(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Russian stuff blowing up: Russia's largest steel mill attacked [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-02-24 Russia’s largest steel plant was burning after an attack by what is reported as being Ukrainian drones. The plant is in the city of Lipetsk, which is more than 400 km northeast of Kharkiv. There are reports that the attack was carried out by a Ukrainian drone called Lyuty, which is made by Ukroboronprom, but the drone is apparently something of a mystery. x Multiple fires visible in the area. pic.twitter.com/fX7dSqiBeT — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) February 24, 2024 x #RussiaOnFire Lipetsk, Russia ❗ Brilliant footage 🎦🤩🤌 Boom 💥 Bavovna 🔥🔥🔥💨 Tonight, the moment of the explosion 💥 after a drone strike at the NLMK - Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant was caught on camera!!! After that a strong fire on the territory of NLMK started.… pic.twitter.com/1jQAjH7GYa — LX (@LXSummer1) February 24, 2024 x /3. Video of fire on the territory of the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant pic.twitter.com/KSRw7vw78O — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) February 24, 2024 Ukraine didn’t just shoot down the prized A-50 command and control plane yesterday. They also claimed to have downed an Su-34 in the Kherson region and an Il-22M3, which is used as an airborne command post, that in the same area as the A-50. Ukraine says they used modified longer-range S-200 missiles. x Today Ukraine shot down 3 Russian military aircraft:A-50,IL-22,SU-34. I can imagine howling in the swamps! pic.twitter.com/l19ttPhdCh — Mykhailo Rohoza (@MykhailoRohoza) February 23, 2024 The A-50 that went down had a crew of 10, all of whom died. A-50 crew: •the commander of the aircraft- Major Borovykov; •assistant commander - Major Chantsev; •navigator – captain Provalov; •flight engineer - captain Vasiliev; •senior air radio operator - Ensign Khrulev; •head of the calculation, head of the shift - Major Fedosov; •guidance navigator - Major Rulyuk; •guidance navigator – lieutenant Telmanov; •senior flight engineer – captain Belov; •flight engineer - Major Soldatkin. x /15. “According to the source, interlocutors at the GUR, all 10 Russians who were on the A-50 plane died. Among them are five majors, three captains, an ensign and a lieutenant.” - Ukrainska Pravda media. A-50 crew: •the commander of the aircraft- Major Borovykov; •assistant… — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) February 24, 2024 One lone Ukrainian soldier holds off 10 Russians until artillery and drones arrive to help and clear out the Russians. This is from December. WARNING: The video at the end shows a Russian soldier being blown up by a grenade. x Stunningly heroic video of close combat! Ukrainian warrior of the 8th Separate Mountain Assault Battalion of the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss" single-handedly cold-bloodedly holds back the superior enemy forces, demonstrating extreme courage and bravery.… pic.twitter.com/6idiaBMIRw — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) February 24, 2024 A Russian truck with a Lancet drone launcher goes kaboom near Kherson. x Destruction of a Russian KAMAZ 5350 truck with an installed Zala Lancet launcher. Radensk, Kherson region. 20km from the frontline. (46.521769, 32.917488)https://t.co/hkxp4jd26Yhttps://t.co/v5Zisacays pic.twitter.com/xNWEZFjfEk — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) February 24, 2024 Meanwhile, soldiers in Belarus put on a demonstration of their awesomeness. x they obliged to wear balaclavas, if their identities are known circuses will spam them with job offers. pic.twitter.com/6TGikvSiPa — Grandpa Yurko 🇺🇦 (@yurapalyanytsia) February 24, 2024 The polls show a close race between the boot lickers and the ass kissers. x Belarusians will head to the polls for the first time in years tomorrow for a parliamentary election. On the ballot? Four parties that vociferously back long-time dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s regime — and that’s it.https://t.co/ArVDHQFd3z — POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) February 24, 2024 An American fighting for Ukraine gives first aid after a Canadian fellow soldier is hit. x American 🇺🇸 volunteer assists his injured Canadian 🇨🇦 comrade in Ukraine. February, 2024. 📸: f_spets2.0/ Instagram pic.twitter.com/joTWK5ZE8D — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) February 23, 2024 The pullback at Avdiivka continues. x It looks like Ukraine has had to withdraw troops from #Lastochkyne, a small village about 5km west of Avdiivka. Even pre-war only about 600 people lived in this village in Donetsk. pic.twitter.com/YRe2rekAQD — Tim White (@TWMCLtd) February 24, 2024 Burn, baby, burn. x Russian media report a fire on the territory of the Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer plant in Moscow. This company is involved in development, production, marketing, training of flight personnel, after-sales service of combat and civilian aircraft of the "Su" and "Be" brands. pic.twitter.com/fEAemzxdT9 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) February 24, 2024 On the two-year anniversary of the Russian invasion, this is how it started as Russian troops reached a Ukrainian checkpoint at Crimea. x З цієї фотографії о 4 ранку 2022 року на пункті пропуску "Каланчак" з Криму почалось повномасштабне вторгнення армії рф в Україну. Пам'ятаємо тих, хто віддав життя за незалежність, боремось далі. 🇺🇦 04:05 pic.twitter.com/xTV6dzE9dw — monitor (@war_monitor_ua) February 24, 2024 x 🇺🇦The Eiffel Tower in blue-yellow colors! 💙💛 As a sign of solidarity with the Ukrainian people🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/Y01A3m80wr — Азов South (@Azovsouth) February 23, 2024 Here are some of the rallies held around the world in support of Ukraine today. x 🇹🇼Taipei rallies in support of #Ukraine on two Year Anniversary. Thank you #Taiwan❤️ pic.twitter.com/Yowp2RpS1N — Sofia Ukraini (@SlavaUk30722777) February 24, 2024 x Hundreds to thousands of protesters in Prague in support of Ukraine - right now on the famous Charles Bridge.#ukraine #protest @FilipHorky pic.twitter.com/p04zqC0bZu — RayBaseley 🇺🇦 (@RayBaseley) February 24, 2024 Ukraine is interested in acquiring 59 Abrams tanks that Australia is planning to replace with newer models but Australia’s defense minister poured cold water on that idea. x 🇦🇺 Ukraine is interested in receiving 59 Australian tanks M1A1 " Abrams " - ABC News 🔹 It is stated that in recent weeks Defense Minister R. Umerov has been communicating with the Australian government regarding the transfer of 59 M1A1 "Abrams" tanks. Australia plans to replace… pic.twitter.com/Tdaj4ihZ23 — PS01 (@PStyle0ne1) February 24, 2024 Below is from a thread that starts with a photo of a Russian soldier who has been hanged, so I won’t post it. If you want to see it, it's here. But it describes the brutal life and death of Russians at Krynky. 1/ Hellish conditions on the front line in Ukraine have reportedly led to an upsurge in extrajudicial punishments in the Russian army, with soldiers being hanged from or tied to trees for days, forced to rape each other, or thrown naked into open pits in freezing temperatures. 2/ Verstka reports on a series of interviews with frontline Russian troops over the past few months. Many have been fighting at the Ukrainian bridgehead at Krynky on the left bank of the Dnipro, which they describe as a scene of slaughter with 60-100 people dying every day. 3/ "It's hell here," says one Russian soldier. "They're killing each other. The Ukranians are killing each other. The orders are stupid. Everyone understands that you can't succeed, but they send them to die anyway." 4/ Group after group was sent to assault Krynky since November 2023 and "almost no one came back ... This task was set constantly. During the whole time, a single person came [back] out of there. But they still sent and still send people there." This is one of many reasons why it’s like a game of Whack-A-Mole trying to plug all the holes in sanctions. Gabon is a country on the Atlantic coast of Africa that was once a French colony. Interesting fact about Gabon — one of their tourist attractions is a national park on a beach that has hippos that surf. x Russian seaborne crude exports thru Bosphorus: Gabon’s registry, now comprising 140 vessels, is the fastest-growing in the world thanks largely to the reflagging of Russian tankers. pic.twitter.com/u4xVAP2WPW — Yörük Işık (@YorukIsik) February 23, 2024 A B-1 bomber in Sweden. x At Luleå Airport in the north of 🇸🇪. The policies of Putin 🇷🇺 does produce results. pic.twitter.com/dDJHXj5XLl — Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) February 23, 2024 The F-16s are coming. x The first official footage of training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16. Denmark.https://t.co/8JKjSvg4iV pic.twitter.com/k7op8e4HQd — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) February 23, 2024 I could have guessed that Orban would somehow manage to extract some blackmail. x Hungary Inks Deal For Gripen Fighters Ahead Of Sweden NATO Membership Vote Hungary, which is now set to see its Gripen fleet grow from 14 to 18 jets, is the last holdout to Sweden joining NATO. Story: https://t.co/xvZtnaNtX6 — Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) February 23, 2024 What a great NATO ally Erdogan is. After a day of standing in front of the Bosphorus, the ships made a “breakthrough” to #Novorossiysk. Sometimes, at the exit from the strait, a convoy of warships of the #ruZZian Black Sea Fleet awaits them - this indicates the value of the cargo. By using merchant ships, #ruZZia is circumventing the ban on the movement of warships through the #Bosporus and #Dardanelles straits, imposed by #Türkiye since the beginning of the war in Ukraine in accordance with the Montreux Convention. x ‼️Ships delivering weapons and ammunition from #Syria to #ruZZia are beginning to pass through the #Bosphorus Strait, reports the Crimean Wind monitoring group. BALTIC LEADER and LADY MARIIA are part of the so-called “Syrian Express”. pic.twitter.com/gu28IVzeto — Aurora Borealis 🤫 (@aborealis940) February 24, 2024 What can ya say? Shit happens. 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