The Ukraine war thread
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About 15 miles from the center of Moscow.
MOSCOW, August 1 - RIA Novosti. In Lyubertsy, three hangars caught fire on the territory of the construction base, RIA Novosti was told in the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
Earlier, the regional head office of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported a fire at a construction base in Kotelnichesky passage.
"Three hangars are on fire. The area is being specified," the source said.
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Russian warship damaged in Ukrainian attack
A Russian warship was seriously damaged in an overnight Ukrainian naval drone attack on Russia's Black Sea navy base at Novorossiysk, two sources said on Friday, after Russia said it had fended off the attack.
The civilian port, which handles 2% of the world's oil supply and also exports grain, temporarily halted all ship movement before resuming normal operations, according to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium which operates an oil terminal there.
Russia's Defence Ministry said in a short statement that the Ukrainian attack by two sea drones had been repelled in the waters outside the base and that the drones had been destroyed. It made no mention of any damage.
A Ukrainian intelligence source said the Olenegorsky Gornyak, a Russian Navy landing ship, had suffered a serious breach and could not conduct combat missions following a joint operation by the Ukrainian Navy and SBU intelligence service.
There was a crew of around 100 Russian servicemen on the vessel when it was attacked by a sea drone carrying 450 kilograms of TNT, the source said, without giving any information on any casualties.
Separately, a source with knowledge of the port's operations said a large Russian naval vessel had to be towed ashore because it could not move under its own power after being damaged.
The source, who did not name the vessel, said oil and grain loadings were still taking place at the port, which resumed normal operations hours after the attack.
The ship:
Here's what it looks like now, apparently being towed away.
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The insurance factor looms large here. Oil is keeping Russia's war effort afloat. If they can't move the oil....
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"Reportedly this is the Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant, 70 km from Moscow. Bloomberg reported 24 hours ago that Russia was ready to start producing a homegrown version of the French Thales thermal imager used by their tanks. This is the plant where that would be made."
"This cameraman just gave Ukraine a damage assessment and let them know Russia is likely going to face a shell production problem soon, of course they don't want him filming. I'm really surprised he didn't get the film taken away or arrested, they will likely track him down now."
"An explosion due to "human error" took place at an industrial plant northeast of Moscow, injuring 25 people, Russian state-controlled media claimed, citing Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry."
