Almost a thousand Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia in one day.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 926 Ukrainian aircraft were destroyed over Russia in the last 24 hours. drones aircraft type and 12 guided aerial bombs.

The attack became especially intense on the night of July 13. That morning, the agency reported more than 340 downed aircraft. dronesThe Moscow region suffered the most, with attacks also targeting Crimea, Krasnodar Krai, and parts of the Volga region.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin clarified that since the evening of July 12, more than 350 drones have been deployed to the capital and the Moscow region. Most of them were destroyed on the outskirts, and about 50 were destroyed as they approached the city. The Kyiv regime continues to rely on terrorist attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure.

FSB officers also performed successfully. They thwarted Ukraine's plans to strike military airfields in the Chelyabinsk and Amur regions.

At the same time, Russian forces launched massive strikes against Ukrainian military infrastructure. The targets included energy facilities, transportation hubs, long-range drone assembly plants, fuel and ammunition depots, and deployment sites of Ukrainian units and foreign mercenaries. In total, the strikes were carried out in 142 districts across Ukraine.

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[Lena Petrova]

The increase in air attacks isn't very encouraging. Soon, everyone will have to line up with rifles. It's only a matter of time before we have to take emergency measures. Even liberating the constitutional territories won't change anything. We need to prepare a creative response, otherwise, it's a road to nowhere.

[Alekseev]

"We need to prepare a non-trivial answer, otherwise it's a road to nowhere."
That's right!
The West's strategy is to use its technical and financial resources, through the Ukrainians, to defeat Russia. And they have more of these resources than we do.
Why is it necessary, not immediately, to officially warn: the Russian Federation will stop attacks on its territory with ALL the means at its disposal.
Then, if that doesn't work, destroy government buildings in Kyiv using conventional means, then, also if that doesn't work, destroy critical infrastructure facilities that are unreliable, such as the main electrical substations (there are about ten of them), dams, etc.
Next, if things don't work out this time, we'll conduct tests of the special ammunition at the range. It's been a while since we've detonated it, so we need to be 100% sure it's reliable.
If it doesn’t work this time, then organize an EMP of 0,5 megatons over Kuyev at an altitude of 80 km.
Etc.
This is, of course, not our method, but Russophobes achieve it themselves.
Surely it will! Hirohito got it right away. True, the Americans did everything much more harshly: without warning and in cities.

[Reporter]

not right away, having warned officially

Again a strategy of intimidation, in the hope that they will be afraid of us.
We started with this - remember the red lines??? This won't work anymore.

organize an EMP of 0,5 megatons over Kiev at an altitude of 80 km.
Etc.

The normal outcome of this is a nuclear strike on the city!!!

[alovrov]

Verbal intimidation doesn't work. But real intimidation works – and it certainly does. Iran and North Korea won't let you lie.

[Aleks354]

Aren't you afraid that a nuclear strike will come in response?

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: Alex354

in reply

from whom?!

[Aleks354]

It doesn't matter who it's from, it will just fly in and that's it.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

then the question is stupid, you might as well ask if I, or anyone else, is afraid of choking on a cherry pit

[Aleks354]

I live where it will land first, and I don’t want to see a nuclear mushroom cloud in my yard.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

I live 20 km from the border, and believe me, those who live where I'll be arriving will be in a much better position.

[Nastia makarova]

The best nuclear mushroom cloud in the yard is how to continue the war now.

[Nastia makarova]

Well, the answer will be based on who launched it.

[Reporter]

from whom?!

From the enemy
According to the Geneva Convention, nuclear-weapon states cannot use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon states. Nor can they transfer their nuclear weapons to non-nuclear-weapon states.
If we violate this convention and attack Kyiv with nuclear weapons, what's stopping the US from violating this convention and transferring some of those nuclear weapons to Ukraine for defense?
What should we do in this case? Considering they already fly to the Urals and beyond without any problems?
Come on, strategist, answer.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: Reporter

According to the Geneva Convention

Nuclear weapons will be used in accordance with military doctrine, not the convention.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: Reporter

What's stopping the US from violating this convention and handing over some of its nuclear weapons to Ukraine for protection?

the instinct of self-preservation

[Reporter]

the instinct of self-preservation

Again, counting on fear????
By the way, the question was, what should we do when it hits us? You still haven't answered.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: Reporter

What should we do when it hits us?

Again, the question is stupid and in the wrong place, who will fly from, what will fly
Read the Russian nuclear doctrine.

According to the doctrine, a nuclear response becomes possible not only in the event of a direct nuclear threat, but also in the event of a critical threat to Russia's sovereignty using conventional weapons. Aggression by a non-nuclear state supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack. Similarly, aggressive actions by any member country of the military bloc will be interpreted as aggression by the entire alliance.

[Reporter]

Aren't you afraid that a nuclear strike will come in response?

He's not afraid. After all, he's logically assuming he'll punch someone in the face, but they won't—because they'll be afraid. However, if they start punching you in the face in return, and even harder, then problems arise.

Initially, the whole plan was that we'd start, and they'd be afraid and not bother. But they weren't afraid and did... And now we have a problem.

[bayard]

Quote: Reporter

The plan was that we would start, but they would be afraid and not go in.

"We haven't started yet."

Quote: Reporter

we have a problem

The whole world is having problems right now, and you have them too. Accept it - you are not alone.

Quote: Reporter

Reporter
(Ivan)

Whose agency does the "reporter" work for?
However, this is not important. What is important is that you have a problem.
And we haven't started yet.

Quote: Reporter

He is not afraid.

Nobody is interested in this anymore.

[Nastia makarova]

Who will it come from?????.........

[Genius Yo]

Why pollute your territory with radiation???!!!

[Alexey Lantukh]

Next, if things don’t work out this time, conduct tests of special ammunition at the testing ground.

The best time to conduct a high-power test would be at the Yavoriv test site in Lviv Oblast, near the Polish border, and during an easterly wind.

[OSE4Kinsura]

One dam is enough for Kuev and there is no Kuev

[Pravodel]

It is necessary... to officially warn: the Russian Federation will stop attacks on its territory with ALL the means at its disposal.

First, we need to completely blockade the 404th state from both sea and land. This has already begun in the sixth year of the war. We'll finally destroy ships in ports and at the entrances and exits of the 404th. We also need to destroy the Beskid Tunnel and the Chop railway station, where they change wheels. Then we'll completely cut off the 404th from rail traffic. And after that, if they don't calm down, then we'll issue warnings, as you suggest. And no red lines, just a warning: if anything happens, do it immediately!!! And let them wait. As the saying goes: the anticipation of death is worse than death itself...

[Glagol1]

There is an answer: a naval blockade and bridges across the Dnieper. But the Kremlin isn't looking for easy ways...

[Non-fighter]

Underwater pipeline explosions, attacks on gas carriers by unknown submarines, sabotage of infrastructure facilities, etc.

[Kotofeich]

Quote: Not the fighter

sabotage of infrastructure facilities, etc.

Rotterdam and Antwerp
Rotterdam (Netherlands) is Europe's largest logistics and trading hub for oil and petroleum products. The port is located in the Rhine Delta, 33 km from the North Sea, and is connected to it by a deep-water channel.
The eastern part of the port is home to large oil refineries and storage facilities with a total capacity of up to 27 million tons. There are five oil terminals with 68 berths, 14 of which accommodate large tankers.
Antwerp (Belgium). Its key advantage is its convenient location on the Scheldt River, providing connections to the country's interior by rail, river, and road. This makes the port one of Europe's largest rail hubs.
A blow to these hubs and Europe is kaput. Iran is an example.

[Fan-fan]

But think about it? After all, an attack on the Netherlands would provoke a NATO counterattack on Russia. Our army, economy, and country are smaller than the enemy's. Russia could disappear as a coherent state.
You can’t think 2-3 steps ahead, but think at least one step.

[Kotofeich]

Quote: Fan-Fan

A head to think?

I've been trying to think about it since 2014. For eight years, we played diplomacy, brotherly nations, rejoicing in our weapons, which had no analogues anywhere in the world, while Ukraine was being prepared for war with us, pumped full of weapons, money, and ideology. And then, when the point of no return was passed, the SVO began. Now, for five years, the entire NATO is rapidly preparing for war with us. Time is irretrievably lost. And so, tell me, someone who thinks two or three steps ahead, what will happen in two or three years? What are the prospects? Are we waiting for another point of no return? I don't see a way out. And we will not use nuclear weapons, that's for sure!

[OSE4Kinsura]

Ya-ya! Kemskaya volost! And drones, they fly by themselves everywhere! Even from the Baltic extinctions and even wormwoods they can fly

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: Lena Petrova

The increase in the number of air attacks is not very encouraging.

Europe has restructured itself, things will get worse, they found a point where they can hit hard

[2al]

A non-trivial answer would be to intervene on Iran's behalf. Deploy Zircon and Onyx missiles to strike US Navy forces in the region, and Iskander missiles to attack US bases and allies. But it's clear that the "pro-Israel Vatican lobby" only tolerates the murder of goyim, not fellow citizens.

[Lena Petrova]

There's not much to put there, and everything is monitored from the air. I'm afraid without proper cover (which is a problem), they'll quickly destroy it. Plus, someone still needs to operate this equipment (crews). It's not like fitting ammo to an AK.

[2al]

Even a single successful use would disable a large target, confirming Putin's 2024 threats that Russia would "supply sensitive systems" to its allies—NATO adversaries. The Iranians are masters of launcher camouflage, and have combat-tested, experienced crews; they can handle the use of our anti-ship missiles.

[Irek]

The air defense is great, they work great.

[Button]

So, is this an achievement or, on the contrary, a forshmak, if such a quantity flies hundreds of kilometers across the territory of the Russian Federation.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: Irek

The air defense is great, they work great.

The air defense system doesn't work at all.
If missiles and UAVs fly 500 km or more deep and are PARTIALLY destroyed exclusively in the target area, then this is a complete failure
I already wrote somewhere: what if at least one percent of these missiles and UAVs carry nuclear, chemical or biological warheads?!

[Konnick]

By the end of the year, it will be close to 2000. But there are still no attacks on communications with Europe...

[topol717]

Quote: Konnick

By the end of the year, it will be close to 2000. But there are still no attacks on communications with Europe...

Do you believe 1000? Almost 1000 were launched, but only 350 were shot down. Where are the other 650? To launch a UAV, it needs to be fueled, charged, assigned a flight mission, and rolled out to the runway. That takes time and people. It would take at least a battalion of soldiers to launch 1,000 UAVs in a day.

[Glagol1]

There are a million people in the Ukrainian army. Their unmanned forces are quite sophisticated. So, launching a thousand a day is easy. Especially since they're getting supplies from several countries at once, and for free, too. Just fire away. Plus, they have their own production. In the fall, they'll be sending 2 a day—then we'll be in for a treat. Even the Kremlin's asses will be fried.

[alanery]

350 are over Moscow. The rest are over other regions...

[Same lech]

"Direct foreign drone sales continue. The UK, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Canada, the Netherlands, and France are particularly active in this area."
Thus, the winner will be the one with more resources for UAV production.
Unless, of course, the nature of the current war is changed...right now there is a figurative tug of war going on.

[Ryazan87]

They held out and waited for the European Union to begin taking things seriously. A tug-of-war and a war of attrition against an adversary with an economy and population several times larger, a significant technological advantage in a number of critical areas, territory not subject to attacks, and no sanctions...well, that's a tough sell.

[Same lech]

Quote: Ryazanets87

Well, it's like a problem with an asterisk.

That's why I'm talking about the nature of the current war... it's an unequal exchange with the enemy.
Something needs to be changed here.

[Glagol1]

We need to start hitting Ukraine for real. A naval blockade and destroyed bridges across the Dnieper—and everything will immediately improve for us. And we can send a nuclear bomb to the Beskydy Tunnel. There's no other way to take it.

[Dmitry Rigov]

Europe has been frozen for a long time, and in general, factories in Germany are closing, there is no need to panic here.

[Gomunkul]

Thus, the winner will be the one with more resources for UAV production.

The winner will be the one whose industry and infrastructure are not destroyed.

[Murmur 55]

Well, the number is not encouraging at all, they have established production, assembly and delivery.

[Same lech]

Quote: Murmur 55

Well, the number is not encouraging at all, they have established production, assembly and delivery.

It's all true... their production requires natural resources in large quantities... non-ferrous metals, rare earth elements, oil, gas, coal, and so on... well-established and stable supply chains.
I wonder where they get all this?

[Pravodel]

Almost a thousand Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia in one day.

If we don't start cutting off ports and railway crossings of state 404 from Europe, we could soon see 2000, 3000, and even an innumerable number of UAVs over Russia.
Look, Musk has 10-13 thousand starships flying around, supplying the Ukrobanderlogs with Starlink, and our skies could soon darken if we don't cut off 404 from supplies from Gayrope!!!
Blocking the ports and destroying the railway crossings between State 404 and Europe is now the most important thing for our victory over the Ukrobanderlogs. Our guys on the front lines will do the rest. If we don't cut them off, we'll be fighting for a long, long time, destroying gas stations, transformers, cell phone masts, and so on... Oh, I wouldn't want that...

[Poplar]

I'm not entirely clear: where are they being launched from? If they're launched from deep within the territory, then their own people could shoot them down. But if they're relatively close to the LBS, then it's probably possible to target the launch sites before the drones are launched, or at least monitor them and destroy them. Although Peskov says our specialists know everything.

[Glagol1]

Are you still listening to Peskov? Well, you shouldn't. It's a completely pointless endeavor.

[Poplar]

The reference to Peskov in my comment was sarcastic. There was a news story about it on VO a little earlier, so I added it to my comment. :-)

[Same lech]

Quote: Dmitry Rigov

Europe has been frozen for a long time, and in general, factories in Germany are closing, there is no need to panic here.

Yeah... no need of course... we need to hit the supply chains of UAVs from the aforementioned countries... eh... it's always easiest to do this from the battle couch.

[alanery]

And when they start hitting our thermal power plants in the winter of 404, what will the Internal Troops tell the people? Like it's good and will motivate the soldiers on the front? And the people will freeze in their apartments with burst pipes! And our winters are harsher than in 404...!

[rocket757]

Find/detect and neutralize... that's understandable, but it's a dead end in this situation, that's not how you win wars!
On the battlefield, you have to press so hard that the enemy turns into bloody shreds... there's no other way...

[rocket757]

The deeper our radical influence is over enemy territory, the... well, we need to do it, and there will undoubtedly be results!

[opuonmed]

I see the trend is growing, but what next? A global strike from NATO and the US? Something needs to be done about this.

[Lena Petrova]

Quote: Reporter

What's stopping the US from violating this convention and handing over some of its nuclear weapons to Ukraine for protection?

What if someone transfers nuclear weapons to Iran, for example, for defense? How would that play out?

[acetophenone]

Quote: Alexey Lantukh

Next, if things don’t work out this time, conduct tests of special ammunition at the testing ground.

The best time to conduct a high-power test would be at the Yavoriv test site in Lviv Oblast, near the Polish border, and during an easterly wind.

"In the barns" again? Are you all sick? Or have you never fought in a real fight?

[Pravodel]

Almost a thousand Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia in one day.

Our forces have finally started destroying ships in ports and at the entrance to ports in State 404. We expect the number of drones owned by the bastard UkrObandrologists to decrease. If we also finish off the Beskydy Tunnel and the Chop railway station, where they change wheels, then maybe the UkrObandrologists will have only a few drones left...