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1/ Saturday's Ukrainian attack on Omsk in Siberia, at a distance of over 2,500 km, is causing fresh angst among Russian warbloggers over the poor performance of Russia's air defences. "[We're being hit] further and deeper," one complains. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/kyiv...

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Long-range strike drones hit Russia’s Omsky Kauchuk chemical plant and an Ozon logistics hub in Omsk, sparking major fires. Located over 2,500 km from Ukraine, the Siberian sites were evacuated as blazes erupted across the industrial facilities. Videos: Telegram channels

17/ "Kazakhstan should understand that the Special Military Operation in Ukraine will end, and some people will have to answer some questions. For example, why, instead of working to ensure order in their country, did they only consume a triple portion of pilaf." /end

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15/ "These people are surely paid, and certainly not insignificantly, and they also surely report their successes to the federal government. There's something wrong with this."

16/ Alluding to a common but unproven Russian conspiracy theory that Ukraine is flying drones through Kazakhstan into Siberia, the blogger makes vague threats against the Kazakhs:

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13/ "Nevertheless, residents of the Krasnodar Krai have every right to be perplexed as to how exactly this wave of attack drones managed to penetrate the Zaporizhzhia Oblast and the Sea of Azov.

14/ "Surely, the regional leadership has people responsible for organizing the air defence, the operation of the mobile task force, and other sensitive matters.

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11/ Recent successful Ukrainian attacks on Crimea and south-western Russia, which caused an energy collapse in Crimea, are also an indication of failure for 'NgP Intelligence':

12/ "Regarding the recent attack on energy facilities supplying Crimea and the Krasnodar Krai, we're not inclined to wring our hands and ask, "How long will it last?" because we're well aware of the cost of effective air defence systems and understand that 100% protection is impossible.

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9/ "And anti-aircraft guns crewed by women were stationed around the city. And the nearby chemical plant was rarely bombed; it was difficult to reach. The Ukrainians (who have no air force) have already flown there five times.

10/ "I'm coming to the conclusion that such high support [for United Russia] in the elections was ensured by the Russian mentality, in which it was not customary to offend the mentally retarded.🤷‍♂"

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7/ "I don't know what can be done about all this anymore... Maybe paint crosses on critical facilities and illuminate them with floodlights? In what other country can you destroy factory after factory with impunity for five years with ZERO resistance?

8/ "Stubbornly zero resistance. In '41, when the Germans started dropping incendiary bombs on my hometown, squads of schoolchildren were organized to guard the rooftops and throw the bombs off. They were equipped with special tongs, quickly manufactured in nearby workshops.

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5/ "I hope these are personnel evacuated in advance, and not "citizen reporters" playing into the enemy's hands. The drone passed by calmly, hit, the fools recorded it – the enemy is satisfied.

6/ "Do we need to repeat the idea of layered defence again? We probably should. But where are we supposed to knock? This is how we live. Further and deeper." 'UAV Developer' is also unhappy, and wishes that Russians still took air defence as seriously as they did in WW2:

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3/ The increasingly long range of Ukrainian strikes is putting at risk facilities that were previously considered safe from attack, and which had never before been targeted in a war. Russian warbloggers are concerned that air defences are too weak to respond effectively.

4/ 'Electronics Laboratory Gagaring' complains: "Omsk. Not a single shot, not a single interceptor. Naturally, we're not talking about shooting down over the city, but beforehand. Onlookers and the target are one on one with the drone."

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2/ The strike hit the strategic Omsky Kauchuk petrochemical plant, which produces a range of outputs that is vital for Russia's economy and war effort. Ukrainian drones are now reaching Siberia, with the longest strike so far at roughly 3,000–3,200 km from the Ukrainian border.

1/ Russia is developing the capability to launch tens of thousands of kamikaze drones against European cities such as Paris, says a Russian drone developer. He describes heavy long-range drones such as the Iranian Shahed and Russian Geran as "a new weapon of deterrence". ⬇️

9/ "Ultimately, the picture emerges that heavy drones like the Geran will continue to be produced in large quantities and improved in peacetime, leaving the enemy with every chance of incurring unacceptable damage in the form of a lack of water, electricity, internet,…

10/ …data centres, shopping malls, and other essentials of modern life support across an entire continent, even before the mushroom cloud begins to appear around them in the event of a conflict." /end Source: t.me/UAVDEV/13132

7/ "Accumulate and develop a strike potential that will target literally the entire infrastructure, from shopping malls to substations and other vital systems in EU/NATO countries.

8/ "While previously the potential for a salvo of 1,000 Kalibr/Kh-101 cruise missiles against targets in Europe was discussed, soon 10,000, say, Geran-8 drones aimed at Paris and the surrounding area alone, not to mention dozens of other capitals, will no longer seem out of the ordinary.

5/ "Since the conflict fizzled out and became limited to shelling ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has continued to intensify the production and modernisation of its drones, which are accumulating in tunnels beneath mountain ranges.

6/ "Now imagine this: some time passes, the Special Military Operation has ended, but the Geranium/Dan-T/Filin assembly capacity remains, the world remains unstable, and naturally, nothing can be closed or abolished. What can be done about this?

3/ Sergey T., writing as 'UAV Developer', notes: "Everyone is hearing and seeing what's happening now, with mutual strikes using thousands of drones over long distances. However, this situation is far from unique and is not limited to Russia and 'country 404' [Ukraine]."

4/ "At the beginning of the conflict in Iran on 28 February, a similar situation was observed in the Middle East, when hundreds of Shahed-136 drones struck military targets and infrastructure in countries in the region.