(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Russian stuff blowing up: TOS thermobaric launcher makes a big bavovna [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-02-12 There is nothing quite as satisfying as seeing a huge fireball that used to be a Russian TOS thermobaric rocket launcher. x Eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian National Guard Baba Yaga drone chases down a Russian TOS-1A thermobaric MRL, dropping a mortar bomb on it. The TOS-1A suffered a catastrophic ammunition detonation. pic.twitter.com/jLdZrLTlNz — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) February 12, 2024 That moment when you realize there is an anti-tank missile headed your way and you’re the tank. x Stugna-P trike on a group of Russians pic.twitter.com/xHuyEIQ2f5 — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) February 12, 2024 Gee, that’s a shame. x 2 trains collided near #Chelyabinsk, 10 cars derailed. katsaps reported, there are no victims. One of the train drivers decided to run on a red light, as a result, a freight and utility train collided in the frontal lane. pic.twitter.com/zADgtqko4G — Aurora Borealis 🤫 (@aborealis940) February 12, 2024 Nice trucks you have there. It’d be a damn shame if a shower of tungsten balls destroyed them all. x Kherson Oblast, a Ukrainian M30A1 GMLRS rocket (182,000 tungsten fragments) detonates a few feet above a group of parked Russian KamAZ transport trucks. pic.twitter.com/X1VvK9gDnP — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) February 11, 2024 Burn it all down. x Units from Special Operations Center South released footage of the destruction of Russian hideouts and an ammo depot on the left bank. pic.twitter.com/Jg3yvRkQqZ — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) February 12, 2024 Ukraine is reported to have redeployed the 3rd Assault Brigade to Avdiivka to reinforce its garrison there but it might not be enough. x Russian forces continue their advances in the north and south of #Avdiivka. Many analysts are now speculating on how long the AFU can continue to hold the city given that the Russian forces have moved to within 200m of the primary AFU supply route. If the current dynamics… pic.twitter.com/HhJ9tmKrv1 — OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@UKikaski) February 12, 2024 And there are those who say Ukraine shouldn’t commit more resources to Avdiivka now. x The Russians taking Avdiivka won’t be a big win for them. A big win for them would be Ukraine committing and depleting forces trying to counter attack. Avoiding force depletion should be a priority for UA right now. — Def Mon (@DefMon3) February 12, 2024 “Well there ain't no time to wonder why Whoopee! we're all gonna die.” x "This one will be killed, and this one, and this one too." A benevolent Chechen from Akhmat "sees off" Russian volunteers. https://t.co/vpM7pMm3tx pic.twitter.com/sQ0ZM5vrzs — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) February 12, 2024 That’s quite an anti-drone cage if it fended off three Lancets. x I’m proud to say that this cage was designed by my mom Ludmila and My friend Anatolyi who welded them as well. Also it was made possible only with your donations https://t.co/6OK14G6va0 pic.twitter.com/NnJu0tmc4Y — ✙🍒 Constantine 🍒✙ (@Teoyaomiquu) February 10, 2024 Oops. x 🤣Very successful launch of a russian kamikaze drone pic.twitter.com/GLoXlZt9jq — PS01 (@PStyle0ne1) February 12, 2024 I hope they took those grenades and dropped them from a drone into a trench full of Russians. x Two F-1 grenade on tripwire left by the russians pic.twitter.com/wmnpRwyKmd — PS01 (@PStyle0ne1) February 12, 2024 The Baba Yaga joins HIMARS, Storm Shadow and Javelin in the pantheon of feared Ukrainian weapons. Attempted genocide as art. x Occupied & destroyed Popasna. A ruzZian vodkahead paints a landscape of destroyed buildings & misery, to be shown at an exhibition of "Liberated Donbas". By the way, what can we do with ruzZians?#lviv pic.twitter.com/jHIxwDR42O — TheLvivJournal (@LvivJournal) February 12, 2024 If Russia ever does fragment, Tatarstan would be one of the likelier places to head for the exit. x Maybe it doesn’t mean much, but… When Putin’s propagandist tried to hold a lecture in a university of 🇷🇺 province Tatarstan - students started demonstratively leaving. And those who stayed, started chanting “Tatarstan!”…#RussiaIsCollapsing #StandWithUkraine️ pic.twitter.com/oAHlthLr05 — olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) February 9, 2024 The former president of Mongolia drops some shade on Putin and his history or how everything belongs to Russia. x After Putin’s talk. I found Mongolian historic map. Don’t worry. We are a peaceful and free nation🌏 pic.twitter.com/w5c2Hr0cQK — Mongol Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ (@elbegdorj) February 11, 2024 Took them long enough. x One of the largest technological corporations in the world, the #German company @Siemens AG, is closing its business in #ruZZia, which it has been conducting since 1853. pic.twitter.com/yrQOplpp7j — Aurora Borealis 🤫 (@aborealis940) February 12, 2024 Hopefully more of those sold-off aircraft will find their way to Ukraine. x Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) accused Rosaviatsia of "hijacking" almost 60 airplanes and helicopters to "unfriendly" countries — Russian media. Last week, as part of the case, searches took place at the Rosaviatsia central office on Leningradsky Prospekt in Moscow: FSB… — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) February 12, 2024 Last week, as part of the case, searches took place at the Rosaviatsia central office on Leningradsky Prospekt in Moscow: FSB and Interior Ministry officers seized documents in the offices of high-ranking officials. According to Russian media: * Of the 56 aircraft, 36 were deregistered by Rosaviatsia due to sale to other countries; * At least three Mi-8 helicopters later took part in fighting in the war on the Ukrainian side. Russia doesn’t have enough air defense missile systems to guard everything Ukraine might target. x Ukraine will produce thousands of long-range drones capable of deep strikes into Russia in 2024 and already has up to 10 companies making drones that can reach Moscow and St Petersburg, Ukraine's digital minister said. The category of long-range kamikaze drones is growing, with… pic.twitter.com/8IwyLTDqnV — Maria Drutska 🇺🇦 (@maria_drutska) February 12, 2024 Anything that renders a Shaheed useless would be a great thing. The system relies on jamming and spoofing techniques to confuse the navigation systems of drones. Pokrova overwhelms navigation systems with noise and generates fake signals, causing incorrect location readings. Unlike traditional electronic warfare measures, Pokrova operates on a larger scale, presenting a technical challenge that requires a network of synchronized transmitters. x Ukraine has unveiled a new electronic warfare system called Pokrova, designed to counter the threat of Iranian-designed Shahed drones used by Russia in its attacks. The system relies on jamming and spoofing techniques to confuse the navigation systems of drones. Pokrova… pic.twitter.com/HVvoAPsynB — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) February 12, 2024 Sounds like there are some missile frigates and corvettes in the Black Sea fleet that need to join the Moskva. x This is the first operational employment of a hypersonic cruise missile system. These missiles were likely drawn from Northern or Pacific Fleet stock. It indicates that vessels of the Black Sea Fleet have received Tsirkon integration, likely the Admiral Grigorovichs or Buyan-Ms pic.twitter.com/kAZh3wB9xG — John Ridge 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@John_A_Ridge) February 12, 2024 Orban can fuck all the way off. x Hungarian PM Orban proposes Ukraine as a "buffer zone" with security guarantees, but no EU/NATO membership. "Whether we like it or not, whether Ukrainians like it or not, Ukraine is on the map where it is. The best prospect for it would be to form a buffer zone between Russia… — UNITED24 Media (@United24media) February 12, 2024 Does this mean that proclaiming that Russia will nuke everything in sight is getting old? x One-fifth of Solovyev viewers have left him — Mozhem Obyasnit. A study of ratings conducted by Mozhem Obyasnit (MO) showed that Russians are not big fans of Solovyev anymore and watch less propaganda in general. ◾️ The anti-record holder was the program "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin"… pic.twitter.com/aafmGBbvOX — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) February 12, 2024 May they rest in peace. x Major Vladyslav Rykov, an exceptional fighter pilot with 385 combat missions, was killed 7 Feb flying a combat mission on a Su-25 aircraft near Kurakhove in Donetsk sector. His comrades remember him as the best pilot & commander, a true loss for Ukraine. RIP#ArmUkraineNow pic.twitter.com/sP1qkasa4X — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) February 12, 2024 x People in Kharkiv bring toys and sweets to the house where russian missiles killed a family with kids💔 Oleksii was 7 years old, Mykhailo was 4, and the youngest, Pavlo, was only 7 months old. They hadn't yet seen life... The world needs to know about russian crimes and bring the… pic.twitter.com/9iYuZgBCme — UNITED24 (@U24_gov_ua) February 12, 2024 They look remarkably like America in the 70s. All they need are some Earth shoes and bell bottoms. x I saw a post earlier showing some photos from different countries in the 1970s So i present to you #Ukraine in the 70s❤️ pic.twitter.com/XxbKt992uL — Sofia Ukraini (@SlavaUk30722777) February 11, 2024 He must be a Tank Terrier. 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