 of why we need to keep pushing forward and damn quickly. America has been minding this area of warfare longer than most but the use cases and full potential was never truly seen till now. Playing whack a mole in the ME with Reapers is one thing, protecting critical assets across the world against lone operators with Mavics and grenades is a whole other mess in itself.

We knew this paradigm in warfare was coming. The Russians just accelerated it. Or rather the Ukes did I guess. And honestly, we still aren't done yet exploring this potential. Not even close really.

Wild times we are living. I feared snipers. Now I would fear snipers AND grenades from nowhere.