How did the Russians not see the incoming Neptunes? The Moskva has/had a single main air defence radar – a 3P41 Volna phased array to guide S300 missiles. Problem is, it only has a 180 degree field of vision. /11
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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TB-2 Possibly Used to Target Moskva for Neptune
It's possible that the Ukrainians used a TB-2 to identify and target the Moskva for the Neptune battery. Or it could have been a sacrificial pawn to distract the cruiser. Or both! (I don't know if the TB-2 survived.) /10
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Ukrainians use Bayraktar TB-2 drone against Moskva
Reportedly, the Ukrainians used a Bayraktar TB-2 drone to distract the Moskva. The Ukrainian Navy introduced TB-2s into service in August 2021.
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Unique Ukrainian-built warship irreplaceable due to Bosphorus closure
She will likely be irreplaceable – the only ship of her class, built in Ukraine (!) in 1979. Russia can't transfer warships from elsewhere to replace her as Turkey has closed the Bosphorus to military traffic. /4
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Moskva: Bold Historic Naval Strike
Some thoughts on the apparent sinking of the Russian Black Sea flagship Moskva: if confirmed, it's likely to go down in history as one of the most audaciously successful attacks in modern naval history.
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Sunrise in Mariupol, Ukraine stands, glory to heroes.
sunrise is here. not everyone in mariupol survived to see it, but ukraine stands. heroyam slava.
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Russia’s warship damaged in disastrous Ukraine war, Guardian reports
The most astonishing story so far of #Russia's disastrous war https://
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An Ethereal Funeral for a Fallen Soldier (Lviv)
An ethereal funeral for a fallen soldier in Lviv, Ukraine.
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Destroyed command staff of the 4th Battalion Tactical Group
The 4th Battalion Tactical Group of the 201st Military Base of the Central Military District of the Russian Federation has been destroyed, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. PHOTO
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Defiant Snake Island soldiers’ slogan becomes war symbol
The soldiers of Snake Island told this Russian military ship to ‘go f**k yourself’ and it became the unofficial slogan of defiance to the war, appearing in billboards, shop fronts and roadside graffiti. Now it kind of has.