Ukraine is now able to strike military targets in Russia using Western-supplied weapons. One commander said Ukraine had destroyed columns of troops.
  • Ukraine destroyed columns of waiting Russian soldiers with HIMARS, a Ukrainian commander said.
  • He said Ukraine targeted them as soon as it got permission to use allied weapons across the border.
  • Military experts say Ukraine’s ability to use Western-supplied weapons in Russia is aiding its fightback.
  • PrettyFlyForAFatGuyEnglish
    563·
    5 months ago

    Russian civilians weren’t targeted, the missile was intercepted by russian air defense on its way to a military target. The shrapnel happened to fall on that beach.

    Edit: If you’re thinking of holidaying in an active warzone, perhaps reconsider.

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      642·
      5 months ago

      That was an ATACM missile with a cluster bomb warhead. Not “shrapnel”.

      Edit: If you’re thinking of holidaying in an active warzone, perhaps reconsider.

      So you’re saying israelis holding a rave next to a concentration camp should have reconsidered their location on Oct7?

      • PrettyFlyForAFatGuyEnglish
        51·
        5 months ago

        That was an ATACM missile with a cluster bomb warhead. Not “shrapnel”.

        It was an “ATACM missile with a cluster bomb warhead” until russian air defence turned it into shrapnel

        So you’re saying israelis holding a rave next to a concentration camp should have reconsidered their location on Oct7?

        Yup.

        Although not sure why we’re talking about Israel now, this conversation was about Russia blaming ukraine for bombing intentionally civilians when they were actually attempting to bomb legitimate military targets, likely in sevastapol bay.

        The Oct7 attack isn’t even comperable, civilians were actively targeted there, not so here