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THE UKRAINE WAR TAKING THE WAR INTO RUSSIA! USS Pentagonal: Russian Army Plunged into Darkness: How Ukraine Hit Main Bomb Labs with Most Powerful Airstrikes Original article: Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess
Russian Army Plunged into Darkness: How Ukraine Hit Main Bomb Labs with Most Powerful Airstrikes USS Pentagonal Oct 12, 2024 526K subscribers ... 1,507,687 views ... 16K likes Russian Army Plunged into Darkness: How Ukraine Hit Main Bomb Labs with Most Powerful Airstrikes Transcript 0:00 this year Russian leader Vladimir Putin appeared to cooperate much more with Iran and North Korea in order to overcome the lack of ammunition on the Ukrainian fronts from the beginning of the year we have seen the frequent use of Iranian drones and from the middle of the year we have seen the frequent use of North Korean missiles on Ukrainian territory Ukrainian forces had to take measures to defend their territory against the occupation Ukrainian forces had limited ammunition and ammunition production capacity the therefore the ukrainians had to both increase production and find strategic ways to reduce Russian stockpiles in order to close the gap with the Russian army however the Russian army was continuously stockpiling serious ammunition from Iran and North Korea in order to cut or disrupt this link Ukraine had to strive to destroy Russia's Iranian and North Korean Munitions we see that the Ukrainian forces have been engaged in such an effort since August we have seen huge arsenals where Russia stores ammunition from North Korea being 1:01 destroyed by Ukrainian aircraft across Russia the buzz of drones The Echoes of explosions and the red flames of fires filling the sky have become part of everyday life these were plunging the Russian people into great anxiety and uncertainty by now the increasing number of drone attacks and Strikes on critical points in the Russian Federation had begun to erode the resilience of the Russian military backed by Iranian and North Korean Munitions the most recent example of this was the the attack on the Ukrainian forces critical arsenals in the kador and biran regions of Russia on the night of October 10th these events cause not only physical damage the most important aspect of the destruction of the arsenals in kado and barans was the presence of North Korean and Iranian Munitions in the arsenals this is also causing serious demoralization and psychological pressure on public opinion in Russia so how did these attacks which have crippled the resilience of the Russian 2:00 army come about and how are the Ukrainian and Russian armies working to replenish their Arsenal stocks let's take a closer look at the night in Russia When Vladimir Putin lost important Munitions from Iran and North Korea and analyzed the impact of these developments Ukrainian drones attacked vital locations in the krasnodar area of Russia on the night of October 10th the strike aimed on an inventory of shaded drones produced in Iran the storehouse was situated in the village of oaba according to Ukrainian general staff according to a command statement the action was executed in tandem with a strike group of the Navy of Ukraine and the security service of Ukraine following the strike the Arsenal resonated with powerful explosions another explosion occurred as drones were likewise detonated the local telegram channel from Russia pod slano V I said the fire area covered roughly 800 square met the data gathered from the operational Services indicates that the 3:00 500 M radius around the fire's site was surrounded information points to roughly 400 attack drones kept there according to Ukrainian officials the attack caused 400 Shard attack drones produced by Iranians to be blown up in the Armory to be destroyed out of the 440 lbs of Shah heads Russia has thus far sent for its larger 31-month conflict with Ukraine this amounts approximately 5% eliminating The Shard drone storage site will great lessen the Russian military's capacity to harass Ukrainian Villages and cities still unknown though what weapons the ukrainians employed to Target that drone facility the general staff commended counterterrorism Ministry and the Ukrainian military for the raid only 140 km from the front line in eastern Ukraine oisi falls under range of many Ukrainian weapons we suspect that in the attack Ukraine did not employ French scalp EG cruise missiles Bri Storm Shadow cruise 4:00 missiles or US Army tactical missile systems Kiev authorization to use these weapons in strikes on Russian territory has still been denied by Washington DC London and Paris regarding weapons made in Ukraine however there are no limits Neptune cruise missiles from Ukraine have Southern Russia reachability developed by the Ukrainian intelligence agency longrange attack drones can reach hundreds of kilometers past octabi attack on the the shahad warehouse follows a larger pattern trying to steal a US military metaphor the ukrainians are aiming to attack to the left of the blast instead of shelling costly air defense missiles to drop drones near their objectives that is they are aiming to destroy Russian weapons before they are fired more broadly the most recent attack against the Russian Arsenal fits a longstanding Ukrainian tactic Ukraine is resolved on severely undermining Russia's vital military capabilities 5:00 clearly the aim is to lower Russia's military might even in areas far from front lines of actual conflict in this regard Ukrainian drones targeted important military sites by attacking Brians oblast and the Russian city of Y in kodar cry on the evening of October 9th 2024 the attack in Brans oblast concentrated on the 67th Armory of the main missile and artillery directorate in karachev a vital hub for Russian military activities with regard to Logistics this Storehouse keeps a sizable inventory of weapons and military gear including guided aerial bombs and ammo apparently from North Korea although Russian officials notably Governor Alexander bamas asserted that all drones had been intercepted and that Russian air defenses had effectively intercepted 24 drones the notable explosions that followed Point otherwise local diavo locals especially in the ZKA region have claimed to have seen drones in the vicinity implying possible 6:00 additional strikes these observations capture the challenges Russian air defense systems encounter in handling Ukraine's Rising drone Warfare capability the simultaneous attack on kodar cry city of YK shows the extent of Ukraine's drone activities about 60 km from the momentarily Russian occupied city of marapole Y is on the shore of the Sea of azof and boasts a significant military air strip the Airfield has been targeted multiple times as its strategic relevance for Russian Aviation operations is so great both in defensive operations along the Sea of aov and in strikes on Ukrainian positions in the donet and zapia areas the Airfield has been a significant center for the Russian Air Force targeting both aircraft and Airfield equipment required to keep air superiority over disputed territory in southern Ukraine Ukraine's drone strikes on y seek to compromise Russian Aviation capability reports from local telegram channels indicate that on the evening of 7:00 the incident many drones were seen over krasnodar cry later Regional Governor venin Krav verified that drone trash broke windows and damaged a gas pipe at a sherban noski district private property this made authorities stopped the gas supply and put out the fire no reports of injuries surfaced the Russian defense Ministry asserted in response to these strikes that its air defense system shot down a total of 47 Ukrainian uavs in various areas including 24 over bransk oblast five over belgorod oblasts two each over K and rosto oblasts one over krasnodar cry and 13 over the sea of azof although these figures suggest a strong defense Russia's air defense's efficacy is called into doubt by the Drone caused continuous explosions and destruction the strikes show Ukraine's capacity to strike important military targets deep within Russian territory therefore taxing Russian resources and driving 8:01 Moscow to defend a far wider geographical area these strikes are part of a planned Ukrainian attempt to compromise Russia's logistical and operational capacity not only oneoff events the biggest ammunition stockpile hit thus far is Ukrainian forces precisely targeting warehouses and arsenals in numerous areas including briansk belgrad kusk rostoff oblasts Koda cry and the torpet weapons station Target of first importance for Ukrainian drones has been belgar Rod near the border of Ukraine and frequently utilized as a staging ground for Russian military operations in eastern Ukraine numerous ammunition stockpiles and Logistics facilities in the area have been attacked during the past year resulting in large scale explosions and disturbance likewise KK oblast with its various military bases and Depot has seen several Ukrainian attacks meant to disturb Russian supply lines and stock supporting activities in Northern 9:02 Ukraine apart from attacking airfields and munition stores Ukrainian forces have been methodically attacking important Russian infrastructure in multiple areas meant to cause military command disturbance Russia depends on railroads and gasoline stations to transport troops and equipment to the front lines thus they have focused their attacks on them for instance a significant attack on a railway station at Novo zov briansk oblast in July 2023 momentarily stopped military supply flow to the southern front Ukrainian Army damaged electrical infrastructure essential for running Russian military bases in September 2023 by attacking the katov nuclear power plant surrounds in KK oblast constant power outages resulting from this not only impeded military operations but also degraded civilian morale furthermore Ukrainian sabotage organizations interfered with activities at belgrad fuel stations where early 2024 drone strike induced fires damaged 10:03 vast amounts of diesel and Aviation gasoline long range Precision missiles including himar have also been employed by Ukrainian forces to Target command and control facilities in Russian occupied Crimea one such example is the August 2023 missile strike that seriously disrupted Naval cooperation for weeks and seriously destroyed the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters at sasap Poole aimed at upsetting Russia's early Warning Systems and thereby lowering the efficacy of counterattacks Ukrainian missile strikes have also targeted radar sites and electronic warfare stations in areas including rostoff and kodar cry the war gains further depth from North Korea's provision of weapons to Russia Rising military collaboration between Moscow and pongyang is highlighted by Ukrainian officials reports of North Korean ammunition recovered in a storage in kachef Western countries are worried by this developing cooperation Beyond wellp publicized strikes on 11:01 airfields and warehouses Ukraine has focused more and more on upsetting Russian lines of communication and military industrial facilities farther within Russia cyber attacks aiming at Russian military command centers and satellite communication centers now a part of Ukrainian operations targeting Russia's targeted weapons manufacturers including the Kazan Optical mechanical plant in February 2024 sabotage activities inside Russia targeted missiles delayed the manufacturer of vital thermal imaging and Optical equipment used by Russian tanks and troops targeting important rail Junctions in the urals and Siberia Ukrainian intelligence activities aimed at weakening Russia's military supply routes therefore aggravating moscow's logistical constraints additionally targeted by Ukrainian sabotage organizations have been Russia's air defense manufacturing sites especially the S400 missile system producing Alma Zante facility located in St Petersburg this facility suffered 12:01 major disruptions in mid 2024 which resulted in shortages of Russia's Advanced missile defense capacity and increased vulnerability of important military installations to Air Raids with events in places including Nova cers cheliabinsk and Vladivostok Ukrainian intelligence allegedly planned strikes against military recruitment facilities spread around Russia these strikes caused disturbance among the civilian population and stopped fresh Army deployment targeting Russian Navy assets was another essential component of Ukraine's approach Russian Supply vessels in the Black Sea are being targeted increasingly by Ukrainian Navy drones and anti-ship missiles a Russian alligator class Landing ship sank off the coast of crimeia among the main events of April 2024 this greatly hampered Russia's capacity to maintain garrisons on the peninsula further taxing moscow's already strained Logistics were Ukrainian drone boats equipped with explosives aiming at Russian oil tankers 13:02 supplying gasoline to Russian military in the Black Sea Ukraine's General offensive approach is also changing concurrently attacks against airfields ammo stores and important infrastructure are deliberate attempts to upset the supply systems Russia's combat operations depend on Russia's capacity to project Force both inside Ukraine and along its borders is much diminished without a steady flow of ammunition and operational planes these strategies might become critical in changing the balance of power in Ukraine's favor as the war goes on Russia's mostly air defense oriented reaction has failed to completely remove the threat presented by Ukrainian drones and other strikes not withstanding assertions to have destroyed many drones the ongoing explosions and damage draw attention to Russia's defenses shortcomings these strikes are probably going to become even more exact and destructive as Ukraine keeps developing its drone technology and tactics we can generate 4 million uavs overall 14:02 annually from Ukraine of these more than 1.5 million have been contracted 4 million drones sounds a lot indeed as it happens it is not that comes out to be something over 10,000 drones daily on average Ukrainian officials declared late last year that they intended to manufacture 1 million drones in the next year given their first estimate how could they have managed a four-fold increase declared a drone Co ition on February 14th 2024 lva and the United Kingdom the UK first dedicated £200 million for drone manufacturing 14 Nations joined the Coalition over time so raising the contribution to $600 million to help Ukraine's manufacturing capability the group of drone enthusiasts declared that they aimed to provide Ukraine 1 million drones while part of these 1 million uavs are made in Ukraine I think donor Nations manufacture the remainder apart from Western Partners help Ukraine 15:02 has also backed its own UAV manufacturing initiatives via crowd sourcing frequently referred to as Dron naations Ukraine was increasing its capability on its own then Latvia and the United Kingdom intervene to offer major assistance not long afterward more Nations joined the initiative Ukraine thus had a clear road to 2 million drones if we take into account its assertion that it was on target to generate one million drones in the second half of last year and the pledge of another Million by the Drone Coalition this is scales power right economies of scale help to raise productivity I think Ukraine might be positioned to generate 2 to four million drones annually really easily Russian forces would be much discouraged by this capacity rise conversely President Vladimir zelinsky's present plan for a clear Triumph seems to be based on the deployment of long-range missile systems able of striking strategic targets deep 16:00 inside Russian territory this strategy depends on getting permission and cooperation from important allies especially the United States for the usage of such highly Advanced Weaponry still there are enormous obstacles and no notable announcements of upcoming advancement in this field the likelihood of the US allowing Ukraine to get longrange missiles in not too distant future seems low about this the Biden government is split on the one hand the state Department supports substantial backing for Ukraine contending that given the Strategic advantages the risks of granting long-range missile capability are reasonable Advocates of this perspective refer to earlier events where Russian President Vladimir Putin has established red lines such as the supply of F-16 fighter jets M1 Abrams tanks and himars to Ukraine but these boundaries have been crossed without producing the anticipated violent reprisal this has some people calling Putin a paper tiger and implying that his threats are devoid of actual action 17:00 proponents of arming Ukraine with long-range missiles contend that this is very essential to help the war to turn around Ukraine has previously proven Adept in launching accurate strikes on Russian military targets like airfields Munitions storage facilities and fuel stations Russia's supply lines have been disrupted and its capacity to carry on aggressive operations has been undermined by Ukrainian forces even managing to destroy Russian planes and bombers on ground although Ukraine's existing drones and missile systems helped to support these successes adding modern long-range missiles would significantly increase Ukraine's zone of influence and strengthen its deterrence power conversely certain members of the defense Ministry and the National Security Council feel caution is Justified giving Ukraine missiles capable of penetrating far into Russian territory worries them since it would cause Moscow to escalate greatly their worries are that Putin would interpret this as direct us participation in the fight therefore violating a line that might lead to Major and erratic 18:01 reactions like military reprisal or cyber attacks on us interests Ukraine is aggressively seeking other approaches to increase its long-range attack capability in face of these obstacles Ukraine has eight acams already but us permission to employ them for strikes deep into Russian territory is lacking understanding this restriction Ukrainian defense officials are hastening their development and deployment of their own missile and drone Technologies originally rooted in the Soviet military-industrial complex Ukraine's defense sector nevertheless has notable technical capacity and Manufacturing capability especially in places like dipro and kiv but the economic Fallout from the war and the Russian invasion is aggravating fiscal restrictions the Ukrainian Administration faces in order to go beyond this Ukrainian officials are looking to foreign partners for financial backing so they may invest in their own missile sector the concept is that the Allies would let the Ukraine Ian military manage and use these Technologies and 19:01 fund their manufacturer inside Ukraine this strategy fast boosts Ukraine's strategic capacity while avoiding the political sensitivities associated with the delivery of long-range missiles produced abroad Ukraine is now looking to a plan B as president zelinsky's original Victory strategy based on his permission of the employment of modern US long-range missile weapons has not developed this other approach entails the quick development and and implementation of its own long-range missile and drone Technologies to execute deep strikes on Russian territory Ukraine is concentrating on boosting local military industry to acquire the Strategic access required for such operations with major technological knowledge and Industrial capacity still accessible in towns including dipro and kov Ukraine's drone strikes in Brian go blast and Y as well as the attack on the Russian Arsenal in octabi thus indicate a more General change in the direction of the Ukraine 20:00 Russia conflict Ukraine is no more only protecting its own land it is now deliberately attacking Russian military facilities far inside Russia these strikes are meticulously scheduled to upset Russia's military operations capacity to last as well as its Supply systems Ukraine hopes to strain Russian resources upset supply lines and lower Russia's capacity to keep operations in Ukraine by assaulting Logistics hubs warehouses Airport Sports and other key infrastructure in different Russian areas what then do you view to be this issue's relevance if you mention in the comments we would be appreciative I appreciate you viewing us remember to subscribe to our Channel set on alerts and like us

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