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Related: About this forumUkraine Just OBLITERATED Russia's Missile Supply - Jason Jay Smart
Ukraine is taking the war to Russia, and Moscow just showed the world why Putins missile shield is running dry.
Russian officials claimed 194 drones were intercepted near the capital, but drones still reached the Kapotnya refinery district, debris hit shopping centers and homes, civilians were wounded, and Russias own air defense appeared to strike oil storage inside Moscows infrastructure zone. Kapotnya supplies roughly 40% of Moscows fuel market and processes about 230,000 barrels per day, so the strike reached the fuel system that keeps Russias capital moving.
By using defensive S-300 missiles for attacks on Ukraine, Putin made the shortage worse and left fewer missiles for the drone war now reaching Moscow, Crimea, occupied cities, refineries, fuel depots, and military sites. Sanctions, missing components, closed supply chains, and damaged launchers now make replacement harder while Ukraine keeps producing long-range drones at scale.
Kremlin loyalists are now telling Russians to prepare for sacrifice and hard times because Moscows skies show the problem Putin cannot hide: Ukraine is taking the war home, Russia is losing protection, and the next wave may be worse.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro: Ukraine Shatters Moscows Security
01:30 - Sky Panic: Ukrainian Drones Cripple Moscow Economy
02:35 - Broken Shield: Ukraine Outpaces Russian Defenses
04:13 - Sirens Silent: Fuel Blasts Shock Moscow Citizens
05:13 - Oil Collapse: Russia Cannot Fund Long War
06:25 - Bunker Hoard: Putin Strips Defenses For Valdai
09:51 - Defense Fraud: Russia Jails Corrupt Drone Producer
10:56 - Market Crash: Economic Chaos Seals Russian Defeat
Russian officials claimed 194 drones were intercepted near the capital, but drones still reached the Kapotnya refinery district, debris hit shopping centers and homes, civilians were wounded, and Russias own air defense appeared to strike oil storage inside Moscows infrastructure zone. Kapotnya supplies roughly 40% of Moscows fuel market and processes about 230,000 barrels per day, so the strike reached the fuel system that keeps Russias capital moving.
By using defensive S-300 missiles for attacks on Ukraine, Putin made the shortage worse and left fewer missiles for the drone war now reaching Moscow, Crimea, occupied cities, refineries, fuel depots, and military sites. Sanctions, missing components, closed supply chains, and damaged launchers now make replacement harder while Ukraine keeps producing long-range drones at scale.
Kremlin loyalists are now telling Russians to prepare for sacrifice and hard times because Moscows skies show the problem Putin cannot hide: Ukraine is taking the war home, Russia is losing protection, and the next wave may be worse.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro: Ukraine Shatters Moscows Security
01:30 - Sky Panic: Ukrainian Drones Cripple Moscow Economy
02:35 - Broken Shield: Ukraine Outpaces Russian Defenses
04:13 - Sirens Silent: Fuel Blasts Shock Moscow Citizens
05:13 - Oil Collapse: Russia Cannot Fund Long War
06:25 - Bunker Hoard: Putin Strips Defenses For Valdai
09:51 - Defense Fraud: Russia Jails Corrupt Drone Producer
10:56 - Market Crash: Economic Chaos Seals Russian Defeat
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Ukraine Just OBLITERATED Russia's Missile Supply - Jason Jay Smart (Original Post)
2naSalit
11 hrs ago
OP
The Russians can't build S-300 interceptors as fast as Ukraine can make drones.
House of Roberts
10 hrs ago
#1
He had plenty of time to declare victory and march out. Putin is a victim of his own ego.
marble falls
8 hrs ago
#2
House of Roberts
(6,715 posts)1. The Russians can't build S-300 interceptors as fast as Ukraine can make drones.
The US can't make Patriot missiles as fast as Iran can make Shahed drones.
I saw a YouTube short this morning of a Ukrainian FPV (first person view) drone armed with a SHOTGUN, take down a Russian drone one on one, and the FPV probably had more shots remaining for other drones. Ukraine is out-innovating Russia and things may get rough for Moscow real soon.
marble falls
(73,385 posts)2. He had plenty of time to declare victory and march out. Putin is a victim of his own ego.