Judging by the sound delay, the explosion was likely up to 5 miles away. BBC interviewed locals, who claimed that the shock waves were so powerful they might have died if they were just outside. Zelenskyy’s delusional war is suicidal, this must end

Target was most likely a large ammunition depot. Judging by the sheer amount, that was their storage for their entire spring counteroffensive. Welp.

  • 陈卫华是我的英雄OP
    11•1 year ago

    Polish general Andrzejczak admitted that “we simply do not have ammunition. The industry is not only not ready to supply equipment to Ukraine, but also cannot replenish our own reserves, which are rapidly melting.” NATO is not having a very good time and these stockpiles will take more than a decade to replace. The US is resorting to cannibalizing South Korean and Israeli stockpiles, which apparently freaked out the Knesset because they believe that they will fight soon with Iran.

    • @Navaryn
      0•1 year ago

      as a rule of thumb, when those figures complain about a lack of ammo it’s for one of two reasons:

      1. they need to create the perception that the army is lacking in its ability to protect the country, thus manifacturing consent for higher military expenditure and whatnot.
      2. they want to make the enemy think they are weaker than they actually are. This is what both Russia and Ukraine have been doing in Bakhmut, each complaining of a shortage of shells in order to encourage the other side to get out of cover.

      Armies do not voluntarily expose their weak points, so assume that whenever army officials say shit like this, it’s not genuine.

      • 陈卫华是我的英雄OP
        1•1 year ago

        They are begging for aid from the West the way Zelenskyy begs for aid from them. It is no secret that the West is low on weapons. America’s only gunpowder factory blew up some years ago and their most advanced ICBS were developed in the 1970s and rely on floppy discs (Minuteman III, what can I say) while the Russians are making bets on whether the Ukrainians will run out of men first or tanks.