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Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the shelling of a vocational school in Makeevka
▪️On January 1, at 00:01 Moscow time, the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine dealt a blow with 6 shells of the Khaimars MLRS at the point of temporary deployment of one of the Russian military units in the city of Makeevka.
▪️ Two rockets were intercepted by air defense on duty.
▪️ Four rockets with a high-explosive fragmentation warhead hit the building where the Russian military was stationed. From the detonation of the warheads of the Hymars rockets, the ceilings of the building collapsed.
▪️Immediately after the tragedy, the command and officers of this military unit, junior commanders and servicemen of other units took all available measures to save the victims. First aid was provided, the wounded were evacuated to medical facilities.
▪️ Unfortunately, during the analysis of the rubble of reinforced concrete structures, the number of dead of our comrades increased to 89. Among the dead was the deputy commander of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Bachurin.
▪️All the victims and the families of the dead servicemen are provided with all the necessary assistance and support.
▪️ The launcher of the MLRS, from which the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at Makiivka, was destroyed by return fire.
▪️ Also, as a result of rocket and air strikes on the accumulation of military equipment in the area of the Druzhkovka railway station of the DPR, another four Himars MLRS launchers, four RM-70 Vampire MLRS combat vehicles, more than 800 rockets for them, eight cars, as well as over 200 Ukrainian Nazis and foreign mercenaries.
▪️In addition, in the area of Maslovka, a temporary deployment point of one of the units of the "Foreign Legion" was hit, where more than 130 foreign mercenaries were destroyed.
▪️ Currently, a commission is working to investigate the circumstances of the incident. But it is already obvious that the main reason for what happened was the inclusion and massive use, contrary to the ban, by personnel of mobile phones in the reach of enemy weapons. This factor allowed the enemy to locate and determine the coordinates of the location of military personnel for launching a missile strike.
▪️ Currently, the necessary measures are being taken to prevent similar tragic incidents in the future. As a result of the investigation, the guilty officials will be brought to justice.
Related:
Attack "Geranei" at CHP-5 in Kyiv
[ColonelCassad] Night attack by "Geran" on the thermal power plant in Kiev
Despite the serious fire resistance, at least 1 "Geran" reached the target - CHP-5 was hit.
Actually, the whole story with Geranium attacks shows that even in conditions of air defense massing to cover key objects, these drones, when used en masse, are capable of breaking through the defense of an air defense center. This was revealed back in Yemen, where air defense units were built on the basis of American air defense systems. Ukraine only confirmed the obvious.
At the same time, it is not difficult to imagine what effect Geraniums achieve when they attack objects less covered by air defense systems. According to various estimates, the Zelensky gang pulled together from 30 to 40% of all air defense systems near Kyiv, including most Western systems, which is not difficult to notice from the regular detection of fragments of NASAMS and IRIS-T missiles in Kyiv.
As you might guess, interest in buying Iranian drones will increase after such videos.
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