(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Russian stuff blowing up: Use of thermite drones spreads [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-09-05 A captured TOS tows a captured T-72. Russia continues to be a big supplier of weapons to Ukraine. x Good morning!☕️🔥 The collection of Russian contributions to the Ukrainian war effort continues! A trophy TOS-1A Solntsepyok evacuates the trophy Russian T72 tank from the Kharkiv region. pic.twitter.com/Ohztol7cd1 — Challenger Tank In Ukraine🇬🇧🇺🇦 (@ChallengerInUA) September 5, 2024 Burn, baby, burn. x A factory in the Tula region is reportedly on fire. The factory was said to produce components for automobiles, machinery, personal protective equipment, and more. pic.twitter.com/n2xjWr2tU7 — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 5, 2024 Apparently Russia has so many tanks they can afford to use them to block roads. x Russians again tried to block a bridge near Selidove but in the end gave away their tank to Ukrainians This time, they brought a tank and abandoned it under the bridge. Ukrainian attacked the fleeing crew, then captured and evacuated the stranded tank. A previous attempt to… pic.twitter.com/guqp15Qtj3 — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) September 5, 2024 There isn’t a whole lot of change in the Kursk area. But the head of Russia’s nuclear power agency says most of the Kursk plant is shut down. x ⚡ Rosatom considered the option of shutting down the Kursk NPP, but so far no decision has been made; the current safety measures are sufficient to continue its operation, said the CEO of the state corporation, Alexey Likhachev. He noted that currently only one of the four… pic.twitter.com/bfJusH9QS4 — PS01 △ (@PStyle0ne1) September 5, 2024 Winning hearts and minds in Sudzha. x Ukrainian military medic helped a pregnant woman from Sudzha, Kursk region of Russia give birth. Later, Ukrainian Defenders brought the mother everything for the baby. Her mom said the woman could have died if the Ukrainian medic hadn't helped. 📹: TSN https://t.co/nDZy1aGnXV pic.twitter.com/ZQY8ZCxQB9 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 5, 2024 Ukraine retook this position northeast of Robotyne. x Uncommon good news. 47.491953, 35.942283 pic.twitter.com/0ORJCGrAzx — Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) September 5, 2024 More Bradley porn. x M2A2 "Bradley" crew of the 47th Brigade "Magura" fires at Russian positions in Donetsk region. pic.twitter.com/gpZKv12SwL — Challenger Tank In Ukraine🇬🇧🇺🇦 (@ChallengerInUA) September 5, 2024 A Russian soldier plucks a drone out of the air but then either drops it or it is detonated remotely. WARNING: The Russian is blown up. x A lone Russian caught an AFU FPV drone in mid air and, up until the moment it was remotely detonated, felt extremely proud of his achievement.#OSINT #UkraineWar #Ukraine #Russia pic.twitter.com/esA8oMvtUI — OSINT (Uri Kikaski) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@UKikaski) September 5, 2024 Life is cheap in the Russian army. x Russian assaults near Vuhledar. Lots of infantry simply running toward Ukrainian positions under heavy mortar and artillery fire. Meat waves. pic.twitter.com/06kPKkOuH1 — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 5, 2024 One of the grim realities of war. x Russian servicemen wash the remains of their comrades from a combat vehicle for further use in battle. pic.twitter.com/PnnOwNs9BR — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 5, 2024 A Russian soldier who says he is the lone survivor from his unit explains that he is trying to find his way back to his battalion. But he has a broken bone sticking out. Yakutia is a large Russian republic in the Far East that borders the Arctic Ocean. The smartest thing he could do is surrender. x "There were 15 of us. I am the only one left alive..." A Russian Yakut soldier complains that his group was destroyed and they are not provided with help and water. pic.twitter.com/wu6U2EDX3H — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 5, 2024 Ukrainian drones continue to evolve. x Ukrainian forces from the Wild Hornets drone group successfully developed and deployed an FPV drone armed with an AK-74 assault rifle. Seen here, the FPV drone strafes a Russian-held treeline from above with AK fire. pic.twitter.com/whyg4f8Cnn — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 5, 2024 x Ukrainian thermite drones have hit the frontline in force, now in operation with several units. Seen here, a Ukrainian drone from the Khorne Group drops molten thermite on Russian positions in a forest, setting the area ablaze. pic.twitter.com/RPFo7gHW7f — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 4, 2024 x Russians are noting the effectiveness of the mass use of drones with incendiary liquid, saying that Russia has once again fallen behind Ukraine in terms of innovation. https://t.co/HzAnJiOWI2 pic.twitter.com/ts2BJHKilr — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 5, 2024 It can be stated that the use of thermite drones by the Ukrainian Armed Forces for burning out tree lines has become widespread and serially produced, and their effectiveness now looks much higher than in the initial videos. Unfortunately, in this situation, the Russian Armed Forces have once again taken the position of a catch-up and now they will have to not only create their own analogues, but also look for means of counteracting these drones. These FPVs with an incendiary mixture are dangerous primarily because they are capable of burning out vegetation (grass, bushes, trees with foliage) in a short period of time. This will open up the enemy's view of camouflaged positions, which will deprive the defending units of property and ammunition, and the assault groups concentrated for the attack of the element of surprise. Instead of whining about how all their stuff got burned up, they should thank their lucky stars they are still alive and head for home instead. x ⚡️🇷🇺Russian soldiers cry and plead for help after 🇺🇦Ukrainian FPV uses thermite to burn their positions and everything they had pic.twitter.com/LnhtKNvbx6 — 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) September 5, 2024 A drone takes out a Russian Lancet. x Shooting down the new Lancet with FPV drones Soldiers of the 11th brigade of the National Guard shot down a new modification of the Lancet "Izdeliye-51", which flies at a distance of 50+ km. pic.twitter.com/1pbLByyaax — PS01 △ (@PStyle0ne1) September 5, 2024 Another 1,200 Russians who should have stayed home. x Sept. 5 update on russian losses in the war pic.twitter.com/h5vEXH2S4p — In Ukraine (@InUKRofficial) September 5, 2024 The new foreign minister is Andriy Sibyga, who spent several years as Ukraine’s ambassador to Turkey. x Zelenskyy dismissed foreign minister Kuleba because "he lacks the energy to promote the provision of arms" among partners - Suspilne pic.twitter.com/bXZQgrMyAd — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 5, 2024 The death toll from the Poltava attack was 55, but it barely registered in the media here. x ❗️ In Poltava, emergency and rescue operations at the site of a rocket attack on an educational institution have been completed, the State Emergency Service said. 55 people died, 328 were injured. Channel 24 Take the bracelets off of Ukraine! @POTUS @SecDef @SecBlinken @nato pic.twitter.com/dX8oAZIN0D — Malinda 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇱🇨🇦🇮🇹🇦🇺🇬🇧🇬🇪🇩🇪🇸🇪 (@TreasChest) September 5, 2024 Belarus guns down Russian drones that flew into the country. x #Belarus confirms it shot down two drones during the night. For the first time admit damage too. Of course everything is downplayed. The debris fell on a warehouse in #Homel, damaging 5m sq of the roof No injuries were reported and propagandists pretend the drones were🇺🇦not🇷🇺 pic.twitter.com/eKZirMcLNu — Tim White (@TWMCLtd) September 5, 2024 It’s hard to imagine having to live like this every day. x This is another, often overlooked, consequence of a European capital city being effectively under lockdown until nearly 9am. The whole city released at once to go towork, shopping, education. Massive queues on roads, and for buses and metro trains. pic.twitter.com/tpxGLbDSwa — Tim White (@TWMCLtd) September 5, 2024 Yesterday was the anniversary of the Russian space flight that sent a dog into orbit. I never realized until I read this that the dog died because of the flight. x 63 years ago Laika became the first animal to orbit the Earth. She died in space; alone, in agony, and terrified. She was a stray who was plucked from the streets of Moscow, selected for her small size and bright coat (that would show up nicely on film.) She passed away five… pic.twitter.com/OVjS1Nqlfh — The Dalbo Dog (@Dalbodog) September 4, 2024 Four-legged soldiers just wanna have fun. 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