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Cruise Missiles and Kamikaze Drones: Attacks on Ukraine by Russia

Cruise missiles “Caliber” and kamikaze drones Shahed-136, capable of bringing down a multi-storey building due to the weight and detonation of tens of kilograms of explosives on board, attacked Ukraine again. Flying ammunition the army of the country-terrorist Russia launched in Odessa and the regionaccording to monitoring channels, from the airfield in Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Kuban, from the territory of the occupied Crimea and the Black Sea.

Later, the Russians attacked Zaporozhye or the suburbs with missiles.

01:09. “Arrow” and explosions in Odessa, two interlocutors said LIGA.net in the city. This is probably the work of air defense on drones.

01:14. It is preliminary known about four groups of UAVs: three in the direction of Odessa, one – Yuzhny, reported in OK “South”.

01:15. In Odessa continues to rattle from time to time. Shoot down “shaheeds”.

01:17. Explosions in Kherson, writes a source from the city. Probably another artillery or “reactive” shelling from the occupied left bank of the Dnieper.

01:20. The interlocutor reported from Odessa that at least one drone was shot down: there was a flash in the sky and a characteristic “rain” of burning debris.

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01:39. Probably the launch of the Caliber cruise missile from the Black Sea or a false target. Then three more. IN 01:43 air force monitoring confirmed missile threat to the south.

01:54-01:59. Odessa again hears the sounds of explosions. Air defense or arrivals, or air defense and arrivals, is unknown.

REFERENCE. Kalibr is a Russian cruise missile in several versions: anti-ship, anti-submarine, and a variant against ground targets. The diameter of the basic version is 53 cm, the length is from 6.2 to 8.9 m, the starting weight is 1500-2000 kg, of which b/h is 200-450 kg. BaboutMost of the flight speed is subsonic, in the final segment, some options accelerate to supersonic. It can maneuver and fly at a height of 20 m above the surface and above, bending around the terrain. Inertial control with a homing head, there is also an option with correction according to GLONASS / GPS data. Designed and manufactured by OKB “Novator”.

The exact performance characteristics of Kalibrov in service with the RF Armed Forces (3M-14 and 3M-54 missiles) are unknown, as is the maximum flight range of the long-range variant (approximately ~2500 km). In the fleet of the invaders – since 2019. In addition to the Russian Federation, it is (with export restrictions on performance characteristics) in service with China, India, Algeria, Vietnam and, possibly, Iran.

01:59. A group of missiles in the direction of Odessa, the Air Force writes.

02:01. New explosions in the city on the sea.

02:08. It’s been quiet for a while now.

02:09. It thunders again. air defense. And again in 02:15-02:17.

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02:19. Explosions in Zaporozhye or suburbs. Local monitoring channels write about a possible attack from Russian S-300 air defense systems converted to strike ground targets. The Air Force reports “ballistics“.

02:25. Lights off the alarm in the south. In Odessa, there are either arrivals or debris falling.

02:43. Again sirens in the Odessa region. New Shaheeds are on the way.

02:48. As a result of the first attack in Odessa, several fires broke out from falling rocket fragments, windows were smashed in the buildings by the blast wave. (THIS)

02:59. Air defense in Odessa is working again.

03:02. Received information about three victims as a result of the first night attack on Odessa.

03:13. Another explosion in the city.

03:20. It’s been quiet for a while now. The interlocutor in Odessa can see a fire and a column of smoke from it.

03:23. Everywhere lights out alarms.

2023-08-13 22:13:00


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