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2022-08-02 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia silent as Red Cross, UN demand access to prison where dozens of Ukrainian POWs killed

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Posted by Fred 2022-08-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
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#1 This has been going on for along time. I do not trust the NYPOST. Russia has not changed its explanation of what happened. News fodder for the Post. Russia wanted to interrogate these solders for Intel. I am just deeply suspicious of the POST. No mention of the 50 executed by Volodymyr. His own people. Who can tell. This is just a news cycle.

Posted by Dale 2022-08-02 04:14|| 2022-08-02 04:14|| Front Page Top

#2 An enigma wrapped in a question.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-08-02 08:01|| 2022-08-02 08:01|| Front Page Top

#3 There are pictures here if you want to look at them instead of straining at your usual gnats and swallowing the usual camels.

https://nitter.net/noclador/status/1553346547739410432#m.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2022-08-02 08:46|| 2022-08-02 08:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Saw those, Thing. Also saw some MAXAR satellite images that showed little if no collateral damage for areas adjacent to the structure.

Explosion damage appears way too large for UA drone-carried munitions. Artillery, along with HIMARS, are systems that would leave a ground crater. For a single fired munition to do the damage shown, it would have to have quite a bit of explosive. That would leave a sizeable crater when it struck.

There appears to be no crater in either the Russian supplied photos of the building's exterior/interior or any satellite imaging.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2022-08-02 10:30|| 2022-08-02 10:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Also looks like the explosion(s) blew more up and out as the floor areas don't appear to be badly damaged, even for Soviet-era concrete (other than some concrete 'spalling' from an intense shock-wave), other than from intense heat. That would mean the explosive(s) was(were) situated somewhat above ground level when detonation occurred.

It looks like the explosion generated some pretty intense heat, more than a standard munition. Fuel-Air (vacuum) explosive?

Posted by Mullah Richard 2022-08-02 10:49|| 2022-08-02 10:49|| Front Page Top

#6 The Red Cross mentioned here is not the actually useful American Red Cross, but instead the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), famous for using ambulances for weapons delivery and as battle taxis for transporting jihadis. As for the UN, I would not trust them to investigate the source of dog pooh in my yard. Your mileage and opinions may vary.

Posted by SteveS 2022-08-02 15:37|| 2022-08-02 15:37|| Front Page Top

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