The Ukraine war thread
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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."
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Two Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers destroyed after drone attacks
Two Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers have been completely destroyed and two more have been damaged in recent drone attacks on Russia’s Shaikovka and Soltsy airfields, NV’s sister publication, Ukrainska Pravda, reported on Aug. 22, citing an intelligence source.
“Two long-range Tu-22M3 bombers were completely destroyed, while two more aircraft were slightly damaged,” the source told Ukrainska Pravda.
According to Wikipedia, the Russian Air Force
hashad 63 of these.