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justinling, 2 months ago

They're wasting no time. This "interrogation" footage — which shows a man who has been clearly beaten, who is trembling uncontrollably — is already being used to validate the insane idea that Ukraine orchestrated the terror attack.

justinling, 2 months ago

Kharkiv is in total darkness, now, as Russia also pounds a range of cities in the east.

Russia also launched an estimated 40 Shaheed drones — all of which, reportedly, have been shot down.

I mentioned during last night's light show that the Shaheed's are Iranian-made: Only partly true. (Tired brain!) Russia has domesticated production of these loitering munitions, which is bad news. Ukraine has been trying to match that capability, but needs more help from NATO to build that out.

justinling, 2 months ago

In a sign of how tired I am, I forgot I already tooted this out like an hour ago. 🤦‍♂️

I've only been here a week. Imagine how tired the Ukrainians are.

justinling, 2 months ago

@jfmezei It still works! It serves as both a shelter during the air raids and for public transport. I took it yesterday.

justinling, 2 months ago

@digits Some good Ukrainian music!

justinling, 2 months ago

Oh, and...the strikes may not come. At least not yet.

Ukrainian media is reporting that the initial launches were simulations, and that there may have been no actual rockets.

People are reacting with 🥱🤨😁

justinling, 2 months ago

Seems the missiles fired at Chernihiv were real. Reports of an initial rocket strike.

justinling, 2 months ago

And now reports that the rockets are en route to Kyiv. Probably the Kh-59 cruise missile.

justinling, 2 months ago

@jfmezei Yeah, and I believe they tried it. But given how good Ukraine's aerospace intelligence is, and the lead time between firing/arrival, I don't think it'd be super effective. Probably more like regular tests/positioning.

justinling, 2 months ago

First explosions in Kyiv, per Ukrainian media. The air defense system is working.

justinling, 2 months ago

Media reporting there's some 20 missiles over Ukraine. Another wave of rockets en route over the next 30 minutes or so. This is going to go on for awhile more, it seems like.

justinling, 2 months ago

Ukrainian Air Force says the missiles have been changing course, zig-zagging through the region — first towards Rivne, then Kyiv, then Zhytomyr, then back again. Probably an attempt to thwart Ukraine's increasingly-successful air defense efforts.

Ukraine has already shot a few down. 💪

justinling, 2 months ago

Reports of some big explosions above-ground. Russia has fired multiple Kh-47M2 hypersonic ballistic missiles at the capital.

Reports of interceptions, no reports of any successful strikes thus far.

justinling, 2 months ago

Just a reminder that America has $60 billion in aid, which had been promised to Kyiv, sitting in Congress. Held up by politicians who seem to want Kyiv to lose. That includes critical missiles for Ukraine's air defenses. Without the aid, Ukraine may run out of air defense supplies by the end of the month.

justinling, 2 months ago

Plenty of the missiles seem to be coming from Belgorod, the Russian town that pro-Ukrainian Russian volunteers have attacked and partially occupied in recent days.

"Belgorod will answer for this..." one Ukrainian Telegram account promises.

justinling, 2 months ago

Just outside the city, debris from an intercepted missile hit a daycare. Elsewhere, some cars are on fire. It seems like the interception rate is pretty high.

justinling, 2 months ago

Some massive rumblings overhead. But Ukrainian media says the attack appears to have been entirely repelled, apart from some damage from missile debris.

justinling, 2 months ago

@CStamp More than a dozen of us down here. We've got plenty of water — but the continental breakfast, the loudspeaker informed us, won't be served.

If you're on the street, there's shelters every block or so. The metro also opens as a very effective shelter for people. The air raid siren app can direct you to your nearest one.

justinling, 2 months ago

@CStamp Operational update from the city military administration.

justinling, 2 months ago

And that's it. Alert over. There's been 8 injuries here in Kyiv, all minor. The air defence system did its job.