[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by Faust ↗

Khmelnitsky region.

Originally Posted by ljubodrag ↗

Another shot from Khmelnitsky

Not much being reported about this in "mainstream media" but will keep looking. Ukraine says it was "critical infrastructure", Russia says it was an ammunition depot.

#khmelnytskyi #ammunition #civilian #shahed #uav

WHAT UKRAINIAN SOURCES ARE SAYING:
➡️"13 explosions rang out. 5 people were injured. There is a hit to a critical infrastructure object, OVA. Shock waves damaged houses, schools, hospitals, administrative buildings and industrial facilities. Evacuation was not announced."

➡️"All four drones that the Armed Forces of Ukraine could not shoot down attacked the Khmelnytsky region, - Yuriy Ignat, speaker of the Air Force

➡️"Now in Khmelnytsky it is known about 11 victims. Rescuers are working at the infrastructure facility into which the Russian drones have fallen." (Geran/Shahed)

➡️The number of victims in Khmelnytskyi increased to 30 after the night terror of the enemy, - Mayor Oleksandr Simchyshyn. There is no threat to people's lives, because the wounds are mainly shrapnel from broken windows, as well as from falling doors, ceilings, and walls."


WHAT RUSSIAN SOURCES ARE SAYING:
➡️"On the night of May 12-13, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive missile attack on enemy targets throughout Ukraine. Basically, UAVs "Geran" were used.

The Khmelnytsky Instrument-Making Plant "Neva" was struck. The enterprise produced radio engineering systems, equipment for airfields and aircraft. Judging by the prolonged secondary detonation from the field, there was an ammunition depot at the plant - the UAV warehouse could well have been covered."

➡️"Arrival at the ammunition depot in Khmelnytsky, detonated until the morning."




Source: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...estern-ukraine

Massive Explosion Rocks Town In Western Ukraine
SAT MAY 13, 2023 4:07 PM EDT

Details remain very scarce at this time, but video that has emerged on social media claiming to show a massive fireball rising from a site near Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. The explosion has a similar profile to what we have seen when mass ammunition or explosive storage areas detonate in a chain reaction, although that is a preliminary assessment at this time.

Ukraine's ammunition storage facilities, and the destruction of them, became alarmingly regular following Russia's initial invasion in 2014, but those incidents tapered off in recent years prior to the all-out invasion. While some work has been done to try to destroy the most volatile and derelict explosives, some of which date back to the Soviet era, many still remain.

One of these installations that stored rocket boosters for Soviet-era ICBMs among other explosives, detonated in a massive secondary explosion caused by a Russian missile attack just over a week ago. It could very well be that Russia is now prioritizing these sites as targets, possibly out of suspicion of more relevant, modern arms being stored there, or more likely out of their huge secondary blast potential.

Regardless, if these videos are indeed legit, a massive explosion has occurred near the town of Khmelnitsky, which does appear to have one large explosive storage facility on its outskirts. We cannot confirm if this was the target hit at this time though, although open source intelligence is pointing toward it. Satellite imagery for May 13th that can be used to confirm this has been posted yet.

This explosion, if it was caused by enemy action, could be part of an emerging new trend.

We will update this post as more information comes available.











More video of the explosion(s) and showing some of the damage.

[WonderMomma]

1. Nova Kakhovka, 13 May, Ukraine, Hydroelectric Power Plant. This has been in Russian hands for quite some time. Unknown if the videographer is UA or RU. Will be looking for more info on this video.

#khpp #kherson #zaporizhzhia

[WonderMomma]

**CIVILIAN WARNING**


Russian troops shelled Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region.

Two people were killed, including a 15-year-old girl. Ten people were wounded, including two teenagers aged 15 and 16.

The occupiers fired from a Smerch multiple rocket launcher system."




#donetsk #civilian #mlrs

[AmigoBandar]

Originally Posted by WhiskeyOutpost ↗

Part 4 of the fight for "Position Cyclops". 14 minutes of drone recorded trench footage. Ukr 54th OMBr.

That is freaking awesome. Great job: great team work, great drone piloting, great ending. Well done my Ukrainian bros.

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

2. Again, more Russian POWs are taken for the "exchange fund". "A dozen and a half"

Seem's that they are starting to realize that they are well & truly Fucked !

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

I'm going to put any photos I find in this separate post so I don't have to remove all the videos in the above post.


Picture shows the wing of the aircraft and shows clear signs it was shot down and not what TASS reported of the "engine catching fire".
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IMO, Those holes are from AA as they are facing inward, holes being punched through like that, exact shape & size as each other with no powder burn or anything but interesting as the wing tip is typical of a missile strike, shredded like but the holes are a different element, so hit by two dif munitions suggesting that two dif groups engaged the target.

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

1. Source said that this Russian soldier "turned around and went home". I was expecting more, but it doesn't show much.

Finally, we see a smart Russian !

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

EDIT 21:58 ET: "According to the Russian telegram channel Baza, nine Russian soldiers were killed in the crash of two Mi-8 helicopters and Su-34 and Su-35 aircraft in the Bryansk region."
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The Sukhoi Su-34 (Russian: Сухой Су-34; NATO reporting name: Fullback)[5] is a Soviet-origin Russian twin-engine, twin-seat, all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/strike aircraft.[6][7][8][9] It first flew in 1990, intended for the Soviet Air Forces, and it entered service in 2014 with the Russian Air Force.[10]

Based on the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker air superiority fighter, the Su-34 has an armoured cockpit with side-by-side seating for its two pilots.[11] The Su-34 is designed primarily for tactical deployment against ground and naval targets (tactical bombing/attack/interdiction roles, including against small and mobile targets) on solo and group missions in daytime and at night, under favourable and adverse weather conditions and in a hostile environment with counter-fire and electronic warfare (EW) counter-measures deployed, as well as for aerial reconnaissance.[6][12] The Su-34 is planned to eventually replace the Su-24 tactical strike fighter and the Tu-22M long-distance bomber.[11]

Originally Posted by Roosta ↗

The Sukhoi Su-35 (Russian: Сухой Су-35; NATO reporting name: Flanker-E) is the designation for two improved derivatives of the Su-27 air-defence fighter. They are single-seat, twin-engine, supermaneuverable aircraft, designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau and built by Sukhoi.

The type was originally developed by the Soviet Union from the Su-27 and was known as the Su-27M. It incorporated canards and a multi-function radar giving it multi-role capabilities. The first prototype made its maiden flight in June 1988. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union Sukhoi re-designated it as the Su-35 to attract export orders. Fourteen aircraft were produced and used for tests and demonstrations; one example had thrust-vectoring engines and was in turn redesignated the Su-37. A sole Su-35UB two-seat trainer was also built in the late 1990s that resembled the Su-30MK family.

In 2003, Sukhoi embarked on a second modernization of the Su-27 to serve as an interim aircraft awaiting the development of the Sukhoi PAK FA (Su-57) program. Also known as the Su-35, this version has a redesigned cockpit and weapons-control system and features thrust-vectoring engines in place of the canards. The type made its first flight in February 2008. Although it was designed for export, the Russian Air Force became the launch customer in 2009, with the production version designated Su-35S. China's People's Liberation Army Air Force has also placed orders.

[WonderMomma]

**CIVILIAN WARNING**

1. Another early morning shelling (13 May) by Russia. "Mykolaiv: a residential building damaged, a two-story company building. Two fires. "

#mykolaiv #civilian

[ljubodrag]

mykorola got vog'd.

#dronedrop

[WonderMomma]

1. 14 May 2023 (looks like it's only going to be about 2 days until it hits 200k)

#uastat

1. Bakhmut flanks.
-removed, posted with better info here: https://www.documentingreality.com/f...ml#post7929964

2. "The fruitful cooperation between the air reconnaissance of the DPSU and the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shows excellent results!

During the week, the following were destroyed in the Svativskyi direction:
▪️ enemy locations - 28;
▪️ tank - 1;
▪️ MTLB – 3;
▪️ trucks - 8;
▪️ passenger cars - 5."
(Svatove, Luhansk)

#apcifv #luhansk #artillerymortar

[WonderMomma]

1. Bakhmut. Deceased Russian/Wagner soldiers.

2. "The Ukrainian military stormed the Russian position, during which the BC [ammunition] detonated in the trench and a fire started."

3. "Breakdown of the running Rusaks from the American RPG M72 LAW and the German RGW-90 Matador by our defenders in Bakhmut"

#bakhmut #deadru #ammunition #rpg #smallarms

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

Not much being reported about this in "mainstream media" but will keep looking. Ukraine says it was "critical infrastructure", Russia says it was an ammunition depot.

WHAT UKRAINIAN SOURCES ARE SAYING:
➡️"13 explosions rang out. 5 people were injured. There is a hit to a critical infrastructure object, OVA. Shock waves damaged houses, schools, hospitals, administrative buildings and industrial facilities. Evacuation was not announced."

➡️"All four drones that the Armed Forces of Ukraine could not shoot down attacked the Khmelnytsky region, - Yuriy Ignat, speaker of the Air Force

➡️"Now in Khmelnytsky it is known about 11 victims. Rescuers are working at the infrastructure facility into which the Russian drones have fallen." (Geran/Shahed)

➡️The number of victims in Khmelnytskyi increased to 30 after the night terror of the enemy, - Mayor Oleksandr Simchyshyn. There is no threat to people's lives, because the wounds are mainly shrapnel from broken windows, as well as from falling doors, ceilings, and walls."


WHAT RUSSIAN SOURCES ARE SAYING:
➡️"On the night of May 12-13, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive missile attack on enemy targets throughout Ukraine. Basically, UAVs "Geran" were used.

The Khmelnytsky Instrument-Making Plant "Neva" was struck. The enterprise produced radio engineering systems, equipment for airfields and aircraft. Judging by the prolonged secondary detonation from the field, there was an ammunition depot at the plant - the UAV warehouse could well have been covered."

➡️"Arrival at the ammunition depot in Khmelnytsky, detonated until the morning."




Source: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...estern-ukraine

Massive Explosion Rocks Town In Western Ukraine
SAT MAY 13, 2023 4:07 PM EDT

Details remain very scarce at this time, but video that has emerged on social media claiming to show a massive fireball rising from a site near Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. The explosion has a similar profile to what we have seen when mass ammunition or explosive storage areas detonate in a chain reaction, although that is a preliminary assessment at this time.

Ukraine's ammunition storage facilities, and the destruction of them, became alarmingly regular following Russia's initial invasion in 2014, but those incidents tapered off in recent years prior to the all-out invasion. While some work has been done to try to destroy the most volatile and derelict explosives, some of which date back to the Soviet era, many still remain.

One of these installations that stored rocket boosters for Soviet-era ICBMs among other explosives, detonated in a massive secondary explosion caused by a Russian missile attack just over a week ago. It could very well be that Russia is now prioritizing these sites as targets, possibly out of suspicion of more relevant, modern arms being stored there, or more likely out of their huge secondary blast potential.

Regardless, if these videos are indeed legit, a massive explosion has occurred near the town of Khmelnitsky, which does appear to have one large explosive storage facility on its outskirts. We cannot confirm if this was the target hit at this time though, although open source intelligence is pointing toward it. Satellite imagery for May 13th that can be used to confirm this has been posted yet.

This explosion, if it was caused by enemy action, could be part of an emerging new trend.

We will update this post as more information comes available.


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More video of the explosion(s) and showing some of the damage.

Podillya-Dobryva fertiliser & storage in Khmelnitsky. Also the explosion reminded me of the Beirut explosion (Ammonium Nitrate) ?

The orange color indicates a high concentration of nitrogen oxides, including nitrogen dioxide. When inhaled, nitrogen dioxide becomes nitric acid as it encounters moisture in the lungs. Exposure to the gas can cause respiratory problems, lung damage and even result in death.