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defenses, explaining how Ukrainians managed
to sink the ship. However, this claim was easily
refuted by Suchonimus based on satellite images.
In the photo from October 2, Feodosia can be seen
with 16 ships, at least seven of which are military,
including two corvettes and two minesweepers.
The assertion of a civilian port without defenses
contradicts another Russian version, according to
which the port's defense worked excellently and
shot down two attacking Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft
directly above the ship. The huge explosion in the
video is said to capture the end of the Ukrainian
planes. Ignoring the fact that, according to multiple
statements from the Kremlin, all Ukrainian Su-24s
were already eliminated sometime in the summer
and fall of 2022, it is a childish excuse, especially
considering that Su-24s release low-flying
missiles hundreds of kilometers away from the
target. Therefore, they did not need to fly over the
territory controlled by Russia during the attack.
The Largest Attack of the Entire War
At the very end of the observed period, Russia
resumed its bombing offensive against Ukrainian
cities. For several months, it had been using
primarily Shahid drones, which helped map the
activity of the Ukrainian air defense. However, on
Friday, December 29, Russia launched a large-
scale attack using a significant number of missiles
and low-flying missiles, fired from 18 strategic
bombers. A total of 122 were aimed at Ukraine,
of which the defenders managed to destroy 87.
They were complemented by 36 drones, of which
27 were shot down. It was the largest aerial attack
since the beginning of the war. The targets included
Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Lviv, Odessa, Zaporizhia,
and other cities. The attack resulted in 58 human
casualties and more than 160 injuries.
The target this time was not the energy
infrastructure as in the past winter, but the
military-industrial complex, specifically objects
that Russians believed were used for military
production. However, Ch-22 missiles were also
used in the attack, which the Ukrainian defense
struggles to intercept due to their high speed, but
they are notoriously inaccurate. Consequently,
the projectiles again hit mainly civilian objects.
The impact affected 45 apartment buildings, over
ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun in Ukrainian service.
The battle against drones is ongoing around the clock.
Cannons mounted on MT
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LB chassis are also used against drones.
Burning shopping center hit on December 29 in Dnipro.
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