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jmbar2

(8,180 posts)
Sat May 23, 2026, 09:23 PM 18 hrs ago

Kyiv under massive ballistic missile and drone attack.

Russia is pouring everything it's got into this. The subway where people shelter is unstable.

I can't help but feel responsible for this because of the US's passive acceptance of Russia's violence. Prayers for Ukraine to survive the night with as few casualties as possible.




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Kyiv under massive ballistic missile and drone attack. (Original Post) jmbar2 18 hrs ago OP
Damn....... Lovie777 18 hrs ago #1
Desperate actions by a desperate dictator Fiendish Thingy 18 hrs ago #2
The grifter is a traitor to the world. yellow dahlia 17 hrs ago #3
Onnce again, no warheads on the reentry vehicles Warpy 16 hrs ago #4
Dear God, this is AWFUL!!! calimary 16 hrs ago #5

Lovie777

(23,792 posts)
1. Damn.......
Sat May 23, 2026, 09:42 PM
18 hrs ago

Putin just will not stop, he would bring down Russia because he refuses defeat.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,164 posts)
2. Desperate actions by a desperate dictator
Sat May 23, 2026, 10:01 PM
18 hrs ago

Putin knows his power is hanging by a thread.

I hope Ukraine will mount a response just as fierce.

Warpy

(114,695 posts)
4. Onnce again, no warheads on the reentry vehicles
Sat May 23, 2026, 11:38 PM
16 hrs ago

While one of those things coming in at supersonic speeds will do damage all on its own, it could have been much worse.

This seems to have been a test of targeting these things, the empty warheads going off in different directions on reentry. Why test them on your own missile range when there's a country your dimwit dictator wants to destroy? Since they only produce half a dozen or so of these rockets a year, I can think of no other reason to squander one in this way.

Worse is the large rocket and drone attack ongoing on Kyiv. Those things are carrying explosives.

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