1/ 🧵 Ukraine’s largest strike on Russian soil yet hit critical military and strategic targets deep within Russia, from Bryansk to Tatarstan. Here’s what happened and why it matters:
2/ 🇺🇦 Key targets included Engels oil depot, struck again after previous fire burned for five days, chemical plant in Bryansk producing ammunition and missile components, as well as oil depots in Saratov and Tatarstan.
3/ This operation showcased remarkable coordination between Ukraine’s forces—drones, missiles, special operations, and intelligence.
4/ In Bryansk drones drew Russian air defenses away, allowing missiles to precisely hit key targets. Follow-up UAV strikes destroyed critical infrastructure, amplifying the damage.
5/ Beyond military significance, these strikes send a clear political and informational message: Ukraine is capable of targeting critical infrastructure at the heart of Russia’s war machine and intends to continue doing so.
6/ Russia burns, Ukraine strikes deep! 🇺🇦
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Ukrainian sabotage operations are getting bolder and hitting deeper into Russian-occupied territory. In a daring two-stage mission, Ukrainian forces destroyed a train carrying 40 fuel tanks. 1/
2/ First, saboteurs blew up railway to stop train in its tracks. Once immobilized, HIMARS strikes hit main and tail cars, making it impossible for Russians to save any part of the cargo.
3/ The group safely returned to Ukrainian-controlled territory—a major feat, given the operation took place over 50 km behind enemy lines.
While waiting out an air raid because of another swarm of Shaheds, here’s a thread with insights from a night spent with one of Ukraine’s mobile air defense groups in Sumy. It’s a key area where many drones pass on their way deeper into Ukraine. 🧵 1/
2/ November set a record for drone attacks, with an average of 83 Shaheds (Geran) launched daily. Russia is also using Gerbera drones—cheap styrofoam decoys that overwhelm Ukrainian defenses and can double as reconnaissance tools when equipped with cameras.
3/ These mobile groups are small—just 2-3 people with a vehicle, radar, and a heavy machine gun. They’re fast, flexible, and ready to set up along likely drone routes.
Spent the weekend with Ukrainian military in the border area of Sumy. Here are some key highlights from the Kursk operation:
- Ukrainian morale is high, and troops are eager to push forward.
- Many young Russian conscripts are surrendering fast, and they’ve also captured Kadyrovites, who are said to ‘never surrender.’ All POWs are treated with full respect.
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- One commander mentioned that the Kursk operation is moving forward thanks to weapons supplied by Ukraine’s partners, who trust in Ukraine’s ability to defend the country.
- F-16s are helping a lot, but Ukraine definitely needs more to keep advancing. 2/👇🏻
- Kursk operation hasn’t pulled many Russian troops from Donetsk region yet, but it’s draining Russia’s war effort. They’re using fewer KABs around Pokrovsk since it started. 3/👇🏻
Zaluzhny's 1st presser was a punch to the gut. His strong and frank words expose the brutal realities in Ukraine & make the need for aid crystal clear 1/
▪️"The evolution of military technology constantly transforms the nature of war. To win AFU must adapt to these changes. The war in 2024 not only may be different from the war in 2023, it must be different.
▪️ "As for Russia, I would like to say that it was my mistake to believe that the number of losses we inflicted on the enemy even a year ago could stop them."
▪️ Ukrainian troops remain in the northern part of Maryinka, but this city no longer exists.