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  • Russian military and Ukraine’s special forces engage in a dramatic attack

    Russian military and Ukraine’s special forces engage in a dramatic attack

    Military intelligence in Kiev has reported that Ukrainian special forces conducted a bold and risky landing in Crimea. A conflict took place on August 24th in Cape Tarkhankut, which is situated in a Russian-controlled peninsula. It was between the Russian occupiers and the special forces of Ukraine.

    According to Ukrainian sources, the mission was carried out with success and no harm befell any Ukrainians.

    In close vicinity to this place, Ukraine had destroyed a Russian S-400 air defense system merely a day ago.

    A spokesperson from Ukrainian intelligence, Andriy Yusov, said that a special group from the Ministry of Defense landed in Crimea at Cape Tarkhankut. Despite providing limited details about the operation, he acknowledged that the objectives had been achieved.

    Local sources are saying that the target might have been a radar station. They also heard explosions in Mayak, where a radar that can detect things from far away is located.

    According to reports, the mission was a team effort involving the Ukrainian Intelligence and the Navy.

    According to Russian sources, ten individuals arrived in two rubber boats and claimed to have fired shots at a campsite.

    Telegram channel Baza says that people at a campsite in Olenivka, close to Mayak, heard two loud bangs at night.

    Ukraine’s elite military forces successfully carried out a daring landing operation on Crimea, which had been taken over by another country.

    When individuals went outside to check who was firing, they noticed two rubber boats with approximately 10 individuals in them, positioned about 10 meters away from the coastline. More guns were fired when the people who didn’t know they were seen realized they were noticed. The people in the boats quickly jumped into the water and swam away after a short exchange of gunfire.

    Some Russian sources claim that the Ukrainian force was completely defeated, but there is no confirmation of this. In addition, pro-war Moscow channels have argued against these reports.

    The leader of Ukraine’s military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, suggested that there might be some sort of action happening in Crimea.

    Budanov said that we can attack any area of Crimea that is currently under temporary occupation. We can attack the enemy from any location. If someone has done foolish things, it’s best for them to go away.

    Putin has been in charge of Crimea since 2014 when his troops took over the Black Sea peninsula.

    Yesterday, there were reports that Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin may have died in a plane crash. Some people think that President Putin may have caused this as payback for Prigozhin’s attempt to overthrow the Russian government in June.

  • Ukraine claims have shot down a missile Russia said was unstoppable

    Ukraine claims have shot down a missile Russia said was unstoppable

    In the conflict, now in its 15th month, Ukraine claims that a US Patriot defence battery destroyed one of Russia’s most advanced ballistic missiles.

    The Kinzhal, or Kh-47, is a modernised missile that the Russian military and President Vladimir Putin have praised as an example of their armament, stating that its hypersonic speed makes it very difficult to intercept.

    The Kh-47 is an air-launched ballistic missile with an approximate range of 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles), allowing it to be launched far from the battleground. A missile Russia claimed was unstoppable was allegedly halted by Ukraine.

    It travels at about 10 times the speed of sound and is derived from the shorter-range Iskander ballistic missile, which is ground launched. It carries a warhead of nearly 500 kilograms.

    Ukrainian intelligence believes Russia has only a few dozen Kinzhal missiles in its arsenal – a claim which couldn’t be independently verified.

    Several Kinzhal missiles were launched at Ukrainian targets in March, but it’s not clear what damage they did or whether they all reached their targets. In April, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said Patriot systems had arrived from the US, Germany and the Netherlands.

    If one of those systems has now destroyed a Kh-47, as the Ukrainians say, it calls into question the capabilities of one of Russia’s new generation of weapons.

    After the Kinzhal was first tested, Putin told Russia’s Federal Council in 2018: “The unique flight characteristics of the high-speed carrier aircraft allow the missile to be delivered to the point of discharge within minutes.”

    He also said that its hypersonic speed would allow it to “overcome all existing and, I think, prospective anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense systems, delivering nuclear and conventional warheads in a range of over 2,000 kilometers.”

    Russia has made ambitious claims for several of its newer military systems, but their prowess is unproven.

    Though deployed in small numbers, the Russians’ newest main battle tank, the T-90M, has appeared vulnerable to unsophisticated munitions, and the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, the Moskva, was sunk early in the conflict.

    Analysts have questioned the Kinzhal’s capabilities during the final phase of its flight, suggesting it may not be as maneuverable or as fast as it approaches a target.

    The deployment of the Patriot represents a sea change in Ukraine’s air defense capabilities, which have been highly reliant on Soviet-era S-300 air defenses – for which munitions now appear in short supply.

    The Patriots provide a modern dimension to Ukraine’s air defense layers, as does the German IRIS-T system. But it’s also much more complex, requiring about 100 personnel to operate.

    Ukrainian air force spokesman Yurii Inhat said Saturday that the Russians “were saying that the Patriot is an outdated American weapon, and Russian weapons are the best in the world.”

    “Well, there is confirmation that it effectively works against even a super hypersonic missile.” Ihnat said, adding that intercepting the Kinzhal is “a slap in the face for Russia.”