Euan MacDonald
@euanmacdonald
Freelance journalist living and working in Kyiv, Ukraine BBC local radio freelance reporter, sometimes heard on LBC radio Very biased: against fascist and authoritarian regimes; for democracy, rule of law, and human rights.
The Aviatek plant in Kirov, fascist Russia was also struck this morning. It specializes in making aviation equipment and products for Russia’s defense industry. The plant, ~1,250 km from Ukraine, was reported by Russian sources to have been hit by a missile, not a drone.
A Ukrainian drones dives into an already blazing Wildberries warehouse in St. Petersburg, fascist Russia, this morning. Smoke from another blaze can been seen in the distance. Another Wildberries was hit in Crimea earlier. Claims up to 450 drones launched at Russia overnight.
Wildberries warehouse is Simferopol, in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea, is also on fire this morning.
Wildberries warehouse in St. Petersburg up in flames this morning after being attacked by Ukrainian drones.
Tonight’s Ukrainian attack on fascist Russia, mapped by @DrnBmbr, involves ~350 drones, according to tentative estimates from Russian online reports. Meanwhile, 🇺🇦 monitoring channels on Telegram say Russia has completed preparations for another big Blitz air raid on Ukraine.
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A Ukrainian FP-2 attack drone zooms in at extremely low altitude to strike trucks waiting at a checkpoint in Chonhar - one of the routes into Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula.
Denys Shtilierman, co-owner and chief designer of Ukrainian drone and missile maker Fire Point, has just posted video of what looks like the launch of a Ukrainian ballistic missile. He gave no details, just the comment “A beauty!” Fascist Russia will soon have more problems.
Tailless Tushka: Satellite image confirms the success of a Ukrainian SBU drone strike on Engels airbase in Saratov, fascist Russia. The tail section of a Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber was severed. This aircraft will no longer be participating in terror bombings of Ukraine.
The McDonald’s at Luk’yanivka, Ukraine’s oldest and the most bombed McDonald’s in the world, still stands after latest mass missile strike on Kyiv by fascist Russia. The restaurant has frequently been damaged but has always quickly reopened after repairs.
Heavy attack by fascist Russia on Kyiv in democratic Ukraine - 25+ ballistic missiles in 15 minutes. Another wave incoming. Huge plume of smoke over the Ukrainian capital.
Ukrainian meme on firing of popular defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov and Zelensky’s search for a successor: public protests against the move are expected to be organized across Ukraine.
Kyiv again under attack by Russian ballistic missiles tonight, one wave of 6-8 missiles, and another of 4, but at least one of them was intercepted. There were hits on non residential premises, either direct or from shoot-down debris, and there is a large fire in eastern Kyiv.
Smoke over Kyiv. Kyiv Telegram news channels say 8 missiles from Russian S-400 systems were fired over 15 minutes. S-400 is Russian Patriot analog for air defense, but its missiles can be used in ground-attack mode (though they are inaccurate when used this way.)
Bright flashes in the sky and another three big explosions in Kyiv (plus at least one more further off, not on video.) Time between flashes and bangs about five seconds, so blasts only about 1.7 km or just over a mile from me.
Series of explosions in Kyiv - like a couple of days ago before any sirens sounded: another sneak Russian ballistic missile attack. It’s unusual not to get even a few minutes warning…
It looks like some oil tanks in the port of Taganrog on the Azov Sea coast in fascist Russia are on fire. Oh dearie dearie me.
Kapotnya oil refinery in SE Moscow, fascist Russia, is on fire again. Cause unknown. Earlier it was reported that the refinery would be non-operational at least into 2027 following Ukrainian attacks in mid-June.
Black smoke over Stavropol, in SW fascist Russia: a Lukoil-Yugnefteprodukt oil depot in Mikhailovsk, Stavropol Krai, was targeted by Ukrainian drones. The depot is a regional fuel supply node.
Vyshneve in Kyiv Oblast after the arrival of the “Russkiy Mir” or Russian World.
The queues are already kilometers long - Omsk refinery supplies 8% of fascist Russia's fuel needs, but 50% of the local region's needs.
Time to update the old Oil Refinery Bingo card - Omsk, fascist Russia's biggest oil refinery, has finally been hit.
Stunning success for Ukraine's Fire Point drone maker. Fascist Russia's largest oil refinery, in Omsk, 2,500 km from Ukraine, has suffered a hit on one of its primary processing units. This will exacerbate fascist Russia's fuel crisis.
Munitions fly after a missile strike in Vyshneve, Kyiv Oblast, just west of the city of Kyiv. Numerous secondary explosions occurred, and 500 people have been evacuated from the area.
