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Aftermath of a Russian drone attack in Odesa region
FILE PHOTO: A view shows a semi-truck destroyed during a Russian drone strike near Ukraine-Romania border, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine October 2, 2024. REUTERS/Nina Liashonok/File Photo Image: Reuters/Nina Liashonok
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Russia targets Kyiv, Odesa in latest drone attack

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Russia unleashed an overnight drone attack across Ukraine targeting the capital Kyiv and hitting infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday.

The State Emergency Service said one person was wounded and warehouses and cargo trucks were damaged in Odesa during the multi-wave attack, which kept much of the country under air-raid alert for several hours.

The Ukrainian military shot down 56 out of at least 87 drones launched by Russia over various regions of the country, the air force said. It added that another 25 were "lost" due to electronic jamming but did not elaborate.

Kyiv city military administrator Serhiy Popko said air defenses destroyed all the drones that had been aimed at the capital. No injuries were reported.

Air raid alerts for Kyiv and the surrounding region were announced three times throughout the night, totaling more than five hours, Popko added.

Reuters could not independently verify the reports.

Russia has denied targeting civilians in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, begun in February 2022, but regularly launches missiles, drones and bombs at population centers far behind the front line.

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Russia continuing to attack things it can never own.

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 hitting infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday.

widely available videos are indicating a direct hit on a ship unloading weapons from Europe.

The entire ship and its contents exploded and then sunk.

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Banthu

 hitting infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday.

widely available videos are indicating a direct hit on a ship unloading weapons from Europe.

The entire ship and its contents exploded and then sunk.

If that were true, I think we would have heard about it.

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Russia has denied targeting civilians in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, begun in February 2022, but regularly launches missiles, drones and bombs at population centers far behind the front line.

Yup. They target civilians. War criming as usual.

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Russia continuing to attack things it can never own.

Well, Donbass region is Russian already, that is enough..

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Well, Donbass region is Russian already, that is enough..

The internet respectfully differs.

*The Donbas or Donbass is a historical, cultural, and economic region in eastern Ukraine*

Then again, we live in the era of "I want it to be true so it's true", so I figure that there's not much point in showing you that.

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TokyoLiving

Russia continuing to attack things it can never own.

Well, Donbass region is Russian already, that is enough..

No it's not. It's Ukrainian. But this attack was on Odesa and Kyiv - not in the Donbas.

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"widely available videos are indicating a direct hit on a ship unloading weapons from Europe.The entire ship and its contents exploded and then sunk.

If that were true, I think we would have heard about it."

Well, you won't find if you choose to only read the western legacy media to support the preferred narrative. They don't tell the whole truth / don't show the full picture ( same as when they told us Iran's attack on Israel was unsuccessful while the interent had videos of the missiles raining down )., you know.

The video of the ship being hit is out there.

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burgers and beers

"widely available videos are indicating a direct hit on a ship unloading weapons from Europe.The entire ship and its contents exploded and then sunk.

If that were true, I think we would have heard about it."

Well, you won't find if you choose to only read the western legacy media to support the preferred narrative.

Some legacy media is biased (like Fox news or Newsmax), but mostly it is factual with a spin on the implications.

They don't tell the whole truth / don't show the full picture

I really think you are overgeneralizing. However, most legacy media have journalistic codes that won't publish something that hasn't been verified, and if they get something wrong, they will publish a correction.

The video of the ship being hit is out there.

No doubt. The veracity of it is in question. For example, were they unloading weapons from Europe (originally stated), which seems extremely unlikely considering the far easier and safer alternatives.

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Russia's limited ground operation continues to unfold and expand, although complete lack of mention.

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The video of the ship docked at a certain port, with trucks unloading stuff, with a precise hit by Iskander-M, is out there.

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Important to observe that RFAF have been employing above mentioned system to strike in tactical and strategic rear areas. Packs a 700kg payload and travels at over 2 clicks per second.

Port facilities are clearly not beyond scrutiny.

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Putin = Hitler

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Getting more on Vuhledar. Seems apparent the area, roads in etc were under effective fire control.

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1843028761606013222

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By the way, today is Vladimir Vladimirovich's birthday. Happy birthday, the last hope of an adequate part of the world! Glory to Putin! Slava Rossii!

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Primusinter

By the way, today is Vladimir Vladimirovich's birthday.

One year older, one year closer to death...

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"The State Emergency Service said one person was wounded and warehouses and cargo trucks were damaged in Odesa during the multi-wave attack,"

Obviously they are targeting military related warehouses and shipments.

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PrimusinterToday 11:33 am JST

By the way, today is Vladimir Vladimirovich's birthday. Happy birthday, the last hope of an adequate part of the world! Glory to Putin! Slava Rossii!

Are you sure it is adequate?

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Article itself clearly states warehouses and cargo trucks were targeted.

Main photo even shows a rather damaged one.

Doesn't take much to guess what is being moved under cover of night.

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burgers and beers

"The State Emergency Service said one person was wounded and warehouses and cargo trucks were damaged in Odesa during the multi-wave attack,"

Obviously they are targeting military related warehouses and shipments.

Do you mean grain...?

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JJE

Article itself clearly states warehouses and cargo trucks were targeted.

Main photo even shows a rather damaged one.

Doesn't take much to guess what is being moved under cover of night.

Yeah, grain.

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"Obviously they are targeting military related warehouses and shipments........Do you mean grain...?"

Yes, the exploding variety grain.

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burgers and beers

"Obviously they are targeting military related warehouses and shipments........Do you mean grain...?"

Yes, the exploding variety grain.

I think you will find the missiles tend to explode when they hit their targets...

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