mosssideblue
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Of course he can
Russian invasion of Ukraine
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The Colonel
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Hopefully a turn in momentum. Early days but Ukraine have absorbed a lot recently a reversal of direction would be perfectly timed.
The Stockport Iniesta
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Goes without saying. Try telling the Yanks they can't take military action without NATO approval.
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The Stockport Iniesta
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Britain didn't need NATO approval to fight the Falklands War
Scottyboi
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From "The Analyst":
REFINERY STRIKES HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY SURGICAL
The slow moving drones the Ukrainians have been using to target Russian refineries in the last few days are clearly being controlled somehow from a distance.
The latest videos of some four quite sizeable drones propelled by a single rear mounted engine and propeller, can clearly be heard on approach. All of the videos showed the drones heading for specific sectors of the refinery.
These don’t just head at the target, they actually circled it and came in for an optimised attack.
What they have been hitting is a very significant and expensive piece of the refinery process - what amounts to the distillation towers - sometimes known as the cracking plant.
Oil in crude form has various consistency depending on where it comes from. For example North Sea crude is considered a ‘light, sweet’ crude, whereas Venezuela produces a heavy sulphurous crude that requires a lot of refining and blending with other types of oil to make it useable.
The distillation or cracking plant, consists of heating processes and chemical mixing that breaks down the crude into heavy fuels, such as heating oil and diesel, through to petrol, aviation fuel and naphtha, all of which are much lighter - these rise to the top of the towers and are siphoned off into separate pipes and tanks for further processing or distribution.
It’s an almost non-stop process. These plants and their towers, pumps, filters, heaters and tanks are incredibly complex pieces of equipment, consisting of kilometres of pipes and expensive alloy tubing that’s resistant to intense chemical corrosion, are very expensive to manufacture and maintain, but critical - without it the entire refinery is useless. So while the refinery may look like it’s only taken a little damage - most refineries are crude tanks and distribution pre-processing, then tanks of post-processed fuels- what has been hit is the key to the entire operation.
Without it the refinery is dead. These attacks have been exceptionally damaging and in the words of a Russian observer, ‘they’ve hit the towers at Ryazan refinery, that means it’s totally stuffed, they got it.’ He obviously knew how the process worked and he sounded deeply upset about it!
Should have thought about that before you started this war!
Slava Ukraini !
REFINERY STRIKES HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY SURGICAL
The slow moving drones the Ukrainians have been using to target Russian refineries in the last few days are clearly being controlled somehow from a distance.
The latest videos of some four quite sizeable drones propelled by a single rear mounted engine and propeller, can clearly be heard on approach. All of the videos showed the drones heading for specific sectors of the refinery.
These don’t just head at the target, they actually circled it and came in for an optimised attack.
What they have been hitting is a very significant and expensive piece of the refinery process - what amounts to the distillation towers - sometimes known as the cracking plant.
Oil in crude form has various consistency depending on where it comes from. For example North Sea crude is considered a ‘light, sweet’ crude, whereas Venezuela produces a heavy sulphurous crude that requires a lot of refining and blending with other types of oil to make it useable.
The distillation or cracking plant, consists of heating processes and chemical mixing that breaks down the crude into heavy fuels, such as heating oil and diesel, through to petrol, aviation fuel and naphtha, all of which are much lighter - these rise to the top of the towers and are siphoned off into separate pipes and tanks for further processing or distribution.
It’s an almost non-stop process. These plants and their towers, pumps, filters, heaters and tanks are incredibly complex pieces of equipment, consisting of kilometres of pipes and expensive alloy tubing that’s resistant to intense chemical corrosion, are very expensive to manufacture and maintain, but critical - without it the entire refinery is useless. So while the refinery may look like it’s only taken a little damage - most refineries are crude tanks and distribution pre-processing, then tanks of post-processed fuels- what has been hit is the key to the entire operation.
Without it the refinery is dead. These attacks have been exceptionally damaging and in the words of a Russian observer, ‘they’ve hit the towers at Ryazan refinery, that means it’s totally stuffed, they got it.’ He obviously knew how the process worked and he sounded deeply upset about it!
Should have thought about that before you started this war!
Slava Ukraini !
Scottyboi
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Statement by the Freedom of Russia Legion:
Belgorod and Kursk: results of the humanitarian corridor
Since the operation of the humanitarian corridor, announced for the evacuation of civilians from the Belgorod and Kursk regions of Russia, as of 07:00 Moscow time, more than 7,000 civilian vehicles of residents of Belgorod and the Belgorod region have used it.
This became known thanks to information provided by local law enforcement and security officials who were in opposition to the Putin regime.
Also from the city of Kursk, more than 600 civilian vehicles used the evacuation corridor, in which Kursk residents left their homes.
Let us recall that earlier the Legion “Freedom of Russia”, the Siberian Battalion and the Russian Volunteer Corps called on residents of the Kursk and Belgorod regions to urgently evacuate in connection with the conduct of a limited military operation on the territory of the mentioned regions. For this purpose, a humanitarian corridor was announced for the evacuation of the population from 21:00 on March 14 to 7:00 on March 15.
After the expiration of the humanitarian corridor, the destruction of military facilities in the Belgorod and Kursk regions will continue until the region is completely liberated from the troops of the Putin regime.
Belgorod and Kursk: results of the humanitarian corridor
Since the operation of the humanitarian corridor, announced for the evacuation of civilians from the Belgorod and Kursk regions of Russia, as of 07:00 Moscow time, more than 7,000 civilian vehicles of residents of Belgorod and the Belgorod region have used it.
This became known thanks to information provided by local law enforcement and security officials who were in opposition to the Putin regime.
Also from the city of Kursk, more than 600 civilian vehicles used the evacuation corridor, in which Kursk residents left their homes.
Let us recall that earlier the Legion “Freedom of Russia”, the Siberian Battalion and the Russian Volunteer Corps called on residents of the Kursk and Belgorod regions to urgently evacuate in connection with the conduct of a limited military operation on the territory of the mentioned regions. For this purpose, a humanitarian corridor was announced for the evacuation of the population from 21:00 on March 14 to 7:00 on March 15.
After the expiration of the humanitarian corridor, the destruction of military facilities in the Belgorod and Kursk regions will continue until the region is completely liberated from the troops of the Putin regime.
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Day 751 Review:
Ukraine Invasion Day 751: continued Belgorod incursion
Fighting in Russia’s Belgorod region is entering its 3rd day. UKR based anti-Putin militants launched a multi pronged series of raids, while the city of Belgorod was targeted by UKR drones. At least four people were killed and eight injured after a...
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They really are striking deep into Russia - Kaluga is a lot closer to Moscow than the Ukraine border.