(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Russian stuff blowing up: Russia fires $1 billion in missiles and drones at Ukraine [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-12-13 Cue up Freddie Mercury. “And another one gone, and another one gone Another one bites the dust” At least he didn’t accidentally fall out of a window. it was reported today that Oleg Churilov, the head of the Ministry of Education and Science's department, was "accidentally" hit by a car on December 12. He is described as an official who "made a significant contribution to ensuring Russia's scientific and technological sovereignty and strengthening its innovative potential." x It became known about the death of another high-ranking Russian official. After yesterday's murder of the head of the Mars Design Bureau's department in charge of modernizing cruise missiles and drones, it was reported today that Oleg Churilov, the head of the Ministry of… https://t.co/RLg7q94GXN pic.twitter.com/nolZc5KP3O — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 13, 2024 Is Russia staying at its bases on the Syrian coast or leaving? This would indicate leaving. x This SHORAD position filmed yesterday by a drone was empty this morning. Removing SHORAD from Khmeimin Air Base is only something the Russian forces would do if they are leaving the base. pic.twitter.com/VA7mg4QpcI — Oliver Alexander (@OAlexanderDK) December 13, 2024 If they tried to stay, they wouldn’t exactly be welcome. x ⚡️Syrian rebels greet Russian military column with middle fingers and shoes off. pic.twitter.com/BCHikm3s91 — 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) December 13, 2024 I’ve seen Shahed drones shot down with a machine gun, but taking down a cruise missile is a first. x Have you seen this - a missile was shot down with a machine gun! 😳🦾🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/cODpxgXBOc — Aurora Borealis 🤫 (@aborealis940) December 13, 2024 Russia launched another mass attack on Ukraine. x Just hours ago, Russia launched one of its largest waves of missile & drone strikes against Ukraine of this war, launching 94 missiles & 193 suicide drones. Ukraine shot down 81 missiles & 185 drones, many with the help of its F-16 jets. Russia spent $1 billion on the attack pic.twitter.com/HbA2PiLsyD — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) December 13, 2024 This is video from Dec. 10 of a Russian missile strike on a private medical clinic in Zaporizhzhia. x Russian missile striking civilians in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/XL4ACAJOQ6 — Kvist.P 🇩🇰🇺🇦 (@kvistp) December 13, 2024 This puts Russian tank losses in perspective. x Russia lost more tanks near Pokrovsk than any other European country has in its army. pic.twitter.com/h2JTT7OaBX — Slava 🇺🇦 (@Heroiam_Slava) December 13, 2024 Russia will no doubt claim they were NATO cows. x Animals suffer too from #Russia's illegal madness. In #Chernihiv region 3 districts were attacked. A couple of private houses were damaged. In #Nizhyn district 11 cows died when a farm was hit during a drone attack.#StopRussia pic.twitter.com/S2Eph32qAn — Tim White (@TWMCLtd) December 13, 2024 Is trench ice cleaner than mud puddle water? x Winning, because we told you so! Katsaps collect dirty ice off the floor of the trench and ground. #OSINT #Ukraine #Russia pic.twitter.com/nDP2D5PPZp — OSINT (Uri Kikaski) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🇬🇪 (@UKikaski) December 12, 2024 More American aid on the way. x 🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦 $500 million military aid package! pic.twitter.com/F1DxPrtwrQ — MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) December 13, 2024 And from the Czech Republic. x 🇨🇿🇺🇦 Czech company AKM Group-CZ has delivered a batch of various types of ammunition to the Ukrainian Defense Forces, - Militarnyi The list included: ▪️82mm and 120mm mortar shells; ▪️cartridges; ▪️S-8 aviation missiles; ▪️F-1 grenades. pic.twitter.com/6Sqfi7Spqz — MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) December 12, 2024 The fact that Ukraine has to build new schools underground to protect them from Russia is just one of many daily atrocities in Ukraine that no longer get much attention in the West. x Schools in Ukraine have long been a target for Russian missiles. Russia destroyed hundreds of them and forced millions of Ukrainian children to study online or underground. Today, I visited one of such underground schools in Zaporizhzhia. Serving as a shelter and a safe space… pic.twitter.com/Y2Ni5kVwAN — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) December 12, 2024 This would be similar to naming a French street after Dien Bien Phu. x Russians celebrate the “Heroes of the Hostomel Air Assault” that ended in Ukrainian victory... They named a street after them in Ulyanovsk. No wonder, they celebrate the “Withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan” in the same way. pic.twitter.com/cBtP6IL3fY — KIU ✪ Russian Officers killed in Ukraine 🇨🇿🇺🇦 (@KilledInUkraine) December 13, 2024 Imagine going to war and having to depend on taxis to evacuate your wounded. x 1/ Russian milbloggers say that the army's ban on using personal vehicles at the front threatens "riots or the collapse of the front", while taxi drivers – on whom wounded Russian soldiers now depend for evacuation – are charging extortionate fares. ⬇️https://t.co/icohL9h87P — ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) December 13, 2024 Those pigs don’t realize how lucky they are. x A herd of pigs inspects a Ukrainian FPV drone that sits in ambush waiting for Russian vehicles or infantry to approachhttps://t.co/J103msBOpt pic.twitter.com/ucw5w6gxTA — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) December 13, 2024 Speaking of pigs, there is not much dignity or honor in how the Russians just leave their dead laying around. 3rd Russian I saw today being munchied by 🐷 — Andrew Perpetua (@andrewperpetua.bsky.social) December 11, 2024 at 11:38 AM Alcohol may have been a factor. 😅 x Не Волочкова pic.twitter.com/JPalcqLjKI — Anri Tina (@Anri__Tina) December 13, 2024 I have no idea what’s going on in this video. 😅 x Serious people pic.twitter.com/61BdLFW0tz — In Ukraine (@InUKRofficial) December 13, 2024 It was hard to watch this without getting a little choked up. x When they carry away a fallen hero, even the pickets stop. pic.twitter.com/97VaIDrPSj — Devana 🇺🇦 (@DevanaUkraine) December 12, 2024 Dad’s home. Christmas spirit even in a city under siege. x Christmas tree in Pokrovsk 💔 pic.twitter.com/sacLD6dxG9 — Slava 🇺🇦 (@Heroiam_Slava) December 13, 2024 Life goes on in Lviv with the hum of generators. x 📢 Lviv missile strike, no power⚡️ pic.twitter.com/K1ZjgJttmq — Richard Woodruff 🇺🇦 (@frontlinekit) December 13, 2024 A cat who smiles for a photo? [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/13/2291646/-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-Russia-fires-1-billion-in-missiles-and-drones-at-Ukraine?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/