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Large-scale drone attack on Ukraine
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After the events of the last two days:
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10768981/ -- Large-scale missile attack on Ukraine
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10769684/ -- Large-scale missile attack on Russia
Today's news said that Ukraine got to 'celebrate' the New Year with the largest Russian drone attack on Ukraine so far, a record 90 Shahed-type drones (I'm not sure if the 90 was in one day or just since the large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukraine on 30-December-2023). I will try to write a better summary (in a while). Also, according to the Associated Press, "four people were killed and 13 more wounded following Ukrainian shelling on Russian-occupied areas of Donetsk, according to the region’s Kremlin-installed leader, Denis Pushilin. Russian state media reported that a journalist was among the victims, but provided no further details." I hope all the FA members in the territory internationally recognized as Ukraine are all ok and did not lose any family or friends to this latest bombardment.
AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....9af354e3649681
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....kyiv-106029203
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023.....elgorod-attack
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....rs-day-attacks
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-677 & https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-678
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67851431
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukrain.....-the-new-year/
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/01/euro.....ntl/index.html
Fox: <nothing I could find>
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....now-on-day-677
ISW: They took New Year's day off, it is covered in https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....january-2-2024
Here are the relevant paragraphs from the top of the Tuesday ISW report (for anyone who has difficulty accessing it directly):
Russian forces conducted another massive series of drone and missile strikes against deep rear areas in Ukraine between December 31 and January 2, one of which used a strike package similar to that used on December 29, and to which Ukrainian forces appear to be adapting. Ukrainian military officials stated that overnight on December 31 to January 1 Russian forces launched 90 Shahed-136/131 drones from Cape Chauda and Balaklava (occupied Crimea); Kursk Oblast; and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai and that Ukrainian forces shot down 87 of the drones.[8] Ukrainian officials stated that Russian forces also launched four S-300 missiles, three Kh-31P missiles, and one Kh-59 missile from occupied Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts on January 1. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that later in the afternoon on January 1, Russian forces later launched an additional 10 Shahed drones and one Kh-59 missile, and that Ukrainian forces shot down nine of the drones and the missile.[9] Ukrainian officials stated that the Russian strikes damaged a museum and part of the Lviv National Agrarian University in Lviv City and residential buildings in Odesa City and Esma, Sumy Oblast.[10] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that the Russian strikes on December 31 targeted unspecified Ukrainian airfields, although ISW has not yet been able to confirm strikes against Ukrainian airfield infrastructure.[11] Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on January 1 that Russian strikes on January 2 would target military infrastructure in Ukraine like the strikes on January 1.[12]
Russian forces then conducted another massive series of missile and drone strikes overnight on January 1-2 and during the day on January 2. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 35 Shahed drones; 10 Kh-47 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles; 70 Kh-101/555/55 missiles; 12 Iskander-M, S-300, and S-400 ballistic missiles; four Kh-31P anti-radar missiles; and three Kalibr missiles at Ukraine on the night of January 1-2 and the morning of January 2 and that Ukrainian forces shot down 59 of the Kh-101/555/55 missiles and all of the drones, Kinzhal missiles, and Kalibr missiles.[13] Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi stated on January 2 that Ukrainian forces shot down a record number of 10 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles with Western-provided Patriot systems.[14] Ukrainian officials stated that the Russian strikes caused damage in Kyiv and Kharkiv cities.[15] The Russian MoD claimed that the Russian strikes targeted Ukrainian weapons storage sites and defense industrial base (DIB) enterprises, including those that produce missiles and drones and repair military equipment in Kyiv City and its suburbs, and Zaluzhnyi confirmed that there were hits to civilian, critical, and military infrastructure.[16]
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<quick update, 2-January-2024>
It just keeps going... Kyiv and Kharkiv in Ukraine got hit by Russian missile again, reportedly about 100 missiles of various types including 10 of the expensive high-tech hypersonic ones. I read that 5 Ukrainian civilians died and around 100 were wounded:
AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....485d5c38035369
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia.....onic-missiles/
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/live.....rs-target-kyiv
LiaNate in Kyiv tells about what it feels like to be under attack -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10773445/ -- Another night of terror 02.01.24
It has been a long war (677 days, +8 years), many people are tired and attention is fading...
...so please take a look at these Ukrainians who may need help:
GhostlyDog could use some help/support now, see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10763227
Tailel lost her mother to a Russian missile earlier this year.
Yarina_the_goat is a professional artist from Ukraine🇺🇦 that could use more Watchers.
fu2fu2 (in Crimea) could use some kind Comments and help with their mental health, as well as possibly some assistance getting somewhere safer that doesn't have regular PTSD-inducing explosions (well that sounds like everyone living near the frontlines in Ukraine, but this case is on the other side of the lines).
and finally,
JayKuro's family just had to flee their house last night because a neighbor's house caught fire and the fumes were toxic, see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10772660/
...
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10768981/ -- Large-scale missile attack on Ukraine
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10769684/ -- Large-scale missile attack on Russia
Today's news said that Ukraine got to 'celebrate' the New Year with the largest Russian drone attack on Ukraine so far, a record 90 Shahed-type drones (I'm not sure if the 90 was in one day or just since the large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukraine on 30-December-2023). I will try to write a better summary (in a while). Also, according to the Associated Press, "four people were killed and 13 more wounded following Ukrainian shelling on Russian-occupied areas of Donetsk, according to the region’s Kremlin-installed leader, Denis Pushilin. Russian state media reported that a journalist was among the victims, but provided no further details." I hope all the FA members in the territory internationally recognized as Ukraine are all ok and did not lose any family or friends to this latest bombardment.
AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....9af354e3649681
ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa.....kyiv-106029203
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023.....elgorod-attack
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....rs-day-attacks
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-677 & https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024.....events-day-678
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67851431
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukrain.....-the-new-year/
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/01/euro.....ntl/index.html
Fox: <nothing I could find>
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2.....now-on-day-677
ISW: They took New Year's day off, it is covered in https://www.understandingwar.org/ba.....january-2-2024
Here are the relevant paragraphs from the top of the Tuesday ISW report (for anyone who has difficulty accessing it directly):
Russian forces conducted another massive series of drone and missile strikes against deep rear areas in Ukraine between December 31 and January 2, one of which used a strike package similar to that used on December 29, and to which Ukrainian forces appear to be adapting. Ukrainian military officials stated that overnight on December 31 to January 1 Russian forces launched 90 Shahed-136/131 drones from Cape Chauda and Balaklava (occupied Crimea); Kursk Oblast; and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai and that Ukrainian forces shot down 87 of the drones.[8] Ukrainian officials stated that Russian forces also launched four S-300 missiles, three Kh-31P missiles, and one Kh-59 missile from occupied Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts on January 1. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that later in the afternoon on January 1, Russian forces later launched an additional 10 Shahed drones and one Kh-59 missile, and that Ukrainian forces shot down nine of the drones and the missile.[9] Ukrainian officials stated that the Russian strikes damaged a museum and part of the Lviv National Agrarian University in Lviv City and residential buildings in Odesa City and Esma, Sumy Oblast.[10] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that the Russian strikes on December 31 targeted unspecified Ukrainian airfields, although ISW has not yet been able to confirm strikes against Ukrainian airfield infrastructure.[11] Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on January 1 that Russian strikes on January 2 would target military infrastructure in Ukraine like the strikes on January 1.[12]
Russian forces then conducted another massive series of missile and drone strikes overnight on January 1-2 and during the day on January 2. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 35 Shahed drones; 10 Kh-47 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles; 70 Kh-101/555/55 missiles; 12 Iskander-M, S-300, and S-400 ballistic missiles; four Kh-31P anti-radar missiles; and three Kalibr missiles at Ukraine on the night of January 1-2 and the morning of January 2 and that Ukrainian forces shot down 59 of the Kh-101/555/55 missiles and all of the drones, Kinzhal missiles, and Kalibr missiles.[13] Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi stated on January 2 that Ukrainian forces shot down a record number of 10 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles with Western-provided Patriot systems.[14] Ukrainian officials stated that the Russian strikes caused damage in Kyiv and Kharkiv cities.[15] The Russian MoD claimed that the Russian strikes targeted Ukrainian weapons storage sites and defense industrial base (DIB) enterprises, including those that produce missiles and drones and repair military equipment in Kyiv City and its suburbs, and Zaluzhnyi confirmed that there were hits to civilian, critical, and military infrastructure.[16]
...
<quick update, 2-January-2024>
It just keeps going... Kyiv and Kharkiv in Ukraine got hit by Russian missile again, reportedly about 100 missiles of various types including 10 of the expensive high-tech hypersonic ones. I read that 5 Ukrainian civilians died and around 100 were wounded:
AP: https://apnews.com/article/russia-u.....485d5c38035369
CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia.....onic-missiles/
Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/live.....rs-target-kyiv
LiaNate in Kyiv tells about what it feels like to be under attack -- https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10773445/ -- Another night of terror 02.01.24It has been a long war (677 days, +8 years), many people are tired and attention is fading...
...so please take a look at these Ukrainians who may need help:
GhostlyDog could use some help/support now, see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10763227 
Tailel lost her mother to a Russian missile earlier this year. 
Yarina_the_goat is a professional artist from Ukraine🇺🇦 that could use more Watchers. 
fu2fu2 (in Crimea) could use some kind Comments and help with their mental health, as well as possibly some assistance getting somewhere safer that doesn't have regular PTSD-inducing explosions (well that sounds like everyone living near the frontlines in Ukraine, but this case is on the other side of the lines). and finally,
JayKuro's family just had to flee their house last night because a neighbor's house caught fire and the fumes were toxic, see https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10772660/...
expandranon
~expandranon
Republican support in the US is making Putin feel feisty. He may be throwing everything he has left at Ukraine right now in the hopes he can slow Ukranian response until the GOP makes good on ending US military support.
UltraMan4000
~ultraman400
Boosting this journal.
