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2023-01-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Mass shelling of Bakhmut and Kramatorsk, strikes on Kherson region and the border region of Kharkiv region - how the days passed

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Posted by badanov 2023-01-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Soledar and Bakhmut being the focus of Russian attention one wonders. When losing Ukraine says unimportant. When winning strategic importance. Why, perhaps many reasons. Salt mines and Gypsum mines have a long history in this part of the world. 200-300 feet underground going hundreds of miles. Romanians have these tunnels also. Many things stored even WW1 materials. Currently tanks and personnel also. So perhaps Russia knows the game. You will never hear this or see this reported in western media.

Posted by Dale 2023-01-08 03:59|| 2023-01-08 03:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Saw this today; "SLANIC SALT MINE (Salina Unirea), Slănic, Prahova, Romania
Slănic mine is an old salt mine, located in Slănic, Prahova County, Romania, just 100 km north of Bucharest, situated between the valley of Prahova and that of Teleajen, at about 44 km of Ploiesti, at 400 meters of altitude.
The salt mine is closed for extraction purposes, but is open for visitors, featuring a microclimate with natural air-conditioning and constant temperature and atmospheric pressure throughout the year. It is made up of two levels, named Unirea and Mihai.
The mine is composed of 14 chambers with trapezoidal profiles, having a 10 m opening to the ceiling and 32 m to the ground, a height of 54 m, and a wall inclination angle of 60 degrees. The shore difference between the surface and the mining base is 208 m. It was transformed into a sanatorium for the treatment of pulmonary diseases in a saline air microclimate. Many of the visitors come for its supposed healing effects due to the purity of the air.
The Unirea mine chamber - notice the trapezoidal profile of the chamber and the wooden balcony at the top.
According to the documents, for more than 300 years represented an important salt extraction center"

Posted by Dale 2023-01-08 16:31|| 2023-01-08 16:31|| Front Page Top

#3 But, but, Dale, I thought this was a Special Military Operation to protect Russian speakers from Discrimination ~~and BLM riots or shit~~? Hmmmm...

Posted by Frank G 2023-01-08 16:39|| 2023-01-08 16:39|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ So there *was* a mine shaft gap!

Posted by SteveS 2023-01-08 17:56|| 2023-01-08 17:56|| Front Page Top

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